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Environmental Monitoring Report 3rd Annual Report Project Number: 46081-002 January 2021 PRC: Hebei Elderly Care Development Project Prepared by Hebei Project Management Office in the Hebei Provincial Finance Department for the Hebei Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Director, 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. Project Number: LOAN 3536-PRC #3 Annual Report January 2021 PRC: HEBEI ELDERLY CARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Environmental Monitoring Report for 1 January 2020– 31 December 2020 Prepared by Hebei Project Management Office in the Hebei Provincial Finance Department for the Hebei Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 31 December 2020) Currency unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $ 0.1533 $1.00 = CNY 6.5249 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank LAeq Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level, in decibels BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand Leq Equivalent continuous sound pressure level, in decibels CNY Chinese Yuan, Renminbi LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant CODcr Chemical oxygen demand NH3-N Ammonia nitrogen CSC Construction supervision company NO2 Nitrate dB decibels O&M Operation and maintenance DO Dissolved oxygen pH potential of hydrogen; used to specify the acidity or basicity of a solution EA Executing Agency PM10 Particulate matter with diameter <10μ EIA Environmental impact assessment PM2.5 Particulate matter with diameter <2.5μ EMA Environmental monitoring agency PMO Project management office EMP Environmental Management Plan PPMS Project performance management system EMR Environmental Management Report PPTA Project preparatory technical assistance EMS Environmental monitoring station PRC People’s Republic of China EPB Environmental protection bureau RP Resettlement plan FSR Feasibility study report SEMSP Site Environmental Management and Supervision Plan FYP Five Year Plan SO2 Sulfate GDP Gross domestic product SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (of ADB) GRM Grievance redress mechanism SS Suspended solids HCBC home- and community-based care TSP Total suspended particulates HPMO Hebei project management office WHO World Health Organization IA Implementing agency WRB Water resources bureau ICT Information Communications Technology WWTP Wastewater treatment plant IEE Initial environmental examination NOTE (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 1 SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Project title: Hebei Elderly Care Development Project Date of project effectiveness: 26 October 2017 Executing agency: Hebei Provincial Government Implementing agencies: Xinji Juyouleyuan Elderly Care Service Corporate Julu County Hospital Jinluan International Hotel Co., Ltd Shexian County Runqinyuan Elderly Care Industry Development Co., Ltd Lixian Guangrongyuan Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao. PMO (name of agency): Hebei Project Management Office within Hebei Provincial Finance Department PMO Environment Officer (name, Safeguard department, Email: [email protected] email): Loan implementation consultant / firm: NAREE LIEC: Mr. Zhang Defa, NAREE Construction supervision Baoding No.3 Engineering Construction Supervision Co., Ltd company(ies): Contractor(s): Hebei Construction Group Co., Ltd. ADB web link to EMP: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project- documents/49028/49028-001-tacr-en_1.pdf Domestic web link to EMP: Yanshan University: https://cec.ysu.edu.cn/info/2039/2106.htm She County: http://www.sx.hd.gov.cn/sxxx/News_View.asp?NewsID=1960 Chengde City :http://cf17776714.icoc.bz/nd.jsp?id=1&from =singlemessage&isappinstalled=0#_np=106_380 Xinji City: http://info.xinji.gov.cn:8081/info/content.jsp?code=8015 Li County: http://www.lixian.gov.cn/content-1111-6845.html Julu County: http://www.jlxyy.cn/content.aspx?aid=322 2 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING ADB environment safeguard B category: Environmental report prepared as per Initial Environmental Examination ADB requirements for this category: Domestic safeguard report: 1 EIA report (for Xinji subproject) and 5 Tabulate Environmental Impact Forms(TEIF) (for other subprojects) Period covered by this report: 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 # EMRs to date including this report: 3 Agency/person responsible for 6 person (one from each IA) internal* environmental monitoring: Agency/person responsible for Hebei Maochengda Environmental Testing Co., Ltd external* environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for Mr. Zhang Defa, the LIEC from NAREE compliance* environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for NA independent compliance* monitoring: Overall status of environmental On track safeguards: ADB = Asian Development Bank, EMP = environmental management plan, EMR = environment monitoring report, IA=implementing agency, LIEC = loan implementation environment consultant, PMO = project management office.*See Section III.3 for definitions of internal, external, compliance, and independent compliance monitoring. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 5 A. OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 5 B. PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE EMP. ............................................................................ 5 C. KEY ISSUES AND NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................ 6 II. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 7 A. PURPOSE OF REPORT ........................................................................................................ 7 B. PROJECT OUTCOME, OUTPUTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS ......................................................... 7 C. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS .............................................................................. 9 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...............13 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD .................15 A. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT READINESS ..............................................................................15 B. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................18 C. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT MONITORING PROGRAM ................................................34 D. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .........................................35 E. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ....................................................................................38 F. DUE DILIGENCE FOR PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES .................................................................41 G. COSTS OF EMP IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................42 H. COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND PROJECT ASSURANCES .........................................................43 I. ACTIONS TAKEN FOR FOLLOWING-UP ISSUES DOCUMENTED IN THE ADB REVIEW MISSIONS 43 V. ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND LESSONS LEARND ..........................................................45 VI. NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................45 APPENDIX 1. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCES ...............................46 APPENDIX 2. PHOTOES AND SCANNED DOCUMENT COVER ...........................................49 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Project implementation progress as of 31 December 2019 ............................................ 9 Table 2 Project civil work status and construction plan for 2020 and 2021 ................................12 Table 3 PMO appointed Environment Officers ..........................................................................15 Table 4 Comparison of Project Components and Activities Defined in FSR and Design ...........15 Table 5 Project readiness assessment ......................................................................................18 Table 6 Project impacts, mitigation measures, and implementation status ................................19 Table 7 Environmental Monitoring Timeline ................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 8 Contact details of GRM focal personnel .......................................................................35 Table 9 Summary Record of Petitions and/or Complaints .........................................................37 Table 10 Training for environmental safeguards conducted during the reporting period ............38 Table 11 Summary of Environmental Cost ................................................................................42 Table 12 Actions to Address Environment Safeguard Issues ....................................................44 Table 13 Environmental issues and Corrective Actions .............................................................45 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Overview This annual report presents the status of compliance with the environment management plan (EMP) during the project implementation