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Environmental Monitoring Report

Project Number: 40642 August 2011

PRC: Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project

Prepared by the Project Management Office of Wuzhou Municipal Government With assistance of NREM International Inc.

For Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government Wuzhou Municipal Government Wuzhou Dongtai State Assets Operations Co.Ltd.

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ADB Loan No.: 2491-PRC

Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project

THIRD

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT (COVERING JANUARY – JUNE 2011)

Submitted to: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government Wuzhou Municipal Government Asian Development Bank

Prepared by: Office of the Leading Group for ADB Loan for Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project

with assistance from NREM International Inc.

Office of the Leading Group for

ADB Loan for Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project

th 8 Floor Wuzhou Municipal Government Building No. 1 Xinxing San Lu Wuzhou, Guangxi 543003 People’s Republic of China Tel/Fax : (86) (774) 382-0892

31 July 2011

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government Wuzhou Municipal Government Asian Development Bank

Dear Sir / Madam:

SUBJECT: ADB Loan No. 2491-PRC, Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project

On behalf of the Office of the Leading Group, I am pleased to submit to you the Second Environmental Monitoring Report, covering January through June 2011.

Yours truly,

Zhou Xiong Director

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER LETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

1. Introduction ...... 1

1.1 Background ...... 1 1.2 Project Summary...... 1 1.3 Project Components ...... 2 1.4 Cost and Financing ...... 2 1.5 Flow of Funds and Onlending Arrangements ...... 4 1.6 Implementation Organization ...... 4

2. Implementation Progress ...... 7

2.1 Overall Project Implementation Progress ...... 7 2.2 Engineering Progress by Component ...... 7 2.3 Overall Implementation Progress ...... 8 2.4 Updated Implementation Schedule ...... 8

3. Description of the Environment ...... 11

3.1 Overview ...... 11 3.2 Physical and Ecological Resources ...... 12 3.3 Economic Development ...... 13 3.4 Quality of Life Values ...... 16 3.5 Natural and Cultural Heritage ...... 17

4. Implementation of the EMP ...... 19

4.1 Objectives ...... 19 4.2 Implementation of Mitigation Measures ...... 19 4.3 Implementation of Environmental Monitoring Program ...... 25 4.4 Implementation of Disclosure, Consultation and Grievance Redress ...... 26 4.5 Fulfilment of Environmental Responsibilities ...... 29 4.6 Implementation of Institutional Strengthening Program ...... 30 4.7 Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants ...... 30

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5. Environmental Monitoring ...... 65

5.1 Water Quality Monitoring ...... 65 5.2 Air Quality Monitoring ...... 69 5.3 Noise Level Monitoring ...... 70

6. Conclusion and Recommendations ...... 73

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ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank APs Affected Persons CNY Chinese (Renminbi) Yuan DMF Design and Monitoring Framework Dongtai Dongtai State Assets Investment and Management Corporation DRC (Wuzhou) Development and Reform Commission DTL Deputy Team Leader EA Executive Agency EMP Environmental Management Plan EPB Environmental Protection Bureau FB (Wuzhou) Finance Bureau GDP Gross Domestic Product GFP Grievance Focal Point GIS Geographic Information System GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GZARG Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government IA Implementing Agency LAR Land Acquisition and Resettlement LIBOR London Inter Bank Offered Rate LRB (Wuzhou) Land Resources Bureau MLG Minimum Living Guarantee NREM NREM International Inc. PLG Project Leading Group PMO (Wuzhou) Project Management Office PPMS Project Performance Management Systems PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRC People’s Republic of China RC Resettlement Committee ROW Right of Way RP Resettlement Plan RRP Report and Recommendations of the President TL Team Leader TOR Terms of Reference WDRC Wuzhou Development and Reform Commission WEMS Wuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station WEPB Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau WF Women’s Federation WFB Wuzhou Finance Bureau WHDAO Wuzhou Housing Demolition Administration Office WLRB Wuzhou Land Resources Bureau WMG Wuzhou Municipal Government WPMO Wuzhou Project Management Office

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table 1: Basic Information ...... 1 Table 2: Financing Plan ...... 3 Table 3: Noise Intensity of Heavy Machines on the Construction Site ...... 22 Table 4: Projected Results of Noise Attenuation of the Main Point Source ...... 23 Table 5: Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures ...... 31 Table 6: Implementation Status of Environmental Monitoring Program ...... 45 Table 7: Implementation Status of Public Consultation Program ...... 48 Table 8: Summary of Consultation Results and Corrective Actions ...... 51 Table 9: Fulfilment of Environmental Responsibilities ...... 53 Table 10: Implementation Status of Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building ...... 55 Table 11: Compliance with Environment-Related Assuarances and Covenants ...... 57 Table 12: TN Mornitoring Results of Surface Water ...... 66 Table 13: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 11 February 2011 ...... 67 Table 14: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 12 February 2011 ...... 67 Table 15: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 13 February 2011 ...... 67 Table 16: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 3 May 2011 ...... 68 Table 17: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 4 May 2011 ...... 68 Table 18: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 5 May 2011 ...... 68 Table 19: Air Quality Monitoring Results of June 2011 ...... 69 Table 20: Noise Monitoring Results of 23 - 24 March 2011 ...... 71 Table 21: Noise Monitoring Results of 24 - 25 March 2011 ...... 71 Table 22: Noise Monitoring Results of 8 June 2011 ...... 72 Table 23: Noise Monitoring Results of 9 June 2011 ...... 72

Figure 1: Flow of Funds and Onlending Arrangements ...... 4 Figure 2: Project Implementation Arrangements ...... 5 Figure 3: Updated Implementation Schedule ...... 9 Figure 4: Public Information Bulletin Boards on Construction Sites ...... 26 Figure 5: Air, Water and Noise Monitoring Locations ...... 65

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1. Introduction

1.1 Background

1. This report is the third environmental monitoring report on the Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project (the Project) covering the period of January to June 2011. It is prepared by the Office of the Lead Group for ADB Loan for Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project (or Wuzhou Project Management Office, WPMO) with the assistance from NREM International Inc. as the loan implementation consultant.

2. The report is prepared in accordance with the environmental monitoring program as part of the environmental management plan (EMP). The field sampling and lab analysis were undertaken by the Wuzhou Municipal Environmental Monitoring Station under contract to the WPMO.

1.2 Project Summary

3. The basic information about the Loan Project is provided in Table 1.

Table 1: Basic Information ADB Loan No. 2491-PRC Project Title Guangxi Wuzhou Urban Development Project Borrower People’s Republic of China Executign Agency Wuzhou Municipal Government Implementing Agency Wuzhou Dongtai State Assets Operations Co.Ltd. Total Estimated Cost $263.3 million (at December 2008 Board approval) $270.1 million (February 2011 Loan Review Mission) ADB Loan $100.0 million Counterpart Financing $170.1 million Loan Approval Date 2008/12/15 Loan Agreement Signed Date 2009/04/29 Project Agreement Signed Date 2009/06/29 ADB Loan Effectiveness Date 2009/07/28 Original Loan Closing Date 2014/12/31 Revised Loan Closing Date N/A Total Number of Months for Implementation 60 Elapsed Months 23 Exchage Rate $1 = CNY 6.83 (at December 2008 Board approval) $1 = CNY 6.60 (February 2011 Loan Review Mission) Date of Signing Implementation Consulting Contract 2009/12/22 Date of Notice to Proceed with Consulting Services 2009/12/23 Date of Last ADB Review Mission 2011/02/21~24 Type of This Report Third Environmental Monitoring Report Period Covered by This Progress Report 2011/01/01 – 2011/06/30

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1.3 Project Components

4. The Project has three major components. The updated outputs as of 31 December 2010 are as follows:

(i) Pingminchong Valley Geohazard Resettlement and Prevention. This component involves: (a) construction of a resettlement community in Zaochong–a geohazard-free urban area, to be equipped with quality housing and municipal infrastructure to accommodate about 5,134 people in 1,745 households (actual final numbers vs. 5,345 people in 1,721 households in the RRP) evacuated from the geohazard-prone Pingminchong valley;and (b) undertake geohazard control engineering measures to convert the evacuated Pingminchong valley into geohazard- free lands with a total area of about 20 hectare (ha) for urban redevelopment.

(ii) Hongling Road Network and Related Infrastructure. Under this component, the Project will build a comprehensive urban road network of about 34.89 kilometers in length (updated as of 31 December 2010) together with the related municipal infrastructures including drainage pipelines, sewers, public green areas, lighting and traffic management facilities to promote and facilitate the urban expansion into the geohazard- free Hongling–a new urban area of about 540 ha on the northern bank of Xunjiang between the newly constructed railway station and the fully developed urban area.

(iii) Capacity Development and Institutional Building. Under this component, the Project will: (a) develop and establish a geographic information system (GIS) compatible geohazard early warning and forecasting system to strengthen the geohazard management of the city, and (b) provide technical support including relevant trainings in urban planning and geohazard management for WMG and the project implementing agency to strengthen their capacity to fully meet operational requirements of the Project during implementation. In addition, specialized consulting service will be provided under this component to improve public awareness of geohazard and geohazard management through the existing community-based geohazard monitoring and alarming system.

1.4 Cost and Financing

5. The project investment cost is estimated at $270.1 million. The financing plan is shown in Table 2.

6. ADB provides a loan of $100 million from the ordinary capital resources to help finance the Project. The loan has a 25-year term, including a grace period of 5

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years, an interest rate determined in accordance with ADB’s London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)-based lending facility for US dollar loans, a commitment charge and such other terms and conditions set forth in the draft Loan and Project Agreements.

Table 2: Financing Plan ($ million) Source Totala % Asian Development Bank 100.00 37.0 Wuzhou Municipal Government 75.98 28.1 China Construction Bank 31.82 11.8 Agricultural Development Bank of China 60.61 22.4 Wuzhou Urban Construction Investment and Development Co., Ltd. 1.68 0.6 270.08 100.00 a/ Numbers may not add up due to rounding. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.

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1.5 Flow of Funds and Onlending Arrangements

7. The Borrower of the loan is the PRC. The Government makes the loan proceeds available to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government (GZARG), which in turn makes the loan proceeds available to WMG. The loan is passed to WMG on the same terms and conditions as those of the ADB loan, with WMG bearing the foreign exchange and interest rate variation risks of the ADB loan.

8. The chart for flow of funds through relending arrangements is shown in Figure 1.

1.6 Implementation Organization

9. WMG is the executing agency (EA) for the Project. A Project Leading Group (PLG) headed by Executive Vice-Mayor has been established to provide overall guidance and support to the preparation and implementation of the Project. Under PLG, WMG has established a project management office (PMO) to undertake and coordinate the day-to-day activities in connection with the Project. Through entering into an undertaking agreement, WMG has designated the Dongtai State Assets Operations Corporation Ltd. –- a WMG wholly owned company specialized in urban construction to be the implementing agency (IA) to carry out the day-to-day implementation of the Project, including conducting procurement of goods and works and contracting consulting services under the Project. The chart for implementation arrangements is in Figure 2.

Figure 1: Flow of Funds and Onlending Arrangements

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Figure 2: Project Implementation Arrangements

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2. Implementation Progress

2.1 Overall Project Implementation Progress

10. The total duration of project implementation is 60 months. As of 30 June 2011, 23 months have elapsed from the date of loan effectiveness (20 July 2009), accounting for 38.3% of the total duration of project implementation.

2.2 Engineering Progress by Component

1) Pingminchong Geohazard Prevention and Resettlement

11. Construction has started, and is proceeding well. The goal is for completing all earth works and starting construction of drainage ditches and retaining wall within the quarter.

2) Hongling Road Network and Related Infrastructures

A) Civill Works

1) Contract No. CB02: Fully completed.

2) Contract No. CA01: Completed.

3) Contract No. CB01: Proceeding well. About 90% of earth works are completed; and 75% of drainage system completed. The double-hole tunnel which is an added content of the contract has completed construction.

4) Contract No. CA02: No work undertaken, but supporting the construction of Zaochong resettlement community phases II and III. The construction is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2011.

5) Contract No. CB03: Proceeding well. Earth works and works of drainage ditches have totally been completed. 98% of road works has finished. Road Nos 21 and 26 is now under construction.

6) Contract No. CB04: Proceeding well. Earth works and works of drainage ditches have totally been completed. 95% of road works has finished.

B) Goods and Installation

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12. The municipal government has separated the implementation of landscaping works, street lights and traffic lights of the #2 road from the contract nos. CB09, GB01; project is completed. The realized investment is about CNY 13 million. It is financed entirely with funds from the the Wuzhou municipal government.

C) Work Plan for Next Quarter (Q3 2011)

1) Contract No. CA01: Expected to be completed in this quarter.

2) Contract No. CA02: It is planned to be completed in this quarter.

3) Contract No. CA03: Speeding up implementation, with the goal of completing all earth works and starting construction of drainage ditches and retaining wall.

4) Contract No. CB01: Completing all earth works and drainage works. Starting construction of road surface.

5) Contract No. CB02: It has been already fully completed.

6) Contract No. CB03: Expected to be completed within this quarter.

7) Contract No. CB04: Expected to be completed within this quarter.

8) Contract No. CB08: Speeding up construction for complteting 70% of earth works within this quarter.

9) Contract No. GB01: Starting construction in this quarter.

10) Contract No. CB06: Starting construction within this quarter.

11) Contract No. CB09: Starting construction within this quarter.

2.3 Overall Implementation Progress

13. At the end of this reporting period, the physical progresses of the overall project by investment value are 35%, against 38.3% of the original project implementation period elapsed (17 months elapsed out of 65 months).

2.4 Updated Implementation Schedule

14. The updated implementation schedule is shown in Figure 3.

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Figure 3: Updated Implementation Schedule

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3. Description of the Environment

3.1 Overview

15. Wuzhou is a medium-sized city of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region—one of the twelve less developed western provinces and autonomous regions that are targeted by the Government for support under the National Strategy for Development of the West. With a population of 3.20 million covering a land area of 12,588 square kilometers (km2), Wuzhou Municipality has three urban districts, three counties, and one county-city under its jurisdiction. In the context of the Project, Wuzhou City refers only to the ―city proper‖ comprising the three urban districts of Wanxiu, Dieshan, and Changzhou. Wuzhou City has an urban population of 510,000 and a developed urban area of 45 km2 (2010 figures).

16. The City is generally divided into two parts. The eastern part consists of only one urban district of Wanxiu, which borders Guangdong Province in the east, the Guijiang River in the west, the Xijiang River in the south, and Baiyunshan Mountain in the north, the old ―city centre‖ that has a history of over 2,000 years. The western part, consisting of two districts, Dieshan and Changhou, called Hexi (or River West) by the locals, has been built in the past 15 to 20 years.

17. Nicknamed ―mountain city‖, Wuzhou City is topographically characterized by lowland in the center surrounded by hills and mountains, with an average altitude of 24 meters (m), generally declining from the hilly north to the alluvial south. Relatively flat lands are found along the narrow strips of the northern banks of the Xijiang River. The north of the city is confined by hills ranging from 70 to 367 m. There are more than 20 mountains around the city, and the mountainous and hilly areas account for appropriate 80% of the city’s land mass 1 . The Baiyunshan Mountain, 367 m above the sea level, stands in the northeast.

18. For the Wanxiu District, most of the structures were built on terraces in small valleys2, including the Pingminchong, that run from the south to the north. Dieshan and Changzhou Districts in the western part of the city have a similar topography to the south and the north, but the central strips of the two newer districts were built primarily by cutting the hill tops and filling the bottoms of the valleys. Because of low land availability and due to the lack of proper planning, many residential and commercial structures are situated too close to geological hazards- prone areas that frequent disasters (primarily mudslides) result in loss of properties and lives. The mudslides in Wuzhou are attributable to a number of both natural and human factors. The natural factors include, among other things, deep slopes, loose surfaces of the slopes, water permeability of the soils, and intensity of rainfalls. Human triggers include cutting of hill shoes to borrow earth to make construction

1 Water surface accounts for another 9.28%. Flatland accounts for only less than 11%. 2 The local name for valley is ―chong.‖ For example, Pingminchong literally translates into ―Pingmin Valley.‖

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19. The Hongling area is situated along the north bank of the Xijiang River, west to the existing urban districts. It is largely rural at present, except for the eastern part close to the existing western urban center, which is semi-urbanized. Situated in the western border of the Hongling area is the Rose Lake, which is presently used for aquacultural purpose and will remain to be an aquacultural demonstration center within the Hongling area. To the north and west are hills and the planned Luoyang- Zhanjiang Railway. The Wuzhou Railway Station, now under construction, is located in this area. This piece of land consists largely of hills with the elevation ranging from 16.6 to 88.3 m, and small portions of alluvial lowland of about 20 m. Some of the lowland is below the flood level and will need to be heightened or protected by flood control structures before it can be used for urban development. The small, low hills in the Hongling area and in the adjacent Sanlong area will be used as earth borrows for urban development in the Hongling area. The exposed surfaces are prone to soil erosion and dust generation. At present, the small hills do not pose as geohazards, and will not after they are levelled for use as earth borrows for elevating the bases of the road network. Future urban development in the Hongling area will apply the ―avoidance‖ principle by keeping safe distance from the potential geohazard sites along the northern part of the area.

3.2 Physical and Ecological Resources

20. Climate: Wuzhou City belongs to the subtropical monsoon climatic zone, with hot summer, mild winter, and clear-cut seasons. The average annual temperate is 21.60C, with the record high of 33.30C occurring in August and record low of -30C in February. There are 189 rainy days per year on average. The average annual rainfall stands at approximately 1,500 millimeters (mm). Rainy days account for an average of 189 per year on average. The precipitation is concentrated in the months of April through September, accounting for 77.4% of the annual total. Rainstorms occur mostly in May through August. The number of days with daily rainfall at or greater than 50 mm averages 5 days per month. The heaviest daily precipitation on record is 334 mm. The hourly intensity of precipitation with an occurrence of once every 20 years is 88 mm. The volume and pattern of rainfall are among the major contributing factors to geological disasters.

21. Water Resources: Wuzhou City is situated in the junction where the Guijiang River, Xunjiang River, and Xijiang River join to form the Xijiang River.3 The Xijiang River is part of the Pearl River system. Originating from the neighboring province of Yunnan, the Guijiang River has a total length of 426 kilometers (km), of which a section of 18 km passes through Wuzhou from the north to south. The river

3 The Xijiang River is called Xunjiang River before it receives the Guijiang River.

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22. Land Resources: With a unique geographical location and subtropical monsoon climate, Wuzhou Municipality is abundant in natural resources. The forested area covers 870,000 hectares (ha), giving a forestation rate of 72.7%; the standing stock totals 25.28 million m3. With 95,000 ha of farmland, Wuzhou is also an important commodity grain base for Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Main crops of Wuzhou include rice, sweet potato, corn, legume, wheat, sugarcane, cassava, sericulture, peanut, and gardening products include fruit tree, vegetable, and flowers. The suburb of Wuzhou City is mainly engaged in vegetable, aquatic, and livestock. In Wuzhou Municipality, there are more than 1,000 species of animals, of which 24 are under State protection and more than 40 are under provincial protection. There are more than 578 species of trees, including more than 20 fruit tree species.

23. Flora and Fauna: There are more than 1,000 species of higher plants, including 578 species of tree species (409 evergreen and 169 deciduous), and 1,593 species of animals. They include the South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis), Chinese leopard (Felis pardus linnaeus), Francois langur (Trachypithecus francoisis) and Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis), Python (Python molurus bivittatus) , Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla aurita), large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha), and small Indian civet (Viverricula indica), the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera), night owl (Glaucidium), and tokay (Gekko gecko linnaeus) that are under State and provincial protection. There are 144 aquatic species, including the giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) and Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) under state protection. None of these protected species is found in the immediately project area.

3.3 Economic Development

24. Economic Growth: In 2009, Wuzhou Municipality’s gross domestic product reached CNY 44.75 billion, representing an increase of 17.5% over 2008. The fiscal revenue amounted to CNY 4.01 billion, or an increase of 23.6% over 2008.

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The total fixed assets investment amounted to CNY 33.04, or an increase of 66.6%. The value of exports grew by 9.8% to US$558 million. The retail sales of consumer goods amounted to CNY 17.11 billion, or an increase of 16.8% over 2008.

25. Industrial Development: Wuzhou is one of the earliest industrial bases in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As early in the 1920s, Wuzhou was renowned for its thermal power, matches, soap, battery, machinery, textile, metallurgical, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Today, Wuzhou’s major industries include textile, chemical, food, machinery, electronics, plastics, tannery, pharmaceutical, garment, shipmaking, printing, gemstones, and other light industries. In 2009, the industrial output of large-scale enterprises grew by 21.3% over 2008 to CNY 61.94 billion. The industrial output contributed to 52.7% of the economic growth and contributed 11.2 percentage points to the GDP growth. The export-oriented industrial zone covers 6 km2 at present, and is planned to expand to 60 km2. Enterprises in the zone can benefit not only from preferential policies for open coastal cities and western development but also from local policy of income tax reduction and exemption. Pretreatment of industrial wastewater is a mandatory requirement for all industrial enterprises.

26. Transport: The infrastructure in Wuzhou has been improved steadily. There are three container wharves and annual navigation capacity has reached seven million tons. Water-based transportation network can reach Guigang, Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, and Macau. In terms of land-based transport, Wuzhou is connected by first-grade highways to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. Wuzhou City is 280 km or 3 hours of driving distance to Guangzhou City. It is connected by second-grade highways to Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Yulin, and Hezhou. All cities and counties in Wuzhou Municipality are now served by the national highway system. Under active planning are the Wuzhou-Guilin, Wuzhou-Nanning, and Wuzhou- Guangzhou expressways, Luoyang-Wuzhou-Zhanjiang railway, Guizhou-Wuzhou- Zhuhai railway, and the Wuzhou port, which will make Wuzhou a transportation hub.

27. Urban Development: The ancient history of over 2,100 years has left Wuzhou with many urban problems, particularly over-crowding in the old urban center in the east,4 outdated urban infrastructure services, and increasing threat of geohazards. Between 2000 and 2007, the WMG invested more than CNY 200 million to improve the urban infrastructure in the eastern part of the city. From 2004, the WMG has paid more attention to the prevention and rehabilitation of geohazards, with a planned investment of CNY 446 million on geohazard control, including engineering measures, drainage improvement, slope cutting, and construction of retaining walls. In the meantime, CNY 110 million are earmarked for the establishment of three new communities to provide housing for geohazard- threatened households. Moreover, the Wuzhou Urban Development Master Plan

4 Over 200,000 in a 1.8-km2 area.

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(2002-2020)5 sets the direction of urban development to expand to the west and south that the Project will address.

28. According to the land suitability analysis as part of the urban master planning process, very little suitable land is available in the existing urban districts. Unchecked, disorderly urban development in the past undermined the stability of many slopes in the urban districts. Because of geohazard threats, most of the vacant land within the existing urban boundary will need to be treated with engineering measures to develop it into land for future urban development. Hongling is one of the nine areas that have been identified with urban development potential. It will therefore address the specific need to direct future urban expansion to geohazard- free areas.

29. Urban Transport: The 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) calls for 45 km2 of new urban area expansion and set a population growth target at 550,000 for urban Wuzhou, a 12% increase over 2006. The Plan also specifies an increase in road- population ratio from 9.36 km/person in 2006 o 10.00 km/person by 2010, and a road density of 6 km per km2. In addition, vehicle ownership is anticipated to grow at an average annual rate of 4.7% per year between 2006 and 2020; and person-trips at an average annual rate of 5.0% per year, and freight volume at 12.0% per year for the same period. The high rate of increase in freight volume is primarily due to the addition of new inter-provincial expressways and rail services in Wuzhou that are to commence in the next 2 or 3 years, and will make Wuzhou the transportation hub.

30. Wuzhou takes pride in: (i) being the largest turpentine production base in the PRC, (ii) being the largest synthetic gemstone production base in the world, (ii) having PRC’s largest variation of types of bridges, (iii) having 2.1 billion m3 of granite reserve, (iv) having PRC’s earliest memorial for Sun Yat-sen,6 (v) being the largest pet dogs breeding base in Southeast Asia, and (vi) being the largest Presbytis francoisi breeding base in Asia.

5 Wuzhou Urban Development Master Plan (2002-2020), December 2003, prepared by Guangdong Academy of Urban Planning and Design for Wuzhou Municipal Government. 6 Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866–12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader often referred to as the Father of Modern China. Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post- Imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both Mainland China and in Taiwan.

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3.4 Quality of Life Values

31. Income and Employment: In 2009, the average per-capita disposable income for urban residents grew by 11.1% over 2008 to CNY 14,747. The average per-capita net income for farmers grew by 9.4% over 2008 to CNY 4,218. More than 26,200 jobs were newly created in 2009. The registered urban unemployment rate was 4.04% or 0.46% lower than the government-controlled threshold of 4.50%.

32. Education: By the end of 2009, there were 896 primary schools with 15,910 teachers and 319,384 pupils. There were 141 secondary schools with 11,470 teachers and 199,357 students. In 2009, 10,567 students were admitted to colleges and universities across the country, with the college entry rate of 66.4%.

33. Health: By the end of 2009, there were 545 health institutions (excluding village clinics), 7,911 patient beds, 9,893 professional health staff (including 3,892 licensed doctors and 3,716 registered nurses), and 5 diseases control centers. There were 2.24 million persons enrolled in the new rural cooperative medical system, with a coverage rate of 90% of the rural population.

34. Urban Infrastructure Services: By the end of 2009, the urban road network in Wuzhou Municipality had a total pavement area of 2.79 m2 or an increase of 3.0% over that of 2008. The number of operating buses amounted to 301, with a total passenger volume reaching 47.93 million.

35. Environmental Quality: By the end of 2009, the sanitary disposal of urban solid wastes reached 88.4%. As of June 2010, there are now two sewage treatment plants for urban Wuzhou with a total treatment capacity of 90,000 m3/d. The environmental quality in Wuzhou has been well maintained to excellent and good grades. All environmental quality parameters have met the national ambient environmental quality standards. Specifically, the air quality has met the requirements of Class II of the national air quality standards, 7 with the annual average daily concentration of particular matter smaller than 10 micrometers (PM10) being 0.028 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) (compared to the Class II threshold 3 3 3 of 0.10 mg/m ), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 0.019 mg/m (0.04 mg/m ), sulphur dioxide 3 3 (SO2) at 0.026 mg/m (0.06 mg/m ). The average urban noise level stood at 51.5 dB(A),8 and average traffic noise at 67.5 dB(A). All water quality parameters met the Class III of the national surface water quality standards.9

7 Ambient Air Quality Standards, GB3095-1996, State Environmental Protection Administration. 8 Urban Noise Standards, GB3096-93, State Environmental Protection Administration. The Class II for mixed residential, commercial and industrial area is 60 dB(A) for day time and 50 dB(A) for night time. 9 Class II surface water quality standards apply to primary protected drinking water supply areas, habitats for precious aquatic species, spawning grounds for fish and shrimps, and feeding grounds for juvenile fish. Class III surface water quality standards apply to secondary protected drinking water supply areas, wintering grounds for fish and shrimp

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3.5 Natural and Cultural Heritage

36. Natural and Cultural Heritage Sites: Due to its unique geographical features and long history of more than 2,000 years, Wuzhou is rich in natural and cultural heritage. In 2002, Wuzhou City made it to the List of National Excellent Tourist Cities. There are more than 250 cultural and scenic spots in Wuzhou City, including 16 that are under State and provincial protection. The well-known natural and cultural heritage sites include, among others, Qiloucheng, Longmutai Temple, Si’en Temple, Sun Yat-sen Memorial, relic site of the British Consulate, Yunyang Jiang, Baiyun Mountain Park, and Dragon Lake National Forest Park. None of these heritage sites are located in the project area.

37. Ethnic Minorities: There are 21 minorities with population of 51,100 people, accounting for 2% of the municipality’s population. Cantonese is widely spoken here, with more than half of the urban population having relatives in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. Cenxi City, under jurisdiction of Wuzhou Municipality, is famous for her large amount of overseas Chinese.

species, migratory routes for aquatic species, aquaculture and fishery production bases, irrigation and public swimming.

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4. Implementation of the EMP

4.1 Objectives

38. The objective of establishing an EMP is not only to propose appropriate mitigation measures, but also to recommend establishment of institutions or mechanisms to monitor and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and implementation of the proposed mitigation measures. Such institutions and mechanisms will seek to ensure continuously improving environmental protection activities during preconstruction, construction, and operation in order to prevent, reduce, or mitigate adverse impacts. The EMP drew on the individual EIA reports and on the PPTA discussions and agreements with the relevant government agencies.

39. An evaluation of the implementation of the EMP is summarized in the following sections.

4.2 Implementation of Mitigation Measures

40. The important aspects of the implementation of mitigation measures are highlighted as follow.

1) Environmental Clauses in Civil Works Contracts

41. All civil works contracts contain provisions on workers’ and community, environmental protection and protection of physical and cultural relics. The environmental clauses are summarized below.

Workers’ and Community Safety 42. The contractor will take precautionary measures to ensure workers’ safety. Protective equipment will be worn at all times for any person entering the construction site. Safety training shall be undertaken for workers and staff. In case of bodily harm to any worker, the contractor will have full responsibility for medical care and compensation according to PRC labour law. The contractor will also be responsible for any bodily harm and property damage caused by construction activities on site or in the vicinities, including land occupation.

43. The contractor is required to strengthen safety management, especially in regard to the use of flammables, explosives, toxic and corrosive substances. Before the start of construction, the contractor shall submit to the independent construction supervision agency an emergency preparedness and response plan.

Environmental Protection 44. The contractor will comply with all relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection, and will take precautionary measures to minimize any potential impact on the environment. It will be responsible for restoring and rehabilitating the environment to its original state at its own costs. An environmental

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management plan (EMP) with mitigation measures will be prepared and submitted to the construction supervision agency for approval before the commencement of construction.

45. The contractor will treat and dispose its construction wastewater, sewage from workers’ camps and solid wastes properly so as not to cause any damage to the environment, drinking water sources and public health. The disposal of spoils and solid wastes shall not obstruct flood ways and risk public safety. All slopes shall be protected with retention walls, proper drainage systems and vegetation to avoid geological hazards. Noise, dust, air emissions, wastewater and waste oils will be controlled to minimize annoyance to local communities.

Physical and Cultural Relics 46. All physical and cultural relics discovered at the construction sites are owned by the state. The contractor will report any such discoveries immediately to the local relics protection authority and in the meantime immediately inform the construction supervision agency. The contractor shall take effective measures to protect the unearthed physical and cultural relics. The contractor will be held responsible for any loss of damage to the discovered relics, and prosecuted for any delayed and fraudent reporting.

2) Pollution Control Measures

Construction Wastewater 47. The major pollutant in construction wastewater is suspended solids. At the construction sites in Pingminchong, Zaochong and the Hongling roads, settlement ponds are used to retain the sediments in the construction wastewater before they are discharged into municipal storm sewers. The settlement ponds are cleaned when they are filled up with sediments. Tires of construction vehicles are cleaned with water sprays before they leave the construction site. Since the construction sites are located in urban areas, the sewage from construction camps is discharged directly into the municipal sewerage network which in turned is sent to the municipal sewage treatment plant.

Air Pollution Control 48. The major sources of air emissions are construction equipment and construction vehicles. The vehicles delivering granular and/or fine materials to the sites are covered with tarpaulin sheets. Overloading of these vehicles has been avoided. Vehicle speeds are controlled on construction sites. Vehicle emissions are regularly inspected to comply with Limits and Measurement Methods for Emissions from Light-duty Vehicles(Phase III,IV) (GB18352-2005), Limits and Measurement Methods for Exhaust Pollutants from Compression Ignition and Gas Fuelled Ignition Engines of Vehicles(Phase III, IV and V) (GB17691-2005), Limits and Measurement Methods for Crankcase Pollutants From Heavy-duty Vehicles Equipped with P.I Engines (GB 11340-2005), Limits and Measurement Methods for Exhaust Smoke from C.I.E.(Compression Ignition Engine) and Vehicle Equipped with C.I.E. (GB3847- 2005), and Limits and Measurement Methods for Exhaust Pollutants from Vehicles

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Equipped Ignition Engine under Two-speed Idle Conditions and Simple Driving Mode Conditions (GB18285-2005). Equipment and machinery emissions will be required to comply with Integrated Emission Standard of Air Pollutants (GB16297-1996). A regular inspection and certification system has been initiated to make sure that exhaust gases complied with emission standards. Besides, proper maintenance of vehicles and diesel equipment, and avoidance of unnecessary running of vehicle and equipment engines are adopted to reduce emissions.

49. All the roads on the construction sites are sprayed by water trucks to suppress dust, according to a daily schedule and taking weather conditions into consideration. These roads are kept clean, solid, smooth, and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped from transportation vehicles. The construction sites are enclosed by the appropriate walls and sprayed with water twice a day. Dust suppression equipment has been installed in concrete-batching plants. Materials storage sites are sited 300 m from residential areas. The materials in the storage site are organized, such as separate stone and sand materials; store concrete in separate storage place and reduce the on-site storage time of the construction. The transportation distance from the storage site to the construction site has been optimized to minimize disturbance to local communities.

50. When construction takes places during dry and windy days, water is sprayed on earth piles and exposed surfaces to suppress dust. Construction will be stopped during strong winds and the stockpile will be covered. Tires of construction vehicles are also cleansed before the vehicles leave the construction site.

Construction VehilceTires Washed Before Leaving Construction Site to Prevent Mud and Dust on External Roads

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Wheel Washing and Turpin Cover

Noise Control 51. Construction facilities and equipment will include bulldozers, air picks, air compressors, excavators, graders, stabilizers, concrete mixers, drills, stone-crushing and screening, rollers, poker vibrations, concrete pumps, loading machines, and other heavy machineries. The noise intensity levels of these machines are listed in Table 3.

Table 3: Noise Intensity of Heavy Machines on the Construction Site Machinery Noise Level Machinery Noise Level Bulldozer 78~96 Concrete-mixer 75~88 Air hammer 80~98 (≥ten tons) 85~94 Concrete-crushing 80~90 Excavator 80~93 machine Unit: dB(A).

52. It is estimated that noise intensity from these activities are in the range of 75~105 dB (A). The noise levels can be calculated according to the noise source intensity and distance from the noise source. The results are shown in the Table 4.

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Table 4: Projected Results of Noise Attenuation of the Main Point Source Noise Source Distance From Noise Intensity (m) Limit Noise Machine Intensity 10 50 100 200 300 Day Night Bulldozer 78~96 58~76 44~62 38~56 32~50 28.5~46.5 75 55 Concrete-mixer 75~88 55~68 41~54 35~48 29~42 25.5~38.5 75 55 Air hammer 80~98 60~78 46~64 40~58 34~52 30.5~38.5 65 55 Concrete-crushing 80~90 60~70 46~56 40~50 34~44 30.5~40.5 75 55 machine 95~105 75~95 61~71 55~65 49~59 45.5~55.5 75 55 75~88 55~68 41~54 35~48 29~42 25.5~38.5 70 55 85~94 65~74 51~60 45~54 39~48 35.5~44.5 75 55 Excavator 80~93 60~73 46~59 40~53 34~47 30.5~43.5 65 55 Note: i) The data in the table represents situation that the noise level of the outdoor work with no hoardings around the construction site. The sound reduction function of the hoardings is not considered in the calculation; ii) limit refers to the Noise Limits for Construction Site (GB12523-90); and iii) unit is dB(A).

53. The contractors have undertaken a series of measures to reduce noise levels. Equipment that generates low levels of noise has been selected, and all machinery is properly maintained to minimize noise. Noise reduction devices or methods (e.g., hoarding) have been applied where piling equipment is operating within 500 m of sensitive sites such as schools. Concrete-mixing plants and similar activities are located at least 300 m away from sensitive areas such as residences, schools, and hospitals. To reduce noise at night, the operation of machinery generating high levels of noise, such as piling, is restricted to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in accordance with PRC regulations. The movement of heavy vehicles along urban and village roads has also been restricted to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Solid Waste Management 54. Small quantities of garbage from construction camps is collected by the municipal sanitation bureau and disposed of in the municipal sanitary landfill. Housing demolition wastes from Pingminchong were sent to the spill site about 4 km away in the east of the city, as proposed in the EMP.

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Construction Site Kept Clean

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Soil Erosion Control 55. The civil works contractors have taken measures to control soil erosion. Soil erosion measures during construction include minimizing land surface disturbance and exposure and use of settlement ponds. Upon completion of construction, all the construction sites will be re-vegetated with trees and grasses. As the construction of the Zaochong resettlement community is near completion, landscaping has just begun. Landscaping is also being undertaken for the Hongling #2 road.

56. The implementation status of the mitigation measures, as proposed in the SEIA, is presented in the right column of the Table 5 (this table and the tables for this chapter thereafter are placed at the end of this chapter). In summary, the mitigation measures have to date been implemented effectively.

Landscaping Immediately Carried Out to Prevent Soil Erosion

4.3 Implementation of Environmental Monitoring Program

57. Internal environmental monitoring consists of two types. The first type requires field sampling and lab analysis that is undertaken by a licensed environmental institute (LEI), for such environmental parameters such water quality, air quality and noise levels. The second type refers to visual inspections of such things as soil erosion, restoration of vegetation, solid waste disposal and so on. The field sampling and lab analysis has been conducted, according to the environmental monitoring program as stipulated in the SEIA, by the Wuzhou environmental

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monitoring station (WEMS) under contract to the IA. Field inspections have been undertaken by the on-site environmental engineer (OEE) of the contractor, EMU officers and WPMO officers on a regular basis.

58. External monitoring is undertaken by the environmental safeguard specialists of the loan implementation consultancy. The external monitor is responsible for advising the WPMO, IA, WEMS and construction contractors on the environmental moitoring requriements, reviewing the monitoring activities abd results, and assisting the WPMO and IA to meet the environmental reporting requirements.

59. The implementation status of the environmental monitoring program, as proposed in the SEIA, is presented in the right column of the Table 6. The detailed results of field sampling and lab analysis are presented in the ensuing chapter. In summary, the environmental monitoring program has to date been implemented properly.

4.4 Implementation of Disclosure, Consultation and Grievance Redress

1) Information Disclosure

60. A project information bulletin board has been erected at each construction site. The bulletin board contains a description about the project, layout map, construction safety, labour standards, environmental and health standards, name of the contractor(s) and names and contact information of the on-site managers and company executives. Examples of public information bulletin boards on construction sites are provided in Figure 4.

Figure 4: Public Information Bulletin Boards on Construction Sites

Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #1 in Hongling Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #1 in Hongling

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Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #1 in Hongling Safety Warning

Public Information Bulletin Board for Roads #8, 11, 14, 15 Public Information Bulletin Board for Roads #8, 11, 14, 15 and 20 in Hongling and 20 in Hongling

Public Information Bulletin Board for Roads #8, 11, 14, 15 Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #2 in Hongling and 20 in Hongling

Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #2 in Hongling Public Information Bulletin Board for Road #2 in Hongling

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Public Information Bulletin Board for Zaochong Public Information Bulletin Board for Zaochong

Public Information Bulletin Board at Pingminchong Public Information Bulletin Board at Pingminchong

2) Public Consultation and Grievance Redress

61. The implementation status of the public consultation program, as proposed in the SEIA, is presented in the right column of the Table 7. In summary, the public consultation program has to date been implemented properly.

62. In December 2010, a questionnaire survey of 400 local residents in the project areas, including 100 in Pingminchong, 100 in Zaochong and 100 in Hongling, was undertaken by Dongtai. Subsequent field inspections by EMU and PMO officers and loan implementation consultants have shown that the contractors were informed of the results and ordered to take effective actions. Another questionnaire survey is planned for the second half of 2011.

63. At the beginning of project implementation, a grievance redress mechanism (GRM) was established. The environmental officers in WPMO and EMU also serve as the grievance focal points (GFPs). The GFPs have visited construction

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sites on a regular basis. During the site visits, the GFPs have interviewed the local residents living near the construction sites. The informal interviews have focused on public complaints about community annoyances from construction activities, such as construction noise and dust, as well as public concerns about the environment and resettlement.

64. Contact information for the contractor and on-site project managers has been posted at each construction site (see above). Public complaints and concerns can also be channelled through the hotline of the Wuzhou EPB (0774-3828934 and [email protected]).

65. According to information from the WEPB, EMU/IA and OEEs/construction contractors, no compliaint has been received through the formal grievance mechansims (WEPB hotline, and posted hotlines of construction contractors at the construction sites). The other consultation activities, including informal interviews during site visits and workshops, have received a series of comments and suggestions from the local residents. The results of consultations are summarized in Table 8.

4.5 Fulfilment of Environmental Responsibilities

66. An environmental management system, consisting of inspection, monitoring, reporting, and initiating corrective actions or measures, was set up prior to project implementation. In the design stage, WPMO and IA passed the EMP to the design institutes for incorporating mitigation measures into the detailed designs of the subprojects. The EMP was reviewed and confirmed at the end of the detailed design, and was finally passed onto selected contractors. To ensure that contractors will comply with the EMP’s provisions, WPMO and IA prepared and provided the following specification clauses for incorporation into the bidding procedures: (i) a list of environmental items to be budgeted by the bidders in their proposals; and (ii) environmental clauses for contract conditions and specifications.

67. An EMU was established by the IA prior to the start of the project implementation. It is charged with the responsibility of coordinating and supervising the EMP implementation. The EMU is headed a deputy general manager of the IA. The IA has also recruited an environmental officer who also serves as the focal point for grievance redress. Meanwhile, the WPMO has drawn the expertise from the Wuzhou environmental protection bureau in supervising the environmental management system.

68. Dongtai as the implementing agency has signed a contract with the Wuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station (WEMS). The WEMS has since August 2009 been conducting quarterly environmental monitoring. The results of the environmental monitoring are summarized in the ensuing chapter.

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69. The status of fulfilment of environmental responsibilities is summaried in Table 9.

4.6 Implementation of Institutional Strengthening Program

70. The proposed institutional strengthening and capacity building program in the EMP and the status of implementation of the proposed capacity building activities are presented in Table 10. In summary, the institutional strengthening and capacity building programs has to date been implemented well.

4.7 Status of Compliance with Loan Covenants

71. The status of compliance with the environmental safeguard provisions as prescribed in the SEIA and EMP as well as environmental safeguard-related loan covenants is summarized in Table 11. In summary, all environmental safeguard provisions and covenants have been complied with.

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Table 5: Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status A. Pre-Construction 1. EIA and Site/alignment  The recommended sites/ routes for Design Institute WPMO, WEPB Implemented during project Feasibility Study selections the individual subprojects were and EIA preparation Stage selected from various alternatives institutes, IA so as to minimize adverse impacts on the environment and land resources.

Engineering and  Engineering and technological Design WPMO, WEPB Implemented during project technological alternatives were evaluated based Institute, EIA preparation alternatives on pre-defined environmental and institutes, IA economic criteria.  Use of elevated Hongling road network as flood escape routes was examined and adopted.  Improvement to environmental amenities treated as a priority consideration for the Pingminchong geohazard resettlement and prevention subproject.

Sector Strategy  The project designed and suggested Implemented during project new urban development strategy preparation that feed into the update of the Wuzhou Urban Development Master Plan (200–2020) update with the goal of safe and sustainable urban development, with full access to environmental amenities.

Public  Two rounds of wide public EIA institutes, WPMO, WEPB Implemented during project

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status consultations consultations have been conducted PPTA preparation on environmental issues, poverty, consultants, IA and resettlement during feasibility studies, and EIA and SEIA preparations.

2. Design Stage Updating EMP  Mitigation measures defined in each Design WPMO, WEPB The mitigation measures individual EMP will be reviewed, Institute, IA defined in the individual EMP updated and incorporated into the was reviewed by the DI and detailed design to minimize adverse IA. The review concluded that environmental impacts. the mitigation measures were appropriate and adequate, and that no revision was necessary.

3. Biding and Bidding  Environmental provisions will be IA, EMCs WPMO, WEPB Environmental provisisons Construction documents and included in the RFPs. contracted by and clauses were included in Preparation contractors’  Environmental section will be IA the RFPs, TORs for bidders qualifications included in the TOR for bidders. and construction and supply  Environmental clauses for contracts. contractors in reference to the EMP and monitoring plan will be included in the construction and supply contracts.

Environmental  Contractors will be required to Contractors IA, WPMO, The contractors prepared and operation and prepare an environmental operation WEPB submitted an environmental supervision and supervision manual, for operation and supervision manual approval by IA. manual and approved by the IA.

Complaint and  Establish a complaint and Contractors, IA WPMO, WEPB A deputy manager of Dongtai information office information office or appoint a was appointed as the or appointed responsible person before starting responsible person. An

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status person construction. environmental officer was  Ensure that staff at the office is well recruited in Dongtai (IA) prior trained to handle conflicts with to construction. She was residents from environmental trained by loan impacts. implementation consultants to handle community complaints.

Environmental  Environmental specialists and/or WPMO WPLG WPMO and EMU in Dongtai protection officials from WEPB will be invited to organized EMP training for training provide training on implementation construction managers and and supervision of environmental engineers. mitigation measures to relevant persons, especially construction engineers and managers.

Taking of land  Establish a resettlement office IA WPMO RO was established. The and property comprising local government resettlement information officials to manage the resettlement brochure (RIB) was process. distributed to all APs and  Conduct information dissemination posted in local communities. and community consultation APs were resettled before programs in accordance with the construction started. PRC Land Administration Law and ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement.  Ensure that all resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any subproject.

Engagement of  Prior to start of construction, an WPMO WPLG The Wuzhou environmental EMC environmental management monitoring station was company will be engaged. contracted as the EMC.

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status Engagement of  Prior to start of construction, an IEM WPMO WPLG, ADB IEM was contracted, although IEM (as part of the loan implementation there was delay because of consultancy) through QCBS, will be the lengthy bidding process. engaged. B. Construction Phase 1. Soil Erosion Excavation  Excavation activities will avoid Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Field inspections by EMU rainstorm days. WPMO, officers, OEE and IEM have  Strip and stockpile topsoil, build WWRB confirmed that contractors retaining walls where necessary complied with the provisions before dumping. for excavation. The  Provide temporary detention ponds contractors use detention or containment to control silt runoff. ponds to control silt runoff.  Construct intercepting ditches and The ponds were cleared chutes to prevent outside runoff regularly. Intercepting ditches entering disposal sites, and divert and chutes are used to runoff from sites to existing drainage prevent the clogging of or ponds. drainage. Exvacation stops during heavy rain. All spoils from road construction are used as refill materials.

Transport and  All soils will be used as refill and Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Field inspections by EMU disposal of soils landscaping materials on site. WPMO, officers, OEE and IEM have  Settling ponds will be built in WWRB confirmed that contractors Pingminchong and Zaochong complied with the provisions construction sites. Soils in settling for excavation. Excavated ponds will be cleared for use as refill soils and cleansed silts are materials. used as refill.

Construction  Straws or cloths will be laid at the Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Field inspections by EMU vehicles entry/exist of each construction site. WPMO, officers, OEE and IEM have  Tires of construction vehicles will be WWRB confirmed that contractors cleansed regularly of soils. complied with the provisions

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status for excavation. Straws or cloths are not used, as tire cleansing is adequate.

Exposed  As soon as refill and land leveling is Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Field inspections by EMU surfaces done, re-vegetation with trees and WPMO, officers, OEE and IEM have grasses will be undertaken. WWRB confirmed that contractors complied with the provisions for excavation. All exposed lands are re-vegetated as soon as excavation / construction is completed.

Safety at  Safety of buildings on hilltop will be Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, As part of the integfrated Pingminchong ensured during housing demolition, WPMO Pingminchong- rehabilitation and slope stabilization. Ningquanchong-Shiguchong  Slopes at the hill shoes will be geohazard prevention and stabilized through reinforcing the resettlement program, all retaining walls, matrices, pillars and buildings on top of the hill drainage networks. amd along the Pingminchong road were taken and demolished. Slope stabilizing is not yet done, as construction is still on-going.

2. Water Quality Siltation in water  If mitigation measures in Section Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Properly implemented. bodies B.a are effectively implemented, WPMO, Water quality monitoring of siltation in water bodies will be WWRB the Xijiang river showed that minimal. the impact is not detectable. (See water quality monitoring results below).

Wastewater from  All construction camps are located Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Construction camps are in the construction in the urban area, and therefore WPMO, WPEB urban areas and wastewater

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status camps wastewater from construction is discharged into municipal camps will be diverted to municipal sewers. Field inspections sewers. have confirmed that no  Unauthorized dumping of unauthorized dumping of wastewater will be prohibited. wastewater is found.

Handling of  A construction materials handling Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The project does not involve chemicals protocol (e.g., storage away from WPMO, WEPB the use of toxic or hazardous watercourses and provision of chemicals. Contractors have a retention areas to contain accidental regular construction materials spills of such toxic, hazardous, and protocol and emergency harmful construction materials as prevention and response plan caustic and acidic substances, oil in place for possible spill of and petroleum products, and paint or disels / oils used in asphalt materials) will be prepared construction. Workers are well and applied to prevent soil and trained. No spill has been surface/ground water pollution. reported. For example, water  Workers (especially painters) will be quality monitoring of Xijiang trained on safe and diligent handling river so far did not reveal of chemicals to avoid accidental higher than baseline oil spills, and on emergency response concentration. (See water when a spill would occur. monitoring results below).  A prevention and emergency response plan will be developed and implemented.

Solid wastes  Dumping of construction solid Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Field inspections have wastes and garbage by construction WPMO, WEPB confirmed that construction crew into water bodies will be wastes from Pingminchong prohibited. See also mitigation were transported to the measures on solid waste designated site for disposal. management in Section B.e. Recyclable (wooden materials, steel bars and other metals, plastics, good bricks,

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status etc.) are collected by scalvengers. All non- recyclable construction wastes are transported to the municipal landfill for disposal. No illegal dumping has been found.

Household  Prior to demolition in Pingminchong, Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The demolition company chemicals houses will be searched and cleared WPMO, WEPB holds a ―license‖ from the of household chemicals and any construction bureau. other toxic substances which will be Clearance of household sent to the municipal toxic wastes chemicals and toxic and depository for safe disposal. hazardous substances is a standard procedure. The collected chemicals were sent to the municipal toxic and hazardous substance disposal center.

3. Air Quality Dust from  Vehicles delivering granular and/or Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. Several material delivery fine materials to the sites must be WPMO, WEPB instances of improper and construction covered. covering were seen during vehicles inspections and were corrected. Warnings were issued to contractors.

Dust from  Materials storage sites must be 300 Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. Concrete construction m from residential areas and WPMO, WEPB mixing sites are at least 300 sites covered or sprayed with water. m from residences. Cement  Extra care will be paid during dry, and gravel workshops are strong windy days. closed. Construction sites are  Water will be sprayed on sprayed when dust arises, construction sites twice a day. and are revegetated as soon

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status  Upon completion of civil works, all as construction is over. Air construction sites will be required to quality monitoring did not be re-vegetated with trees and reveal higher than normal grasses. TSP.

Dust from  All roads and pavements used by Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. construction vehicles of the contractors or WPMO, WEPB Road droppings by roads suppliers will be kept clean and construction vehicles do clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous occur, but are cleansed materials dropped by their immediately. Road construction vehicles. Such cleaning construction in Hongling takes must be completed on a regular place in empty lands so no basis. water spray on access roads  Water will be sprayed on access is necessary. roads twice a day.

Emissions from  Vehicle emissions will comply with Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The contractors have a vehicles and GB18352-2005, GB17691-2005, GB WPMO, WEPB vehicle and equipment equipment 11340-2005, GB3847-2005, and maintenance and repair shop GB18285-2005. and construction vehicles and  Equipment and machinery equipment were inspected on emissions must comply with a daily basis, and maintained GB16297-1996. on a regular basis. No  A regular inspection and certification violations have been found system will be initiated. during inspections.

4. Noise Noise from  Noise from equipment and Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The contractors have a equipment and machinery will comply with WPMO, WEPB vehicle and equipment vehicles GB12523-1990. maintenance and repair shop  Provide adequate route for large and construction vehicles and trucks to keep away from residential equipment were inspected on areas. a daily basis, and maintained  At construction sites within 500 m of on a regular basis. No the nearest habitation, noisy violations have been found

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status construction work will be stopped during inspections. Truck between 2200 and 0600 hours. routes are selected to avoid residential areas. Construction near residential areas stops at night.

Demolition at  House demolition at Pingminchong Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. Pingminchong and Zaochong will be required to WPMO, WEPB House demolition stopped at stop between 22:00 and 06:30. night.

Earth  Earth compacting at Pingminchong Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. compacting at and Zaochong will be required to WPMO, WEPB Earth compacting stops Pingminchong stop between 22:00 and 06:30. during night hours.

Noise monitoring  Noise at the Pingminchong and Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. at Pingminchong Zaochong construction sites will be WPMO, WEPB Noise monitoring has been and Zaochong monitored by Wuzhou undertaken. The noise levels environmental monitoring station meet the applicable during peak construction period. standards.

Community  Interviews with residents living Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The contractors complied with complaints about adjacent to Pingminchong and WPMO, WEPB the construction schedule. noise Zaochong sites will be conducted on Field visits and interviews with a weekly basis to identify community local residents living along the complaints about noise, and seek Pingminchong road have suggestions from community confirmed that no community members to reduce noise complaints were received. annoyance.  Community suggestions will be used to adjust work hours of noise- generating machinery.

5. Solid Wastes Domestic waste  Multi-compartment collection bins Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Construction camps are from construction will be provided to facilitate reuse, WPMO, WEPB located in urban areas where

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status camps recycling and composting of solid regular garbage collection by waste. the municipal sanitation  Wastes will be stored away from bureau is available. No waste water bodies and will be regularly staorage is necessary. collected by the Municipal Sanitation Bureau and hauled to the municipal sanitary landfill.

Recyclable solid  Recyclable solid wastes in Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The contractor has a recycling wastes at Zaochong (e.g., packaging materials WPMO, WEPB depot at the construction site Zaochong for household appliances and whereby the recyclables are building facilities, including collected and sold to recycling cardboard, wooden frames, foam stations. cushions, plastic bags) will be collected and sold to recycling stations.

Construction  Reject construction solid wastes in Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Construction material rejects solid wastes at Zaochong will be transported to the WPMO, WEPB were reused as landscaping Zaochong municipal landfill. materials, or collected for recycling. Non-useable and non-recyclable rejects are sent to landfill.

Construction  Professional demolition companies Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, The demolition company solid wastes at will be contracted to carry out WPMO, WEPB holds a ―license‖ from the Pingminchong housing demolition. Reusable and construction bureau. recyclable materials (such as bricks, Reusables and recyclables windows and doors, steel bars) will are collected and sold to be collected for reuse and recycle. recycling vendors. Non- Remaining construction wastes will recyclables were transported be transported to the municipal to the designated disposal landfill. site.

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status 6. Impact on Vegetation  Preserve existing vegetation where Contractors IA, OEE, IEM, Complied with. Flora no construction activity is planned or WPMO, WEPB Removal of vegetation has temporarily to preserve vegetation been minimized. Revegetation where activity is planned for a later is undertaken as sson as date. construction is completed.  Rehabilitate disposal and borrow Site rehabilitation is being sites into grassland, woodland, or carried out. farmland after closing.

7. Social and Resettlement  All affected persons will be IA, Municipal WPLG, WPMO Complied with. Cultural compensated and resettled in a Resettlement Resettlement monitoring has Considerations timely and adequate manner, in Office shown that the RPs have accordance with the resettlement been carried out as per the plans. RPs.

Traffic jam or  Build interim roads. Contractors, IA OEE, IEM, Complied with. block  Select transport routes to reduce WPMO, Interim roads for disturbance to regular traffic. Wuzhou Traffic Pingminchong are not  Divert traffic at peak traffic hours, Bureau possible as it is surrounded by and reinstating the area to its residential houses. Area for original condition on completion of Hongling roads is mostly construction. empty. But contractors have selected traffic routes to minimize disturbance to local traffic. Construction traffic have also avoided rush hours.

Cultural heritage  Cultural heritage sites will be Contractors, IA OEE, IEM, So far, no cultural relics were preserved where identified. In WPMO, discovered at the construction accordance with the PRC Municipal sites. regulations, no person shall destroy, and/or damage, deface, conceal, or Provincial otherwise interfere with a relic. Cultural  If an important site is unearthed, Heritage

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status work should be stopped immediately Bureaus and the matter promptly referred to the county, municipal, provincial or state level agencies for evaluation and decision on appropriate actions. C. Operation Phase 1. Soil Erosion Rehabilitated  Regular inspections will be OAs IEM, WPMO, On-going. Complied with for sites undertaken to ensure proper WWRB, WEPB completed works. maintenance of drainage structures and re-vegetated areas in accordance with requirements of soil erosion prevention plan.  Maintenance of road slopes, cuts and embankments—such as watering, fertilizing, pest control and re-planting—will be carried out regularly during road operation.  Maintenance will be budgeted as part of regular infrastructure maintenance programs.  Regular monitoring of erosion prevention and control measures will be undertaken by WWRB and WEPB.

2. Water Quality Wastewater from  Wastewater from management OAs IEM, WPMO, Complied with. management offices will be directly discharged to WEPB office municipal sewers that will go to the municipal WWTP.  In cases where connection with municipal sewers is not available, septic tank or on-site wastewater treatment facility will be installed for

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status treating wastewater before being discharged into receiving water bodies.

3. Air Quality Vehicles for road  All vehicles must pass Euro-III Road Network Wuzhou Traffic Complied with. network equivalent test as part of annual OA Bureau, vehicle safety and environmental WEPB, WPMO, protection inspection. IEM  Random spot checks are also conducted and noncompliance will result in a fine and a deadline for repairs to meet vehicular emissions standards.

4. Noise Noise from  Nearby residential neighborhoods Road Network WEPB, WPMO, Complied with. Hongling road will be monitored for noise OA IEM network annoyance from the road network.  Future urban development will be Developers planned to abide by the noise-safe distances. In cases whereby such distances are not possible, such mitigation measures as sound barriers, sound-proof windows, sound-breaking tree lines and traffic control will be adopted.

5. Solid Wastes Residential solid  Pingminchong and Zaochong are Pingminchong WEPB, WPMO, Complied with. wastes at located in urban areas currently and Zaochong IEM Pingminchong services by Municipal Sanitation Property and Zaochong Bureau and residential garbage Management from these two communities will be Agencies (as collected and sent to the municipal OA) sanitary landfill for safe disposal.

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Potential Impact Factor/ Impacts and/or Implementing Supervising Stage Issues Mitigation Measures Agency Agency Implementation Status Garbage from  Garbage bins and containers will be Road Network WEPB, WPMO, Not yet due. operation of placed along the road network. OA IEM Hongling road  Road cleaning will be undertaken on network a regular basis.

6. Flora Vegetation  All vegetation covers will be properly OAs WEPB, WPMO, On-going. Complied with for maintained. IEM completed works.  All slope stabilization sites will be inspected regularly.  If signs of failure are discovered, repair will be immediately initiated.

7. Environmental Transport of  Transport of hazardous, toxic and Road Network IEM, WPMO, Ban is effective on operational Risks chemicals dangerous goods will be prohibited OA WEPB roads. on Hongling road network as inner city roads.  Environmental emergency number will be posted in roadsides.

Insufficient  Conduct training for environmental OAs WEPB, On-going. environmental management. WPMO, IEM management capacity

ADB = Asian Development Bank, EIA = environmental impact assessment, EMC = environmental management company/consultant, EMP = environmental management plan, GB = Guo Biao (National Standards), IA = implementing agency, IEM = independent environmental monitor (as part of the implementation consultancy), m = meter, OA = operating agency, OEE = onsite environmental engineer, PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance, PRC = People’s Republic of China, QCBS = quality- and cost-based selection, RFP = request for proposal, SEIA = summary environmental impact assessment, TOR = terms of reference, WEPB = Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, WPLG = Wuzhou Project Leading Group, WPMO = Wuzhou Project Management Office, WWRB = Wuzhou Water Resources Bureau, WWTP = wastewater treatment plant. Source: SEIA.

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Table 6: Implementation Status of Environmental Monitoring Program Implementing Supervising Item Parameters Location Time and Frequency Agency Agency Implementation Status A. Construction (Internal Monitoring) 1. Surface pH, For each subproject, 3 samples each time, at WEMS, OEE WPMO, Monitoring is undertaken by the Water conductivity, minimum 2 locations beginning of construction IEM, WEPB WEMS according to plan. Results SS, NH3-N, on the river and quarterly thereafter are presented in Chapter 5. TN, TP, BOD, upstream and COD, oils downstream the construction site

2. Air TSP, PM10 2 monitoring 3 samples at each WEMS, OEE WPMO, Monitoring is done by the WEMS locations for each location each time, semi- IEM, WEPB according to plan. Results are construction site annually presented in Chapter 5.

3. Noise Leq (dB(A)) 1 location at the Twice (day-time and WEMS, OEE WPMO, Monitoring is done by the WEMS border with night-time) each time, IEM, WEPB according to plan. Results are settlements within monthly during peak presented in Chapter 5. 200 m of construction, quarterly construction site otherwise

4. Soil and Removal of All sites Visual inspection weekly OEE WPMO, OEE inspects the construction Vegetation vegetation and WWRB, IEM sites weekly. exposed surface

5. Safety at Safety of Pingminchong site Visual inspection and OEE WPMO, IEM All buildings on top of the hill and Pingminchong buildings on measurement, weekly along the Pingminchong road hilltop were taken and demolished, as part of the integrated Pingminchong-Bingchuanchong- Shiguchong geohazard prevention and resettlement program. No safety monitoring was required.

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B. Project Completion Environmental Audit 1. Air Quality TSP 2 locations at Once upon subproject Licensed WEPB, Done. Hongling road completion, 3 samples per environmental GEPB network day for 3 consecutive institutes days at each location

2. Noise Leq (dB(A)) Minimal 4 locations 2 samples for 1 day at Licensed WEPB, Done. for Hongling road each location environmental GEPB network at boundary institutes and sensitive receptors

3. Soil and Re-vegetation, All subproject sites Visual inspection Licensed WEPB, Done. Vegetation landscaping environmental GEPB Institutes

C. Operation (Compliance Monitoring) 1. Air Quality TSP, PM10 1 location for each Semi-annually, 3 samples EMCs WEPB, Not yet due. subproject per day WPMO, IEM

2. Noise Leq (dB(A)) 4 locations for each Bi-monthly, 2 samples EMCs WEPB, Not yet due. subproject around each time, 2 sample WPMO, IEM boundary and during daytime, 2 at night sensitive receptors each time

3. Soil and Vegetation, All sites Visual inspections, once a EMCs WEPB, Not yet due. Vegetation landscaping year WPMO, IEM

4. Ground Ground water Existing ground Semi-annually, 1 sample WEMS WEPB, Not yet due. water table, pH, water monitoring WPMO, IEM conductivity, wells near TSS, NH3-N Pingminchong and within Hongling

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5. Safety at Geohazard Slopes on east side Incorporated into the WLRB WPMO, IEM Not yet due. Pingminchong risks and hilltop in north geohazard early warning and forecasting system

6. Flooding Flood levels Hongling area During floods WLRB WEPB, IEM Not yet due. monitoring BOD = biochemical oxygen demand, COD = chemical oxygen demand, dB(A) = A-weighted decibel, EMC = environmental management company/consultant, GEPB = Guangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, IEM = independent environmental monitor (as part of the implementation consultancy), Leq = equivalent continuous noise level, m = meter, NH3-N = ammonia nitrogen, OEE = onsite environmental engineer, pH = measure of acidity and alkalinity, PM10 = particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, SS = suspended solids, TN = total nitrogen, TP = total phosphor, TSP = total suspended particulates, TSS = total suspended solids, WEMS = Wuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station, WEPB = Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, WLRB = Wuzhou Land Resources Bureau, WPMO = Wuzhou Project Management Office, WWRB = Wuzhou Water Resources Bureau. Source: SEIA.

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Table 7: Implementation Status of Public Consultation Program Organizer Approach / Times Subjects Participants Implementation Status 1. Project Preparation WPMO, IA, Design  EIA public opinion surveys: Priority, design, WPMO, IA, Design Completed. Institutes, EIA once for each subproject environmental benefits Institutes, EIA institutes, RP  Expert panel review: once and impacts, social institutes, WEPB, institutes, WEPB for each subproject benefits and impacts, other provincial and  Socioeconomic and AP mitigation measures, municipal surveys attitudes toward government  Public consultation meeting subproject project, and stakeholders, + questionnaire: once for suggestions community overall Project representatives  Site visits: multiple times

2. Construction WPMO, IA, EMCs,  Public consultation and site Adjusting mitigation Residents within Pingminchong geohazard resettlement IEM visits: at least once a year measures if necessary, construction and prevention site: consultation session construction impacts, area was conducted in Septemer 2009. Site comments and office was set up from land acquisition to suggestions completion of resettlement.

Zaochong resettlement site: consultation session was conducted in January 2010. Site office was set up since start of construction and is still open.

Hongling road network site: consultation session was conducted in March 2009. Site offices were set up since then.

Questionnaire survey of 400 residents (100 for Pingminchong, 100 for Zaochong and 200 for Hongling) was undertaken in December 2010. Another survey is planned for 2nd half of 2011.

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Organizer Approach / Times Subjects Participants Implementation Status

 Expert workshop or press Comments and Experts from various Press was called to follow the story of conference: at least once suggestions on sectors, media Pingminchong from the start of mitigation measures, mobilization to completion of resettlement. public opinions Press coverage included interviews with local residents. Footages were provided to ADB.

 Public information session: Adjusting mitigation Representatives of Pingminchong and Zaochong sessions at least once a year measures if necessary, residents and social were organized by the street committee in construction impacts, sectors morning of 12 June 2010; it was attended comments and by 15 local residents. Hongling session suggestions was organized on 12 June 2010 in the afternoon; it was attended by 10 local residents. Participants made comments and suggestions on speed of construction vehicles, dust, noise and landscaping. The comments and suggestions were conveyed to the contractors for corrective action.

 Survey on resettlement: as Comments and People affected by Completed as required. See RP required per RPs suggestions land acquisition and monitoring report. resettlement

3. Test Operation WPMO, IA, OAs,  Questionnaire survey: at Comments and Local residents and Not yet due. EMCs, IEM least once during test suggestions on social sectors, operation operational impacts, WEPB  Site visits: multiple, public suggestions on depending on results of corrective actions project completion environmental audit 4. Operation WPMO, OAs, IEM  Public opinion survey: once Effects of mitigation Residents adjacent Not yet due.

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Organizer Approach / Times Subjects Participants Implementation Status per year in the first five measures, impacts of to plant years of operation operation, comments and suggestions for corrective actions

 Site visits: once every 6 Plant operational Plant managers and Not yet due. months by IEM and WPMO performance, informal workers, local interviews with local residents adjacent to residents plant

 Public workshop: as Public comments and Representatives of Not yet due. needed based on public suggestions on residents and social opinion survey and public corrective measures sectors complaints received  Expert workshop or press Expert comments and Experts from Not yet due. conference: as needed suggestions on residents, social based on public corrective measures sectors, media consultation and workshop

AP = affected person, EIA = environmental impact assessment, EMC = environmental management company/ consultant, IA = implementing agency, IEM = independent environmental monitor (as part of the implementation consultancy), OA = operating agency, RP = resettlement plan, WEPB = Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, WPMO = Wuzhou Project Management Office. Source: SEIA.

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Table 8: Summary of Consultation Results and Corrective Actions Participants/ Organizer/ Date Source Recipient Comment Corrective Action Taken Post Assessment June 2009 APs in Resettlement More sources of resettlement Resettlement office gathered The action was effective. Pingmingchong office housing should be provided more housing sources and During ensuing interviews to the resettled families erected a bulletion board at with resettled residents, they the Pingminchong resettle expressed satisfaction with site. the diverse sources of housing.

October 2009 Local residents Demolition Demolition from as early as Demolition contractor The corrective actions were living along contractor and 06:00 and lasted into explained that the schedule taken and follow-up site visits Pingminchong EMU officer midnight was too tight to finish the interviews confirmed the road demolition job. But the implementation of corrective Dust during dry days EMU/IA and WPMO ordered actions by the demolition the contractor to strictly obey contractor. the banning of demolition activities between 22:00 and 06:30.

Demolition contractor was ordered to spray water during dry days.

November Local residents OEE/construction Construction vehicles driving Construction contractors Follow-up site inspections 2009 living in vicinity contractor and too fast issued notice to all drivers to and interviews confirmed that of the #2 road EMU officer stringently obey speed limits. the corrective actions have of the Hongling been taken and that the local road network Some vehicles transporting Construction contractors residents no longer have earth not covered well or issued notice to all drivers to: complaints. overloaded and earth falling a) inspect and repair all on road surface causing mud covers; b) all earth-carrying and dust vehicles drive slowly; and c) weheels of all mud-dust- generating vehicles are washed before leaving the

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site.

June 2010 Residents near OEE/construction Trees and grasses not Construction contractor was Site inspections confirmed Pingminchong contractor, EMU planted in time, large areas ordered to expedite the that the landscaping in site; first group officer of exposed surface causing implementation of the Zaozhong was started the of local dust during dry and windy landscaping program. following week, and the full residents who days (Zaochong); vehicle Pingminchong contractor landscaping was completed moved into speed (Pingminchong); dust was ordered to reduce traffic in July-August 2010. Follow- Zaozhong and noise (All three sites) speed. All contractors were up causual visits by EMU resettlement ordered to take additional officer to local areas showed community; measures to control dust and satisfaction of local residents near noise. residents. Hongling area

December Questionnaire IA Survey results were included Construction contractors Field inspections by EMU 2010 surveys: 100 for in the 2nd environmental were informed of the results and PMO environmental Pingminchong, monitoring report (1 July – 31 and ordered to take officers and the loan 100 for December 2010). corrective measures. implementation consultants Zaozhong and confirmed construction 100 for contractors have taken timely Hongling road and effective measures to network address public comments. Landscaping in Hongling was completed by August 2010.

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Table 9: Fulfilment of Environmental Responsibilities Phase Agencies Environmental Responsibilities Status of Fulfilment Preparation Design Institutes Review and select alternatives (technological, design, siting, etc.) Fulfilled.

EIA institutes Prepare EIAs and EMPs for subprojects, including public consultations Fulfilled.

WEPB Review and approve TEIAR, including the EMP, for Pingminchong subproject Fulfilled.

GEPB Review and approve EIAs, including the EMPs, for the road network Fulfilled.

PPTA consultant Prepare SEIA, including public consultations Fulfilled.

WPMO Coordinate and supervise EIAs, SEIA and public consultations Fulfilled.

WMG Review and endorse SEIA, including the EMPs, for posting at ADB website Fulfilled.

Design Design Institutes Update the EMPs in cooperation with EIA institutes, and incorporate mitigation EMPs were reviewed and no update measures in engineering detail designs and contracts was necessary. The mitigation measures were incorporated into the detailed engineering designs.

WPMO, IA Review and approve environmental measures Fulfilled.

Tendering WPMO, IA, IEM Incorporate EMP clauses in RFPs and contracts The mitigation measures were and incorporated into the tendering Contracting documents and construction contracts.

Construction IA Ensure implementation of mitigation measures, and public consultations Fulfilled.

Contractors Implement mitigation measures Fulfilled.

WPMO, WEBP, Advise and supervise implementation of mitigation measures Fulfilled. GEPB EMC contracted Conduct internal monitoring and inspection, and public consultations Fulfilled. Quarterly monitoring is by IA undertaken by the EMC.

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IEM Conduct independent monitoring (including public consultations), and prepare Fulfilled. periodic monitoring reports to ADB and WMG

WEMS Conduct compliance monitoring Fulfilled.

Test IA, EMCs Conduct project completion environmental audit, including sampling and lab Not yet due. Operation tests, and prepare project completion environmental audit report

WEPB, GEPB Review and approve project completion environmental audit report, and order Not yet due. corrective actions if necessary

EMCs, IEM Participate in environmental audit and prepare progress reports to ADB and Not yet due. EA

Operation OAs Ensure proper operation of subproject facilities according to design standards, Not yet due. and implementation of mitigation measures and public consultations

EMCs contracted Conduct internal environmental monitoring and inspection, supervise Not yet due. by OAs implementation of EMPs, and conduct public consultations

IEM Conduct independent monitoring (including public consultations), and prepare Not yet due. periodic monitoring reports to ADB and WMG

WEMS on behalf Conduct regular and unannounced environmental compliance monitoring and Not yet due. of WEPB, GEPB inspection

ADB = Asian Development Bank, EA = executing agency, EIA = environmental impact assessment, EMC = environmental management company/consultant, EMP = environmental management plan, GEPB = Guangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, IA = implementing agency, IEM = independent environmental monitor (as part of the implementation consultancy), OA = operating agency, PPTA = project preparatory technical assistance, PRC = People’s Republic of China, RFP = request for proposal, SEIA = summary environmental impact assessment, TEIAR = tabular environmental impact assessment report, WEMS = Wuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station, WEPB = Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, WMG = Wuzhou municipal government, WPMO = Wuzhou Project Management Office. Source: SEIA.

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Table 10: Implementation Status of Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Target Agencies/ Activities Attendees Contents Timing Implementation Status Strengthening Institutional WPMO, IA, OAs,  Defining institutional arrangements for During project Fulfilled. WPMO and IA appointed Strengthening WEPB, GEPB environmental management, monitoring, and preparation and recruited personnel prior to start supervision of project implementation.  Defining positions and responsibilities  Appointing and recruiting personnel

EMC  Recruiting and contracting EMC for internal Prior to project The WEMS was recruited and environmental management consultancy and implementation contracted as the EMC for internal monitoring environmental monitoring management support.

IEM  Recruiting and contracting an IEM for the Prior to project Recruitment delayed for overall Project, through international implementation approximately 6 months because of competitive bidding, for environmental the lengthy recruitment and management consultancy and independent contracting process. external monitoring

Environmental IA, OAs, EMC  Developing environmental management During project Environmental protection clauses Management clauses and incorporating them into preparation were developed and incorporated into Clauses and construction and operational contracts construction contracts. Environmental Protocols  Developing/refining environmental monitoring monitoring program was reviewed protocols and no change was necessary. An  Developing environmental emergency environmental emergency response response procedures procedure for construction activities was developed and put in place.

Training Environmental WPMO, IA, OAs,  Environmental laws and regulations Prior to project Training session was organized by Laws, contractors  Environmental policies and plans implementation the WPMO at the start of project Regulations  Basic environmental management implementation. and Policies

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Target Agencies/ Activities Attendees Contents Timing Implementation Status  Environmental emergency response

EMP WPMO, EMCs,  Responsibility and duties for project Prior to and Training session was organized by Implementation IA/OAs, contractors construction, management and environmental during project the WPMO at the start of project protection implementation implementation.  Tasks of environmental protection in the project construction  Key environmental protection contents in project construction  EMP improvement and corrective actions

Environmental IA/OAs, EMCs,  Monitoring and inspection methods, data Prior to and Environmental monitoring and Monitoring, contractors collection and processing, interpretation of during project reporting workshop was delivered to Inspection and data, reporting system implementation the intended target groups during the Reporting  Environmental reporting requirements inception stage of loan implementation consultancy

Geohazard WLRB  Geohazard management Prior to and Two design workshops and one Management  Geohazard early warning and forecasting during project design review workshop were  Use and update of geohazard early warning implementation organized. Overseas and domestic and forecasting system study tours under active preparation.

Safety during EMC  Training on safety of upper building in Project All buildings are taken and Construction Pingminchong area during construction construction demolished. Safety risk in Pingminchong has been removed completely.

EMC = environmental management company/consultant, EMP = environmental management plan, GEPB = Guangxi Environmental Protection Bureau, IA = implementing agency, IEM = independent environmental monitor (as part of the implementation consultancy), OA = operating agency, WEPB = Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, WLRB = Wuzhou Land Resources Bureau, WPMO = Wuzhou Project Management Office. Source: SEIA.

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Table 11: Compliance with Environment-Related Assuarances and Covenants Status of Covenants Reference Compliance SUMMARY EIA Environmental Safeguard Assurances The WMG will ensure the IA and OAs to build, operate, Paragraph In compliance. maintain, and monitor the project facilities in strict 131 conformity with: (i) all applicable laws and regulations, including national and local regulations and standards for environmental protection, health, labor, and occupational safety; and (ii) ADB’s Environment Policy and the environmental mitigation and monitoring measures detailed in the approved EIAs and EMPs.

The WPMO will ensure that the capacity building Paragraph In compliance. program described in the EMP will be provided to IA, 131 OAs, and contractors properly and in time.

The WMG will ensure that the IA will provide quarterly Paragraph In compliance. environmental monitoring reports to the WPMO, which 131 will prepare and submit to ADB semi-annual environmental reports in a format acceptable to ADB until loan closure.

LOAN AGREEMENT The Borrower shall cause GZARG, and shall through Section In compliance. GZARG cause WMG, to carry out the Project with due 4.01. (a) diligence and efficiency and in conformity with sound administrative, financial, engineering, environmental, geohazard prevention, urban roads, and urban facility development practices.

SCHEDULE 5 TO LOAN AGREEMENT: EXECUTION OF PROJECT Executing Agency, Project Leading Group, and Project Management Office The Project Leading Group (PLG) which has been Schedule In compliance. established by WMG and is chaired by the Executive 5 (2) Vice-Mayor of WMG, shall provide policy and operational guidance for implementation of the Project. PLG shall consist of members from Wuzhou Development and Reform Commission, Wuzhou Finance Bureau, Wuzhou Municipal Development and Planning Commission, Wuzhou Land Resources Bureau, Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and Dongtai.

Project Implementing Agency and Implementation Management GZARG, WMG, and Dongtai shall ensure that all the Schedule In compliance. project implementation procedures agreed upon with 5 (5) ADB be followed accordingly, including the environmental and social safeguards requirements.

PROJECT AGREEMENT

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall carry out the Project Section In compliance. with due diligence and efficiency, and in conformity with 2.01 (a) sound administrative, financial, engineering, environmental, geohazard prevention, urban roads, and urban facility development practices.

In the carrying out of the Project and operation of the Section In compliance. Project facilities, GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall 2.01 (b) perform all obligations set forth in the Loan Agreement to the extent that they are applicable to GZARG, WMG and Dongtai and all obligations set forth in the Schedule to this Project Agreement. In addition, WMG shall ensure that the obligations or responsibilities attributed to, or specified to be undertaken by Dongtai, are duly performed or undertaken by Dongtai as specified in this Project Agreement.

Dongtai shall at all times conduct its business in Section In compliance. accordance with sound administrative, financial, 2.11 (b) environmental, geohazard prevention, urban roads, and urban facility development practices, and under the supervision of competent and experienced management and personnel.

Dongtai shall at all times operate and maintain its Section Complied with for plants, equipment and other property, and from time to 2.11 (c) Zaozhong. time, promptly as needed, make all necessary repairs and renewals thereof, all in accordance with sound Project facilities in administrative, financial, engineering, environmental, Pingminchong and geohazard prevention, urban roads, and urban facility Hongling are still development, and maintenance and operational under construction. practices. Not yet due.

PROJECT AGREEMENT – SCHEDULE: EXECUTION OF PROJECT; FINANCIAL MATTERS Executing Agency, Project Leading Group, and Project Management Office The Project Leading Group (PLG) which has been 2 In compliance. established by WMG and is chaired by the Executive Vice-Mayor of WMG, shall provide policy and operational guidance for implementation of the Project. PLG shall consist of members from Wuzhou Development and Reform Commission, Wuzhou Finance Bureau, Wuzhou Municipal Development and Planning Commission, Wuzhou Land Resources Bureau, Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and Dongtai.

Project Implementing Agency and Implementation Management GZARG, WMG, Dongtai shall ensure that all the project 5 In compliance. implementation procedures agreed upon with ADB be followed accordingly, including the environmental and social safeguards requirements.

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance Maintenance of Project Facilities With respect to Part II of the Project for the Hongling 11 In compliance for road network, GZARG shall cause WMG to ensure (a) completed roads implementation of a program for the provision of road safety signage, communication, and traffic monitoring and hazard barriers; and (b) implementation of road safety measures in line with the laws and regulations of the Borrower on road transport safety.

Geohazard Prevention and Management GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) the 12 In compliance. design and engineering treatment measures for geohazard prevention in Pingminchong valley will be carried out in strict conformity with scientific engineering norms and the standards and regulations of the Borrower specified for geohazard control and prevention works; (b) this requirement will be explicitly specified in all the relevant engineering design and civil works contracts, particularly in the contracts for the Pingminchong geohazard prevention component; and (c) the contractors’ compliance with this requirement will be closely monitored by the Project implementation consultant, and reported to ADB through the Project progress reports.

GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) a 13 All buildings on the monitoring mechanism be established to closely upper ridges of observe the stability of the remaining buildings and Pingminchong valley underline land on the upper ridges of Pingminchong and on west side of valley throughout Project implementation until two (2) the Pingmonchong years after Project completion, (b) the monitoring road have been taken results be reported to ADB regularly through the Project and demolished as progress reports, and (c) immediate and adequate part of the integrated actions be undertaken in case of impaired stability in Pingminchong- accordance with the established geohazard Bingchuanchong- management procedures. Shiguchong geohazard resettlement and prevention program. Thus this safety concern has been eliminated.

Land Acquisition and Resettlement GZARG and WMG shall ensure that (a) all land and 19 In compliance. right-of-way required by the Project be made available in a timely manner; (b) each RP be updated based on the final detailed design and detailed measurement surveys for the respective Parts of the Project; (c) such updated RP be submitted to ADB for its concurrence prior to award of any related civil works contracts under the Project; and (d) the approved RPs be disclosed to project affected people in accordance with ADB’s applicable information disclosure requirements for resettlement.

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance GZARG and WMG shall ensure that (a) each RP be 20 In compliance. implemented promptly and efficiently in accordance with their terms and in conformity with all the applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower, and ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy; (b) all project affected persons be given adequate opportunity to participate in resettlement planning and implementation; (c) counterpart funds for land acquisition and resettlement activities be timely provided; and (d) any obligations in excess of the RPs budget estimates be met.

GZARG and WMG shall ensure that (a) construction of 21 In regard to (a), the resettlement community in Zaochong be completed relocation of people with sufficient quality housing facilities and functioning from the municipal infrastructures before relocating the Pingminchong valley households out of Pingminchong valley and has been completed demolishing their current houses, (b) the Project- ahead of schedule affected households be provided a replacement because of housing area equivalent to their current housing anticipated heavy conditions in their original place, and (c) cash option be rains and risk of provided for those families that may wish to settle in a landslides in the community different from the resettlement community Pingminchong valley. constructed under the Project. Preliminary assessment has indicated that the program has been implemented in strict conformity with ADB resettlement safeguards policy. The people relocated from Pingminchong have been resettled in Zaochong resettlement community.

Prior approval was granted by the ADB.

GZARG and WMG, through Dongtai, shall ensure that 22 In compliance. (a) adequate staff and resources be committed to supervising and internally monitoring the implementation of the RPs for each Part under the Project during Project implementation; (b) ADB be provided with regular monitoring report on resettlement during implementation of RPs through Project progress reports, and a resettlement completion report for each Part; (c) an independent agency acceptable to ADB be contracted to carry out monitoring and evaluation of implementation of RPs during Project implementation, including collection of data disaggregated by gender where applicable, and forward external monitoring reports to ADB semi-annually and evaluate the results through annual survey updates for two (2) years after completion of the resettlement activities; (d) ADB be

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance promptly advised of any substantial changes in the resettlement impacts and, if necessary, a revised RP be submitted to ADB for approval; (e) Works contracts under the Project include the requirements to comply with the RPs and entitlements for permanent and temporary impacts to affected persons; and (f) the contractors be supervised to ensure compliance with requirements of the RPs, applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower, and ADB’s Involuntary Resettlement Policy.

Environment GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that all the 23 In compliance. Project facilities under the Project be constructed, operated, maintained, and monitored in strict conformity with: (a) the environmental laws and regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines of the Borrower, including national and local regulations and standards for environmental protection, health, labor, occupation safety, and geohazard prevention and management; (b) ADB’s Environment Policy (2002) and related operational procedures; and (c) the environmental mitigation and monitoring measures detailed in the approved EIAs, SEIA and EMP.

GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) any 24 In compliance. adverse environmental impacts arising from the Project be minimized by implementing the mitigations measures recommended in the EIAs, SEIA, and EMP; (b) justifications be provided for any proposed major changes to such mitigation measures required during the detailed design, construction, and operation and maintenance of the project facilities; and (c) the civil work contracts under the Project include obligations of the contractors for environmental protection, including relevant mitigation and monitoring measures specified in the EIAs, SEIA, and EMP.

GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that all the 25 In compliance. sludge, dredged materials, and solid waste generated in the course of implementation of the Project be disposed of in accordance with the Borrower’s national and local laws and regulations, and that such disposal will create no risk of secondary pollution.

GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) 26 In compliance. adequate personnel and sufficient resources will be provided to monitor the implementation of the EMP under the guidance of Wuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and (b) semi-annual environmental monitoring reports be provided to PMO for submission to ADB in form and substance acceptable to ADB. Such reports shall be provided to ADB from the commencement of Project implementation until the Project completion and include (a) progress made on mitigation measures and monitoring, (b) restoration,

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance condition, and return of land temporarily acquired during construction, (c) problems encountered, and (d) a corrective action plan in the event of any violation of the Borrower’s environmental standards, rules, regulations or laws has occurred.

Social Development and Poverty Reduction WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that the Works 27 In compliance. contractors (a) provide timely payment of wages and safe working conditions to all workers including male and female workers with such requirements being included in Works contract and monitored by Project implementation consultants; (b) provide women’s employment, where appropriate, and pay equal wages to the women and male employees for equivalent of equal value; and (c) not employ child labor as required by the relevant laws and regulations of the Borrower.

WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) construction 28 In compliance. and operational health and safety measures be incorporated into the design and bidding documents, and (b) health and safety information including early warning notice for geohazard attacks be disseminated to contractors who will in turn disseminate such information to those employed during implementation of the Project and/or for operation of the Project facilities. Such measures shall, at a minimum, be sufficient to comply with the laws and regulations of the Borrower, and shall also be designed to provide a safe work environment.

WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that (a) priority in 29 In compliance. employment opportunities be given to the vulnerable groups including the women, the poor, and ethnic minorities who meet the job requirements for construction and maintenance activities; and that the contractors will provide the workers with adequate on- the-job training, use local unskilled labor and not differentiate wages based on gender; and (b) all necessary steps be taken to encourage women living in the Project area to participate in the planning and implementation of the Project, including causing the contractors to maximize employment of women and monitor the Project's effects on women during Project implementation.

GZARG, WMG and Dongtai shall coordinate with the 30 In compliance. responsible agencies to ensure (a) the contractors disseminate information on the risks of transmitting and contracting socially and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS, to their employees during project implementation; and (b) ensure that public environmental awareness and education programs be provided on health and hygiene behavior and properly managing wastewater and solid waste disposal.

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Status of Covenants Reference Compliance Project Monitoring and Reporting WMG and Dongtai shall ensure that Project 31 In compliance. performance and impact be monitored and evaluated through a PPMS, as agreed to by ADB, WMG and Dongtai. At the beginning of the Project implementation, with support of the Project implementation consultant, WMG shall develop the PPMS procedures to generate data systematically on the inputs and outputs of the different Parts of the Project, as well as the agreed performance indicators on outcome and impact of the Project. WMG, through PMO, shall (a) refine the PPMS framework, (b) confirm achievable targets, (c) firm up monitoring and recording arrangement, and (d) establish systems and procedures no later than six (6) months after loan effectiveness. The PPMS shall be designed to permit adequate flexibility to adopt remedial action for Project design, schedule, activities, and development impacts.

WMG shall regularly report the baseline and progress 32 In compliance. data under the PPMS framework at the prescribed intervals. WMG shall ensure that PMO be responsible for analyzing and consolidating the data through its management system to be established for Project implementation. WMG shall ensure that PMO, with assistance of project implementation consultants, monitor and assess activities, and report to ADB through the Project progress reports on Project implementation including physical implementation and financial aspects of the Project from commencement until two (2) years after Project completion, to ensure that Project impacts are monitored and reported in line with ADB requirements.

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5. Environmental Monitoring

72. The monitoring of air, water and noise quality has been undertaken on a quarterly basis since the start of Project implementation. The monitoring locations are shown in Figure 5. The monitoring is done under contract by the Wuzhou Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center.

Figure 5: Air, Water and Noise Monitoring Locations

5.1 Water Quality Monitoring

73. For this reporting period (1 January 2011 – 30 June 2011), water quality monitoring was conducted in February and May 2011. Each monitoring took three days. The monitoring results are provided in Table 12 through Table 18.

74. The surface water monitoring results have shown that TN exceeds the standards at all monitored locations, but it is not serious. It is caused by a number of factors: a) the development of livestock and poultry breeding; b) cage aquaculture; c) no sewage and waste disposal facilities at the upstream area and large amount of organic pollutants being directly discharged into water; and d) reduced river water flow leading to aggravated organic pollution and TN exceeding the water quality standards. The contribution from Project-related construction activities is minimal.

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Table 12: TN Mornitoring Results of Surface Water (Unit mg/l) 2005 March May September November Left 1.63 1.98 1.17 0.66 Guijiang R. No. 1 Middle 1.60 1.87 1.36 0.69 Bridge Right 1.50 1.52 1.44 0.71 Left 1.38 1.40 1.49 1.49 Xunjiang River Middle 1.45 1.63 1.50 1.71 Winter Training Bldg Right 2.16 1.39 1.56 1.64 Left 1.56 1.30 1.51 1.36 Xijiang River Jieshou Middle 1.81 1.33 1.55 1.58 Right 1.63 1.43 1.56 1.52 2006 March May September November Left 0.79 1.42 — — Guijiang R. No. 1 Middle 0.80 1.29 — — Bridge Right 0.85 1.22 — — Left 1.59 1.71 1.10 1.17 Xunjiang River Middle 1.58 1.68 0.95 1.12 Winter Training Bldg Right 1.71 1.68 1.06 1.03 Left 1.57 1.61 1.12 1.07 Xijiang River Jieshou Middle 1.51 1.60 0.99 1.17 Right 1.51 1.61 1.34 1.27 2007 March May September November Left 1.75 1.43 1.14 1.62 Xunjiang River Middle 1.50 1.38 1.21 1.53 Winter Training Bldg Right 1.59 1.42 1.24 1.75 Left 1.70 1.48 1.10 1.69 Xijiang River Jieshou Middle 1.68 1.50 1.13 1.58 Right 1.48 1.44 1.19 1.45 2008 March May September November Left 1.90 2.05 1.65 1.67 Xunjiang River Middle 1.94 1.99 1.60 1.70 Winter Training Bldg Right 1.92 1.96 1.80 1.70 Left 2.18 1.92 1.35 1.45 Xijiang River Jieshou Middle 2.10 1.90 1.41 1.42 Right 2.14 1.92 1.47 1.39 Since September 2006, water collection site of Guijiang R. No. 1 Bridge was Remark cancelled due to optimization of monitoring site.

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Table 13: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 11 February 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang R. Left 7.54 26.0 9.2 5L 2L 8 0.02L 0.04 0.37 2.07 Winter Middle 7.59 25.5 9.2 5L 2L 8 0.02L 0.04 0.30 2.09 Training Bldg Right 7.63 25.9 9.3 5L 2L 9 0.02L 0.03 0.34 2.08 Left 7.68 21.2 9.7 6 2L 11 0.02L 0.04 0.15 1.43 Xijiang River Middle 7.72 16.7 9.8 6 2.0 12 0.02L 0.04 0.21 1.42 Jieshou Right 7.75 21.5 9.7 6 2.1 13 0.02L 0.04 0.16 1.40 Left 7.41 16.8 10.1 6 2L 24 0.02L 0.03 0.16 1.88 Guijiang R. Middle 7.38 11.2 9.6 6 2.2 24 0.02L 0.03 0.14 1.87 No. 1 Bridge Right 7.52 15.9 11.0 6 2.0 22 0.02L 0.03 0.16 1.87 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤ ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

Table 14: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 12 February 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang Left 7.66 23.7 9.3 6 2L 10 0.02L 0.04 0.32 2.08 River Winter Middle 7.59 24.0 9.4 6 2L 8 0.02L 0.04 0.35 2.07 Training Bldg Right 7.67 24.1 9.2 6 2L 9 0.02L 0.04 0.36 2.05 Left 7.55 23.0 9.8 6 2.1 12 0.02L 0.04 0.17 1.45 Xijiang River Middle 7.53 21.3 9.9 6 2L 12 0.02L 0.04 0.18 1.45 Jieshou Right 7.69 18.5 9.8 6 2L 14 0.02L 0.04 0.16 1.47 Left 7.41 17.4 10.1 5L 2.1 25 0.02L 0.03 0.14 1.85 Guijiang River Middle 7.45 11.9 10.0 5L 2.1 22 0.02L 0.03 0.15 1.85 No. 1 Bridge Right 7.43 16.6 10.5 5L 2L 22 0.02L 0.03 0.15 1.84 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤20 ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

Table 15: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 13 February 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang Left 7.54 26.8 9.3 6 2L 11 0.02L 0.04 0.33 2.06 River Winter Middle 7.58 25.8 9.3 6 2L 8 0.02L 0.04 0.37 2.05 Training Bldg Right 7.68 24.2 9.2 6 2L 10 0.02L 0.04 0.35 2.07 Left 7.65 27.2 9.8 6 2L 13 0.02L 0.04 0.19 1.47 Xijiang River Middle 7.75 18.7 9.9 6 2L 12 0.02L 0.04 0.17 1.44 Jieshou Right 7.85 22.5 9.7 6 2L 15 0.02L 0.04 0.21 1.45 Left 7.35 15.9 10.1 6 2L 25 0.02L 0.03 0.12 1.82 Guijiang River Middle 7.48 10.8 9.8 6 2.2 21 0.02L 0.03 0.15 1.82 No. 1 Bridge Right 7.46 16.1 9.9 6 2.1 24 0.02L 0.03 0.14 1.81 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤20 ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

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Table 16: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 3 May 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang Left 7.68 32.3 8.0 <5 <2 12 0.03 0.05 0.33 2.17 River Winter Middle 7.66 32.5 8.2 <5 <2 15 0.02 0.05 0.23 2.17 Training Bldg Right 7.64 32.5 8.3 <5 <2 11 0.02 0.05 0.28 2.16 Xijiang Left 7.64 16.1 8.2 <5 <2 8 0.02 0.03 0.14 1.70 RiverJieshou Middle 7.60 25.9 8.1 <5 <2 8 0.03 0.03 0.11 1.69 Right 7.54 26.1 8.0 <5 <2 9 0.03 0.03 0.13 1.67 Guijiang River Left 7.32 31.8 8.1 <5 <2 5 0.03 0.03 0.07 1.58 No. 1 Bridge Middle 7.40 31.2 7.8 <5 <2 6 0.03 0.03 0.09 1.56 Right 7.25 31.7 7.7 <5 <2 6 0.03 0.03 0.08 1.62 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤20 ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

Table 17: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 4 May 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang Left 7.54 32.1 8.1 <5 <2 16 0.04 0.05 0.23 2.13 River Winter Middle 7.52 32.0 8.0 <5 <2 16 0.03 0.05 0.25 2.15 Training Bldg Right 7.60 32.0 8.2 <5 <2 12 0.03 0.05 0.29 2.13 Xijiang Left 7.55 25.7 8.2 <5 <2 14 0.03 0.04 0.14 1.79 RiverJieshou Middle 7.53 25.8 8.1 <5 <2 11 0.02 0.03 0.12 1.80 Right 7.50 26.0 8.2 <5 <2 12 0.02 0.04 0.12 1.79 Guijiang River Left 7.31 31.7 7.9 <5 <2 10 0.02 0.03 0.10 1.60 No. 1 Bridge Middle 7.28 31.4 7.9 <5 <2 9 0.03 0.03 0.09 1.56 Right 7.32 31.2 8.0 <5 <2 9 0.03 0.03 0.09 1.62 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤20 ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

Table 18: Surface Water Monitoring Results of 5 May 2011 (Unit: mg/l; dimensionless pH, conductivity mS/m) Results pH Conductivity DO COD BOD-5 SS Petroleum TP NH3-N TN Xunjiang Left 7.51 31.9 8.1 <5 <2 13 0.03 0.05 0.27 2.14 River Winter Middle 7.55 32.0 8.0 <5 <2 15 0.03 0.05 0.22 2.17 Training Bldg Right 7.54 32.0 8.1 <5 <2 9 0.03 0.05 0.23 2.17 Xijiang Left 7.57 25.8 8.2 <5 <2 10 0.04 0.04 0.14 1.71 RiverJieshou Middle 7.60 25.9 8.3 <5 <2 11 0.03 0.03 0.14 1.74 Right 7.58 25.8 8.2 <5 <2 9 0.03 0.03 0.11 1.72 Guijiang River Left 7.29 31.7 7.9 <5 <2 7 0.04 0.03 0.09 1.62 No. 1 Bridge Middle 7.25 31.7 7.8 <5 <2 8 0.03 0.03 0.11 1.59 Right 7.30 31.8 7.8 <5 <2 7 0.03 0.03 0.08 1.61 Standard of Class III 6 ~ 9 — ≥5 ≤20 ≤4 — ≤0.05 ≤0.2 ≤1.0 ≤1.0

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5.2 Air Quality Monitoring

75. Air quality monitoring was carried out in 6 populated locations in the Project area, including 2 in Hongling road network area (Tianlengchong residential area and 5th group of Longxin village), 2 in Zaochong resettlement community (Electronic and mechanical college and and armed police station) and 2 in Pingminchong (Eighth middle school and second middle school). The air quality monitoring results of June 2011 are shown in Table 19. As can be seen from the table, the present air quality meets the applicable standards.

Table 19: Air Quality Monitoring Results of June 2011 TSP PM10 3 3 (mg/m ) (mg/m ) Pinmingchong (1) Tianlengchong 7 June 2011 0.104 0.081 Residential Area 8 June 2011 0.186 0.140 9 June 2011 0.140 0.112 10 June 2011 0.116 0.092 11 June 2011 0.132 0.110

(2) 5th Group of 7 June 2011 0.027 0.020 Longxin Village 8 June 2011 0.038 0.019 9 June 2011 0.078 0.073 10 June 2011 0.072 0.033 11 June 2011 0.050 0.025

Zaochong (3) Electronic and 7 June 2011 0.050 0.028 Mechanical 8 June 2011 0.065 0.040 School 9 June 2011 0.049 0.022 10 June 2011 0.053 0.041 11 June 2011 0.061 0.048

(4) Armed Police 7 June 2011 0.086 0.063 Station 8 June 2011 0.060 0.047 9 June 2011 0.053 0.035 10 June 2011 0.061 0.049 11 June 2011 0.079 0.066

Hongling (5) Eighth Middle 7 June 2011 0.030 0.028 School 8 June 2011 0.043 0.025 9 June 2011 0.026 0.013 10 June 2011 0.030 0.021 11 June 2011 0.021 0.014

(6) Second Middle 7 June 2011 0.040 0.033 School 8 June 2011 0.068 0.057 9 June 2011 0.042 0.024 10 June 2011 0.057 0.031 11 June 2011 0.053 0.027

Class II Air Quality Standard 0.30 0.15 PM10 = particular matter smaller than 10 micrometers. Hourly samples were taken. Figures in the table are daily averages.

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5.3 Noise Level Monitoring

76. Noise monitoring was done four times in March and June 2011.

Measurements of L10, L50, L90, L and σ were taken at daytime and nighttime for two days for each of the four monitorings.

77. Noise monitoring results are presented in Table 20 through Table 23. Indicators exceed the standards are underlined. As can be seen from the table, the present air quality meets the applicable standards, except for several locations. They have shown that the noise levels in some locations lightly exceed the standards for nighttime only. Since Project construction is not undertaken at night, the excessive noise is cause by regular urban activities, especially traffic.

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Table 20: Noise Monitoring Results of 23 - 24 March 2011 (Unit: dB(A)) Accumulated Decibel Class Equivalent Standard Noise Regulatory L10 L50 L90 Noise Level (Leq) Variation (σ) Source Limit Pingminchong 1 Second Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 53.9 51.5 50.1 52.0 1.5 Residential 55 Night-Time 52.5 45.3 37.8 48.4 5.2 Residential 45 2 Dormitory of Shipping Board Bureau Day-Time 57.6 48.4 45.2 52.5 4.5 Residential 55 (Class I) Night-Time 46.3 40.8 37.8 44.3 3.9 Residential 45 3 Eighth Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 50.4 47.6 45.0 48.8 2.5 Residential 55 Night-Time 47.6 39.6 37.1 43.4 4.0 Residential 45 Zaochong 4 The Armed Police Station (Class II) Day-Time 58.6 53.7 51.4 55.0 2.4 Residential 60 Night-Time 51.5 48.2 46.4 49.2 2.0 Residential 50 5 Dormitory of Electric Power Bureau Day-Time 50.8 48.1 43.5 48.4 2.7 Residential 60 (Class II) Night-Time 46.3 42.2 38.0 43.1 3.1 Residential 50 6 Electromechanical School (Class II) Day-Time 55.2 52.7 51.6 53.3 1.4 Residential 60 Night-Time 51.4 45.8 43.8 47.8 2.9 Residential 50 Hongling 7 5th Group of Longxin Village (Class II) Day-Time 52.9 50.0 47.6 50.8 2.1 Residential 60 Night-Time 46.4 42.6 40.9 43.9 2.1 Residential 50 8 Finance and Economic College (Class Day-Time 60.1 56.5 53.8 57.6 2.5 Residential, traffic 60 II) Night-Time 51.4 48.1 43.6 49.3 3.1 Residential, traffic 50 9 Hongling District Day-Time 57.1 53.1 50.9 54.6 2.6 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 50.6 46.9 44.2 48.3 2.7 Residential, traffic 50 dB(A) = A-weighted decibel.

Table 21: Noise Monitoring Results of 24 - 25 March 2011 (Unit: dB(A)) Accumulated Decibel Class Equivalent Standard Noise Regulatory L10 L50 L90 Noise Level (Leq) Variation (σ) Source Limit Pingminchong 1 Second Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 53.4 49.7 46.5 50.7 2.7 Residential 55 Night-Time 51.0 44.8 40.0 47.3 4.1 Residential 45 2 Dormitory of Shipping Board Bureau Day-Time 57.9 50.6 46.9 53.8 4.1 Residential 55 (Class I) Night-Time 48.2 44.4 41.5 46.0 3.1 Residential 45 3 Eighth Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 53.3 49.8 46.7 50.7 2.7 Residential 55 Night-Time 47.7 43.8 41.3 44.9 2.3 Residential 45 Zaochong 4 The Armed Police Station (Class II) Day-Time 54.3 52.2 49.6 52.5 1.9 Residential 60 Night-Time 49.2 44.0 40.1 46.8 3.9 Residential 50 5 Dormitory of Electric Power Bureau Day-Time 53.4 46.9 43.3 49.7 3.9 Residential 60 (Class II) Night-Time 46.0 43.0 40.6 44.1 2.5 Residential 50 6 Electromechanical School (Class II) Day-Time 54.5 49.8 45.4 51.2 3.4 Residential 60 Night-Time 49.3 45.4 40.8 46.5 3.6 Residential 50 Hongling 7 5th Group of Longxin Village (Class II) Day-Time 52.2 48.4 46.3 50.7 2.7 Residential 60 Night-Time 45.0 42.1 40.1 42.8 1.8 Residential 50 8 Finance and Economic College (Class II) Day-Time 60.9 58.6 56.0 59.2 2.8 Residential, traffic 60 Night-Time 51.9 49.3 45.8 49.7 2.3 Residential, traffic 50 9 Hongling District Day-Time 58.5 54.0 50.1 55.6 3.3 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 50.8 46.5 42.0 47.8 3.3 Residential, trafic 50 dB(A) = A-weighted decibel.

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Table 22: Noise Monitoring Results of 8 June 2011 (Unit: dB(A)) Accumulated Decibel Class Equivalent Standard Noise Regulatory L10 L50 L90 Noise Level (Leq) Variation (σ) Source Limit Pingminchong 1 Second Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 52.9 49.0 46.0 50.0 2.6 Residential, teaching 55 Night-Time 45.3 42.8 40.1 43.2 2.0 Residential 45 2 Dormitory of Shipping Board Day-Time 55.2 51.8 49.1 52.6 2.3 Residential 55 Bureau (Class I) Night-Time 47.8 45.0 42.2 45.5 2.1 Residential 45 3 Eighth Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 49.3 47.7 46.9 48.1 1.1 Residential, teaching 55 Night-Time 47.4 44.4 41.0 44.9 2.4 Residential 45 Zaochong 4 The Armed Police Station (Class Day-Time 54.4 51.2 49.7 52.1 1.9 Residential 60 II) Night-Time 49.8 46.9 44.0 47.4 2.2 Residential 50 5 Dormitory of Electric Power Day-Time 50.5 46.2 43.5 47.4 2.7 Residential 60 Bureau (Class II) Night-Time 48.7 45.6 42.3 46.2 2.4 Residential 50 6 Electromechanical School (Class Day-Time 51.2 49.5 45.9 49.4 1.9 Residential, teaching 60 II) Night-Time 49.3 46.0 41.8 46.8 2.9 Residential 50 Hongling 7 5th Group of Longxin Village Day-Time 53.3 52.3 51.1 52.8 1.4 Residential 60 (Class II) Night-Time 42.9 39.3 37.7 41.9 2.9 Residential 50 8 Finance and Economic College Day-Time 65.7 61.9 60.7 63.1 1.9 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 46.6 43.8 41.0 45.8 2.9 Residential, traffic 50 9 Hongling District Day-Time 55.1 53.2 51.6 53.6 1.4 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 49.4 45.4 42.6 46.3 2.4 Residential, traffic 50 dB(A) = A-weighted decibel.

Table 23: Noise Monitoring Results of 9 June 2011 (Unit: dB(A)) Accumulated Decibel Class Equivalent Standard Noise Regulatory L10 L50 L90 Noise Level (Leq) Variation (σ) Source Limit Pingminchong 1 Second Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 52.0 48.7 46.1 49.5 2.2 Residential, teaching 55 Night-Time 45.9 42.9 38.8 43.4 2.6 Residential 45 2 Dormitory of Shipping Board Day-Time 55.0 51.9 49.4 52.5 2.1 Residential 55 Bureau (Class I) Night-Time 47.6 44.2 40.9 45.0 2.7 Residential 45 3 Eighth Middle School (Class I) Day-Time 50.1 47.7 46.5 48.4 1.6 Residential, teaching 55 Night-Time 48.1 45.2 42.1 45.7 2.2 Residential 45 Zaochong 4 The Armed Police Station (Class Day-Time 54.4 52.1 49.1 52.4 2.0 Residential 60 II) Night-Time 49.3 46.8 44.4 47.2 1.8 Residential 50 5 Dormitory of Electric Power Day-Time 50.5 47.5 44.8 48.1 2.0 Residential 60 Bureau (Class II) Night-Time 48.3 46.1 43.6 46.4 1.7 Residential 50 6 Electromechanical School (Class Day-Time 51.0 48.9 47.4 49.2 1.4 Residential, teaching 60 II) Night-Time 50.0 46.8 43.2 47.4 2.6 Residential 50 Hongling 7 5th Group of Longxin Village Day-Time 52.9 50.7 49.1 51.6 1.9 Residential 60 (Class II) Night-Time 43.5 39.6 37.8 40.9 2.3 Residential 50 8 Finance and Economic College Day-Time 66.1 64.6 62.3 64.9 1.8 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 52.7 45.2 39.6 48.5 4.8 Residential, traffic 50 9 Hongling District Day-Time 58.6 54.3 52.6 55.9 2.5 Residential, traffic 60 (Class II) Night-Time 49.1 44.7 41.9 46.3 2.8 Residential, traffic 50 dB(A) = A-weighted decibel.

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6. Conclusion and Recommendations

78. During the period of this report, civil works construction is on-going for all three engineering components. In the construction phase, the contractors of all the contract sections have on the whole fulfilled their promise to protect the environment. Adequate attention has been paid to the implementation of mitigation measures and environmental monitoring. Through the implementation of the mitigation measures, the environmental impacts have been prevented or reduced to the minimum level possible.

79. Environmental provisions have been incorporated into the civil works contracts. Field inspections by the independent construction supervision agencies, IA’s environmental officers and loan implementation environmental consultants have confirmed that the civil works contractors have complied with the environmental requirements.

80. The PMO has assigned one officer and the IA has assigned two officers in charge of environmental management. They also serve as grievance focal points. Project and contact information has been posted in the bulletin boards at all construction sites. Public complaints can also be transmitted via the Wuzhou EPB 24-hour telephone hotline and email. To date, there have been no significant public complaints about the Project.

81. Environmental monitoring has been conducted by the Wuzhou Environmental Monitoring Station on a quarterly basis in accordance with the environmental monitoring program contained in the SEIA. The environmental monitoring covers air, water and noise. All parameters, except for TN, meet the regulatory standards. But the violation of TN in the surface waters is not resultant from project-related to construction activities. Night-time noise levels in selected project sites violate the standards but they were not related to project construction which does not take place at night.

82. Environmental training sessions were organized by WPMO at the start of construction in 2009. Training topics covered the ADB environmental safeguard requirements, PRC environmental laws and regulations, SEIA, EMP, environmental monitoring and so on. The traning sessions were delivered by the loan implementation consultants. The participants included WPMO and Dongtai officers and construction contractors. The lona implementation consultants also undertook one-on-one sessions with the EMU and WPMO environmental officers on environmental inspection and supervision.

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83. Environmental officers of the EMU at Dongtai and of the WPMO, and the loan implementation consultants undertook weekly visits and inspections to the construction sites. Minor environmental violations (e.g., improper vehicle cover, overflow of sedimentation ponds, excessive noise and dust, construction vechile speeding) were discovered and corrected on the spot.

84. The key challenge for the following year (2011) is environmental management in Pingminchong when it enters the phase of land rehabilitation. The loan implementation consultants have conducted environmental management training for the construction contractors and are working with the EMU and WPMO to inspect and supervise the environmental management activities.