Initial Environmental Examination PRC: Shaanxi Green Intelligent
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Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 51401-002 June 2020 PRC: Shaanxi Green Intelligent Transport and Logistics Management Demonstration Project Yan’an Green Urban District Demonstration Subproject Prepared by Foreign Capital Utilization Center of Shaanxi Provincial Transport Department and Yan’an New District Municipal Public Utility Co., Ltd. for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 25 May 2020) Currency Unit – yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.1403 $1.00 = CNY7.1294 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person EA Executing Agency EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan EPB Environmental Protection Bureau FCUC Foreign Capital Utilization Center FSR Feasibility Study Report GDP Gross Domestic Product GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HSP Heat source plant IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination MAC Maximum Acceptable Concentration MEE Ministry of Ecology and Environment MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection PAM Project Administration Manual PCR Physical Cultural Resources PPE Personnel Protective Equipment PRC People’s Republic of China SPS Safeguard Policy Statement, ADB TA Technical Assistance WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization WWTP Wastewater treatment plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BOD5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand, five days CO2 Carbon Dioxide COD Chemical Oxygen Demand dB(A) A-weighted sound pressure level in decibels DO Dissolved Oxygen kg Kilogram km Kilometer kWh Kilowatt Hour Leq Equivalent Continuous Noise Level cm Centimeter m Meter m/s Meters per Second m2 Square Meters m³ Cubic Meters mg/L Milligrams per Liter mg/m3 Milligrams per Cubic Meter µg/m3 Micrograms per Cubic Meter NOx Nitrogen Oxides oC Degrees Celsius O3 Ozone pH A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution PM Particulate Matter PM10 Particulate Matter smaller than 10 micrometers PM2.5 Particulate Matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers TSP Total Suspended Particulates SO2 Sulfur Dioxide t/h Tons per Hour t/a Tons per Annual NOTES (i) In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. (ii) This document has been prepared following ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement 2009. 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 of the ADB 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 1 I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 7 A. The Project ..................................................................................................................... 7 B. Introduction of Borrower .................................................................................................. 8 C. Report Purpose............................................................................................................... 8 D. Approach to Report Preparation ...................................................................................... 8 E. Report Structure .............................................................................................................. 8 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ................................................... 10 A. Applicable ADB Policies, Regulations and Requirements .............................................. 10 B. PRC Environmental Legal Framework ...........................................................................11 C. PRC Environmental Impact Assessment Framework and Procedures ...........................11 D. Domestic EIA ................................................................................................................ 12 E. Relevant International Agreements ............................................................................... 13 F. Applicable PRC Environmental Standards ..................................................................... 14 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................. 22 A. The Project ................................................................................................................... 22 B. Project Location ............................................................................................................ 22 C. Project Rational ............................................................................................................ 23 D. Project Scope ............................................................................................................... 24 E. Implementation Arrangements ...................................................................................... 28 F. Energy Consumption and Emission ............................................................................... 28 IV. Description of the Environment ........................................................................................... 29 A. Description of the Region .............................................................................................. 29 B. Physical Resources....................................................................................................... 32 C. Ambient Environment Baseline ..................................................................................... 34 D. Ecological Environment and Sensitive Receptors ......................................................... 36 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................. 39 A. Environmental Impact in the Pre-construction Phase .................................................... 39 B. Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during the Construction Phase ................................................................................................................................ 40 C. Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Operation Phase.. 51 D. Anticipated Positive Operation Phase Impacts .............................................................. 59 VI. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................... 59 A. Subproject Rational....................................................................................................... 59 B. Site location .................................................................................................................. 60 C. Overall Alternative Analysis ........................................................................................... 60 VII. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ....................................... 60 A. PRC and ADB Requirements for Disclosure and Public Consultation ............................ 60 B. Project Information Disclosure ...................................................................................... 61 C. Project Information Disclosure ...................................................................................... 62 D. Future Public Participation Activities ............................................................................. 68 VIII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ............................................................................ 69 A. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 69 B. ADB’s GRM Requirements ............................................................................................ 69 C. Current GRM Practices in the PRC ............................................................................... 69 D. Project Level GRM ........................................................................................................ 69 IX. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 72 Appendix I: Environmental Management Plan .......................................................................... 73 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Introduction 1. This initial environmental examination (IEE) report has been prepared for the proposed Yan’an Green Urban District Demonstration Subproject of Shaanxi Green Intelligent Transport and Logistics Management Demonstration Project in Shaanxi Province of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The project supports the development of the logistics sector in Shaanxi Province. The proposed project will improve the efficiency of logistics operations, which will enhance investment and employment opportunities and reduce the price of consumer goods, contributing to poverty reduction objectives and narrowing disparities between urban and rural development. 2. This subproject will build one logistic park in Yan’an New District to provide warehousing and logistics service to the major commercial entities in Yan'an New District and will further improve the urban functions in Yan'an New District by greatly solving the