E2048 V5 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SICHUAN & GANSU PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS THE WORLD BANK Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY PROJECT (WERP) SICHUAN INFRASTRUCTURE SUB-PROJECTS (BATCH 2) VOLUME 3 LANGZHONG SUBPROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT APRIL 2010 Public Disclosure Authorized FINAL VERSION Summary Environmental Impact Assessment for Langzhong Subproject under Batch 2 of Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project (WERP) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 GENERAL...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Program (WERP) ........................................................... 1 1.1.2 Project Organization........................................................................................................ 2 1.1.3 Batch 2 Infrasturcture Sub-projects in Sichuan................................................................... 3 1.2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT .......................................................................... 5 1.3 LAYOUT OF THE SUMMARY EA .................................................................................... 5 2 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF LANGZHONG SUBPROJECT........................................... 7 2.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND................................................................................................ 7 2.2 COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL PLANNING.......................................................................... 7 2.3 PROJECT COMPOSITION ................................................................................................ 7 3 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.1 With and Without Langzhong Subproject ........................................................................... 9 3.1.2 Project Location.............................................................................................................. 9 4 ENVIONRMENTAL BASELINE SITUATION ........................................................................................ 12 4.1 PHYSICAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................... 12 4.1.1 Geography ................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.2 Geology ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.1.3 Climate ........................................................................................................................ 12 4.1.4 Hydrology..................................................................................................................... 13 4.1.5 Ecology........................................................................................................................ 13 4.2 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC SETTING................................................................................... 14 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT & MITIGATION MEASURES........................................................................ 15 5.1 ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FROM LANGZHONG SUBPROJECT.......................................... 15 5.2 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES RELATED TO PROJECT LOCATION.................. 15 5.2.1 Land Acquisition & Resettlement .................................................................................... 15 5.2.2 Cultural Heritage........................................................................................................... 16 5.2.3 Ecological Resources .................................................................................................... 16 5.3 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ........... 16 5.3.1 General Impacts ........................................................................................................... 16 5.3.2 Specific Impacts............................................................................................................ 18 5.4 IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES RELATED TO OPERATION PERIOD.................. 22 5.4.1 Air Pollution.................................................................................................................. 22 5.4.2 Noise Pollution.............................................................................................................. 22 5.4.3 Potential Impacts on Local Navigation and Flood Control .................................................. 23 5.4.4 Clarification of Dam Safety Issues................................................................................... 23 6 RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN ........................................................................................................... 24 6.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .......................................................................... 24 6.2 IMPACT OF LAND ACQUISITION AND HOUSE DEMOLITION ......................................... 24 6.3 APPLICABLE POLICIES AND COMPENSATION STANDARD ............................................. 24 6.4 ESTIMATED COST FOR RESETTLEMENT ....................................................................... 24 6.4.1 Land compensation....................................................................................................... 25 6.4.2 Resettlement Plan for house demolition........................................................................... 25 6.4.3 Reemployment opportunities brought by No.3 Jialing River Bridge project .......................... 25 6.5 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR RESETTLMENT .............................................................. 26 6.6 RESETTLEMENT ORGANIZATION AND FUND GUARANTEE ............................................ 27 6.7 CONSULTATION, APPEALS, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE27 6.8 RESETTLEMENT MONITORING .................................................................................... 28 6.9 MATRIX TABLE OF RIGHTS ......................................................................................... 28 7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION & INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................................................... 30 DRA Consulting Team i April 2010 Summary Environmental Impact Assessment for Langzhong Subproject under Batch 2 of Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project (WERP) 7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION.............................................................................................. 30 7.2 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................................................................................ 31 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN .......................................................................................... 33 8.1 ORGANIZATION........................................................................................................... 33 8.2 ENVIRONEMTNAL MONITORING PLAN ........................................................................ 34 8.2.1 Construction Period....................................................................................................... 34 8.2.2 Operation Period........................................................................................................... 35 8.3 CAPACITY BUILDING .................................................................................................. 35 8.4 BUDGET ESTIMATE AND SOURCE OF FUNDING ........................................................... 35 APPENDIX 1 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................... 1 APPENDIX 2 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD ............................................................................................... 1 ENVIRONMENTAL AIR QUALITY STANDARDS ........................................................................................................ 1 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR SURFACE WATER............................................................................ 1 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR NOISE ............................................................................................. 2 WASTEWATER ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 AIR EMISSION......................................................................................................................................................... 5 NOISE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 SOIL EROSION CONTROL ........................................................................................................................................ 6 APPENDIX 3 FIGURES AND DRAWINGS........................................................................................................ 1 DRA Consulting Team ii April 2010 Summary Environmental Impact Assessment for Langzhong Subproject under Batch 2 of Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project (WERP) LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: List of Sub-project Cost.................................................................................................... 4 Table 2-1: Project