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EIA: PRC: Xinjiang Altay Urban Infrastructure and Environment Environmental Impact Assessment Project Number: 43024 December 2010 People’s Republic of China: Xinjiang Altay Urban Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project Prepared by the Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This environmental impact assessment is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website. ABBREVIATIONS AADT - Annual Average Daily Traffic ADB - Asian Development Bank AIDS - Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome AP - Affected Person APG - Altay Prefecture Government APMO - Altay Project Management Office ASL - Above sea level AusAID - Australian Government Overseas Aid Program CAREC - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CCF - Climate Change Fund Consolidated Environmental Impact CEIA - Assessment CNY - China Yuan DFR - Draft final report DMF - Design and Monitoring Framework DRC - Development and Reform Commission EA - Executing Agency EFS - Engineering Feasibility Study EHS - Environmental Health and Safety EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMDP - Ethnic Minority Development Plan EMO - External monitoring organization EMP - Environmental Management Plan EPB - Environmental Protection Bureau FMAQ - Financial Management Assessment Questionnaire FSR - Feasibility Study Report FYP - Five-Year Plan GEF - Global Environmental Fund GHG - Greenhouse Gas GRM - Grievance Redress Mechanism HDPE - High Density Polyethylene HH - Household HIVS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus IA - Implementing Agency IEE - Initial Environmental Examination IEM - Integrated Ecosystem Management IFC - International Finance Corporation IFO - International Financing Organization IP - Indigenous Peoples IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature LDI - Local design institute MDG - Millennium Development Goals MEP - Ministry of Environmental Protection MIS - Management Information System NDRC - National Development and Reform Commission NGO - Non-governmental Organization NTFP - Non-timber forest products O&M - Operation and Maintenance PAH - Project affected households PAP - Project affected persons PCCP - Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe PE - Polyethylene PLG - Project Leading Group PMO - Project Management Office PPMS - Project Performance Management System PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PRC - People's Republic of China PSA - Poverty and Social Assessment RMB - Renminbi RP - Resettlement Plan RRP - Report and Recommendation of the President SAP - Social action plan SEIA - Summary Environmental Impact Assessment SEPP - Soil Erosion Prevention Plan SIA - Social Impact Assessment STD - Sexually Transmitted Diseases STI - Sexually Transmitted Infections TA - Technical Assistance TGR - Traffic Growth Rate TOR - Terms of Reference USD - United States Dollar UV - Ultra violet WS - Water Supply WTP - Water Treatment Plant WWF - World Wildlife Fund WWT - Wastewater Treatment WWTP - Wastewater Treatment Plant XUAR - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region XUARG - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government XAUIEIP - Xinjiang Altay Urban Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Assumed) Currency Unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1 = $.1515 $1 = CNY6.6 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES km2 – square kilometer m2 – square meter m3/day – cubic meter per day mu – Chinese unit of area (15 mu = 1 hectare) NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of the People’s Republic of China ends on 31 December. (ii) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.................................................................................................. 1 A. Background ................................................................................................................ 1 B. Project Scoping .......................................................................................................... 1 C. CEIA Features and Findings ...................................................................................... 2 D. Conclusions................................................................................................................ 4 CHAPTER B. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK.............................................. 5 A. Overview .................................................................................................................... 5 B. Laws, Regulations, Guidelines and Standards........................................................... 5 C. PRC Institutional Framework...................................................................................... 7 D. Asian Development Bank Environmental Requirements............................................ 7 E. International Agreements ........................................................................................... 8 F. Scoping the Assessment............................................................................................ 8 G. Area of Influence and Evaluation Standards for Subcomponent Sectors................... 9 H. EHS Guidelines ........................................................................................................ 11 CHAPTER C. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT................................................................................ 13 A. Justification and Rationale for the Project ................................................................ 13 B. Project Subcomponents ........................................................................................... 20 CHAPTER D. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT - BASELINE................................................... 35 A. Regional Environmental Setting ............................................................................... 35 B. Component Localities Environmental Setting........................................................... 40 CHAPTER E - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................... 56 A. Positive Impacts and Environmental Benefits .......................................................... 56 B. Impacts Associated with Project Location, Planning, and Design............................ 58 C. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Construction Phase ........................... 67 D. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Operational Phase............................. 72 E. Health and Safety (Construction and Operational Phases)...................................... 85 F. Cumulative Impacts.................................................................................................. 86 G. Unanticipated environmental impacts....................................................................... 87 CHAPTER F. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES........................................................................ 88 A. Scope of Alternatives for Sectors ............................................................................. 88 B. Environmental Alternatives Common to all Counties ............................................... 90 C. Environmental Alternatives Particular to Individual Counties ................................... 95 CHAPTER G. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................................. 100 A. Legislative Framework for Public Consultation....................................................... 100 B. The First Round of Public Consultation Activities................................................... 100 C. The Second Round of Public Consultation Activities.............................................. 101 D. The Third Round of Public Consultation Activities.................................................. 102 E. Future public consultation ...................................................................................... 103 CHAPTER H. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ................................................................... 104 A. The Current System ............................................................................................... 104 B. Proposed Mechanism............................................................................................. 105 CHAPTER I. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.................................................................... 108 A. Introduction............................................................................................................. 108 B. Summary of Potential Impacts................................................................................ 108 C. Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................... 108 D. Performance Indicators .......................................................................................... 109 E. Environmental Monitoring....................................................................................... 127 F. Public Consultation................................................................................................. 135 G. Environmental Responsibility for Implementation................................................... 136 H. Institutional Strengthening and Training................................................................. 138 I. Reporting and Supervision ..................................................................................... 140 J. Work plan ..............................................................................................................
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