E4566 v3 REV Public Disclosure Authorized Guilin Integrated Environment Management Project of the World Bank Funded Public Disclosure Authorized Comprehensive Environment Impact Assessment Report Public Disclosure Authorized Prepared by: The Environment Protection Science Academy of Public Disclosure Authorized Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Certificate No.: Guohuanpinzheng Jiazi No. 2902 Date: June 2014 Comprehensive EIA Report Guilin Integrated Table of Contents Environment Management Project of the World Bank Funded Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1 FOREWORD ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 OVERALL BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................ 2 1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT REPORT .......................................... 3 1.3 SCOPE AND TIME SECTION OF ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION TARGETS ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FACTORS AND ASSESSMENT FACTORS ........................................................... 7 1.5 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND RULE DOCUMENTS ................................................................................... 9 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 14 2.1 PROJECT COMPOSITION, INVESTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ........................................... 14 2.2 PROJECT INVESTMENT AND FUND RAISING ............................................................................................. 18 2.3 TECHNICAL FEATURES .............................................................................................................................. 18 2.4 THE PROJECT ORGANIZATION AGENCIES & IMPLEMENTATION AGENCIES .......................................... 44 2.5 DUE DILIGENCE STUDY OF THE LINKED PROJECTS ................................................................................. 45 3 CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL STATUS .............................................................................. 47 3.1 OVERVIEW OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................... 47 3.2 SOCIAL OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................... 52 3.3 CURRENT STATUS AND PLAN OF WATER SUPPLY .................................................................................... 54 3.4 CURRENT STATUS AND PLANNING OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM ...................................................................... 58 3.5 CURRENT SLUDGE DISPOSAL STATUS AND PLAN ..................................................................................... 67 3.6 SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT ON CURRENT ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ........................................................ 71 3.7 MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVE POINTS .......................................................................................... 98 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................................... 103 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION PERIOD ........................................................................ 103 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS IN THE OPERATION PERIOD ....................................................... 115 4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................................... 127 4.4 ACCUMULATED IMPACT ANALYSIS......................................................................................................... 130 4.5 LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF SLUDGE UTILIZATION ................................................................................... 132 4.6 APPLICATION OF WORLD BANK’S ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SANITATION GUIDELINES .............. 134 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ...................................................... 137 5.1 PURPOSES, METHODS AND SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 137 5.2 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE .................................................................................................................... 137 5.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SURVEY ............................................................................................................ 145 6 THE ANALYSIS OF THE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS ........................................................................... 160 Environmental Protection Research Academy of Guan of .P.R.China Add:5JiaoYu Road Nanning GuangXi Tel:0771-5331497 Post:530022 1 Comprehensive EIA Report Guilin Integrated Table of Contents Environment Management Project of the World Bank Funded 6.1 PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS .................................................................... 160 6.2 ZERO OPTION ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 160 6.3 THE ANALYSIS OF THE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS OF WATER SUPPLY COMPONENT ............................. 162 6.4 ANALYSIS OF THE ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS OF THE DRAINAGE COMPONENT ...................................... 162 6.5 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL OPTIONS ................................................................... 169 7 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN ................................ 176 7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................................................. 176 7.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................................................. 177 7.3 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PLAN ....................................................................................................... 177 7.4 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT TRAINING PLAN .................................................................................... 178 7.5 THE REPORTING MECHANISM FOR THE EMP ....................................................................................... 179 8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR SLUDGE DISPOSAL COMPONENT .................................................................................................................................................. 176 8.1 LOCATION CRITERIA ............................................................................................................................... 176 8.2 EIA PERPARATION .................................................................................................................................. 177 8.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION .......................................................................................................................... 177 8.4 APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ......................................................................................................... 178 9 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 182 Environmental Protection Research Academy of Guan of .P.R.China Add:5JiaoYu Road Nanning GuangXi Tel:0771-5331497 Post:530022 2 Comprehensive EIA Report Guilin Integrated Abbreviations Environment Management Project of the World Bank Funded Abbreviations (1) DC: Drainage Company (2) DRC: Development and Reform Committee (3) EA: Environment Assessment (3) EHS: Environment Health Safety (4) EIA: Environment Impact Assessment (5) EP: Environment Protection (6) EPA: Environment Protection Ageny (7) EPB : Environment Protection Bureau (8) PIU: Project Implementation Unit (9) PMO: Project Management Office (10) PS: Pumping Station (11) WSC: Water Supply Company (12) WWTP: Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Protection Research Academy of Guan of .P.R.China Add:5JiaoYu Road Nanning GuangXi Tel:0771-5331497 Post:530022 1 EIA Master Report of Integrated Guilin Urban 1 Foreword Environment Management of the World Bank Funded 1 Foreword 1.1 Overall Background of the Project 1.1.1 Significance of the Project Guilin is a world famous scenic tourist city and a famous historic and cultural city. The city is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at the south end of Hunan-Guilin Corridor, and borders Hunan Province in the east and north. Hunan-Guilin Railway runs through the Lijiang River, Guizhou-Guangzhou Express Railway in construction passes through the whole city, and national highways 321, 322 and 323 pass by the city. Located at 109°36′~111°29′ east longitude and 24°15′~26°23′ north latitude, the city has an average latitude of 150m, and its north and south sides have a common boundary with Hunan Province, its west and southwest sides are connected with Laibin City, and its south and southeast sides are connected with Wuzhou City and Hezhou City. At present, Guilin has a population of around 750,000 in downtown area, and a financial revenue of around RMB Y12 billion. According to the spirit of the Decision on Accelerating to Promote