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Attachment to Environmental Impact Assessment Initial Environmental Examination (Draft) October 2016 PRC: Guangxi Regional Cooperation and Integration Promotion Investment Program Prepared by the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 19 October 2016) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.148 $1.00 = CNY6.73 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank AP - affected person AQG - air quality guideline As - arsenic AVG - average BEZ - border economic zone BOD5 - 5-day biochemical oxygen demand C&D - construction and demolition Cd - cadmium CN - cyanide CNY - Chinese yuan CO - carbon monoxide CO2 - carbon dioxide COD - chemical oxygen demand Cr - chromium Cu - copper DDT - dichloro -diphenyl-trichloroethane DO - dissolved oxygen EA - executing agency EARF - environmental assessment and review framework EEM - external environmental monitor EHS - environment, health and safety EIA - environmental impact assessment EIR - environmental impact report EIRF - environmental impact registration form EIT - environmental impact table EMP - environmental management plan EMR - environmental monitoring report EMS - Environmental Monitoring Station EPB - Environmental Protection Bureau EPD - Environmental Protection Department EPL - Environmental Protection Law ESE - environmental supervision engineer ESMS - environmental and social management system F- - fluoride FAM - facility administration manual FI - financial intermediary FSR - feasibility study report FYP - five-year plan ii GDP - gross domestic product GPMO - Guangxi Foreign Loans Project Management Office GHG - greenhouse gas GMS - Greater Mekong Subregion GRM - grievance redress mechanism GZAR - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Hg - mercury IMn - permanganate index IA - implementation agency IEE - initial environmental examination IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature LAeq - equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level LAS - linear alkylbenzene sulfonate LDI - local design institute LEED - leadership in energy and environmental design MEP - Ministry of Environmental Protection MSW - municipal solid waste N - nitrogen NH 3-N - ammonia nitrogen Ni - nickel NO2 - nitrogen dioxide NOX - nitrogen oxides P - phosphorus PAM - polyacryl amide Pb - lead PCR - project completion report pH - a measure of acidity and alkalinity PIU - project implementation unit PM - particulate matter PM2.5 - particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm PM10 - particulate matter with diameter ≤ 10 μm PMC - project management consultant PME - powered mechanical equipment PMO - project management office 2- PO4 - phosphate PPE - personal protective equipment PPP - public-private partnership PPTA - project preparation technical assistance PRC - People’s Republic of China Se - selenium SEA - strategic environmental assessment SME - small and medium enterprise SO2 - sulphur dioxide SPS - safeguard policy statement SS - suspended solid TN - total nitrogen TP - total phosphorus TPH - total petroleum hydrocarbon TSP - total suspended particulate VOC - volatile organic carbon iii WBG - World Bank Group WHO - World Health Organization WWTP - wastewater treatment plant Zn - zinc iv WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC - degree centigrade dB(A) - A-weighted sound pressure level (decibel) ha - hectare kg/s - kilogram per second km - kilometer km2 - square kilometer L - liter m - meter m2 - square meter m3 - cubic meter m3/d - cubic meter per day m3/s - cubic meter per second mg - milligram mg/L - Milligram per liter mg/m3 - milligram per cubic meter min - minute mm - millimeter no./L - number of individuals per liter t - metric ton t/d - metric ton per day µ or µm - micron or micrometer µg - microgram µg/m3 - microgram per cubic meter NOTES In the report, “$” refers to US dollars. This initial environmental examination 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. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. v TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 1 A. Background ........................................................................................................ 1 B. Project Design .................................................................................................... 1 C. Project Benefits ................................................................................................... 4 D. Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures ............................................................ 4 E. Information Disclosure, Consultation and Participation ....................................... 6 F. Grievance Redress Mechanism .......................................................................... 6 G. Key EMP Implementation Responsibilities .......................................................... 6 H. Risks and Key Assurances .................................................................................. 7 I. Overall Conclusion .............................................................................................. 7 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .............................................. 7 A. Policy Framework ............................................................................................... 7 B. Legal and Administrative Framework .................................................................. 9 C. Laws, Regulations, Guidelines and Standards .................................................... 9 D. Evaluation Standards ........................................................................................ 14 E. Assessment Area (Project Area of Influence), Assessment Period, and Evaluation Standards for the Project .................................................................................. 19 F. Justification for the Use of PRC Standards ....................................................... 20 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................. 22 A. General ............................................................................................................. 22 B. Project Rationale .............................................................................................. 23 C. Subproject 1: Construction of Fangchenggang training center for Chinese and Vietnamese workers and SMEs ........................................................................ 24 D. Subproject 2: Development of cross-border labor cooperation demonstration park in Pingxiang BEZ .................................................................................................. 25 E. Subproject 6: Expansion of Pingxiang border trade service center .................... 27 F. Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening ..................................... 28 G. Climate Change Adaptation Considerations ...................................................... 29 H. Associated Facilities ......................................................................................... 30 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................... 30 A. Existing Setting of the Project Sites .................................................................. 32 B. Existing Sensitive Receptors ............................................................................. 37 C. Physical Setting ................................................................................................ 44 1. Overview of Guangxi....................................................................................... 44 2. Fangchenggang .............................................................................................. 44 3. Pingxiang ........................................................................................................ 47 D. Biological Resources, Ecology and Biodiversity ................................................ 51 E. Socio-economic Conditions ............................................................................... 52 1. Fangchenggang .............................................................................................. 52 2. Pingxiang ........................................................................................................ 54 F. Physical Cultural Resources ............................................................................. 55 G. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................. 55 vi V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............ 55 A. Positive Impacts and Environmental Benefits.................................................... 55 B. Impacts Associated with Project Location, Planning and Design ....................... 57 C. Measures during Detailed Design and Pre-Construction ................................... 57 D. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Construction Stage ...................... 58 1. Impacts and Mitigation Measures on Physical Resources ............................... 59 2. Impacts and Mitigation Measures on Biological Resources, Ecology and Biodiversity ....................................................................................................
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