Environmental Impact Statement on Gulang County-Shuangta Industrial Park Road Project and Xingminxin Village of Xijing Town of Gulang County-S308 Route Road Project Public Disclosure Authorized GULANG COUNTY-SHUANGTA INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD PROJECT AND Public Disclosure Authorized XINGMINXIN VILLAGE OF XIJING TOWN OF GULANG COUNTY-S308 ROUTE ROAD PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Public Disclosure Authorized STATEMENT CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTION: TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF GULANG COUNTY Public Disclosure Authorized ASSESSMENT INSTITUTION: NINGXIA ZHICHENG ANHUAN TECHNICAL CONSULTING CO., LTD. PREPARATION DATE: JULY 2017 I Environmental Impact Statement on Gulang County-Shuangta Industrial Park Road Project and Xingminxin Village of Xijing Town of Gulang County-S308 Route Road Project CONTENT FOREWORD ....................................................................................................................... 1 1. GENERAL OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 7 1.1 BASIS FOR COMPILATION .............................................................................................. 7 1.2 COMPLIANCE OF INDUSTRIAL POLICIES AND COMPLIANCE OF PLANNING .................... 11 1.3 PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................... 12 1.4 IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTORS AND SELECTION OF ASSESSMENT FACTORS ..................................................................................................... 12 1.5 CONTENT OF ASSESSMENT AND FOCUSES OF ASSESSMENT .......................................... 15 1.6 DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONAL AREAS .................................................... 16 1.7 ASSESSMENT LEVELS AND ASSESSMENT SCOPE ........................................................... 17 1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARD ...................................................................................... 21 1.9 ASSESSMENT PERIOD .................................................................................................. 25 1.10 OBJECTIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ......................................................... 25 1.11 PROCEDURE OF ASSESSMENT WORK .......................................................................... 26 2. PROJECT ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ......................................... 29 2.1 CURRENT PROJECT OVERVIEW .................................................................................... 29 2.2 OVERVIEW OF GULANG COUNTY-SHUANGTA INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD ENGINEERING PROJECT ........................................................................................................................... 31 2.3 XINGMINXIN VILLAGE OF XIJING TOWN OF GULANG COUNTY-S308 ROUTE ROAD PROJECT ........................................................................................................................... 55 2.4 PREDICTION OF TRAFFIC VOLUME ............................................................................... 66 2.5 LAND REQUISITION AND DEMOLITION ......................................................................... 71 II Environmental Impact Statement on Gulang County-Shuangta Industrial Park Road Project and Xingminxin Village of Xijing Town of Gulang County-S308 Route Road Project 2.6 EARTHWORK............................................................................................................... 73 2.7 SOIL BORROWING AND SPOIL GROUND ........................................................................ 77 2.8 CONSTRUCTION METHODS .......................................................................................... 80 2.9 UNDERPASS GANTANG-WUWEI RAILWAY CHANNEL PROJECT ....................................... 80 3. SURVEY OF CURRENT STATUE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................................. 85 3.1 NATURAL OVERVIEW ......................................................................................... 85 3.2 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT BRIEF...................................................................................... 88 3.3 CURRENT STATUS ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ................................... 94 4. PROJECT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................. 104 4.1 ANALYSIS OF POLLUTION SOURCE DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD .......................... 104 4.2 ANALYSIS OF POLLUTION SOURCE DURING OPERATION PERIOD ................................. 112 5. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ............................................................................................ 116 5.1 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF NOISE ON ENVIRONMENT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ........................................................................................................................... 116 5.2 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON THE AMBIENT AIR DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. 120 5.3 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ..... 124 5.4 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE ON ENVIRONMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION124 5.5 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON LAND USE .......................................................................... 125 5.6 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT .............................................. 126 6. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT DURING THE OPERATION PERIOD ........................................................................................................................... 127 III Environmental Impact Statement on Gulang County-Shuangta Industrial Park Road Project and Xingminxin Village of Xijing Town of Gulang County-S308 Route Road Project 6.1 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON AMBIENT AIR ................................................................. 127 6.2 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON NOISE ENVIRONMENT .................................................... 133 6.3 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT ....................................................... 140 6.4 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF SOLID WASTE ON ENVIRONMENT ......................................... 141 6.5 ANALYSIS OF IMPACT ON SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................... 141 7. POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES AND FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS ............... 147 7.1 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD147 7.2 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES DURING OPERATION PERIOD ...... 156 7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT ................................................................................ 159 8. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT ............................................................... 161 8.1 RISK IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................ 161 8.2 SOURCE TERM ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 162 8.3 ACCIDENT FREQUENCY PREDICTION ......................................................................... 162 8.4 RISK ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 164 8.5 RISK ACCIDENT PREVENTION MEASURES .................................................................. 164 8.6 CONTINGENCY PLAN ................................................................................................. 166 9. SCHEME COMPARISON AND SELECTION ........................................................... 172 9.1 SCHEME COMPARISON AND SELECTION BETWEEN "HAVE PROJECT" AND "HAVEN'T PROJECT" ....................................................................................................................... 172 9.2 SCHEME COMPARISON AND SELECTION OF ROAD ROUTE ........................................... 174 9.3 COMPARISON AND SELECTION OF SOIL BORROWING AND SPOIL GROUND ......................................................................................................................... 174 10. ECONOMIC PROFIT AND LOSS ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IV Environmental Impact Statement on Gulang County-Shuangta Industrial Park Road Project and Xingminxin Village of Xijing Town of Gulang County-S308 Route Road Project IMPACT ........................................................................................................................... 183 10.1 IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 183 10.2 IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT, INCOME, LIVING STANDARD AND QUALITY OF RESIDENTS183 10.3 IMPACT ON REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT ........................... 185 10.4 PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES AND INVESTMENT ESTIMATION185 10.5 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ANALYSIS .................................................................... 185 10.6 ECONOMIC PROFIT AND LOSS ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT .............. 186 10.7 COMPLETION ACCEPTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ................................ 187 11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATION ................................................... 190 11.1 PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE................................................................................... 190 11.2 BASIS AND PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATION ...................... 191 11.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES ......................................... 192 11.4 WAYS OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION .............................................................................