Public Disclosure Authorized People's Republic of China Shaan.xEHighway Project II "An Environment Impact Report on Jiangzhang- -Tangyu Class-Two Auto-OnI;y Highway Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Xian Highway Transportation University April, 1995 People's Republic of China Shaanxi Highway Project I1 An Environment Impact Report on Jiangzhang -Tangyu Class-Two Auto-Only Highway Xian Highway Transportation University Apri,, 1995 Introduction Jiangzhang -Tangyu Class-Two Auto-Only Highway (alUed JTH) is located inside Meixian county,mid-west part of Shaanxi province, connecting Xian -Baoji class -one highway and Taibai Naitional Forest Park, with a total length of 15. 692km. The overall cost of the project covers 77,103,800 yua n. The Taibai National Forest Park stands inside Meixian county, the northern foot of Qinling mountains in the north -western Shaanxi province. Tangyu hot spring flows from the Araibai Mount. In recent years. the beautiful landscape. natural glacial topography.varieties of wild animal and vegetation resources, and the hot spring for convalescence attract more and more visitors and tourists. They are looking forward to an express way to link the tourist zone with Xian and Baoji. But the conditions of the existing roads to Tangyu are poor, uncoordinated with the tourist development. According to the need of local tourism , the government of Baoji city and the county council of Fufeng put forward a suggestion to build up a tourism - only highway between Jiangzhang and Tangyu at the 13th people's Congress of Shaanxi province. The suggestion was approved in principle and it will be carried out in the late years of the eighth 5-year plan as a key construction project- In April, 1994, Shaanxi Provincial Reconnaissance and Design Institute completed The Road Engineering Feasibility Report of Jiangzhang -Tangyu Highway. which was placed in Oct. on the 1994 World Bank Loan Applica- tion Project after the discussion with the World Bank. In Oct. 1994. Xian Highway Transportation University was asked by Shaanxi Provincial Communications Division to do the environment assessment of Jiangzhang-Tangyu Highway. In January, 1995. Shaanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau held in Xian an opinion soliciting conference for the environmental assessment outline and approved it in the document of Shaanxi Environment Supervision (1995). In JanuaTy, 1995tthe first draft was finished. The environmental protec- tional expert ,Mr. Suzuki had a great suggestions to the report in April before the revision and submission to the World Bank and the Shaanxi provincial Environment Protection Bureau. The present sound environment materials in the assessment report come from monitoring on the spots by Xian Highway Transportation University. while the others from the environmental protection Dept. of the Unified Re- connaissance Research Institute of the Electric Ministry. During the assess- ment work, thanks for the great help from Shannxi Provincial Communica- tions Division. the Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau, The Provin- cial Reconnaissance and Design Institute. Fufeng Transportation Bureau. Shaanxi Provincial Meteorology Bureau. Meixian Meteorology Bureau and some other units. Content GeneralStatement .*............ * *.............. - (1) 1.1 Source of the Project and its Preliminary Work * (1) 1. 2 Assessment Purpose - . *........ (2) 1. 3 Basis of the Report ..........................- (2) 1. 4 Assessment Personnel *****........................................ (3) 1. 5 Assessment Content ....... * (3) 1. 6 Scope Standards and Time Period of EIA .... ........ (3) 1.7 Assessment Methods ........................................... (4) 1.8 Laws. Priniples and Regulations Observed DuTing Project DLevelopnment ................................ (4) 1. 9 Major Environmental Sensitive Spot Distribution along the HIighway........................................................ (5) 1. 10 Content Arrangement ............-........... .. (5) 2 Engineering Survey ...............--........................................(7) 2. 1 Significance of the Project Construction . ...... * - (7) 2. 2 Route Alignment and major control points ...........-- (7) 2.3 Construction Scale. Technical Standard and Schedule .... (11) 2. 4 Economic Assessment of the Project . -.... ---.- (14) 2. 5 Removal and Resettlemnent ..................................... (15) 2. 6 Engineering Construction Organization .--.-.-.--.-. *.-...*.-(15) 2- 7 Environmental Impact Analysis of the Project ....---.-- (16) 3 General Enironmental Situation--...--.-.-.-.... ..... (17) 3.1 Introduction to Impacted Area ........................ (17) 3. 2 Physical Resources ............................ (21) 3. 3 Ecological Environment . ...................... (25) 3. 4 Social Environrment-..........--.--... (27) 3. 5 Life Quality ........*. .. (29) 4 Environmental Impact Prognosis and Assessment ........... (36) * 1 . 4.1 ReeUcs,Scenes and Tourism ;. .. ...... (36) 4.1.1 CZulturalRJelics ......... ...... *..............*-.-............. (36) 4.1.2 Scenes ..................................... (36) 4.1.3 Tourism ....... ****-- (37) 4.1. 4 Summary * | . @ 0 (38) 4. 2 Acoustic Environment . - . (38) 4.2.1 DuringConstruction . ..............(38) 4.2.2 During Service ................ (38) 4.2. 3 Summary ...... o.........................e. (40) 4.3 AtmosphereEnvironment ............ *.s.......e............... (41) 4. 3. 1 During Construction ...... (41) 4.3. 2 DuringService. (41) 4.3. 3 Summary .....................................................(45) 4.4 Ecological Environment . 0000O.-**-...... (45) 4.4. 1 .Agricultural Production . --............................. (45) 4.4.2 SoilErosion .. ......................... (48) 4. 4. 3 Animals and Vegetation ..........................................(49) 4. 4.4 Sunimnary ... .............. (4..........................,49) 4. 5 Basic Facilities ....... ..............................(50) 4. 5. 1 Hydraulic Facilities and Farmland Irrigation ...............(50) 4 5. 2 Traffic Environment .......................... (52) 4. 5. 3 Public Facilities.5 ........... .... --...................... 3. ) 4. 6 Social Economy ........................ (53) 4. 7 Life Quality --------.... ............ (54) 4.7. 1 Incame - -----...............................................(54) 4.7. 2 LifeQuality ................................ (54) 4. 7. 3 Contact and Cultivation ........................-- (56) 4. 8 Environmental Impact Analysis on Construction Transport Roads and Borrow Areas ........... (56) 4. 9 Environmental lmpact Analysis of Grade Separations . (58) 4. 10 Analysis on Highway Transportation Venture . (58) 4. 11 Removal and Resettlement ..... ............................ (59) 5 Measures and Suggestions for Environmental Protection Engineeing ............. ,...-.-.-..*........ (64) 5. 1 Unfavourable Impact from the Project . ... .. (64) 5. 2 Measures Taken During Designing * (65) 5. 3 Measures Taken During Construction . (66) 5. 4 Measures Taken During Service . a........... (67) 5. 5 Suggestions .. ...... ... *... **....... (68) 6 Alternates................................ ...... *.. ..... (69) 6. 1 Engineering Factor in Plan Alternate.. ..................... (69) 6. 2 Environmental Impact Factor in Plan Alternate 9-9- . (69) 6. 3 Suggestions from Local Governments and People . (69) 6. 4 Summary ...........................*.*.*........ ** . (71) 7 Loss and Benefit Analysis of Environmental Economy ............ (72) 7.1 Budget Estimate for Environmental Protection En&meering ............................. C72 ) 7. 2 Investment Benefit -....... (72) 7. 3 Environment Loss ......................... .............. (73) d Environment Administration and Supervision Plan . (75) 8.1 Environment Administration Plan .......... ** .***.(75) 8. 2 Environment Supervision Plan ...... (80) 8. 3 Staff Trairning ----..--..-.-.---.-.-.-.......(84) 9 Public Participation ----.--.-.--....(85) 9. 1 Public Opinion Census ......................................... e (85) 9. 2 Environmental Consultation Activity ...- .... (86) 9. 3 Suggestions from Local Governments and Ordinary People ... ... ..... .. .................. (88) 9. 4 Summary . .. (89) 10 Conclusion of A.ssessment ---..--.-. -----.-.*--------..-(90) 10. 1 Assessment Conclusion . .........................(90) 10. 2 Measures to Environmental Sensitive Spots .. (91) . 3 . Appendix: Appendix I1: Major Recf-renceMaterials Appendix 11 Public Opinion Census Appendix V; Suggestions fTom Local Governments Appendix Fig:The Fig of the material Quarries,Transport Roads and the Location of Envionmental Surviellance Spots 4 - I A General Statement 1. I The Source of the Project and Its Preliminary work 1. 1. 1 The Source of the Project The project source and the Preliminary work Jiangzhang-Tangyu Class -Two Automobile-Only Hlighway (called 1TH hereinafter.) is located inside Meixian county, mid-west part of Shaanxi province, connecting Xian-Baoji class-one Highway with the Taibai National Forest Park, with a total length of 15. 692km. The overall cost of the project covers 77,103,800 yuan. The Taibai National Forest Park stands insidc Meixian county, the northern foot of Qinling mountains in the north-western Shaanxi province. Tangyu hot spring flows from the Taibal Mount. In recent years, the beautiful landscape, natural glacial topography,pvarieties of wild animal and vegetation resources, and the hot spring for convalescence attract more and more visitors and tourists. They