Environmental Monitoring Report - No. 1 Project Number: 39153 August 2009 PRC: Chongqing-Lichuan Railway Development Project Prepared by: Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. For: Ministry of Railways (MOR) This report has been submitted to ADB by the Ministry of Railways and is made publicly available in accordance with ADB’s public communications policy (2005). It does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB. New Project Developed with Loan from Asian Development Bank Chongqing-Lichuan Railway Environment Monitoring Report Beijing OASIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. August 2009 Table of Contents 1. FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PROJECT INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 MONITORING CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 4 2. PROJECT PROGRESS ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNITS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION COMPANIES OF CHONGQING-LICHUAN RAILWAY .................................................................................. 4 2.2 PROJECT PROGRESS ...................................................................................................................... 5 3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ..................................................................................................... 7 3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM .............................................................................................. 7 3.2 DAILY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM .............................................................................. 9 4. PRE-JOB TRAINING ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ............................................... 10 5. SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION OF AFFECTED POINTS.................................................. 12 5.1 IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR EACH BID SECTION ................. 13 5.2 RESULTS AND ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 32 6. POPULARIZATION-WORTHY MEASURES AS WELL AS PROBLEMS AND SUGGESTIONS ................................................................................................................................... 33 6.1 POPULARIZATION-WORTHY MEASURES ......................................................................................... 33 6.2 EXISTING PROBLEMS AND IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS .............................................................. 33 List of Photos Photo 1: Training on environmental monitoring Photo 2: Construction roads for Paihuadong tunnel under China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 3: Construction site of Paihuadong tunnel under China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 4: Slope of construction site of Paihuadong tunnel under China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (absence of protection) Photo 5: Guarantee system diagram of environmental protection and water & soil reservation by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 6: Construction site of mixing station under China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 7: Watering cart of China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 8: Sedimentation tank for sewage from mixing station at Changshou North under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.(messy) Photo 9: Construction site of mixing station at Changshou North under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.(messy) Photo 10: Construction site of Huangcaoshan tunnel under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 11: Spoil from Huangcaoshan tunnel under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (absence of protection) Photo 12: Garbage tanks at the construction site of Huangcaoshan tunnel under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 13: Protection measures on oil penetration from air compressor at the construction site of China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 14: Sedimentation tank for slurry from drilling pile construction under China Railway 11th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 15: Construction of 9# pier foundation of Hanjiatuo major bridge under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 16: Spoil protection for 22# pier of Caijiagou Super-major bridge under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 17: Construction site of Jianfengding tunnel under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 18: Sedimentation tank for sewage from Shijiapo tunnel under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 19: Garbage tanks at the construction site of Jianfengding tunnel under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 20: Construction roads for Shijiapo tunnel under China Zhongtie Major Bridge Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 21: Spoil from Fangdoushan tunnel under China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. (absence of protection) Photo 22: Temporary protection for spoil from Fangdoushan tunnel under China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. Photo 23: Sedimentation tank for sewage from Fangdoushan tunnel under China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. Photo 24: Construction roads of China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. Photo 25: Billboard for environmental protection of China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. Photo 26: Sedimentation tank for sewage from Guanyinyan tunnel under China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. Photo 27: Construction site of Wanshoushan tunnel under China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 28: Garbage tanks at the construction site of China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 29: Sedimentation tank for sewage from Wanshoushan tunnel under China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 30: Billboard for environmental protection of China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 31: Side slope protection along the entrance to 1# transverse gallery of Wanshoushan under China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 32: Office at the construction camp of China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 33: Living quarter at the construction camp of China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 34: Billboard for environmental control system of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 35: Billboard for environmental initiatives of pollution prevention and discharge control by China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 36: Afforestation of construction camp of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 37: Sedimentation tank for sewage from Dutingshan tunnel under China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 38: Side slope protection at the construction site of Dutingshan tunnel under China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 39: Spoil ground for Dutingshan tunnel under China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (retaining wall under construction) Photo 40: Categorized collection of garbage at the construction camp of China Railway No. 5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. Photo 41 Construction camp of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Photo 42 Water sprinkling at the construction site of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. 2 Environmental Monitoring Report on the New Chongqing-Lichuan Railway Development Project (2009.8) 1. Foreword 1.1 Project Introduction 1.1.1 Basis of Preparation 1. Invitation for bid for implementation of monitoring project for environmental impact assessment of the new project of Chongqing-Lichuan Railway developed with the loan from Asian Development Bank (September 2008); 2. Tender document for Implementation of monitoring project for environmental management program of the new project of Chongqing-Lichuan Railway developed with the loan from Asian Development Bank (Beijing OASIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. , September 2008); 3. Letter of Acceptance for the environmental monitoring project of Chongqing-Lichuan Railway from Foreign Capital Utilization and Technology Import Center of Ministry of Railways (December 22, 2008); 4. Environmental impact assessment report (EIA report) on the new project of Chongqing-Lichuan railway (China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., December, 2007); 5. Reply to EIA report on the New Project of Chongqing-Lichuan Railway from Ministry of Environmental Protection (No. 21 document for environmental review in 2008); 6. Opinions from Preliminary Review of EIA Report on the New Project of Chongqing-Lichuan Railway from Ministry of Railways (No. 1 for letter from railway plan in 2008). 1.1.2 Direction of Railway and Main Technical Standards Situated in Chongqing Municipality and Enshi Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei province, newly-built Chongqing-Lichuan Railway starts in the west from Chongqing North Station in Yubei District, Chongqing, goes eastward through such administration areas in Chongqing municipality as Jiangbei District, Changshou District, Fuling District, Fengdu County and Shizhu County and ends at Lichuan city, Enshi, Hubei. The 259.5 km-long railway line and Yichang-Wanzhou railway under way link up at Liangwu Station. The line is the west section of Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu Railway Express Passageway in the Long and Medium-Term