Environmental Monitoring Report
#5 Semiannual Report December 2018
PRC: Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Improvement Project
Prepared by NAREE International Limited for the People's Republic of China and the Asian Development Bank.
Environmental Monitoring Report
Project No.: 46050 December 2018
Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Improvement Project
SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT (Covering July – Dec 2018)
Prepared for: Huanggang Municipal Government and the Asian Development Bank
Prepared by: NAREE International Limited
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.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
Asian Development Bank ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ADB Asian Development Bank IA Implementing agency BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand LAeq Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level, in decibels CNY Chinese Yuan, Renminbi Leq Equivalent continuous sound pressure level, in decibels CODcr Chemical oxygen demand LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant CSC Construction supervision company LSEI licensed soil erosion institute dB decibels NH3-N Ammonia nitrogen DO Dissolved oxygen NO2 Nitrate EA Executing Agency O&M Operation and maintenance EEM External environmental monitoring pH potential of hydrogen; used to specify the acidity or basicity of a solution EIA Environmental impact assessment PIU Project implementation unit EIR Environmental impact report PM10 Particulate matter with diameter <10μm EMP Environmental Management Plan PMO Project management office EMR Environmental Monitoring Report RP Resettlement plan EMS Environmental monitoring station SO2 Sulfate Dioxide EPB Environmental protection bureau SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (of ADB) FYP Five Year Plan SS Suspended solids GRM Grievance redress mechanism TN Total Nitrogen HMG Huanggang Municipal Government TP Total Phosphorus HPMO Huanggang project management office TSP Total suspended particulates HUCIC Huanggang Urban Construction and Investment WRB Water resources bureau Company
WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS
ha – hectare km – kilometer m3 – cubic meter
NOTES
(i) The fiscal year of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and its agencies ends on 31 December. (ii) In this report, ―“$”refers to US dollars.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Description of the Project 1 1.3 Financing Plan 2 1.4 Purpose of Report 3 1.5 Report Preparation 3 1.6 Project Progress 4 2 SUMARRY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8 3 EMP IMPLEMENTTION 10 3.1 Institutional Setup 10 3.2 Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Contracts 12 3.3 Implementation of Mitigation Measures 13 3.4 Implementation of the Environmental Monitoring Program 14 3.5 Public Consultations and Grievance Redress Mechanism 22 3.6 Environmental Institutional Capacity Building and Training 26 3.7 Compliance with Loan and Project Assurances 27 3.8 Reporting 27 3.9 Environmental Due Diligence for Project Scope Changes 28 3.10 Follow-up Issues Documented in the Mission MOU and Previous EMR 28 4 NEXT STEPS 30 APPENDICES 31 APPENDIX 1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT CLAUSES 31 APPENDIX 2 IMPLEMENTAION STATUS OF MITIGATION MEASURES 38 APPENDIX 3 AMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING DATA 53 APPENDIX 4 BIRD SURVEY REPORT 61 APPENDIX 5 COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND PROJECT ASSURANCE 62 APPENDIX 6: PHOTOGRAPHS 69
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Figure Project Layout
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Figure River Flow Layout of Project Area
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. This semi-annual report presents the status of compliance with the environment management plan (EMP) during the project implementation from July 1 to Dec 30, 2018. The key environment issues caused by project construction have been discussed, and corresponding improvement measures and follow up actions have been suggested with respect to the issues found.
A. EMP Implementation
2. The project has been implemented in accordance with EMP requirements, and relevant environmental provisions have been included in the bidding document and contract. HPMO has distributed both the EMP and design documents to PIU, contractors, and supervisors before the commencement of construction.
3. At the project preparation stage, HPMO, PIU, design institute, EIA Institute, and EPB have conducted related public consultation activities in accordance to ADB requirements. The GRM has been established and carried out by HPMO. No complaints have been received during this reporting period.
4. Environmental officers of HPMO and PIU have been working effectively on the project with the support of Loan Implementation Environmental Consultant (LIEC). EMP trainings have been provided to related staffs in PMO, PIU, contractors and supervisors.
5. HPMO newly engaged Shenzhen Yuchi Testing Technology Co. LTD (Yuchi) as the environmental quality monitoring agency (contract period from July 2017 to July 2020). The monitoring work was carried out in August, October and December 2017 in this reporting period. The monitoring parameters, locations and frequency have been adjusted by HPMO with assistance of LIEC according to the construction progress, which is different from original monitoring arrangement in EMP.
6. HPMO engaged the NAREE Consulting Limited (NAREE) to undertake independent verification of project’s environment performance and compliance with the EMP, submit semi- annual EEM reports to HPMO. In Dec 2018, the EEM consultants conducted EMP compliance assessments, identified environment-related implementation issues, explained key issues to the PMO and PIUs, assisted them in conducting follow-up corrective actions to address the key issues, and prepared this EMR.
7. HPMO engaged an experienced ornithologist (as part of the loan implementation consultancy) to conduct bird surveys along the perimeters of Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake to record the number of wintering water bird species and individuals, and distribution in the Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake areas during construction and operation. The monitoring in the second half of 2018 was conducted in October, November and December 2018 and the monitoring in first half of 2019 is carrying on. The water bird amount and species composition were monitored and analyzed.
B. Key Issues and Corrective Actions
8. Based on the findings of this EMR, corrective actions and next steps are required for several issues (Table ES.1). The actions largely relate to mitigation measure implementation and environmental monitoring.
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Table ES.1: Environmental issues and corrective actions Subject Issues Corrective actions Follow-up action taken/ to be taken Contractual Table EMP-2 - B5.5 required - to specify in tender HPMO needs to 1.HPMO to confirm the earthworks arrangement documents the borrow site, spoil disposal or storage confirm if all borrow and disposal situations of sites and that only these sites could be used; earthworks are this project. Table EMP-2 – C1.7 required - to develop borrow pit borrowed as spoils 2. HPMO and Supervision management and restoration plan, to be approved by from other Company to inspect the borrow responsible authority; obtain permit for the clearance construction sites; site of excavated earthworks. and all spoils are 3. Supervision Company work with The existing tender documents do not include these reused for other construction contractors to develop requirements. construction sites in borrow pit management plan; Huanggang. 4. LIEC to work with HPMO to develop restoration plan and implement after civil works. Mitigation Table EMP-2-C1.1 - All of the project sites should be Contractors install HPMO environmental staff and measures installed with wheel washing equipment or conduct with wheel washing CSCs conduct regular site implementation wheel washing manually at each exit of the works equipment or inspections to ensure trucks do not area to prevent trucks from carrying muddy or dusty conduct wheel carrying muddy or dusty substance substance onto public roads. washing manually at onto public roads. each exit of the works area Mitigation Table EMP-2 – C3.6 -A traffic control and operation Contractors prepare CSCs regularly supervise the measures plan will be prepared together with the local traffic a traffic control and traffic control and operation status implementation management authority prior to any construction. operation plan Mitigation Construction area of contract packages C1.10 and HPMO issue notice Contractors enclose construction measures C1.12 enclosure hoarding board was not fully set up to revision sites and set up GRM information implementation at construction sites board Monitoring PM10 monitoring was not conducted. HPMO request Environmental agency conducts The monitoring of air quality and noise level at environmental monitoring following the updated 6 sensitive locations are not fully complied with monitoring company monitoring plan Consider to start operational phase monitoring monitor PM10 and of Chiye Lake sensitive locations Soil Erosion The monitoring content and frequency is not HPMO requires the Soil and water conservation fully complied with the SEPP; monitoring agency monitoring agency improve the conducted content and frequency of monitoring activities monitoring according to SEPP From the monitoring results, it can be seen that HPMO requires the Contractors need to strengthen the there have been few measures taken to construction unit to engineering measures of soil prevent water and soil loss. At the beginning of implement soil and conservation. CSCs have the construction process, the topsoil was not water conservation responsibilities to supervise the stripped and stockpiled in accordance with the measures according implementation of mitigation requirements of the SEPP. Besides, the to the contract measures implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures is slower than that of the main project. GRM Contact information of environmental staff of HUCIC, Add the contact of HPMO record all petition in a contractors and CSCs are not provided in the all relevant database. information board at the construction sites of contract environmental staff packages C1.10 and C1.12 on the GRM information board
C. Lessons Learned
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9. Some important information missing during translation of the EMP. The EMP defined the air and noise monitoring locations as: at all construction sites plus 12 sensitive receptor sites. However, when the EEM consultants check the monitoring report, they found the monitoring results for the construction sites are missing. The EMS people said that monitoring at construction sites are not required in their contract with the HPMO. The EEM verified the contract and found that monitoring for construction sites are not included. Then the EEM collated the Chinese with English version of the EMP and found that there are mistakes in the translation. Lesson learned:
PMO and the LIEC should collate the Chinese with English version of the EMP to make sure the translation is correct. The LIEC should check the contract clauses with monitoring company to make sure the monitoring plan is correctly included.
10. Environment monitoring conducted at sites that civil work not commenced. The monitoring was conducted at all of the sites listed in the EMP including water quality monitoring at 49 sites. However, till the end of reporting period, only 2 Chiye Lake dredging and embankment is under construction. Water quality monitoring at 7 sites related to Chiye Lake is needed. The monthly water quality monitoring at the rest 42 sites is waste of time and money. Similar to the water quality monitoring, noise level and air quality monitoring was conducted at all sensitive areas and most of them near the sub-project sites where no construction activities initialled during reporting period. Lesson learned:
The LIEC provide technical support during the selection of EMS and check the contract between PMO/PIU and EMS. The PMO and PIUs should keep close contact with the EMS to let them know the progress of new civil work contract tendering. Once the civil work contract signed, the PIU should inform the EMS at once to allow them initiate the first baseline monitoring.
11. Misunderstanding of the EMP requirements. The EMP defined the monitoring parameter as: TSP, PM10 (SO2 & NOx only if there is asphalt mixing within 300 m of monitoring locations). It clearly indicates that SO2 and NOx monitoring should be conducted only if there is asphalt mixing. During reporting period, no asphalt mixing activity is involved. However, the EMS conducted SO2 and NOx monitoring at all of the sites where there is no SO2 and NOx emission from the construction activities. Lesson learned:
PMO and PIU should build contact between the LIEC and EMS to allow the LIEC provide technical support to the EMS at an earlier stage.
12. The above lessons learned will help strengthen the project implementation and EMP implementation for the remainder of the project. Moreover, these lessons learned might be beneficial for other similar projects in the future.
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background
13. Huanggang located on the north bank of the middle reach of the Yangtze River in eastern Hubei Province, is 78 km away from the provincial capital Wuhan. Huanggang is on a flood plain and rich in lakes and rivers. One of the Huanggang’s development constraints is the deteriorating water quality and the undermining hydraulic circulation in the drainage basin, which are silted and blocked with polluted sediments, further degrading the water environment and ecology, weakening resilience to floods and droughts, and adversely affecting public health and safety. Water quality in Huanggang’s three major urban lakes– Baitan, Chiye, and Yi’ai are severely polluted with organic pollutants and eutrophic conditions. Much of the surface water quality is currently classified as Class V or worse. Realizing the importance of improving water quality to the city’s sustainable development, Huanggang Municipal Government (HMG) has made plans and increased investments to control pollution at the source and for environmental improvement. However, to date, HMG investment has focused on improvement of the water quality in Yi’ai Lake in the existing urban area, leaving other lakes and rivers unattended.
14. The Project aims to promote environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive urbanization in Huanggang through improvements in urban environment. The project will improve the lakes and rivers’ water quality, flood-retention capacity, and aesthetic value contributing to economic prosperity and enhanced livability in the lakeside urban area.
1.2 Description of the Project
15. Project Approval, Signing, and Effectiveness. Asian Development Bank approved US$ 100 million for Loan 3168-PRC: Hubei Huanggang Urban Environmental Improvement Project on 30 September 2014, and the loan became effective on 6 May 2015.
16. Impact and Outcome. The expected project impact is socially-inclusive and environmentally-sustainable urbanization in Huanggang. The intended project outcome is the improved urban environment infrastructure and management services in Huanggang.
17. Project Scope. The Project consists of four components under ADB financing:
(i) Lake enhancement
a) sediment dredging – removing 539,405 m3 of nutrient laden sediments from Baitan and Chiye Lakes and re-establishing natural hydraulic between lakes; b) embankment strengthening and ecological restoration – constructing 14 km flood retention embankments with 89 ha of vegetated buffer strips, 2.8 km embankment strengthening; c) surface-flow wetland – creating 80 ha of surface-flow wetland in Chiye Lake and Chushui River; d) subsurface-flow wetland – creating 4 subsurface-flow constructed wetland with 3.8 ha and 4 detention basins with 1.525 ha in Baitan and Chiye Lakes; e) multiuse non-motorized pathway and bridges – constructing 13.3 km of multiuse pathway along the lakeshore and 9 bridges across the rivers; f) sluice gates – constructing and upgrading 2 sluice gates in Linglong and Jinshui Rivers; and g) equipment – purchasing 2 boats for waste collection.
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(ii) River enhancement
a) river sediment dredging – removing 201,000 m3 of nutrient laden sediments from 4 rivers, excavating 343,000 m3 of river bank soil and widening the river course in 7 rivers; b) embankment strengthening and ecological restoration – constructing 21.6 km of ecological embankments with 42.6 ha of buffer strips, 17.7 ha of aquatic vegetation, and 2.5 km of embankment strengthening in 7 rivers; c) bridge walkways – constructing 3 bridge walkways in Jinshui and Chushui rivers.
(iii) Solid Waste Management
a) constructing a transfer station with 30 ton/day capacity and provision of 260 waste bins around the lakes; b) purchasing two vehicles to collect, transport, and compact waste; and c) public awareness campaigns on solid waste sorting, reuse, recycling, and safe disposal.
(iv) Capacity development and institutional strengthening
a) implementation and monitoring support to HMG and Huanggang Urban Construction Investment Company (HUCIC) toward project implementation and monitoring in line with ADB procedures and guidelines; and b) institutional strengthening of HMG on wetlands operation and management, water quality monitoring and forecasting including nonpoint source pollution control, and lake ecology and biodiversity.
18. Basic Data. The basic information about the loan Project is provided in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1: Basic Project Information
ADB Loan Number : 3168-PRC Project Title : Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Improvement Project Borrower : People's Republic of China Executing Agency : Huanggang Municipal Government Project Management Office : Huanggang Project Management Office (HPMO) Implementing Agencies : Huanggang Urban Construction and Investment Company (HUCIC) Loan Approval : 30 September 2014 Loan Agreement and Signing : 6 February 2015 Loan Effectiveness : 6 May 2015 Project Implementation Period : 60 months Loan Closing : 30 June 2020 Elapsed loan period : 50.7% (since the loan approval) Source: Quarterly Progress Report No.5, June, 2017
1.3 Financing Plan
19. The project is estimated to cost US$ 252.6 million, including a loan of US$ 100 million from ADB’s ordinary capital resources (Table 1.2).
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Table 1.2: Project Investment Plan ($ million) Item Amount A. Base Cost 1. Output 1a: Lake enhancement 151.5 2. Output 1b: River enhancement 44.5 3. Output 2: Solid waste management 1.2 4. Output 3: Capacity development and institutional strengthening 1.9 Subtotal (A) 199.0 B. Contingencies 33.9 C. Financing Charges During Implementation 19.6 Total (A+B+C) 252.6 Source: PPTA Final Report, May 2014
20. The loan will finance 39.6% of the project cost, including works, goods, and institutional strengthening. The loan will also finance taxes and duties for eligible ADB-financed expenditures, and transportation and insurance costs. Huanggang municipal government (HMG) will provide counterpart funding equivalent to $71.3 million from its budget, which will finance 28.2% of the project cost. The implementing agency, Huanggang Urban Construction Investment Company has requested a loan of about $81.3 million from a domestic bank for the remaining counterpart fund to cover 32.2% of the project cost, and has received a commitment letter from the bank.
Table 1.3: Financing Plan Source Amount (US$ million) Share of total (%) Asian Development Bank Ordinary capital resource (loan) 100 39.6 Government Domestic Bank 81.3 32.2 Huanggang municipal government 71.3 28.2 Total 252.6 100.0 Source: PPTA Final Report, May 2014 Note: (a) US$ converted at CNY6.15=US$1.
1.4 Purpose of Report
21. According to the Project Agreement between the ADB and the HMG, HMG shall ensure that regular environmental monitoring reports be submitted to the HPMO, who shall prepare and submit to ADB semiannual environment report cover all environmental management activities in the previous six months, until the closing of the Loan Account. This report is the second environmental monitoring report for the Project covering the period of January to June 2017.
1.5 Report Preparation
22. According to the ADB’s requirements, EIA’s requirements and the covenants in Loan Agreement, the Huanggang Project Management Office will engage an External Environment Monitor (EEM) to conduct independent verification of EMP implementation and environmental impact monitoring results during the construction and operation stages of the project, identify the necessary corrective actions and reflect them in a corrective action plan. The NAREE Consulting Limited is engaged as the EEM for the entire duration of project implementation. The EEM will
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23. The EEM consultants visited the project sites in Dec 2017 and main tasks undertaken include:
Review the project documentation on environmental matters, with particular reference to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the design documents and contract documents; Field visit to all of the construction sites and review the implementation of environmental mitigation measures along the construction sites, and advise on improvements in environmental management and monitoring. Meeting with the PMO environmental staff, loan implementation consultants, design institute, environmental monitoring company and Huanggang Environmental Bureau to understand the current situation regarding the environmental monitoring program, Interviews with contractors and supervision companies. Interviews with project affect people including residents near the construction sites. Trainings to project contractors, supervision companies and PMO staff on the subject of environmental management.
24. This report is prepared by the Environment Monitoring Consultants of NAREE Consulting Limited, with assistance of the environmental staff of HPMO, LIEC, on the basis of site inspection results, quarterly project progress reports and semi-annual progress report prepared by Easen International Co., Ltd, and environment quality monitoring reports prepared by Shenzhen Yuchi Testing Technology, Co., Ltd. Contractors. Supervision companies and local residents were consulted during the preparation of this report. The Team Leader of the EEM team has reviewed and approved prior to submission to ADB.
1.6 Project Progress
25. In this reporting period, twelve (12) contracts (6 consulting and 6 civil works packages) were cumulatively awarded, including three (3) individual consultants contracts, one (1) loan implementation consultant contract (HTA 3.1, awarded in April 2016), two (2) resettlement and environmental external monitoring contracts (HTA-3.2 and HTA-3.3, awarded on 13 July 2016). Three (3) civil works contracts were awarded in this reporting period: HGQ-C1.10 (Qingshui, Canglang, Dongtai, and Dongchang rivers) was awarded on 25 Aug 2017, HGQ-C1.12 (Chushui River vegetated buffer strips) was awarded on 15 Sept 2017, and HGQ-C1.2 (Baitan Lake Dredging) was awarded on 28 Nov 2017. Table 1.4 below summarizes the overall implementation progress of all service contracts under this Project until Dec 30, 2017.
26. As of this reporting period, apart from two contract packages initiated civil work construction in last reporting period, three contract packages initiated civil work construction, which are HGQ C1.9-Linglong and Jinshui Rivers, HGQ-C1.10 Qingshui, Canglang, Dongtai, and Dongchang Rivers, HGQ-C1.12 Chushui River vegetated buffer strips. Even the contract of HGQ- C1.2 (Baitan Lake Dredging) was awarded, the dredging activities has not been initiated yet.
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Table 1.4 Implementation Progress of all contracts under this Project (Up to June 2017)
Contract Contract Name Status Plan/Actual Name of Contractors Name of Progress Description No. Commence Supervision ment Date companies Component 1: lake and river habilitation HGH-C1.1 Chiye Lake Dredging Construction 2016-09-23 Hunan Bestall Dredging Hubei Xingyu Commenced in late September 2016. Chiye lake in progress Corporation Ltd. Supervision dredging work has been accepted by HPMO and Company the disbursement progress is 98%. HGH-C1.2 Baitan Lake Dredging Contract 2017-12-19 Hunan Bestall Dredging Wuhan Hongyu Contract signed in late November, and signed Corporation Ltd Construction commenced in late September 2017. Baitan Lake Engineering dredging work progress has not fully implemented Consulting Co. Ltd yet and will implement in September 2018. HGH-C1.3 Chiye Lake - embankment Construction 2016-12-03 Guizhou Construction Hubei Dongsheng Commenced in December 2016. Progress of and strengthening in progress Group Guizhou First Engineering Chiye lake embankment and strengthening, earth Construction Supervision works for vegetated buffer strips, ring road and a Engineering Co. Ltd. Corporation Ltd bridge is almost completed. HGH-C1.4 Baitan Lake - embankment Contract to be 2018-06-15 NA NA The bid was advertised on 20 September 2017 and strengthening awarded and the bid opened on 20 October 2017. The contract signed and is waiting for PCSS Number with 95% disbursement percentage. HGH-C1.5 Baitan Lake vegetated To be 2018-12-15 NA NA It can't be started until 1.4 finished buffer strips - North area advertised HGH-C1.6 Baitan Lake vegetated To be 2018-12-15 NA NA It can't be started until 1.4 finished buffer strips - South and advertised East area HGH-C1.7 Surface flow constructed To be 2018-06-12 NA NA It can't be started until 1.3 finished wetlands and subsurface advertised flow constructed wetlands HGH-C1.8 Aquatic planting in Baitan Construction 2018-09-01 NA NA C1.8 started in September 2018. So far, the and Chiye lakes in progress progress is 20% HGQ-C1.9 Civil works - Linglong and Contracted 2017-05-25 Hunan Bestall Dredging Xiangyang C1.9 started on 10 August 2017. So far, the Jinshui rivers Corporation Ltd. Huagang Project progress is 100%. Management Corporation Ltd
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Contract Contract Name Status Plan/Actual Name of Contractors Name of Progress Description No. Commence Supervision ment Date companies HGQ- Changlang, Dongtai and Construction 2017-09-20 Jiangsu Huaiyin Water Hubei Xingyu The BER was submitted to ADB on 20 May 2017. C1.10 Dongchang rivers in progress Conservancy Supervision It was re-submitted on 27 June 2017 incorporating Construction Co., Ltd. Company with ADB’s comments. The contract was awarded by ADB on 14 September 2017 with PCSS. Progress of this contract is 80% HGQ- Aquatic planting - Jinshui, Advertising in 2019-02-01 NA NA C1.11 Linglong, Qingshui, progress Changlang,Dongtai and Dongchang rivers HGQ- Civil works and vegetated Construction 2017-09-20 Jiangxi Chengyuan Hubei Xingyu The draft contract was signed on 15 September C1.12 bufferstrips - Chushui in progress Construction Supervision 2017. The contract was awarded by ADB on 12 River Engineering Co., Ltd. Company October 2017 with PCSS. Progress of this contract is 70%. HGH- Electrical installation Detail design 2018-09-15 NA NA C1.13 Component 2: Solid waste collection and transfer system HGG-C2.1 Facilities for solid waste Detail design 2019-06-01 NA - management HGG- Solid waste collection and Detail design 2019-06-01 NA - M2.2 transfer vehicle and rubbish collection boats Component 3: capacity building and Institutional strengthening HTA2.1 Public awareness Advertised in NA NA - campaigns and education CSRN for solid waste management HTA 3.1 Project Implementation Ongoing 2016-04-14 Easen International - Management Consulting Co., Ltd. Service HTA 3.2 External Resettlement Ongoing 2016-07-09 Hohai University - Monitoring HTA 3.3 External Environment Ongoing 2016-07-09 NAREE Consulting - Monitoring Limited
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Contract Contract Name Status Plan/Actual Name of Contractors Name of Progress Description No. Commence Supervision ment Date companies HTA 3.4 Water quality model and Preliminary NA NA - Expected to be advertised in 2018. Xingfu catchment water design pollution management plan HTA 3.5 Financial Management Ongoing 2014-12-17 NA - and Procurement Support HTA 3.6 Project initial management Ongoing 2015-07-15 NA - support (engineering design review) HTA 3.7 Project initial management Ongoing 2015-07-15 NA - support (resettlement) Source: Project quarter/semi-annual progress reports, 2017
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2 SUMARRY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 27. The project environmental management plan (EMP) is the primary reference document for the government and ADB for all environment-related mitigation, monitoring, reporting, and training activities for the project. Timely and effective implementation of the EMP is a key condition of the loan agreement between the government and ADB. The EMP was prepared as part of the environmental impact assessment in 2014. The EMP is being implemented over 3 year. The content of the EMP includes: institutional roles and responsibilities for EMP implementation; mitigation measures for environmental safeguard risks; environmental monitoring and reporting; training and capacity building; grievance redress mechanism (GRM); public consultation and information disclosure; cost estimates. The current version of EMP is updated in Dec 2018.
28. Project institutional arrangements (Section B of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the roles and responsibilities of relevant agencies for EMP implementation. Overall environmental responsibilities are outlined in Table EMP-1 in the EMP.
29. Project readiness assessment (Section D of the EMP). This is the first key step prior to the start of project civil works, to ensure that preparations for EMP implementation have been completed. Table EMP-3 in the EMP listed the Project readiness assessment indicators.
30. Potential impacts and mitigation (Section C of the EMP). This section of the EMP summarizes the potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures for the different phases of the project: detailed design and pre-construction phase; construction phase; and operations phase. Table EMP-2 in the EMP summarizes the environmental risks and mitigation measures, and agencies responsible for implementation and supervision of these measures.
31. Training (Section E the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the training program for environmental safeguards, including the recipients and frequency of training. Table EMP-7 in the EMP outlined the Training program for the project.
32. Consultation and participation plan (Section F of the EMP). This section of the EMP identifies the mechanisms by which consultations will be accomplished (e.g., through workshops, questionnaires, etc.), the frequency of consultations, topics, and target audiences. Table EMP-8 in the EMP defined the public consultation plan.
33. Environmental monitoring program (Section D of the EMP). The program comprises four types of monitoring: (i) internal monitoring; (ii) ambient environmental quality monitoring; (iii) compliance monitoring; and (iv) external monitoring. Internal monitoring is assessment by the project implementation units (PIUs) and/or CSCs to ensure the contractors are implementing mitigation measures as described in their contractual arrangements and EMP. Ambient environmental quality monitoring is the measurement of specific environmental variables (e.g. air quality, dust levels, noise emissions) to ensure that the construction activities do not exceed the legal parameters and standards specified for the project. This is being conducted by certified monitoring agencies, including the Yuchi Company for environmental monitoring, licensed Ornithologist Ms. Lv Yong (吕咏) for ecological water birds monitoring, and newly engaged Huanggang Zhicheng Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Co., Ltd. for soil erosion monitoring. Compliance monitoring is the overall assessment of whether all EMP measures are being complied with, and is conducted by the PMO Environment Officer, supported by the LIEC. This monitoring does not involve quantitative measurement of environmental variables, but is based on visual inspection, site visits, and review of the progress reports for internal and ambient environmental monitoring report. External monitoring is the same as compliance monitoring, but
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34. Grievance Redress Mechanism. This section of the EMP describes the proposed project GRM.
35. Costs (Section H of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the estimated costs for EMP implementation over 8 years (5 years construction and 3 years operations). The cost estimates in the EMP include the costs for the mitigation measures, training, monitoring and public consultation.
36. Reporting (Section D of the EMP). This section of the EMP describes the reporting requirements for the project, including the responsible agencies and reporting frequency.
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3 EMP IMPLEMENTTION 3.1 Institutional Setup
38. The Project EMP’s primary purpose is to ensure that environmental requirements, identified during and following the Planning/Design Phase, are implemented and effectively managed during a project’s life cycle. In addition to the incorporation of environmental requirements into the project specifications in the bidding document, environmental requirements are part of the contractual requirements for the Project.
39. HPMO, IA and PIUs environment staff: HPMO has nominated a full-time environmental officer (Mr. Li Xiang) to coordinate the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) implementation. The IA and two PIUs have appointed environmental officers (see Table 2.1 below). All officers are adequately qualified and experienced to fulfill their tasks. They take charge of (i) coordinating the implementation of the EMP and developing implementation details; (ii) supervising the implementation of mitigation measures during project construction and operation; (iii) ensuring that environmental management, monitoring, and mitigation measures are incorporated into bidding documents, construction contracts and operation management plans; (iv) submitting semi-annual EMP monitoring and progress reports to the ADB; (v) coordinating the local grievance redress mechanism (GRM).
40. Loan implementation environmental consultant (LIEC): HPMO has engaged two experienced environmental specialists (as part of the loan implementation consultancy) to support the HPMO on the EMP implementation. The Consultant contract includes 2 person-months of international environment specialist and 10 person-months of national environment specialist input to support the HPMO and the IA in coordinating the implementation of the EMP.
41. External environmental monitors (EEM): HPMO engaged the NAREE Consulting Limited (NAREE) to undertake independent verification of project’s environment performance and compliance with the EMP, submit semi-annual EEM reports to HPMO.
42. Environmental Monitoring Station (EMS). HPMO engaged Hubei Oukai Testing Services, Co., Ltd. (Oukai) as the environmental quality monitoring agency (contract period from August 2016 to May 2017). The bid for the next environmental monitoring agency in the following 4 years was advertised in Huanggang Public Resources Trading Center on 31 May 2017. The bid was opened on 28 June 2017. Shenzhen Yuchi Testing Technology Co. LTD was evaluated as the winning bidder. Shenzhen Yuchi has implemented their monitoring activities since August 2017.
43. Wildlife Monitoring. HPMO engaged an experienced ornithologist (as part of the loan implementation consultancy) to conduct bird surveys along the perimeters of Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake to record the number of wintering water bird species and individuals, and distribution in the Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake areas during construction and operation.
44. Soil Erosion and Water Conservation Monitoring. The EMP proposed that the HPMO to engage a qualified soil erosion monitoring entity to conduct environmental impact monitoring during the construction and operational stages of the project. By June 2018, Huanggang Zhicheng Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Co., Ltd. has been engaged as the monitoring entity. The monitoring agency has updated the Soil Erosion Monitoring Plan according to project implementation, and has published the first monitoring report by June 2018.
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45. Besides abovementioned, Huanggang Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) and Huanggang Water Resource Bureau (WRB) also organize on-site inspection, supervise the fulfillment and effectiveness of environment protection measures and soil erosion prevention measures and provide comments and recommendations regularly or from time to time.
46. The environmental institutional arrangement is shown in Figure 3.1 below and the environmental officers, consultants and external monitors are shown in Table 3.1
Table 3.1: EMP Implementation Arrangement Agency Name, Contact Information Huanggang Project Management Office (HPMO) Mr. Li Xiang (15507171989) Huanggang Urban Construction Investment Mr. Gao Zepeng (18972720263) Company Baitanhu Area Preparatory Committee /Baitanhu Mr. Hu Wei (13477642679) Area Construction Headquarters EMS Hubei Oukai Testing Services, Co., Ltd (Sep. 2016 to Dec. 2016) Shenzhen Yuchi Testing Technology Co., Ltd (July 2017-2020) External Environment Monitors Mr. Rapheal Chan (18519868626), NAREE Consulting Limited Mr. Zhang Defa (13001214518), NAREE international limited Loan implementation Environmental Consultant Jason Yang (international), [email protected], Easen Ms. Lv June (national), [email protected], Easen Wild life monitoring ornithologist Ms Lv Yong, [email protected], Easen International Co., Ltd. Soil Erosion and Water Conservation Monitoring Mr. Peng Zhicheng (13886031317), Huanggang Zhicheng Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Co., Ltd. C1.1 contractors environmental staff Mr. Zhou Qilin (mobile: 18684791150), Hunan Bestall Dredging Corporation Ltd. C1.1 supervision company environmental staff Mr. Liao Jun (mobile:18672494680), Hubei Xingyu Supervision Company C1.2 contractor’s environmental staff Hunan Bestall Dredging Corporation Ltd. C1.2 supervision company environmental staff Wuhan Hongyu Construction Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd C1.3 contractor’s environmental staff Mr. Hu Shengzhong (mobile:17771502110), Guizhou First Construction Engineering Co. C1.3 supervision company environmental staff Mr. Chen Xia (mobile:13972748871), Hubei Dongsheng Engineering Supervision Corporation Ltd C1.4 contractor’s environmental staff Hubei Yitong Construction Group Co. Ltd. C1.9 contractors environmental staff Mr. Li Guowen (mobile:18673167179), Hunan Bestall Dredging Corporation Ltd. C1.9 supervision company environmental staff Mr. Gao Shuiwen (mobile:15392716326), Xiangyang Huagang Project Management Corporation Ltd C1.10 contractor’s environmental staff Jiangsu Huaiyin Water Conservancy Construction Co., Ltd. C1.10 supervision company environmental staff Hubei Xingyu Supervision Company C1.12 contractor’s environmental staff Jiangxi Chengyuan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. C1.12 supervision company environmental staff Hubei Xingyu Supervision Company Source: semi-annual project progress report No. 7, December 2017
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ADB HMG
Huanggang Huanggang Huanggang PMO EPB WRB
Huanggang Urban EMS LIEC & Soil Erosion EEM Construction and (Shenzhen Omithologist Monitor (NAREE) Investment Company Yuchi (Easen) (To be engaged) (HUCIC) Company)
Civil Work Supervisors Contractors
Supervision Coordination Coordination Consultation and feedback
Figure 3.1 EMP Implementation Institutional Structure
47. Conclusions and next steps. As stated above, the HPMO has appointed environmental staff and LIEC, EEM, environmental quality monitoring company, soil erosion monitoring agency and ornithologist are all in place. However, as the progress of several construction contracts are nearly completion or completed, the HPMO will be responsible for environmental acceptance and audit reports within three months after completion of construction project, which will be prepared by a licensed environmental monitoring institute according to PRC’s regulations and indicate the timing, extent, effectiveness of completed mitigation measures, and needs for additional mitigation measures during operations. Meanwhile, HPMO should consider to engage a new monitoring agency to carry out environmental monitoring during operational phase, or make contract variation for Yuchi Company to add environmental monitoring during operational phase.
HPMO should initiate the preparation of environmental acceptance and monitoring of completed contracts, and the monitoring of operational phase.
3.2 Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Contracts
48. A list of environmental contract clauses has been prepared. In compliance with the agreed Project Agreement, most of the environmental requirements have been incorporated into contractual arrangements of all the components throughout bidding and contracting process, including relevant mitigation and monitoring measures specified in the EIA and EMP. (See APPENDIX 1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT CLAUSES).
49. Conclusions and next steps. Most of the environmental requirements have been incorporated into civil work contracts. However, the EMP requires to specify in tender documents the borrow site, spoil disposal or storage sites and that only these sites could be used (refer Table
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EMP-2 - B5.5 in the EMP); and to develop borrow pit management and restoration plan, to be approved by responsible authority; obtain permit for the clearance of excavated earthworks (refer Table EMP-2 – C1.7 in the EMP). The existing tender documents do not include this requirement. However, the contractors and CSCs explained that currently there is no disposal or storage sites within Huanggang, because all spoils are reused for other construction sites in Huanggang (real estate and infrastructure construction). The earth is borrowed from Xishui County adjacent to Huangzhou District and it was treated as spoils from other earthworks.
50. The EMP requires that plan transport routes for construction vehicles and specify in tender documents to forbid vehicles from using other roads and during peak traffic hours (refer Table EMP-2 – B6.1 in the EMP). The existing tender documents do not include this requirement and it should be added in the future tendering documents and civil work contracts. Next steps include:
HPMO with assistance of LIEC to incorporate the requirements (defined in Table EMP-2 – B6.1) in the EMP that related to transport routes into the tendering documents for the future contracts.
HPMO to confirm the earthworks borrow and disposal situations of this project and inspect the borrow site.
Supervision Company work with construction contractors to develop borrow pit management plan;
LIEC work with HPMO to develop restoration plan and implement after civil works.
3.3 Implementation of Mitigation Measures
51. Implementation of the mitigation measures in the EMP is summarized in Table A2.1 in Appendix 2 (SEE APPENDIX 2 IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF MITIGATION MEASURES). This table is the same as Table EMP-2 of the EMP but has two additional columns, to summarize the implementation status and issues identified and compliance for each listed mitigation measure within the reporting period.
52. Based on Table A2.1: in general, most of the mitigated measures defined in the EMP have been implemented. Of the mitigation measures for 46 potential impact/issued defined in the EMP, implementation of measures addressing 42 impact/issues are being fully complied, while implementation of measures for the rest 4 impact/issues are needed further improvements (See Table 3.2).
Table 3.2 Summary Non-compliance of Mitigation Measures Implementation
Extract Mitigation Measures from the EMP Issues Corrective Action Tender B4.1. -Disclose GRM to affected people before Information boards at sites of contract See Table 3.5 Handling and construction begins at the main entrance to package HGH C1.3 C1.10 and C1.12 resolving each construction site; do not disclosed contact information complaints the HPMO environment, social and resettlement person with contact information Tender B5.5. Specify in tender documents the borrow site, Borrow site, spoil disposal or storage See section Disposal or spoil disposal or storage sites and that only sites are not specified in the tender 3.2
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Extract Mitigation Measures from the EMP Issues Corrective Action storage of these sites could be used. Put into tender documents excavated documents the measures defined in Table spoil, EMP-2 (this table), Construction Stage, dredged Impact No. C1.7. sediments Air C1.1 Dust - Install wheel washing equipment or It is noticed at construction site of HCH See below of quality (TSP, PM10) conduct wheel washing manually at each C1.3 and C1.10, trucks carried muddy this section. during exit of the works area to prevent trucks from substance onto public roads. No wheel construction carrying muddy or dusty substance onto washing equipment or manually public roads; washing wheel at exit is found. Health C3.6. -A traffic control and operation plan will be The traffic control and operation plan See below of and Temporary prepared together with the local traffic has not been prepared. this section safety traffic management authority prior to any management construction.
53. Conclusions and next steps. In general, most mitigation measures are being implemented and the project is in compliance with the EMP requirements. Next steps include:
HPMO issue a Revision Notice to the contractors. Contractors should strictly implement the mitigation measures defined in the Table EMP-2-C1.1 - All of the project sites should be installed with wheel washing equipment or conduct wheel washing manually at each exit of the works area to prevent trucks from carrying muddy or dusty substance onto public roads.
HPMO issue a Revision Notice to all contractors to prepare traffic control and operation plan together with the local traffic management authority to meet the requirement defined in Table EMP-2 – C3.6.
3.4 Implementation of the Environmental Monitoring Program
54. The following environment safeguard monitoring was conducted in the reporting period: internal monitoring, ambient environmental quality monitoring, compliance monitoring and independence compliance monitoring. Summary data are presented in Table 3.2. Raw data are in Appendix 3. Photographs from site inspection and monitoring activities are in Appendix 6. A summary of the monitoring activities is presented here.
55. Internal monitoring. The internal monitoring conducted including: (i) HPMO Environmental Officer Mr. Li Xiang conducted regular site inspections to supervise contractors and their compliance with the EMP; (ii) licensed construction supervision companies (CSCs) have been hired for C1.1, C1.3, C1.9, C1.8, C1.10, C1.11 and C1.12 civil work contract packages. The CSCs conducted regular site inspections to oversee construction works and compliance with contractor EMP, health and safety requirements implementation; (iii) CSCs prepared Monthly Standard Review Sheet according to Rules of Safety Supervision and have been provided by the contractors/CSCs to the HPMO. During the reporting period, no significant environmental issue is identified. However, it is found during the EEM site inspection that the contractors and CSCs did not fully record the implementation of the EMP mitigation measures. Next steps include:
Site Specific EMP Development. As defined in the EMP Section B-Contractors, each contractor will be required to develop site specific EMPs and will assign a
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person responsible for environment, health and safety. The site specific EMP should be developed and submitted to the HPMO and LIEC for review. The environmental person of each contractor is required to record the implementation status of environmental mitigation measures defined in the site specific EMPs, especially those measures are not in compliance.
Monthly Standard Review Sheet (SRS) Preparation. As defined in the EMP Section B-Construction Supervision Companies (CSCs). The CSCs will be required to prepare monthly standard review sheet related to contractors' efforts and achievement for the purpose of monthly payment certificate for environmental activities. Currently, the SRSs are monthly prepared by CSCs for each contract and provided to HPMO. However, EEM noticed that there are few records of EMP mitigation measures in SRS, which might be caused by no site specific EMP prepared. The records of mitigation measure will be incorporated into SRS and submitted to the HPMO monthly.
56. Ambient Environmental Quality Monitoring. After terminating the contract of Oukai Company, the HPMO has engaged Shenzhen Yuchi Testing Technology Co. LTD as the environmental monitoring agency, to monitor air quality, water quality, noise and sediment. During the reporting period from July to December 2018, monitoring activities was conducted in July, September, November and December. Except some monitoring parameters, all parameters are complied with the specified standards (Tables A3.1-A3.4 in Appendix 3). During site visit of EEM, issues were identified related to the environmental monitoring parameters, location and frequency including: i) there is no monitoring of air quality and noise level at 6 sensitive locations; ii) the monitoring indicators for air quality do not include PM10 which is required in EMP; iii) the monitoring frequency of supernatant from dredged sediment are not conducted every month during construction period; (iv) HPMO should consider to start the operational stage monitoring of water quality in Chiye Lake. Next steps include:
HPMO with assistance of LIEC to review the monitoring parameters, locations and frequency in contract, to ensure them in align with the updated EMP; and revise the contract with Yuchi Company accordingly.
The monitoring results for the variable “Water Quality around project lakes” shows the serious water pollution, which might be caused by local aquaculture, domestic wastewater discharge and non-point source pollution.
HPMO should consider to start the operational stage monitoring of “Water quality improvement in Chiye Lake”
57. Compliance Monitoring. The compliance monitoring is conducted by LIEC as part of the loan implementation company. During the reporting period the LIEC: (i) conducted 3 visits to the project sites and provided on-site training to new contractors and CSCs; (ii) held discussions with the PMO Environment Officer and PIUs; (iii) reviewed the environmental terms in the civil works contracts; assisted HPMO to review the bidding documents of environmental monitoring agency; (iv) prepared the environmental progress reports; and (v) assisted the EEM and PMO Environment Officer in preparing the 5th semi-annual EMR to ADB; (vi) assist the HPMO to assess the proposed new project component for mid-term adjustment.
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58. Independent Compliance Monitoring. The independent compliance monitoring is conducted by the EEM (NAREE), which was recruited on 8 July 2016 by the HPMO and got approval by the ADB on 13 July 2016. During this reporting period, NAREE Company: (i) conducted 1 visit to the project sites in Dec 2018; (ii) held discussions with the PMO Environment Officer, PIUs, design institute, environment monitoring agency, and LIEC; (iii) provided training on environmental management to PMO Environment Officer, PIUs, contractors, environment monitoring agency, and supervision companies; (iii) reviewed environmental design, biding documents and civil work contracts; (vi) consulted with the Huanggang EPB officer; and (vi) reviewed the internal, external, and compliance reports. This is the fifth semi-annual environmental monitoring report. The report concluded that the overall EMP implementation is in compliance. No significant environmental issue was identified. No complaint on environment is received from both of the GRM entry point and the HEPB hotline.
59. Wildlife Monitoring. The wildlife monitoring is conducted by an ornithologist as part of the loan implementation company. From October 2018 to February 2019, the ornithologist visited the sites one time per month and one to two days each time to collect data of breeding birds, assessing the construction impacts to water birds during construction works, and discussed with the contractor regarding the mitigation measures based on the EMP requirements; in addition to that(See APPENDIX 4 ).
60. Soil Erosion Monitoring. The soil erosion monitoring has been conducted since second quarter of 2018. Huanggang Zhicheng Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Co., Ltd. as the monitoring agency is planning to monitor from June 2018 to December 2019 (including soil erosion monitoring during the construction period and vegetation restoration period), and updated the Soil Erosion Monitoring Implementation Plan according to the actual situation of project progress, mainly including the monitoring scope increasing from 88.58 ha to 409.35 ha and the monitoring points increasing from 8 to 13 permanent points and 10 temporary points. There are some issues that can be seen from the monitoring results: i) the monitoring content and frequency is not fully complied with the SEPP; ii) from the monitoring results, it can be seen that there few measures taken to prevent water and soil loss. During the construction process, the topsoil was not stripped and stored in accordance with the requirements of the SEPP. Besides, the implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures is slower than that of the main project. Next steps include:
The following constructions shall be carried out in accordance with requirements of SEPP for the separation and storage of topsoil;
Improve the implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures, and conscientiously implement the “Three Simultaneous” system of soil and water conservation.
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Table 3.2 Summary of Environmental Monitoring Activities during reporting period
Item Parameter Location Frequency Monitoring compliant Results meet Issues Identified and Corrective actions with EMP program? the required Y/N standards? Y/N Construction Phase Air quality TSP, PM10 At boundaries of all 1 day (24-hr Partly Yes Air quality monitoring has been conducted according to (SO2 & NOx construction sites, plus: continuous construction progress. Although the monitoring results of air sampling) every only if there is 6 locations: time; once each quality are in compliant with the PRC standards, there are asphalt mixing 1. Shangshazui at the early, still some issues were identified during the site visit of the within 300 m of 2. Xiashazui middle and late EEM consultants. monitoring 3. Nanhu stage of construction, locations) Resettlement respectively. Issue 1: Monitoring parameters miss the monitoring of Community (under PM10. During this reporting period, air quality monitoring construction) has been conducted for once; however, it did not monitor 4. Nanhu Team #5 the PM10. After checking with contract between Yuchi Co., 5. Baizhangzui Ltd. and HPMO, the parameter of PM10 is not included 6. Biguiyuan within it. Community Issue 2: Monitoring Locations are not clear. During the reporting period, in March there should be three downwind locations monitored, however, the monitoring results showed only monitoring results of 2 downwind locations in Mar. Meanwhile, EEM has no idea about what is the construction status of each site (early, middle or late stage)
Corrective action to be taken. HPMO and LIEC assist the environmental monitoring company to clearly understand the monitoring parameters, and location relationship between the environmental sensitive sites and each civil work contract construction boundary.
Environmental monitoring company need to indicate the construction status in each site and coordinates of monitoring points.
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Item Parameter Location Frequency Monitoring compliant Results meet Issues Identified and Corrective actions with EMP program? the required Y/N standards? Y/N Noise LAeq At boundaries of all 2 times per day Yes Yes Noise monitoring has been conducted twice in October and construction sites, plus: (day time and December. 6 locations (same as for air night time); Once quality) each at the early, Issue 3: Monitoring Locations are not clear. During the middle and late reporting period, in Mar there was one construction site stage of monitored, but no sensitive point was monitored. EEM has construction, no idea about if there is potential impact to sensitive points respectively. and what is the construction status of each site (early, middle and late)
Corrective action to be taken. HPMO and LIEC assist the environmental monitoring company to clearly understand the location relationship between the environmental sensitive sites and each civil work contract construction boundary.
Environmental monitoring company need to indicate the construction status in each site and coordinates of monitoring points.
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Item Parameter Location Frequency Monitoring compliant Results meet Issues Identified and Corrective actions with EMP program? the required Y/N standards? Y/N Surface SS Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake 1 time per day; Yes Yes Surface water monitoring has been conducted once in Water dredging once each at March. quality at 2 monitoring sites for each the early, constructi dredger middle and late Issue 4. Lack information on the construction status of on sites 1. 50 m towards the lake stage of each construction site monitored. EEM has no idea about center construction, what is the construction status of each site (early, middle 2. 100 m towards the lake respectively. and late) center aligned with the 50 m site Corrective actions. Environmental monitoring company River dredging/excavation: need to indicate the construction status in each site. 2 monitoring stations at each dredging and/or excavation section: 1. 50 m upstream of the dredging section (control station) 2. 100 m downstream of the dredging section (impact station)
Bridge, sluice gate and pier construction sites: 2 monitoring stations at each site 1. 50 m upstream of the site (control station) 2. 100 m downstream of the site (impact station)
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Item Parameter Location Frequency Monitoring compliant Results meet Issues Identified and Corrective actions with EMP program? the required Y/N standards? Y/N Surface Permanganate 1. Confluence of Xingfu 1 time per day; Partly No Issue 5: The monitoring frequency of the surface water water index (IMn), Reservior and Ba River 1 day per three quality is not complied with EMP program. In this reporting quality BOD, COD, 2. Inlet into the Baitan months during period, only once monitoring was conducted in March. around the NH3-N, TN, TP Lake from Chushui construction project River period Corrective actions. Environmental monitoring company lakes 3. Outlet from Baitan Lake need to monitor the surface water quality per three months. into the Santai River 4. Confluence from Santai River to Yangze River Supernatant SS, BOD, COD, 1 location at the discharge 1 time per day; Partly Yes Issue 6: The monitoring frequency of supernatant from from the LAS point for supernatant water at 1 day per one the dredged sediment is not complied with EMP dredged each site. month during program. There is no monitoring was conducted in this sediment construction reporting period. treatment period and storage Corrective actions taken. If the treatment and storage sites sites are still in function, the monitoring company should follow the EMP to monitor supernatant per one month. Sediment Cu, Pb, Hg, Cd, Dredged material storage 6 times during Yes Yes Yuchi Company monitored the sediment quality in Dec 2017. quality As, Ni, pH area construction stage Soil erosion According to Location: 13 locations According to Issues 7: There were few measures taken to prevent Table 2-2 of specified in Table Table 2-3 of soil erosion. Neither engineering measures nor updated Soil 2-2 of updated Soil Erosion updated Soil temporary measures, the completed protection measures Erosion Monitoring Plan Erosion for soil erosion are far behind the designed plan Monitoring Plan Monitoring Plan comparing with the construction progress of this project,. SEPP for construction and vegetation Corrective action. HPMO supervises contractors to recovery carry out soil erosion measures as per the SEPP. periods.
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Item Parameter Location Frequency Monitoring compliant Results meet Issues Identified and Corrective actions with EMP program? the required Y/N standards? Y/N Ecology Water bird Conduct bird survey along 1 time per day in Yes Yes counts and the perimeters of Baitan Lake early morning distribution and Chiye Lake to record the hours; 2 number of wintering water consecutive days bird species and individuals, per month from and distribution in the Baitan October to next Lake and Chiye Lake areas. April during construction period.
Occup. Audit of Construction sites Daily during Yes Yes Health & occupational construction Safety health & safety period of workers on Once per construction sites month during construction period Operation Phase Water quality Permanganate 4 locations: same 3 locations 1 time per day; No Issue 8: No monitoring carried out to water quality of improvement index (IMn), in Baitan Lake and 1 location 1 day per Chiye Lake. There is no environmental monitoring company in Baitan BOD, COD, in Chiye Lake where baseline month for 3 engaged to implement operational monitoring. Lake and NH3-N, water quality monitoring was years Chiye Lake TN, TP undertaken by HEMS for the Continuous Corrective actions: start the operational stage monitoring project EIR water quality of “Water quality improvement in Chiye Lake” (see Figure IV.2 of the EIA forecasting report) through WQM Bird bird counts and Conduct bird survey along 1 time per day Not yet due Not yet due community of distribution the perimeters of Baitan Lake in early Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake to record the morning and Chiye number of bird species and hours; 1 day Lake individuals, and distribution in per month for the Baitan Lake and Chiye 3 years Lake areas. Notes: EEM = External Environment Monitor ; HPMO = Huanggang Project Management Office; LIEC=Loan Implementation Environmental Consultant.
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3.5 Public Consultations and Grievance Redress Mechanism
61. This section describes the public consultations undertaken during the reporting period and implementation of the project grievance redress mechanism (GRM).
62. Public consultations. There is no formal consultation meeting was held during the reporting period. The HPMO staff, LIEC and contractors consulted with residents visited construction site to seek for their comments and suggestion on the environmental mitigation measures. The residents are satisfied with the implementation of mitigations measures. However, the consultation process and results are not recorded.
63. Since the project is going to process mid-term adjustment and add new project components, HPMO and LIEC will hold new public consultations with potential affected persons.
64. Conclusions and next steps. Public consultation should be strengthened based on the public consultation plan defined in Table EMP-8 (attached below). During reporting period, contract C1.10 and C1.12 commenced but no formal public consultation conducted. Next steps include:
Table EMP-8: Public Consultation plan
Organizer Format No. of Times Subject Attendees HPMO Public consultation & 5 times: 1 time before Adjusting of mitigation Residents adjacent to site visit construction commences measures, if necessary; components, and 1 time each year construction impact; representatives of social during construction comments and suggestions sectors HPMO, HUCIC Expert workshop or As needed based on Comments and suggestions on Experts of various sectors, press conference public consultation mitigation measures, public media opinions HUCIC Resettlement survey As required by relevant Comments on resettlement, Persons affected by resettlement plan improvement of living resettlement and conditions, livelihood, and relocation poverty reduction; comments and suggestions Notes: HPMO = Huanggang Project Management Office; HUCIC = Huanggang Urban Construction Investment Co.; O&M = Operation and Maintenance
65. Grievance redress mechanism. A complaint information office (CIO) has been established within the HPMO to deal with complaints from affected people who can express their complaints through following channels including (i) directly complain to CIO; (ii) complain to contractor; (iii) complain to supervision company. Contact information of CIO has been posted in the information board at construction site. All of the complaints related to the project will be forwarded to the CIO. Beside of the GRM specially established for the affected people can also express their concerns to the (i) municipal government (number 12345) and government website; (ii) the EPBs’ public complaints hotlines (number 12369); and (iii) EPB online complaint reporting system at http://www.hghb.gov.cn (See Figure 3.2).
66. As of this reporting period, except for asking about the project information by the local residents, the village committee, local governments and HPMO have not received any petitions and/or complaints since the GRM started performing in September 2016. The public consultation will be organized by HPMO regularly in the remaining implementation period. If there are any petitions and/or complaints, the related agencies will make records in accordance with Table 3.4 below.
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Table 3.4 Sample Record Form of Petitions and/or Complaints 亚行贷款湖北黄冈城市综合环境改善项目 市民环境保护诉求记录表 Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Improvement Project Record Form of Petitions and/or Complaints 编号: 001 No. 诉求人姓名 XX 先生/女士 联系电话 XXXX 接收时间 201X-XX-XX 19:42 Name of Mr./Ms. Contact Date of petition grievance lodged
信息来源 电话/书面 单位/地址 XX 镇/村 接收员姓名 XXX Types of Oral/written Address Name of petitions Recorder
涉及标段及承 HGH C1.X 涉及监理公司 XX 监理公司 交办时间 201X-XX-XX 19:42 包商 XX 公司 Related CSC XX CSC Related XX Construction contractor Company
诉求环境问题 XX 先生女士反映：XX 施工标段存在大气和垃圾环境问题，涉及 XX 个镇、村或 XX 户居 及影响范围， 民，受影响人数 XX 个。 受影响人数 Environmental issues raised and number of people affected
办理意见 请 XX 部门或公司核实处理，于 XX 年 XX 月 XX 日前与诉求人联系并将办理结果告知诉 Corrective action 求人。
办理结果 本部门已于 XX 年 XX 月 XX 日，安排施工单位进行定期清扫，请您留意观察。 Solution
回访结果 XX 年 XX 月 XX 日，回访 XX 先生，XX 先生对处理结果表示满意。 Date of follow up
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Figure 3.2 Huanggang EPB online Complaint Reporting
67. Corrective Actions and Next Steps. In general, the GRM has been well established and informed to the public. However, there is still space for improvement. The existing information board erected at the construction site only provided contact information of the HPMO CIO, environmental, social and resettlement officers. The contact information of environmental staff of HUCIC, contractors and CSCs are not provided. Next step:
Contractors disclose contact information on the GRM information board of appointed environment person of HUCIC, contractors, CSCs. HPMO and the LIEC follow up with the implementation.
68. A sample information board is shown in Table 3.5.
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Table 3.5 Sample Information Board at Construction Site 施工工地环境保护监督公示牌
项目名称 施工日期 建筑施工环保措施 Project Construction Major Environmental Mitigation Measures Name Period 遵守国家有关环境保护的法律法规，采取有效措施控制施工现场的
联系人 联系电话 各种粉尘、废水、噪声、废弃物等对环境的污染和危害。 Contact Person Tel. 建设单位 设置围挡、围栏等，采取防尘、抑尘和降尘措施，硬化进出道路， PIU Name 采用密闭运输，确保施工运输车辆清理干净，施工现场周边道路整天水市城投公司 天水市环境保护局
洁，严格控制扬尘产生。
工地生活污水、施工废水等必须单独铺设污水收集管道和收集池， 联系人 联系电话 施工 单位 Contact Person Tel. 做到雨污分流。工地产生的生活污水，具备接管条件的，经预处理
Contractor 后统一纳入城镇污水管网集中处理。施工机械产生的施工废水、车 Name 辆冲洗水、工地地面冲洗水要采取指定清洗地点、铺设临时管网等 措施，保证统一收集，经处理后回用、接管或清运。 联系人 联系电话 Contact Person Tel. 严格按照《中华人民共和国环境噪声污染防治法》等规定，规范建 监理单位 设施工噪声管理，确保噪声达标排放，减少噪声扰民。严格控制施 CSC Name 工作业时间。因生产工艺上要求或者特殊需要，必须夜间（当日晚 22:00 至次日晨 6:00 之间）作业、连续作业的，必须办理夜间施工 联系人 联系电话 许可证，公告附近居民，并采取有效措施降低噪声排放，减少对周 Contact Person Tel. 黄岗市 围环境的影响。 环境保护局 EPB 工地产生的固体废物必须严格按照《中华人民共和国固体废物污染 环境防治法》有关规定妥善收集、存放和清运。建设工地产生的建 筑垃圾和生活垃圾必须按照城市管理的有关规定收集和清运。
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3.6 Environmental Institutional Capacity Building and Training
69. On September 25, 2017, EASEN conducted training on gender development and environmental management plans for PMO, contractor, supervision company and related personnel of the construction company, totaling 22 persons, including 4 women.
70. On December 7, 2017, Mr. Zhang Defa, the environmental expert from NAREE Consulting Limited conducted on-the-job training on the implementation and monitoring of ADB's environmental management plan for the PMO, the current contractors and supervisors, and related institutions and personnel, totaling 15 persons, including 3 women.
Table 3.6 Institutional Capacity Building and Training
Period - No. of Topic Attendees Contents Date (days) persons Gender development HPMO, HUCIC, Pollution control technologies, 25 September, 2017 0.5 22 and EMP CSCs, equipment selection and contractors procurement Environmental HPMO, HUCIC, Environmental management in-situ, 7 December, 2017 0.5 15 monitoring, EMP contractors, implementation of mitigation implementation CSCs measures, supervision reporting systems, occupational health & safety during construction
Table 3.7 List of Participants of Environmental Training Workshop
Name Organization Position Title Ms. Lv Jun Easen Company LIEC Mr. Li Xiang HPMO Appointed environmental person of HPMO Ms. Wu Nina HPMO Appointed GRM person of HPMO Mr. Luo Cheng HPMO Appointed social and resettlement person of HPMO Mr. Gao Zepeng HUCIC Appointed environmental person of HUCIC Mr. Hu Wei Baitanhu Area Construction Appointed environmental person Headquarters Mr. Zhou Qilin Hunan Bestall Dredging Corporation Ltd Appointed environmental person C1.1 contractor Mr. Liao Jun Hubei Xingyu Supervision Company Appointed environmental person C1.1 CSC Mr.Hu Shengzhong Guizhou Construction Group Guizhou Appointed environmental person C1.3 contractor First Construction Engineering Co. Ltd Mr. Chen Xia Hubei Dongsheng Engineering Appointed environmental person of C1.3 CSC Supervision Corporation Ltd Mr. Li Guowen Hunan Bestall Dredging Corporation Ltd Appointed environmental person C1.9 contractor Mr. Gao Shuiyuan Xiangyang Huagang Project Appointed environmental person of C1.9 CSC Management Corporation Ltd
71. Results. The training workshop helps all parties involved in implementing and supervising the EMP to have an understanding of the goals, methods, and practices of project environmental management.
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72. Conclusions and next steps. The training material has been delivered to the HPMO environment officer for internal training and discussion to ensure more related project staffing can be benefit from the information sharing.
3.7 Compliance with Loan and Project Assurances
73. The loan agreement and project agreement between the government and ADB includes 24 assurances (or “covenants”) for environmental safeguards and/or related to environmental issues Appendix 5. These relate to the timely and effective implementation of the EMP, as well as project-specific assurances tailored to the current project. Compliance with these assurances is a condition of the loan and project agreements. For the current reporting period: (i) 16 of the assurances are being complied with; (ii) 6 are not yet applicable due to the early stage of project implementation.
3.8 Reporting
74. The project reporting requirements for environmental safeguards are summarized in Table 3.8 and comprise: (i) progress reports from contractors and CSCs to the PMO; (ii) environmental quality monitoring reports from Yuchi company to the HPMO; (iii) progress report (including section on EMP implementation and monitoring) from HPMO with assistance of LIEC to the ADB; (iv) EMRs from HPMO with assistance of EEM to the ADB.
Table 3.8 Project reporting requirements for environmental safeguards
Reports From To Reporting Compliance Frequency Construction Phase Progress reports Internal project progress report by Contractors, HUCIC Quarterly Yes by contractors construction contractors HEMS results Environmental quality monitoring report Yuchi HPMO Quarterly Yes by HEMS External External monitoring report by EEM EEM HEPB, Semi-annual Yes monitoring report HPMO, HUCIC Bird survey report Bird survey report Ornithologist, HEPB, Yearly Yes HPMO, HUCIC Reports to ADB Project progress report (including HPMO ADB Quarterly Yes section on EMP implementation and monitoring) Environment progress reports HPMO ADB Semi-annual Yes Operational Phase External External monitoring report EEM HEPB, Semi-annual Not yet due environment HPMO, for 3 years monitoring HUCIC, Bird survey report Results of bird count and distribution Ornithologist HEPB, Yearly for 3 Not yet due survey HPMO, years HUCIC, Reports to ADB Project progress report (including HPMO ADB Semi-annual Not yet due section on EMP implementation and monitoring)
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Reports From To Reporting Compliance Frequency Environment progress report HPMO ADB Annually Not yet due until PCR Notes: ADB = Asian Development Bank; HEMS = Huanggang Environment Monitoring Station; HEPB = Huanggang Environmental Protection Bureau HPMO = Huanggang Project Management Office; HUCIC = Huanggang Urban Construction Investment Co.
75. Conclusions and next steps. Progress reporting and EMRs from the PMO to ADB complies with the EMP reporting schedule. The next EMR will be for the period 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2018 and will be submitted to ADB on 31 January, 2019.
3.9 Environmental Due Diligence for Project Scope Changes
76. During the reporting period, the EA proposed eight changes. Huanggang EPB informed that two updated domestic EIAs for all these proposed changes were approved in respectively January and December 2016. Various rounds’ information disclosure and public consultation were undertaken on Huanggang EPB’s website. The wetland expert of HTA-3.1 (Miss Zhang Xiaohong) has reviewed the compliance with the required standards of the constructed wetlands in the technical design document and gave comments for revision, and confirmed that the DI has optimized the technical design based on comments from the wetland expert. Since the proposed changes involve water quality remodeling, the ADB mission recommended that the data input including assumptions for remodeling shall be consistent with the modeling at PPTA and the DI agreed with that suggestion. The DI confirmed the new location of the waste transfer station located at a distance of 800m to the nearest sensitive receptor (Biguiyuan residential community) with leachate treatment and odor removal measures. The crossing safety measures and universal design have been included in the design of newly proposed Jiangcheng Avenue (NMT lane only, with RoW width of 8m), and its adverse environmental impact is expected insignificant in that all the asphalt pavement will be supplied by outside commercial vendors and no onsite asphalt mixing plant will set up.
77. To process the proposed changes, an environmental addendum including the updated Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been prepared by the LIEC and submitted to the ADB for review in 10 June 2017. The environmental addendum addressed the rationales, comprehensive baseline survey, alternatives analysis, quantitative impact prediction (including modeling), corresponding mitigation measures and meaningful public consultations related to the proposed changes.
3.10 Follow-up Issues Documented in the Mission MOU and Previous EMR
78. Issues Identified in the Previous EMR. The 4th EMR identified following issues with solutions:
1) the HPMO will be responsible for environmental acceptance and audit reports within three months after completion of construction project. - HPMO is confirmed to implement environmental acceptance and audit reports in accordance with domestic regulations; 2) to specify in tender documents the borrow site, spoil disposal or storage sites and that only these sites could be used and to develop borrow pit management and restoration plan – the contractors and CSCs explained that currently there is no disposal or storage
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sites within Huanggang, because all spoils are reused for other construction sites in Huanggang (real estate and infrastructure construction). The earth is borrowed from Xishui County adjacent to Huangzhou District and it was treated as spoils from other earthworks. This is need to be confirmed by HPMO. 3) plan transport routes for construction vehicles and specify in tender documents to forbid vehicles from using other roads and during peak traffic hours. – The new tender documents have included these requirements. 4) All of the project sites should be installed with wheel washing equipment or conduct wheel washing manually at each exit – The exit of C1.2 construction site has installed wheel washing equipment; however, others still do not install wheel washing equipment. 5) A traffic control and operation plan will be prepared together with the local traffic management authority prior to any construction – HPMO has requested contractors to prepare a traffic control and operation plan and request CSCs to supervise operation status. 6) each contractor will be required to develop site specific EMPs – EEM has not received site specific EMPs yet. 7) The CSCs will be required to prepare monthly standard review sheet (SRS) – EEM has reviewed the SRS prepared by CSCs, however, the quality and details of SRS can be further improved. 8) Air quality and noise level monitoring at sensitive locations not conducted – The monitoring at 3 sensitive locations have been carried out in Dec 2018, but not included all 6 sensitive locations. 9) The monitoring frequency of the surface water quality is not complied with EMP program – The frequency of surface water quality has been fully complied with EMP every three months. 10) The monitoring frequency of supernatant from the dredged sediment is not complied with EMP program – The monitoring frequency of supernatant has been improved with 1 time per month, but the monitoring in October did not implement.
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4 NEXT STEPS
79. Based on the findings of this EMR, corrective actions and next steps are required for several issues (Table 4.1). The actions largely relate to mitigation measure implementation and environmental monitoring. Corrective actions are planned will be reported on in the next EMR.
Table 4.1: Environmental issues and corrective actions Subject Issues Corrective actions Follow-up action taken/ to be taken Contractual Table EMP-2 - B5.5 required - to specify in tender HPMO needs to Clarify the earthworks arrangement documents the borrow site, spoil disposal or storage sites confirm if all borrow and disposal and that only these sites could be used; earthworks are situations of this project. Table EMP-2 – C1.7 required - to develop borrow pit borrowed as spoils management and restoration plan, to be approved by from other construction responsible authority; obtain permit for the clearance of sites; and all spoils are excavated earthworks. reused for other The existing tender documents do not include these construction sites in requirements. Huanggang. Mitigation Table EMP-2-C1.1 - All of the project sites should be Contractors install with HPMO environmental staff measures installed with wheel washing equipment or conduct wheel wheel washing and CSCs conduct regular implementation washing manually at each exit of the works area to prevent equipment or conduct site inspections to ensure trucks from carrying muddy or dusty substance onto public wheel washing trucks do not carrying roads. manually at each exit muddy or dusty substance of the works area onto public roads. Mitigation Table EMP-2 – C3.6 -A traffic control and operation plan Contractors prepare a CSCs regularly supervise measures will be prepared together with the local traffic traffic control and the traffic control and implementation management authority prior to any construction. operation plan operation status Mitigation Construction area enclosure device and the GRM HPMO issue notice to Contractors enclose measures information board were not set up at construction sites revision construction sites and set implementation up GRM information board Monitoring PM10 monitoring was not conducted. HPMO request Environmental agency The monitoring of air quality and noise level at 6 environmental conducts monitoring sensitive locations are not fully complied with monitoring company following the updated Consider to start operational phase monitoring of monitor PM10 and monitoring plan Chiye Lake sensitive locations Soil Erosion The monitoring content and frequency is not fully HPMO requires the Soil and water conservation complied with the SEPP; monitoring agency monitoring agency improve conducted monitoring the content and frequency activities according to of monitoring SEPP Soil Erosion From the monitoring results, it can be seen that HPMO requires the Contractors need to there few measures taken to prevent water and soil construction unit to strengthen the engineering loss. During the construction process, the topsoil implement soil and measures of soil was not stripped and stored in accordance with the water conservation conservation. CSCs have requirements of the SEPP. Besides, the measures according to the responsibilities to implementation progress of soil and water the contract supervise the conservation measures is slower than that of the implementation of main project. mitigation measures GRM Contact information of environmental staff of HUCIC, Add the contact of all HPMO record all petition in contractors and CSCs are not provided in the information relevant environmental a database. board staff on the GRM information board
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APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACT CLAUSES
Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River 1 Siting of construction facilities √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 1.1 Build access and hauling roads at sufficient distances from residential √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ areas, particular, from local schools and hospitals 1.2 Assign haulage routes and schedules to avoid transport occurring in the √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ central areas, traffic intensive areas or residential areas. For the areas with high-demand on environmental quality, transport should be arranged at night. 1.3 Site asphalt mixing plants at least 300 meters away from residential √ √ √ √ √ √ areas, and concrete batching plants at least one kilometer form the nearest noise sensitive receptor. 1.4 Plan the pier construction layout in Baitan Lake to ensure adequate √ opening for water flow. 2 Construction time √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 2.1 There shall be no night time (between 22:00 and 06:00 hours) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ construction within 500 m of existing and future sensitive receptors. 2,.2 Avoid the rainy season from May to October for the construction of √ √ √ √ √ sluice gates and ring road bridge foundations. 2.3 All construction activities within the Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake blue √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ lines and within one kilometer outside the Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake blue lines shall be restricted to between 09:00 hour and 16:00 hour from 1 November to 31 March the following year to prevent disturbance to the dawn and dusk feeding periods and nesting of water birds. 3 Protection of air quality √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3.1 Spray water regularly on hauling and access roads to borrow pits (at √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ least once per day) to suppress dust; and erect hoardings around dusty activities. 3.2 Minimize the storage time of construction and demolition wastes on site √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ by regularly removing them off site. 3.3 Mount protective canvasses on all trucks which transport material that √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ could generate dust. 3.4 Keep construction vehicles and machinery in good working order, √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ regularly service and turn off engines when not in use. 3.5 Vehicles with an open load-carrying case, which transport potentially √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ dust-producing materials, shall have proper fitting sides and tail boards. Dust-prone materials shall not be loaded to a level higher than the side and tail boards, and shall always be covered with a strong tarpaulin. 3.6 Install wheel washing equipment or conduct wheel washing manually at √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ each exit of the works area to prevent trucks from carrying muddy or dusty substance onto public roads.
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Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River 3.7 In periods of high wind, dust-generating operations shall not be √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ permitted within 200 m of residential areas. Special precautions need to be applied in the vicinity of sensitive areas such as schools, kindergartens and hospitals. 3.8 Equip material stockpiles with dust shrouds. For the earth work √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ management for backfill, measures will include surface press and periodical spraying and covering. The extra earth or dreg should be cleared from the project site in time to avoid long term stockpiling. The height of stockpiles should be less than 0.7 meter. 3.9 To avoid odor impacts caused by channel cleaning, transport the √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ removed trash quickly to the local landfill. Transport of dredged sediments will be undertaken in closed tank wagons to prevent scattering along the way and impacting the urban area. 3.10 No unauthorized burning of construction and demolition waste material √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ and refuse. 3.11 Conduct regular air quality monitoring at construction site boundary to √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ confirm compliance with relevant emission and ambient air quality standards. 3.12 Enclose and equip asphalt mixing and concrete batching plants with √ √ √ √ √ √ fabric filters, wet scrubbers or similar air pollution control equipment. Comply with Air Pollution Integrated Emission Standard (GB 16297- 1996) 4 Protection of acoustic environment √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 4.1 During daytime construction, the contractor will ensure that (i) noise √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ levels from equipment and machinery conform to the PRC Emission Standard of Environmental Noise for Boundary of Construction Site (GB12523-2011), and properly maintain machinery to minimize noise; (ii) equipment with high noise and high vibration are not used near village or township areas and only low noise machinery or the equipment with sound insulation is employed; (iii) temporary anti-noise barriers or hoardings will be installed around the equipment to shield residences when there are residences within 50 meters of the noise source. 4.2 Provide the construction workers with suitable hearing protection (ear √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ muffs) according to the worker health protection law of the PRC. 4.3 Control the speed of bulldozer, excavator, crusher and other transport √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ vehicles traveling on site, adopt noise reduction measures on equipment, step up equipment repair and maintenance to keep them in good working condition. 4.4 Limit the speed of vehicles travelling on site (less than 8 kilometers per √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ hour), forbid the use of horns unless absolutely necessary, minimize the use of whistles.（8km/h） 4.5 Maintain continual communication with the villages and communities in √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ the Baitan Lake planning area. 4.6 Regularly monitor noise at sensitive areas (refer to the monitoring plan √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ in the Environmental Management Plan). If noise standards are
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Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River exceeded by more than 3 dB, equipment and construction conditions shall be checked, and mitigation measures shall be implemented to rectify the situation. 5 Protection of water quality √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 5.1 Provide portable toilets and small package wastewater treatment plants √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ on construction sites for the workers and canteens. 5.2 If there are nearby public sewers, install interim storage tanks and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ pipelines to convey wastewater to those sewers. 5.3 Install sedimentation tanks on construction sites to treat process water √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ (e.g. concrete batching for bridge construction) and muddy runoff with high concentrations of suspended solids. If necessary, add flocculants such as polyacryl amide (PAM) to facilitate sedimentation. 5.4 During the construction of sluice gates and ring road bridge foundation, √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ adopt mitigation measures such as placement of sandbags or berms around foundation works areas to contain muddy water runoff. Pump the slurry from pile drilling in the river bed to shore and disposed of properly. 5.5 Repair and wash construction machinery at special repairing shops. No √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ onsite machine repair and washing shall be allowed. 5.6 Store fuels, oil, and other hazardous materials within secured areas on √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ impermeable surfaces, with bunds and cleanup kits 5.7 The contractors’ fuel suppliers must be properly licensed, follow proper √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ protocol for transferring fuel, and must be in compliance with Operational Rules for Motor Vehicles on the Transport, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous Goods 5.8 Protect material stockpiles against wind and runoff waters which might √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ transport them to surface waters. 5.9 Clean up all spills according to PRC norms and codes within 24 hours of √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ the occurrence, with contaminated soils and water treated according to PRC norms and codes. Hand over records without delay to the Huanggang Project Management Office and Huanggang Environmental Protection Bureau. 6 Sediment dredging √ √ √ √ √ 6.1 Conduct dry dredging in Linglong Bay, Jinshui River, Dongtai River and √ √ √ Chushui River. 6.2 Inspect and maintain the dredged sediment transport pipeline regularly √ √ √ √ √ to prevent spillage. 6.3 Test the supernatant water at the sediment treatment sites and √ √ √ √ √ temporary storage site for compliance with Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996), Class I standard. 6.4 Review dredging method in Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake when √ √ √ √ √ suspended solids level at downstream impact monitoring station is ≥ 130% of the suspended solids level at the upstream control station (refer to the monitoring plan in the Environmental Management Plan). If necessary, adopt different dredging equipment or reduce dredging rate.
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Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River 6.5 Conduct leaching test of dredged sediment to confirm that mud cakes √ √ √ √ √ comply with the Disposal of Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant – Sludge Quality for Land Improvement (CJ/T 291- 2008) and/or Disposal of Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant – Control Standards for Agricultural Use (CJ/T 309-2009). 6.6 Treat dredged sediment at dedicated treatment sites in the project area using chemical flocculation, solidification and dewatering technology. 6.7 Reuse dredged material for wetland construction and other project √ √ √ √ √ facilities. 7 Protection of biological resources and wildlife √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 7.1 Apply cutter suction dredger for lake sediment dredging to minimize √ √ stirring up of bottom sediment that might affect photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton, reduce primary production and potentially food availability to the herbivores and higher trophic levels preying on the herbivores. 7.2 Preserve existing vegetation on construction sites where no civil works √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ are planned. 7.3 Protect existing trees and grassland during construction; where a tree √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ has to be removed or an area of grassland disturbed, replant trees and re-vegetate the area after construction. 7.4 Remove trees or shrubs only as the last resort if they impinge directly on √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ the permanent works or approved necessary temporary works. 7.5 Strictly prohibit construction workers from capturing any wildlife in the √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ project area 8 Solid waste management, earth works and soil erosion √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 8.1 Establish enclosed waste collection points on site, with separation of √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ domestic waste and construction & demolition (C&D) waste. 8.2 Set up centralized domestic waste collection point and transport offsite √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ for disposal regularly by sanitation department. 8.3 Reuse C&D waste for filling and foundations of other construction works √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ specified by the municipal and planning departments, or transport in enclosed containers to designated C&D landfill site. 8.4 Confirm location of the borrow pit and temporary spoil storage and final √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ disposal sites. 8.5 Confirm location of the borrow pit and temporary spoil storage and final √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ disposal sites. 8.6 Construct intercepting ditches and drains to prevent runoff entering √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ construction sites, and diverting runoff from sites to existing drainage. 8.7 Construct hoardings and sedimentation ponds to contain soil loss and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ runoff from the construction sites. 8.8 Limit construction and material handling during periods of rains and high √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ winds. 8.9 Stabilize all cut slopes, embankments, and other erosion-prone working √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ areas while works are going on.
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Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River 8.10 Stockpiles shall be short-termed, placed in sheltered and guarded areas √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ near the actual construction sites, covered with clean tarpaulins, and sprayed with water during dry and windy weather conditions. 8.11 All earthwork disturbance areas shall be stabilized with thatch cover √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ within 30 days after earthworks have ceased at the sites. 8.12 Immediately restore, level and plant landscape on temporary occupied √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ land upon completion of construction works. 8.13 Unauthorized extraction or disposal at other sites or deviating from √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ established quota would be subject to withheld payments and penalties. 8.14 Restore pit following the completion of works in full compliance with all √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ applicable standards and specifications. 8.15 Implement all soil erosion protection measures as defined in the soil and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ water conservation reports. 9 Construction site sanitation √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 9.1 Provide adequate and functional systems for sanitary conditions, toilet √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ facilities, waste management, labor dormitories and cooking facilities. 9.2 Effectively clean and disinfect the site. During site formation, spray with √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ phenolated water for disinfection. Disinfect toilets and refuse piles and timely remove solid waste. 9.3 Exterminate rodents on site at least once every 3 months, and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ exterminate mosquitoes and flies at least twice each year. 9.4 Provide public toilets in accordance with the requirements of labor √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ management and sanitation departments in the living areas on construction site, and appoint designated staff responsible for cleaning and disinfection. 9.5 Work camp wastewater shall be discharged into the municipal sewer √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ system. 10 Occupational safety √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 10.1 Provide safety hats and shoes to all construction workers and enforce √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ their use by the workers. 10.2 Provide goggles and respiratory masks to workers doing asphalt road √ √ paving 10.3 Work camp wastewater shall be discharged into the municipal sewer √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ system. 11 Food safety √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 11.1 Inspect and supervise food hygiene in cafeteria on site regularly. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 11.2 Canteen workers must have valid health permits. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 11.3 If food poisoning is discovered, implement effective control measures √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ immediately to prevent it from spreading. 12 Disease prevention and health services √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 12.1 All contracted labor shall undergo a medical examination which shall √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ form the basis of an (obligatory) health/accident insurance and welfare provisions to be included in the work contracts.
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Procurement Package HGH HGG HGH C.1.1 C1.2 C1.3 C.1.4 C.1.5 C.1.6 C.1.7 C.1.8 C.1.9 C.1.10 C.1.11 C.1.12 C.1.13 C.2.1 M.1.1 Environmental Clause Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Chiye Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Baitan Lake Surface and Aquatic Civil works - Civil works Vegetated Civil. Works Electrical Facilities for Linglong & dredging dredging embankment embankment vegetated vegetated subsurface planting in Linglong & – 4 rivers buffer strips & vegetated installation solid waste Jinshui strengthening strengthening buffer strips buffer strips flow wetlands Baitan & Jinshui and aquatic buffer strips manage- sluice gates - north – south & Chiye Lakes Rivers planting – Chushui ment east River 12.2 The contractors shall maintain records of health and welfare conditions √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ for each person contractually engaged. 12.3 Establish health clinic at location where workers are concentrated, which √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ shall be equipped with common medical supplies and medication for simple treatment and emergency treatment for accidents. 12.4 Specific (by the Implementing Agency and contractors) the person √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ responsible for health and epidemic prevention and education and training on food hygiene and disease prevention to raise the awareness of workers. 13 Social conflict prevention √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 13.1 Works contracts shall stipulate priorities to: (i) employ local people for √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ works, (ii) ensure equal opportunities for women and men, (iii) pay equal wages for work of equal value, and to pay women’s wages directly to them; and (iv) not employ child or forced labor. 14 Community health and safety √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 14.1 A traffic control and operation plan shall be prepared together with the local traffic management authority prior to any construction. 14.2 The plan shall include provisions for diverting or scheduling construction √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ traffic to avoid morning and afternoon peak traffic hours, regulating traffic at road crossings with an emphasis on ensuring public safety through clear signs, controls and planning in advance. 14.3 Inform residents and businesses in advance through media of the √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ construction activities, given the dates and duration of expected disruption. 14.4 Place clear signs at construction sites in view of the public, warning √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ people of potential dangers such as moving vehicles, hazardous materials, excavations etc. and raising awareness on safety issues. All sites shall be made secure, discouraging access by members of the public through appropriate fencing whenever appropriate. 15 Utility interruption √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 15.1 Assess construction locations in advance for potential disruption to √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ services and identify risks before starting construction. 15.2 If temporary disruption is unavoidable, develop a plan to minimize the √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ disruption in collaboration with relevant local authorities such as power company, water supply company and communication company, and communicate the dates and duration in advance to all affected people. 16 Protection of physical cultural resources √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 16.1 Contractor must comply with PRC’s Cultural Relics Protection Law and √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Cultural Relics Protection Law Implementation Regulations if such relics are discovered, stop work immediately and notify the relevant authorities, adopt protection measures and notify the Security Bureau to protect the site.
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Photoes show that environmental clauses have been included in a separate chapter in the civil work contract (HCQ C1.9)
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APPENDIX 2 IMPLEMENTAION STATUS OF MITIGATION MEASURES
Table A2.1: Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures
Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues Detailed Design Stage A1. Design of Health and A1.1. Safety of Design must ensure public health and safety with clearly marked Design is conducted based on Code for Yes the NMT safety pedestrians and separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists, and ensure design of urban road engineering (CJJ37- lake ring road and cyclists barrier-free design for disabled people. 2012) and Codes for Design on Accessibility of Urban Roads and Buildings (JGJ50 -2001) , safety of pedestrians and cyclists are considered. Design shall include fences at 15 sections of the road running close Design have included fences at 10 to the lakeshore (3,450m). sections Design of the NMT ring road shall be based on the flood water level, 35 culverts have been included in the and shall allow groundwater and surface water to flow (requiring design installation of 27 culverts). A2. Design of Air quality A2.1. Odor Transfer station design shall comply with “Technical Specifications Odor removal system has been designed Yes solid waste from the for Domestic Solid Waste Transfer Stations” (CJJ47-2006); including installation of indoor equipment transfer transfer including odor removal equipment / facility, and shall comply with and outdoor automatic spray deodorizing station and station GB 14554-93 (Emission Standard for Odor Pollutants). system to ensure odor emission comply waste with GB 14554-93 (Emission Standard for collection Odor Pollutants). boats and Water quality A.2.2. Effluent Technical design of the transfer station must have collection Wastewater collection system has been Yes vehicles discharge systems for conveying leachate to municipal sewers, and comply designed including an storage tank with with GB 8978-1996 (Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard). size of L×B×H＝2.5m×1.5m×2m. The wastewater will be transported to Huanggang landfill wastewater treatment plant Noise A2.3. Noise Technical design of the transfer station must be able to contain the Transfer station is designed based on Yes during solid operational noises during loading, unloading and compaction of the Code for Domestic Solid Waste Transfer waste loading, solid waste, and comply with GB 12348-2008 (Emission Standard Station Design (CJJ47-2006), unloading and for Industrial Enterprises environmental protection facilities compaction Noise at Boundary). including noise prevention facilities has been designed. Climate A2.4. GHG All building and systems designs and equipment selection Building and systems are designed based Yes change emissions (including waste collection boats and vehicles) must take into on Design Standard for Energy Efficiency
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues account energy efficiency, energy conservation and low GHG of Public Buildings (GB 50189 – 2005). emissions; Energy efficiency and conservation, low Vehicles must comply with Limits and Measurement Methods GHG emissions are taken in to account. for Emissions from Light-duty Vehicles (Phase III,IV) (GB18352- 2005), A3. Design of Noise A3.1. Noise The pumping station shall be constructed in form of semi-buried Semi-buried structure has been designed Yes pumping during structure, with efficient acoustic protection to comply with relevant station for operation of the noise standard at boundary. hydraulic pumping station recirculation A4.Design of Water quality A4.1. Design of the site must include treatment of supernatant water Sediment tank has been designed to treat Yes the temporary Discharge of supernatant water. storage sites supernatant for the Chiye water Lake dredged A4.2. Site Design of the site must include perimeter drainage for diverting Perimeter drainage system is included in Yes sediment drainage for overland runoff during rain storm the design heavy rain storm A5. Design of Flood A5.1. Flood Technical design of the flood control function of the river channels Design of flood control has been Yes river and lake protection damage, must take into consideration extreme storm events due to climate conducted. embankments downstream change; and flood impacts, Technical design of embankments must ensure flood protection for protection adaptation to 1 in 20 years flood flows, while at the same time ensure eco-friendly works climate change embankment; Conduct detailed analysis and calculations of design water levels accounting for the final embankment design; Confirm channel conveyance capacity and water surface elevation as required in the flood control plan, and demonstrate no net increase of risk of floods downstream. A.6. Design of Ecological A6.1. Invasion Technical design of the sub-surface flow and surface flow Wetland experts (international and Yes wetlands and communities by foreign or wetlands and planting of wetland and other aquatic species must national) made the technical review of the aquatic exotic species use local species with local provenance. Under no circumstance bidding documents relating to wetland planting shall exotic or invading species be used. design and gave written comments to the design. 64 wetland and aquatic species are identified as local species and will be used as aquatic planting for the project. Design in A6.2. Under- or Technical design of the sub-surface flow and surface flow wetlands Technical Specification of Constructed Yes
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues accordance oversizing of must comply with Technical Specification of Constructed Wetlands Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment to standard subsurface-flow for Wastewater Treatment Engineering (HJ 2005-2010) Engineering (HJ 2005-2010) is followed and surface- during the design flow wetlands Pre-construction Stage B1. - B1.1. Lack of Appoint qualified environment specialist on its staff within the HPMO, IA and PIUs have all nominated a Yes Institutional environment HPMO; full-time environmental officer to strengthening management Contract loan implementation environment consultants (LIEC) within coordinate the EMP implementation. capacities loan implementation consultant services; Environment consultants were engaged within HPMO Conduct environment management training (with support of and an environmental training was carried Contract loan implementation environment consultants (LIEC) within out to the staff from HPMO, the contractor loan implementation consultant services; and the supervision company before the construction of Chiye lake dredging in Conduct environment management training (with support of HEPB). October 2016. - B1.2. Lack of Appointment of environment specialists; An environmental training was conducted Yes environment Conduct environment management training; by the consultant in October 2016 to the management staff from HPMO, the contractor and the capacities supervision company before the within HUCIC construction of Chiye lake dredging for the implementation of EMP. B1.3. External Contract EEM to conduct independent verification of the project’s HPMO engaged NAREE as the monitoring Yes environment environment performance and compliance with the approved agency and Yuchi as the monitoring monitor (EEM) EMP agency to conduct external environmental monitoring. B1.4. Lack of Conduct environment management training in accordance with One of the trainings has been completed. Yes environment training plan defined in the Project Administration Manual (PAM) Others will be conducted according to the management plan. capacities within HLB, HESB, HAPB, HWB B2. EMP - B2.1. EMP Review mitigation measures defined in this EMP, update as ADB has approved the updated EMP Yes update does not required to reflect detailed design, disclose updated EMP on submitted in June 2017 and the reflect final project website, and include updated EMP in all bid documents. environmental monitoring in this project design reporting period is accordance with updated EMP.
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues B3. Land-take Land B3.1. Update the Resettlement Plan with final inventory. PMO proposed eight changes. The Yes confirmation acquisition Resettlement Resettlement Plan has been updated by and Plan update the consultant and submitted to ADB in resettlement June 2017. B4. Grievance - B4.1. Handling -Establish a GRM, appoint a GRM coordinator within HPMO; A GRM has been established and disclosed Partly redress and resolving to affected people by erecting information mechanisms complaints -Brief and provide training to GRM access points; board at the construction sites. Issues. -Disclose GRM to affected people before construction begins at Information boards at sites of contract the main entrance to each construction site; package HGH C1.10 and HGH C1.12 -Maintain and update a Complaint Register to document all disclosed contact information the HPMO complaints. environment, social and resettlement person, but the contact information of the designated environmental staff of contractors and supervision companies are not included. B5. Tender Air quality B5.1. Dust Put into tender documents dust suppression measures Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes documents (TSP) impact defined in Table EMP-2 (this table), Construction Stage, included in tender documents to sensitive Impact No. C1.1. receptors B5.2. Fumes Put into tender documents measures defined in Table EMP-2 (this Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes and PM from table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C1.2. included in tender documents the asphalt mixing plant and the concrete batching Noise B5.3. PME Put into tender documents the measures defined in Table Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes noise impact to EMP-2 (this table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C1.3. included in tender documents sensitive receptors Water quality B5.4. Put into tender documents the measures defined in Table Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes Construction EMP-2 (this table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C1.4. included in tender documents site wastewater impact on water bodies
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues Earthwork, B5.5. Disposal Specify in tender documents the borrow site, spoil disposal or Borrow site, spoil disposal or storage sites Partly quarries, or storage of storage sites and that only these sites could be used. Put into are not specified in the tender documents Corrective borrow sites excavated tender documents the measures defined in Table EMP-2 (this Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are action plan spoil, dredged table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C1.7. included in tender documents developed sediments Health & B5.6. Specify in tender documents measures defined in Table EMP- Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes safety Occupational 2 (this table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C3.1, C3.2, included in tender documents health & C3.3, C3.4, C3.5. safety of workers B5.7. Specify in tender documents measures defined in Table EMP- Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes Community 2 (this table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C3.6, C3.7, included in tender documents health and C3.8, C3.9 safety Ecological B5.8. Specify in tender documents measures defined in Table EMP- Measures defined in Table EMP-2 are Yes resources Protection of 2 (this table), Construction Stage, Impact No. C2.1, C2.2. included in tender documents fauna and flora B.6 Traffic B6.1. Plan transport routes for construction vehicles and specify in Measures to avoid construction vehicles Yes Construction Construction tender documents to forbid vehicles from using other roads and causing traffic congestion is included in traffic vehicles during peak traffic hours. tender documents. causing traffic congestion Construction Stage C1. Impact on Air quality C1.1. Dust - Spray water regularly on hauling and access roads to borrow pits Most of the measures defined have been Partly Physical (TSP, PM10) (at least once per day) to suppress dust; and erect hoarding around implemented to reduce dust emission Corrective Resources during dusty activities; during construction. action plan construction - Minimize the storage time of construction and demolition developed wastes on site by regularly removing them off site Issues. - Mount protective canvasses on all trucks which transport It is noticed at construction site of HCH material that could generate dust; C1.3 and C1.10, trucks carried muddy - Build access and hauling roads at sufficient distances from substance onto public roads. No wheel residential areas, particular, from local schools and hospitals; washing equipment or manually washing - Assign haulage routes and schedules to avoid transport wheel at exit is found. The monitoring occurring in the central areas, traffic intensive areas or residential results of October also showed serious air areas. For the areas with high-demand on environmental quality, pollution.
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues transport should be arranged at night. - Keep construction vehicles and machinery in good working order, regularly service and turn off engines when not in use; - Vehicles with an open load-carrying case, which transport potentially dust-producing materials, shall have proper fitting sides and tail boards. Dust-prone materials shall not be loaded to a level higher than the side and tail boards, and shall always be covered with a strong tarpaulin; - Install wheel washing equipment or conduct wheel washing manually at each exit of the works area to prevent trucks from carrying muddy or dusty substance onto public roads; - In periods of high wind, dust-generating operations shall not be permitted within 200 m of residential areas. Special precautions need to be applied in the vicinity of sensitive areas such as schools, kindergartens and hospitals; - Equip material stockpiles with dust shrouds. For the earthwork management for backfill, measures will include surface press and periodical spraying and covering. The extra earth or dreg should be cleared from the project site in time to avoid long term stockpiling. The height of stockpiles should be less than 0.7m; - To avoid odor impacts caused by channel cleaning, transport the removed trash quickly to the local landfill. Transport of dredged sediments will be undertaken in closed tank wagons to prevent scattering along the way and impacting the urban area; - No unauthorized burning of construction and demolition waste material and refuse; - Conduct regular air quality monitoring at construction site boundary to confirm compliance with relevant emission and ambient air quality standards.
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues C1.2. Fumes - Enclose and equip these plants with fabric filters, wet There is no asphalt mixing plant and Yes and PM from scrubbers or similar air pollution control equipment concrete batching plant involved during asphalt mixing - Site these plants at least 300 meters away from residential areas reporting period. plant and [Note: concrete batching plant must be 1 km from the nearest concrete sensitive receptor due to noise, see Noise Mitigation Measures batching plant below] -Comply with Air Pollutant Integrated Emission Standard (GB 16297-1996)
Noise C1.3. Noise - During daytime construction, the contractor will ensure that: (i) Mitigation measures have been Yes from PME and noise levels from equipment and machinery conform to the PRC implemented to reduce noise from vehicles standard for Noise Limits for Construction Sites (GB12523-2011), construction. and properly maintain machinery to minimize noise; (ii) equipment with high noise and high vibration are not used near village or township areas and only low noise machinery or the equipment with sound insulation is employed; (iii) sites for concrete-mixing plants and similar activities will be located at least 1 km away from the nearest sensitive receptor; and (iii) temporary anti-noise barriers or hoardings will be installed around the equipment to shield residences when there are residences within 50 m of the noise source; - No night time (between 2200 and 0600 hours) construction within 500 m of existing and future sensitive receptors; - Provide the construction workers with suitable hearing protection (ear muffs) according to the worker health protection law of the PRC; -Control the speed of bulldozer, excavator, crusher and other transport vehicles travelling on site, adopt noise reduction measures on equipment, step up equipment repair and maintenance to keep them in good working condition; - Limit the speed of vehicles travelling on site (less than 8 km/hr), forbid the use of horns unless absolutely necessary, minimize the use of whistles; - Maintain continual communication with the villages and communities in the Baitan Lake planning area; - Regularly monitor noise at sensitive areas (refer to the monitoring plan). If noise standards are exceeded by more than 3
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues dB, equipment and construction conditions shall be checked, and mitigation measures shall be implemented to rectify the situation; Surface water C1.4. - Provide portable toilets and small package wastewater Mitigation measures defined have been Yes Uncontrolled treatment plants on construction sites for the workers and implemented to protect surface water wastewater canteens; quality. and muddy - If there are nearby public sewers, install interim storage tanks and runoff from pipelines to convey wastewater to those sewers; construction - Install sedimentation tanks on construction sites to treat process sites and work water (e.g. concrete batching for bridge construction) and muddy camps, runoff with high concentrations of suspended solids. If necessary, disturbance of add flocculants such as polyacryl amide (PAM) to facilitate river sedimentation; sediments and - Avoid the rainy season from May to October for the construction of increase SS sluice gates and ring road bridge foundations. Adopt mitigation concentrations measures such as placement of sandbags or berms around foundation works areas to contain muddy water runoff. Pump the slurry from pile drilling in the river bed to shore and disposed of properly; - Plan the pier construction lay out in Baitan Lake to ensure adequate opening for water flow. - Repair and wash construction machinery at special repairing shops. No onsite machine repair and washing shall be allowed. - Store fuels, oil, and other hazardous materials within secured areas on impermeable surfaces, with bunds and cleanup kits. - The contractors’ fuel suppliers must be properly licensed, follow proper protocol for transferring fuel, and must be in compliance with Transportation, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous or Harmful Goods (JT 3145-88). - Protect material stockpiles against wind and runoff waters which might transport them to surface waters - Clean up all spills are according to PRC norms and codes within 24 hours of the occurrence, with contaminated soils and water treated according to PRC norms and codes. Hand over records without delay to the HPMO and HEPB. Sediment C1.5. - Conduct dry dredging in Linglong Bay, Jinshui River, Dongtai River During the reporting period, there is no Yes dredging Increased SS and Chushui River; dredging construction activity in Linglong in the water Bay, Jinshui River, Dongtai River and
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues column, - Inspect and maintain the dredged sediment transport pipeline Chushui River. supernatant regularly to prevent spillage; water - Test the supernatant water at the sediment treatment sites and management, temporary storage site for compliance with Integrated dredged Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996), Class I material standard; treatment and - Review dredging method in Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake disposal. when SS level at downstream impact monitoring station is ≥130% of the SS level at the upstream control station (see Monitoring Plan). If necessary, adopt different dredging equipment or reduce dredging rate; - conduct leaching test of dredged sediment to confirm that mud cakes comply with CJ/T 291-2008 (The Disposal of Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant – Sludge Quality for Land Improvement) and/or CJ/T 309-2009 (The Disposal of Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant –Control Standards for Agricultural Use);
- Treat dredged sediment at dedicated treatment sites in the project area using chemical flocculation, solidification and dewatering technology; - Reuse dredged material for wetland construction and other project facilities Solid waste C1.6. C&D -Establish enclosed waste collection points on site, with Most of the measures defined in the Yes waste, separation of domestic waste and C&D waste; EMP have been implemented. municipal solid -Set up centralized domestic waste collection point and waste transport offsite for disposal regularly by sanitation At work camp site, waste bins are department; used for municipal waste. -Reuse C&D waste for filling and foundations of other construction works specified by the municipal and planning departments, or transport in enclosed containers to designated C&D landfill site. Earthwork, C1.7. Soil Implement soil erosion protection measures as defined in the Soil Mitigation measures defined have been Yes soil erosion erosion, Erosion Protection Plan and Table V.5 of the EIA report, including implemented to prevent soil erosion. protection inadequate (but not limited to): spoil storage, - Confirm location of the borrow pit and temporary spoil disposal and storage and final disposal sites;
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues borrow site - Develop borrow pit management and restoration plan, to be operation approved by responsible authority; obtain permit for the clearance of excavated earthwork s; - Construct intercepting ditches and drains to prevent runoff entering construction sites, and diverting runoff from sites to existing drainage; - Construct hoardings and sedimentation ponds to contain soil loss and runoff from the construction sites - Limit construction and material handling during periods of rains and high winds; - Stabilize all cut slopes, embankments, and other erosion- prone working areas while works are going on; - Stockpiles shall be short-termed, placed in sheltered and guarded areas near the actual construction sites, covered with clean tarpaulins, and sprayed with water during dry and windy weather conditions; - All earthwork disturbance areas shall be stabilized with thatch cover within 30 days after earthworks have ceased at the sites; - Immediately restore, level and plant landscape on temporary occupied land upon completion of construction works; - Unauthorized extraction or disposal at other sites or deviating from established quota would be subject to withheld payments and penalties; - Restore pit following the completion of works in full compliance with all applicable standards and specifications. Approximately 97% of the 1.23 million m3 earth cut materials will be re-used on site. Imported fill will total approximately 1.68 million m3 for construction of embankments and landscaped strips. C2. Impact Impacts on C2.1. - Apply cutter suction dredger for lake sediment dredging to Mitigation measures have been Yes on fauna and Destruction of minimize stirring up of bottom sediments that might affect implemented to protect ecological ecological flora habitats and photosynthetic activity of phytoplankton, reduce primary resources resources wildlife production and potentially food availability to the herbivores and higher trophic levels preying on the herbivores;
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues - Preserve existing vegetation on construction sites where no civil works are planned; - Protect existing trees and grassland during construction; where a tree has to be removed or an area of grassland disturbed, replant trees and re-vegetate the area after construction; - Remove trees or shrubs only as the last resort if they impinge directly on the permanent works or approved necessary temporary works; - Strictly prohibit construction workers from capturing any wildlife in the project area C2.2. -Restrict all construction activities within the Baitan Lake and Chiye Measures have been implemented to Yes Disturbance to Lake blue lines and within 1 km outside the Baitan Lake and Chiye reduce disturbance to water birds. water birds Lake blue lines between 0900 hr and 1600 hr from wintering at 1 November to 31 March the following year to prevent disturbance Baitan Lake to the dawn and dusk feeding periods and nesting of water birds. and Chiye Lake C3. Impact on Occupational C3.1. - Provide adequate and functional systems for sanitary Mitigation measures have been Yes socio- health and Construction conditions, toilet facilities, waste management, labor implemented. economic safety site sanitation, dormitories and cooking facilities; resources pest control - Effectively clean and disinfect the site. During site formation, spray with phenolated water for disinfection. Disinfect toilets and refuse piles and timely remove solid waste; - Exterminate rodents on site at least once every 3 months, and exterminate mosquitoes and flies at least twice each year; - Provide public toilets in accordance with the requirements of labor management and sanitation departments in the living areas on construction site, and appoint designated staff responsible for cleaning and disinfection; - Work camp wastewater shall be discharged into the municipal sewer system; C3.2. Personal - Provide safety hats and shoes to all construction workers and Mitigation measures have been Yes Protective enforce their use by the workers; implemented. Equipment - Provide goggles and respiratory masks to workers doing asphalt road paving; - Provide ear plugs to workers working near noisy PME
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues C3.3. Food -Inspect and supervise food hygiene in cafeteria on site Mitigation measures have been Yes safety regularly; implemented. -Cafeteria workers must have valid health permits.
-If food poisoning is discovered, implement effective control measures immediately to prevent it from spreading. C3.4. Disease -All contracted labor shall undergo a medical examination which Mitigation measures have been Yes prevention and should form the basis of an (obligatory) health/accident insurance implemented. safety and welfare provisions to be included in the work contracts; awareness -The contractors shall maintain records of health and welfare conditions for each person contractually engaged; - Establish health clinic at location where workers are concentrated, which should be equipped with common medical supplies and medication for simple treatment and emergency treatment for accidents; -Specify (by HUCIC and contractors) the person responsible for health and epidemic prevention responsible for the education and propaganda on food hygiene and disease prevention to raise the awareness of workers. C3.5. Social -Civil works contracts shall stipulate priorities to (i) employ local Social and gender provisions have been Partly conflicts people for works, (ii) ensure equal opportunities for women and included in the contracts. men, (iii) pay equal wages for work of equal value, and to pay During the project implementation, of all women’s wages directly to them; and (iv) not employ child or forced the 118 jobs, 36 jobs were given to local labor. residents and 18 were given to women (15.3%, much lower than the target of 30% set in the GAP). C3.6. -A traffic control and operation plan will be prepared together with The traffic control and operation plan has Partly Temporary the local traffic management authority prior to any construction. not been prepared. traffic -The plan shall include provisions for diverting or scheduling The project sites are located at open space management construction traffic to avoid morning and afternoon peak traffic area with lower traffic volume; the hours, regulating traffic at road crossings with an emphasis on construction vehicles are unlikely cause ensuring public safety through clear signs, controls and planning in traffic jam by the project. advance. Safety and warning signs have been provided at construction sites. C3.7. -Inform residents and businesses in advance through media of the Local residents were well informed before Yes Information construction activities, given the dates and duration of expected Chiye lake dredging and embankment disclosure disruption. activity started.
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues C3.8. -Place clear signs at construction sites in view of the public, Safety and warning signs have been Yes Access to warning people of potential dangers such as moving vehicles, placed. construction hazardous materials, excavations etc. and raising awareness on sites safety issues. All sites will be made secure, discouraging access by members of the public through appropriate fencing whenever appropriate. C3.9. Utility -Assess construction locations in advance for potential The contractors have consulted with Yes services disruption to services and identify risks before starting relevant authorities before construction. interruptions construction; -If temporary disruption is unavoidable, develop a plan to minimize the disruption in collaboration with relevant local authorities such as power company, water supply company and communication company, and communicate the dates and duration in advance to all affected people. Physical C3.10. -Contractor must comply with PRC's Cultural Relics Protection Law No cultural relics are found during Yes cultural Destruction of and Cultural Relics Protection Law Implementation Regulations if reporting period. resources cultural relics such relics are discovered, stop work immediately and notify the in stream bed relevant authorities, adopt protection measures and notify the and soil Security Bureau to protect the site. Operational Stage D1. Disturbance D1.1. -No regular maintenance of sub-surface flow and surface flow Not yet due. Maintenance to wildlife Disturbance to wetlands in Baitan Lake and Chiye Lake shall be scheduled during of sub- wintering water the water bird winter migrating period from 1 November to 31 March surface flow birds in Baitan the following year and surface Lake and Chiye flow wetlands Lake Water quality D1.2. Solid -All wetland vegetation removed during regular or ad hoc Not yet due. and scenic waste pollution maintenance shall be immediately collected by the solid waste aesthetics from trimming collection boats and transferred to the solid waste transfer station wetland on land. vegetation Siltation D1.3. - Periodically remove localized sediment accumulation to Not yet due. Sediment sustain desirable hydraulics accumulation affecting wetland hydraulics
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues D2. Water Fish culture D2.1. Fish -Strictly control the locations, fish species, quantity, and Not yet due. quality in in Baitan feed and maximum amount of fish feed for fish culture in the lakes. Baitan Lake Lake and wastes and Chiye Chiye Lake polluting lake Lake water D3. Flood Flood D3.1. -Update early flood warning and emergency response Not yet due. control works emergency Response to mechanism for the Baitan Lake planning area, taking into of rivers and preparednes above- account new flood control and pump station works. The lakes s and standard mechanism shall consider safety of evacuation routes and response floods locations of safe temporary refuge, among other matters. -If necessary, increase storm water drainage pipe size in the Baitan Lake planning area to reduce water logging risk. River D3.2. Dredging -The stream will require maintenance dredging from time to time to Not yet due. maintenance restore flood flow capacity Waterfront D3.3. Solid -Solid wastes along the NMT lake ring road and river and lake Not yet due. and water waste banks will be regularly collected, and disposed of in local sanitary body collection landfill; sanitation - Appoint sufficient personnel to regularly maintain the sanitary condition of the lakes and rivers, including removal of garbage and vegetation which may impair flood flow capacity; Sluice gate D3.4 Impact on - Strictly adhere to sluice operating procured defined in the Not yet due. operation fish migration EIA, Section 5.E.
- The two sluice gates shall only be deployed in the dry season and winter to maintain the water level at the Baitan Lake to avoid negative impact on migratory fish species. D4. Solid Solid waste D4.1. Noise -The transfer station will be fully enclosed to minimize noise and Not yet due. waste transfer and odor odor released to the surrounding environment; the buildings will management station nuisance, be designed with sound-absorbing and sound-insulating water quality materials; impact -Air curtains will be installed at the inlet of the transfer station for unloaded MSW to prevent the emission of odor and dust; dust removal using the spray system plus gravity sedimentation technique will be installed; -Leachate from the transfer station will be collected and discharged into the municipal sewage network; the floor of the transfer station will be sealed to prevent any potential seepage
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Item Impact Potential Mitigation Measures prescribed in EMP Implementation status and In Factor Impact Identified Issues (if any) compliance? and/or Issues and pollution of groundwater; -Equipment will be regularly cleaned with the spraying of disinfectant and deodorant to control odor generation and as pest control; - An odor control system will be installed for odor suction and treatment (using chemical spray plus activated carbon adsorption).
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APPENDIX 3 AMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING DATA
1. During the reporting period from July to December, the Yuchi Company as the environmental monitoring agency carried out five times monitoring activities July, September, November and December.
2. The in-situ monitoring activities are conducted in line with the domestic environmental monitoring requirements and technical specifications (Table A3.1).
Table A3.1 Monitoring Parameters and methodology
Item Parameter Methodology Frequency Air TSP Ambient air - Determination of total suspended 1 day each time particulates - Gravimetric method (GB/T 15432- 24hrs/day 1995) SO2 Ambient air - Determination of sulfur dioxide - Formaldehyde absorbing - pararosaniline spectrophotometry (HJ 482-2009) NO2 Ambient air - Determination of nitrogen oxides - N - (1-naphthyl) ethylene diamine dihydrochloride spectrophotometric method (HJ479-2009) Noise Leq dB(A) Environmental quality standard for noise 1 day each time (GB3096-2008) Twice a day (day time and night) Water SS Water Quality - Determination of suspended 1 day each time substance-Gravimetric method (GB 11901- Once a day 1989) Permanganate Water Quality – Determination of IMn (GB 11892- 1 time per day, 1 day index 1989) per three months BOD Water Quality – Determination of BOD5 Dilution and inoculation (HJ 505-2009) COD Water quality - Determination of COD - Dichromate method (HJ 828-2017) NH3-N Water quality - Determination of NH3-N - Nessler reagent spectrophotometry (HJ 535- 2009) TP Water quality - Determination of TP - Ammonium molybdate spectrophotometric method (GB 11893-1989) TN Water quality - Determination of TN - Alkaline potassium persulfate digestion ultraviolet spectrophotometry (HJ 636-2012) Sediment Cu Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometric 6 times during method (GB/T 17138-1997) construction stage Pb Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GB/T 17141-1997) Hg Atomic fluorescence method (GB/T 22105.1- 2008) Cd Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry (GB/T 17141-1997) As Atomic fluorescence method (GB/T 22105.2- 2008)
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Ni Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometric method (GB/T 17139-1997) pH Determination of soil pH (NY/T 1121.2-2006) Supernatant SS Water Quality - Determination of suspended 1 time per day; 1 day substance-Gravimetric method (GB 11901- per one month 1989) during construction BOD Water Quality – Determination of BOD5 Dilution period and inoculation (HJ 505-2009) COD Water quality - Determination of COD - Dichromate method (HJ 828-2017) LAS Water quality – Determination of anionic surfactants - Methylene blue spectrophotometry (GB 7494-1987) Source: Monthly ambient environment quality monitoring reports, 2017
A3.1 Air Quality
3. The Yuchi Company conducted ambient air quality monitoring only at boundaries of C1.2 (construction sites of Baitan Lake), based on environmental monitoring plan defined in the updated EMP. The monitoring results are shown in Table 3.2.
4. Daily concentration of TSP was monitored, as well as SO2 and NO2 since there was construction of ring road. However, the SO2 and NO2 monitoring was only conducted for sensitive points(communities) and the monitoring for construction site was not conducted. In addition, the monitoring indicators do not include PM10 which is required in EMP. Data in Tables A3.2 indicate that the concentration levels of the parameters measured on the monitoring days at the monitoring locations are complied with applicable PRC GB 3095-2012 Class II standard (<300 μg/m3 daily average). It can be noticed that there should be three downwind locations monitored in construction site, however, the monitoring results showed only 2 downwind locations were monitored in September. The EMS also monitored one point (Congshuwan) where there are human activities and is not included in the EMP. This point is at northeast to Chiye lake.
Table A3.2: Air Quality Monitoring Data – Construction Stage Unit: μg/m3 Sampling Point Date Locations TSP Remarks Daily Average Baitan Lake (C1.2) 4 September Upwind 1 70 2018 Downwind 1 89 Downwind 2 51 Downwind 3 - Data missing PRC GB 3095-2012 Class II standards 300
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Sampling Point Date TSP SO2 NO2 Remarks Daily Daily Daily Average Average Average Baizhangzui 28 December 44 Not detected 15 2018 Biguiyuan Community 28 December 111 Not detected 36 2018 Congshuwan 28 December 89 Not detected 21 2018 PRC GB 3095-2012 Class II standards 300 150 80
Source: Ambient environmental monitoring reports, Jul-Dec, 2018
A3.2 Noise
5. Table A3.3 shows noise monitoring data collected at the construction sites and sensitive points. Data show that on the days of monitoring, both day time and night time noise level at the monitoring locations complied with PRC GB 3906-2008 Class II standards (daytime<60dB, nighttime<50dB). The monitoring locations also include Congshuwan.
Table A3.3: Noise Monitoring Data – Construction Stage Noise Level in dB Noise Level Sampling Point Date Locations Day time Night time in dB Baitan Lake (C1.2) 4 September 1 meter to east 51 48 2018 boundary 1 meter to south 52 47 boundary 1 meter to west 54 48 boundary 1 meter to north 52 46 boundary Baizhangzui 28 December / 53 44 2018 Biguiyuan Community 28 December / 54 47 2018 Congshuwan 28 December / 50 43 2018 GB3096-2008 Class II standards <60 <50 Source: Ambient environmental monitoring reports, Jul-Dec, 2018
A3.3 Water Quality
6. Table A3.4 shows the monitoring results of surface water quality at construction sites according to updated EMP. There is no PRC standard for environmental quality of SS in surface water. The EMP use upstream (of the dredging works) location/the point at 100 m towards the lake center from the dredger as control station and downstream location/the point at 50 m towards the lake center from the dredger as the impact station. If the SS level at the point at 50 m towards the lake center from the dredger/downstream location is >130% of the point at 100 m towards the lake center from the dredger/the upstream location, mitigation measures such as reducing the dredging rate or changing the dredging equipment will be implemented. Because sampling locations are close to main river channels and some farmers use river water to irrigate vegetables, we do suggest monitoring sites to be complied with the Farmland Irrigation Water
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Quality Standard (GB 5084-2005) that the SS standard for irrigation vegetables is less than 60mg/L. All the monitoring results are compliant with the standards.
Table A3.4: Water Quality at construction sites Unit: mg/L Sampling Location Date Locations SS Remarks 50 m towards the 49 lake center 4 September Baitan Lake 100 m towards the 2018 lake center aligned 38 with the 50 m site Bridge Construction Area in Baitan Upstream of the Lake Area Bridge Construction 14 Area Downstream of the 22 November Bridge Construction 9 2018 Area Downstream of the Bridge Construction 11 Area Baitan Lake 50 m towards the lake center from B1 13 28 December dredging point 2018 100 m towards the lake center from B1 13 dredging point Baitan Lake 50 m towards the lake center from B2 13 28 December dredging point 2018 100 m towards the lake center from B2 18 dredging point GB 5084-2005 60 Source: Ambient environmental monitoring reports, July-Dec, 2018
7. Table A3.5 shows the monitoring results of surface water quality around project lakes according to updated EMP. The monitoring results should be complied with Environmental Quality Standards for Surface Water - Category IV standard (GB 3838-2002). The monitoring frequency of water quality is in align with EMP as one time per three months. According to the monitoring results, the four monitoring locations all have the occurrence that the water quality is worse than the national standard of surface water. The incompliant indicators cover all the indicators and the indicators that are most frequently incompliant with are COD, TN, NH3-N and TP, of which main sources of pollution might be from local aquaculture, domestic wastewater discharge and non-point sources pollution (fertilizer).
Table A3.5: Water Quality around project lakes Unit: mg/L Monitoring results Remarks Sampling Location Date IMn BOD5 COD TN NH3-N TP Confluence of Xingfu Reservoir and Ba 23 July 2018 11.9 4.1 53 2.09 0.291 0.76 River Inlet into the Baitan Lake from Chushui 23 July 2018 7.8 4.2 32 0.90 0.072 0.48 River Outlet from Baitan 23 July 2018 7.9 5.7 37 1.04 0.192 0.39 Lake into the Santai
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Monitoring results Remarks Sampling Location Date IMn BOD5 COD TN NH3-N TP River Confluence from Santai River to 23 July 2018 8.0 5.5 37 3.22 0.244 0.53 Yangze River Confluence of Xingfu 19 Reservoir and Ba September 7.8 9.7 76 6.93 2.99 1.01 River 2018 Inlet into the Baitan 19 Lake from Chushui September 5.5 0.8 20 0.71 0.140 0.11 River 2018 Outlet from Baitan 19 Lake into the Santai September 6.9 2.7 28 1.04 0.253 0.23 River 2018 Confluence from 19 Santai River to September 6.4 1.8 20 5.86 2.25 0.54 Yangze River 2018 Confluence of Xingfu 28 December Reservoir and Ba 6.4 5.5 29 4.23 1.76 0.21 2018 River Inlet into the Baitan 28 December Lake from Chushui 6.4 3.4 29 3.89 1.95 0.22 2018 River Outlet from Baitan 28 December Lake into the Santai 4.2 3.5 12 1.97 0.932 0.18 2018 River Confluence from 28 December Santai River to 5.2 6.0 24 6.33 2.97 0.56 2018 Yangze River GB 3838-2002 Category IV <10 <6 <30 <1.5 <1.5 <0.3 Source: Ambient environmental monitoring reports, July-December, 2018
8. Discharge of wastewater from construction sites and supernatant water from dredged sediment disposal sites is regulated under PRC‘s Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard (GB 8978-1996). Class I standards apply to discharges into Category III water bodies. In this reporting period, the monitoring results are compliant with the standard but the monitoring frequency is not compliant with the requirement in EMP (monitor every month during construction period). The data for October is missing.
Table A3.6 Supernatant Water Quality Unit: mg/L Sampling Location Time SS COD BOD5 LAS Supernatant from the dredged sediment treatment and 4 storage sites (HGH-C1.2, Baitan Lake Dredging) September 4 34 3.1 0.05 2018 Supernatant from the dredged sediment treatment and 22 14 26 5.4 0.05 storage sites (HGH-C1.2, Baitan Lake Dredging) November 2018 Supernatant from the dredged sediment treatment and 28 29 34 3.2 1.02 storage sites (HGH-C1.2, Baitan Lake Dredging) December 2018 Waste water discharge standard (GB 8978-1996) Class I <70 <100 <30 <5.0 Source: Ambient environmental monitoring reports, July-December, 2018
A3.4 Soil Erosion
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9. The soil erosion monitoring has been conducted since second quarter of 2018. Huanggang Zhicheng Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Co., Ltd. (referred as “the company” below) as the monitoring agency updated the Soil Erosion Monitoring Implementation Plan according to the actual situation of project progress, mainly including the monitoring scope increasing from 88.58 ha to 409.35 ha and the monitoring points increasing from 8 to 13 points. The monitoring results of soil erosion in of the second half year of 2018 are shown as follow Table A3.7. It should be noticed that the monitoring is not fully complied with the SEPP. For example, the location and area of Soil (stone, material) extraction/abandon fields are not recorded and the plant coverage (canopy density) as well as survival rate, etc. are not monitored, and the monitoring frequency is hardly complied with the SEPP.
10. From the monitoring results, it can be seen that there are few measures taken to prevent water and soil loss. And during the construction process, the topsoil was not stripped and stored in accordance with the requirements of the SEPP. Besides, the implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures is slower than that of the main project.
Table A3.7 Soil Erosion and Protection Measures Monitoring
Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Project Name Improvement Project The Quantity Cumulative Completed in Indicator Design Quantity Quantity During Half Completed Year Total 276.35 23.53 59.75 Lake Improvement Engineering Area 183.44 2.64 11.27 Channel Improvement Engineering Area 72.99 19.03 40.83 Disturbed Land Solid Waste Collection and Transfer 0.35 0 0 Area (ha) Engineering Area Borrow pit 9.47 1.57 1.57 Construction Sidewalk area 1.12 0.08 0.60 Construction Area 8.98 0.21 5.48 Number of Soil (stone, material) Extraction Fields 0 0 0 Number of Soil (stone, material) Abandon Fields 1 0 0 Drainage Ditch (m) 1,306 82.4 82.4 Topsoil Stripping (m³) 95,150 4,680 Topsoil Return (m³) 95,150 Ecological Bag Blocking 5,200 (m³) Masonry Retaining Engineering 26 54 Walls(m³) Soil and water Measures Slope Protection conservation 969.5 1,065.5 (m2) project progress Grit Chamber (Number) 10 Hardened Layer Removal 6,816 (m³) Land leveling (ha) 19.44 Drainage Ditch (m) 117,902 3,220 4,480 Temporary Temporary Grit Chamber Measures 290 (number)
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Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Project Name Improvement Project The Quantity Cumulative Completed in Indicator Design Quantity Quantity During Half Completed Year Bagged Soil Block (m³) 5,472 240 Dust-proof tarpaulin (m2) 191,476 12,640 52,800 Temporarily Sowing 48.50 Trifolium repens (hm2) Comprehensive Greening 1,317,084 (m2) Plant Measures Inplant Populus 6,700 euramevicana (number) Grass Seeds(hm2) 10.54
Project Name Hubei Huanggang Urban Environment Improvement Project Factors Affecting Soil Erosion Precipitation (mm) 110.9(July), 83.0(August) 、 45.5(September) 21.3 (October), 71.2(November), 91.2 (December) Maximum Rainfall of 24 Hours 24.9(July), 26.7(August), (mm) 23.2(September) 6.1(October), 17.0(November), 23.6(December) Maximum Wind Speed (m/s） 11.7(July), 11.8(August), 8.4(September) 7.2(October), 8.5(November), 10.5(December) Average Temperature (℃) 30.1(July), 29.5(August) 、 25.3(September) 18.3(October), 12.9(November), 5.9(December) The Amount of Soil Loss The Amount of Soil Loss / (10,000m3) Potential Soil Loss from Soil / (Stone, Material) Spoil (Gravel) Hazard Event Due to Soil Erosion None Monitoring Work Conducted First of all, the company conducted on-site investigations with relevant personnel from the construction unit and the construction units of each tender section to understand the project implementation progress and construction conditions; Then, this company conducted on-site investigation and measurement, and collected the construction site image data by means of SLR cameras and drones to analyze the implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures, the amount of earth dug and filled, the disturbed land area of each area, and the direct impact area. Existing Problems and Through the investigation and monitoring, there are several problems Suggestions existing in the implementation process identified, compared with the design requirements of the “SEPP” approved by the Hubei Provincial Water Resources Department. 1. During the construction process, the topsoil was not stripped and stored in accordance with the requirements of the SEPP.
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2. The implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures is slower than that of the main project, and the implementation of the “three simultaneous system”1 is not in place. Suggest: 1. The topsoil shall be strictly stripped and stored in the subsequent construction according to the requirements of the SEPP; 2. Accelerate the implementation progress of soil and water conservation measures, and conscientiously implement the “three simultaneous” system for soil and water conservation. Source: Quarterly Soil and Water Conservation Monitoring Report, Dec. 2018.
A3.5 Sediment Quality
11. Dredging sediment is regulated under PRC‘s Control Standards for Pollutants in Sludges for Gardens and Parks (GB/T 23486-2009). As local soil is red clay, acidic soil standards apply to the quality of sediment monitoring. All the monitoring results are complied with the standard.
Table A3.7 Sediment Quality Unit: mg/kg Sampling Location Moisture pH Cu Ni Pb As Hg Cd content Construction Site The bottom line of 7.81 37 52 42.2 10.2 0.119 0.55 of Baitan lake dredged material storage area The upper line of 7.62 44 53 53.3 15.1 0.120 0.47 dredged material storage area The storage area for B1 spot of Baitan 7.32 42.38 49.26 47.9 12.62 0.11 0.38 lake The storage area for B2 spot of Baitan 6.72 33.86 39.52 40.0 12.81 0.20 0.57 lake GB/T 23486-2009 Acidic Soil 6.5- <40% <800 <100 <300 <75 <5 <5 8.5
A3.6 Ecology
12. The wildlife monitoring is conducted by an ornithologist as part of the loan implementation company. The monitoring for 2018-2019 started from October 2018 to February 2019. The ornithologist visited the sites one time per month and one to two days each time to collect data.
A3.7 Occupational Health
13. The construction camp for workers is managed in good condition, in line with the domestic requirements and WBG guidelines, providing basic living facilities, toilet and sanitation facilities.
1 The pollution prevention facilities in the construction project shall be designed, constructed and put into operation simultaneously with the main project.
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APPENDIX 4 BIRD SURVEY REPORT 1. The monitoring for 2018-2019 started from October 2018 to February 2019. The ornithologist visited the sites once per month and one to two days each time to collect data, i.e. on 24 and 25, October 2018; on 14 and 15 November, 2018; on 27 and 28 December, 2018.
2. The survey area covers Baitan lake, Chiye lake and Yiai lake. Among them, there are 6 monitoring points at Baitan lake, 3 points at Chiye lake and 7 points at Yiai lake. The monitoring content covers bird’s fauna, bird's numbers, bird’s type and the relationship between different kinds of habits and birds’ categories and numbers. The detailed results will be showed in the next environmental monitoring report.
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APPENDIX 5 COMPLIANCE WITH LOAN AND PROJECT ASSURANCE Table A5.1 Compliance with Loan and Project Assurance
No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date 1 LA, Schedule Conditions for Award of Contract Throughout Being complied. 4, para 7 The Borrower shall, through HPG, cause HMG and the implementation Project Implementing Agency not to award any Works period Two domestic contracts until: (a) HMG has granted the final approval of updated EIAs the EIA; and (b) HMG and the Project Implementing Agency addressing scope have caused the relevant provisions to be incorporated from changes were the EMP into the Works contract. approved by Huanggang EPB in 2016. The environmental due diligence report including updated EMP was submitted in June 2017.
2 LA, Schedule The Borrower shall, through HPG and HMG, cause the Throughout Being complied. The 4, para 8 Project Implementing Agency not to award any Works implementation updated RP was contract which involves involuntary resettlement impacts period approved by ADB until HMG has (a) updated the relevant RPs based on the and disclosed on the final detailed design, including detailed measurement ADB website on 21 surveys; (b) submitted such updated RPs to ADB for its June 2016. concurrence; and (c) disclosed to affected people in accordance with ADB’s applicable information disclosure requirements for resettlement. 3 PA Schedule, Environmental Throughout Being complied. para 2 HMG shall ensure that the preparation, design, implementation construction, implementation, operation and period decommissioning of the Project and all Project facilities comply with (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health and safety; (b) the Environmental Safeguards; and (c) all measures and requirements set forth in the EIA, the EMP, and any corrective or preventative actions (i) set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report, or (ii) which are reasonably requested by ADB to ensure safeguards policy compliance. 4 PA Schedule, HMG shall ensure that dredged material generated in the Throughout Being complied. para 3 course of implementation of the Project is tested and implementation disposed of in accordance with national and local laws and period Chiye Lake regulations, and that such disposal creates no significant Dredging (HGH- risk of secondary pollution. C1.1) completed. The monitoring agency was required by HPMO to carry out the monitoring campaigns for 6 times, so far the monitoring have been carried out twice.
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date Baitan Lake Dredging (HGH- C1.2) has been procured.
5 PA Schedule, HMG shall, or shall cause the Project Implementing Agency Throughout Being complied; also para 4 to ensure that the seven stipulations of the Planning implementation defined in the TOR Environmental Impact Report approval document HEPD period of HTA-3.3: External [2013] 547, issued by Hubei Province Environment Environmental Protection Department on 4 December 2013, will be Monitoring for implemented. proper monitoring.
6 PA Schedule, HMG shall ensure that the design and construction of the Throughout To be complied. para 5 storm water pipes in the New Eastern District shall be implementation optimized to improve protection against water logging period incidents, accounting for results of hydrological modeling and climate change projections. 7 PA Schedule, HMG shall (a) contract qualified ornithologist(s) to conduct Throughout Being complied with; para 6 bird surveys along the perimeters of Baitan Lake and Chiye implementation the ornithologist has Lake to record the number of wintering water bird species period initiated his work as and individuals, and distribution in the Baitan Lake and part of the TOR of Chiye Lake areas during construction and operation; (b) HTA-3.1: Project ensure that construction activities are conducted only Implementation between 9:00am and 4:00pm from each November to the Management following March to prevent disturbance of water birds’ dawn Support. The first and dusk feeding hours during their wintering period; and bird survey report for (c) ensure that no regular maintenance of surface-flow and Mar/Apr 2016 was subsurface-flow constructed wetlands in Baitan Lake and submitted to ADB on Chiye Lake is conducted during the water bird winter 6 June 2016. The migrating period from 1 November to 31 March each year second bird survey during the Project implementation. report for Oct 2016 to Apr 2017 was submitted to ADB in June 2017.
The ornithologist has conducted 8 bird surveys so far since Chiye Lake dredging work has begun (HGH-C1.1). Findings show that (b) and (c) were complied with in Chiye Lake dredging. So far, data has been collected to prepare the Bird Survey Reports 2016/2017.
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date 8 PA Schedule, HMG shall ensure that: (a) technical design of the surface- Throughout Being complied; the para 7 flow and subsurface-flow constructed wetlands complies implementation wetland expert of with Technical Specification of Constructed Wetlands for period HTA-3.1 has Wastewater Treatment Engineering (HJ 2005-2010); and reviewed the (b) planting of wetland and other aquatic species must use compliance with the non-invasive species of local provenance. Under no required standards circumstance shall exotic or invading species be used. of the constructed wetlands in the technical design document and gave comments for revision. Design Institute has optimized the technical design based on comments from the wetland expert.
9 PA Schedule, HMG shall ensure that: (a) prior to lake dredging activities, Throughout Being complied. para 8 potentially affected people and communities are involved implementation (a) Fulfilled for and informed on these activities’ risks and impacts through period Chiye lake information disclosure; (b) dredging is conducted so that the dredging re-suspension of sediments, the release of contaminants to (HGH-C1.1). the water column and air, and their transport, are reduced (b) and (c) Complied or controlled; (c) during dredging operations, performance with for Chiye lake standards are adopted based on which control or mitigation dredging. measures are applied; and (d) disposal of treated (d) To be sediments either for beneficial use or to a sanitary landfill is completed with. The decided on the basis of results of the laboratory tests on the sediment dredged treated sediments. from Chiye lake is being treated.
10 PA Schedule, HMG shall, and shall cause the Project Implementing Throughout Being complied; an para 9 Agency to ensure that throughout the Project implementation environment due implementation (a) environment due diligence is conducted period diligence report for for any proposed change to the Project design, including to Chiye lake dredging any linked and/or associated facilities, that may potentially was submitted in cause negative environmental impacts; (b) in consultation July 2016 as part of with ADB, environmental monitoring and mitigation the first quarterly measures are revised as necessary to assure full progress report. The environmental compliance; and (c) it provides ADB within environment due 60 days from the date of any emergency action, justification diligence report with for any proposed changes to the mitigation measures updated EMP for the required during design, construction and operation for other scope safety or emergency reasons. changes was submitted to ADB in June 2017.
11 PA Schedule, Human and Financial Resources to Implement Safeguards Throughout Being complied. para 13 Requirements implementation HMG shall make available necessary budgetary and human period There are three staff resources to fully implement the EMP and the RP. In for the EMP
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date particular, HMG shall ensure or cause the Project implementation and Implementing Agency to ensure that (a) an adequate three for the RP number of full-time personnel and sufficient resources are implementation. provided to coordinate the implementation of the A qualified local environmental monitoring program; (b) the loan EMS (Oukai implementation environment consultant is engaged in a company) was timely manner; (c) a licensed environmental monitoring contracted in August entity is contracted to conduct environmental impact 2016. Due to expiry monitoring in accordance with the approved EMP; and (d) of the existing the capacity-building program described in the EMP is contract with Oukai, implemented. bidding for new local EMS is underway. 12 PA, Schedule, Safeguards–related Provisions in Bidding Documents and Throughout Being complied. para. 14 Works Contracts implementation Supported by HTA- HMG shall, and shall cause the Project Implementing period 3.1: Project Agency to, ensure that all bidding documents and contracts Implementation for Works contain provisions that require contractors to: Management (a) comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set Support, HTA-3.2: forth in the EIA, the EMP and the RP (to the extent they External concern impacts on the respective affected people under Resettlement and the Environmental Safeguards and the Involuntary Social Monitoring, Resettlement Safeguards during construction), and any and HTA-3.3: corrective or preventative actions set forth in (i) a External Safeguards Monitoring Report, or (ii) subsequently agreed Environmental between ADB and HMG; Monitoring (b) make available a budget for all such environmental and consultants. The social measures; (c) provide HMG with a written notice of requirements are any unanticipated environmental, resettlement or defined in the indigenous peoples risks or impacts that arise during bidding documents construction, implementation or operation of the Project that and contracts. were not considered in the EIA, the EMP and the RP; (d) adequately record the condition of roads, agricultural land and other infrastructure prior to starting to transport materials and construction; and (e) reinstate pathways, other local infrastructure, and agricultural land to at least their pre- project condition as early as possible but no later than the completion of construction. 13 PA, Schedule, Safeguards Monitoring and Reporting Throughout Being complied para. 15 HMG shall: (a) Submit Safeguards Monitoring Reports to implementation supported by HTA- ADB (i) in respect of implementation of and compliance with period 3.1: Project Environmental Safeguards and the EMP, semi-annually Implementation during construction and the implementation of the Project Management and the EMP, and thereafter annually during operation, until Support, HTA-3.2: the issuance of ADB’s Project completion report unless a External longer period is agreed in the EMP; and (ii) in respect Resettlement and of implementation of and compliance with Involuntary Social Monitoring, Resettlement Safeguards and of the RP, semi-annually and HTA-3.3: during the implementation of the Project and the RP until External the issuance of ADB’s Project completion report unless a Environmental longer period is agreed in the RP, and disclose relevant Monitoring information from such reports to the respective affected consultants. people under the Environmental Safeguards and the
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards promptly upon The external submission; environmental (b) if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks monitoring and impacts arise during construction, implementation or consultant’s operation of the Project that were not considered in the EIA, inception report and the EMP and the RP, promptly inform ADB of the the first occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed environmental description of the event and proposed corrective action monitoring report plan; were submitted in (c) no later than 6 months after the Effective Date, engage February 2017. qualified and experienced external experts or qualified institutions under a selection process and terms of reference acceptable to ADB, to verify information produced through the Project monitoring process, and facilitate the carrying out of any verification activities by such external experts; and (d) report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP or the RP promptly after becoming aware of the breach. 14 PA, Schedule, Grievance Redress Mechanism 6 July 2015 for Complied. GRM para. 23 HMG shall further ensure that within 60 days after the the established. The Effective Date, a grievance redress mechanism acceptable establishment main receiving to ADB is established for non-safeguards complaints. In of GRM agencies including each case, such mechanism shall function to (a) review and four levels from document eligible complaints of Project stakeholders; (b) village/ community proactively address grievances; (c) provide the committee to related complainants with notice of the chosen mechanism and/or government offices. action; and (d) prepare and make available to ADB upon request periodic reports to summarize (i) the number of Throughout Being complied. complaints received and resolved, (ii) chosen actions, and implementation (iii) final outcomes of the grievances and make these period for reports available to ADB upon request. Eligible non- GRM activities safeguards complaints include those related to the Project, any of the service providers, any person responsible for carrying out the Project, complaints on misuse of funds and other irregularities as well as gender issues. 15 PA, Schedule, HMG shall ensure that a safeguards grievance redress 6 July 2015 for Complied. GRM was para. 24 mechanisms acceptable to ADB is established in the established. accordance with the provisions of the EIA, EMP and RP at establishment the PMO, within the timeframes specified in the relevant of GRM EIA, EMP and RP, to consider safeguards complaints. 16 PA, Schedule, HMG shall ensure that all Works under the Project are Throughout Being complied. para. 31 designed and constructed in accordance with national implementation WMEDI was standards and specifications and that the construction period engaged as the supervision, quality control, contract management, and design institute in completion inspection and acceptance follow all applicable July 2015. national laws and regional and local regulations. HMG shall further ensure, and cause the Project Implementing Agency to ensure, that (a) all Works under the Project are designed by Class A design institutes and that sufficient funds are made available for the employment of such institutes; (b) all Works under the Project are constructed in accordance with the Borrower’s national standards and specifications, and
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date (c) construction supervision, quality control, contract management, and completion inspection and acceptance procedures are in accordance with all applicable national, municipal and local regulations of the Borrower. 17 PA, Schedule, Operation and Maintenance Throughout To be complied. para. 32 HMG shall ensure that all Works will be inspected, operated implementation and maintained in accordance with prescribed standards, period specifications and regulations and sound practices. 18 PA, Schedule, HMG shall ensure that (a) each agency responsible for Throughout To be complied. para. 33 operating and/or maintaining Project facilities prepares (i) a implementation sustainable O&M plan; and (ii) a budget plan on an annual period basis for O&M; and (b) they provide sufficient financial and staffing resources to the relevant O&M agencies. 19 PA, Schedule, HMG shall, or cause the Project Implementing Agency to, Throughout To be complied. para. 34 ensure that all assigned O&M agencies shall be fully implementation involved in the Project implementation, including period professional staff from O&M agencies participating in Project design, the bidding, and implementation of contracts, and the acceptance of the completed Works. 20 PA, Schedule, HMG shall ensure that, prior to commissioning of newly Throughout To be complied. para. 35 rehabilitated lakes and river channels constructed under the implementation Project, all upstream facilities are operated and maintained period together with the project facilities under an integrated O&M plan. 21 PA, Schedule, Design and Construction Quality and Management Throughout Complied. The para. 30 Prior to the commencement of the procurement for activities implementation geotechnical under the Project, HMG shall cause the Project period investigation for all Implementing Agency to complete relevant geological the subprojects was (including seismic) and geotechnical investigations during completed in April the preparation of the detailed designs, and ensure that 2016. adequate risk mitigation is fully incorporated in the designs, in compliance with all relevant national, regional and local design codes and standards. 22 PA, Schedule, HMG shall, or cause the Project Implementing Agency to Throughout Being complied. para. 18 ensure that the contractors (a) implement HIV/AIDS and implementation Supported by HTA- STIs awareness and prevention training for all employees; period 3.1: Project (b) provide necessary measures to ensure the safety and Implementation health of their employees; (c) together with the local centers Management of disease control, disseminate information on the risks, Support, HTA-3.2: hazards, impacts and prevention know-how on HIV/AIDS External and STIs among the staff, workers on the construction sites Resettlement and and the local community by means of information Social Monitoring, disclosure, education and consultation; (d) take due care to and HTA-3.3: ensure that solid and liquid wastes are appropriately External disposed of in and around construction sites, or sites where Environmental the company might house employees; (e) in conjunction Monitoring with the relevant local government and community leaders, consultants. The hold a public meeting in each area prior to commencing requirements are construction to discuss issues associated with ensuring the defined in the safety of children in the vicinity of the construction site; and bidding documents (f) observe local customs concerning acceptable behavior and contracts. toward the local population.
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No. Reference Description Schedule/ Status/Remarks Due Date 23 PA, Schedule, Public Awareness Throughout Being complied. para. 21 HMG shall undertake public awareness campaigns on the implementation Supported by HTA- Project and its benefits, including but not limited to period 3.1: Project information related to the RP, EIA, EMP, GAP and SAP, to Implementation be conducted through information disclosure, education and Management consultation in languages and presentation formats relevant Support, and HTA- to the location and literacy levels of the local populations, 3.2: External including easily understandable visuals. Public awareness Environmental, campaigns shall also be budgeted and organized to inform Resettlement and and educate residents about HIV/AIDs and STIs; Social Monitoring. environmental sanitation, health, and hygiene; and road safety. 24 PA, Schedule, HMG shall (a) cause the Huanggang environment Throughout To be complied. para. 41 protection bureau to develop and operate a hydraulic and implementation water quality model, as agreed with ADB, for the Baitan and period Chiye Lakes, and (b) ensure that its water resources bureau shares monitoring information on water quantity in the project lakes with the Huanggang environment protection bureau.
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APPENDIX 6: PHOTOGRAPHS
Storage sites of dredged sediment from Chiye Lake (C1.1)
GRM information Board at Site of C1.9
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Monthly SRSs Issued
Stockpile coverage at construction site (C1.9) Dust depression measures taken at site (C1.9)
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Muddy access road of Jinshui River (C1.9)
Warning Sign Erected at C1.3 Construction Sites Safety operation instructions on site of C1.3
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Information Board at C1.9 – disclosed the project and GRM information
Information Board at Construction Site of C1.9
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Project Management Office of C1.9 – Linglong and Jinshui River dredging
Access roads hardening of C1.2 – Baitan Lake dredging
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Waste bins located in work camp (C1.9) Sanitary facilites in work camp (C1.9)
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Earthwork vehicles with side and tail boards, and Construction site security protection (C1.3) tarpaulin (C1.3)
EMP implementation training
Water sampling Water sampling
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