48031 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA YUNNAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT THE WORLD BANK Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized YUNNAN URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (YUEP) SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized MARCH 2009 WORLD BANK YUNNAN URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (YUEP) SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. GENERAL .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. BACKGROUND TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES .................................................... 2 1.3. DEVELOPMENT OF EA REPORTS ............................................................................................ 3 2. PROJECT COMPONENTS DESCRIPTION .............................................................................. 4 2.1. SUMMARY OF YUEP COMPONENTS........................................................................................ 4 2.2. WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SECTOR.......................................................................... 6 2.3. SOLID WASTE SECTOR .......................................................................................................... 7 2.4. RIVER WORKS SECTOR ......................................................................................................... 7 2.5. OTHER PROJECTS ................................................................................................................. 8 2.6. PROJECT OWNER, INVESTMENT COST AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN......................................... 9 3. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE SITUATION........................................................................... 11 3.1. YUNNAN PROVINCE ............................................................................................................. 11 3.2. ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS IN PROJECT CITY – KUNMING ................................................. 12 3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS IN PROJECT CITY - LIJIANG...................................................... 13 3.4. ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATIONS IN PROJECT CITY - WENSHAN ................................................. 14 3.5. DAM RELATED ..................................................................................................................... 15 4. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION ........................................................................... 16 4.1. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FROM YUEP ................................................................................... 16 4.2. IMPACTS ASSOCIATED TO PROJECT LOCATION ..................................................................... 17 4.3. IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS ASSOCIATED TO CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES .................................. 19 4.4. IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS ASSOCIATED TO OPERATION PHASE............................................... 22 4.4.1. Water Supply Sector ................................................................................................... 22 4.4.2. Wastewater Treatment Sector..................................................................................... 22 4.4.3. Solid Waste Sector...................................................................................................... 23 4.4.4. River Works................................................................................................................. 25 4.4.5. Others Projects............................................................................................................ 25 5. ENVIRONMENT RISK ANALYSIS AND MITIGATION MEASURE ........................................ 27 5.1. WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS .......................................................................... 27 5.2. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ITS DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECTS............................ 28 5.3. CITY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PROJECTS ........................................................................... 29 6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES............................................................................................. 31 6.1. ALTERATIVE ANALYSIS FOR WATER SUPPLY PROJECT .......................................................... 31 6.2. ALTERATIVE ANALYSIS FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PROJECT ................................................. 33 6.3. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS FOR SOLID WASTE PROJECT........................................................... 37 6.4. ALTERATIVE ANALYSIS FOR RIVER WORKS PROJECT ............................................................ 39 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION & INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................ 41 7.1. METHOD AND APPROACH..................................................................................................... 41 7.2. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................... 42 8. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ............................................................................ 44 PAGE I MARCH 2009 WORLD BANK YUNNAN URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (YUEP) SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT 8.1. ORGANIZATION .................................................................................................................... 44 8.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ACTIVITIES ........................................................................... 46 8.3. CAPACITY BUILDING............................................................................................................. 52 8.4. COSTS ................................................................................................................................ 52 PAGE II MARCH 2009 WORLD BANK YUNNAN URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (YUEP) SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: Project Components of the YUEP Project ....................................................................................... 4 Table 2-2: Summary Description for the water supply, draining and sewage treatment Subcomponents ....... 6 Table 2-3: Summary Description for the Solid waste Disposal Subcomponents.............................................. 7 Table 2-4: Summary Description for River Works Project................................................................................. 7 Table 2-5: Summary Description for the other subcomponents........................................................................ 8 Table 2-6: Subcomponents’ Project Owners, total cost, and implementation plans of YUEP.......................... 9 Table 3-1: Main economic indicators of project cities in 2004 ........................................................................ 11 Table 3-2: Concerned Dams and Basic Status ............................................................................................... 15 Table 4-1: Pollution Reduction for Each Region ............................................................................................. 16 Table 4-2: cultural physical resource triggerred by YUEP .............................................................................. 18 Table 4-3: Nature Habitats triggerred in YUEP ............................................................................................... 19 Table 4-4: Sludge Disposal ways .................................................................................................................... 23 Table 4-5: Leachate Disposal Methods........................................................................................................... 24 Table 6-1: Alternatives Comparison for the Installation of Water Supply Pipeline in Qiubei County.............. 32 Table 6-2: Technically and Economically Comparison of for the Two Process Alternatives .......................... 32 Table 6-3: Selected Sewer Network Alternative.............................................................................................. 34 Table 6-4: WWTP site selection alternative Comparison................................................................................ 36 Table 6-5: DSW Treatment Methods Alternatives Comparison ...................................................................... 38 Table 6-6: The site selected for municipal DSW management sub-component............................................. 38 Table 7-1: The Results of the two rounds of Public Participation ................................................................... 42 Table 8-1: Environment Monitor Planning for Water Supply, Municipal WW and Drainage Projects............ 48 Table 8-2: Environment Monitor Planning for Integrated Water Environmental Renovation Projects ............ 48 Table 8-3: Environment Monitor Planning for DSW Management Projects.................................................... 49 Table 8-4: Environment Monitor Planning for Integrated environmental renovation of Lion Mountain in Ancient Town of Lijiang City ............................................................................................................................ 50 Table 8-5: Summary of EMP Budgets for YUEP............................................................................................. 53 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 8-1: Project rganization chart ............................................................................................................... 46 PAGE III MARCH 2009 WORLD BANK YUNNAN URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT (YUEP) SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT