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Initial Environmental Examination June 2007 People’s Republic of China: Hunan Flood Management Sector Project (Longhui County Non- core Subproject) Prepared by Hunan Hydro and Power Design Institute for the Hunan Provincial Project Management Office and the Asian Development Bank. 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section on ADB’s 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. PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF CHINA HUNAN FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT LONGHUI COUNTY SUBPROJECT INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) HUNAN HYDRO AND POWER DESIGN INSTITUTE JUNE 2007 Hunan Flood Management Project Longhui County Subproject Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION OF THE LONGHUI SUBPROJECT.......................................1 1.1. PROJECT PROGRAM .....................................................................................................1 1.2. LOCATION .......................................................................................................................1 1.3. DETAILED CONTENT......................................................................................................5 EMBANKMENT WORKS ...............................................................................................................................5 CULVERT GATE............................................................................................................................................5 DRAINAGE GATE .........................................................................................................................................5 MATERIAL YARD ..........................................................................................................................................8 BUDGET .......................................................................................................................................................8 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE....................................................................................................................9 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT........................................................10 2.1. PHYSICAL RESOURCES ..............................................................................................10 TOPOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................................................................10 GEOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY...................................................................................................................10 CLIMATE.....................................................................................................................................................11 SURFACE WATER ......................................................................................................................................11 PRECIPITATION..........................................................................................................................................13 UNDERGROUND WATER ...........................................................................................................................13 AIR AND NOISE..........................................................................................................................................14 2.2. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES.........................................................................................15 VEGETATION..............................................................................................................................................15 TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC WILDLIFE....................................................................................................16 FISHERIES .................................................................................................................................................16 RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES...........................................................................................................16 PROTECTED AREA ....................................................................................................................................16 2.3. SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS.................................................................................16 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE..........................................................................................................................16 ECONOMIC PROFILE.................................................................................................................................17 MINORITY PROFILE ...................................................................................................................................17 ARCHAEOLOGY, CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROFILE ...................................................................18 3 SCREENING OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION..........................19 3.1. APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING .....................................................19 3.2. SITING..............................................................................................................................20 LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT...............................................................................................20 AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................20 ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES.......................................................................................................................21 HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUES ......................................................................................................21 MINERAL RESOURCES..............................................................................................................................21 PUBLIC FACILITIES....................................................................................................................................22 3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND COUNTERMEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ...................................................................................................................................22 HYDROLOGY .............................................................................................................................................22 WATER QUALITY........................................................................................................................................22 FLORA........................................................................................................................................................24 FAUNA........................................................................................................................................................25 AIR..............................................................................................................................................................25 SOLID WASTE............................................................................................................................................26 SOUND ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................................................29 Hunan Hydro and Power Design Institute, Ministry of Water Resources June 2007 Page I Hunan Flood Management Project Longhui County Subproject Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) LOSS OF WATER AND SOIL.......................................................................................................................30 PUBLIC SAFETY.........................................................................................................................................32 3.4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE OPERATION PERIOD ...................................................................................................................................33 HYDROLOGY .............................................................................................................................................33 WATER QUALITY........................................................................................................................................34 FLORA........................................................................................................................................................34 AQUATIC LIFE ............................................................................................................................................34 AIR ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34 TRAFFIC.....................................................................................................................................................35 PUBLIC SAFETY.........................................................................................................................................35 4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION..............................................................................44 4.1. PUBLIC CONSULTATION METHOD...........................................................................44