China - Second Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment (Foshan and Jiangmen) Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 1 of 6) : Summary environmental assessment

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOSHAN MUNICIPAL '{{SOGREAWH GOVERNMENT &ONSULTANI S WORLD BANK SECOND PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN E 1399 ENVIRONMENT PROJECT(PRD2)- VOL. 1 FOSHAN SUBPROJECT SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT [REVISED VERSION] IDENTIFICATION N: 2350087.R3.1 DATE :APRIL 28TH, 2006 This document has been produced by SOGREAH Consultants and the Institute of Environmental Science of Sun Yat-sen University (IESSYSU) as part of the FASEP Grant (French Government Grant) to Foshan Municipal Government (Job Number 2350087). This document has been prepared by the project team under the supervision of the Project Director following Quality Assurance Procedures of SOGREAH in compliance with IS09001. APPROVED BY Index DATE AUTHOR CHECKED BY (PROJECT PURPOSE OF MODIFICATION MANAGER) A First Issue 2006.3.17 GDM B Revised Version 2006.4.28 GDM Index DlSTRIBUTnON LisT CONTACTADDRESS 1 Foshan PMO (Mr Yang Yongtai, Mr Bi PMO, Foshan __Zhigang)_____________________ 2 Guangdong PMO PMO, Guangdong 3 The World Bank (Mr. Tom Zearley) Tzearlevya)worldbank.orq 4 DREE/ME vincent.hLunh(missioneco.org thomas.clochard(&dtpte.fr 5 SOGREAH (Head Office, SOGREAH China) alain.aueouenahsomreah.c 6 The Institute of Environmental Science of Sun eesw1m qmaic.sysu.edu.cn Yat-sen University (IESSYSU)  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .....................................................2 1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT ....................................................2 1.2. SCOPE OF THIS REPORT ...................................................3 1.3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EA ....................................................3 1.4. BASIS FOR EA ...................................................3 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECTS ...................................................5 2.1. BACKGROUND TO THE FOSHAN COMPONENTS ....................................................5 2.1.1. REGIONAL CONTEXT ...................................................5 2.1.2. NEED FOR THE PROJECT ...................................................7 2.1.3. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ....................................................8 2.2. PROPOSED FOSHAN SUBPROJECT COMPONENTS ....................................................8 3. ENVIRONMENT BASELINE SITUATION ................................................... 10 3.1. REGIONAL PHYSICAL SETTING ................................................... 10 3.1.1. GEOGRAPHY ................................................... 10 3.1.2. CLIMATE ................................................... 10 3.1.3. HYDROLOGY ................................................... 10 3.1.4. WATER QUALITY ................................................... 11 3.1.5. AIR QUALITY ................................................... 14 3.2. BIOLOGICAL SETTING ................................................... . 14 3.2.1. TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY ................................................... 14 3.2.2. AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY ................................................... 15 3.3. SOCIAL SETTING ................................................... . 15 3.3.1. POPULATION AND ECONOMY ................................................... 15 3.3.2. QUALITY OF LIFE ................................................... 16 3.3.3. CULTURAL HERITAGE ................................................... 16 3.3.4. LAND USE ON PROJECT SITES ..................................................... 17 4. IMPACTASSESSMENTAND MITIGATION ......... .............................................. 18 4.1. OVERALL PROJECT IMPACT ON THE WATER QUALITY OF FOSHAN WATERWAY ............................................. 18 4.1.1. RESULTS OFTHE 1-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING ...................................................... 18 4.2. IMPACTS ON AIR QUALITY DURING OPERATION ..................................................... 22 4.3. IMPACTS ON AIR QUALITY DURING CONSTRUCTION ..................................................... 23 4.4. IMPACTS OF NOISE ..................................................... 23 4.5. IMPACTS FROM SOLID WASTE DURING CONSTRUCTION ................ ..................................... 24 4.6. IMPACTS FROM SOLID WASTE PRODUCTION DURING OPERATION ......................................... ............ 24 SOGREAH - LWN - N=-2350087 APRIL 2006 PAGE I  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 4.7. IMPACTS ON NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................. 26 4.8. IMPACTS FROM LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT .............. ................................... 26 4.9. IMPACTS ON TRANSPORTATION ................................................. 27 4.10. IMPACTS ON SERVICES DISTRIBUTION .................................................. 27 4.11. IMPACTS ON CULTURAL PROPERTIES ................................................. 28 4.12. INDUCED BENEFITS FROM PROJECT ................................................. 28 4.13. MAJOR RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................. 29 5. ALTERNATIVES ................................................. . 31 5.1. ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS FOR WWTP AND SLUDGE TREATMENT CENTRE ................................................. 31 5.2. ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER TRANSFER AND TREATMENT TECHNOLIGIES ................................................. 31 5.3. ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SLUDGE ............. .................................... 32 5.4. ALTERNATIVE DRYING AND DISPOSAL OF SEDIMENT ................................................. 32 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................. 33 6.1. OBJECTIVES OF EMP ................................................. 33 6.2. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................. 33 6.3. CONTRACTUAL DISPOSITIONS ................................................. 40 6.3.1. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR .................................................. 40 6.4. ORGANIZATION FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION ................................................. 41 6.4.1. ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENTPROCEDURES ................................................. 42 6.4.2. ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ORGANIZATION ................................................. 44 6.5. MONITORING .................................................. 44 6.5.1. MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ................................................. 44 6.5.2. WATER QUALITY MONITORING ................................................. 44 6.5.3. AIR QUALITY AND NOISE MONITORING .................................................. 45 6.5.4. SEWAGE SLUDGE MONITORING ................................................. 45 6.6. COST ESTIMATE FOR EMP ................................................. . 46 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION & INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................. 48 8. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................. 50 8.1. FOSHAN WATERWAY SEDIMENT DREDGING AND DISPOSAL ................................................. 50 8.2. FENJIANG RIVER BANK IMPROVEMENT ................................................. 50 8.3. ZHEN'AN WWTP PHASE 3 EXPANSION ................................................. 51 8.4. NANZHUANG SLUDGE TREATMENT CENTRE ................................................. 51 8.5. CONCLUSIONS ................................................. 52 SOGREAH - LWN - NO-2350087 APRIL 2006 PAGE 11  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK X # GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: FOSHAN WATERWAY SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS APPENDIX 2: HEAVY METAL CONTENTS OF SEDIMENT & SLUDGE APPENDIX 3: ACTIVITIES FOR EMP ORGANIZATION APPENDIX 4: ACTIVITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION MONITORING APPENDIX 5: ACTIVITIES FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING APPENDIX 6: ACTIVITIES FOR NOISE AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: INVESTMENT PLAN OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIC PLAN .....................................................................6 TABLE 2: COST ESTIMATE FOR FOSHAN SUBPROJECT ...............................................................................9 TABLE 3 WATER QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS OF FOSHAN WATERWAY (JUL.2005) ........................................................................ 12 TABLE 4 WATER QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS OF FOSHAN CREEK (JUL.2005) .............................................................................. 13 TABLE 5AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION OF CODCR BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT (MG/L) ......... 19 TABLE 6 COD, BOD5 AND NH4+-N AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION BEFORE AND AFTER ZHEN'AN EXPANSION ......................................... 20 TABLE 7 ODOUR EMISSION FORECAST RESULT FOR THE SEDIEMNT LANDFILL DURING THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OPERATION .............................. 22 TABLE 8 FOSHAN WATERWAY SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS (NON-EXHAUSTIVE) .............................................................................. 24 TABLE 9 DAILY PRODUCTION OF DRIED SLUDGE BY THE SLUDGE TREATMENT CENTER .............................................................................. 25 TABLE 1 0: COMPOSITION OF SLUDGE FROM ZHEN'AN, DONGPO AND SHAGANG WWTP (DATA OF JULY 2005) ........................................... 25 TABLE 11: LAND ACQUISITION: PERMANENT& TEMPORARY .............................................................................. 26 TABLE 12: PROJECT AFFECTED POPULATION, DEMOLITION AND RESETTLEMENT .............................................................................. 27 TABLE 13 COMMERCIAL LAND VALUE (BASED ON ROAD PRICING APPRAISAL METHOD) OF URBAN FOSHAN (YUAN/M2) ................................. 29 TABLE 14: SUMMARY OF IMPACT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM .............................................................................. 34 TABLE 15: PROPOSAL EMP BUDGET BEFORE OPERATION (IN RMB) .............................................................................. 47 TABLE 16: PUBLIC CONSULTATION & INFORMATION DISCLOSURE FOR FOSHAN SUBPROJECT .................................................................... 49 SOGREAH - LWN - N'-2350087 APRIL 2006 PAGE III  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: LOCATION OF FOSHAN MUNICIPALITY IN CINA ................................... ....................................C..................................... FIGURE 2: MUNICIPALBBOU2:ARYFOFOFMUNICIPALICIPALITY .............BOUNDARY.....................OF.................HAN..........MUNICIPALITY................................I FIGURE 3: PROPOSED LOCATION OF PROPOSED WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE (2010) ............................. 7 FIGURE 4: WATER QUALITY STATUS OF THE PROJECT COMPONENTS SITES (JULY 2005) ........................................................................ 11 FIGURE 5 F OSHAN SUBPROJECT COMPONENTS SITE LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 6 AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION OF CODCR BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ........................ 19 FIGURE 7 WATER QUALITY SIMULATED BY THE ONE-DIMENTIONAL MODEL AFTER PROPOSED PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION .............................. 20 FIGURE 8 VARIATION OF AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION OF COD AT EACH MONITORING SECTION ............................................................ 21 FIGURE 9 VARIATION OF AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION OF BODS AT EACH MONITORING SECTION ........................................................... 21 FIGURE 10 VARIATION OF AVERAGE TIDAL CONCENTRATION OF N H4+-N AT EACH MONITORING SECTION ... 21 FIGURE 11: PROPOSED ORGANIZATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMP ... 42 FIGURE 12: COMMUNICATION, REPORTING-DOCUMENTATION AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION FLOW CHART ... 43 SOGREAH - LWN - N'-2350087 APRIL 2006 PAGE IV  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK * S GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND UNITS BOD5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 days) COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CRAES Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences CSEA Construction Supervision Environmental Adviser CSE Construction Supervision Engineer CSEMP Construction Site Environmental Management Plan EA Environmental Assessment EFI Environmental Field Inspector EMD Environmental Management Division EMP Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan EMS Environmental Monitoring Station EPB Environmental Protection Bureau (of SEPA) ESU Environmental Supervision unit FHB Foshan Hydraulic Bureau FMG Foshan Municipal Government FPMO Foshan Project Management Office FWGC Foshan Water Group Company HB Hydraulic Bureau IEMU Independent Environmental Monitoring Unit IESSYSU Institute of Environmental Science of Sun Yat-sen University NCP Nuisance Control Plan POIU Project Owner Implementation Unit PMO Project Management Office PPE Personal Protective Equipment PRC People's Republic of China SE Supervision Engineer SEPA State Environmental Protection Administration SRS Standard Site Inspection Review Sheet SS Suspended Solids TA Technical Assistance WB World Bank WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant CURRENCIES RMB Chinese Yuan (Renminbi) USD United States Dollar Conversion rate: 1 USD = 8.0 RMB SOGREAH - LWN - N'-2350087 APRIL 2006 PAGE V  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FIGURE 1: LOCATION OF FOSHAN MUNICIPALITY IN CHINA )J-- 5'-S -' ( - -s.-u tef -t n_. <^. F 4 ) < < UANGDONG .t, "- thtS j . .' ' =- tH - .I ,,'-' zr M ; ._,.~ ~ J~ FIGURE 2: MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF FOSHAN MUNICIPALITY FOSHAN MUNICIPALITY-RIVER S SIEM E (' N Zhaoqing f r~ ~ G _ f ' rngLho, r-3-1f Jiangm.n SOGREAH - LWN - N