E2711 V1 rev WORLD BANK PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR URUMQI DISTRICT HEATING PROJECT SHUIMOGOU DISTRICT HEATING NETWORK COMPONENT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Xinjiang Environmental Technology Consulting Center 2011.1 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Name: Urumqi District Heating Project Project Leader: Xu Yan (Certificated EIA Engineer: A40040130600 EIA Team:: Xinjiang Environmental Technology Consulting Center Legal Representative: Zhou Wei (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à CONTENTS PREFACE................................................................................................................ 1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 2 1.1 Background 1.2 EIA Overview 1.3 Assessment Scope, Protection Objectives, Period and Key Issues 1.4 Relevant Laws, Regulations, Technical Guidelines and Standards 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................. 8 2.1 Project Overview 2.2 Main Construction Contents 2.3 Associated Facilities 3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL BASELINE....................................... 15 3.1 Natural Environment and Environmental Quality 3.2 Societal and Economic Status 3.3 Current Air Pollution Control and Management 3.4 Respiratory Disease Status 3.5 Key Environmentally Sensitive and Social Protection Areas 3.5.1 Current Status of Cultural Heritages 3.5.2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas 3.5.3 Noise Sensitive Points 3.5.4 Water Environmentally Sensitive Points 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............................................. 35 4.1 Impact Assessment during the Construction Phase à L (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à 4.2 Impact Assessment during the Operation Phase 4.3 Cumulative impacts of the two components 4.4 INDUCED IMPACTS................................................................................. 46 5. INFORMATION DISLOSURE AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION ............... 48 5.1 Objectives, Scope and Approaches 5.2 Process of Announcement and Consultation 5.3 Results and Feedbacks 5.3.1 Feedbacks on Information disclosures 5.3.2 Feedbacks to Interviews 5.3.3 Feedbacks from Meetings 5.4 Conclusions of Public Consultation 6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................... 57 6.1 Alternatives of “With” and “Without” Project 6.2 Alternatives of Project Locations 6.3 Alternatives of Technology and Techniques 6.4 Alternatives of Heating Fuels 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN................................................. 62 7.1 Institutional arrangement and supervision mechanism 7.2 Mitigation Measures 7.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan and Budget 7.4 Environmental Training Program 7.5 Reporting Mechanisms 7.7 MANAGEMENT PLANS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL IMPACTS.................... 78 à LLà (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à 8. DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN 2010......................................................................... 80 8.1 Heat Sources 8.1.1 Current Status of Heat Sources 8.2 Project activity undertaken in 2010 9. CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................ 84 References [1] “Circular of Forwarding the “Opinions on Promoting CHP to Fundamentally Resolve Air Pollution in Urumqi” ”, WuZhengBan [2006] No. 91, the Urumqi Government, Dec. 2006 [2] “Notice about Air Pollution Control of Corporations including Xinjiang Xinlian Thermal Co. Ltd. within a Time Limit”, Wuzhengtong [2010] No.29, the Urumqi Government, Mar. 2010 [3] “Prevention Program for Air Pollution in Winter of Urumqi (2010- 2015)”, UMEPB, Sep. 2009 [4] “Approval Comments on the “Environmental Impact Form for CHP Project of Urumqi Thermal Power Plant”, XinHuanPingShenHan [2010] No. 14, XDEP, Jan. 2010 [5] “Circular about Approving and Forwarding the “Implementation Plan for Urumqi CHP Network Integration” ” (Wuzhengban [2010] No.127), the Urumqi Government, 2010 [6] “Letter about Proper Disposal of Wastes Generated from Dismantlement of Small Boilers”, Headquarter Office for Coordination of Air Pollution Control of Urumqi, Sep. 2010 [7] “Urban Heating Plan of Urumqi (2006-2020)”, the Urumqi Government, 2006 [8] “The Research of Causes of Air Pollution and Prevention and Control à LLLà (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à Strategy in Urumqi”, UMEPB, Dec. 2008 ANNEX .................................................................................................................. 86 Annex 1 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT.............................................................................................................. 86 1 PLAN FOR RELEVANT PREPARATION BEFORE CONSTRUCTION ... 86 1.1 WORKING IDEAS THAT PERSON IN CHARGE SHOULD HAVE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION................................................................................ 86 1.2 PREPARATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE CONSTRUCTION............... 86 1.3 SITE VISIT ...................................................................................................... 87 1.4 DISCLOSURE OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN........................................... 87 1.5 PREPARATION OF DIFFERENT TRAVEL PLANS FOR DIFFERENT SITUATION........................................................................................................... 88 1.6 SAFETY TRAINING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION...................................... 88 1.7 ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSTRUCTION FILES...................................... 88 1.8 DAILY TRAFFIC SAFETY GUARANTEE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM .. 88 CONSTRUCTION DUTY..................................................................................... 89 2.2 SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR SENSITIVE AREAS.................................... 89 2.3 IMPLEMENTATION RULES DURING CONSTRUCTION....................... 90 à LYà (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à à Y (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à PREFACE The concentration of sulfur dioxide and dust significantly exceeds the standards during the heating season in Urumqi, which indicates the coal-smoke pollution. According to the “Urban Heating Plan of Urumqi (2006-2020)”, the Urumqi government proposed a centralized space heating system supplied by Cogeneration of Heat and Power (CHP) plants. The government has initiated Urumqi District Heating Project (UDHP) and applied for the World Bank loan. The CHP includes two components: Component 1: Shayibake District Heating Network Component (SHN) Component 2: Urumqi CHP Shuimogou District Heating Network (UHN) The two components, which are municipal infrastructure projects, are relatively simple and not related to major physical works. The environmental impacts of such project are limited. According to relevant requirements of domestic environmental impact assessment (EIA), Environmental Impact Forms were prepared for the two components. The two forms were reviewed and approved in 2008 and 2010 respectively (see Table 0.1-1). Table 0.1-1 The Approvals of Domestic EIAs Project Type of EIA EIA Approval Approval time No. Approval document name document Agency Xinjing Department January, 2010 Environmental XinHuanPingHanSh 1 UHN of Environmental Impact Form en No. {2010}14 Protection Former Autonomous December, 2008 Environmental Regional XinHuanJianJianHa 2 SHN Impact Form Environmental n No. {2008}168 Protection Bureau In December 2009, The Xinjiang Environmental Technology Consulting Center (XETCC) was commissioned by the Project Office of Urumqi Heat Reform and Building Energy Efficiency (HRBEE) International Technological Cooperation (POUITC) to prepare two EIA Reports for the components to submit to the World Bank in light of domestic Technical Guidelines of EIA and requirements on EIA in the World Bank safeguard policies. Being commissioned, The XETCC collected relevant information and investigated the proposed sites and the circumstances of the two components. The XETCC composed the “EIA Report for Shayibake District Heating Network” and the “EIA Report for Urumqi CHP Shuimogou District Heating Network”. In addition, an Executive Summary was prepared. This document is the “EIA Report for Urumqi CHP Shuimogou District Heating Network”. The EIA team would like all those agencies for their support and help, including the Xinjiang Department of Environmental Protection (XDEP), the Urumqi Municipal Construction Commission, the Urumqi Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau (UMEPB), the POUITC, the Urumqi Management Office of Heating Industry, the Urumqi District Heating Company (UDHC), EIA teams of the two component, feasibility study teams of the two components and the World Bank China office. à (QYLURQPHQWDOÃ,PSDFWÃ$VVHVVPHQWÃ5HSRUWÃIRUÃ&RPSRQHQWÃÃRIÃ8'+3Ã8+1à 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background As Urumqi has been experiencing urban expansion, rapid population growth and economic growth in the past decade, industrialization and urbanization have been promoted. In this context, energy consumption would increase significantly. The energy constrains on economic development and energy related environmental issues would become more evident. The concentration of sulfur dioxide and dust significantly exceeds the standards during the heating season in Urumqi, which indicates a typical coal-smoke