China - Heilongjiang Dairy Development Project : environmental impact assessment

Page 1 Report : Heilongjiang Dairy Project Environmental Impact Assessment June 2004 Page 2 i Contents Abbreviations.........................................................................................................................i Annexes................................................................................................................................ii Executive Summary .............................................................................................................iii 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................................................1 2 Description of the Project................................................................................................................1 2.1 Location...................................................................................................................................1 2.2 The Project...............................................................................................................................1 2.2.1 Components................................................................................................................2 2.2.2 Project Implementation...............................................................................................3 2.2.3 Environmental Category of Project:...........................................................................3 2.2.4 Selected Safeguard and Environmental Categories....................................................3 3 Description of the Environment ......................................................................................................3 3.1 Climate.....................................................................................................................................4 3.2 Air Quality...............................................................................................................................4 3.3 Physical Resources..................................................................................................................4 3.3.1 Soil..............................................................................................................................5 3.3.2 Soil Erosion................................................................................................................5 3.3.3 Soil Pollution..............................................................................................................5 3.4 Resources.................................................................................................................................6 3.4.1 Surface Water.............................................................................................................6 3.4.2 Groundwater...............................................................................................................8 3.5 Land Use and Farming Systems..............................................................................................8 3.5.1 Dairy farm systems.....................................................................................................8 3.5.2 Pasture Production and Management .......................................................................10 3.5.3 Dairy Farm Waste Management...............................................................................11 3.5.4 Forestry Resources ...................................................................................................12 3.6 Land Classification................................................................................................................13 3.7 Ecological Resources.............................................................................................................13 4 Environmental Impact Identification and Assessment..................................................................14 4.1 Background and Methodology ..............................................................................................14 4.1.1 World Bank Environmental Assessment..................................................................14 4.1.2 World Bank Safeguard Policies................................................................................14 4.1.3 Project Safeguard Category......................................................................................15 4.1.4 World Bank Environmental Assessment..................................................................15 4.1.5 PRC Environmental Legislation...............................................................................16 4.2 Project Components...............................................................................................................17 4.2.1 Breeding Farms.........................................................................................................17 4.2.2 Dairy Parks...............................................................................................................17 4.2.3 Individual Households..............................................................................................21 4.2.4 Dairy Processing Plants............................................................................................22 4.2.5 Support Service System............................................................................................24 4.2.6 Institutional and Training Requirements..................................................................25 Tables Table 1 River Classifications in HDP Project Areas..............................................................................7 Table 2: Average Water Quality Conditions Heilongjiang Major Rivers...............................................7 Table 3: Bank Safeguard Policies .........................................................................................................15 Table 4: Safeguard Categories ..............................................................................................................15 Table5: Categories of Environmental Assessment of Intensive Livestock and Poultry Breeding Enterprises..............................................................................................................................20 Page 3 ii Annexes: 1 PRC Pasture Law 2 SEPA PRC Environmental Protection Classification Management Catalogue of Construction Projects 3 World Bank Environmental Categories 4 World Bank Safeguard Policies 5 PRC Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Laws and Regulations 6 EA Checklist for a Dairy Park 7 EA Checklist for an Individual Household 8 EA Checklist for a Dairy Processing Plant Operation 9 HDP Locations and Components 10 Guidelines for Environmental Screening and Monitoring 11 Preliminary Environmental Screening Report 12 Secondary Environmental Screening Report 13 Itinerary 14 People Contacted Page 4 iii Abbreviations BOD Biological oxygen demand CEC Cation exchange capacity CIP Cleaning-in-place COD Chemical oxygen demand DM Dry matter EA Environmental Assessment ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIL Environmental Impact List EIR Environmental Impact Report EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMF Environmental Management Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan EPB Environmental Protection Bureau EMP Environmental Management Plan EPMR Environmental Protection Management Regulation HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point HDP Heilongjiang Dairy Project HEPB Heilongjiang Environmental Protection Bureau HPHB Heilongjiang Province Hydrological Bureau NE North East NW North West PMO County or Municipal level Project Management Office PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PRC People