Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 47069-002 April 2020 PRC: Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for July−December 2019 Prepared by ESD China Limited for the Henan Hebi City Project Management Office and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 47069 January 2020 PRC: Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report for (1 July –31 December 2019) Prepared by ESD China Limited for the Henan Hebi City Project Management Office and the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 28 June 2019) Currency unit – Yuan (CNY) CNY1.00 = $0.15 $1.00 = CNY6.87 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank LSMI licensed soil erosion institute BOD5 5-day biochemical oxygen demand MOE Ministry of Environment CNY Chinese Yuan, Renminbi NH3-N Ammonia nitrogen CO2 Carbon dioxide NO2 Nitrate CODcr Chemical oxygen demand O&M Operation and maintenance CSC Construction supervision company OPF Operators of project facilities dB decibels pH potential of hydrogen; used to specify the acidity or basicity of a solution DEIA Draft environmental impact assessment PIU Project implementation unit DO Dissolved oxygen PM10 Particulate matter with diameter <10μ EA Executing Agency PM2.5 Particulate matter with diameter <2.5μ EIA Environmental impact assessment PMO Project management office EIR Environmental impact report PPMS Project performance management system EIT Environmental impact table PPTA Project preparatory technical assistance EM Environmental monitoring PRC People’s Republic of China EMA Environmental monitoring agency RP Resettlement plan EMP Environmental Management Plan SEMSP Site Environmental Management and Supervision Plan EMR Environmental Management Report SO2 Sulfate EMS Environmental monitoring station SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (of ADB) EPB Environmental protection bureau SRT Sludge retention time FSR Feasibility study report SS Suspended solids FYP Five Year Plan SWM Solid Waste Management facility GDP Gross domestic product TN Total Nitrogen GHG Greenhouse gas TP Total Phosphorus GRM Grievance redress mechanism TSP Total suspended particulates IA Implementing agency WHO World Health Organization IEE Initial environmental examination WRB Water resources bureau LAeq Equivalent continuous A-weighted sound WTP Water treatment plant pressure level, in decibels Leq Equivalent continuous sound pressure level, in WWTP Wastewater treatment plant decibels LIEC Loan implementation environment consultant NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 1 SUMMARY PROJECT INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Project title: Henan Hebi Qihe River Environmental Improvement and Ecological Conservation Project Date of project effectiveness: 17 March 2017 Executing agency: Hebi City Government Implementing agency: Qi County Government, Qibin District Government and Xun County Government PMO (name of agency): Hebi Project Management Office PMO Environment Officer (name, email): Lisha Wang Loan implementation consultant / firm: ESD China Limited LIEC: Jialiang Yu Construction supervision company(ies): See details in table 2 Contractor(s): See details in table 2 ADB web link to EMP: https://www.adb.org/projects/documents/prc-47069-002-emr-0 Domestic web link to EMP: http://www.hb12345.gov.cn ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD MONITORING ADB environment safeguard category: A Environmental report prepared as per Environmental Impact Assessment ADB requirements for this category: Domestic safeguard report: N/A Quarterly period covered by this report: 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019 # EMRs to date including this report: 4 Agency/person responsible for internal* ESD China Limited environmental monitoring: Agency/person responsible for external* Zhengzhou Pony Testing International Group environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for PMO and ESD compliance* environment monitoring: Agency/person responsible for PMO and ESD independent compliance* monitoring: Overall status of environmental All monitoring results indicate the compliance during the project safeguards: implementation. ADB = Asian Development Bank, EMP = environmental management plan, EMR = environment monitoring report, LIEC = loan implementation environment consultant, PMO = project management office. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 4 I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Purpose of report ......................................................................................................................................... 5 2. Project outcome, outputs and subcomponents ............................................................................................ 5 3. Project implementation progress ................................................................................................................. 7 II. SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................... 13 III. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD .......................................................... 15 1. Implementation of the project mitigation measures ................................................................................. 15 2. Implementation of the project monitoring program .................................................................................. 27 3. Public consultations and grievance redress mechanism ............................................................................ 40 4. Training and capacity building ................................................................................................................... 41 5. Costs of EMP implementation during the reporting period ....................................................................... 42 6. Compliance with loan and project assurances ........................................................................................... 42 7. Issues for Follow-Up Documented in the Previous Environment Monitoring Report and any Missions undertaken During the Current Reporting Period ............................................................................................... 42 8. Reporting .................................................................................................................................................... 42 IV. LESSONS LEARNED .................................................................................................................................. 43 V. NEXT STEPS ................................................................................................................................................. 44 APPENDIX 1. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSURANCES ...................................................................... 45 APPENDIX 2. MONITORING DATA ........................................................................................................................ 47 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. Overview. Located in the north of Henan Province, Hebi City has a total population of 1.6 million and encompasses 83 km, 52% of the entire Qihe River. Originating from Shanxi Province, the Qihe River flows into the Weihe River and then Hai River and finally into the Bohai Sea. The Qihe River basin in Hebi City has been selected as a national pilot project for achieving “Water Ecological Civilization”. The implementation of this project will solve the major issues affecting the ecological integrity of the Qihe River Basin as a whole, such as ecosystem degradation, lack of flood control capacity, environmental pollution and weak inter-departmental coordination capacity. 2. Progress in Implementing the EMP. The project had been put into implementation since 2017. Internal, external and compliance monitoring was performed on a regular basis in line with the EMP. The 4th environmental monitoring report (EMR) dated for the 2nd half-year monitoring report in 2019, was prepared and submitted by 31 January 2020. 3. Key issues. No non-compliance environmental findings were reported or identified during the 2nd half-year project implementation in 2019. 4. Lessons learned. Key lessons learned during the reporting period for environmental