Floods in Changjiang River Basin
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P.R.CHINA JINGDEZHEN WUXIKOU HYDRO-COMPLEX PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CO., JIIANGXI ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY DRAFT VERSION 3 OCTOBER 2012 Public Disclosure Authorized N° 3 11 0009 JINGDEZHEN JWIFMP IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................... 4 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 5 PROJECT OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................... 7 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS ....................................................... 11 PROJECT REGULATORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................ 12 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SETTINGS .......................................................................... 13 CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN .......................................................................................................... 14 WATER QUALITY ......................................................................................................................... 14 FLOODS IN CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN ......................................................................................... 14 TERRESTRIAL FLORA AND FAUNA ................................................................................................ 14 AQUATIC ECOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 15 ARCHAEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES ....................................................... 16 SOCIO-ECONOMIC SETTING ......................................................................................................... 17 LAND USE PATTERN ..................................................................................................................................... 17 LIVELIHOOD OF THE AREA ............................................................................................................................ 17 FISHERY ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 18 WITH/WITHOUT THE PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 18 DAM LOCATION ........................................................................................................................... 18 RESERVOIR WATER LEVEL .......................................................................................................... 21 FISH PASS OPTIONS .................................................................................................................... 22 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE OF URBAN EMBANKMENT PROJECT ............. 23 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............. 25 IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................................. 25 DIRECT IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................... 25 IMPACTS ON FOREST RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 26 TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE ............................................................................................................................... 26 2 JINGDEZHEN JWIFMP IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AQUATIC WILDLIFE....................................................................................................................................... 27 IMPACTS ON PCRS ....................................................................................................................................... 27 PUBLIC HEALTH ........................................................................................................................................... 29 IMPACTS DURING OPERATION ....................................................................................................... 29 CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 29 ESERVOIR DRAWDOWN AREA ....................................................................................................................... 33 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF RESETTLEMENT .............................................................................. 34 ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF RURAL RESETTLEMENT SITES ........................................................... 34 ZHITAN TOWNSHIP RELOCATION INFRASTUCTURE ......................................................................................... 34 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ANHUI-JIANGXI RAILWAY RE-ROUTING PROJECT ............................. 35 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SUPPORTING POWER TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT ........................ 35 CLIMATE CHANGE ....................................................................................................................... 35 OTHER SAFEGUARD ISSUES ......................................................................................................... 35 PEST MANAGEMENT (OP4.09) ..................................................................................................................... 35 SAFETY OF DAMS (OP4.37) ......................................................................................................................... 36 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .................................................................................. 36 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ...................................................................... 36 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ESMP IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................ 37 PANEL OF EXPERTS ..................................................................................................................... 41 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................... 41 CONSULTATION METHODS ........................................................................................................... 42 KEY FINDINGS OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION .................................................................................... 45 PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR DOMESTIC EIA ................................................................................................. 45 PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING ................................................................................................................. 45 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .......................................................................................................... 46 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM .............................................................................................................................. 46 ESMP BUDGET .............................................................................................................. 49 3 JINGDEZHEN JWIFMP IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ABBREVIATIONS CC Construction Contractor CSC Construction Supervision Company DRC Development & Reform DSRP Dam Safety Review Panel EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return ESMP Environmental & Social Management Plan EPB Environmental Protection Bureau FSL Full Supply Level FSR Feasibility Study Report JWIFMP Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated Flood Management Project MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection MOL Minimum Operating Level O&M Operation & Management PoE Panel of Experts PCRs Physical Cultural Resources PMO Project Management Office RAP Resettlement Action Plan RMB Ren Min Bi WB World Bank oOo 4 JINGDEZHEN JWIFMP IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION The proposed Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated Flood Management Project (JWIFMP) in China will be built in the middle reach of the Changjiang River, about 40km upstream of Jingdezhen Municipality in Jiangxi Province. Changjiang River is one of the two major tributaries of Raohe River which flows into the largest freshwater lake of China, Poyang Lake. The water resource development of the Changjiang River was started in as early as 1987. According to the Raohe River Basin Development Plan dated 1993, five major hydraulic developments have been planned on the main stream of the Changjiang River (see Figure 1), in which three (Zhangshukeng, Nianyushan and Huanggang) have already been established and put into operation, and Wuxikou has been proposed under this project as the 4th cascade development facility. The development of Jingdezhen dam currently remains a pending issue without specific