The People’s Republic of China World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Hunan Integrated Management of Agricultural Land Pollution Project with World Bank Loan Public Disclosure Authorized (The Second Batch of Project Counties) Environmental and Social Impact Report Public Disclosure Authorized Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation Center, Agriculture Commission of Hunan Province Public Disclosure Authorized Hunan Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals July 2018 Project Name: Hunan Integrated Management of Agricultural Land Pollution Project with World Bank Loan Client: Foreign Economic and Technical Cooperation Center, Agriculture Commission of Hunan Province Assessment Unit: Hunan Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals Institute Qualification Certificate No.: G.H.P.Z.Y.Zi No. 2711 Institute Director: Chen Wei Project Director: Ouyang Kun Project Technical Directors: Wang Wei and Wang Ying Project Compilers: Xiang Qiulai, Liu Jun, Yao Hui, Yuan Cuiyu, You Ping, Xun Zhou, Wu Huan and Tang Jinyao Contents Chapter 1 Project Overview ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Project Background ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Lessons Learned from Similar Projects ........................................................................................... 4 1.3 Category and Characteristics of the Project ..................................................................................... 6 1.4 Environmental Impact Assessment Method .................................................................................... 7 1.5 Assessment Standards ...................................................................................................................... 9 1.6 Scope of Assessment ..................................................................................................................... 16 1.7 Environmental and social sensitive sites........................................................................................ 17 Chapter 2 Laws, Regulations and Management Framework .................................................................. 37 2.1Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies .................................................................................... 37 2.2 Analysis of Compliance with the World Bank’s Safeguards policies ......................................... 43 2.3 Analysis of Differences between PRC National, Local Laws and Regulations and World Bank’s Safeguards policies ....................................................................................................... 45 Chapter 3 Project Content ........................................................................................................................ 56 3.1 Project Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 56 3.2 Construction Content of the Project ............................................................................................... 57 Chapter 4 Current Environment State ...................................................................................................... 66 4.1 Natural Environment ..................................................................................................................... 66 4.2 Ecological Environment ................................................................................................................ 79 4.3 Social and Economic Environment ................................................................................................ 81 4.4 Survey on Pollutant Source in Demonstration Area ...................................................................... 95 4.5 Investigation and Assessment of Current Environmental Quality Status .................................... 114 4.6 Investigation and Evaluation of Rice in Demonstration Area ..................................................... 128 4.7 Identification of Environmental and Social Impact on Demonstration Area ............................... 139 Chapter 5 Analysis of Impacts on Social Environment and Mitigation Measures (ECOP and Specified Point Mitigation Measures) .................................................................................................................... 147 5.1 Analysis on Impacts of the Project Civil works Construction Activities and Mitigation Measures147 5.2 Analysis on Surrounding and Upstream Pollution Sources and Mitigation Measures ................ 160 5.3 Analysis on Impacts of Agricultural Activities and Mitigation Measures ................................... 174 Chapter 6 Analysis of Alternative Plans ................................................................................................ 195 6.1 The Comparison and Selection with and without the Project ...................................................... 195 6.2 Comparison and Selection of Demonstration Areas .................................................................... 196 6.3 Project Village Area Selection ..................................................................................................... 199 Chapter 7 Analysis of Social Environmental Impact and Social Risk Control ...................................... 201 7.1 Analysis on Impacts on Social Environment ............................................................................... 201 7.2 Social Risk Identification ............................................................................................................ 205 7.3 Control of Social Risks ................................................................................................................ 210 Chapter 8 Process of Public Participation .............................................................................................. 213 8.1 Public Participation of Environmental Impact Assessment ....................................................... 213 8.2 Public Participation of Social Impact Assessment ..................................................................... 245 8.3 Information disclosure and Grievance redress mechanism During Project Implementation .... 255 Chapter 9 Environmental and Social Management Plan ........................................................................ 260 9.1 Purpose of Environmental and Social Management .................................................................... 260 9.2 Contents of Environmental and Social Management Plan ........................................................... 260 9.3 Environmental and Social Management System ......................................................................... 260 9.4 Environmental and Social Management Training ....................................................................... 272 9.5 Summary of Mitigation Measures for Environmental and Social Impact ................................... 274 9.6 Environmental Monitoring Plan .................................................................................................. 291 9.7 Environmental and Social Management Cost Estimation............................................................ 368 9.8 Information Management of Environmental and Social Management Plan ................................ 369 Chapter 10 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 373 10.1 Project Overview ....................................................................................................................... 373 10.2 Current Environmental Status .................................................................................................... 373 10.3 Environmental Impact Analysis and Mitigation Measures of Project ....................................... 374 10.4 Social Impact Analysis and Mitigation Measures of Project .................................................. 376 10.5 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 376 Appendix 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Environmental Protection Procedure of Small Civil Works ...................................................................... 1 Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Environmental Protection Procedure of Field Irrigation Facility Construction ......................................... 1 Appendix 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Environmental Protection Procedure of Agricultural Activities ................................................................ 1 Appendix 4 Technical Plan to Be Adopted by Each Project Counties Appendix 5 Monitoring and Evaluation Result of Surface Water in Each Project County Appendix 6 Monitoring and Evaluation Result of Sediment of Irrigation Canal of Demonstration Areas in each Project County Appendix 7 Selection Sheet of Project Towns of Each Project County Appendix 8 Comparison and Selection Sheet of Demonstration Area of Each Project County Hunan Integrated Management of Agricultural Land Pollution Project with