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Environmental Assessment Report (DRAFT) Project Number: 43025 December 2010 People’s Republic of China: Gansu Tianshui Urban Infrastructure Development Project Prepared by Tianshui Municipal Government for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 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. I CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 October 2010) Currency Unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1503 $1.00 = CNY6.6544 For the purpose of calculations in this report, an exchange rate of $1.00 = CNY6.60 is used. ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank BOD5 - biochemical oxygen demand in five days CEIA - consolidated environmental impact assessment CHP - combined heat and power CO2 - carbon dioxide CODcr - chemical oxygen demand CSC - construction supervision company EA - executing agency EIA - environmental impact assessment EMP - environmental management plan EMU - environmental management unit FSR - feasibility study report GDP - gross domestic product GEPB - Gansu Environment Protection Bureau GHG - greenhouse gas GRM - grievance redress mechanism HES - heat exchange stations IA - implementing agency IEE - initial environment evaluation LIEC - loan implementation environmental consultants MEP - Ministry of Environmental Protection MFMB - Tianshui Municipal Facilities Management Bureau MLG - minimum living guarantee MV - motor vehicle NH3-N - ammonia nitrogen NMT - non-motorized traffic NMV - non-motor vehicle NOx - nitrogen oxide O&M - operation/maintenance QA - quality assurance QC - quality control PLG - Project Leading Group PM10 - particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers PPCU - Project Public Complaints Unit PPTA - project preparatory technical assistance PRC - People’s Republic of China PRC - People’s Republic of China’s RTU - remote terminal unit SCADA - supervisory control and data acquisition SEPP - soil erosion protection plan SO2 - sulfur dioxide SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement TEMS - Tianshui Environmental Monitoring Station II TEPB - Tianshui Environment Protection Bureau TMG - Tianshui Municipal Government TN - total nitrogen TP - total phosphorus TPMO - Tianshui Project Management Office TSP - total suspended particle TWRB - Tianshui Water Resource Bureau WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC – degree Celsius ha – hectare GJ gigajoule km – kilometer km2 – square kilometer KWH – kilowatt hour l liter m – Meter m2 – square meter Mm – Millimeter mu – PRC area unit, 1 mu = 667 m2 MW mega watt t ton NOTE In this report, ―$‖ refers to US dollars. III TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................... 1 A. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 1 B. ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE .................................................................... 3 C. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................. 5 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ...................................... 6 A. ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ......................................................................... 6 B. APPLICABLE ADB’S POLICIES, REGULATION AND REQUIREMENTS ...................... 7 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................... 8 A. JUSTIFICATION AND RATIONALE........................................................................ 8 B. PROJECT COMPONENTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS ............................................. 12 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 24 A. GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY .................................................... 24 B. METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE ........................................................................ 25 C. HYDROLOGY ................................................................................................. 25 D. FLOOD, FLOOD CONTROL ............................................................................... 27 E. SURFACE WATER QUALITY ............................................................................ 29 F. AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................. 31 G. ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................. 31 H. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............................................................................. 32 I. CULTURAL HERITAGE .................................................................................... 33 J. LAND USE, URBAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN ........................................... 33 K. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ............................................................. 35 L. PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE, SPECIAL PROTECTION OBJECTIVES ................. 37 V. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS .................................................................................... 42 A. WITHOUT-PROJECT ALTERNATIVE .................................................................. 42 B. DISTRICT HEATING ALTERNATIVES ................................................................. 42 C. ALTERNATIVES FOR ROAD COMPONENTS AND SUBCOMPONENTS ..................... 44 D. ALTERNATIVES FOR BRIDGE SUBCOMPONENTS ............................................... 46 VI. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES.................................... 48 A. POSITIVE IMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS .......................................... 48 B. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS .............................................................. 50 C. IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LOCATION, PLANNING AND DESIGN ........ 51 D. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION ............................................................................................ 56 E. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND MITIGATION MEASURES DURING OPERATION ...... 67 F. UNANTICIPATED IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ................ 80 VII. ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT ................................................................................... 81 A. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION COSTS ............................................................. 81 B. EIRR OF THE PROJECT AND THE COMPONENTS .............................................. 84 IV VIII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS ........................ 85 A. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS DURING PROJECT PREPARATION .............................. 85 B. SUMMARY OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION RESULTS .............................................. 87 C. FUTURE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROGRAM .................................................... 90 D. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................................................................... 91 IX. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .................................................................. 92 X. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................... 96 A. OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................. 96 B. IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ........................ 96 C. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, INSPECTION AND REPORTING .......................... 98 D. MECHANISMS FOR FEEDBACK AND ADJUSTMENT ........................................... 100 XI. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................... 102 A. PROJECT RISKS AND ASSURANCES .............................................................. 102 B. PROJECT BENEFITS ..................................................................................... 104 C. MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ..................... 105 D. OVERALL CONCLUSION................................................................................ 106 APPENDIXES 1. REFERENCES 2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 3. SUMMARY OF SOIL EROSION PROTECTION PLAN 4. DUE DILIGENCE REPORT FOR ASSOCIATED CHP PLANT AND THE HEAT TRANSMISSION TUNNEL & PIPELINE 5. MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE SITES FOR AIR POLLUTION AND NOISE IMPACTS 6. RE-EMPLOYMENT PLAN FOR WORKERS AFFECTED BY CLOSURE OF SMALL BOILERS 7. TABLE OF AFFECTED INSTITUTIONS, ENTERPRISES, AND WORKERS V Map 1. Locations of the Roads, Bridges and Flood Control Components VI Map 2. Transmission Pipeline Network of the District Heating Component 1 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction 1. This Consolidated Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) was prepared for the proposed Gansu Tianshui Urban Infrastructure Development Project (the Project) in Gansu Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).1 2. The project aims to promote balanced and environmentally sustainable urbanization, and to improve living conditions in Tianshui, a second-tier city in the PRC’s Gansu Province. It will also support the restructuring and expansion of the Qinzhou district-heating network; the construction of urban roads and bridges, and related services, including improved flood control; and improved urban management capacity. 3. Gansu Province has the PRC's second lowest gross domestic product per capita - Tianshui municipality’s 3.6 million inhabitants include 640,000 urban-dwellers in Qinzhou and Maiji districts with an estimated urban poverty rate of 13.5% (2009). Development barriers include