SFG2362 G.H.P.Z.J.Z. No. 2606 Public Disclosure Authorized World Bank Financed Hubei Yichang Three Gorges Modern Logistics Center Infrastructure Project Public Disclosure Authorized Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report (For Appraisal) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Central-Southern Safety & Environment Technology Institute Co. Ltd. July, 2016 World Bank Financed Hubei Yichang Three Gorges Modern Name of the Project Logistics Center Infrastructure Project Central-Southern Safety & Environment Technology Institute Assessed by Co. Ltd. Legal representative QIAN Bin Task Team leader LIU Zhe Vice-Task Team Leader SHE Jian Team Member KOU Xueyong, LUO Feng, ZHANG Qi Reviewed and Approved by: ZHANG Bin Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... - 1 - 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................ - 1 - 1.2 REGULATORY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................... - 1 - 1.2.1 Laws and regulations .................................................................................................................- 1 - 1.2.2 Administration regulations ........................................................................................................- 3 - 1.2.3 Technical specifications ..............................................................................................................- 5 - 1.2.4 Project-related plannings...........................................................................................................- 5 - 1.2.5 Project documents .....................................................................................................................- 6 - 1.2.6 World Bank’s safeguard policies ................................................................................................- 6 - 1.3 FUNCTION ZONING AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS ........................................................................... - 7 - 1.3.1 Ambient air ................................................................................................................................- 7 - 1.3.2 Acoustic environment ................................................................................................................- 8 - 1.3.3 Water environment ....................................................................................................................- 8 - 1.4 EVALUATION FACTORS AND SCOPE ................................................................................................ - 10 - 1.4.1 Identification of environmental impact ...................................................................................- 10 - 1.4.2 Screening of evaluation factors ...............................................................................................- 10 - 1.4.3 Evaluation factors ....................................................................................................................- 11 - 1.5 RELATIONSHIP WITH RELEVANT PLANNING ................................................................................... - 11 - 1.5.1 Urban Master Planning of Yichang Municipality (2011- 2030) ................................................- 11 - 1.5.2 Development Planning for Three Gorges Modern Logistics Center (2010 - 2020) ...................- 12 - 1.5.3 The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Developing Hubei Modern Logistics ........................................- 12 - 1.5.4 Master planning of Yichang Navigation Hub and special planning on adjustment to Major urban port district ...........................................................................................................................................- 12 - 1.6 COMPARISON AND GAP ANALYSIS WITH WORLD BANK STANDARDS ............................................. - 14 - 1.6.1 Regulations on Prevention and Control of Pollution of Inland Waterway ...............................- 14 - 1.6.2 The World Bank regulations ....................................................................................................- 16 - 1.6.3 Gap analysis .............................................................................................................................- 17 - 1.6.4 Comparison with General EHS Guidelines ...............................................................................- 18 - 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................................- 20 - 2.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. - 20 - 2.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS ..................................................................................................................... 22 2.3 CONSTRUCTION SCHEMES AND PROCESS ........................................................................................... 24 2.3.1 Baiyang Port Operation Area ....................................................................................................... 24 2.3.2 Construction plan for Baiyang Logistics Park ............................................................................... 30 2.3.3 Construction scheme.................................................................................................................... 36 2.4 SENSITIVE RECEPTORS ...................................................................................................................... 37 I 2.4.1 Sensitive receptors for surface water protection ......................................................................... 37 2.4.2 Atmospheric and acoustic sensitive receptors ............................................................................. 37 2.4.3 Ecological sensitive receptors ...................................................................................................... 38 2.5 ASSOCIATED FACILITIES .................................................................................................................... 40 2.5.1 Bayang Town Shawan Wastewater Treatment Plant................................................................... 40 2.5.2 Landfill ......................................................................................................................................... 40 2.6 LINKED PROJECTS ............................................................................................................................. 42 2.6.1 Baiyang port Phase I .................................................................................................................... 42 2.6.2 Sections of National Highway 318 Upgrade ................................................................................ 43 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BASELINE ............................................................................ 44 3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ............................................................................................................. 44 3.1.1 Topography .................................................................................................................................. 44 3.1.2 Climate ......................................................................................................................................... 44 3.1.3 Surface water ............................................................................................................................... 44 3.1.4 Soil and minerals.......................................................................................................................... 45 3.2 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION .................................................................... 45 3.3 ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT QUALITY MONITORING AND EVALUATION................................................. 49 3.4 MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF SURFACE WATER ENVIRONMENT ................................................. 50 3.5 ECOLOGICAL BASELINE .................................................................................................................... 55 3.5.1 Terrestrial ecology ........................................................................................................................ 56 3.5.2 Aquatic environment ................................................................................................................... 64 3.6 CHINESE STURGEON NATURE RESERVE ............................................................................................ 70 3.6.1 Chinese sturgeon ......................................................................................................................... 71 3.6.2 Other important fishes ................................................................................................................. 72 3.7 REGIONAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................... 74 3.7.1 Yichang Municipal social and economic ...................................................................................... 74 3.7.2 Cultural relics ............................................................................................................................... 75 4 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................... 76 4.1 WITH AND WITHOUT PROJECT ..........................................................................................................