SFG1714 REV Public Disclosure Authorized World Bank Financed Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Public Disclosure Authorized Protection and Development Project Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Final Public Disclosure Authorized Client: Gansu Provincial Development and Reform Commission Prepared by: Beijing Zhongzi Huayu Environmental Technology Co., Ltd 18 March 2016 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background and Significance ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Relationship with Relevant Plans..................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Relationship with Industrial Policies ............................................................................................. 3 1.2.2 Relationship with Gansu Provincial Policies and Plans ................................................................ 3 1.2.3 Relationship with Relevant County Policies and Plans ................................................................ 5 1.3 Applicable Laws, Regulations and Policies ...................................................................................... 7 1.3.1 Laws, Regulations Governing Environmental Protection and Relevant Policies......................... 8 1.3.2 Local Regulations and Departmental Rules .................................................................................. 9 1.3.3 World Bank Safeguard Policies ................................................................................................... 10 1.3.4 Technical Documents .................................................................................................................. 11 1.3.5 Relevant Plans ............................................................................................................................. 11 1.3.6 Project Documents and Relevant Materials ............................................................................... 12 1.4 Applicable Standards ...................................................................................................................... 12 1.4.1 Environmental Quality Standards ............................................................................................... 13 1.4.2 Pollutant Emission Standards ..................................................................................................... 15 1.4.3 Comparison with WB standandsand Gap Analysis ..................................................................... 18 1.5 EA Category, Methodology and Scope ........................................................................................... 20 1.5.1 EA Category of the Project .......................................................................................................... 20 1.5.2 EA Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 2 Project Description ....................................................................................................... 24 2.1 Project Composition, Investment and Schedule ........................................................................... 24 2.2 Project Components ....................................................................................................................... 26 2.2.1 Kongtong Mountain Subproject .................................................................................................. 26 2.2.2 Jingchuan County Subproject ...................................................................................................... 29 2.2.3 Zhuanglang County Subproject ................................................................................................... 31 2.2.4 Tanchang County Subproject ...................................................................................................... 33 2.2.5 Kang County Subproject .............................................................................................................. 35 1 2.2.6 Hezheng County Subproject ........................................................................................................ 37 2.3 Environmental Protection Targets ................................................................................................. 45 2.3.1 Acoustic and Atmospheric Envirnment Protection Targets ....................................................... 45 2.3.2 Water Environment Protection Targets ...................................................................................... 47 2.3.3 Ecological Environment Protection Targets ................................................................................ 52 2.3.4 Social Environment Protection Targets ...................................................................................... 54 2.4 Review of Auxiliary Environmental Facilities ................................................................................ 56 2.4.1 Kongtong Mountain Subproject .................................................................................................. 56 2.4.2 Jingchuan County Subproject ...................................................................................................... 56 2.4.3 Zhuanglang County Subproject ................................................................................................... 57 2.4.4 Tanchang County Subproject ...................................................................................................... 58 2.4.5 Kang County Subproject .............................................................................................................. 58 2.4.6 Hezheng County Subproject ........................................................................................................ 59 Chapter 3 Environmental and Social Baseline............................................................................. 60 3.1 Topography and Landforms ........................................................................................................... 60 3.1.1 Gansu Province ............................................................................................................................ 60 3.1.2 Pingliang City ............................................................................................................................... 61 3.1.3 Longnan City ................................................................................................................................ 62 3.1.4 Hezheng County ........................................................................................................................... 64 3.2 Climate ............................................................................................................................................ 71 3.2.1 Gansu Province ............................................................................................................................ 71 3.2.2 Pingliang City ............................................................................................................................... 71 3.2.3 Longnan City ................................................................................................................................ 72 3.2.4 Hezheng County ........................................................................................................................... 74 3.3 Hydrology ........................................................................................................................................ 74 3.3.1 Gansu Province ............................................................................................................................ 74 3.3.2 Pingliang City ............................................................................................................................... 75 3.3.3 Longnan City ................................................................................................................................ 76 3.3.4 Hezheng County ........................................................................................................................... 78 3.4 Ecological Environment .................................................................................................................. 78 3.4.1 Gansu Province ............................................................................................................................ 78 2 3.4.2 Pingliang City ............................................................................................................................... 79 3.4.3 Longnan City ................................................................................................................................ 81 3.4.4 Hezheng County ........................................................................................................................... 83 3.5 Ecologically Sensitive Areas............................................................................................................ 83 3.6 Baseline Cultural Relics and Other Cultural Resources ................................................................. 91 3.7 Social Baseline ................................................................................................................................ 96 3.8 Monitoring and Evaluation of