Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 33177 September 2005 People’s Republic of China: Songhua River Basin Water Quality and Pollution Control Management – Summary Report Prepared by SOGREAH Consultants / WL Delft Hydraulics For Songliao River Basin Water Resources Protection Bureau This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. PEOPLE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SONGLIAO RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION BUREAU SONGHUA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT TA N° 4061-PRC FINAL REPORT SUMMARY REPORT SEPTEMBER 2005 2 340107.R4.V1 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SONGLIAO RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES PROTECTION BUREAU SONGHUA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT TA 4061 PRC FINALREPORT: VOLUME 1: SUMMARY REPORT IDENTIFICATION N° : 2340107.R4.V1 ATE EPTEMBER D : S 2005 This document has been produced by the Consortium SOGREAH Consultants/Delft Hydraulics as part of the ADB Project Preparation TA (Job Number: 2340107). This document has been prepared by the project team under the supervision of the Project Director following Quality Assurance Procedures of SOGREAH in compliance with ISO9001. APPROVED BY Index DATE AUTHOR CHECKED BY (PROJECT PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION MANAGER) A First Issue 29/09/05 BYN,SG,JW,PLU,GDM GDM GDM Index CONTACT ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION LIST 1 SLRBWRPB (Mr LI Zhiquan, Ms Bai Yan) [email protected] ; [email protected]; [email protected] The Asian Development Bank (Robert 3 [email protected], [email protected] Wihtol, Sergei Popov) 4 SOGREAH (Head Office) [email protected], 5 DELFT (Head Office) [email protected] PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SONGHUA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT – TA 4061-PRC FINAL REPORT-VOLUME 1: SUMMARY REPORT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................1 1.1. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS & TA PARTICIPANTS.................... 3 1.2. SCOPE OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ................................................ 4 1.2.1. FOCUSSING OF THE TA ON GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES......................................4 1.2.2. POLICY DIALOGUE ....................................................................................................6 1.2.3. INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT..........................................................7 1.2.4. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION & PUBLIC CONSULTATION ...............................7 1.2.5. TA WORK PLAN & CONSULTANTS PERSONNEL SCHEDULE.............................8 1.3. PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THIS REPORT....................................................... 8 1.4. LAYOUT OF THE REPORT............................................................................ 8 2. SITUATION AND TRENDS AT THE END OF THE TENTH FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD ...................................................................................................11 2.1. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES ............................................................. 11 2.2. SOURCES OF POLLUTION......................................................................... 12 2.3. WATER QUALITY ISSUES .......................................................................... 13 2.3.1. SURFACE WATER QUALITY ...................................................................................13 2.3.2. RESERVOIR EUTROPHICATION .............................................................................15 2.4. KEY OBSERVATIONS & ISSUES................................................................ 16 2.4.1. CONDITIONS AT THE END OF THE TENTH FYP ...................................................16 3. INSTITUTIONAL & REGULATORY ANALYSIS.................................................17 3.1. EXISTING INSTITUTIONAL & REGULATORY SYSTEM ............................ 17 3.2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXT ........................................................................... 18 3.2.1. ADOPT AN INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT APPROACH................18 3.2.2. THE NEED FOR HARMONISATION OF ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS....................22 3.2.3. RELEASE THE EPBS FROM LOCAL ECONOMIC PRESSURES...........................22 4. STRATEGIC PLANNING..............................................................................24 4.1. A VISION FOR WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE SRB24 4.2. THE INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN.. 24 4.2.1. EXISTING PLANS & LONG LIST OF INTERVENTIONS..........................................25 4.2.2. DEVELOPMENT TRENDS , WATER RESOURCES UTILISATION AND POLLUTION LOADS .................................................................................................25 4.2.3. POLLUTION CONTROL TARGETS & OBJECTIVES...............................................27 4.2.4. STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES.................................................28 4.3. THE STRATEGIC PLAN & IDENTIFICATION OF AN IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN ............................................................................................................ 30 4.3.1. DOMESTIC WASTEWATER ACTION PLAN............................................................30 4.3.2. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL ACTION PLAN............................................31 4.3.3. NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION (AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION) & HEADWATER SOURCE CONTROL .........................................................................31 4.3.4. MONITORING & ASSESSMENT...............................................................................32 4.3.5. TECHNICAL STUDIES & CAPACITY BUILDING.....................................................33 4.3.6. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.....................................................34 SOGREAH/DELFT – SEPTEMBER 2005 PAGE I PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SONGHUA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT – TA 4061-PRC FINAL REPORT-VOLUME 1: SUMMARY REPORT 4.3.7. FINANCING STRATEGY ...........................................................................................34 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN WITHIN THE 11TH FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERIOD ...........................................................37 5.1. PROPOSED MULTI-LATERAL LOAN STRATEGY..................................... 37 5.2. KEY ISSUES, RISKS & CONSTRAINTS...................................................... 40 LIST OF TABLES Table 4-1: Proposed Objectives and Targets for Water Quality and Pollution Control in the SRB ................ 28 Table 4-2: Indicative Cost Estimates for Investment Projects......................................................................... 35 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Localisation of the Songhua River Basin in China and Within the Songliao River System............ 2 Figure 1-2: Implementation Arrangements for the Technical Assistance ......................................................... 3 Figure 1-3: Conceptual Overview of Project Approach ..................................................................................... 4 Figure 1-4: Overview of Strategic Approach Adopted During the Technical Assistance.................................. 6 Figure 1-5: Overview of Draft Final Report..................................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-1: Relative s Sources of Pollution (Point/Non Point) For the SRB.................................................... 13 Figure 2-2: Trend of Average COD and Ammonia at the Outlet of the Songhua River Basin........................ 14 Figure 2-3: Relative s Sources of Pollution (Point/Non Point) For the SRB.................................................... 15 Figure 3-1: Existing Oranisational Linkages For Water Quality & Pollution Control ....................................... 17 Figure 3-2: Proposed Distribution of Responsibilities of Water Quality Management within the SRB ........... 21 Figure 4-1: Comparison Of Projected Water Use With Available Water Resources .................................... 26 Figure 4-2: Key Elements of the Vision for Water Quality of the SRB ............................................................ 29 Figure 4-3: Outline Implementation Schedule for the Strategic Plan including the Immediate Action Plan 36 Figure 5-1: Proposed Initial Loan to be Supported by ADB ......................................................................... 39 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Bibliography Appendix B Technical Assistant Paper & Consultant Terms of References Appendix C Final Work Plan & Manning Schedule Appendix D Policy Matrix Appendix E Logical Framework Appendix F List of Proposed Domestic & industrial Projects for implementation in the 11th FYP SOGREAH/DELFT – SEPTEMBER 2005 PAGE II PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK SONGHUA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY & POLLUTION CONTROL MANAGEMENT – TA 4061-PRC FINAL REPORT-VOLUME 1: SUMMARY REPORT ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank BH Bureau of Hydrology EA Executing Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPB Environmental Protection Bureau EU Environmental Unit FB Forestry Bureau GEF Global Environment Facility GIS Geographic Information System GPS Global Positioning System IRBM Integrated River Basin Management IMAR Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region MLR Ministry of Land and Resources MOA Ministry