Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 40665 December 2011 PRC: Songhua River Basin Water Pollution Control and Management Project, Jilin Component (ADB Loan No: 2487-PRC) Prepared by Jilin PMO with the Assistance of Easen International Co., Ltd. for the Jilin Provincial Government and the Asian Development Bank. This report has been submitted to ADB by the Project Management Office of Jilin Province and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflectThe views the viewsexpressed of ADB. herein Your are attention those ofis thedirecte consultd to antthe and“Terms do not of Use”necessarily section represent of this website. those of ADB’s members, Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. TABLE OF CONTENT I. INTRODUCTION 2 A. Report Purpose and Rationale 2 B. Project Objective and Components 2 C. Project Implementation Progress 2 II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION 4 A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management 4 B. Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements 5 III. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS 6 Status of Compliance 6 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION AND COMPENSATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE REPORTING PERIOD 7 V. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 10 A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities 10 B. Environmental Audit upon Project Completion 10 C. Environmental quality targets, sampling and analytical methods 13 D. Monitoring Results 19 1. Surface Water Monitoring 19 2. Ambient air monitoring 20 3. Noise Monitoring 23 E. Assessment 27 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 27 VII. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING 29 VIII. KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 30 IX. CONCLUSION 31 A. Overall Progress of Implementation of Environmental Management Measures 31 B. Problems Identified and Actions Recommended 31 1 I. INTRODUCTION A. Report Purpose and Rationale 1. As defined in the summary environmental impact assessment (SEIA) for Songhua River Basin Water Pollution Control and Management Project (the Project) under ADB Loan, environmental monitoring reports (EMRs) have to be prepared in order to evaluate and assess overall project activities to ensure the effective implementation of the environmental management plan (EMP). 2. The purpose of the EMR is to document the environmental management activities and compliance with the approved EMP of this project for the period of July to December 2010. As the first EMR, it will not only cover the construction phase, but also demonstrate compliance with the EMP for the design, bidding, and construction preparation stages. In line with targets aimed at reducing the negative environmental impacts of the Project and in accordance with all the relevant specifications and standards of the PRC, as well as the policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), this report will emphasize: (i) progress made in implementing the EMPs, (ii) implementation of mitigation measures, (iii) environmental compliance, (iv) institutional strengthening and training, (v) public consultation, and (vi) problems that have occurred and corrective actions taken. B. Project Objective and Components 3. The Project (Jilin Component) will enhance the urban environment and improve public health and the quality of life for urban residents in the project cities and counties in Jilin Province. This will be achieved by increasing wastewater treatment coverage, and enhancing solid waste management (SWM). The outcome of the Project will be reduced pollution and improved wastewater management, and SWM in the Songhua River Basin (SRB). 4. The Jilin component has three subcomponents: (i) wastewater treatment, (ii) solid waste management (SWM), and (iii) river improvement. The first subcomponent includes the construction of 9 WWTPs with a total capacity of 178,000 m3/day and 368 km of sewer pipelines. The second subcomponent includes the construction of 10 sanitary landfill facilities with a total capacity of 2,400 tons per day with service life ranging from 13 to 22 years. The third subcomponent includes river improvement at the source of the Songhua River including (i) 2 WWTPs with total capacity of 3,100 m 3/day, (ii) 3 solid waste transfer stations with a total capacity of 40 tons per day, and (iii) 3.8 km of sewer pipelines. C. Project Implementation Progress 5. The Project implementation began on 25 September 2008 for Jilin and is proceeding as scheduled. The Project period has elapsed 39%, 25 months out of 67 months from December 2008, the date of ADB’s approval. The Project implementation has progressed on weighted average about 45% as of December 2010. The project implementation progress is briefly described in Table 1 (as of December 2010). 2 Table 1 Project Implementation Progress (as of December 2010) No. Project Status Implementation Description I. Wastewater Treatment Project 1 Dehui City WWTP Commissioning The following work has been completed: main work of entrance guarding room, boiler house structure, Gongzhuling City 2 Construction and the foundation of Integrated office building, Fanjiatun WWTP power distribution and transformation room and sludge dewatering room. Gongzhuling City Out of 48 km sewer pipelines, 20 km has been 3 Sewage Network Construction completed. The well-points dewatering work of the Upgrade only wastewater pump station has been completed. Out of 32km pipelines, 16.74km has been finished. Coarse screen, wastewater pumping room, fine 4 Fusong County WWTP Construction screen, vortex grit tank, well pump station, disinfector chamber, sewage dewatering room and Biochemical Aeration Tank has been completed. 5 Fuyu County WWTP Commissioning 6 Jingyu County WWTP Bidding 7 Liuhe County WWTP Commissioning Most of the equipment has been installed. Flushing 8 Tonghua County WWTP Construction test for water supply and heat pipeline has been completed. 9 Yushu City WWTP Commissioning II. Solid Waste Management Waste dam and its division dam were completed. The seepage system, leachate and gas pipeline system of quarter of landfill were completed. The 10 Da’an City SWM Construction following basic work has been completed: office building, boiler house, entrance guard room, metering plant, water pump station and balancing tank. The following basic work has been completed: 30m 11 Fusong County SWM Construction dam, 50% earthwork, and office building. 12 Huadian City SWM Bidding Quarter of the waste dam divisions was completed, while 90% of the other part of the dam has been 13 Huinan County SWM Construction completed. The following basic work has been completed: office building, boiler house, metering plant, and integrated pump station. The following basic work has been completed: office building, boiler house, metering plant, leachate 14 Jiaohe City SWM Construction treatment room, and garage of steel reinforced concrete structure. 3 No. Project Status Implementation Description The following basic work has been completed: earth 15 Jingyu County SWM Construction work of waste dam and underground drainage system. The following basic work has been completed: waste dam and its division dam, balancing tank, office 16 Liuhe County SWM Construction building, boiler house, garage and entrance guard room. 17 Meihekou City SWM Bidding The landfill area, management area and road within 18 Tongyu County SWM Construction the plant have all been completed. 19 Yushu City SWM Bidding III. River Improvement Changbaishan Mountain 20 Committee Songhua Bidding River Rehabilitation II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management 6. The Jilin provincial government is the EA and has established a project leading group (JPLG) headed by the vice governor of the province and a project management office (PMO or JPMO). The JPMO is located in the Jilin Provincial Development and Reform Commission (JDRC), and is headed by the deputy director general of the JDRC. The JPMO draws its members from the JDRC, the Jilin Provincial Finance Bureau, the JEPB, and the Jilin Provincial Construction Bureau. The JPMO has overall responsibility delegated by the EA for supervising the implementation of mitigation measures and reporting to ADB. The subproject cities and counties have also established their own PMOs to coordinate and monitor the implementation of the subprojects. 7. In line with the requirements of the agreed EMP, the JPMO and local PMOs have established its environmental management units (EMU) to coordinate and supervise EMP implementation, guide and coordinate the departmental and subprojects' practices in environmental dimensions, liaise with governmental authorities in charge of environmental and social affairs, disclose relevant information, interact and communicate with communities. 8. The JPMO, the PMOs, the IAs and the contractors have each nominated dedicated, trained, and qualified staff to undertake environmental management activities and ensure effective EMP implementation. 9. Construction contractors are responsible for implementing mitigation measures during construction. The IAs are responsible for arranging environmental monitoring reviews and responding to any adverse impact beyond that foreseen in the EIAs. The supervision company engaged for each project plays the role of supervising the environmental monitoring and inspection. 10. Due to the long distance between each component which spreads all over