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World Bank Document '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5-__\ KM GolderAssociates Inc. 200 UnionBoulevard. Suite 500 . Go1der Lakewood,CO USA80228 Telephone (303)980-0540 so Fox (303)985-2080 E-231 Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR EAST CHINA (JIANGSIJ) 500 kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized Preparedfor: East China Electric Power Group Corp. 201 Nanjing Road (E.) Shanghai 200002 PeoplesRepublic of China Preparedby: In Association with: Public Disclosure Authorized GolderAssociates Inc. Nanjing EnvironmentalProtection Research 200 UnionBlvd., Suite 500 Institute, Ministry of Electric Power Lakewood, Colorado 80228 10 PudongRoad Pukou, Nanjing PeoplesRepublic of China Distribution: / 3 copies - East China Electric Power Group Corp. Public Disclosure Authorized 3 copies - World Bank 1 copy - Jeanne Maltby 3 copies - Golder Associates Inc. May 18, 1998 973-2290.004 n'CIPCC iM1 Al MTOPI IA C'ANIArIA C-rDlAAtAIV Ul IKI(2AfV ITAIV CAA/tIr-IN I IMITEI- VIlr\1-1A I IkIIlTEn CTATr May 1998 -i- 973-2290.004 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................. ES-1 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..................................................... 1 1.1 Environmental Scope, Methodology, and Approach ...................................2 1.2 Environm ental Legislation, Regulations, and CGuidelines............................. 4 1.2.1 Chinese Legal and Regulatory Framework .................... ................. 4 1.2.1.1 Government of PRC ..................................................... 6 1.2.1.2 Jiangsu Province ......................................................... 7 1.2.1.3 Nanjing Municipality ................................................. 8 1.2.1.4 Shanghai Municipality .................................................. 9 1.2.2 World Bank Environmental Requirements . .. 10 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION . ........................................................ 14 2.1 Project Justification .......................................................... 14 2.2 Transmission Line Route and Substation Sites. ....................................... 15 2.2.1 Rural Component ...................................... 16 2.2.1.1 Transmission Line Segments ......................... ............... 17 2.2.1.2 Substation Construction and Expansion ........... ................ 17 2.2.2 Urban Component .......................................................... 18 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT .... 19 3.1 Rural Environment .......................................................... 19 3.1.1 Physical Environment ......................... ........................ 20 3.1.2 Ecological Environment .......................................................... 20 3.1.2.1 Flora .............................. ............................ 22 3.1.2.2 Fauna .................................................................... 22 3.1.2.3 Wetlands as a Generic Form of Wildiand ......... ................ 22 3.1.2.4 Threatened and Endangered Species ........... .................... 32 3.1.2.5 Biodiversity ........................................................... 32 3.1.3 Social, Cultural, and Institutional Environment . 33 3.1.3.1 Population and Economics ................... ........................ 33 3.1.3.2 Land Use . ......................................................... 34 3.1.3.3 Proximity to Roads, Railways, and Airports ........ ............. 34 3.1.3.4 Proximity to Schools, Hospitals, and Other Sensitive Receptors ........................................................... 35 3.1.3.5 Archaeological and Cultural Resources ............................ 35 3.2 Urban Environm ent ........................................................... 36 3.2.1 Physical Environment .......................................................... 36 3.2.2 Ecological Environment .......................................................... 37 3.2.3 Social, Cultural, and Institutional Environment . 37 3.2.3.1 Population and Economics ........................................... 37 1:\97\2290\229%CHNA.FNL Golder Associates May 1998 -ii- 973-2290.004 3.2.3.2 Land Use ............................................... 38 3.2.3.3 Proximity to Roads, Railways, and Airports ......... ............ 38 3.2.3.4 Proximity to Schools, Hospitals, and Other Sensitive Receptors ............................................... 38 3.2.3.5 Archaeological and Cultural Resources ............................ 39 4.0 TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION IMPACTS ................................ 40 4.1 Phvsical Environment ............................................................. 40 4.1.1 Impacts from Noise and Electromagnetism ................................... 40 4.1.1.1 Construction Phase .................................... ................ 40 4.1.1.2 Operational Impacts ................................................... 41 4.1.2 Impacts to Water Resources . .................................................... 47 4.2 Ecological Impacts ............................................................ 49 4.2.1 Vegetation Removal and Loss Of Wildlife Habitat . 49 4.2.2 Impacts to Wetlands ............................................................ 50 4.2.3 Impacts to Biodiversity, Wildlife, and Endangered Species ............... 51 4.2.4 Impacts on Fauna ............................................................ 52 4.3 Socio-economic Impacts ......................................................... ... 54 4.3.1 Land Use ............................................................ 54 4.3.2 Proximity to Schools, Hospitals, and Residential Areas ...... .............55 4.3.3 Transportation ........................................ 55 4.3.4 Proximity to Airports ............................................................. 56 4.3.5 Effects On Agriculture ........................................................... 56 4.3.6 Impacts to Archaeological Resources .......................................... 57 4.3.7 Aesthetic Impacts ............................................................ 58 4.3.8 Impacts from Imported Labor ................................................... 59 4.3.9 Impacts To Local Economic Conditions ............. ......................... 59 5.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................................... 61 5.1 No Action ........................................................... 61 5.2 Alternative Transmission Line Routes and Substation Sites....................... 62 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN . ........................................... 63 6.1 Required Mitigation .............................................................. 63 6.1.1 Mitigating Construction-related Impacts ...................................... 63 6.1.1.1 Road and Pad Construction .......................................... 63 6.1.1.2 Right-of-Way Clearing and Line Construction ....... ............64 6.1.1.3 Transmission Line Routing Through Population Centers ...... 65 6.1.1.4 Noise and Dust Impacts .................... .......................... 65 6.1.1.5 Traffic and Transportation Crossings .......... .................... 66 6.1.1.6 Loss of Agricultural Lands ................ .......................... 66 6.1.1.7 Archeological Resources ................... .......................... 66 6.1.2 Mitigating Operational Impacts ................................................. 67 6.1.2.1 Maintenance ............................................................ 67 6.1.2.2 Multiple Uses .......................................................... 67 1:\97\2290\2290CHNA.FNL Golder Associates May 1998 -iii- 973-2290.004 6.1.2.3 Impactsto Wildlife................................................... 67 6.1.2.4 Traffic.......................................................... 69 6.1.2.5 Infrastructure.......................................................... 69 6.1.2.6 Agricultural Lands.................................................... 69 6.2 Resettlement........................................................... 70 6.3 Monitoringand Training.......................................................... 73 6.3.1 ProposedMonitoring ................... 73 6.3.1.1 Monitoring Potential EnvironmentalImpacts ..................... 73 6.3.1.2 Monitoringand SupervisionAssociated with Resettlement..... 74 6.3.2 Training.................................................................... 75 6.3.2.1 Training Required for EnvironmentalManagement ............. 75 6.3.2.2 Training Associatedwith Resettlement............................ 75 6.4 OccupationalHealth and Safety. ......................................................76 7.0 REFERENCES.............................................................. 77 LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 500 kV TransmissionLines List Table 2-2 500 kV Power SubstationsList (Not Including Nanjing Urban Substations) Table 3-1 Proximity of Waterbodies in the Project Region to the East China/Jiangsu 500 kV Power TransmissionProject Table 3-2 Wintering Avifauna in IUCN Red List for China That Have Been Observed at YanchengMarshes Table 3-3 Faunal Species Included in IUCN Red List for China That Breed in YanchengMarshes Table 3-4 Flora Associatedwith WetlandsLocated in the Project Region Table 3-5 Fauna Associatedwith WetlandsLocated Near the Project Area Table 3-6 Summaryof National Economic Indexes (1995) Table 3-7 Intersectionof Power TransmissionLines with Traffic Table 3-8 Area and Population of Nanjing Table 3-9 1996 Whole MunicipalityCultural, Medical, and Sports Facilities Table 4-1 ConstructionMachine Noise Source Levels Table 4-2 RepresentativeEMF
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