Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 42010-013 July 2018 PRC: Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project – Environmental Monitoring Report (No.10) Prepared by the Project Management Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Energy and Environmental Development Research Center (EED) for the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 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 Director, 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. Contents I. INTRODUCTION 1 A. Report Purpose and Rationale 1 B. Project Composition and Implementation Progress 1 II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION 5 A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management 5 B. Incorporation of Environmental Requirements into Project Contractual Arrangements 6 III. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS 8 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS AND COMPENSATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE REPORTING PERIOD 10 A. General 10 B. Observations Specific to Each Component during Site Inspection 15 1. Component F1 and F2: Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructure for Fangchenggang City, and coastal protection and upgrading 15 2. Component C1 and C2: urban road network and related municipal infrastructure for Chongzuo City, and Shuikou Lake environmental improvement 19 3. Component B1: Urban road network and related infrastructure for Baise City 19 4. Component B2: Longwang Bridge for Baise City 20 V. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 21 A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities 21 B. Monitoring Results 24 1. Component F1: Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructure for Fangchenggang City 24 2. Component F2: Coast environmental protection& remediation of Fangchenggang City 27 3. Component C1: Urban Road Network and Related Municipal Infrastructure for Chongzuo City 30 4. Component C2: Shuikou Lake Environmental Improvement for Chongzuo City 33 5. Component B1 and B2: Urban Road Network and Related Infrastructure for Baise City, and Longwang Bridge for Baise City Air quality 36 VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 37 VII. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING 39 VIII. KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 42 IX. CONCLUSION 43 I. INTRODUCTION A. Report Purpose and Rationale The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been established as an indispensable part of Environmental Impact Assessment Report, proposing appropriate mitigation measures and institutional arrangements for all phases of the Project to monitor and ensure (i) compliance with environmental regulations; and (ii) implementation of the proposed mitigation measures. To ensure continuous improvement of environmental performance during project preparation, construction and operation,the borrower/client is required to prepare semi-annual environment monitoring and progress reports that describe progress of EMP implementation, status of environmental compliance and implemented corrective actions.This is the No.9 semi-annual environmental monitoring report developed for the GSCDP. B. Project Composition and Implementation Progress The Guangxi Southwestern Cities Development Project is intended to improve living conditions in the three border cities of Fangchenggang, Chongzuo, and Baise in the GZAR, and enhance their ability to promote and benefit from regional cooperation. The project is estimated to cost a total of approximately $293.41 million, of which $150million will be financed by a loan from ADB and the rest from city government budgets and domestic commercial loans. The project will be implemented over 5 years, between 2011 and2015. The closing date of this project is delayed for 3 years till the end of 2018, because that Fangchenggang and Chongzuo were not able to close on time. The proposed project comprises six components in the three cities, whose description and implementation progress (by June 2018)are detailed in the table below. Table 1: Description of Components and Implementation Progress by June 2018 Completion of project quantities– Fangchenggang Contract Completion Content Description No. rate Branch road of FCCW- Yuzhouping 99.57% 102 andno.2, no.3 &no.5 road K1+000～K4+160 section completed road, drainage, traffic, strong and weak electrical engineering; FCCW- #1 road K4+160～K4+700 section completed graded layer 100% 103 and drainage construction; K5+000～K5+400 section completed concrete surface layer, drainage, 1 transportation, strong and weak electrical engineering; K5+400～K5+680 section completed right drainage project and concrete pavement construction; K5+400～K5+680 section completed drainage construction and concrete pavement construction, K5+960～K6+080 section completed pavement and drainage construction, K6+100～K6+360 section has completed left water stable layer and drainage construction. FCCW- Anbujiang 91.99% 104 Bridge Complete closure of bridge structure FCCW- Greening of Prepare for tender. 22.5% 105 road Route No.1 constructed with 2500 meters and Road No.2 Procurement with1000 meters of street lamp installation. The partial FCCW- acceptance has been given in West Tea (936m), Sha Tin & installation 101.12% 1061 Road (1568m), Jingqilubei Road (918m), and Weishan of streetlight (1360m), Route No.3(1021m) and Route No.6 (1840m). Complete foundation construction of 8 Side transformers. Traffic FCCW- No. RoadNo. 1 complete 2000m line work, No. Road No. Control & 2completes 900m line work, all of No. Road No. 3 85.64% 107 Facilities completes 1000m, Weisan Road completes 2400m, No. Road No. 6 completes 721m Label marking. The embankment, drainage, pavement and greening Construction works of the Yuzhouping K0+000~K3+540 section; FCCW- embankment foundation and drainage works of of coastal 58.91% 201 K8+880~K7+280 and K4+000~k4+700 section (total 2300 dyke meters); riprap reclamation of K7+280~K6+695 section (total 585 meters); asphalt concrete pavement of K8+880~K7+700 segments (total 1180 meters). Completion of the main acceptance, and start to decorate. Finish work of wall net and guniting and plastering construction of inside and outside wall. Finish the indoor brick paving. Finish the exterior wall painting FCCW- Mangrove construction. Complete the roof protection bar. Finish 96.83% 202 Square the roof insulation and insulation. Complete the installation of pipeline and lamps. Finish the door and window installation. At present, indoor walls are under putty repair process, and replanting is resumed for better greening. Completion of project quantities–Chongzuo 1 FCCW106 is applying the contract variation because the workload is beyond the contract. Therefore, the completion is more than 100%. Previously, FCCW103 had the similar situation before contract variation. 2 Contract Completion Content Description No. rate Subgrade of Chengnan 9th Road: all the roadbed works, bridge works, Chengnan 9th CZCW- drainage works, sidewalk workshave been completed. road and 100% Liancheng Road: All the roadbed works, bridge works, 101 Liancheng drainage works, sidewalk workshave been completed. road Beiwei 2nd Road: The K0 + 000 ~ K2 + 220 section of all roadbed works, pavement works, sidewalk works and K0 + Subgrade of 000 ~ K3 + 000 and change the line section of about Beiwei 2nd CZCW- 1.1km drainage workshave been completed. K2 + 500 ~ road and K3 + 000 section of the drainage works, K0 +020 ~ K2 100% 102 st Zhongyi +220 section of the sidewalk project; Zhong 1 Road: All Road the roadbed works, drainage works, pavement works, sidewalk works. Completion of the K0 + 800 ~ K1 + 710 (end) segment roadbed, pavement and sidewalk workshave been completed. Shijinglin CZCW- Road (54m, All has been completed 100% 103 Subgrade+ pavement) All asphalt works of Chengnan 9th Road of CZCW- Road K0+000~K1+300 has been completed, All asphalt works of Liancheng Road South Section of K0+460~K2+780, All 100% 104 pavement asphalt works of Beiwei 2nd Road K0+020~K2+280 have been completed.From Chongyi road K0 + 800 to the end of the asphalt layer. Completion of the whole media divider and sidewalk th CZCW- Road greening work of the City South 9 road and Liancheng Southern section, from the Northern Latitude 2th road 100% 105 landscaping origin to the intersection with Chong 1th Road, and the whole Chong 1th Road.. Procurement CZCW- of Street Complete all the street lighting procurement and installation. But some cable is stolen. 100% 106 Light and Installation Procurement and CZCW- installation of 22% 107 Completed the procurement of street lamp maintenance traffic control car. facilities Shuikou Lake CZCW- Rehabilitation All has been completed 100% 201 Works 3 Completion of project quantities– Baise Contract Completion Content Description No. rate BSCW- Chengnan 100% 101 ring road All has been completed BSCW- Longwang 100% 102 Bridge 4 II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management To actively respond the requirements in Project Agreement, institutionally a vertical framework with 3 levels had been set up for the project environmental management, which is in full consistence with the description