P. R. CHINA JINGDEZHEN WUXIKOU HYDRO-COMPLEX PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CO., JIIANGXI Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD Public Disclosure Authorized MANAGEMENT PROJECT SUPPLEMENTARY EIA REPORT APPENDIX: CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT DRAFT FINAL Public Disclosure Authorized OCTOBER 2012 N° 3 11 0009 JINGDEZHEN WUXIKOU HYDRO-COMPLEX PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPENDIX: CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT ............................................. 1 1.2. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................ 1 1.3. DESCRIPTION OF CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN ........................................................................... 2 1.4. HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL OF CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN ....................................................... 2 1.5. POWER DEMAND OF JINGDEZHEN MUNICIPALITY ..................................................................... 3 1.6. CURRENT WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN ........................... 3 1.6.1. CURRENT DEVELOPMENT FOR MAIN STREAM OF CHANGJIANG RIVER (JIANGXI SECTION) ..................... 3 1.6.2. CURRENT DEVELOPMENT FOR MAIN STREAM OF CHANGJIANG RIVER (ANHUI SECTION) ....................... 6 1.6.3. CURRENT DEVELOPMENT FOR TRIBUTARIES OF CHANGJIANG RIVER .................................................... 7 1.7. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................................................... 9 1.8. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................... 9 1.9. LAYOUT OF THE REPORT ...................................................................................................... 10 2. SCOPING OF STUDY AREA ............................................................................................. 11 2.1. SPATIAL BOUNDARY FOR THE STUDY .................................................................................... 11 2.2. TEMPORAL BOUNDARY FOR THE STUDY ................................................................................ 13 3. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ........................................................................................... 14 3.1. CATCHMENT CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................ 14 3.2. CLIMATE AND RAINFALL ....................................................................................................... 15 3.3. FLOW PROFILE OF CHANGJIANG RIVER ................................................................................. 16 3.4. FLOODS IN CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN .................................................................................. 19 3.5. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ........................................................................................................... 19 3.6. AQUATIC ECOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 20 3.7. TERRESTRIAL FLORA AND FAUNA ......................................................................................... 21 3.8. WATER RESOURCE AND WATER USE .................................................................................... 23 3.9. WATER QUALITY .................................................................................................................. 23 3.10. GROUNDWATER .................................................................................................................... 24 3.11. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE .................................................................................................. 24 3.12. LAND USE PATTERN ............................................................................................................. 25 3.13. LIVELIHOOD OF THE AREA .................................................................................................... 25 ARTELIA–HXD – 3110009 – OCTOBER 2012 PAGE A JINGDEZHEN WUXIKOU HYDRO-COMPLEX PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPENDIX: CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT 3.14. FISHERY ............................................................................................................................... 26 3.15. MINERAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................... 27 3.16. WATER TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................................... 28 4. RELEVANT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS ..................................................................... 29 4.1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 29 4.2. DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF CHANGJIANG RIVER BASIN ............................................................. 29 4.2.1. CASCADE DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................. 30 4.2.2. FLOOD CONTROL .............................................................................................................................. 33 4.2.3. IRRIGATION ....................................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.4. RIVER NAVIGATION ........................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.5. SOIL CONSERVATION ........................................................................................................................ 34 4.3. JINGDEZHEN URBAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN (2008~2030) ......................................... 34 4.3.1. URBAN FLOOD CONTROL .................................................................................................................. 35 4.3.2. ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONAL ZONING ............................................................................................. 35 4.3.3. WATER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................................ 35 4.3.4. WASTEWATER TREATMENT ............................................................................................................... 36 4.3.5. POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................................................ 36 4.3.6. RAILWAY .......................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3.7. WATER TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................ 37 4.4. SURFACE WATER (ENVIRONMENTAL) FUNCTIONAL ZONING OF JIANGXI PROVINCE ................. 37 4.5. FULIANG ECOLOGICAL COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PLAN (2007~2015) .................................... 38 4.6. FISH-FARMING DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF JINGDEZHEN MUNICIPALITY ...................................... 39 4.7. MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN OF JINGDEZHEN MUNICIPALITY (2008~2015) ....................................................................................................................... 39 4.8. SUMMARY OF RELEVANT SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PLANS ...................................................... 39 5. IDENTIFICATION OF KEY VECS ....................................................................................... 42 5.1. IDENTIFICATION OF KEY VECS .............................................................................................. 42 5.2. DEFINITION OF THRESHOLD VALUES FOR IDENTIFIED KEY VECS ............................................ 45 5.2.1. HYDRAULIC REGIME .......................................................................................................................... 45 5.2.2. WATER QUALITY ............................................................................................................................... 45 5.2.3. AQUATIC ECOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 46 5.2.4. DOWNSTREAM WATER USE ............................................................................................................... 47 6. ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CUMULATIVE IMPACTS ............................................................. 48 6.1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 48 6.2. HYDRAULIC REGIME ............................................................................................................. 49 6.2.1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 49 ARTELIA–HXD – 3110009 – OCTOBER 2012 PAGE B JINGDEZHEN WUXIKOU HYDRO-COMPLEX PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CO. JIANGXI PROVINCE JIANGXI WUXIKOU INTEGRATED FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECT SUPPLEMENTARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT