Environmental Impact Assessment (DRAFT)
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Environmental Impact Assessment (DRAFT) Project number: 47047 May 2016 People’s Republic of China: Shandong Groundwater Protection Project Prepared by the Shandong Provincial Government for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 3 May 2016) Currency Unit - Yuan (CNY) CNY 1.00 = US$ 0.1545 US$ 1.00 = CNY 6.4741 ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank LAR - Land Acquisition and Resettlement CNY - Chinese Yuan LIC - Loan implementation consultant CS-EMP - Construction Site EMP MEP - Ministry of Environmental Protection CS-ES - Environment specialist of the project MSW - Municipal Solid Waste management consulting services CSC - Construction supervision company Mu - Chinese land unit (1 ha = 15 mu) EA - Executing Agency NDRC - National Development and Reform EHS - Environmental, health and safety Commission EIA - Environment Impact Assessment OPF - Operators of project facility EMP - Environmental Management Plan PIC - Project Implementation Consultant EMS - Environmental monitoring station PIO - Project Implementation Unit EPB - Environmental Protection Bureau PMO - Project Management Office EPD - Environmental protection department PPTA - Project Preparatory Technical FSR - Feasibility Study Report PRC - People’sAssistance Republic of China GAP - Gender action plan REA - Rapid environment assessment GDP - Gross Domestic Product SPS - Safeguard Policy Statement GHG - Greenhouse Gas TOR - Terms of Reference GRM - Grievance redress mechanism WSCP - Water and soil conservation plan IA - Implementing Agency WSP - Water Supply Plant WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC degree centigrade m2 square meter dB decibel m3/a cubic meter per annum g gram ha hectare m3 cubic meter km kilometer m3/d cubic meter per day m3/s cubic meter per second km2 square kilometer mg/kg milligram per kilogram kW kilowatt mg/l milligram per liter L liter mg/m3 milligram per cubic meter LAeq Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound MW megawattpressure level mm millimeter m meter t metric ton t/d metric ton per day t/a ton per annum NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. 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. 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 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................... 1 A. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 B. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................... 1 C. PROJECT COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................ 2 D. PROJECT BENEFITS AND FEATURES ........................................................................................ 2 E. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................ 3 F. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................... 3 G. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................. 5 H. CLIMATE CHANGE .................................................................................................................. 6 I. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .................................................................................... 6 J. RISKS AND ASSURANCES ....................................................................................................... 6 K. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................................... 6 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................... 7 A. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 7 B. PRC ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND STANDARDS ............................ 7 C. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS................................................................................................ 9 D. APPLICABLE ADB POLICIES AND WORLD BANK’S EHS ............................................................. 9 E. ASSESSMENT STANDARDS FOR PROPOSED PROJECT COMPONENTS ...................................... 10 F. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND EIA APPROVAL PROCESS ......................... 14 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ...................................................................................... 15 A. RATIONALE ......................................................................................................................... 15 B. IMPACT, OUTCOME AND OUTPUTS ........................................................................................ 16 C. ASSOCIATED FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 23 D. ANTICIPATED PROJECT BENEFITS ......................................................................................... 26 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE) .................................................... 28 A. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF SHANDONG PROVINCE ............................................................ 28 B. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING OF PROJECT COUNTIES ................................................................ 28 C. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FOR SHOUGUANG CITY PROJECT SITES ...................................... 41 D. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FOR CHANGLE COUNTY PROJECT SITES ...................................... 46 D. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FOR GAOMI CITY PROJECT SITES ................................................ 50 E. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FOR QINGZHOU CITY PROJECT SITES .......................................... 55 F. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE FOR HUANTAI COUNTY PROJECT SITES ....................................... 59 E. SENSITIVE RECEPTORS WITHIN PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE IN PROJECT COUNTIES ............ 64 V. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................................................. 69 A. PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE ................................................................................................ 69 B. CONSTRUCTION PHASE........................................................................................................ 69 (1) GEOLOGY AND SOIL ......................................................................................................... 69 (2) HYDROLOGY, WATER QUALITY AND WATER AVAILABILITY .................................................. 72 (3) SEDIMENT DREDGING ....................................................................................................... 73 (4) AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................... 76 (5) NOISE ............................................................................................................................. 77 (6) VIBRATION ....................................................................................................................... 79 (7) SOLID WASTE .................................................................................................................. 79 (8) ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................ 79 (9) SOCIAL AND GENDER ISSUES ............................................................................................ 80 (10) COMMUNITY AND WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY ................................................................. 81 (11) PHYSICAL CULTURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................... 83 C. OPERATIONAL PHASE .......................................................................................................... 83 (1) JUDIAN WETLAND – MANAGEMENT OF WATER LEVELS AND QUALITY ..................................... 83 (2) MAINTENANCE OF EMBANKMENTS AND DREDGED CHANNELS ............................................... 83 (3) OPERATION OF PUMP STATIONS ........................................................................................ 83 (4) NANZAI AND JUCHENGHE RESERVOIRS AND DAM SAFETY PANEL .......................................... 84 F. INDIRECT, INDUCED AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ..................................................................... 84 G. CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS ............................................... 86 VI. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS ............................................................................................... 89 A. ALTERNATIVES FOR GAOMI WATER DIVERSION ..................................................................... 89 B. ALTERNATIVES FOR NANZAI RESERVOIR ............................................................................... 89 C. ALTERNATIVES FOR SEDIMENT DREDGING AND DISPOSAL ...................................................... 90 VII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION