Supplementary Environment Management Plans for Zunhua And

Supplementary Environment Management Plans Public Disclosure Authorized for Zunhua and Chengde Subprojects under Restructuring of Hebei Rural Renewable Energy Development Project

Public Disclosure Authorized

Hebei Rural Renewable Energy Development

Project Management Office Public Disclosure Authorized March 2020

Contents

Part One ： Supplementary Environment Management Plans for Zunhua Subproject ...... 4 Chapter 1 Subproject Overview ...... 4 1.1 Project Background ...... 4 1.2 Project location ...... 5 1.3 Supplemental construction activities of the project adjustment ...... 5 Chapter 2 Public consultation and information publication ...... 5 2.1 Public Consultation Forum...... 5 2.2 Household questionnaire survey ...... 7 2.3 Summary of Public Consultation ...... 10 Chapter3 Environmental Management Plan for the Subproject Adjustment ..... 11 3.1 Organization of environmental management and personnel ...... 11 3.2 Major environmental impacts and mitigation measures ...... 12 3.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan ...... 17 3.4 Environmental supervision ...... 19 3.5 Environmental Training Program ...... 19 3.6 Environmental Management ...... 20 Part Two ： Supplementary Environment Management Plan for Chengde Subproject ...... 22 Chapter 1 Subproject Overview ...... 22 1.1 Background ...... 22 1.2 Location ...... 22 1.3 Content of Project Adjustment ...... 22 Chapter2 Public Consultation and Information Dissemination ...... 23 2.1 Public Consultation Forum...... 23 2.2 Household Questionnaire Survey...... 24 2.3 Consultation Results ...... 27 2

Chapter3 Environment Management Plan ...... 29 3.1 Environment Management Organization and Personnel ...... 29 3.2 Main Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ...... 30 3.3 Environment Monitoring Plan ...... 33 3.4 Environment Supervision ...... 35 3.5 Environment Training Plan ...... 35 3.6 Environment Management ...... 36

Part One：Supplementary Environment Management Plans for

Zunhua Subproject

Chapter 1 Subproject Overview

1.1 Project Background

Hebei Provincial Government applied a loan from the World Bank and initiated a Hebei Rural Renewable Energy Development Project (the Project). The Chengde Subproject is one of the five subprojects of the Project. The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate sustainable biogas production and utilization to reduce environmental pollution and supply clean energy in rural areas of Hebei Province. The project is under implementation stage. It included 6 subprojects of super-huge biogas facility construction at Linzhang, Chengde, Zunhua, Yutian, Laoting and Anping. These subprojects were reduced to 5 when Laoting dropped out in January 2016, which resulted in USD 15 loan saving. In order to efficiently use the loan, the USD 15 million was distributed to Chengde and Zunhua subprojects.

During project restructuring, the loan saving of USD 8 million from dropped Laoting subproject is proposed to be reallocated to the construction of Zunhua subproject ( the large-scale livestock excrement and straw biogas project using World Bank loan in Zunhua County of Tangshan City). The proposed project adjustments will be undertaken within the project design framework and environmental management framework to optimize existing subproject storage and utilization of biogas slurry and the improvement and upgrading of the deep treatment facilities for biogas residue. No new different types of activities are included under the restructuring, so the project remained as category B project.

The newly increased deep treatment facilities for biogas slurry and biogas residue can make a better use of organic fertilizer. The yielding microbial inoculum is of high quality with good feedback in the market. Improving quality and producing independently at the same time greatly reduce production costs, thus the products are more competitive in the market. There is no change in the process of fermentation and output utilization after the implementation of the supplemental project. Under the framework of the original environmental management, a supplementary environmental evaluation for the newly added facilities was carried out, and the environmental management plan was prepared.

1.2 Project location

Xixindianzi Village, Buzidian Town, Zunhua City, Hebei Province

1.3 Supplemental construction activities of the project adjustment

There is no change in the process of fermentation and output utilization after the implementation of the project adjustment.

The saving will finance increased biogas slurry storage facilities, which include 3 biogas slurry ponds with a total volume of 59,100 cubic meters; 82 field biogas slurry ponds with a total volume of 9,100 cubic meters; supporting facilities for biogas slurry pond(3,000 sets of micro-porous aeration diffusors, 3 sets of roots blower, 9 sets of biogas slurry conveying pump, 6 sets of diving mixer); field biogas slurry conveying facilities (82 sets of biogas slurry pumps and distribution boxes, 1546 valves and needed pipelines and pile fittings for reach to farmlands); and 20.55 km of field supporting transmission lines.

It will also finance increased biogas residue deep treatment facilities: 1 set of microbial inoculum maturity production system with production scale of 90 tons / year; 1 set of functional microbial inoculums production system for bio-organic fertilizer with production scale of 400 tons / year; 1 set of biogas micro-aerobic fermentation facility (for the update of the existing biogas residue composting system).

Chapter 2 Public consultation and information publication

The environmental impact assessment (EIA) expert team that prepares the environmental management plan has carried out the public consultation on the proposed activities that will be financed by the loan saving, through holding symposium and household questionnaire survey including householder interview. The details are as follows:

2.1 Public Consultation Forum

The environment impact assessment (EIA) expert team and subproject entity firstly communicated and reported to Zunhua Environmental Protection Bureau (ZEPB) the proposed additional work of the subproject, and it was requested by ZEPB to report the project environmental impact registration form according to the domestic requirements. The subproject entity was required to further strengthen the environmental management in the period of construction and operation of the project, by preparing environmental protection measures to address the potential negative environmental impacts , and

consult with the potential impacted farmers near the project site in accordance with the Environmental Management Framework developed under the Project. Based on the Bank and domestic requests, a public consultation symposium was organized.

Table 2-1 Public Consultation Forum Large-scale livestock excrement and straw biogas project in Zunhua County of Tangshan City After completion of the first draft of Supplementary Environmental Management Plan Time: 2020-1-15 Location: Lvshengnong Fertilizer Company (subsidiary company of Meikeduo Group) Participants: representatives of local villagers Forum summary: the subproject enterprise introduced the proposed new construction activities of the subproject to the local representatives that there is no new types of pollutants will be generated and that the scope of impact wouldn't change from the original subproject facilities development; the project's environmental management will continue to follow the original project environmental management plan requirements and fully under the the set environmental management framework, with informed the participants the potential environmental impacts to local villages. The local government department introduced the role of the project in promoting local economic and employment environment. The local representatives' comments and suggestions on the project were voiced. And their questions were answered by the EIA experts and enterprise representatives.

2.2 Household questionnaire survey

The project location is in Buzidian and Xixiaying Townships, covering Xixindianzi Village, Xianglan Village, Xigou village, Da'ankou village, Donggou village, Yaoziling village, Beiyangzhuang village, Shaling village, xiguan village, etc. After the completion of the first draft of the project environmental management plan, public consultation and publicity were made.

2.2.1 Information disclosure

2-2 Information released after the completion of the Supplementary Environmental Management Plan Report Publication Time Location/sites 10 Administrative Villages in Buzidian Town Posting notice 2020.3.7 and Xixiaying Town

Picture 2-1: Public display in Buzidian Town on March 7, 2020

Picture 2-2: Public display in Xixindianzi Village on March 7, 2020

Picture 2-3: Public display in Da'ankou Village on March 7, 2020

The household survey of the public consultation is mainly in the environmentally sensitive point village: Buzidian town and Xixiaying town, totally 556 households.

Household survey content: the EIA team and subproject entity made a random survey of 300 household with 300 questionnaires in the environmental sensitive valliges including Xixindianzi Village in Buzidian Town and Lanxiang Village in Xixiaying Town.

The purpose of the survey is to understand the natural environment and socio- economic development situation in the project coverage area, as well as the residents' heating and energy demand. The survey is also to understand the project construction's impact on the living environment and economy of the residents in the region, to grasp their concerns, and to consult their attitude and recommendations on the proposed project.

Picture 2-4: Household survey in Xixindianzi village on March 5, 2020

Picture 2-5 Household survey in Lancun village on March 5, 2020

2.3 Summary of Public Consultation

Table 2-3 Summary of Public Consultation Symposiums and Household Surveys Responses to public Implementati Public concerns or opinions Solutions comments and on phase results In response to the air In view of the pollution problem environmental At the public forum, the raised by the pollution, the treatment villagers expressed their residents, the EIA measures for support for the construction experts made wastewater and solid After the first project, also raised concerns explanations and waste are put forward, draft of the about the potential pollutions communication with and the corresponding supplementar and safety of the project, the local residents, management plan is y such as air pollution and focusing on the formulated; and the environmenta explosions. They hope to get introduction of the training plan has been l management clean, cheap and safe energy, clean and safe biogas put in place for the plan report is as well as organic fertilizers use, as well as the company staff and completed from the subproject biogas subsequent training villagers facility production and distribution, on how to use of construction and and organic fertilizer biogas in a safe way. operation as well as in productions. The villagers the use of biogas in a expressed their safety ways. satisfaction. Mitigation measures The EIA experts such as noise reduction made a detailed From the collected and dust prevention interpretation to the questionnaire and villager have been put forward, representatives and interviews from sensitive and a sound elaborated the After the villages, certain comments on environmental relevant mitigation completion of the potential impacts on the management plan has measures that the first draft air, water, noise to the been formulated, address the potential of the surrounding villages that focusing on air negative supplementar might be caused by the pollution, water environmental y subproject in the construction pollution, noise impacts that might environmenta period and operation period pollution, waste be caused by the l management were raised. The local people management and bio- subproject during its plan report hope that the project can do a fertilizer transportation, construction and good job in environmental and the use of gas operation period, and improvement and pollution safely, which will expressed reduction. reduce the negative willingness to listen environmental impacts to the comments of

of construction and the representatives operation proposed and local residents facilities to the on the subproject minimum. design. The villagers expressed their satisfaction to the project design and the put-in please the mitigation measures.

Chapter 3：Environmental Management Plan for the Subproject Adjustment

3.1 Organization of environmental management and personnel

In accordance with the specific requirements of the provincial project office and the World Bank for the implementation of the environmental management plan, the project in Zunhua City has established a sound organization structure. The environmental management organization of the subproject adjustment relies on the original project organization. The personnel structure is as follows:

Project Head: the chairman of Group Company

One new energy project manager: bachelor - biogas engineering professional, responsible for the implementation of environmental management plan.

One executive: junior college - enterprise management, responsible for project documentation, equipment installation management.

One engineering supervisor: bachelor - construction professional, responsible for project survey, structure design, construction.

Two financial executives: college-accountant, responsible for finance, audit, editorial.

Two Biogas special managers: college 1 person (mechanical manufacturing and automation), undergraduate 1 person (electrical engineering and automation), training certificate issued by Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for safety supervision.

One inspection supervisor: Bachelor- (nutrition and food hygiene), biogas production work (level 3), training certificate issued by Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for laboratory monitoring and management.

3.2 Major environmental impacts and mitigation measures

Environmental impacts caused by the project adjustment include: the occupation of land and the impact on the soil and vegetation of the land; the construction noise; the construction dust caused by the excavation of earth and the transport vehicle during the construction; the construction waste water; construction waste, household waste from constructors and other solid waste; leaks that may occur from the biogas slurry pipeline and the field biogas slurry ponds. In addition, the findings of the Social Evaluation Group indicate that there is no distribution of cultural heritage within the surface of the project area. In response to the above-mentioned environmental impacts, the main mitigation measures taken are as follows:

3.2.1 Noise Reduction Measures

(1) Strict control of construction time: stop construction at night (22:00-06:00) and noon (12:00-14:00) on the construction site within 300 meters to residential areas.

(2) Vibration-absorbing base is added to the fixed mechanical equipment with vibration (e.g. agitator, etc.) .

(3) Fixed strong noise source equips with noise enclosure (e.g. power generation vehicles, etc.) or to be placed in indoor operation.

(4) No arrangement for construction work on the construction site at night. If it's necessary for the vehicle for transporting materials to enter the construction site after 18:00, it is strictly forbidden to honk. Handle materials gently to reduce noise.

(5) Reasonably guide vehicles entering the construction area, reduce the honking noise, set up speed limit signs and red street lights at the intersection of the route or in the residential areas, to ensure that the vehicles travel at a constant speed, and no honking.

(6) Reasonably arrange the construction schedule and work time, take corresponding time-limited measures towards high noise equipment. During the construction period, the construction noise value can meet the standard of "Environmental Noise Emission Standard of the Construction Site Boundary" (GB12523-2011) by adopting above measures.

3.2.2 Dust suppression measures

(1) The construction site should be arranged in a flat manner, requiring the main road, material storage yard, living and office area to lay concrete pavement work. Site

hardening or greening to ensure that there is no dust raise.

(2) The material storage area, processing area and large template storage area on construction site should be flat and solid.

(3) In the construction site, set up vehicle cleaning facilities and supporting drainage, mud precipitation facilities; the entrance and exit of the site shall be equipped with flushing water and equipment, and the transport vehicle with mud tires shall be flushed before it can be driven out of the site.

(4) The exposed area at the construction site shall be properly sprinkled with water to suppress the dust.

(5) Vehicles should slow down when entering the vicinity of the construction site.

(6) The entrance and exit of each area, the construction road and the building materials should have hardening treatment, and pour concrete. Specially arrange a person to clean and spray water to remove dust.

(7) Cement, coarse sand, sand, etc. are covered with tarpaulin to prevent dust pollution.

3.2.3 Wastewater treatment measures

(1) Promote water conservation and reduce domestic wastewater and the wastewater resources.

(2) Machinery and equipment should be checked and repaired in case of oil leakage before being used.

(3) On-site bathrooms should be managed in a unified manner to control the use of phosphorus-containing washing products.

(4) Prevent surface water from flowing into the pit in terms of underground and semi-underground structures. Take anti-floating measures when the water table is high.

(5) When the volume of the pond is too large, the expansion joint and sealing strip should be set as required.

(6) Use impermeable cement for sewage pond and other bases. Use impermeable geotechnical cloth for storage pool.

(7) Domestic wastewater shall be discharged by a special pipeline and connected

to the municipal sewage network after approval by the municipal administrative department; it is strictly prohibited to dump or dispose of chemicals, oils and other pollutants in the domestic wastewater pipeline.

(8) When the main body of the volume pond has a pipe through, the pre-buried casing and other water-stopping measures should be taken.

(9) The canteen is strictly prohibited to put food processing waste, food residues and leftovers into the sewer, and should as far as possible to use phosphorus-free detergent to clean tableware; establish oil tanks in accordance with regulations, specially assign a person or entrust to a qualified unit to clean every half-month.

3.2.4 Solid waste treatment measures

(1) After the domestic garbage at the construction site is collected by the garbage can, the sanitation department shall regularly and uniformly clear and transport it to the village landfill for disposal where the project is located.

(2) Waste soil (slag) can be used for greening and land leveling and backfilling on the one hand, and for the paving of roadbed nearby on the other hand. Set up no separate dump site to reduce land occupation.

(3) It's forbidden to burn toxic or harmful substances at the construction site. The disposal of toxic or harmful substances shall be in accordance with the requirements of the relevant provisions.

3.2.5 Water and soil conservation measures

(1) After the completion of the construction of any facility, the excavated site shall be backfilled and the corresponding vegetation restoration work shall be carried out. In order to optimize the effectiveness of the restoration, vegetation restoration should be completed one month before the rainy season.

(2) During construction period, excavation and should be avoided in rainy days. The slope of the excavation cross-section should be paved with sandbags, sand bars or grass mats to reduce soil erosion and reduce sediment load in rivers.

(3) All exposed ground caused by excavation should be restored with vegetation as soon as possible to avoid soil erosion caused by wind, water or surface runoff during the rainy season.

3.2.6 Public Health

Day-to-day management

(1) Regular disinfection in latrines, sanitation facilities, drains and dark and damp areas.

(2) Set up drainage ditches around toilets, sanitary appliances and dormitories. Specially-assigned personnel clean the ditches every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Toilets, sanitary appliances and drainage ditches are disinfected respectively.

(3) Set up an infirmary at the construction site, and equip with health medicine kit, commonly used drugs and bandages, tourniquet, neck brace, stretcher and other first aid equipment.

(4) There should be a sewage tank for domestic wastewater. And there should be no sewage and wastewater in the sanitation area.

(5) The construction site is divided into different responsibility areas. Garbage in the living area should be cleared timely.

Protection management measures:

(1) Set up warning signs or warning notes in the posts and equipment or places that are prone to get occupational hazards.

(2) Carry out occupational health training and medical examination for personnel engaged in toxic and harmful operations, and to guide them to use occupational disease protection equipment and personal protection equipment correctly.

(3) When working in high noise operation, the operators are equipped with earplugs for hearing protection.

3.2.7 Anti-seepage measures for pipeline

（1）The destruction of foundation is the indirect cause of pipeline leakage. The foundation of the pipeline must meet the mechanical requirements of the design. The bearing capacity of foundation must be measured. And the one can't meet the design requirements must be mitigated through a soft foundation treatment. The construction of the foundation should be strictly in accordance with the width, thickness and strength required by the design drawings to ensure quality.

(2) The quality of raw materials is a direct factor affecting the impermeable performance of pipelines. To strengthen the quality management of materials is a key prevention and control measure. In the site acceptance phase for the material, the

appearance of each pipe should be inspected to ensure the use of qualified pipe in addition to the inspection of necessary certificates and reports of pipes, and to ensure the water quality from the source.

(3) Construction shall be carried out in strict accordance with operating procedures.

(4) Carry out a detailed survey and analysis of the construction site before the construction so as to work out sound construction drawings; in addition, carry out the quality review of the drawings after the determination of the construction drawings to ensure its rationality and feasibility.

(5) When the pipeline trench is excavated, it should be provided immediate support to prevent the ground from settling, so as to avoid the impact of landslides caused by construction accidents and affect the normal use and safety of existing facilities around the site. Excavation slopes and support forms must be reviewed by the supervision engineer, and construction can only be performed after approval. When digging in risky area, reporting should be conducted in a timely manner. And reinforcement measures should be taken to prevent sinking or deformation. In order to ensure the accuracy of the pipe laying, protective measures should be taken for careful preparation. In order to keep the digging workers in a dry environment, some areas should be drained. Meanwhile, the inner and outer walls of the steel pipe should have preservative treatment.

3.2.8 Anti-seepage measures for biogas slurry ponds

(1) In order to prevent the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the cement caused by the hydration heat, choose the low hydration heat cement.

(2) Adopt the continuous pouring seamless construction technology using expansion concrete reinforcement band.

(3) Use mechanical vibration in accordance with the specifications. While in the pre-buried pipe, pre-buried parts, reserved holes and water-stop belt and other non- straight structure, it's inconvenient for vibration and it's difficult to fully discharge the air in the concrete during vibration process due to the small size. Therefore, not only is mechanical vibration required in these parts during construction, but also artificial vibration should be supplemented, which helps to discharge the air, thus ensuring a solid vibration.

(4) The pipe parts and construction bolts worn through the reinforced concrete wall shall be fitted with a water-stop ring; To construct on the reserved hole in the concrete wall slab, firstly complete the steel strapping, place the casing pipe on the pool

wall according to the position of reserved hole on the drawing, seal the casing temporarily to prevent the concrete from flowing into the casing in the process of concrete pouring. Fix the casing at the same time to prevent off-position of the casing, etc. Set strengthening ribs accordingly at the end of the hole to prevent the cracking of the hole due to load problems, resulting in construction defects; after the installation of the drainage pipe is completed, seal the reserved hole; after concrete pouring completed and the model is removed, check whether the reserved hole is intact. Cases of blockage should be treated in a timely manner.

(5) Strengthen the management of the construction process; establish a clear operation post and accountability system.

(6) Apply anti-corrosion material to the concrete surface in contact with sewage and ensure the thickness of the reinforced steel protective layer to resist the corrosion of the sewage to the steel, and to increase the durability of the reinforced concrete pool. The raw materials should be acid and alkali resistant, UV-resistant, anti-corrosion paint.

3.2.9 Protection measures for biogas slurry ponds and pipelines during operation

(1) 1.5-meter high metal fences are set around the biogas slurry pond to prevent people and livestock from straying into the area.

(2) There will be drainage ditches around the biogas slurry pond. Outside the pond, there will be a slope of 5‰ in the north-south direction. The pond brim will be built 50cm to 100cm in height to prevent external rainwater inflow. Real-time monitoring the level of fluid in the pond can control the liquid level below the safety level to prevent the occurrence of overflow risk.

(3) All biogas pipelines are set in accordance with the relevant specifications to set the slope to avoid clogging. Set a filter at the pipe entrance to prevent foreign matter from entering the pipe. At the same time, set up interval access holes on the biogas slurry pipeline for the convenience of maintenance and cleaning.

(4) Adopts anti-corrosion, acid and alkali resistant materials for the underground biogas slurry pipeline, and set signs on the ground about the underground pipeline.

3.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan

The environmental monitoring plan for the project adjustment is implemented in combination with the original plan, and the environmental protection monitoring plan is shown in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Environmental Monitoring Plan for the project adjustment Monito Monito Monitoring Monitoring Implementation Monitorin ring ring points (observation) standards and g objects content indicators specifications frequency Atmosp Stench Take 1 sample Odor Level II of Once per here from both concentration, Emission standards year upwind and ammonia, for odor pollutants downwind hydrogen (GB14554-93) according to sulfide standard on project site Boiler Exhaust Soot Table 1 and Table 2 Once per flue funnel of Sulfur dioxide from Emission year gas, gas boiler, exhaust Smoke Standards of Air generat funnel of gas blackness Pollutants for or generator Nitrogen Boilers(GB13271- oxides 2001), Table 1.1.2 Gas fueled boiler emission guidelines in General EHS Guidelines Solid Fertiliz Random Heavy metal Ministry of Once per waste er sampling Agriculture 525-- year 2012 Noise Factory noise Equivalent Environmental Noise Once per continuous A Emission Standards year; once sound level for Industrial both for Enterprises day and （GB12348-2008） night Groundwater Daily PH, odor and Class III of Once per monitoring taste, Groundwater Quality year well No. 1 in permanganate Standard (GB / the upstream index, T14848-93) of the plant ammonia Daily nitrogen, monitoring nitrate (in N), well No. 2 in total hardness, the total dissolved downstream solids, total of the plant coliform group, water level monitoring

Pipe network and Leakage Pressure Technical Once a biogas slurry pool balance Specifications for year Urban Water And Drainage (GB 50788- 2012)

3.4 Environmental supervision

The project determines the corresponding qualified engineering supervision unit by way of tender. The project supervision unit shall be equipped with a full-time environmental supervision engineer, who is responsible for the environmental supervision of the project.

3.5 Environmental Training Program

Environmental training will be conducted at the beginning of the implementation to ensure that all participants are fully aware of their responsibilities in the implementation of environmental-related activities, to better understand the reasons for the implementation of the environmental management monitoring plan. This would bring benefits for project implementation.

Table 3-2 Environmental Training Program Training topics Training Training Specific training content objects plan (Person/ Day) Environmental Project 5 National environmental protection regulations and managing staff, laws and regulations policies production 4 Project Environmental Management personnel, Plan, World Bank Environmental construction Management Framework units Implementation Construction 3 Environmental protection of the units, responsibilities during the Environmental supervision construction period of the project Management units, Project 3 Main environmental protection tasks Plan implementation and contents during the construction unit period of the project 3 Environmental Management Plan and Environmental Management Procedures 3 Improvements and amendments to environmental management plans 19

3 Internal monitoring methods, data collection processing, construction safety Crisis Construction 4 Biogas operation safety: gas stations, management units, gas pipelines, biogas transportation, supervision user maintenance management and units, Project safe operation implementation unit Public Safety Project 120 Conduct lecture on gas use Awareness managing staff, knowledge, distribute gas safety use Education town and manuals and brochures, check village cadres, regularly with users and promote gas community safety knowledge administrators and residents Environmental Environmental 5 Environmental protection facilities monitoring monitoring inspection, environmental quality inspection, personnel monitoring, reporting reporting Environmental Construction 3 Environmental safety regulations and protection management processes measures unit 3 Biogas Operation Emergency Response Plan

The project is expected to increase the expenditure of the environmental training plan by 80,000 yuan, and the budget has been included in the project training plan. This program recommends that the funds required for the implementation of environmental protection training plan shall be borne by the supporting funds of subproject enterprises.

3.6 Environmental Management

3.6.1 Environmental Code of Practice (ECOP)

In accordance with the environmental screening and classification requirements of Environmental Assessment (OP4.01) in the World Bank's Safeguards Policy, the project was identified as a Category B project. And the Environmental Code of Practice is prepared in accordance with the World Bank's requirements for environmental impact assessments.

3.6.2 Environmental Sensitive Point

Around the project area, there is no drinking water source protection area, rare animal and plant resources, key cultural relics, nature reserves, ecologically sensitive areas and other environmentally sensitive areas.

Part Two ：Supplementary Environment Management Plan for Chengde Subproject

Chapter 1 Subproject Overview

1.1 Background

Hebei Provincial Government applied a loan from the World Bank and initiated a Hebei Rural Renewable Energy Development Project (the Project). The Chengde Subproject is one of the five subprojects of Project. The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate sustainable biogas production and utilization to reduce environmental pollution and supply clean energy in rural areas of Hebei Province. The project is under implementation stage. It included 6 subprojects of biogas facility construction at Linzhang, Chengde, Zunhua, Yutian, Laoting and Anping. These subprojects were reduced to 5 when Laoting was dropped out in January 2016 which resulted in USD 15 million loan saving. In order to efficiently use the loan, the USD 15 million was distributed to Chengde and Zunhua subprojects.

During project restructuring, the loan saving of USD 7 million from Laoting subproject is proposed to be reallocated to the construction of Chengde subproject (Chengde Straw Biogas Production with Household Supply and Comprehensive Biogas Manure Utilization project). The proposed project adjustments will be undertaken within the project design framework and environmental management framework to optimize existing subproject biogas production and utilization facilities, and digestate handline/fertilizer production to improve the straw and excrement of livestock (mainly pig) utilization, thus increase the subproject efficiency and create higher economic benefits. No new different types of activities are included under the restructuring, so the project remained as category B project.

1.2 Location

Beigushan Village, Sangou Town, Chengde County, Chengde City, Hebei Province.

1.3 Content of Project Adjustment

The loan saving will support the increase of facilities and equipment to Chengde subproject which include a set of enlarged preprocessing system, a set of biogas slurry deep purification equipment, a set of solid compound organic fertilizer equipment, a set of liquid compound organic fertilizer equipment, a high-temperature solar energy heating system, a hot water storage and supplying system, and straw and excrement

storage and transportation facilities.

The civil work includes 3,200m3 of preprocessing pool, 752m3 of grit chamber, 1,620m3 of regulating reservoir, 423m3of heating pool, 385m2 of biogas slurry deep purification greenhouse, 385.92m3 of purification pool, and 80m3 of acidizing storage.

Chapter2 Public Consultation and Information Dissemination

The public consultations with the affected people were conducted by the environmental assessment team and subproject entity through several approaches, including public consultation forum, household questionnaire survey and interviews. The details are as follows:

2.1 Public Consultation Forum

First, the environmental assessment team reported to Chengde Government Environmental Protection Agency the proposed project design adjustments, and the Agency required to submit the Environment Impact List according to the national regulation, and also required the subproject entity to further strengthen environment management during project construction and operation periods, through identifying potential additional environmental impacts and formulating relevant mitigation measures, and consulting with the potentially impacted villagers in surrounding areas according to the subproject’s Environment Management Framework prepared during the project prepration. A public consultation forum was held on that basis.

Table 2-1 Information of Public Consultation Forum Chengde Straw Biogas Production with Household Supply and Comprehensive Biogas Manure Utilization Sub-project After the first draft of Supplementary Environment Management Plan Time: Jan. 25, 2020 Venue: Committee of Beigushan Village, Sangou Town Participants: Villager representatives from the impacted villagers

Meeting brief: Firstly, the subproject enterprise introduced the construction status of the facilities and its potential impacts on local economy and employment; the environment assessment expert team introduced the project’s impacts on air, water, noise and solid waste during the construction and operation periods, as well as the proposed mitigation measures. The villager representatives raised their questions and suggestions, and the experts and enterprise representatives provided answers. The local villager representatives expressed their support to the subproject, which will improve local environment and provide organic fertilizers and job opportunities to local people.

2.2 Household Questionnaire Survey

There are 21 administrative villages in the project location Sangou Town, which include: Sangou, Beigushan, Sujiaying, Beizhangzi, Ergou, Xiaozhangzi, Liangqian, Pingtai, Xiaonangou, Dalaoye Miao, Dongzhuang, Xiaerdao Hezi, Shangerdao Hezi, Sandao Hezi, Jiapishan, Taiping, Shanshenmiao, Xingwang, Zhifu, Yingzhangzi and Xinfangzi Villages, comprising of 6,458 households. A project publication was carried out after the first draft of the project’s environment management plan in those villages.

2.2.1 Public Information Publication

Table 2-2 After the First Draft of Supplementary Environment Management Plan Disclosure Way Time Place/Website Posting notice Mar. 17, 2020 villages in Sangou Town

Figure 2-1 Project Information Disclosed at Beigushan Village

Figure 2-2 Project Information Disclosed at Gushan Xiaofanggou Village

Household questionnaire survey has also conducted at environmental sensitive villages, including Beigushan Village, Gushan Xiaofanggou Village, Saohugou Village and Sujiaying Village, comprising of 392 households.

Method of the survey: 220 questionnaires were issued by the environmental assessment expert team and the subproject entity to above villages with the sampling

proportion of 56%.

Random interviews are also conducted in the environmentally sensitive villages with 2 families interviewed in each environmental sensitive village, to understand the local natural conditions and socio-economic development situation in the potentially subproject impacted area, as well as the residents' heating and energy demands. The villagers’ suggestions on the project construction were collected and taken into consideration during technical design.

Figure 2-3 Household questionnaire survey at Beigushan Village

Figure 2-4 Household questionnaire survey at Sujiaying Village on

2.2.2 Results of Questionnaire Survey

Table 2-3 Results of Questionnaire Survey Issuance Collection Pcs Pcs Supportive Objective Waiver Time Time Issued Collected Rate Rate Rate Mar. 1, Mar. 18, 220 206 100% 0 6.3% 2020 2020

2.3 Consultation Results

Table 2-4 Results of Public Consultation Forum and Household Questionnaire Survey Countermeasures Responses to Period Public Opinions Public Consultation To address the villagers’ During the public questions on the potential consultations, the environmental impacts that environment might be caused by the assessment expert The surveyed subproject construction, team listened to villagers in sensitive some noise reduction and the opinions of villages raised the dust prevention measures villager questions on whether were put in place, and an representatives, and how the village supplemental environment and verified the environment would be management plan was countermeasures, protected during prepared to mitigate the including subproject negative impacts to villagers’ providing After the construction and living conditions during the detailed First Draft of operation, for construction and operational explanations on Supplementary example, whether it periods; and those mitigation the potential Environment would affect the measures would be environmental Management normal life of incorporated to the impacts of the Plan residents or cause subproject design and subproject and pollution to the implementation, which will measures that will village, and whether guide environment protection be taken to there would be measures and standards address the protection measures would be effectively negative impacts for atmosphere, implemented and monitored. in the design, groundwater and construction and measures to reduce operation of the noise. subproject. The villagers were satisfied with the explanations. In the consultation In view of the potential The environment forum, and through environment pollution, assessment expert After the questionnaire survey, treatment measures for waste team provided First Draft of the villagers showed water and solid waste were detailed Supplementary their supportive proposed and relevant explanations on Environment attitude to the management plans were how the Management subproject, put formulated, and incorporated subproject will Plan forward questions to the project technical address the air about whether the design; the training on biogas and water

project would cause safety to workers and pollution, as well air or water pollution villagers was planned. as the safety of or explosion, and biogas production expressed their wish and utilization. to have clean, cheap The subproject and safe energy and company organic fertilizers. expressed that the training on gas use safety will be provided to local users. The villagers were satisfied with the explanations and offers.

Chapter3 Environment Management Plan

3.1 Environment Management Organization and Personnel

As required by the original EMP, Chengde subproject has established a complete organizational structure to implement its environmental management plan. The environmental management of the subproject adjustment will be relied on the current organization. The personnel composition is as follows, which include seven team members:

One General Director: Company President

One Manager of New Energy Project Management Office: Bachelor’s degree — majoring in Machine Manufacturing, responsible for implementing the environment management plan.

One Administrative Manager: Bachelor’s degree —majoring in Business Administration, responsible for project documentation and equipment installation management.

One Engineering Supervisor: Bachelor’s degree —Biogas Material Controller Level 2 trained and certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for geological exploration, structure design and implementation.

One Financial Staff: College graduated —responsible for financing management,

auditing and social assessment.

One Biogas Specialist: Responsible for safety monitoring.

One Inspection Supervisor: Bachelor’s degree —majoring in Civil Engineering, responsible for monitoring and managing the laboratory.

3.2 Main Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures

The potential environmental impacts that may be caused by the additional subproject activities through project restructuring mainly include: land occupation and disturbance to soil and plants during facility construction, and noise that be caused by construction work; dust raised by earth excavation and transportation; domestic wastewater and the wastewater and solid waste generated from the construction process. In addition, investigation results of the social assessment team showed that, there is no cultural heritage in the project area. To mitigate the above environmental impacts, the following measures are proposed:

3.2.1 Noise Reduction

(1) All building machinery should satisfy environmental standards, and the operators should receive relevant training.

(2) Strictly control the work time and prevent working at night.

(3) Shorten the maintenance cycle of construction machine and ensure good condition of equipment.

(4) Select low noise equipment as far as possible to minimize the noise. Provide corresponding labor protection appliances for workers.

(5) Ensure good technical condition of concrete conveying pump, tower crane and vibration bar, and control the noise by appropriately slowing them down.

(6) Reasonably arrange construction progress and working hours and limit the operating time of noisy equipment. With the above measures, the noise in the construction site is expected to satisfy the requirements in Emission Standard of Environment Noise for Boundary of Construction (GB12523-2011) both in the daytime and at night.

3.2.2 Dust Suppression Measures

(1) Regularly sprinkle the road sections with dust risks.

(2) Flatten and harden the ground where building materials are stored or processed, and where large models are placed.

(3) Store the fine particle materials sealed and covering measures shall be adopted while they are handled or moved.

(4) Sprinkle the bare ground in the construction site properly.

(5) Require vehicles entering the construction site to slow down.

(6) Enclose the loading spaces on the transportation vehicles of earth, muck and building trash.

(7) Cover concrete, coarse sand and aggregate with tarpaulin to prevent dust.

3.2.3 Wastewater treatment

(1) Reuse the seepage water from foundation pit excavation and wastewater from mortar mixing for construction activities or for dust suppression.

(2) Ensure there is no illegal discharge of construction wastewater and reuse the machine cleaning water.

(3) Clean the sludge in drainage trays regularly.

(4) Repair and maintain the construction machine and vehicles at specialized maintenance points to avoid the generation of oily wastewater in the site.

(5) Inspect the mechanical equipment before use to avoid oil or water leakage.

(6) Adopt anti-seepage concrete to the sewage pool, and anti-seepage liner to the storage pool.

(7) For underground or semi-underground structures, prevent surface water from entering the foundation pit, and take anti-floating measures when groundwater level is high.

(8) If there is pipeline through the storage pool, take leakage preventing measures, e.g. embedded casing.

(9) If the volume of the pool is too large, there should be expansion joint with water stop strips being installed.

(10) Domestic wastewater generated during the construction will be processed in septic tank and regularly transported by villagers. As the volume of washing wastewater is small, it is splashed directly for dust suppression.

3.2.4 Solid Waste Handling and Disposal

(1) Use closed vehicles for the transportation of construction wastes, and it is prohibited to scatter them randomly. Recover and reuse the construction wastes as far as possible and promptly clear and consume them in accordance with relevant provisions on garbage classification management.

(2) Store the waste oil, chemical solvents and other hazardous wastes separately in accordance with their nature and entrust qualified units for their disposal; mark and construct the temporary hazardous waste storage site in accordance with the Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage (GB18597-2001).

3.2.5 Soil and water conservation measures

(1) Pile up the waste earth and leftover stone at certain place or move them to the dumping area if they cannot be used for construction, with layered compacting and vegetation planted there in time.

(2) Pile the excavated topsoil separately as it can be used as material for berm of ditches or soil for farmland restoration.

(3) Carry out education and training on vegetation protection to the construction team before they enter the site.

3.2.6 Public health

Daily management

(1) Dormitory, canteen, bathroom, toilet should be well ventilated, equipped with lighting facilities, and maintained by designated personnel.

(2) Construction site staff meals, drinking water, rest places should meet the hygiene standards (there should be a hygiene certificate in place).

(3) Set openable windows in dormitories, prepare bedding no more than 2 layers, and prohibit using a wide bed for a number of people.

(4) The canteen should process the valid hygiene license issued by the competent

authority, and the kitchen staff should hold valid health certificates.

(5) The canteen shall be away from toilets, garbage storage area, toxic places or other source of pollution. Protective measures:

(1) Where good natural ventilation cannot be guaranteed, the operation area shall be equipped with forced ventilation facilities, and the operators shall be protected from toxic and harmful gases.

(2) In dust workplace, operators shall wear dust prevention masks. In welding, operators shall wear protective masks, goggles, gloves and other personal protective equipment.

(3) In high temperature, anti-heat supplies including “Klian Intan, Tendrops, Cooling ointment” will be provided to workers and the working time will be reasonably arranged in summer.

3.3 Environment Monitoring Plan

The environment monitoring plan of the project adjustment will be implemented together with the original plan, see Table 3-1 for detailed monitoring plan.

Table 3-1 Environment Monitoring Plan for the project adjustment Monit Monitor Monitorin Monitoring Executive Standard Frequenc oring ing g Location Target y Object Content Air Odor Sampling Odor Standard level II in Once per the concentration Emission Standard for year upwind Odor Pollutants and (GB14554-93) downwind directions each in the site Boiler Chimney Smoke Table 1 and Table 2 in Once per fuel of boiler Sulfur dioxide Emission Standard of year gas; and gas- Blackness of air pollutants for Boiler gas- fired exhaust gas (GB13271-2001); Table fired generator Nitric oxide 1.1.2 Gas-fueled boiler generat emissions guidelines in or General EHS Guidelines Solid Fertilize Random Heavy metal Ministry of Agriculture Once per Waste r sampling document 525-2012 year Noise Factory Equivalent Emission Standard for Once per boundary continuous A Industrial Enterprises year, noise sound level Noise at Boundary testing (GB12348-2008) both in daytime and at night Ground Water Upstream PH, smell and Class III of Quality Once per monitorin taste, Standard for Ground year g well 1# permanganate Water (GB/T14848- Downstrea index, ammonia 93). . m nitrogen, nitrate monitorin (N), total g well 2# hardness, total soluble solids, total coliform group, water level monitoring

3.4 Environment Supervision

A qualified project supervisor will be determined through bidding. The unit is required to provide professional environment supervising engineers for the environment supervision work.

3.5 Environment Training Plan

Environment training will be centralized held at the beginning of the implementation to ensure all participants are clear about their responsibilities in environmental activities, and completely understand the reasons why environment management monitoring plans are conducted. This would bring benefits for project implementation. The Training budget has been included to the project design.

Table 3-2 Project Environment Training Plan Subject Target Trainee Plan Content (person- day) Environmental Project 5 National laws and regulations Laws and management, on environment protection Policies production 4 Project’s environment personnel, management plan and the construction unit World Bank’s environment management framework Facility Construction unit, 3 Environment protection duties Environment monitoring unit, during construction Management project 3 Main tasks of environment Plan implementation protection during construction unit 3 Environment management plan and procedures 3 Improvement and correction of environment management plan 3 Internal monitoring methods; data collection and processing; construction safety Crisis Construction unit, 4 Biogas operation safety; Management monitoring unit, maintenance and management project of gas station, pipeline, implementation transportation and user; safe unit operation 35

Public Safety Project 80 Biogas use training lecture; Awareness management, biogas guidebook and town and village dissemination manual; regular cadres, inspection and security community knowledge dissemination on managers, the spot residents Environment Environment 5 Environmental protection Monitoring monitoring facility inspection; Inspection and personnel environment quality Report monitoring; reporting Environment Project 3 Laws, regulations and Mitigation implementation procedure of environment Measures unit safety 3 Emergency response plan for biogas operation

It is estimated that the expenditure of environment training plan for project restructuring is CNY 70,000 which has been included in the total budget of subproject training plan.

3.6 Environment Management

3.6.1 Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOP)

On the basis of the environment screening and classification requirements in OP4.01 Environmental Assessment of the World Bank’s Safeguards Policies, the project was classified into Category B, and an ECOP was prepared as required.

3.6.2 EMP for certain environmental sensitive receptors

The project is located in Chengde Liugou Emerging Industry Cluster Area, constructed based on former cultivated land. No additional land acquisition for the additional financing activities. There was no natural reserve or culture relic protection site around, nor the environmental sensitive receptors such as schools or hospitals.