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. i NᴧREE ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018 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 ii NᴧREE ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018 Figure Project Layout ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018 Figure River Flow Layout of Project Area ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018 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. 1 NᴧREE ADB LOAN HUBEI HUANGGANG URBAN ENVIRONMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REPORT, DATED DEC 2018 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