China - Fourth National Highway Project (Vol. 9 of 8)

E-255 AE WV EJ VOL. 9 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR TONGSHAN-CH6NGYANG-PUQI HIGHWAY OF NATTIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECT IV IN HUBEI PROVINCE u~~~~ 0 Xian Highway Transportation University Feb. 1999 P. R. China  A World Bank Loan Application Project ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR TONGSHAN-CHONGYANG-PUQI HIGHWAY OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECT IV IN HUBEI PROVINCE Xian Highway Transportation University FEB. 1999 P.R.China  Statement-making Unit: Xian Highway Transportation University Legal Person: Chen Yinsan (President) Chief Engineer: Zhang Yuf en Person in Charge of the EIA: Zhao Jianqiang Members of the.EIA Team: Subject of Social Economic Environmental Impact: Dong Xiaolin Associate Professor Subject of Ecological Environmental Impact: Cao Shencun Associate Professor Subject of Water Environmental Impact: Zhao Aiqi Engineer SLubject of Acoustic Environmental Impact: Zhao Jianqiang Associate Professor Subject of Atmospheric Environmental Impact:- Liu Shan Lecturer Participants: Cao Shencun, Liu Shan, Liu Yingling, Dong Xiaolin, Zhao Jianqiang, Zhang Yufen, Zhao Aiqi, Zhao Meixin Cooperation Unit: Hubei Provincial Communication Planning & Designing Institute Environmental Protection Monitoring Station of Xianning Prefecture in Hubei Provincc  Preface The total length of the proposed TongshanTCongyang?uqi Highway (Class 2) is 95. 245km, including 22.31km new road, 56.95km renovated road, and 15.985}m original road. It is a part of the National Highway Project N in Hubei Province (World Bank loan project), belonging to the poverty region helping projects of World Bank loan. According to the negotiate memorandum between WB deputy group and Hubei Provincial Cmunication Department (IHPD) in Nov. 1997, also the demand in Nov. 1997 from WB to canpliment the EIA work of TongsbanhopgyangW Puqi Highway (Class 2), both Chinese & English versions of EIA & EAP reports should be submitted before Mar.31, 1998. Then in Dec. 1997, Xian Highway Transportation University has been entrusted by HPCD to undertake the EJA work of this project. (Xian Highway Transportatio University is undertaking the EIA work of the National Highway Project nr in Hubei Province, namely Southern Section of the Jingzhu National Trunk Line in Hubei Province.) Based on the EIA working principle in this project for assuring quality, simplifying procedure, and satisfying time limitation, from Dec.14 to Dec.26 in 1997, an on-the-spot survey along the proposed highsay was done by the EIA working team from Xian Highway Transportation University. The first version of EIS of this project was compiled in Mar. 1998 according to the working guidance in EIA Outline of National Trunk Line Project NJ. Following the comnents and recommendations made in the May and November 1998 and January 1999 Aide Memoire of World Bank (WB) experts, the fourth version of EIA is compiled (Feb. 1999). The present monitoring data used in the statement is provided by Environmental Monitoring Station of Xianning Prefecture, while Meteorological Bureaus of Xianning Prefecture, Tongshan County and Chongyang County provided the meteorological information. Thanks very much to the concerning agencies who provided assistance and convenience to the EIA works.  CONTEIMT I GENERAL DESCRIPrION .......................................... (1) 1.1 The Source of the Project and Its Preliminary Work ............ (1) 1.2 Purposes of EIA ............................................... 1) 1.3 Bases of Statement ............................................ (1) 1.4 Scope and Standards of EIA .................................... (2) 1.5 Contents of EIA ............................................... (4) 1.6 Assessment Periods ............................................ (4) 1.7 Assessment Methods ............................................ (4) 1.8 Major Environmental Sensitive Spots along the Highway ......... (4) X SURVEY OF THE PROPOStD PROJECT ................................ (7) 2.1 Geographical Location of the Project .......................... (7) 2.2 Traffic Volume ................................................ (7) 2.3 Construction Scale and Main Technical Indices ................. (9) 2.4 Main Work Quantity and Investment ............................ (10) 2.5 Construction Working Schedule ................................ (10) 2.6 Analysis on the Environmental Impact of the Project .......... (10) E GENERAL SITUATION OF ENVIRONMENT ............................ (13) 3.1 Natural Environment .......................................... (13) 3.2 Social and Economic Environment .............................. (17) 3.3 Ecological Environment Quality .............................. (19) 3.4 Water Environment Quality ................................... (20) 3.5 Acoustic Environment Quality ................................ (22) 3.6 Atmospheric Environment Quality ............................. (23) IV PREDICrION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ........................... (26) 4.1 Analysis of Impact on Social and Economic Environment ........ (26) 4.2 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Ecological Environment(29) 4.3 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Water Environment ..... (33) 4.4 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Acoustic Environment..(36) 4.5 Prediction and Assessment of Impact on Ambient Air Quality.. .(43) V Measures for Environmental Protection Engineering .(49)  5.1 Environmental Protection Measures during Design Period ....... (49) 5.2 Environmental Protection Measures during Construction Period.(49) 6.3 Environmental Protection Measures during Operation Period... .(50) Vw ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES .......................................... (54) 6.1 Route Alignment of the Comparative Schemes ................... (54) 6.2 Comparison of Alternative Schemes ............................ (54) 6.3 Conclusion ................................. (54) VI LOSS AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................. (57) 7.1 Investment Estimation of Environmental Protection ........... (57) 7.2 Analysis of Environmental Loss and Benefit ................... (58) vm PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION .............. (60) 8.1 Plan for Environment Management ..............................( 60) 8.2 Environment Monitoring Plan ................................. (67) Kx PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ITS ANALYSIS ........................ (72) 9.1 Scope of and Method for Public Participation ................. (72) 9.2 Statistic Results of Public Participation ................... (72) 9.3 Analysis of Public Participation and Solutions to Problems.. .(72) X Conclusion ................................................ (74) 10.1 Assessment Conclusion of the Present Environment .............. (74) 10.2 Prediction and Assessment Conclusion of Environmental Impact..(74) References ....... (76) Appendix The Other Environmental Sensitive Spots along the Proposed Highway ....... (77) Appendix Map Sketch Map of Alignment and Environmental Monitoring Spots for Tongshan-Chongyang-Puqi Highway of National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province  I GENERAL DESCRIPTION Li The Source of the Project and Its Pre}m}iary Work The Southern Section of the Jingzhu National Trunk Line Project in Hubei Province has been listed in the WB Loan Projects in comeercial year of 1999. According to the arrangement of WB Loan Highway Projects in China, the Southern Section of the Jingzhu National Trunk Line Project in Hubei Province is called as the WB Loan National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province. During the visiting of YB deputy group to Hubei Province (Apr.29-Iay 8,1996), Cowunications Planning and Designing Institute of Hubei Province(CPDIHP) put forward the scheme of Tongshan ChongyangPuql Highway, in which suggested that the road designing should base on Class 2 highway standard, and for it is connected with Southern Section of Jingzhu Line it should join to the National Project as a consisting part. Document 1 1996) No. 198 of HPCD in May 1996 specified the preliminary working plan of TongshanChongyangPuqi Highway scheme in National Project IV. Feasibility study report of the project was compiled in Apr.1997 by CPDIHP. During visiting to Hubei Province in Nov.1997, WB deputy group demanded that EIS and EPA of this road should be compiled. Then in Dec. 1997, Xian Highway Transportation University has been entrusted by HPCD to undertake the EIA work of this project. From Dec.14 to Dec.26 in 1997 an on-the-spot survey along the proposed highway was done by the EIA working team from Xian Highway transportation University. 1.2 Purposes of EIA Make quantity & quality analysis of the impact of the project by the investigation and assessment of present natural & social environment along the proposed highway, to attain the following purposes. (Q)To provide basement for rational alignment by prognosis, demonstration and assessmemt of the impact scope and extent of the construction project on surounding environment. (2)To provide feasible environmental protection measures & suggestions as instructions for design, construction, and operation management, as to mitigate and eliminate unfavorable impact of the project, to attain the purpose of the coordinate development of economic construction 8 environmental protection. (3)To provide scientific basement for the local government in making developing plan and adopting environmental management. 1.3 Bases of Statement (1) W Managerial Methods for Environmental Protection about Constructive Projects, Document 003 (86)', issued by the National Environmental Protection Agency. I  2l)' Managerial betbods for Enirommental Protection about Construction Projects in Transportation, Doc ent 0 17(1990), issued by the Ministry of Cbmnicatios. (3) 'A Circular an Strengtheniog Management in EIA of the Projects Using Loan' fro the International Financial Organizations' issured by the State EP Agency, State Planning Comuission, Finance Ministry and the People's iank of China. No.324 (1993), (4) *orld Bank 0D4.01, Oct. 1991; (5) EIA Technology Guide ' HU/ 2.1-'2.3 -93, Trade EP Standard of P. R. China. (6) 'Feasibility Study Rcport on Tongshan-Chongyang-Puqi Highway of National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province' prepared by CPDIHP in Apr.1997. (7) lB Deputy Group Memorandum of National Highway Project N in Nov.1998. 1.4 Scp and Standards ot El 1.4. S2 ope of Ezk The Scope of EIA for this highway constructive project is shown in Table 1-1. Table 1-1 The EMk cxopes for the Proposed Highway Assessment contents Assessment scope Social economy The counties and cities that the project environment will pass through On both sides of the route within 500m Ecological enmvironment away from the road center-line Water environment Waterbody mn both sides of the rout within 1000 m away from the road center-line On both sides of the route within 200m Acoustic environment away from the road center-line and pay attention to a farther scope at the sensitive spot Atmospheric |On both sides of the route within 200m environment away from the road center-line and pay attention to a farther scope at the sensitive spot Cultural relics On both sides of the route within 200m away from the road center-line 1.4.2 Standards of EUA The EIA standards of the proposed highway are as follows: (1) The acoustic environment quality is judged by 'Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93)'. For schools, obsetve class 1. For villages, observe class 4. See Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93) Classification | Daytime dB(A) Nighttime dB(A) Applicable area 0 i 50 40 Special resident area I _ 56 45 Resident, education and institution 2 60 50 Resident,comercial,industrial mixed area 3 65 | 55 Built-up industrial area 4 70 | 55 Both sides of trunk road (2) The ambient air quality is judged by class 2 in 'Ambient Air Quality Standards, ( GB3095 -1996)', see Table 1-3. 2  Table 1-3 Ambnint Air qualty tmars- (G -9 Limitation concentrt ion mg/Nm' Pollutants_ ' Time Class 2 Tw Daily average 0.3 CD Daily average 4 One hour average 10 NO. I Daily average - 0.1 One hour average 0.15 Note:Standard Class 2 is suitable for the residential regions; co