Environmental Monitoring Report Semi-annual Report January 2018 People’s Republic of China: Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project Prepared by the Lanzhou Project Management Office for the Anning District Government and the Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 40625-013 Environmental Monitoring Report covering July 2017 to December 2017 June 2018 People’s Republic of China: Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project Prepared by Lanzhou Project Management Office for the Anning District Government and the Asian Development Bank Disclaimer: This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................1 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................1 1.1 Background.................................................................................................4 1.2 Brief Description of the Project .................................................................4 1.3 Brief Description of The Environment .......................................................7 1.4 Purpose of this Report ...............................................................................9 1.5 Report Format .............................................................................................9 1.6 Report Preparation .....................................................................................9 2. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT AND PROGRESS ..............11 2.1 Project Implementation Organization......................................................12 2.2 Project Implementation Progress ............................................................14 3. ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL SETUP ..................................................26 3.1 Institutional Responsibilities ...................................................................27 3.2 Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Project Contracts 29 4. INITIAL CHECK ON COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANTS 31 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMP ...................................................................34 5.1 EMP Objectives .........................................................................................35 5.2 Environmental Monitoring Records and Reporting ...............................35 5.3 EMP and Monitoring Implementation Progress ......................................43 6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................83 6.1 Compliance with EMP Requirements ......................................................84 6.2 Corrective Action Needs to be Taken......................................................84 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1 WATER QUALITY SAMPLING PROCESS (AT YELLOW RIVER) AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TEAM ...........86 APPENDIX 2 REFERENCE: MONTHLY HISTORICAL STATISTICAL DATA ON AIR QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN LANZHOU CITY .................................87 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development ANDG Anning District Government BRT bus rapid transit CNY Chinese (Renminbi) Ruan CSC construction supervision company EA executing agency EIA environmental impact assessment EMC environmental monitoring consultant EMP environmental management plan EPB environmental protection bureau GDP Gross Domestic Product GPG Gansu Provincial Government GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IA implementing agency LEPB Lanzhou Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau LEMS Lanzhou Environmental Monitoring Station LMG Lanzhou Municipal Government NMT non-motorized transport PMO ADB Loan Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China SEIA Summary environmental impact assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY {The borrower/client is required to prepare semi-annual environment monitoring and progress reports that describe progress with implementation of the project EMP and compliance issues and corrective actions. This report will cover all environmental management activities in the previous 6 months.} 1. This environmental monitoring report (EMR), as the ninth environmental monitoring report for the Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project (the Project) covering the period of 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017, presents the background information of the project, the project progress, the implementation of the environmental management plan (EMP) and monitoring plan and conclusion and recommendations for the Project. The EMR has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) of the Asian Development Bank, and the latest environmental laws and regulations of the People‘s Republic of China (PRC); and is based on the domestic environmental impact assessment(EIA) report, SEIA, site inspections, technical reports, and community consultations. 2. As of December 2017, the Project is assessed to be roughly 98.8%1 complete overall. In this reporting period, the mitigation measures and monitoring program were generally carried out satisfactorily, mainly as shown below: (i) Establishment and improvement of the Project Environmental Management System (EMS). The PMO under the assistance from the LIEC (loan implementation Environmental Consultant) has established a Project-specific EMS, including IAs(implementing agency), all contractors and construction supervision companies (CSCs), municipal/local environmental protection bureaus and environmental monitoring agencies. The relevant environmental responsibilities in different stages of the Project have been delegated to each institution for EMP implementation. Each institution involved has nominated dedicated, trained, and qualified environment staffs to undertake environmental management activities and ensure effective EMP implementation. (ii) Effective implementation of training has been centered on the implementation of EMP, in good construction and operation environmental management practices. (iii) Meaningful public consultations have been undertaken during project implementation, mainly through questionnaires surveys, public workshops and informal discussions during site visits. The residents near project sites were also interviewed to seek for their comments on the project implementation (BRT system operation). All of the consulted people supported the project construction and generally satisfy with the environmental mitigation measures taken by the contractors/operators. During the reporting period, PMO has not received any formal complaints from project Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), both of the government hotline and EPB hotline about the project. (iv) Sufficient attention has been paid on water, air quality and noise control, soil erosion prevention, etc. (v) Through the implementation of these measures, the destruction to the environment has been lowered to a minimum level possible during construction and 1 Weighted by contract award and disbursement progress. For details see Chapter 2.2. 1 operation. However, to some certain extent there were still unavoidable impacts on the environment. Some recommendations are put forward to make enhancement on environmental protection in future. Particularly, more efforts are required on enhancing dust control. 3. In this report, some aspects are highlighted including the following: (i) Implementation status of the environmental requirements in the loan covenants and special environmental safeguards required by ADB loan review missions, see Section 4; (ii) Implementation status of EMP during construction and operation, see Section 5; including due diligence on the potential impacts to class II drinking water source protection zone, see Section 5.3.2; impacts to trees protection, see Section 5.3.3; (iii) Environmental monitoring data trend analysis, including environmental monitoring during construction, please see Section 5.2; (iv) Institutional strengthening and training please see Section 5.3.4; (v) Public consultation, please see Section 5.3.5; and (vi) Updates on the due diligence review on the BRT realignment, please see Section 2.2. 2 1. INTRODUCTION {The section provides general project summary – location plan showing project components, brief summary of each project component funded by ADB, project cost and counterpart funding ADB requirements, loan covenants, time period report covers, previous environmental reports, identify any missing information/gaps, who prepared this Report, who else was involved/consulted during preparation, who has reviewed and approved prior to submission to ADB} 3 1.1 Background