45022-002: Jiangxi Ji'an Sustainable Urban Transport Project
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Environmental Impact Assessment (Draft) May 2014 People’s Republic of China: Jiangxi Ji’an Sustainable Urban Transport Project Prepared by the Ji’an Municipal Government for the Asian Development Bank. 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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 1 December 2013) Currency unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.16287 $1.00 = CNY6.14 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank AQG – air quality guideline As – arsenic B – boron BOD5 – five-day biochemical oxygen demand BRT – bus rapid transit C&D – construction and demolition Cd – cadmium CN – cyanide CNY – Chinese yuan CO – carbon monoxide CO2 – carbon dioxide CO2eq – carbon dioxide equivalent COD – chemical oxygen demand CPS – country partnership strategy Cr – chromium Cu – copper DDT – dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane DO – dissolved oxygen EA – executing agency EHS – environmental health and safety EIA – environmental impact assessment EIR – environmental impact report EIRF – environmental impact registration form EIT – environmental impact table EMP – environmental management plan EPB – Environmental Protection Bureau EPD – Environmental Protection Department ESE – environmental supervision engineer F¯ – fluoride FSR – feasibility study report FYP – Five-Year Plan GDP – gross domestic product GEF – Global Environment Facility GHG – greenhouse gas GRM – grievance redress mechanism HC – hydrocarbon Hg – mercury IMn – permanganate index IA – implementing agency IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature JDEP – Jiangxi Department of Environmental Protection JEPB – Ji’an Environmental Protection Bureau JEPSRI – Jiangxi Environmental Protection and Scientific Research Institute JMG – Ji’an Municipal Government JMUCIDC – Ji’an Municipal Urban Construction Investment and Development Co., Ltd JPLG – Ji’an Project Leading Group JPMO – Ji’an Project Management Office JPTC – Ji’an Public Transport Co.Ltd. JUCB – Ji’an Urban Construction Bureau LDI – local design institute LIC – loan implementation consultant LIEC – loan implementation environmental consultant MEP – Ministry of Environmental Protection MOF – Ministry of Finance MOT – Ministry of Transport MV – motor vehicle N – nitrogen NDRC – National Development and Reform Commission NH3-N – ammonia nitrogen Ni – nickel NMT – non-motorized transport NO2 – nitrogen dioxide NOx – nitrogen oxides O&M – operation and maintenance PAM – polyacryl amide PAM – project administration manual Pb – lead PM2.5 – particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 µm PM10 – particulate matter with diameter ≤ 10 µm PME – powered mechanical equipment PRC – People’s Republic of China Se – selenium SO2 – sulfur dioxide SPS – safeguard policy statement SS – suspended solid STI – sustainable transport initiative SWCR – soil and water conservation report TN – total nitrogen TP – total phosphorus TPH – total petroleum hydrocarbon TSP – total suspended particulate VOC – volatile organic compound WBG – World Bank Group WCB – Water Conservancy Bureau WHO – World Health Organization WWTP – wastewater treatment plant Zn – zinc WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC – degree Centigrade cm – centimeter dB – decibel h – hour ha – hectare km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer m – meter m2 – square meter m3 – cubic meter m3/s – cubic meter per second mg/kg – milligram per kilogram mg/L – milligram per liter mg/m3 – milligram per cubic meter mm – milliliter t – metric ton t/a – metric ton per annum µg/m3 – microgram per cubic meter µm – micrometer NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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. 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. CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 A. Background 1 B. Project Design 3 C. Project Benefits 3 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 8 A. Policy Framework 8 B. Legal and Administrative Framework 10 C. Laws, Regulations, Guidelines and Standards 10 D. Evaluation Standards 13 E. Assessment Area (Project Area of Influence), Assessment Period and Evaluation Standards for the Project 18 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 20 A. Project Rationale 20 B. Component 1: Public Transport 34 C. Component 2: River Rehabilitation 42 D. Component 3: Urban Roads and Traffic Management 46 E. Component 4: Capacity Building 50 F. Global Environment Facility Funding Activities 50 G. Construction Activities 52 H. Institutional Arrangements for Construction and Operation 52 I. Associated Facilities 54 J. Climate Change Adaptation Considerations 54 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) 55 A. Existing Setting of the Project Sites 55 B. Existing Sensitive Receptors 56 C. Physical Setting 61 D. Biological Resources, Ecology and Biodiversity 69 E. Socio-economic Conditions 77 F. Physical Cultural Resources 80 G. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change 82 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 84 A. Positive Impacts and Environmental Benefits 84 B. Impacts Associated with Project Location, Planning and Design 84 C. Measures during Detailed Design and Pre-construction 87 D. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Construction Stage 88 E. Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Operation Stage 98 F. Cumulative Impacts 109 G. Indirect and Induced Impacts 110 VI. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 111 A. No Project Alternative 111 B. Alternatives Considered 111 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION 116 A. Legislative Framework 116 B. Information Disclosure 116 C. Questionnaire Survey 120 D. Discussion Forum 122 E. Future Plans for Public Participation 124 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 125 IX. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 126 X. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 126 A. Expected Project Benefits 126 B. Adverse Impacts and Mitigation Measures 126 C. Risks and Assurances 128 D. Overall Conclusion 129 Appendix: Environmental Management Plan I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Background 1. This environmental impact assessment (EIA) is for the proposed Jiangxi Ji’an Sustainable Urban Transport Project. This report was prepared based on two domestic Environmental Impact Reports (EIR): a planning EIR prepared for the Western City Development Area and a project EIR; supplemented with information from three domestic Feasibility Study Reports (FSRs) (for bus rapid transit (BRT), urban roads and Yudai River rehabilitation respectively) and the Soil and Water Conservation Report (SWCR) prepared for the project. 2. This project is in Ji’an City located in the mid-western region of Jiangxi Province (Figure I.1), along the mid-stream section of the Gan River, a major river flowing through Jiangxi into Poyang Lake. Its coordinates are latitudes 25o58’32”N to 27o57’50”N and longitudes 113o46’E to 115o56’E. The city extends 218 kilometers (km) from north to south and 208 km from east to west. Total administrative area is 25,300 square kilometers (km2), accounting for approximately 15% of total area in the province. Total population is approximately 5 million. Figure I.1: Location of Ji’an City in the PRC Map of PRC showing Jiangxi Province JI’AN Jizhou District Map of Jiangxi Province showing Ji’an City Map of Ji’an showing Jizhou District 2 3. The urban center is in Jizhou District (see Figure I.1), which is located approximately 210 km south of Nanchang, the provincial capital. Jizhou District has a land area of 425 km2 and a population of 343,200. The project sites are mostly located in Jizhou District (with a small section of the BRT corridor extending into the Qingyuan District to the south). The Project aims to improve Ji’an’s urban transport network in a sustainable manner by improving public transport services and public safety, providing new urban roads linking the planned high speed rail station and new development area with the existing urban center and improving multimodal connections between the existing rail station and bus services. Proposed river rehabilitation works will improve flood protection and scenic and amenity resources in the new development area. Ji’an’s urban development is constrained by its over-crowded urban center, mountainous topography and bisection by the Gan River with no room to improve the road network. The urban area needs to expand with new urban road networks, improved and safer public transport services, improved non-motorized transport and integration and more efficient multimodal interchange to alleviate existing issues in the urban center and to accommodate future growth in travel demand in a sustainable way. 4. To accommodate urban growth beyond the existing urban center, Ji’an’s Urban Master Plan calls for the development of the new Western City Development Area located to the west of the existing urban center. The Western City Development Area