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E1245 v 4 Public Disclosure Authorized World Bank Financed Environment Improvement Project In Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental Impact Assessment Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation October, 2005 World Bank Financed Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province Environmental Impact Assessment Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation Design & Research Institute of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation Preface Panzhihua City is an important industry base of steel vanadium, titanium and energy in China. Industrial construction is put in the first place while urban construction lags behind relatively in the past. In order to build Panzhihua City into a modernized metropolis, the urban construction process must be accelerated and the urban environment, improved. The environment improvement project which World Bank loan will be used is just to meet the demand of Panzhihua City development. The whole project consists of riverbank slope protection, upper section of Binjiang Road, interceptor and trunk sewers, scenery project and last section of Bingren Road. The four subsections are named as environmental improvement project along the Jinsha River. The gross investment budget of the project is RMB 1220.65 millions Yuan (nearly $ 147.42 millions), and the budget of RMB 577.94 millions Yuan (nearly $ 69.80 millions) will be from the World Bank loan. The construction of the project will improve the urban environment infstructure of Panzhihua City and improve the landscape along the Jinsha River. It can also provide an essential basis for continued urban development and living environment, and lay a solid foundation for turning Panzhihua into a beautiful city. At the same time, it can improve traffic condition of the city, irmpove the urban zoning, and broaden the developmental space and development potential of the city. This project is in accordance with the national policies. Based on the relevant laws, rules, policies and the specifications on environmental protection by China National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and the stipulations in the Guideline of Environmental Assessment by the World Bank, the environment impact assessment of the project should be carried out. For this reason, Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute (CHIDI) of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation (CHECC) was commissioned to undertake the EIA of the proposed project by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. Based on the analysis of project design files, the EA team carried out an project site survey and collected materials related to the project. According to "Technology Guideline of Environmental Impact Assessment", "Environmental Impact Assessment Specifications of Highway Construction Project" and the World Bank related environment assessment business policies, the project environmental impact pre-assessment report was completed in May, 2005, and submitted to the World Bank delegation for pre-assessment of the project. At the same time, "Environmental Impact Assessment Outline of the Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was completed. At the request of Sichuan Environment Protection Bureau (SEPB), Sichuan Environmental Engineering Evaluation Center hosted the technical appraisal meeting of the outline on May 18, 2005 in Chengdu. According to opinions and suggestions of the attending representatives and experts, the final edition of the outline was completed in August 2005.. According to the document issued by SEPB and opinions and requirements of the World Bank, the EA team carried out several rounds of site survey and investigation, and entrusted Panzhihua Environment Monitoring Station to monitor the acoustic environment and substrate sludge in the The Jinsha River River supplementally. On the basis of these work, "Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was prepared in October 2005 to submit to the World Bank for project appraisement, and to SEPB for examination. The compilation of this report have obtained the supports from Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd, related municipal departments of Panzhihua City government, Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, and Southwest Jiaotong University, as well as guidance from from the World Bank experts. All these helps and instructions are appreciated. CONTENT PREFACE .........................................................................................................................5 CONTENT........................................................................................................................7 1 OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................10 1.1 ORIGIN OF THE ASSESSMENT .................................................................................10 1.2 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT.............................................................................10 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSESSMENT..........................................................................16 1.4 PRINCIPLE OF THE ASSESSMENT.............................................................................16 1.5 BASIS OF THE COMPILATION..................................................................................17 1.6 ASSESSMENT STANDARDS .....................................................................................20 1.7 ASSESSMENT GRADES...........................................................................................22 1.8 ASSESSMENT FACTORS..........................................................................................23 1.9 ASSESSMENT SCOPE..............................................................................................23 1.10 ASSESSMENT PHASES AND TIME INTERVALS...........................................................24 1.11 OBJECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION...........................................................24 1.12 ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE .....................................................................................26 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................27 2.1 BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT .............................................................27 2.2 COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................27 2.3 BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO MAIN PART PROJECT ........................................................28 2.4 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING....................................................................................32 2.5 LAND OCCUPATION................................................................................................34 2.6 ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................35 3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES............................................................................42 3.1 COMPARISON OF WITH OR WITHOUT THIS PROJECT..................................................42 3.2 LOCAL ROUTE COMPARISON ..................................................................................42 4 PRESENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT...............................................................48 4.1 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS ...........................................................................48 4.2 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS......................................................................49 4.3 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS ..............................................................................53 4.4 ENVIRONMENT QUALITY STATUS............................................................................58 4.5 RELATIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES........................63 4.6 ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE SPOTS.......................................................................64 4.7 MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS........................................................................67 5 FORECAST AND ASSESSMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.................... 69 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT.....................................................................................69 5.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ..............................................................................70 5.3 IMPACT ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY .........................................................................72 5.4 ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT IMPACT .........................................................................76 5.5 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................80 5.6 SOIL EROSION .......................................................................................................81 5.7 SOLID WASTE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................86 5.8 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT..........................................................................................86 5.9 ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ....................................................................87 6 RESETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................88 6.1 INDEX OF THE AFFECTED .......................................................................................88