Environmental Monitoring Report

Annual Report February 2008

PRC: -Zhongwei Railway Project

Prepared by AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd for the Ministry of Railways and the Asian Development Bank.

This environmental monitoring report 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.

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Asian Development Bank Loan Project

Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei () Railway

Environment Monitoring Report (January 2008)

Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

Febuary 2008

Table of Contents

1.PREFACE ...... 1

1.1PROJECT INTRUDUCTION...... 1 1.2OBJECTIVES ...... 1 2. PROJECT PROGRESS ...... 2

2.1 IMPLEMENTATION UNITS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION COMPANIES OF TAI-ZHONG-YIN RAILWAY ...... 2 2.2PROJECT PROGRESS ...... 5 3.ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT ...... 6

3.1ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM ...... 6 3.2 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD OF 2007 ... 9 4. SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION TO CONSTRUCTION TENDER SECTIONS ...... 10

4.1INVESTIGATION ON ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ...... 10 4.2 SUMMARY ...... 50 5.SUGGESTIONS ...... 54

List of Pictures

1. Caution table of main environment factor in project division of SJS-1 bid section of Railway 16th Bureau . 2. Environmental publication board at the entrance of Baijiashan Tunnel of SJS-1 bid section of China Railway 16th Bureau. 3. “Monthly Check and Evaluation Notice”in China Railway 19th Bureau. 4. Waste water sedimentation tank at Lvliangshan Tunnel exit in the ZK-4 bid section of China Railway 3rd Bureau. 5. Oil collection drum outside the air compressor station at Lvliangshan Tunnel exit in the ZK-4 bid section of China Railway 3rd Bureau. 6. Spoils from Wubao Station constructed by China Communication Corperation were rationally used in land fill. 7. Three-leveled sedimentation tank in concrete milling point of China Railway 2nd Bureau. 8. Construction site of Dalihe Super Large Bridge in Xunjiansi constructed by China Railway 17th bureau. 9. Garbage collection drum in the construction camp of project division of China Railway 17th bureau. 10. Access road protection at the 1st shaft of Suide Tunnel constructed by China Railway 19th Bureau. 11. Oil collection tank outside the air compressor station at the 1st shaft of Suide Tunnel constructed by China Railway 19th Bureau 12. Waste oil in the ditch behind the air compressor at Lvliangshan Tunnel entrance had not been cleared. 13. Access road for the large bridge at Wubao Tunnel entrance had no protection. 14. Spoils were not cleared beside the access road at the entrance of the 3rd tunnel in Weijialou. 15. Soil slide along the slope of access road at Xingwangmao Tunnel entrance. 16. Living waste were scattered at the construction camp of Lvliangshan Tunnel entrance. 17. Living waste were scattered at the construction camp of the 3rd shaft of Suide Tunnel.

18. Living waste were in bad order at construction camp of the 1st shaft of Wubao Tunnel. 19. Living waste were scattered at the construction camp of the 3rd tunnel entrance in Weijialou. 20. Mucks from the 1st shaft of Suide Tunnel were used to make rubble by local plant. 21. Mucks from Baijiashan Tunnel exit were used to make rubble by local plant. 22. Spoil disposal site at Lvliangshan Tunnel exit. 23. Spoil disposal site at the 4th shaft of Wubao Tunnel. 24. Retaining wall built for the spoil disposal site at Liulin Tunnel exit constructed by China Conmmunication Corperation. 25. Retaining wall built for the spoil disposal site at the 1st inclined shaft of Wubao Tunnel constructed by China Railway 16th Bureau. 26. Standard of temporary protection measure for the spoil disposal site at Xingwangmao Tunnel entrance was too low. 27. The spoil disposal site of the 1st inclined shaft of Lvliangshan Tunnel had no protection. 28. The spoil disposal site at Liulin Tunnel entrance had no protection. 29. The spoil disposal site of the 1st inclined shaft of Hengshan Tunnel had no protection. 30. Water passing establishment and temporary protection measure for Luhe River Super Large Bridge. 31. Temporary spoils from the 5th pier of Wubao Super Large Bridge had been cleared. 32. Steel beam of Yongning Yellow River Super Large Bridge was being constructed. 33. Construction site of Wudinghe River Super Large Bridge in Wulidian had been cleared. 34. Access road for Si’ertan Super Large Bridge construction. 35. Construction site of Jiaonigou Super Large Bridge. 36. Construction site of Dingjiagou Super Large Bridge.

Environment Monitoring Report for Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in Jan. 2008

1.Preface

1.1Project intruduction Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) (TZY) Railway is loaned by Asian Development Bank loan. The railway starts from the Taiyuan Station and Yuci Marshalling Station of -Taiyuan Railway in the east, passing Jingzhong city, Xiaodian in Taiyuan City, Qingxu County in province, then enters Jiaocheng County in Lvliang city in Shanxi province, Wenshui County, Fenyang city. After passig over Lvliang Mountain, the railway runs westwards along Dongchuan River to Lvliang city. Passing Liulin County, running over the Yellow River, the line enters Wubao County in Yulin city, Suide County, Zizhou County, Hengshan County, Jinbian County, Dingbian County, in Shanxi province, then passing and Taiyangshan Planning Area in Wuzhoug City, , Hongsibao Developing Area, , Zhongwei City in Hui Autonomous Region. After running over Yellow River and - Railway, the line is connected to the Yingshuiqiao Marshalling Station at Huangyangwan Station of Baotou-Lanzhou Railway. The length of the line is 747.051km. The railway is 747.051km long. The Yinchuan link line starts from DingbianStation, runs north-west ward, passing Dingbian County in Yulin City, Shanxi Province, and Yanchi County in Wuzhong city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Passing Ningdong Energy Heavy Chemical Industry Base and city, running over the Yellow River, enters in Yinchuan city and connects the track at the Pingjibao station to the Yinchuan Station of Bao-Lan Railway. The line is 193.464km long. 1.2Objectives The objective of this monitoring report is, based on project design and environment assessment, to check how the environment protection measures are performed during the construction period and what problems exist and to give some suggestions to solve such problems. This report is to ensure that these activities are in compliance with related environmental protection regulations and the requirements from MOR (Ministry of Railway) and Asian Development Bank. More exactly, the report is to: z Verify whether actual environmental impacts at construction phase were consistent with those problems predicted by the EIA; z Inspect implementation situation of the environmental protective measures designed in the EIA; z Identify any unexpected problems and put forward recommended solutions; z Report to MOR, Asian Development Bank and concerning departments about the environmental protection activities for this project. Through the bidding, the environment monitoring task for New Tai-Zhong-Yin

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Railway Project shall be borne by Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (OASIS for short hereinafter). According to the requirement of the bidding documents, The service scope of the task is the environment monitoring in 4.5 years of the construction period (from 2006 to 12, 2012) from Taiyuan to Zhongwei(Yinchuan) and 2 years after completing the whole project. Half-year environment monitoring report during the construction period shall be submitted by OASIS.And follow-up assessment report should be submitted 2 years after the whole line is completed. The contents covered by the environment monitoring report shall be as follows: According to the project progress, monitor the implemention situation of environment protective measusres put forward by design,environment assessment report (mainly in ecological protecting，water and soil preserving, noise sensitive spots protecting and sewage treatment ), emplyee sanitary prevention, protection and greening and recultivating situation of construction encampment,large temporary project, access road and so on. Annual Environment Monitoring Scheme of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Construction Project in 2007 was submitted on Dec.3, 2007 by Beijing Oasis Company. This survey is mainly to investigate the implementation of environmental and soil conservative measures for super large river biridges, tunnels longer than 3km, earth borrowing pits, spoil disposal sites, embankments and cuts, stations and yards, access roads, and construction camps, etc. Implementation of environmental and soil conservative measures in national or provincial level natural conservation areas, drinking water source protection areas, Yellow River and important water courses, major borrow pits and spoil disposal sites in construction period were emphasized. This report is the annual environment monitoring report on the construction of 2007. The persons in charge of preparing this environment monitoring report are as follows: Lu Xuecheng Senior engineer Sun Jian Engineer

2. Project progress

2.1 Implementation units, contractors and construction supervision companies of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway The implementation unit of the Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway is Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co. Ltd..There are 16 tenders along the whole line, and 10 construction supervision companies. The construction of the railway officially started in March 2006, and the planned construction time is 54 months. In table2-1, it shows the main contractors and construction supervision companies of the station-front projects of the line.

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Table 2-1 Contractors and construction supervision companies of the Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Length of Supervision Tender Construction Scope Tender and Milege Tender Contractor Company （kilometer） Zhong-Ning China Railway 17th Shunda ZK－Ⅰ Yellow River DK706+943 4.459 Bureau Group Supervision Super Large Bridge Company Company Yongning Yellow China Railway 4th Tianyou ZK－Ⅱ River Super Large LDK672+963 3.956 Bureau Group project counseling Bridge Company Co., Ltd. Entrance of China Railway 12th DK119+157~DK129+ ZK－Ⅲ Lvliangshan 20.222 Bureau Group 255 Tunnel Company Railway 1th Exit of China Railway 3rd Institute Project DK129+255~DK139+ ZK－Ⅳ Lvliangshan 21.335 Bureau Group Construction 895 Tunnel Company Supervision China Coal 3rd Company DK163+325~DK173+ ZK－Ⅴ Lishi Tunnel 9.948 Construction 400 Company Beijing Railway China Railway 16th Research DK226+600~DK239+ ZK－Ⅵ Wubao Tunnel 12.305 Bureau Group Construction 500 Company Supervision Company China Railway 25th Railway Bureau ZQ－ South of Taiyuan～ South of Taiyuan～ 17.678 Bureau Group Construction Ⅰ ＋ ＋ -1 DK20 300 DK20 300 Company Supervision Company Shenyang China Railway 15th Railway Bureau ZQ－ DK20＋300～ DK20＋300～DK37＋ 16.7 Bureau Group Construction Ⅰ ＋ -2 DK37 000 000 Company Supervision Company Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company, Railway 1th China Institute Project DK37+000～ DK37+000～DK247 ZQ－Ⅱ 169.316 Communication Construction ＋ ＋ DK247 817 817 Construction Group Supervision Company, Heilongjiang China Railway Construction Supervision Ltd., Co.

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Beijing Railway Research Construction China Construction Jingbian～East of DK405+800~DK692+ Supervision ZQ－Ⅴ 287.85 Project Parent 650 Company, Jinan Zhong-Ning Company Shunda Supervision Company Beijing Railway China Railway 12th Dingbian～ LDK513+300 ~ Bao Science Academy ZQ－Ⅵ 179.05 Bureau Group K538+650 Supervision Pingjibao Company Company DK247＋817～ DK247+817~DK261+ 12.79 Suide 550 China Railway 21st Bureau Group East of Jinan Shunda DK692+650 ~ Bao Company, China ZQ－Ⅶ Zhong-Ning～ Supervision K696+800 Railway 19th Yingshui Bridge Company 71.55 Bureau Group Pingjibao～ Bao K538+650~ Bao Company Yinchuan K524+514 Suide China Railway 16th Beijing Ruite DK261+550~DK284+ SJSⅠ （Including）～ 20.610 Bureau Group Supervision 310 DK284＋310 Company Company Urumchi Railway DK284＋310～ China Railway 17th Construction DK284+310~DK329+ SJSⅡ Weijialou 45.340 Bureau Group Supervision 650 （Including） Company counseling Co., Ltd. DK361＋150～ China Railway 2nd Xinyatai DK361+150~DK405+ SJSⅢ Jingbian Station 41.640 Bureau Group Supervision 800 （Excluding） Company Company Urumchi China Railway 1st RailwayConstruct DK329+650~DK345+ SJSⅣ Hengshan Tunnel 15.769 Bureau Group ion Supervision 419 Company counseling Co., Ltd. Tianjin Xinyatai Xingwangmao DK345+419~DK361+ China Railway SJSⅤ 15.731 Supervision Tunnel 150 Tunnel Group Company

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2.2Project progress Summary of Completed Construction Quantities of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway refers to Table2-2. Summary of Completed Major Projects Quantities refers to Table2-3. Table 2-2 Summary of Completed Construction Quantities of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway（by Dec. 31, 2007）

Annual Fullfilled Planning Total fulfilled Items Unit fulfilled percent quantity quantity quantity (%)

10,000 Investment 3210101 840000.0 1042916.0 32.49 Yuan Thereinto: 10,000 construction and 2591589 737200.0 910644.0 35.14 Yuan installation Civil work of 10,000M3 10606.6 5262.0 6246.8 58.90 roadbed Thereinto：Civil 10,000M3 7997.0 4092.0 5076.8 63.48 work of sections Civil work of 10,000M3 2609.6 1170.0 1170.0 44.83 stations Super large, large, Extended 167554.0 67612.0 79144.8 47.24 middle-size bridges Meter Thereinto：Super Extended 123441.0 47166.0 56669.0 45.91 Large Bridge Meter Extended Large Bridge 34610.0 15866.0 17330.7 50.07 Meter Extended Middle-size bridge 9503.0 4580.0 5145.1 54.14 Meter Extended Small bridge Meter Level Culvert extended 48421.0 30550.0 33873.2 69.96 meter Extended Tunnel 180025.0 76752.0 87595.0 48.66 Meter

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Table 2-3 Summary of Completed Major Projects Quantities (By Dec. 31, 2007) Annual Total Fulfilled Scale of fulfilled fulfilled percentage Contractor No. Name of project project quantity quantity （%） (m) (m) (m) Zhong-Ning Yellow China Railway 1 River Super Large 4422.8 2397.3 3699.59 84 17th Bureau Bridge Group Company Yongning Yellow China Railway 2 River Super Large 3942.1 2606.6 3756.06 95 4th Bureau Group Bridge Company Left line China Railway Entrance of 10076 3 11279.5 15857.6 79 12th Bureau Lvliangshan Tunnel Right line Group Company 10078 Left line China Railway Exit of Lvliangshan 10675 4 11607.5 14417.8 68 3rd Bureau Group Tunnel Right line Company 10660 China Coal 3rd 5 Lishi Tunnel 10210 3657.4 3657.4 36 Construction Company China Railway 6 Wubao Tunnel 12305 6407.5 6407.5 52 16th Bureau Group Company

3.Environment management

3.1Environment monitoring system The project implementation and operating unit of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway is Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co.Ltd, which is responsible for environment protection tasks during the construction phase and operating phase of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway. Each environment protection bureau along the railway is responsible for environment protection, supervision and management tasks in areas under their respective jurisdiction. The environment minitoring task of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway is borne byBeijing Oasis Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd.. And the daily monitoring tasks should be finished by various contractors and supervision companies during the construction phase. The implemenation unit and Oasis are responsible to collect all monitored data. Oasis prepares a monitoring report and submits it to MOR and Asain Development Bank. According to the reqirements of the monitoring contracts, the monitoring company has drawn up the block diagram of environment monitoring procedures of the Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway. See Figure 3-1. According to characteristics of this project and environmental problems often occurring during construction, the monitoring unit is required to formulate the

Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 6 Environment Monitoring Report for Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in Jan. 2008 environment protection rules in the following aspects: •Require various concerning constructin and supervision organizations to employ full-time(part-time) environment protection persons. All full-time (part-time) environment protection persons must have accepted special training on environment protection and they should be responsible to supervise and manage various environmental problems arising during production of their own organizations and assist environment management departments to well manage environment protection work. •Require various construction units to perform various environment protection statements in the construction contract. The construction units are required to work out appropriate environment protection measures according to environment protection requirements set forth in design documents, so as to protect the environment of construction sites and avoid and reduce environment pollution and damage due to inappropriate construction measures. Once any event to damage the environment happens, they should actively take remedies. If they cannot solve such events by themselves, they should immediately invite appropriate experts and organizations to assist them to solve the problems. •Require the environment supervision companies to carry out the daily environment supervision work upon environment protection requirements set forth in the construction contract. Once any environmental problems occur during construction, it should urge the construction unit to solve them in time.

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Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co. Ltd. Counseling

Entrust、assist Contract award

Environment Contracting Training Monitoring Supervision Company

Contractor Construction

Supervision Company

Construction Supervision

Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Construction Project Implementation Supervision

Figure 3-1 Block Diagram of Environment Monitoring System

Notes to block diagram: Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co., Ltd.: As the implementation unit, it entrusts and assists the monitoring company to complete the mononitoring work. When the contract is forwarded, it should sign the contract containing the requirements about environment protection with the contractors and supervision companies. Contractor: According to the reqirements of the contract, they should implement construction, and complete the environment protection work. Supervision company: According to the reqirements of the contract, supervise the quality of the project and the progress of environment protection. Monitoring company: As the exterior monitoring unit, supervise the implementation of the environment protection project and the progress of the environment protection along the whole line, and submit the monitoring report to MOR and Asian Development Bank.

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3.2 Annual environment management in the construction period of 2007 3.2.1 Environment management work of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co. Ltd. Construction Commanding Office of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co. Ltd. is responsible for the environment and water protection management during construction, and employs one full-time environment and water protection senior engineer. As required, items on requirements of environment and soil conservation were included in the bidding contracts of the implementation unit, contractors and supervision companies. Comprehensive Examine System for Construction Supervision of TZY Railway Project was made by Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co., Ltd. On Sep. 12, 2007. The examine contents include 5 aspects as follows: engineering quality, construction safty, construction time limit, investment control and environmental protection. Examine scope includes each construction unit involved in integrate tender, major control tender, four electricity tender of TZY Railway. Examine results will directly related with annual work value chalculation. Examine contents in environmental aspect include: (1) Full or part time environmental protection management staff should be on guard.] (2) Environmental protection management rule should be set up. (3) Environmental training should be implemented befor construction. (4) Environmental and soil conservative measures planned in design document should be implemented. (5) Quanlity of each environmental engineering or equipment should meet the construction requirement. (6) Environmental emergency disposal plan should be made. Environmental Protection, Soil Conservation, and Civilization Construction Management Measures of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co., Ltd. was printed and distributed on Oct. 16, 2007, which ascertain the organism structure and responsibilities of design unit, construction unit, supervision unit, and implementation unit, as well as the management system needed. 3.2.2 Environment monitoring training work in construction period From Aug. 21 to 22, 2007, Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co., Ltd. held an “Environmental and soil conservative technology communication meeting”. Vice commander or general engineer in charge, and director or full time engineer in charge of environmental protection and soil conservation, and general supervisor or vice general supervisor from each construction unit attended meeting. During the meeting, problems mentioned by Beijing Oasis Company were incorporated by the engineering department to make training again on environmental protection and soil conservation work during construction period.

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4. Supervision and inspection to construction tender sections

In the monitoring period, Beijing Oasis Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. carried out a field investigation on Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway project from Jan. 4 to 16, 2007. Li Yingchun, senior engineer from the Engineering Department of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co., Ltd., accompanied the whole visit. Staffs from Suide Command Office and Yinchuan Command Office attended the visit respectively. The main monitoring items include drainage treatment measures for tunnel excavation and remaining status of spoil disposal sites of tunnels, slurry treatment measures of bridge construction base digging, dust control at construction sites and access road, waste treatment at construction sites, treatment of waste water of living and sanitary status at sites etc. According to the characteristics of construction at the present stage, the monitoring deeply investigated all environment problems related to Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway construction. This report has been completed on the basis of discussion, field investigation, data reference etc. During this period, investigation to some construction sites was influenced because of snowy weather since Jan. 12 in Shanxi province and Yinchuan City.

4.1Investigation on environment protection implementation status

More details of environment protection status of various tender sections of Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway see Table 4-1 to Table 4-18.

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Table 4-1 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK－I

Contractor: China Railway 17th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Garbage Environment Sewage Treatment Location Disposal Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Construction Site Have built Self-built DK706+317.78 garbage tank and Septic tank, clear up Construction ～DK707＋ Have clear up periodically. campsite, 260 522.18 periodically. persons

Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Tunnel with the total length over than 1000 m / / / /

Super Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Large Zhong-Ning Bridge and DK704+739.93 Yellow River Large ～ Completed 3699.59extended meters. Bridge Super Large Bridge DK709+164.51 Designed Main Location and Spoil Implementation of Progress Remark Borrow Pit Mileage Quantities and protection measures and Spoil Measures disposal site / / / / /

Remark Because of snowy weather, this section was not inspected.

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Table 4-2 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK－Ⅱ

Contractor: China Railway 4th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Shanghai Tianyou project counseling Co., Ltd.

Garbage Environment Sewage Treatment Location Disposal Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Construction 8th campsite Have built Group, garbage tank and Treatment with septic Self-built Construction Lijiaquan, Have clear up tank campsite, 300 persons Wutong periodically. Village Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total Progress length over than 1000 m

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Super Large Bridge Soil spoil has been and Yongning used partially, and part Large Yellow River LDK670+ 992.54～ Have completed 819 Bored Piles, converted into of it has been Bridge Super Large LDK674+934.62 bridge of 3756.06 extended meters. abandand to the spoil Bridge disposal site in 4th group, Lijiaquan.

Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Main Mileage Spoiled Quantities protection measures Borrow and Measures pit and Spoil Spoil disposal Designed spoil is From Yongning Yellow disposal site site 20,000 m3，to fill up Have spoiled 18,000 m3 river Super Large in 4th Bored Piles. Lijiaquan the pond.

In the inspection, environment management system had been set up and provided daily check records. Areas between the piers had been cleared. Boundary of access road is evident. There are environment protection Remark billboards at construction spots. Sanitary status in construction campsite is good. Suggestion: Environmental protection measures should be made clear on billboard according to the result of environment factor identifying. Spoils should be cleared from river course after construction completed.

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Table 4-3 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK-Ⅲ

Contractor: China Railway 12th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Railway 1th Institute Project Construction Supervision Company Environment Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Location Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Shanglinshe, Have built garbage bin, Lijiazhuang and transported Have built sedimentation Self-built, 230 Village, Have periodically to tank and drainage facility. persons Fenyang municiple garbage field. City Yangjiazhua ng, Have built garbage bin, Lijiazhuang and transported Have built sedimentation Self-built, 230 Have Village, periodically to tank and drainage facility. persons Construction Fenyang municiple garbage field. campsite City Haojiazhuan g, Have built garbage bin, Lijiazhuang and transported Have built sedimentation Self-built, 230 Have Village, periodically to tank and drainage facility. persons Fenyang municiple garbage field. City Taohuadong, Have built garbage bin, Xiangyang and transported Have built sedimentation Self-built, 230 Village, Have periodically to tank and drainage facility. persons Fenyang municiple garbage field. City Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Tunnel with the total length DK119＋045～DK129＋ Have dug over than 1000 m The entrance section to 255、DK119＋043～ 15,100m, Lvliangshan Tunnel DK129＋255 lined 6,500m.

Name Mileage Progress Remark Super Large DK118＋ Bridge 890.59～ And Shangshelin large DK119+66.53 Large 30 piles and 1 platform have been finished. / bridge Bridge DK118+941.01 ～DK119＋ 113.75 Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Main Mileage Spoiled protection measures Borrow Quantities and Pit and Measures Spoil 300,000 m3 Mucks were disposal spoils，area is transported out by site 2 local factory, retaining Left side of the 20000m ，filling Mucks from the 257,000 m3 wall for the spoil entrance 800m tunnel. height is 15m， disposal site will be retaining wall built after muck taking protection finished .

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Slag spoil is Mucks were 257,000 m3，area transported out by local factory, retaining Right side of No.0 is 10280m2， Mucks from the 240,000 m3 wall for the spoil Level Cave 1280m filling height is tunnel. disposal site will be 25m，retaining built after muck taking wall protection finished .

Slag spoil is Mucks were 3 transported out by The front of the 480,000 m ，area local factory, retaining right side of the is 12000m2， Mucks from the 440,000 m3 wall for the spoil No.1 inclined shaft filling height is tunnel. disposal site will be 600m 40m，retaining built after muck taking wall protection finished .

Slag spoil is Mucks were 3 transported out by The front of the 450,000 m ，area local factory, retaining right side of the is 18000m2， Mucks from the 290,000 m3 wall for the spoil No.2 inclined shaft filling height is tunnel. disposal site will be 500m 25m，retaining built after muck taking wall protection. finished .

In the inspection, such things have been found that there is a good environment management scheme in the tender section with monthly self-check records. Environment protetion measure billboards have been set up at the construction site. There are garbage bins at camp sites. A 3-leveled waste water sedimentation tank has been built at the construction site, however, the spoils in the tank were not cleared, which had influenced Remark sedimentation effect. Wast oil discharged by the air compressor was not cleared in time. The spoil disposal site has not been protected. Suggestions: carrying out protection engineering for spoil disposal site as soon as possible. Waste oil collection facility should be set up. Spoils in the sedimentation tank should be cleared timely. Set up garbage management measures to strength relative management in camp site.

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Table 4-4 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK-Ⅳ

Contractor: China Railway 3rd Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Railway No.1st Institute Supervision Company

Environment Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Location Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Camp at the exit of Garbage has been Have built Lvliangshan collected and sedimentation tank, Self-built, 300 Tunnel, Yes. treated discharged after Wucheng persons periodically. treatment. Town, Lvliang City 2nd camp at Construction the exit of Garbage has been Have built Campsite Lvliangshan collected and sedimentation tank, Self-built, 300 Tunnel, treated discharged after Wucheng persons periodically. treatment. Town, Lvliang City 3rd camp at the exit of Garbage has been Have built Lvliangshan collected and sedimentation tank, Self-built, 300 Tunnel, treated discharged after Wucheng persons periodically. treatment. Town, Lvliang City Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Tunnel with the total length DK129＋235～ over than 1000 m Exit section to DK139＋930、 Have dug 11,500m， / Lvliangshan Tunnel DK129＋235～ lined 3,050m. DK139＋915 Super Large Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Bridge and Large / / / / Brigde

Designed Borrowed Implementation Location and Quantities and Spoiled Progress of protection Remark Mileage Quantities and Measures measures Spoils of 850,000 m3， Mucks from the 3rd DK133＋342 occupying area of 170 Have not Main 400,000 m3 and 4th inclined spoil disposal site ， implemented. Borrow mu slope retaining wall shaft protection, recultivate. Pit and Spoils of 490,000 m3， Spoil DK135＋000 occupying area of 75mu， Have not Mucks from the 5th disposal spoil disposal 350,000 m3 slope retaining wall implemented. inclined shaft site site protection，recultivate.

Spoils of 312,000 m3， 280 m3 of the DK139＋915 ， front retaining Mucks from tunnel occupying area of 55 mu 150,000 spoil disposal site slope retaining wall wall have been exit. protection, recultivate. finished.

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In the inspection, such things have been found that relative environmental rules have been set up; monthly check rule has been implemented. sedimentation tank and dring tank has been rebuilt. There were garbage Remark bins in campsites. Retaining wall for the outside of the spoil disposal site at the tunnel exit has been built. There were temporary protective measures at the outside of the access road. Suggestion: carrying out protection project for other spoil disposal sites.

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Table 4-5 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK-Ⅴ

Contractor: China Coal 3rd Construction Company

Supervision Company: Railway No.1st Institute Supervision Company

Garbage Environment Sewage Treatment Location Disposal Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Houmajia Garbage has Village, Self-built been Have built sedimentation Tianjiahui Construction collected and tank, discharged after Yes. Street, Lishi campsite, 193 treated treatment. District, persons periodically. LvLiang City

Shimenzui Garbage has Self-built Village, been Have built sedimentation Construction Xishuba Street, collected and tank, discharged after Yes. Construction campsite, 124 Lishi District, treated treatment. persons campsite Lvliang City periodically.

Gaolimao Garbage has Self-built Village, been Have built sedimentation Construction Xishuba Street, collected and tank, discharged after Yes. campsite, Lishi District, treated treatment. 176persons Lvliang City periodically.

Shuangwudu Garbage has Self-built Village, been Have built sedimentation Construction Xibashu Street, collected and tank, discharged after Yes. campsite, 120 Lishi District, treated treatment. persons Lvliang City periodically.

Name of Construction Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total Tunnel Progress length over than 1000 m DK163+360～ Lishi Tunnel Have dug 3,518m. DK173+600

Super Large Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark bridge and Large Bridge / / / /

Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities protection measure and Measures

Main Spoils of 400,000 m3， Borrow pit Entrance spoil slope retaining wall Have not 143,000 m3 and Spoil disposal site protection，cultivating implemented. disposal site grass for greening.

Spoils of 340,000 m3， No.1 inclined slope retaining wall 3 Have not shaft spoil 121,000 m protection, cultivating implemented. disposal site grass for greening.

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Spoils of 360,000 m3， No.2 inclined slope retaining wall 3 Have not shaft spoil 57,000 m protection, cultivating implemented. disposal site grass for greening.

Spoils of 290,000 m3， Exit spoil slope retaining wall 3 Have not 101,000 m disposal site protection, cultivating implemented. grass for greening.

In the inspection, the following things have been found: environment protection measures and billboard has been set up at conastruction site, garbage has been gathered by collecting facilities at camp site, but Remark with some garbage scattered. All the spoil disposal sites had not been protected. Suggestions: carrying out retaining projects for spoil disposal sites as soon as possible. Strengthen garbage management in campsites.

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Table 4-6 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZK-Ⅵ

Contractor: China Railway 16th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Beijing Railway Research Construction Supervision Company

Environment Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Location Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Garbage has been Have built Self-built Qianwangjiashan collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Village, Wubao Have transported discharged after campsite, 170 Town periodically. treatment. persons Garbage has been Have built Self-built Tianjiaxiashan collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Village, Wubao Have transported discharged after campsite, 140 Town periodically. treatment. persons Garbage has been Have built Self-built Lujiawa, Yihe Construction collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Town, Suide Have transported discharged after campsite, 150 campsite County periodically. treatment. persons Garbage has been Have built Self-built Xinguandao, Yihe collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Town, Suide Have transported discharged after campsite, 230 County periodically. treatment. persons Qiaoshang Garbage has been Have built Self-built Village, Yihe collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Have Town, Suide transported discharged after campsite, 190 County periodically. treatment. persons Garbage has been Have built Self-built Huobaiwan, Yihe collected, cleaned and sedimentation tank, Construction Town, Suide Have transported discharged after campsite, 230 County periodically. treatment. persons Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total length Progress Have dug over than 1000 m DK227＋080～ Wubao Tunnel 6,752m, lined ＋ DK239 390 2,573m Super Large Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Bridge and Large Bridge / / / / Designed Borrowed Implementation Location and Quantities and Progress of protection Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities measures and Measures Spoil disposal site Main Spoils of 288,000 450m away from the Partially built Spoil disposal site Borrow m3，retaining wall 157,200 m3 left side of retaining wall. at the entrance pit and protection. DK227＋000 Spoil Spoil disposal site Spoils of 345,000 Spoil disposal site disposal 900m away from the Partially built m3，retaining wall 205,200 m3 for the 1st incline right side of retaining wall. site protection. shaft DK229＋900 Spoil disposal site Spoils of 463,200 Spoil disposal site 255m away from the Partially built m3，retaining wall 150,000 m3 for the 2nd incline right side of retaining wall. protection. shaft DK231＋800

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Spoil disposal site Spoil disposal site 700m away from the Spoils of 348,000 m3 183,600 3 Flatted filling for the 3rd incline left side of m shaft DK236＋600 Spoil disposal site Spoils of 369,600 Spoil disposal site 200m away from the 3， 231,600 3 Partially greening for the 4th incline right side of m retaining wall m protection. shaft DK237＋700 Spoil disposal site Spoils of 234,800 200m away from the Partially built Spoil disposal site m3，retaining wall 126,000 m3 left side of retaining wall. for the exit protection. DK239＋700

In the inspection, the following things have been found: Wubao tunnel is the main construction site in this tender section. Sedimentation tanks were built at both the entrance to the tunnel and discharging spots, but need to be cleared.There are environment protection billboads at construction sites. Access road for the construction of big bridge at the entrance of Wubao Tunnel had not been protected. Part of the mucks was Remark used to make debris by local factory. Retaining wall of the spoil disposal site had been built, but because it was too high, some of the mucks had slid out. Suggestion: mucks out of the disposal site should been cleared in time. Spoil disposal site should be graded and leveled as soon as possible. Access road for the big bridge should be protected. Spoils in the sedimentation tank should be cleared in time.

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Table 4-7 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-1-1

Contractor: China Railway 25th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company

Garbage Environment Sewage Treatment Location Disposal Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard

Collected and Beiliubao Treatment with Self-built Construction sent to gabarge Have Construction village setimentation tank campsite, not enter yet disposal site campsite Concrete mixing Collected and Treatment with septic Self-built Construction sataion at sent to gabarge Have tank campsite, 20 persons Shanshui disposal site village

Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total Progress length over than 1000 m / / / /

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Super Large Bridge and Huozuolian HLDK13+011.41-H 48 pile foundations, 8 platforms and 8 pier bodies Large Super Large LDK14+381.85 have been finished. Bridge Bridge

Designed Borrowed Main Location and Quantities and Implementation of Borrow Progress Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities pit and protection measures and Measures Spoil disposal site Has not pointed.

Construction started residently. The 3rd project division is responsible for the construction. Regulations such as Environmental and Soil Conservation Management Scheme have been set up. Relative law training was carried Remark out in Aug, 2007, and a test was organized. There were 49 persons attended the training.

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Table 4-8 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-1-2

Contractor: China Railway 15th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company

Garbage Environment Sewage Treatment Location Disposal Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Houjiazha, Beige town, Collected and Xiaodian Treatment with Self-built Construction sent to gabarge Have Construction Distr., setimentation tank campsite, 40 persons disposal site campsite Taiyuan City

On the left Collected and Treatment with septic Self-built Construction of sent to gabarge Have tank campsite, 100 persons DK36+800 disposal site

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark

Super Beige Large Tai-Chang Bridge Highway DK25+811.77 / / and Super Large Large Bridge Bridge / 208 National 350 cast-in-place piles, 13 platforms and 9 pier, way Super DK35+750.73 and 1 abutment have been finished. Large Bridge

Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities protection measures and Measures

Main Niujiakou Borrow 416,000m3, Borrowing has not No. Borrow borrow pit borrow after the began yet. pit and upper earth being Spoil cleared off, disposal vegetation recovery site after borrowing. Bianshan Borrow 493,000m3, Borrowing has not No. borrow pit borrow after the began yet. upper earth being cleared off, vegetation recovery after borrowing. Construction started residently. Regulations such as Environmental Management Scheme have been set up. Monthly check record and Notice of Revising have been provided. Relative law training was carried out in May, 2007. There Remark were 31 persons attended the training. Concrete mixing station is in good order and had stop working in winter. There were sedimentation tank for waste water disposing.

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Table 4-9 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-Ⅱ

Contractor: China Communication construction Group

Supervision Company: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company, Railway 1th Institute Project Construction Supervision Company, Heilongjiang China Railway Construction Supervision Ltd., Co.

Environment Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Location Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard

Xiqingdui, Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 111 Have Qingxu County to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons

Baozi village, Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 300 Have Wenshui County to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons

Shuiquan village, Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 112 Have Fenyang City to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons

Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 150 Lijiagou Village Have Construction to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons campsite Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 92 Shang’an Village Have to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons

Gathered, transported to Entrance of Liulin Treatment with Self-built, 120 salg spoil disposal siteand Have Tunnel Sedimentation Tank persons then buried. Gathered, transported to No.1 Incling shaft Treatment with Self-built, 80 salg spoil disposal siteand Have of Liulin Tunnel Sedimentation Tank persons then buried. Gathered, transported to No.2 Incling Well Treatment with Self-built, 100 salg spoil disposal siteand Have of Liulin Tunnel Sedimentation Tank persons then buried. Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 187 Jundu Village Have to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons Zhaojiapu, Gathered and transported Treatment with Self-built, 126 Have Mantangchuan to refuse dump Sedimentation Tank persons

Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress

DK113+608~DK115+4 No. 1 Huangzhang tunnel Dig 1,289m 00 Tunnel with the total length over than 1000 m DK116+760~DK117+9 No. 2 Huangzhang tunnel Dig 761m 65

DIK158+287～ Dig 554m， Shanglouqiao tunnel DIK159+895 lining 277m

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DIK156+855～ Dig 397m， No.2 Yiju tunnel DIK158+245 lining137m

DK187+939-DK190+0 Wangjiahui tunnel Dig 1783m 30

No. 3 Xiabaishuang Changed DK192+550～ Dig 889m tunnel Changed DK193+919

Changed DK193+970～ Wangjiazhuang tunnel Dig 620m DK195+712

DK208+367～ Liulin Tunnel Dig 3893.9m DK215+998

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark

Have completed 619 pile Yiwang Super Large DK60+521.41 foundations, 48 platforms and 45 Bridge （2046.97m） pier bodies. Have completed 598 pile Liuwanfenhe river large DK46+223.83~DK47+61 foundations, 33 platforms and 33 Bridge 6.9 pier bodies. Have completed 158 pile Baishinanhe River DK62+972.86 foundations, 18 platforms and 14 Super Large Bridge pier bodies. Have completed 242 pile Ciyaohe River Super DK66+112.66 foundations, 29 platforms and 29 Large Bridge pier bodies. Have completed 470 pile Wenyuhe Super Large Super DK82+431.61 foundations, 56 platforms and 50 Bridge Large pier bodies. Bridge Have completed 208 pile Madongcun Super DK89+160.20 foundations, 24 platforms and 17 and Large Bridge Large pier bodies. Bridge Have completed 369 pile Super Large Bridge DK92+196.7 foundations, 31 platforms and 13 over Tai-fen highway pier bodies. Fenghaoliang DK142+062.35～813.16 Have completed 237 pile dadongchuan Super （left line）； foundations, 5 open-digging

Large Bridge DK142+096.35～826.48 foundations, 35 platforms and 37 pier bodies. （right line） Have completed 54 pile Longfangli Super Large DK147+656.72-DK148+2 foundations, 4 open-digging

Bridge 88.68 foundations, 6 platforms and 7 pier bodies. Have completed 220 pile Xiawangying Super DK152+589.05～ foundations, 17 platforms and 10 Large Bridge DK153+285.75 pier bodies. Have completed 120 pile Yangshi xiaodongchuan DK159+967.95～ foundations, 3 platforms and 2 Super Large Bridge DK160+847.39 pier bodies.

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Have completed 123 pile Xiangyanghe Super DK113+239.99 foundations, 14 platforms and 13 Large Bridge pier bodies. Beichuanhe Super DK175+183.45 Have completed 182 pile Large Bridge （1892.92m） foundations, 13 platforms and 13 pier bodies.

Have completed 47 pile Zhaojiazhuang Super DIK175+889.50~ foundations, 3 platforms and 2 Large Bridge DIK177+540.42 pier bodies. Have completed 112 pile Xiyadi Super Large DIK178+836.49~ foundations, 10 platforms and 9 Bridge DIK180+125.80 pier bodies. Have completed 44 pile Hejiata shanchuanhe Changed DK185+856.4 foundations, 4 platforms and 5 Super Large Bridge pier bodies. Have completed 21 pile Longmenhui foundations, 8 wells and shanchuanhe Super Changed DK197+612.5 expanded 3 foundations, 12 pier Large Bridge bodies. Have completed 657 pile Liulin shanchuanhe Changed DK203+281.63 foundations, 9 wells, 48 Super Large Bridge platforms and 29 pier bodies. Wubao Yellow River DK216+424.07 4#、5#、6# pile foundations and Super Large Bridge （860.8m） platforms, and 70% of pier bodies had been completed, 28 pile foundations of 3# had been completed. Foundations of main bridge and Qinghegou Super Large DK223+168.69 approach bridge had been Bridge completed. Have completed 49 pile Xuejiasi Super Large foundations, 6 platforms and 17 改 DK245+385.93 Bridge pier bodies, and 8 copings. 12 foundations have been expanded. Designed Borrowed Quantities and Implementation of Location and Mileage Progress Remark Spoiled protection measures Quantities and Measures Xiliangquan borrow Main pit 24km on the right 700,000 m3 100,000 m3 Borrow side of the line pit and Xinmin borrow pit Spoil 24km on the right 800,000 m3 150,000 m3 disposal side of the line 1,200,000 m3, site Sanjiaocun borrow vegetation 650,000 m3 pit recovery after borrowing Spoils of Spoil disposal site at 337,000 m3， the entrance of Liulin 167,000 m3 Tunnel DK207+730 retaining wall protection.

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Spoil disposal site at Spoils of Outside retaining wall the exit of Liulin 337,000 m3， has been completed. Tunnel DK211+550 retaining wall 172,000 m3 protection.

Retaining wall has Spoils of been completed. Qinghe Spoil 200,000 m3， 150,000 m3 disposal site retaining wall protection. Spoils of Outside retaining wall 500,000 m3， has been completed. nd 2 Spoil disposal site retaining wall 3 500,000 m in Wubao station protection. Greening in later period. Spoils of Outside retaining wall 300,000 m3， has been completed. rd 3 Spoil disposal site retaining wall 3 300,000 m in Wubao station protection. Greening in later period.

In the inspection, the following things have been found: environmental regulations is completed with daily check records. Boundary sighs were set up at both sides of the construction sites of the Tender station, it is clean at the construction site. Retaining walls for some spoil disposal sites have been partially completed, but protection measures at several spots were not built and spoils were disposed along the slopes. There were not environment Remark protection billboards at some construction spot. Suggestions: complete retaining walls for the spoil disposal sites as soon as possible. Spoils on slopes should be cleared off. Set environment protection billboards at some construction spot and make environmental protective measures clearly.

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Table 4-10 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-Ⅴ

Contrator: China Construction Project Parent Company

Supervision Company: Beijing Railway Research Construction Supervision Company, Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Sewage Environment Garbage Disposal Location Treatment Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Songqu Have built garbage Discharged in Village,Dongkeng tank, gathered and Rented local house， the inhere Have Town, Jingbian buried deep drainage system 29 persons County periodically. Discharged in Tianquan Village, the inhere Clear up periodically. Have Rented，27 persons Zhuanjing Town Drainage system DK503+650, Have built garbage Treatment with Self-built， Liangquan, tank, Collected and delt sedimentation Have 34 persons Hequan Town with periodically. tank Have built garbage Treated by Right side of Self-built， tank, gathered and sedimentation Have DK551+600 160 persons Construction disposed periodically. tank. campsite Discharge after Have built garbage the treatment Erdaogou village, tank, gathered of Self-built， Have Dashuikeng Town periodically, then sedimentation 62 persons buried. tank and septic tank. Have built garbage bin, and transported to Discharge after DK553+280~ Self-built， periodically to the treatment Have DK560+000 Dashuikeng Town of septic tank. 28 persons refuse dump DK667+600 Hongliugou Super Have built Large Bridge, Gathered and buried septic tankand Self-built， Have Maijiatai, periodically. sedimentation 26 persons Hongsibao tank developing Park Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Mucks were Hongjingzi Tunnel DK550+100～ Have excavated disposed at （Entrance） DK551+850 950m DK549+800 spoil disposal site. Mucks were Tunnel with the total length Hongjingzi Tunnel DK550+100～ Have excavated disposed at spoil over than 1000 m （inclined shaft） DK551+850 280m disposal site for inclined shaft. Mucks were disposed at spoil Hongjingzi Tunnel DK553+084~ Have excavated disposal site for the （Exit） DK555 + 226 920m exit. Some of the mucks were used to fill roadbed. Super Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Large

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Bridge HuojiahepanHongliuhe DK433+994 Have completed 318.52 extended and Large Super Large Bridge 546.5m meters. Bridge DK465+027.69 Have completed 105.16 extended Paijianhe Large Bridge 146.32m meters.

Qing-Yin Highway DK504+297.935 Have completed 1001.27 extended

Super Large Bridge 1403.15m meters.

Zhengjiagou Large DK541 +221 Have completed 192.78 extended

Bridge 209.54m meters.

Hongzhuang Large DK526+391 Have completed. bridge 146.31m Yangjiagou Super Large DK549+363.23 Have completed 186.2 extended

Bridge 665m meters Duyaogou Super Large DK582 +543.01 Have completed 750 extended

Bridge 1127.32m meters DK565+181.41 Have completed 240m bridge. Wujitang Large Bridge 307.31extended meters Wangjiageda Large DK588+803.51 Have completed 200 extended

Bridge 342.52m meters Bazhuangzi kushuihe DK623+813.42 Have completed 1278.035

Super Large Bridge 1294.826m extended meters DK654+302.45 Have completed 659.58 extended Shagedazi Super Large 720.75m meters Bridge Have completed 885.02 extended Xinjiawanai Super DK635+773.67 meters Large Bridge 1259.84

Honggouyao tianshuihe DK627+917.2 Have completed 218.27extended

Large Bridge 312.21m meters

DK651+915.92 Have completed 313.35extended Shizigou Large Bridge 352.99m meters Have completed 779.53extended Mahuanggou Super DK675+379.33 meters Large Bridge 804.36m Main engineering have completed. Shuangjingzi Super DK680+800.19

Large Bridge 669.62m DK688+406.35 Main engineering have completed. Jiuzuofen Large Bridge 312.3m

Maijiatai Super Large DK669+041.138 Have completed 2229.05 extended

Bridge 2570.93m meters Designed Borrowed Quantities and Implementation of Location and Mileage Progress Remark Spoiled protection measures Main Quantities and Borrow Measures Pit and Borrow 250,000 Spoil m3. Prevent dusting, strictly disposal Watering, the site had Borrow pit on the limit borrowing site 180,000 m3 been leveled and right of DK406+300 boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use.

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Borrow 200,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrow pit on the Watering, the site had limit borrowing right of DK407+650 80,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 250,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrow pit on the left Watering, the site had limit borrowing of DK411+350 200,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 350,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrow pit on the left Watering, the site had limit borrowing of DK417+240 231,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 133,000 m3. Prevent Borrow pit on the dusting, strictly right 600m of limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished DK429+800 boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 114,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly on the left 200m of limit borrowing Had been leveled and DJ429+800 Finished boundary, graded.

grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 150,000 m3. Dispose spoils 5,000 m3. Prevent dusting, DK465+900 Borrow strictly limit Had been leveled and Finished pit borrowing graded. boundary, grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 250,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly DK455+200 Borrow limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished pit boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 250,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly DK461+200 Borrow limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished pit boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use.

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Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 300m of DK480+000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 115,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 125,000 m3 200m of DK490+100 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 of DK494+800 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 of DK497+800 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 of DK505+900 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 240,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the left Borrow 250,000 of DK507+100 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 240,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow pit on the Borrow 250,000 right of DK508+100 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly limit borrowing Had been leveled and Finished boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. DK527+200 Borrow Borrow 250,000 pit m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 150,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use.

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DK531+500 Borrow Borrow 250,000 pit m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 220,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. DK534+600 Borrow Borrow 250,000 pit m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 159,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. DK540+600 Borrow Borrow 250,000 pit m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 138,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. DK542+200 Borrow Borrow 250,000 pit m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Watering, the site had limit borrowing 200,000 m3 been leveled and boundary, graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Spoil disposal site Spoils of 500m away from 250,000 m3， Mucks from the left side of the filled height of 100,000 m3 Had been leveled. Hongjingzi tunnel entrance of entrance Hongjingzi Tunnel spoil disposal DK549+780 site is 5m. Dispose 144,000 m3. Prevent Spoil disposal site at dusting, the inclined shaft retaining, 35,000 m3 Leveled of Hongjingzi leveling and Tunnel recovering after use. Spoil disposal site at Dispose 100,000 50,000 m3 the exit of m3. Retaining, Hongjingzi Tunnel leveling and Leveled recovering after use. Borrow pit in the Borrow 250,000 north 500m of m3. Occupy DK563+600 10mu area. Prevent dusting, Watering, the site had strictly limit 119,000 m3 been leveled and borrowing graded. boundary, grading, leveling and recovering after use.

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Spoil disposal site in Dispose 160,000 the north 200m m3. Occupy DK572+800 40mu area. Prevent Watering, the site had dusting. 32,000 m3 been leveled and Retaining, graded. leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 145,500 m3. Prevent The site had been dusting, strictly Borrowing pit on leveled and graded limit borrowing the left of 13.5 万方 and was recovered boundary, DK594+500 according to the grading, leveling requirement. and recovering after use. Borrow 257,300 m3. Prevent The site had been dusting, strictly Borrowing pit on leveled and graded limit borrowing the left of 24.4 万方 and was recovered boundary, DK601+200 according to the grading, leveling requirement. and recovering after use. Borrow 182,100 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrowing pit on limit borrowing The site had been the right of 16.75 万方 boundary, leveled and graded. DK603+600 grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 300,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrowing pit on limit borrowing The site had been the right of 已完 boundary, leveled and graded. DK608+400 grading, leveling and recovering after use. Dispose 287,800 m3. Prevent Spoil disposal site on dusting. The site had been the left of Retaining, 273,000 m3. leveled and graded. DK614+500 leveling and recovering after use. Dispose 200,000 m3. Prevent Spoil disposal site on dusting. The site had been the left of Retaining, 180,000 m3 leveled and graded. DK614+800 leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 184,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly Borrowing pit on limit borrowing The site had been the right of Finished boundary, leveled and graded. DK616+500 grading, leveling and recovering after use.

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on the left of Borrow 150,000 DK670+550 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly limit borrowing The site had been Finished boundary, leveled and graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. Borrow 120,000 m3. Prevent dusting, strictly DK691+500 limit borrowing The site had been 110,000 m3 Borrowing pit boundary, leveled and graded. grading, leveling and recovering after use. In the inspection, the following things were found: relative regulations were completed with full time environmental engineer and daily check records. The construction site is clean. Air compressor had been changed into electric-powered type. Some of the borrow pits and spoil disposal sites had been leveled. Remark Suggestions: wind-proof and sand conservation measures should be adopted at the sections located in desert areas and vegetations fit to the local environment can be used for plant recovery test.

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Table 4-11 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-Ⅵ

Contractor: China Railway 12th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Beijing Railway Science Academy Supervision Company Environment Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Location Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Garbage has been Siertan Super Sedimentation Self-built， collected, gathered and Have Large Bridge Treatment 320 persons treated periodically. Garbage has been Sedimentation Self-built， LDK565＋400 collected, gathered and Have Treatment 250 persons treated periodically. Garbage has been Sedimentation Self-built， LDK569＋900 collected, gathered and Have Treatment 250 persons treated periodically. Garbage has been LDK590＋570 Discharged in the Rented，270 Construction collected, gathered and Have Gaoshawo Town Inhere facility. persons campsite treated periodically. No.1 resposible Garbage has been Discharged in the Rented，250 area of the 4th collected, gathered and Have Inhere facility. persons project division treated periodically. No.2 resposible Garbage has been Discharged in the Self-built， area of the 4th collected, gathered and Have Inhere facility. 320 persons project division treated periodically. Jia’neng Garbage has been Discharged in the Rented，230 Herding collected, gathered and Have Inhere facility. Company treated periodically. persons Super Large Garbage has been Bridge over Discharged in the Rented，76 collected, gathered and Have Shi-Zhong Inhere facility. treated periodically. persons Highway Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Tunnel with the total length over Have dug LDK565+514～ than 1000 m Niumaojing Tunnel 2520m，Lined LDK569+816 2328m.

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark

Siertan Super Large LDK541+840.65～ Have completed 2260.33extended meters Bridge LDK546＋026.44 Have completed 126.61extended TianjizhangLarge LDK560+960.63～ meters Bridge LDK561＋171.15 LDK595＋398.34 Have completed 137.41extended Super No.1 Large Bridge of 229.02m meters Large Majingchang Bridge and LDK633＋808.70 Have completed 1383.26extended Shijingzigou Super Large 2305.44m meters Bridge Large Bridge

Dalibujing Super Large LDK636＋512.30 Have completed 626.86extended

bridge 1160.86m meters ＋ Have completed 460.61extended Super Large Bridge LDK638 628.00 meters over Liyang Road 767.68m

Super Large Bridge LDK640＋395.81 Have completed 1224.09extended

over Guli Road 2400.17m meters

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Guajingzigou Super LDK643＋261.60 Have completed 494.10extended

Large Bridge 1029.37m meters Super Large Bridge LDK664＋603.99～ Have completed 2289.85extended

over Yinling Road LDK668＋621.27 meters Jiaonigou Super Large LDK658＋629.73～ Have completed 666.64extended meters Bridge LDK660＋481.51 Super Large Bridge Have completed 556.31extended LDK677＋943.73～ over Shi-Zhong meters ＋ Highway LDK681 034.34 Have completed 590.78extended Super Large Bridge LDK688＋484.73～ meters over Guan-Ping Road LDK689＋469.36 Designed Borrowed Implementation Quantities and Spoiled Location and Mileage Progress of protection Remark Quantities and measures Measures LDK548+300 Borrow 700,000 m3， 650,000 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK549+350 Borrow 350,000 m3， 340,000 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK554+500 Borrow 850,000 m3， 400,000 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK558+000 Borrow 680,000 m3， 310,000 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK565+000 Spoil Spoils of 250,000 m3， Temporary water 100,000 m3 disposal site vegetation resuming. discharge. LDK570+000 Spoil Spoils of 250,000 m3， Temporary water 100,000 m3 disposal site vegetation resuming. discharge. LDK574+450 Borrow 200,000 m3， 150,000 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK577+700 Borrow 200,000 m3， 10,0005 m3 leveled Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK615+700 Borrow 200,000 m3， Main 150,000 m3 leveled Borrow Borrow pit vegetation resuming. LDK620+780 Borrow 100,000 m3， pit and 400,000 m3 leveled Dongwan Borrow pit vegetation resuming. Spoil LDK628+000 Disposing spoils disposal Huimin Alley Spoil 500,000 m3， 300,000 m3 leveled site disposal site vegetation resuming. LDK630+800 Disposing spoils Mapaoquan Spoil 850,000 m3， 400,000 m3 leveled disposal site vegetation resuming. LDK642＋200 Disposing spoils Erdaogou Spoil 300,000 m3， Finished leveled disposal site vegetation resuming. Disposing spoils LDK649+030 Spoil 240,000 m3， 230,000 m3 disposal site vegetation resuming. Disposing spoils LDK646+700 Spoil 200,000 m3， 210,000 m3 leveled disposal site vegetation resuming. Disposing spoils LDK648+500 Spoil 360,000 m3， 230,000 m3 disposal site vegetation resuming. LDK663+500 borrow Borrow 600,000 m3， pit borrow pit vegetation resuming. 300,000 m3

Huangyangtan Borrow 1,100,000 700,000 m3 borrow pit borrow pit m3， vegetation resuming.

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In the inspection, the following things were found: relative regulations were completed with daily check records. Boundary of the access roads in protective area is clear. Borrow pit in Yanchi Station had been leveled, slope of the pit had been cleared and planted with vegetation. There was gabage collection tank, sedimentation tank for waste water and collection tank for waste oil in campsite. Spoil disposal site had not been protected yet. Remark Suggestions: relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site. Upper earth of spoil disposal site should be considered to be refilled to the site. Vegetation species should be selected according to the local character for recovery

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Table 4-12 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-VII

Contractor: China Railway 21st Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Sewage Environment Garbage Disposal Location Treatment Protection Remark Measure Measure Billboard Near Liangfanchang, Have built garbage Discharged Guchengzi, tank, treated into the inhere Have Rented，60 persons Zhong-Ning periodically. facility. County Have built garbage Discharged Near Yinchuan tank, treated into the inhere Have Rented，30 persons Railway Station periodically. facility.

Have Built Grain depot of Have, transpot to septic tank, but Yuding village, local designated no municiple Have Rented，30 persons Zhong-Ning garbage ground discharge County periodically. system. Have built sedimentaion Contruction tanks and Xiaoyazui, Have built garbage Self-built Site septic tanks at Xindian Village, tank, gathered and Have Construction Construction Suide Town treated periodically. campsite， 40 persons campsite, discharged after treatment. Have built sedimentaion tanks and Liujiawan, Have built garbage Self-built septic tanks at Xindian Village, tank, gathered and Have Construction Construction Suide Town treated periodically. campsite， 50 persons campsite, discharged after treatment. Have built sedimentaion Built garbage tank, tanks and Liujiawan, collecting and treating septic tanks at Xindian Village, aperiodically, wastes Have Rented，30 persons Construction Suide Town of living are campsite, collectively buried. discharged after treatment. Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress Mucks are used for leveling the Tunnel with the total Converted into construction length over than 1000 m Suide Tunnel DK254+300～ 1,137.45 campsites of No.3 （segment of the exit） DK259 + 380 excavated and No.4 inclined meters shafts and used as detritus Super Large Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Bridge

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and Large Gaoganqu Large DK694+621～ Main engineering has been completed. Bridge Bridge DK695＋028 298.18 extended meters.

Shi-Zhong Highway DK696+384～ Main engineering has been completed. Where Spoils Super Large Bridge DK697+691 1159.07 extended meters. are: DK698+075～ Waste land near Longkenggou Super Main engineering has been completed. DK693+600 DK698＋745 Large Bridge 590.15 extended meter. (Former garbage ground) Hongshanzhui Large DK700＋626～ Main engineering has been completed. Bridge DK700＋934 135.67 extended meter. Qixingqu Large DK701+743.71 Main engineering has been completed. bridge 124.83 extended meter. Super Large Bridge BLDK667+383～ Have completed 84 Bored Piles. Reused after over Bao-Zhong line BLDK668+039 Converted into 475.32 extended meters. drying DK259 + 380～ Spoils were refiiled into Suide Wulidian DK261+438 Have completed 342 Piles. bridge Wudinghe Super Converted into 946.16 extended meters. foundation or Large bridge used for access road levelling Designed Borrowed Implementation Quantities and Spoiled Location and Mileage Progress of protection Remark Quantities and measures Measures The borrow pit is Soil borrowed located near the Have borrowed from East stationof Zhong-Ning East 153,000 m3. Leveling top and Zhong-Ning Zhong-Ning station, approximately Other fillings slope. East station is DK693+600 30.5mu , average dug use excavations. used to build depth is about 7m. roadbed. The borrow pit is located near the Zhong-Ning East Spoils from DK694+252 spoil Have borrowed Leveling, slope station, 37mu , average bored piles and disposal site 187,000 m3. mending. dug depth is about rail bed. 9.7m, approximately 240,000 m3. The borrow pit is Borrow pit near 50.5mu , average dug Gaojia along the Have borrowed Leveling top and Used for rail Main depth is about 5m, highway surrounding 110,000 m3. slope. bed filling. Borrow approximately168,000 Yinchuan City pit and m3. Spoil disposal site Soil borrowed is Used for Yongxinglu Caowan 100，000m3，area of Have borrowed Leveling, side DK710+100-BL Borrow pit 25,000m2，dugdepth of 90,000 m3 slope mending. K664+940 rail 4m. bed filling

Zhangjiawan Borrow Used for Soil borrowed is pit in Shengjin Have borrowed Leveling top and BLK665+196-B 500，000m3，area of Village, Zhenluo 420,000 m3 slope. LK672+600 125,000m2. Town Roadbed filling

Used for Borrow pit in Soil borrowed is Have borrowed Leveling top and BLK668+040-B Development area of 200，000m3，area of 180,000 m3 slope. LK674+600 Zhenluo Town 2 50,000m . Roadbed filling

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The Spoils are Spoil disposal site of mainly used to 19,000m2，filling height build the Spoil disposal site of of 4m, approximately roadbed in front 3 Have disposed Huangyangwan 760,000 m .side slope is 3 of entrance to 60,000 m . Tunnel matched with retaining the tunnel and wall. The top is covered level the with soil and ground. construction site. Spoil disposal site of 42,000m2，filling height Spoils mainly of 4m, approximately from the Beishan spoil disposal Have disposed 3 excavation of site in Yuding Village 168,000 m .side slope is 165,000 m3. matched with retaining DK709+230-D wall. The top is covered K710+045 cut with soil and ground. 20,000 m3 were used in No.3 The designed spoil inclined shaft quantity of No.3 Spoils from ， 3 inclined shaft and main No.3 inclined sited 7,000 m 3 shaft are 59,000 was used for hole is 369，000 m . The Suide Tunnel m3. Spoils from detritus designed spoil quantity No.4 inclined ， of No.4 inclined shaft making 33,000 shaft are 33,000 m3 was and main hole is 3 3 m . used.in No.4 331，000 m . inclined shaft site. In the inspection, there are full environment protection system and daily checking records. There are environment protection billboards at construction site of No.3 inclined shaft of Suide Tunnel. Garbages were scattered in campsite. Temporary protection was carried out for Gaihe section of Wulidian Wudinghe Super Large Bridge. Most of the construction site had been cleared, but with some spoils in the river Remark course. Suggestions: add garbage collection tank and strengthen daily management in campsite. Clear spoils in the river course as soon as possible. relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site.

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Table 4-13 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section ZQ-VII2

Contractor: China Railway 19th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Comapany: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company Environment Garbage Disposal Location Sewage Treatment Measure Protection Remark Measure Billboard Zhaojiapu, Dischared into drains,water Have built garbage Mantangchuan collecting tank,and Self-built， tank, and treated Have Village, Suide sedimentation tank for 165persons periodically. County treatment. Construction Dischared into drains,water campsite Have built garbage Dabaijiagou collecting tank,and Self-built，82 tank, and treated Have Village sedimentation tank for persons periodically. treatment. Dischared into drains, water Have built garbage Gaojiaya collecting tank, and Self-built， tank, and treated Have Village sedimentation tank for 160 persons periodically. treatment. Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total length Progress over than 1000 m Suide Tunnel DK247+255～ Dug 3,200m,

（Segment of the entrance） DK254 + 300 lined 1,590m. Super Large Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Bridge and Large

Bridge Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Spoiled Implementation of Progress Remark Mileage Quantities and protection measures Measures Spoils of 300,000 m3， Spoil disposal retaining wall Have completed about Leveld and ground

Main site protection，cultivated 98,000 m3. while being disposed. Borrow Pit grass for greening. and Spoil 3 Spoils of 200,000 m ， Spoils were used for disposal Spoil disposal retaining wall Have completed about land filling and had site site at No.1 ， 50,000 m3. been temporarily Inclining Well protection cultivated grass for greening. protected. Spoils of 300,000 m3， Spoils were used for Spoil disposal retaining wall Have completed about land filling and had site at No.2 ， 200,000 m3. been temporarily Inclining Well protection cultivated grass for greening. protected. In the inspection, the following things have been found: There are full environment protection system and monthly checking and appraising records. Access road surface had been hardened. There were environment protection billboard at construction site and gabage bins at campsite. Wast oil collection tank had been set for Remark the air compressor. Spoil disposal site was set in a valley. Mucks were used by local plant to make debris. Suggestions: relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site.

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Table 4-14 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section SJS-Ⅰ

Contractor: China Railway 16th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Beijing Ruite Supervision Company Environment Garbage Disposal Location Sewage Treatment Measure Protection Remark Measure Billboard Miaojiaoing Rented， Town, Gathered and Discharged in the primary Have 100 Zizhou transported outwards. drainnage system. persons Constructio County Dongjiawan n campsite Rented， Town, Gathered and Discharged in the primary Have 100 Zizhou transported outwards. drainnage system. persons County Wulidian, Rented， Gathered and Discharged in the primary Suide Have 100 transported outwards. drainnage system. County persons Construction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Progress DK266+401～ Baijiashan Tunnel Have dug 3,523m. Tunnel with the total length DK271+721 over than 1000 m Miaojiaping No.1 DK279+701～ Have dug 1,150m. Tunnel DK281+360 Miaojiaping No.2 DK282+030～ Have dug 1,130m. Tunnel DK284+230 Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Wulidian GK337+350～ Super Large Have completed 150 bridge meters. Bridge GK338+150 Shijiawan DK271+995.18~D Super Large Have completed 220 bridge meters. Super K272+810.65 Large Bridge Yejiaping Bridge and DK273+456.54~D Large Super Large Have completed 800 bridge meters K275+231.45 Bridge Bridge DongjiawanS DK275+715.54～ uper Large Have completed 2,000 bridge meters. DK279+700 Bridge Miaojiaping DK281+352.13～ Super Large Have completed 300 bridge meters DK282+019.85 Bridge Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities protection measures and Measures Spoil disposal site Spoils of 200,000 at the entrance of m3，retaining wall 100,000 m3 Baijiashan Tunnel protection.，greening Main Spoil disposal site Spoils of 200,000 Borrow Pit at the exit of m3，retaining wall 80,000 3 and Spoil m disposal Baijiashan Tunnel protection.，greening site No.1 Spoil Spoils of 200,000 disposal sites of m3，retaining wall 100,000 m3 Miaojiaping ， Tunnel protection. greening No.2 Spoil Spoils of 200,000 disposal sites of 3 m ，retaining wall 120,000 m3 Miaojiaping ， Tunnel protection. greening

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In the inspection, the following things are found: There were completed environment protection system and daily checking records. There were normative environment protection billboards and corresponding environment protection measures at the construction site of the tender section. Oil acceptance plate was set under the air compressor to collect waste oil. Waste water from concrete mixing station were used for road Remark watering after being sedimented. Suggestions: clarified boundary of construction site. Make temporary protection for spoils near the river. Since the construction just started, oil tank has not been placed at the right place, at the risk of leaking oil.

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Table 4-15 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section SJS-Ⅱ

Contractor: China Railway 17th Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Urumchi Railway Construction Supervision counseling Co., Ltd. Environment Location Garbage Disposal Measure Sewage Treatment Measure Protection Remark Billboard Yaojiabian Have built garbage tank and Discharged in the inhere drainage Rented，122 Have Village treated periodically. system persons Shuanghuyu Have built garbage tank and Discharged after treated with Self-built， Have Town treated periodically. sedimentation tank 105 persons Matigou Have built garbage tank and Discharged after treated with Self-built， Have Construction Town treated periodically. sedimentation tank 91 persons campsite Zhoujiajian Have built garbage tank and Discharged after treated with Self-built， Have Town treated periodically. sedimentation tank 79 persons

Niujiagou Have built garbage tank and Discharged after treated with Self-built， Have village treated periodically. sedimentation tank 36 persons Macha Have built garbage tank and Discharged in the inhere drainage Self-built， Have village treated periodically. system 23 persons Name of Tunnel Mileage Construction Progress Remark DK284＋318～ Have dug 920m, lining Tunnel with the total length over than Duijiushan Tunnel 1000 m DK287＋432 204m. DK287＋515～ Have dug 622m, lining Zhangjiazhai Tunnel DK289＋780 110m.

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark

Zizhou Dalihe DK291＋223.45 Have completed 492.02 bridge meters. Suoer Large Bridge 2867.54m Lijiagua Dalihe DK295＋114.84 Have completed 305.64 bridge meters. Super Large Bridge 2794.2m DK298＋ Matigou Dalihe 253/300+784 Have completed 473.3 bridge meters. Super Large Bridge 2529.4m Xunjiansi Dalihe DK302＋744.62 Have completed 516.38 bridge meters. Super Large Bridge 3051.7m Shuangmiaowan DK307＋ Dalihe 085/308+145 Have completed 1,032.66 bridge meters. Super Large Super Large Bridge 1059.89m Bridge and Zhaochang village DK314＋911.79 Large Bridge Dalihe Super Large 4147.8m Have completed 611.62 bridge meters. Bridge Jioachangping DK323＋130 Dalihe Super Large 1154.5m Have completed 71.74 bridge meters. Bridge Majiagoucha Dalihe DK319＋597 Have completed 675.16 bridge meters. Super Large Bridge 2902m No.1 Jioachangping DK325＋016 Have completed 119.2 bridge meters. Large Bridge 211.15m No. 3Jioachangping DK326＋264 Have completed 154.93 bridge meters. Large Bridge 340.72m DK327＋ Qilingou Large Have completed 174.58 bridge meters. Bridge 384.15~726.65 342.5m

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Designed Borrowed Implementation of protection Location and Mileage Quantities and Progress Remark measures Spoiled Quantities and Measures ＋ Mucks from DK284 318 Soil spoil Spoils of 190,000 Duijiushan disposal site m3，retaining wall 28,000m3 Prepared being protected. tunnel protection, ditches entrance DK287＋432 Mucks from DK287＋515 Soil spoil Duijiushan disposal site Spoils of 270,000 tunnel exit Main Borrow m3，retaining wall 73,000m3 Being protected. and Pit and Spoil protection, ditches Zhangjiazhai disposal site tunnel entrance DK289+780 Soil spoil Mucks from Spoils of 170,000 disposal site 3 3 Zhangjiazhai m ，retaining wall 45,000m Prepared being protected. tunnel protection, ditches entrance DK296＋513 Borrow 287,000 Used for 3 3 DK298＋255 borrow pit m ，leveling and 46,000m Matigou rail recultivating bed filling DK306 borrow pit Used for Borrow 180,000 Shuangwan m3，leveling and 51,000m3 miao rail bed recultivating filling In the inspection, the following things are found: There were completed environment protection system and daily checking records. There were environment protection billboards at the construction site, but lack pertinence. Protective engineerings of some spoil disposal sites were being carried out. Campsites were in good order with garbage bins or Remark tanks. Suggestions: relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site. Strengthen oil management at construction site, prevent oil leakage.

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Table 4-16 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section SJS-Ⅲ

Contractor: China Railway 2nd Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Tianjin Xinyatai Supervision Company Garbage Disposal Sewage Treatment Environment Location Remark Measure Measure Protection Billboard Herding Company Have built garbage tanks Discharged in the Rented， of Yangqiaopan and transported outwards Have inhere facility. 35 persons Town, Jingbian periodically. Sand Control Experiment Station of Gathered and then treated Discharged in the Rented， Have Yangqiaopan periodically. inhere facility. 76 persons Town, Jingbian Construction County campsite Have built Self-built No.1 Mixer Gathered and then treated sedimentation tank, Construction Have Station periodically. discharged after campsite， 150 treatment. persons Have built Self-built No.2 Mixer Gathered and then treated sedimentation tank, Construction Have Station periodically. discharged after campsite， 60 treatment. persons Have built Self-built No.3 Mixer Gathered and then treated sedimentation tank, Construction Have Station periodically. discharged after campsite， 50 treatment. persons Name of Tunnel Mileage Construction Progress Remark Tunnel with the total length over than 1000 m / / / /

Name Mileage Construction Progress Remark Super Large Bridge over DK694+825.01～ Have completed 1,495.39 bridge meters. Hekoumiao DK377＋279.26 Reseroir Luhe Super DK383+ 838.3 Have completed 240.26 bridge meters Super Large Large Bridge 1509.68m Bridge and Large Super Large DK398＋658 Bridge over Bridge 1952.76m Have completed 203.17 bridge meters Yu-Jin Highway Jiajiawan DK393＋094 Have completed 103.1 bridge meters Large Bridge 303.61m ＋ Baoqu Large DK369 035 Have completed 43.9 bridge meters Bridge 334.87m Designed Borrowed Location and Quantities and Implementation of Progress Remark Mileage Spoiled Quantities protection measures and Measures Main Borrow Pit Spoil Spoils of 200,000 and Spoil Spoil disposal disposal site m3，Exterior side disposal site site for at the left protected with Disposal completed Have not carried out. Hekoumiao side of slurry and stone Super Large DK374＋ retaining wall.Grass Bridge 802.89 and frutex planted.

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DK391＋100 Borrowing 150,000 Borrowing completed. Have not carried out. borrow pit m3，greening DK391＋400 Borrowing 200,000 25,000 m3 Have not carried out. borrow pit m3，greening DK397＋800 Borrowing 200,000 40,000 m3 Have not carried out. borrow pit m3，greening borrow pit on Borrowing 280,000 Borrowing completed. the right of m3，greening Have not carried out. DK366＋400 Spoil Spoilse of 260,000 disposal site m3 ， change sand Disposal completed Have not carried out. on the left of area into farmland. DK366＋000 Spoil disposal site Made use of the Spoilse of 150,000 at the left 40,000 m3 Have not carried out. original Borrow m3，greening side of pit of highway. DK378＋100 Spoil Spoilse of 110,000 disposal site m3，greening at the left Disposal completed Have not carried out. side of DK373＋400 In the inspection, the following things have been found: Environmental Management System and relative measures have been set up with daily checking records. Bridge construction sites were temporarily protected. There were environment protection billboards in main construction sites. A 3-leveled sedimentation tank had been set in concrete mixing station, treated water was reused. Protective measures for borrow pits and spoil Remark disposal sites had not been implemented. Suggestions: main environmental factors and relative environmental protective measures should be clarified on the billboards. Remain spoils in river course should be cleared soon after bridge constructed. Carry out protective and recovery measures for borrow pits and spoil disposal sites as soon as possible.

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Table 4-17 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section SJS-Ⅳ

Contractor: China Railway 1st Bureau Group Company

Supervision Company: Urumchi RailwayConstruction Supervision counseling Co., Ltd. Environment Garbage Disposal Location Sewage Treatment Measure Protection Remark Measure Billboard

Have built garbage Have built sedimentation Wayaoqu, Self-built,220 tank, and buried tank, discharged after Have Weijialou Village persons periodically. treatment. Construction campsite Have built garbage Have built sedimentation Self-built, 180 Baishuqu Village tank, and buried tank, discharged after Have persons periodically. treatment. Yangjialou Have built garbage Have built sedimentation Self-built, 240 Village, Weijialou tank, and buried tank, discharged after Have persons County periodically. treatment. Gangcheng, Have built garbage Have built sedimentation Self-built, 310 Shuangcheng tank, and buried tank, discharged after Have persons Village periodically. treatment. Contruction Name of Tunnel Mileage Remark Tunnel with the total length over Progress than 1000 m DK333＋265～DK344＋713 Have dug 1,810m. Hengshan Tunnel lining 1,020

Super Name MIleage Contruction Progress Remark Large Weijialou Mayihe DK332+957.35 Complete 320 bridge meters Bridgeand Super Large Bridge 550.4m Large Bridge Gangcheng Mayihe DK344+826.11 Complete 10 bridge meters Large Bridge 209.37m Designed Borrowed Implementation of Location and Mileage Quantities and Spoiled Progress Remark protection measures Quantities and Measures Spoil disposal site at Spoils of 351,000m3， Retaining wall had not the entrance of 108,00m3 retaining wall protection. been built. Hengshan Tunnel

Spoil disposal site at Spoils of 416,000m3， Retaining wall had not No.1 Incling Well of 52,000m3 been built. Hengshan Tunnel retaining wall protection. Main Spoil disposal site at Borrow Pit Spoils of 565,000m3， Retaining wall had not No.2 Incling Well of 29,000m3 and Spoil retaining wall protection. been built. disposal Hengshan Tunnel Spoil disposal site at site Spoils of 740,000m3， Retaining wall had not No.3 Incling Well of 72,000m3 retaining wall protection. been built. Hengshan Tunnel Spoil disposal site at Spoils of 228,000m3， Retaining wall had not the exit of Hengshan 57,000m3 retaining wall protection. been built. Tunnel Spoil disposal site for 3， ,000 3 Spoils of 62,000m retaining 38 m Retaining wall had not No.1 and No.2 wall protection. been built. Weijialou Tunnel Spoil disposal site for 3， ,000 3 Spoils of 120,000m 42 m Retaining wall had not No.2 and No.3 retaining wall protection. been built. Weijialou Tunnel

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In the inspection, the following things have been found: good environmental management system had been set up with daily checking records. There were environment protection billboards in construction sites, but lack specified measures. Waste oil collection utensil was set outside the air compressor station, but some oil drums were stored in open air. Several campsite had no garbage tank, with garbage scattered. Remain wall for spoil disposal site had not Remark carried out. Suggestions: add garbage tank for campsite and clear garbages in time. Strengthen oil management, prevent oil leakage. relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site.

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Table 4-18 Environment Protection Implementation Status at Tender Section SJS-Ⅴ

Contrator: China Railway Tunnel Group

Supervision Company: Tianjin Xinyatai Supervision Company Environment Garbage Disposal Location Sewage Treatment Measure Protection Remark Measure Billboard Have built garbage Shangcheng Tunnel Discharged after Self-built, tank, and buried Have （DK345+430） sedimentation treatment. 231 persons periodically. Entrance of Have built garbage XingwangmaoTunnel, Discharged after Self-built, tank, and buried Have exit of Gangcheng sedimentation treatment. 428 persons periodically. Tunnel（DK350+115） No.1 Inlining Shaft of Have built garbage Contruction Discharged after Self-built, XingwangmaoTunnel tank, and buried Have Site sedimentation treatment. 430 persons （DK352+450） periodically. No.2 Inlining Shaft of Have built garbage Discharged after Self-built, XingwangmaoTunnel tank, and buried Have sedimentation treatment. 294 persons （DK354+600） periodically. No.3 Inlining Shaft of Have built garbage Discharged after Self-built, XingwangmaoTunnel tank, and buried Have sedimentation treatment. 55 persons （DK356+550） periodically. Exit of Have built garbage Discharged after Self-built, XingwangmaoTunnel tank, and buried Have sedimentation treatment. 275 persons （DK361+170） periodically. Name of Tunnel MIleage Contruction Progress Remark XingwangmaoTunnel Have dug 1,934m, Tunnel with the total length over than DK350+115~DK361+170 （ ） Lined 1,175m. 1000 m 11055m Gangcheng Tunnel DK345+430~DK350+005 Have dug 1,108m,

（4575m） Lined 806m. Designed Borrowed Location and Implementation of protection Quantities and Spoiled Progress Remark MIleage measures Quantities and Measures Spoil disposal site at exit of Spoils of 550,000m3， 110,000m3 Have not carried out. Xingwangmao retaining wall protection. Tunnel No.1 Spoil disposal site at Spoils of 546,000m3， 54,000m3 Have not carried out. Xingwangmao retaining wall protection. Main Borrow Pit Tunnel and Spoil No.2 Spoil disposal disposal site site at Spoils of 410,000m3， 35,000m3 Have not carried out. Xingwangmao retaining wall protection. Tunnel Spoil disposal site at Xingwangmao Temporary protection by Spoils of 600,000m3， Tunnelentrance and 210,000m3 piling sand bags at the valley retaining wall protection. exit of Gangcheng mouth. Tunnel Spoil disposal site Spoils of 500,000m3， at entrance of 81,000m3 Have not carried out. retaining wall protection. Gangcheng Tunnel In the inspection, the following things have been found: The environment protection system has been established with complete daily checking and revising records. The sedmentation tank was fouled, and checking well was used for sedimentation. There were environment protection billboards in construction campsites. Garbage tank has been built at Remark campsite. Most of the spoil disposal sites and river banks under access roads were not protected. Suggestions: implement protective measures for spoil disposal sites and river banks under access roads to prevent spoils enter river. Strengthen oil management to prevent oil leakage. relative environmental protective measures on billboard should be clear according to the character of construction site.

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4.2 Summary

Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway is basically east-to west, and passes Shanxi Province, Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. From Taiyuan city to Zhongwei city, the railway passes three landform units of Jinzhong Basin, middle and southern parts of Lvliangshan and Shaanganning Basin.The whole line passes Taiyuan city, Jinzhong city, Lvliang city, Yulin city, Wuzhong city, Zhongwei city and Yinchuan city. The project has 108 tunnels totally, among which there are 6 long tunnels more than 10Km. And 80 new super large bridges will be built. The railway passes over Yellow River for three times. There are three sections of the line passing natural reserves (Ningxia Lingwu Baijitan National Reserve, Ningxia Haba Lake National Natural Reserve and Shanxi Xuegong Mountain Provincial Natural Reserve). The project also passes Shanxi Linchuanyu Reserve, Suide County Dingjiagou to Shilipu drinking water reserve, and crosses over site of Great Wall of Ming Dynasty for two times. There are many sensitive environment and water protection areas along the line. And it is relative to various contents of protection. The railway construction faces new challenges such as drought, lack of rain, easy loss of water and soil and bad environment of vegetation. 4.2.1 Environment management at the construction sites As Tai-Zhong-Yin Railway Co. Ltd continuously strengthened environmental protection and soil conservation management, and different leveled local administrations such as Yellow River Upper and Middle Stream Management Bureau, etc. supervised for many times, we found that environmental protection and soil conservation management work had made a big progress compared with the early half year. Most of the construction unit of each tender section could prepare completed environmental protection and soil conservation scheme according to the requirement of ISO14001, and set up relative organism and recruit relative parttime or fulltime staffs. However there were still some problems such as main environmental factors identification and management scheme lacking pertinence, main work of environmental protection and soil conservation lacking actual control, etc.. Through the survey, we found that the following characters were held by the construction unit with good management: 1. Management schemes were have good pertinence in SJS-3 tender section of China Railway 2nd Bureau and SJS-1 tender section of China Railway 16th Bureau, etc., which can identify main environmental factors combining with the sensitive spots of each construction site, and specify relative management measures accordingly. For example, according to the main environmental factors identified by the SJS-1 tender section of China Railway 16th Bureau, a main environmental factor caution table was

Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 50 Environment Monitoring Report for Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in Jan. 2008 made by the construction unit, see picture 1. On the basis, according to the character of their environment, relative environmental protection measures were made for the main construction sites in the tender section, and were clarified on the environmental billboards. Picture 2 is the environmental publication board at the entrance of Baijiashan Tunnel. 2. Monthly checking, quarterly (or monthly or annually) appraising and relative encouragement and punishment were impletemented in SJS-3 tender section of China Railway 2nd Bureau, SJS-4 tender section of China Railway 1st Bureau, SJS-2 tender section of China Railway 17th Bureau, ZQ-7-2-1 tender section of China Railway 19th Bureau, SJS-1 tender section of China Railway 16th Bureau, ZQ-5 tender section of the China Coal 3rd Construction Group, the 9th Project Department of China Communication construction Group, ZK-3 tender section of China Railway 12th Bureau, ZP-5 tender section of China Construction Corperation, etc.. Daily check-up for environmental protection and soil conservation was strengthened. There were revision requirement and revision effect examination to problems, which could be solved in time. Picture 3 is the quarterly appraising table of ZQ-7-2 tender section of China Railway 19th Bureau. 3. Records of monthly checking, revision requisition and training were stored well in above unit, especially in China Railway 19th Bureau, the 9th Project Department of China Communication construction Group, ect., which showed effective implementation of Environmental Management System. ZK-4 tender section of China Railway 3rd Bureau is responsible for the construction of Lvliangshan Tunnel exit. During the survey in mid-term of 2007, we found that waste water from tunnel construction was discharged directly without sedimentation treatment; retaining wall along the resevior side of the spoil disposal site was not built; waste water with oil from air compressor were directly discharge, etc.. In this survey, we found that China Railway 3rd Bureau had made careful management and revision for the problems. A four leveled waste water sedimentation tank was built and treated water were generally reused; retaining wall along the resevior side of the spoil disposal site had been built, and temporary protection works were built between the access road and farmlands; an waste oil collection drum was set for air compressor (see picture 5). Problems were not only corrected in this project department, relative regulations were also furtherly perfected. Daily check-up and relative record storing were strengthened. Work quality of environmental protection and soil conservation had been greatly improved. There were evident boundary sign for the construction site of Xiaodonghe Super Large Bridge in the tender section of China Communication construction Group and the site was in good order. Excavations from Wubao Station were partially used by local residents for the base filling of their new house. (picture 6)

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There was a 3-leveled sedimentation tank in concrete mixing station of the 2nd project department in SJS-3 tender section of China Railway 2nd Bureau, washing water from mixing tank was treated by sedimentation. Ttreated water was reused, which saved the water resources (picture 7). There was environmental supervision board at the construction site of Xunjiansi Super Large Bridge in SJS-2 tender section constructed by China Railway 17th Bureau. Some completed construction sites had been cleared and leveled (picture 8). Construction campsite was in good order. Living garbages were collected in bins and stored in garbage tank and disposed periodically (picture 9). Access road for No.1 inclined shaft of Suide Tunnel in ZQ-7-2 tender section constructed by China Railway 19th Bureau had been hardened, and was protected on one side (picture 10). Waste oil collection tank was set outside the air compressor station (picture 11). The construction campsite was in good order. There were also some problems found in this survey, mainly as followings: 1. Environmental billboards in most units lacked pertinent contents and requirements, which decreased the caution and advisory effect of billboard. 2. The 3-leveled sedimentation tank at Lvliangshan Tunnel entrance in ZK-3 section constructed by China Railway 12th Bureau had been effective, but because the sediments were not cleared in time, the effect of the tank was decreased. Waste oil in the ditch behind the air compressor was not been cleared in time (picture 12). 3. Several section of access roads were not protected or protected insufficient, and had problem of soil erosion, such as the access road for the large bridge at Wubao Tunnel entrance (picture 13), the access road at the entrance of the 3rd tunnel in Weijialou (picture 14), the access road at Xingwangmao Tunnel entrance (picture 15). 4. Garbage tanks were not built around the construction camp of Lvliangshan Tunnel entrance (picture 16), the 3rd shaft of Suide Tunnel (picture 17), the 1st shaft of Wubao Tunnel (picture 18), the 3rd tunnel entrance in Weijialou (picture 19), or there was garbage tank but garbages were causually scattered. 4.2.2 Tunnel construction The project has 108 tunnels totally, and a large number of spoils will be produced because of construction of tunnels. If these slags cannot be treated correctly, flood-discharging channels will be affected when rainy season comes, which will cause more loss of soil and water. In this survey, we found that because of lackness of stone materials along the line, some of the mucks from tunnel excavation were used to produce detritus, which decreased the spoil quantity, such as Mucks from the 1st shaft of Suide Tunnel (picture 20), Baijiashan Tunnel exit (picture 21) were used to make rubble by local plant. If the distance is feasible, spoil disposal sites were chosen in barren valleys, and the location was reasonable, such as the spoil disposal site at Lvliangshan Tunnel exit (picture 22), and the spoil disposal site at the 4th shaft of Wubao Tunnel (picture 23). As to the implementation of environmental protective

Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 52 Environment Monitoring Report for Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in Jan. 2008 measures for the 10 spoil disposal sites we mornitered, the main problem was that the priciple of “first retaining second spoiling” was not strictly obeyed, and spoil disposal sites were not protected while tunnel being constructed. In this survey, we found that retaining wall was built for the spoil disposal site at Liulin Tunnel exit constructed by China Conmmunication Corperation (picture 24). Retaining wall was built for the spoil disposal site at the 1st inclined shaft of Wubao Tunnel constructed by China Railway 16th Bureau, but because of area limit, the muck pile was too high and some of the mucks had slid outside (picture 25). According our investigation, the construction unit was preparing to clear the mucks out of the site, and choose another disposal site at a proper area. Standard of temporary protection measure for the spoil disposal site at Xingwangmao Tunnel entrance constructed by China Railway Tunnel Bureau was too low (picture 26), and pile was too high and mucks were easily to slide out. In this survey, we have required them to make grade for the site and implement protective engineering. The spoil disposal site of the 1st inclined shaft of Lvliangshan Tunnel (picture 27), the spoil disposal site at Liulin Tunnel entrance (picture 28) and the spoil disposal site of the 1st inclined shaft of Hengshan Tunnel (picture 29)had no protection. We had ask the construction units to implement protective engineering in spring season when it get warm. 4.2.3 Super large bridge construction In the northwest area of drought with lack of rain, the water from lake and river is the important support for the local economic development. Therefore, all the super large bridges over river on the line are borne with responsibility to protect water. In this survey, it was found that sand bag, steel cofferdam, temporary river way change, water passing establishment were used to make river way smooth and prevent spoils entering river. For example, temporary sand bags and culvert pipelines were used for Luhe River Super Large Bridge constructed by China Railway 2nd Bureau (picture 30), which was admitted by local water resources administration. Some problems proposed during last survey had been corrected. Temporary spoils from the 5th pier of Wubao Yellow River Super Large Bridge had been cleared (picture 31). Steel beam of Yongning Yellow River Super Large Bridge was being constructed (picture 32). But the convenient bridge for construction was still in use, which would be pulled off before rainy season this year as the construction unit promised. Foundations and pier bodies of Wudinghe River Super Large Bridge constructed by China Railway 21st Bureau had been nearly completed, the construction site had been cleared and leveled (picture 33). But there were still some spoils, which would be refilled into foundation pit as construction unit explained. 4.2.4 Natural Reserve Area The line will passing 2 national leveled natural reserve areas as Haba Lake Natrual Reserv Area and Baijitan Natrual Reserv Area. Some construction sites in ZQ-6 tender section of Chian Railway 12th Bureau were located in these 2 areas. In this survey, it

Beijing OASIS Environment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 53 Environment Monitoring Report for Newly-built Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway in Jan. 2008 was found that construction site of Si’ertan Super Large Bridge located in Haba Lake Natrual Reserv Area had been cleared and there were clear boundary sign at both sides of the access road (picture 34), and construction was within the boundary. Pier construction of Jiaonigou Super Large Bridge located in Baijitan Natrual Reserv Area had been nearly completed, the construction site had been generally cleared (picture 35). 4.2.5 Protection of water sources and cultural relic As introduced by construction unit, construction sites located in Suide Dingjiagou~Shilipu Water Source Reserve Area was mainly as Dingjiagou Super Large Bridge and Er’shilipu Super Large Bridge. Er’shilipu Super Large Bridge had not started construction at the time. Foundation digging for Dingjiagou Super Large Bridge had been carried out (picture 36). Because of cold weather, the construction was stopped at that time. It was required that temporary protection of the spoils from the foundations should be implemented during the construction, and prevent spoils from entering the river. Engineerings passing the Greatwall relic had not been constructed at the time.

5.Suggestions

(1) To improve the pertinence of environmental protection and soil conservation work of Tai-Zhong-Yin Line, strengthen the key point, it is suggested that main environmental factor identification in each tender section should be pay attention. Relative management scheme should be specified according to the main factors. Environmental and soil conservation requirements, protective measures, supervision personnel and telephone should be clarified on the billboard at each construction site. Effect of relative training and publication should be improved. (2) After thaw in this spring, retaining engineerings for spoil disposal sites in each tender section should be carried out, and reasonably set water catchwork and drain for the sites to prevent soil erosion. (3) It was found in the survey that top soil of borrow pit and spoil disposal site was hardly restored during the construction at present. It is suggestioned that the top soil restoring should be paid attention to, which will create good condition for vegetation recovery or refarming on one side, on the other side it can avoid plant being destroyed by borrow pit relocating and prevent soil erosion. (4) Strengthen the oil and garbage management in construction site. A special space should be set for oil drums, the ground should be hardened and set cofferdam to prevent oil from leaking. Set rain proof coping. Oil leaked from air compressor should be collected and reuse. Wast oil discharge from the air pot should be collected to oil collection tank, which should be cleared in time to prevent oil pollution. Garbage collection tank should be set in campsite. Garbage bins should be set at the outside of

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