Initial Environmental Examination Project number: 48055-002 September 2016 People’s Republic of China: Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Watershed Flood Control and Environmental Improvement Project Prepared by the Xinyu City Government for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit – yuan (CNY) CNY 1.00 = $ 0.154 $ 1.00 = CNY 6.49 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank IA Implementing Agency AEP Annual Exceedance Probability IEE Initial Environmental Examination AQG Air Quality Guideline JPG Jiangxi Provincial Government BOD5 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand MOE Ministry of Environment BOT Build Operate Transfer PM2.5 Particulate Matter with Diameter<2.5μ CNY Chinese Yuan PM10 Particulate Matter with Diameter<10μ COD Chemical Oxygen Demand PME Powered Mechanical Equipment CUT Common Utility Tunnel PMO Project Management Office DEIA Domestic Environmental Impact assessment PRC People’s Republic of China DO Dissolved Oxygen RP Resettlement Plan EA Executing Agency SEPP Soil Erosion Protection Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment SPS Safeguard Policy Statement EIS Environmental Impact Statement SS Suspended Solid EHS Environmental, Health and Safety SSUS Sub-Surface Utility System EMP Environmental Management Plan TN Total Nitrogen EMS Environment Monitoring Station TP Total Phosphorus EPB Environmental Protection Bureau TSP Total Suspended Particulates FSR Feasibility Study Report WHO World Health Organization GDP Gross Domestic Product WRB Water Resources Bureau GHG Greenhouse Gas WTP Water Treatment Plant GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant HSRND High Speed Railway New District XCG Xinyu City Government WEIGHTS AND MEASURES oC Degree centigrade m3 Cubic meter dB Decibel m3/a Cubic meter per annum ha Hectare (10,000 m2) m3/d Cubic meter per day kg Kilogram mg/kg Milligram per kilogram km Kilometer mg/l Milligram per liter km2 Square kilometer mg/m3 Milligram per cubic meter kW Kilowatt mu Chinese land unit (1 ha=15 mu) L Liter MW Megawatt (1 million watts) m Meter t Metric ton (1,000 kg) m2 Square meter t/a Ton per annum NOTE (i) In the report, “$” refers to US dollars. 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THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................................... 4 C. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................. 6 D. IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................................ 7 E. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM ...................................................... 8 F. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN............................................................................................ 8 G. RISKS AND ASSURANCES............................................................................................................... 8 H. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 8 II. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 9 III. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .......................................................... 11 A. POLICY FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................................. 11 B. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN THE PRC .......................... 11 C. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ..................................................................................................... 13 D. APPLICABLE PRC AND ADB POLICIES AND ASSESSMENT CATEGORIES .......................................... 13 E. ASSESSMENT STANDARDS .......................................................................................................... 13 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................. 17 A. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 17 B. PROJECT BENEFITS .................................................................................................................... 22 C. PROJECT DESIGN ....................................................................................................................... 23 OUTPUT 1. INTEGRATED RURAL AND URBAN FLOOD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ....................................... 23 OUTPUT 1.1: INCREASE FLOOD RETENTION CAPACITY ....................................................................... 23 OUTPUT 1.2: FLOOD PROTECTION ALONG KONGMU RIVER ................................................................. 34 OUTPUT 2: WATER POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 35 OUTPUT 2.1: WASTEWATER PIPES AND PUMP STATIONS .................................................................... 35 OUTPUT 2.2: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .......................................................................... 36 OUTPUT 2.3: CONSTRUCTED LAKES AND WETLANDS ......................................................................... 39 OUTPUT 3: ENHANCEMENT OF FLOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK COPING CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION ........................................................................................................................... 44 OUTPUT 3.1: CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR FLOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN KONGMU RIVER WATERSHED ....................................................................................................... 44 OUTPUT 3.2: IMPROVEMENT OF FLOOD FORECASTING AND WARNING SYSTEM ................................... 44 OUTPUT 3.3: IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR RIVER AND WETLANDS 44 V. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 45 A. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ........................................................................................................... 45 B. PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT SITE .......................................................................... 47 C. ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 53 D. PROTECTED AREAS AND PHYSICAL CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................... 56 E. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ................................................................................................... 58 F. EXISTING AND PREDICTED CLIMATE CHANGE ............................................................................... 60 G. ASSOCIATED FACILITIES .............................................................................................................. 63 VI. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ......................... 67 A. DESIGN PHASE AND AVOIDED IMPACTS......................................................................................... 67 B. PRE-CONSTRUCTION PHASE ....................................................................................................... 67 C. CONSTRUCTION PHASE ............................................................................................................... 68 1. SENSITIVE RECEPTORS AND PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE .......................................................... 68 2. SOIL AND EARTHWORKS .............................................................................................................. 69 3. WATER QUALITY ......................................................................................................................... 71 4. AIR QUALITY............................................................................................................................... 72 5. NOISE ........................................................................................................................................ 73 6. VIBRATION .................................................................................................................................. 74 7. SOLID WASTE ............................................................................................................................. 75 2 8. ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY ...................................................................................................... 75 2. SOCIAL ISSUES ..........................................................................................................................