Environmental and Social Safeguards Compliance Audit (and Corrective Action Plan)
July 2013
PRC: Municipal Water Distribution Infrastructure Development Project
Jiangxi Wannian Silver Dragon Water Affairs Limited
Prepared by China Water Affairs Group Limited for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
This report has been submitted to ADB by China Water Affairs Group Limited and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB.
Project of Jiangxi Wannian Silver Dragon Water Affairs Limited
February 2013
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS COMPLIANCE AUDIT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN
China Water Affairs Group Limited
ESMS AUDIT REPORT
Document Number: ESMS/WANNIAN/BP AP/V1.0/201302XX Topic: Environmental and Social Safeguards Compliance Audit (And Corrective Action Plan)
Written and Prepared by ESMS Supervisor: Wen, Wei
Verified and Approved by ESMS Manager: Tao, Hua
Approved by Executive General Manager: Liu, Yong
ESMS Committee Representative: Chan, Jacky
Contact Persons/ ESMS Manager: Mr. TAO, Hua
Email: [email protected] Fax: +86 010 6369 4800 (Office) Tel: +86 010 6369 4855 (Office)
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CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION A. Project Company and Proposed Project ...... 1 B. The Objectives and Scope of the Report ...... 5 C. Methodology ...... 5
II. AUDIT FINDINGS A. Past and Present Related Safeguards Issues i. Environment ...... 7 ii. Involuntary Resettlement ...... 11 iii. Indigenous Peoples ...... 15 B. Other Social Matters i. Sustainable Development ...... 15 ii. Gender and Employment ...... 16 iii. Labor and Community Health and Safety ...... 17
III. CONCLUSION and RECOMMENDATIONS A. Conclusion...... 18 B. Recommendation ...... 18
IV. ANNESES Annex 1 12...... 19
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ABBREVIATIONS
ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected peoples by the Project CAP Corrective Action Plan CWA China Water Affairs Group Limited DRC Development and Reform Commission (Government Authority) EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EPB Environment Protection Bureau (Government Authority) IPS Intermediate Pressure Station IR Involuntary Resettlement LA Land Acquisition LAA Land Acquisition Agreement LRB Land Resource Bureau (Government Authority) PRC People’s Republic of China Ha Area unit, also called Chinese Acre, 1Ha is approximate equivalent to 666.67m² RMB The lawful currency of the PRC with unit Yuan RWEP raw water extraction point SOE State Owned Enterprise SPS ADB’s Safeguards Policy Statement (2009) SR ADB’s Safeguard Requirements (ADB SPS 2009) tpd tons per day (equivalent to m3/day)
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Project Company and Proposed Project i. The Project Company Jiangxi Wannian Sliver Dragon Water Affairs Limited (hereinafter referred to as WWA), is a subsidiary of China Water Affairs Group Limited (CWA) established in March 2006, for which holds 100% equity shares of WWA. WWA is under the CWA’s management. WWA is located in Wannian County in east Jiangxi Province. With a downtown population of approximately 72,600, Wannian County includes Hexi District, Old Town and Chengdong District, covers 6.49 square kilometers in total. Upon the approval of ADB, proceeds of ADB B loan Facility will be participated in the proposed pipeline construction project of the WWA, further enhancing and expanding existing service of the Project Company, and helps local resident improve their condition of living.
Figure 1 Approximate Project Location in Jiangxi Province on the Map of China
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ii. Existing Urban Water Supply System/Facility in Wannian:
Figure 2 Schematic Diagram of Water Supply Operation of Project Company
1. Two (2) water plants of WWA currently under operation: a. Chengqu Water Plant, built in 1985, is located at Chen Yingzhen Six zero South Road in Wannian, with distribution capacity of 35,000tpd. Because of superior quality of raw water resource from Le’an River, traditional purification process is being adopted in Wannian Water Plant as shown in Figure 2. Land of 8,057.6m2 is occupied, including areas for administration building and 35,000tpd water treatment facility.
b. Shizhen Water Plant, a plant built in recent year that has operated since February 2012, is located at South of Daogangzhou, and has a 20,000tpd distribution capacity. Similar to Chengqu Water Plant, a typical purification process is adopted as shown in Figure 2. Land area of 19,867m² is occupied for 20,000tpd water treatment facility.
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Figure 3 Traditional Water Treatment Process Flow Diagram
2. Raw Water Resources for Existing Water Plants: Both of the raw water for Chengqu and Shizhen Water Plant are extracted from Le’an River. The RWEP is 3.1km away from Shizhen water plant and 2.3km away from the Chengqu Water Plant. As the largest river in the Wannian County, Le’an River has the length and catchment area 280km and 8,945km2 respectively. Besides, the local government established protection zone of raw water at the RWEP from 1000m upstream to 100m downstream. According to the latest raw water quality tests, it confirms the Grade II raw water quality based on “Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water” 1 (GB3838 2002) throughout the year of 2012 (Annex 1). As shown in Annex 10, Raw Water Extraction Permit has been issued by Wannian Water Bureau, allowing Chengqu Water Plant to draw a maximum 7,600,000m3/yr.; raw water from Le’an River. On the other hand, Shizhen Water Plant is authorized to extract raw water from Le’an River as well, since it is on the first year trail operation, the official Raw Water Extraction Permit will be issued later in 2013, based on evaluation of actual intake volume of raw water during the trial period.
3. Existing Pipeline Network Breakdown in Wannian County: Table 1 Existing Pipeline Summary No. Diameter (mm) Length (km) Material 1 DN500 DN600 inclusive 1 Concrete, Steel, PVC 2 DN300 DN500 inclusive 8.5 Ductile Iron, Steel, PE, PVC 3 DN150 DN300 inclusive 30.4 Ductile Iron, Steel, PE, PVC 4 < DN150 inclusive 2.4 Steel, PE, PVC Total 42.3
1 “Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water” (GB3838 2002) is available from http://www.shuigongye.com/standard/200811/2008110513293700001.html 3
iii. The Proposed Project Breakdown 1. Construction Scope: The proposed 42.8km pipeline construction consists of 14.8km renovation works on existing pipeline (approximate 34%), as well as 28kmof new pipeline construction (approximate 66%). Table 2 Breakdown of the Proposed Pipeline Construction Type No. Location Length Pipe Diameter Material (ratio of total (mm) construction works) 1 Jianming Ave. to 4.2km (9%) 200 600 PE, Ductile Iron Jingsan Rd. Pipeline 2 Jian’an Ave. to 6.7km (16%) 200 400 PE, Ductile Iron Renovation Wansheng Rd. 2 3 Jingxiu Rd. to 3.9km (9%) 200 315 PE, Ductile Iron Jianye Rd. a. Sum Renovation Work (in length): 14.8 km (34%) 4 Jianming Ave. to 7.5km (18%) 315 600 PE, Ductile Iron Wannianqing North Rd. Pipeline 5 Wannian West Rd. 11km (26%) 200 315 PE, Ductile Iron Expansion to Chuangye Rd. 6 Jiang’an Ave. to 9.5km (22%) 200 400 PE, Ductile Iron Wansheng North Ave. b. Sum Expansion Work (in length): 28 km (66%) Total Pipeline Construction Work (a + b): 42.8 km (100%)
2. Project Background and Necessity: The primary reason for this project is that the current service coverage of distribution pipeline network does not meet the urbanization development needs of the Wannian County. According to “Overall Plan of Wannian County (2001 2020)”, it estimates that the population of Wannian County will reach 100,000 by 2020 as a result of urbanization and migration. However, development of water supply facility, especially underground water distribution network is severely lagging behind the fast paced urbanization process of Wannian County. Issues such as inadequate water pressure, secondary water contamination due to aging pipeline network and blind spot of service coverage have become more apparent factors hindering socio economic development of Wannian, and even potentially threatening reliability of the local water supply system.
3. The Progress of the Proposed Project: The construction started in November 2012. As in February 2013, approximate 15% of
2 Pipeline renovation work – existing pipeline to be replaced due to aging or size limitation 4
rehabilitation pipeline network has been achieved. To minimize E&S impacts and avoid interruption of water supply service, the construction is required to be carried out in progressive manner. The anticipated completion date is December 2013.
B. Objectives and Scope of the Report: This report aims to identify if any potential issues such as the environment, involuntary resettlement and indigenous people would be involved in the project, to make sure if the production and operation activities in the project are in compliance with the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement of Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ESMS Policy of WWA, and to propose corrective actions plan against production and operation activities not in compliance with the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement and the WWA ESMS Policy. This Compliance Audit Report is being prepared to identify the impacts of the project on environment, involuntary resettlement and ethnic/ indigenous people, determines whether actions were in accordance with the 2009 ADB’s SPS and prepare a Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) containing necessary remedial actions, approximate budget and time frame for resolution of any noncompliance.
C. Methodology The ESMS audit team, taking into account of the actual conditions of the project, adopted different methodologies for project audit, including the specific methodologies as follows: i. Field investigation and verification. WWA organized five (5) experts in the field of corporate operation and management, engineering technology, financial management and EIA to carry out thorough audit of the project. ii. Review of documents. The documents reviewed include project feasibility study report, EIA and the document, contracts and agreements of local government in respect of land acquisition, relocation and resettlement. These documents are: a. Report of Feasibility Study on the Reconstruction and New Construction Project of Downtown Water Supply Network in Wannian County, Shangrao City, October 2012, Hu’nan Huayi Public Project Design Co., Ltd. b. Approval and Reply on the Report of Feasibility Study on the Reconstruction and New Construction Project of Downtown Water Supply Network in Wannian County, November 2012, document of Shangrao Development and Reform Commission, Rao Development Reform Investment Zi [2012] No. 411. c. Approval and Reply on the Environmental Impact Report of the Reconstruction and New Construction Project of Downtown Water Supply Network in Wannian County, November 2012, document of Wannian Environmental Protection Bureau, Wan Environmental Assessment [2012] No. 83. d. Comments on Pre audit of Land Use of the Reconstruction and New Construction Project of Downtown Water Supply Network in Wannian County, November 2012, Wannian Bureau of State Land and Resources, Wan State Land Resources Pre audit Zi [2012] No. 13. e. Comments on Development Location of the Reconstruction and New Construction Project of Downtown Water Supply Network in Wannian County, November 2012, made and 5
issued by Wannian Urban and Rural Planning Bureau. f. Concerning documents on land requisition issued by the State, Jiangxi Provincial Government and Wannian Government. iii. The investigation was conducted in the forms of meetings and interviews. The involved persons (Annex 2) were called to meetings to have review of the production and operation of the existing facilities, have knowledge of the existing environment impact of production and operation activities of the company, the involuntary resettlement and indigenous people as well as mitigation or preventative measures against the potential impacts. iv. Review of various system document. The document and management systems issued by the Project Company, contractor(s), investigation unit, design party and the supervisor was reviewed to examine the arrangement of all involved parties for environmental care, involuntary resettlement and indigenous people as well other social impact. v. Collection of recommendation from local governmental authorities. The local authorities including environment protection bureau, construction bureau, development and reform commission, state land resources bureau and relevant villagers committee were interviewed to verify the impact of the project on environment and the society.
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II. AUDIT FINDINGS
A. Past and Present Related Safeguards Issues i. Environment 1. The pipeline under the project will be laid along city road or bridge (Annex 9). The design is considered an optimal solution as part of overall urban planning according to “Wannian County Urban Development Planning (2004 2020)” conducted by government authority. There is no flora and fauna, structures, ecological reserve or historical/cultural relic requiring special protection along the alignment of the project. It is confirmed that neither the project nor any sub project has crossed/trespassed environmentally sensitive areas. The construction of the project neither leads to damage to local climate, hydrology, topography or landform, soil, vegetation, wild lives or aquatic ecosystems, nor results in water and soil erosion or land desertification.
2. The EIA of WWA project was prepared by Wannian District Environment Protection Engineering, Design and Research Institute contracted with WWA in strict accordance with the relevant provisions of the “Environment Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “Environment Protection Management Regulation of Infrastructure Project Construction", "Environment Impact Assessment Law of the People’s Republic of China" and other related laws and regulations (see Approval of EIA in Annex 12). The EIA primarily focuses on the following fields: (i) Atmospheric pollutants (dust generation due to excavation/trenching/cut and fill activities, traffic generation, chlorine treatment operations, etc.); (ii) Water and wastewater pollutants (mainly from water and waste water treatment process); (iii) Solid waste (tree removal, excavated materials, sludge, etc.); and (iv) Noise and vibration (equipment operations during construction, operation high pressure distribution pumps).
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Types Emission Sources Pollutants Mandatory Mitigation Measures Anticipated Outcomes After Implementation of Mitigation Measures Atmospheric Chlorine Injection Room Chlorine 1. Install ventilation system in chlorine storage room; minimizing chlorine impacts on working staffs Pollutants (water plants operation) 2. wear proper masks while handling chlorine products Excavation/ Transportation Dust 1. clean & sprinkle site regularly Dust being restricted from spreading; (construction site) 2. proper covering of construction debris Limited of speed for trespassing construction 3. detour & construction sign posted site to avoid dust spreading, traffic 4. construction site being isolated interruption and potential incidents;
Water Domestic Sewage CODcr Install Buried Sewage Treatment System i 100mg/l
Pollutants (working staffs in water plants) BOD5 i 20mg/l “Integrated Wastewater SS i 70mg/l Discharge Standard”
NH3 N i 15mg/l (GB 8978 1996)
Water Purification Process CODcr install Flocculation and Sedimentation Process i 100mg/l (water plants operation) SS i 70mg/l Solid Waste Excavated Materials Earth Use for backfill, site grading and gardening; Landfill by Minimize impact on environment; (construction site) authorized department in designated location Achieving zero pollutant discharge Sludge Treatment Facility Sludge Landfill by authorized department in designated location (water plants operation) Domestic Garbage Domestic gathered by Environmental Sanitation Department for (working staffs in water plants) Waste centralized handling Mechanical Construction Machines Noise and 1. Use low noise equipment, and proper maintenance on “Construction Site Ambient Noise Standard” Noise and (construction site) vibration equipment; (GB12523 2011) vibration 2. Restricted construction hours; 3. Temporary sound attenuation wall; 5. Granular mixer and ground pile machine are restricted at noise sensitive locations Distribution Pumping House Noise and Proper enclosure for sound insulation and proper “Urban Area Ambient Noise Standard” (water plant operation) vibration foundation for damping (GB12348 2008) Table 2 – Summary of Environmental Management Plan of EIA 8
(i) Mitigation Measures on Dust
(a) During the construction, the materials are enclosed or covered during delivery to site to make sure no dispersal of materials during transportation. Sprinklers are used to regularly spray water at construction site to minimize dust. The access roadway is cleaned in time; detour signs are erected around the site, speed limit is strictly respected so that dust can be suppressed to the most possible extent. (b) General operation of water plants has no effect on air quality. Through the audit, ESMS team confirms the mitigation measures have been well maintained by WWA without outstanding non compliance regarding air quality.
(ii) Mitigation Measures on Noise and Vibration
(a) The construction work is carried out during day time (after 8:00 am) and low noise equipment is used. After 6:00 pm, all activities would be stopped so as to reduce noise pollution; also, the noise generating equipment such as concrete mixer(s) is installed as far as possible away from residence areas. It has monitored the environmental noise through the boundary of construction area shown Table 3 below, compared with the noise limitation required by “Noise Limits for Construction Site” (GB12523 90). Data in Table 3 clearly illustrates that the noise level from construction sites have been well contained within regulated noised limits. Hence, the ESMS team can confirm no acoustic impacts caused to the surrounding neighbors. (b) On the other hand, it also confirmed by ESMS team that the noise generating equipment in the two existing water plants, such as high pressures water distribution pumps, are installed indoor with proper sound proof enclosures on anti vibration foundations to reduce the noise to the minimum level. No complaint being raised from nearby neighbors and/or local environmental authority regarding to the operations of existing water plants. Table 3 Summary of Noise Findings during Construction (unit: dB) Orientation Day time standard Day time Night time standard Night time ( boundaries of (GB12523 90) Real time (GB12523 90) Real time the WP) Data (avg.) Data (avg.) East 60 55 50 43
South 60 54 50 41
West 60 55 50 42
North 60 53 50 42 Note: the monitored data is the average noise level monitored by Environment Protection Bureau during inspection in 2013. Monitor stations were set up at four corners of the site; data was taken in every two days and one time in the morning and one during night time.
(iii) Mitigation Measures on Wastewater
(a) During construction period – wastewater mainly composed of domestic wastewater and these from cleaning process of vehicle and constructional equipment. According to EMP, a temporary sediment tank to be provided, so that the wastewater can be collected and then discharged into urban sewage network after the sedimentation of silt. It is confirmed that 9
temporary sediment tank is in place, only treated wastewater being disposed of into city sewage collection network. No impact caused by the construction. (b) During operation period, wastewater treatment compartment is proposed for wastewater and sludge deep treatment; such facility includes sludge gathering tank, concentration tank, dewatering tank, and storage tank. As shown in Figure 3, treated waste water will be remix with raw water and re enter the purification process; the dewater sludge pie will be collectively gather by environment hygiene department for treatment and landfill. The ESMS team therefore can conclude that no outstanding non compliance caused by wastewater generated from existing Water Plants of WWA. (Refer to section “Impacts from solid waste” for details)
Figure 4 Wastewater/ Sludge Treatment
(iv) Mitigation Measures on Solid Waste/ Sludge
(a) During the pipeline construction, the excavated earth is used for backfill during roadway reinstatement and no extra earth is disposed of. (b) As for the operation of existing water plants, the sludge pies from wastewater treatment process (Figure 4) to be transported by the environment hygiene department to landfill site for harmless disposal. The sludge produced from existing water plants each month is estimated around 16 ton. The Wannian Living Waste Landfill Site, located at Anyuan District for bio safety disposal, occupies approximate 6,667m² land, with total handling capacity of 700,000m³; it has served 12 years out of 15 years’ service span.
(v) Mitigation Measure on Chlorine Products
Chlorine is used by the water plant as disinfectant for water disinfection purpose. The procurement of chlorine have to be carried out in strict compliance with the safety authorities of Wannian County and following strict application procedure set forth by the local authority. The supplier of chlorine is to be Shangrao City Hongxiang Industrial Co., Ltd. with National Industrial Product Manufacturing License and Business License and qualified for production of chlorine. The shipment and logistics have to be handled by qualified transportation company, Shangrao City Hongxiang Industrial Co., Ltd., which is licensed with all certificates and competences required for transportation of chlorine. The operating manual has been followed and practiced by WWA, for handling chlorine products and maintaining chlorine leakage detectors, alarm and collection/disposal devices, infrared sensor alarm and self absorbing devices. The company is also prepared liquid chlorine leakage contingency plan (Annex 4) and
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first aid routine to be practiced regularly. It has been confirmed that all existing chlorine mitigation measures of existing Chengqu and Shizhen water plants; and no chlorine incidents ever occurred in operation history of WWA.
(vi) Reinstatement of Vegetation and Roadways:
(a) According to the government regulation, WWA contacts local Urban Administrative Bureau, the authorized party, to reinstate the affected roadways and vegetation; WWA also arranges personnel to coordinate the work in place.
(b) The construction was conducted in progressive manner, 1 2km each time, which usually takes one week to complete. Because of this measure, the area being affected was relatively limited, as new works cannot be started until the opened excavation being backfilled. The assumed 10m width of working area (Table 5) includes the fence enclosed width and occupied area of constructional machinery, however, the actual affected area usually smaller than anticipated. Since the work was conducted on side of the roadway, it creates only limited traffic interference, which was cleared as soon as construction moves on, and therefore merely causes any inconvenient to the site surrounding residents and business. And no compliant was reported from nearby neighborhood during the construction.
(vii) Consultation and Grievance Redress Mechanism
A construction office of WWA was established to receive and directly handle complaints arising from the construction, ensured the safeguard of legal interests of the affected person(s). Customer Service Centre has established for collecting and handling grievances from water end users. General issues raised have to be resolved within 1 3 business days, 7 business days maximum for special cases. Besides, involved parties could also fill requests to administrative office of WWA, asking for directly assistants. ESMS officers in positions are in charge of environmental related issues and conduct investigation accordingly. Furthermore, the AP’s have the right of appeal to the governmental public voice system or lodge a lawsuit at the local People’s Court to get his or her legitimate rights protected. It has been confirmed during the investigation that no complaint has been received since the commencement of the pipeline construction. ii. Involuntary Resettlement
1. Status and Scope of Prior Land Acquisition
(i) For Existing Water Facilities (Table 4) a. Chengqu Water Plant including its raw water intake facility was built in 1986. It had been operated by government before CWA acquired 100% shareholding of the Project Company. During the due diligent process of ownership transfer in 2006, CWA verified and confirmed that Chengqu Water Plant had no outstanding non compliance and disputes regarding prior land acquisitions, given approve that Land Use Permits was issued in 2005. (Annex 5&10). b. In 2008, for constructing Shizhen Water Plant and its raw water intake facility, 21,346.77m2 (32.02Ha) uncultivated government reserved land was transferred to
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WWA by Wannian People’s Government under Agreement entered in 2008 (Annex 6). Pursuant to this Agreement, such land can only be used for construction of Shizhen Water Plant (also referred as No.2 Water Plant). It confirmed by ESMS team that relevant payment was made to Government as requested and no economic activities of any individuals involved in such land. The application for Land Use Permits of Shizhen Water Plant (including raw water intake facility) is currently in process, as no outstanding non compliance or unsettled payment regarding the previous land transfer.
(ii) For the Proposed Pipeline Construction (Table 5) According to the letters from Wannian State Land and Resources Bureau (Annex 7) and Wannian Urban and Rural Planning Bureau (Annex 8), the pipe construction is strictly conducted with in ROW sections of the city roadways and therefore no land is permanently occupied and no further land acquisition and resettlement is needed. In addition, the pipeline work is conducted in progressive matter and the excavated length each period is not allowed to excess 1/10 of the total trench work, meaning the open trench has to be backfilled properly before new construction could carry on. Site survey shows that the pipeline is built along both sides of roads (Annex 9), with appropriate distance from residents’ living quarters and businesses. Hence, it can be confirmed that no economic use of land along the reservation land; as well, no individuals doing businesses along two sides of the road; therefore ESMS team concludes that no individuals are suffered from any economic displacement or structure losses because of the proposed construction.
2. Public Participation and Information Disclosure
The scope and time schedule of the project construction has been disclosed to the general public through all channels. Project Company has organized the nearby neighbors and involved committees for consultation prior to the construction, presented the potential influences on the E&S dimensions and essentially gained their understanding and support for this project.
3. Consultation and Grievance Redress Mechanism
A local site coordination and management unit were set up with members from WWA, the City State Land Resources Bureau and the City Planning Bureau to receive and directly handle complaints arising from the construction. Project office was established to undertake environment protection and to approach the complaints and grievances of stakeholders ensuring the timely and reasonable resolution of the submitted issues. Meanwhile, the general public may appeal to the governmental public voice system or lodge a suit with the same level people’s court to protect his or her legitimate right in accordance with the relevant provisions of “Civil Procedure Law of the P.R.C.”. It has been confirmed during the investigation that no complaint has been received since the approval and during construction of the project.
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Table 4 Status and Scope of Land Acquisition for Existing Water Facilities
Facilities Location Land Area Date of (a) Land Occupation Remarks / (b) Land Use Permit a. Chengqu Water Plant 1. Water Purification Plant 60 south road, Chenying 5,762.28m2 1986(a)/2005(b) Land Use Permit (Annex 5) town, Wannian County 2. Raw Water Intake Facilities Le'an River 477.34m2 1986(a)/2005(b) Land Use Permit (Annex 10) 3. Access Road n/a 0 n/a No access road needed Total Land Occupied by Chengqu Water Plant: 6,239.62 m2 b. Shizhen Water Plant 1. Water Purification Plant Chemical Industry Zoon 21,346.77m2 2008(a)/Pending(b) Land Transfer Agreement (Annex 6); Land Use Permit Application in process 2. Raw Water Intake Facilities Le'an River 80m2 2008(a)/Pending(b) Land Use Permit Application in process 3. Access Road n/a 0 n/a No access road needed Total Land Occupied by Chengqu Water Plant: 21,426.77 m2 c. Sum of Lands Occupied by the Project Company: 27,666.39 m2
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Table 5 – Status and Scope of Land Acquisition for Proposed Pipeline Construction
Type No. Location Length Pipe Diameter Permanent Temporary Land Type (km) (mm) Occupied Land Occupied Land * (m2) (m2) Pipeline Renovation 1 Jianming Ave. to Jingsan Rd. 4.2 200 600 0 21,000 ROW (on existing pipeline) 2 Jian’an Ave. to Wansheng Rd. 6.7 200 400 0 33,500 ROW 3 Jingxiu Rd. to Jianye Rd. 3.9 200 315 0 19,500 ROW Pipeline Expansion 4 Jianming Ave. to Wannianqing North Rd. 7.5 315 600 0 37,500 ROW (new construction) 5 Wannian West Rd. to Chuangye Rd. 11 200 315 0 55,000 ROW 6 Jiang’an Ave. to Wansheng North Ave. 9.5 200 400 0 47,500 ROW Sum 42.8 -- 0 214,000 ROW
*Note: Temporary Occupied Land Area is calculated and compensated based on 5m width working area, where the actual occupation on site is usually smaller. Furthermore, the construction is conducted in progressive matter and the excavated length each time is not allowed to excess 1/10 of the total work load, meaning the open trench has to be backfilled properly before new construction could carry on.
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iii. Indigenous People According to census conducted by local Ethnic and Religious Bureau, a total of 320 persons in Wannian County are considered ethnic minority, accounting for 0.08% of the total population. Most of them have adopted the life style of the Han, as they do not identify themselves as a distinct culture group. Furthermore, the Project Company has no involvement with any ethnic minorities in term of project activities and employment, therefore, it can be concluded that there are no IP safeguard issues associated with the Project Company.
B. Other Social Matters i. Sustainable Development
1. Water Tariff: The water price in Wannian was determined in September 2007. The price for domestic water is RMB1.35/ton. The average monthly water consumption per capita is 8ton in Wannian County, so the average monthly water bill is RMB10.80. In 2011, the monthly disposal income per capita for urban residents in Wannian County is 1,290 Yuan, so water bill only accounts for less than 1% of the monthly disposal income of urban residents. The current water price exerts little influence on the life of local residents. The request of water tariff hike will be reviewed jointly by the government, the water supply company and consumer representatives in the manner called “Public Hearings” and finally decided by the government in accordance with the prevailing rules and regulation. However, the tariff hike proposed by the water supply company must be considered the affordability and living standard of vulnerable groups like poor population, low income households and single parent families. The company would also respect the favorable subsidies policy and publicize the tariff adjustment measures and reduce any adverse impact of tariff hike on those vulnerable groups.
2. Current Preferential Policy for the Vulnerable Groups
The project company only charges RMB1.10/ton for water used by the low income households or individuals and single parent families identified by the civil affairs authority. In addition, the installation and maintenance charge on in house water equipment for those groups is only half of the regular price.
3. Water Saving Promotion
WWA uses different ways to educate and promote water conservation, such as the local newspapers, radio stations and TV stations. The company opened a 24 hour service hot line (388 9009) to promptly dispose users’ problems and consultations about water use and rapidly solve their problems in using water. In addition, the company regularly organizes service teams to communities and Safe Water Conservation Week as well as other activities to communicate with users face to face, popularize knowledge about water use and increase water use efficiency.
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ii. Gender and Employment
1. The company currently has 33 female employees, accounting for 58% of its total staffs. It insists in gender equality once come with employment and HR management, and adheres to the “equal pay for equal work” policy.
Table 5 Summary of Gender Distribution (disaggregated by job categories) Job Category Number Female Staffs Male Staffs Remarks of Staffs Number Number (Percentage) (Percentage) Managerial 13 6 (46%) 7 (54%) Senior Management, Middle level Management Administrative 9 8 (89%) 1 (11%) Administration, Accounting, Human Resource, Customer Service, Secretary Technical 35 19 (54%) 16 (46%) Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Technician and I.T. Supports Total 57 33 (58%) 24 (42%)
2. Protection of rights and interests of female employees in WWA The Project Company provides maternal leave and paid annual leave for female employees in accordance with national policies, of which maternal leave is four months, during which wage and welfare are the same as those of on the job staff. Paid annual leave depends on the length of employment, ranging from 5 to 15 days. In addition, female employees may enjoy breastfeeding leave, during which they will get 90% of their wages and 50% of the welfare the company provides.
3. No female staff will be arranged for any position that needs hard labor. Female employees will be arranged in administration, external services, meter reading and charging, and water quality testing, and may adjust their positions to accommodate their needs. iii. Labor and Community Health and Safety
1. Social Benefit: In full compliance with national policies, regulations and laws, such as “the Labor Contract Law” (2008), “Trade union Law” (1992), “Labor Law” (1995), “the Production Safety Law (2002), and “the Provisions on Collective Contracts” (2004), WWA provides its employees with pension premium, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance, medical insurance, maternity insurance and housing accumulation fund in the proportion specified by the national policies, laws and regulations.
2. Recruitment Policy: Except those highly skilled technical staff and college graduates, WWA employs most staff from the local. The company and its subsidiaries process new employees’ admission procedure and provide insurances for them in line with the requirement of the labor and social safeguard authorities. The company strictly follows labor law for
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recruitment of new employees. The company strictly regulates working hours not exceeding 40 hours and uninterrupted working not over 8 hours. Whenever overwork is necessary or the working hours have to be extended, prior consents must be obtained from the employees, economic compensation paid and leave given on alternative time.
3. Trainings: The Company conducts collective trainings of the newly recruited employees. Every year, the company formulates program for training of electricians, locksmith, pump operators and others and carries out regular training, enhancing the cultivation of backup technical talents. The company has managed the transportation, storage and use of disinfecting goods strictly in accordance with the requirement of local public security bureau and safety supervisory bureau. All operators of disinfectant are organized to regularly attend the training organized by the safety supervisory bureau. No staff are allowed to handle the material without the “Permit to Handle Dangerous and Chemical Goods” issued by the safety supervisory bureau to those who pass the exam.
5. “Contingency Plans for Failure of Water Distribution” was prepared. The contingency plans are applicable to emergency solution and procedure for water supply situations such as urban water resources pollution, inadequate water resource and extreme weather condition. The plans were prepared to identify the responsible department to handle the accident, the responsible individuals and treatment measures and to protect the safety and health of the general public and water supply safety of the town.
6. No cases of major safety responsibility accident, industrial injury, death, pollution of water resources or inadequate water resource have occurred since the establishment of WWA. The construction of associated pipeline network has been going on safely and no safety responsibility accident has occurred.
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III. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Conclusion i. The Proposed Project is considered one of the public infrastructure project of Wannian. WWA aims to improve the downtown pipes network to enhance its urban water supply capacity, increase water pressure and guarantee urban residents’ need for water in production and life. The project is in urgent need and the construction is necessary. Public interest has always been maintained as priority of the Company. It has been approved by administrative regulatory bodies and supported by concerning authorities of the local government. ii. For Environmental, WWA has paid attention to environmental protection and worked hard to reduce the impact of the construction on the surrounding environment and inconvenience to local residents. It has also made proper arrangements for the environmental protection after the project is completed and in service. We shall conclude that the Project Company has implemented the necessary mitigating measures and monitoring programs and there are no outstanding issues on non compliance, so that no corrective action is needed. iii. For the prior acquisition of the project lands, the construction of the proposed project does not involve any permanent land acquisition and the pipeline is constructed within ROW along sides of the roadways. It is confirmed that no economic displacement or effect for business of individuals, and no loss of structure or resettlement occurred because of the proposed pipeline construction. As a result, it can be concluded that no outstanding issues or complaints or grievances related to L.A. and I.R, as all procedures have been performed in line with the SPS SR2 principals and requirements, and therefore no corrective action is needed. iv. For other social dimensions, as the solo tap water supplier in the region, the Project Company has always aims for higher ethical standards and fulfills a higher requirement and expectation to the society in term of supplying quality water service, copping with local socio economic development as well as improving of people’s livelihood in Wannian County. The Project Company always devotes great attention to keep social matters a priority on management list to maintain a sustainable corporate development, considering not only the vulnerables of the society, but also its own employees. According to this E&S audit, water preferential policy has already in place, as well as necessary employee benefits, including special cares to the females. The company always intents to recruit local workforce, and provides follow up trainings as necessary. It can be concluded that no outstanding issues or complaints were recorded related to the social matters, so that no corrective action is needed.
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IV. ANNEXES
Annex 1: Raw Water Quality Monitoring Report
Date of Report: December 20h, 2012 Report No. 1212573 Description of Le’an II/III Reference Description Le’an II/III Reference Tested Item River Raw Value (mg/L) of Tested River Value (mg/L) Water Test Item Raw Result(mg/ Water L) Test Result (mg/L) Water temp. (℃) 0.24 in case of Cadmium <0.000 ≤0.005 artificial 5 temperature, the limit is: Average maximum weekly temp. rise ≤1℃; Average maximum weekly temp. drop ≤2℃ pH(non dimensio 7.95 6~9 Chromium 0.012 ≤0.05 nal) (hexavalent″
Soluble oxygen 8.47 ≥6 ≥5 Lead <0.002 ≤0.01 ≤0.05 5 Permanganate 2.13 ≤4 ≤6 Cyanide <0.002 ≤0.05 ≤0.2 indices Chemical oxygen <10 ≤15 ≤20 Volatile <0.002 ≤0.00 ≤0.00 demand (COD) phenol 2 5
5 day 0.4 ≤3 ≤4 Petroleum 0.05 ≤0.05 biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Ammonia 0.05 ≤0.5 ≤1.0 Anion <0.05 ≤0.2 Nitrogen surfactant
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Total Phosphorus 0.013 ≤0.025 ≤0.05 Sulphide <0.01 ≤0.1 ≤0.2 (lake, reservoir)
Total nitrogen 0.281 ≤0.5 ≤1.0 Fecal 1200 ≤200 ≤1000 coliform 0 0 Copper <0.009 ≤1.0 Sulphate 20.9 ≤250
(SO4) Zinc 0.006 ≤1.0 Chloride 5.15 ≤250 Fluoride 0.14 ≤1.0 Nitrate 1.03 ≤10 Selenium <0.0004 ≤0.01 Iron 0.16 ≤0.3 Arsenic <0.0001 ≤0.05 Manganese 0.018 ≤0.1 Mercury <0.0001 ≤0.0000 ≤0.00 5 01
Xinyu Monitoring and Measuring Station, Jiangxi Provincial Urban Water Supply Water Quality Monitoring and Measuring Network (Note:, Xinyu Monitoring and Measuring Station is the member of Jiangxi Provincial Monitoring and Measuring Station and has the qualification to supply quality monitoring report) Test conclusion: The quality of the water sample is tested in compliance with Category II standard for collectively supplied domestic water as determined in accordance with “Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water (GB3838 2002)”.
Remarks: Total nitrogen is not brought in the scope of recommendation. Signed: Verified: Tested by: Issuing Date:
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Annex 2: People involved with ESMS interviews
No. Name Department 1 Zhu, У榱食迫隼俒e̊帋ㇷ災ぎぎ zhangping 懜 2 Lou,yong У榱食浸鎬乘｠科浸广ぎ姿 ぎ懜 3 Fan,Bing У榱食浸鎬乘俒e̊弜喩塑ソ 箕観茫ぎぎ懜 4 Liu,xiao У榱食迫隼俒e̊帋姿帋懜
5 Zhu,zheng У榱食迫隼俒e̊帋隼般咲49 ぎぎ懜 6 Liu,xiaoli У榱食朮ゆ旡ム瞟甌32
7 Feng,ye У榱食轄t梧垂疽朮ゆ柎
8 Chu,wen У榱食エ它絡猋菰錣瞟威恇
9 Su,yin У榱食ソ観帋姿帋懜′助ゑ̆ 鵠疤ý″ 10 Chen,xiaoli У榱食t咲帋姿帋懜
11 Zhang,tao У榱唶狖疽甌32辞32(再ゑt ¢朮凱)
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Annex 3: Contingency Plan of Chorine
1. Dangerous nature of Chorine 2. Chorine transportation requirement 3. Mitigation Measures for leakage incidents 4. First Aid 5. In case of fire 6. Mitigation Measures on handling chorine products
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Annex 4: Land Use Permit for Chengqu Water Purification Plant
Translation on Main Points:
Land Use Right: Jiangxi Wannian Silver Dragon Water Affairs Limited Location: Wannian County Six zero Rd. South Purpose: Municipal infrastructure Type: Transferred land Expiry date: 2055, 10, 17 Area: 5,762.28m2
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Annex 5: Land Use Permit for Raw Water Intake Facility of Chengqu Water Plant
Translation on Main Points:
Land Use Right: Jiangxi Wannian Silver Dragon Water Affairs Limited Location: Wannian County, Le'an River Purpose: Municipal infrastructure Type: Transferred land Expiry date: 2055, 10, 17 Area: 477.34m2
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Annex 6: Land Use Agreement for Shizhen Water Plant [No.2 Water Plant]
Translation on Main Points:
Land Use Agreement Wannian Shizhen Water Plant [No.2 Water Plant]
Party A: Wannian County People’s Government Party B: Jiangxi Wannian Silver Dragon Water Affairs Limited
For purposed of constructing No.2 Water Plant, Party A agrees to transfer 32.02Ha land in Chemical Industry Park to Party B with the following clauses:
1. Party B can only conduct construction within agreed boundary 2. Lump sum Payment RMBXX to be made to Party A, calculated based on market fair value. 3. Party B is responsible for all expenses on grading works of the uncultivated mountain land. All works has to be prior approved by Party A before any construction started. 4. Party B need to prepay RMBXX after the signing of this agreement, the rest of payment to be made at once after grading works completed. Party A is promised to provide land transfer documents to Party B within 7 days after received the rest of the payments. 5. Four official copies to be prepared, two for each party 6. This agreement shall become legal binding after the signing 7. Two Parties shall negotiate closely for any further events during land transfer procedure.
Signatures and Seals of both parties
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Annex 7:
Wannian State Land and Resources Bureau Wan State Land Resources Pre Zi [2012] No. 13 Pre-audit Comments on of Land Use in New Construction and Reconstruction of Downtown Water Supply Pipes Network in Wannian County Jiangxi Wannian Yinlong Water Affairs Co., Ltd., This is to acknowledge the receipt of the Report of Application for Pre audit of Land Use in New Construction and Reconstruction of Downtown Water Supply Pipes Network in Wannian County that you have submitted. After review, we would like to propose the following pre audit comments: 1. The project plans to locate the construction within downtown Wannian County. It is accordance with the Overall Planning of Land Use in Wannian County (2006 2020). 2. The project is subject to concerning national policies on industries and land supply. 3. The project construction is limited to underground and the land used along the pipelines is for construction use, so no new land for construction use is needed. 4. As stipulated in the Measures of Preliminary Examination of the Land Used for Construction Projects, this pre audit document is valid for two years until November 1, 2014.
Wannian State Land and Resources Bureau (seal) November 1, 2012
Key words: State land and sources, land used for the project, pre-audit comments Report to: Wannian Development and Reform Commission, Wannian Planning Bureau and Chenying State Land Office Office of Wannian State Land and Resources Bureau printed and issued on Nov. 1, 2012 6 copies
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Annex 8: The People’s Republic of China Comments on Development Location Selection Zi Wan Project Selection No. 2012011
In accordance with Article 36 of the Urban and Rural Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China and concerning regulations, this construction project has met the requirements of urban and rural planning, therefore this document is issued.
Issued by Wannian Urban and Rural Planning Bureau (seal) Date: November 1, 2012
BasicInformation Project Name New Construction and Reconstruction of Downtown Water Supply Pipes Network in Wannian County Name of Constructor Jiangxi Wannian Yinlong Water Affairs Co., Ltd. Construction Project Planning Urban Infrastructure Construction Planning in Wannian County Project Location Downtown Wannian County Planned Land Area Planned Construction Size 78,761 meters Attached Map and Name of Attachments
Notes: 1. The basic information about the project shall be filled in accordance with documents provided by the constructor. 2. This document is a statutory proof for urban planning administrative regulatory bodies to review construction projects location. 3. No item in this document shall be modified unless otherwise permitted by the issuing authorities. 4. The attached maps and documents this document needs shall be determined by the issuing authorities and have same legal effects as this document.
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Annex 9:
Pipes that have been laid in along bridges
Pipes have been laid and pavements have been primarily restored
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Annex 10 – Raw Water Extraction Permit for Chengqu Water Plant
Major Points Translation:
Authorized to: WWA Legal Representative: Yi, Furong From: Wannain County, Gangzhou Intake method: Extraction Extract Volume: 7,300,000m3/year Purpose: Domestic tap water supply Raw Water Type: Surface Water
Start date: 2013, 05, 31 Ministry of Water Resource (Seal) Expiry date: 2016, 05, 31 Date: 2013, 05, 31
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Annex 11 – EIA Approval by Wannian Environmental Protection Bureau
Major Points Translation:
Wannian County Environment Protection Bureau
Regarding Approval of EIA of Construction/ Renovation Works of Urban Water Pipeline Facilities in Wannian File 2012 [No.83] To WWA, the EIA application is well received and approved accordingly after research and analysis under my department: 1. 42.8km pipeline construction/renovation is in line with Wannian socio economic development, the pre consideration was sufficient; therefore, my department certifies the overall proposed construction. 2. Key points needed to pay more attention on: a. the construction and future operation are required to strictly comply the initial design, and follow environmental requirement. b. upon the completion of works, it has to assure at least grade III quality of surface water (GB3838 2002 & GBT14848 93) and grade II noise level (GB3096 2008); c. Project Company has to report to my department up on the completion of the project which has pass environment inspection before it could put into trail operation. d. Any major changes, such as alters in locations or total work load, would lead to resubmit and re approval of this application.
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