China - Shaanxi Ankang Road Development Project : environmental assessment and management plan (Vol. 2 of 4) : Environmental impact assessment

E1406 Np. 3601 JZ-SEPA-EA v 2 A'rongqi - Beihai Inter-provincial Highway Project in Western China Development An'kang - Maoba Expressway Environmental Impact Assessment Report Consignor: Shaanxi Provincial Communication Department Assessment Team: Chang'an University Accomplishing time: March, 2006  Preface Transportation infrastructure in Western China has had a significant development since the Reform and Opening-up Policy was introduced in the 1980s. Consistent with the is one of the national strategy to develop western China, An'kang - Maoba Road Project components to be Inter-provincial Highway Project from A'rongqi toBeihai with the to link intention to axisfrom North to South in the area of Western China, which functions the Southern Shaanxi to Sichuan Province. With the accomplishment of this proposed project, it will play a great role in eliminating the poverty in An'kang area in Southern Shaanxi. It will also function greatly to improve the regional development as a component ofthe provincial road net work and that of the national road net work as well. The overall length of the project of AME is 86.902km, with the preliminary project design having been finished by now. The Feasibility Report of the project construction was conducted by Shaanxi Provincial Reconnaissance & Design Institute in Sept. 2004, while the preliminarydesign was done by Zhongjiao No. 2 Highway Exploration, Design and Research Institute and 2005 and Jan. Shaanxi Provincial Reconnaissance & Design Institute respectively in Nov. 2006. Chang'an University was retained by Shaanxi Provincial Communication Department to undertake the EA for the proposed road accordance with the spirits of Environmental Protection Law of PRC, Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the PRC, Rules of Environmental Protection Management for Construction Projects, issued by the State Council of PRC, Measures ConcerningEnvironmentalProtection andManagementfor TransportationConstructionProjects,issuedby MOC. In July 2004, Chang'an University set up the assessment team for AME, and decided the operation plan after the site reconnaissance and the analysis of the construction technical data. In August 2005, the assessment team undertook the investigation of the environmental related issue and the public consultation survey along the proposed road; at the same time, the assessment team assigned the work of the survey of the current to Environmental Inspect environmental situation and ecological sample inspection Station of An'kang City. Then, the first draft of EA Report for the proposed road was done in Nov. 2005 (called as EIA Report for AME, the Component of A'rongqi - Beihai Inter-provincial Highway Project in Western China Development). During their Sept trip of in 2005, the World Bank experts inspected the environment related issue of the project and reviewed the draft of the EA Report. The assessment team revised the EA Report with the consideration of the suggestions provided by the World Bank Experts. The EP Office of MOC organized the expertise team to reconnoiter the Expressway site in Nov. 2005 and made their comments on the draft of the EA Report. According to  the expertise comments and the updated data, the assessment team revised the EA Report, responding to the comments by the World Band in the revised version. The acknowledgement in the process of writing the EA Report should be paid to Shaanxi Communication Bureau, Shaanxi EPB, Shaanxi Forestry Bureau, the Communication Dept. of An'kang City, the EP Dept. of An'kang City, the Civic Construction Dept. of An'kang City, together with the Departments of Communication, EP, Forestry, CulturalHeritage Protection at county levelalong the proposedExpressway. Assessment Team ofAME Chang'an University March, 2006  ABBREVIATIONS: AME: Ankang-Maoba Expressway LRS: county and villageroads in the rural areas,Local roads LRIP: the local road improvement program MOC: Communication Administration of China's SPTD: Shaanxi Provincial Transportation Department FFO: Foreign Fund Financed Office SDRC: Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission SHAB: Shaanxi Provincial Highway Administration Bureau SPHDI: Shaanxi Provincial Highway Design Institute SEPB: Shaanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau SEPA: State Environmental Protection Administrative EPB: Environmental Protection Bureau TB : Transportation Bureau DI: Design Institute EO: Environment Office PMO: Project Management Office SCRD: Shaanxi Provincial Culture Relics Division EMS: Environmental Monitoring Station EIA: environmental impact assessment EMP: environmental management plan EMF: Environmental Management Framework EP: environmental protection EPO: environmental protection office COD: Oxygen Amount for Chemistry BOD: Oxygen Amount for Biochemistry SS: Floating Substance TSP: Total suspended particulate  I I I i  Contents 1-1 I GENERAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................. 1.1Objectives of the Assessment.............................................................. 1-1 1.2Laws, Policies and Regulations at national or local levels ................................................ 1-1 1.3Assessment Grades.............................................................. 1-4 1.4Assessment Contents and Key Working .................................... .......................... 1-4 1.5Assessment Methodology.............................................................. 1-5 1.6Environment Assessment Scope, Standard and Functional Area Identification ......... ...... 1-5 1.7 Periods of Environment Assessment ............................................................... 1-8 1.8 Targets of Environment Protection .............................................................. 1-9 2 Project Overview and Construction Analysis ......................................................... 2-1 2.1 Project Location ......................................................... 2-1 2.2 Significance of Project Construction ......................................................... 2-1 2.3 RouteAlignment and Major Controlling Points......................................................... 2-3 2.4 Traffic Volume Prediction ......................................................... 2-4 2.5 Major Technical Standards......................................................... 2-4 2.6 Construction Scale and Major Project Overview......................................................... 2-5 2.7 Land Requisition and Removal......................................................... 2-14 2.8 Borrow and spoil sites, and material sites (recommended scheme) .............................. 2-15 2-15 2.9 Implementation Scheme ......................................................... 2.10 EP Actions Considered in Design and Assessment ..................................................... 2-16 2.11 Construction Analysis......................................................... 2-18 **2.12 Environment Impact Factors Identification and Selection ....................... .................. 2-41 3 Outline Environmental Situation along the Alignment..................................................... 3-1 3.1 Natural Environment ......................................................... 3-1 3.2 Ecological Environment ......................................................... 3-11 3.3 Social & Economic Environment......................................................... 3-52 4-1 4 Environmental Quality along the Expressway of The Project......................................... 4.1 Present Situation of Noise Environmental Quality......................................................... 4-1 4.2 Present Quality of Water Environment .................... ..................................... 4-7 4.3 Present Condition of Environmental Air Quality......................................................... 4-9 S. Estimation and Assessment on Environment Impact ...................................................... 5-1 5.1 Ecosystem Impact Estimation and Assessment......................................................... 5-1 5.2. Appraisal for geological influence ......................................................... 5-20 5.3 Impact Prediction and Assessment on Water Environment .......................... ................. 5-30 5.4 Impact Prediction and Assessment on Road Traffic Noise............................................. 5-36 5.5 Estimation and Evaluation on Ambient Atmosphere Impact........................................... 5-53 5.6 Impact Estimation and Evaluation on Social Environment ............................................. 5-57 5.7 Appraisal on Environmental Impact of Super-long Tunnels............................................ 5-74 i  5.8 The Evaluation on Connecting Lines Impacts ......................................................... 5.9 Analysis 5-78 of Impact on Landscapes ................... ...................................... 5.10 Analysis 5-82 of Impact on Environment by Solid Wastes Discard .................. .................... 5.11 Environmental 5-86 Risks......................................................... 5-87 6. Public Consultant ......................................................... 6-1 6.1. Public Consultant Investigation ......................................................... 6.2. Investigation 6-1 Result......................................................... 6.3. Feedbacks 6-4 of Public Consultant Investigation......................................................... 6.4. Solutions 6-5 ......................................................... 6-6 7 Alternatives ......................................................... 7-1 7.1 Comparison Between construction and Non-construction Scenarios .............................. 7.2 Alignment 7-1 of Alternatives .......................................................... 7-3 8 Soil and Water Conservation Plan......................................................... 8-1 8.1 Soil Erosion and Current Conservation in the Project Site............................................... 8.2 Soil Erosion 8-1 Prediction......................................................... 8.3 Soil and Water 8-1 Conservation Plan ......................................................... 8.4 Estimated 8-7 Cost of the Soil and Water Conservation Plan ............................. ................. 8-18 9 Mitigation Measure of Environment Influence......................................................... 9-1 9.1 Design Phase for Mitigation Measure of Environment Influence ................. 9.2 Protection .................... 9-1 Measure in Construction Phase ......................................................... 9.3 Environment 9-9 Protection Measure in Operation Period ................................................... 9-23 10 Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan ......................................................... 10-1 10.1 Environmental protection Management and Monitoring Plan.................................... 10.2Environmental 10-1 Supervision Plan during the Construction Phase................................ 10.3 Environmental 10-15 Monitor Plan......................................................... 10.4 Personnel 10-18 Training for Environmental Protection ....................................................... 10.5 Proposal 10-21 for Evaluation after the Accomplishment of EP ....................... .................... 10-22 11 Environmental BenefiVCost Analysis......................................................... 11-1 11.1 Eco-Environment Benefit/Cost Analysis ........................... .............................. 11.2 EP Investment 11-1 Estimation ......................................................... 11 .3 Benefit/Cost 11-2 Analysis of EP Methods Proposed ......................................................... 11-5 12 Conclusion................................. 12-1 12.1 Project Review ................................. 12.2 Environment 12-1 Evaluation Conclusion ................................. 12.3 Prediction 12-1 Analysis Conclusion of Impact on Environment .......................................... 12.4 Public 12-2 Consultant Investigation................................................ 12.5 Alternatives 12-5 Comparison ................................................ 12.6 Environmental 12-5 Protection Measures & Expense Estimation ........................................ Major references 12-6 ................................................ 12-7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ii  Annex 1 SPTD The Commission Letter of EIA onthe An'kang-Maoba Expressway .................................. . (1) Annex 2 SDRC The Consultation of Reporting the FeasibilityStudy of the Expressway...... .... (2) (.....2..).......... Annex 3 SEPB (8) The Letter of EIA Execution Standard of the Expressway ....... ..................................... .... .. - ...... Annex 4 SEPD - (10) The Letter ofcheckup conference of shaanxi local natural reserves. ... Annex 5 Ankang People's Government (16) The Letter of attitude about Expressway direction ....-- .- ........ .-.-- Annex 6 Ziyang County Communication Bureau ..... - ---- -(17) The attitude ofAl part Alignment alternative.................................. . -. .. . . Annex 7 SCRD .(19) The report of cultural relics protection assessment. Annex8 Questionary of Animal actuality.(21) Annex 9 The Survey Chart of Wild animal..(23) Annex 10 24) The Attitude Questionary of company, govemmental instrumentality and Caste along alignment( (26) Annex 11 The Attitude Questionary of Public along alignment......................................................... County. (30) Annex 12 The Conversazione Register in Hanbin District and Ziyang (35) Annex 13 Notice ofAME Environmental Impact Assessment Report. iii  I I II i I i I I i i f I  1 GeneralDescription EIA on AME 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 Objectives of the Assessment Through the investigation and assessment of the current situation along the proposed project in the fields of the physical environment, ecological environment and living environment, and together with the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the potential impacts triggered by the road design, construction and operation, the assessment hopes to reach the objectives as follows: 1. Estimate and identify the scope and extent of the impacts and provide reasonable bases for alignment selecting. pollution and 2. Provide mitigation methods and compensatory plans for the environmental local ecology damage caused by the proposed project and also guide the design, construction and to ensure the operation management in order to reduce or decontaminate the negative impacts and sustainable development. for the development and 3. Provide the local decision maker with the scientific basis environment management. 4. Demonstrate the feasibility ofthe proposed project in the view of environment. 1.2Laws, Policies and Regulations at national or local levels 1.2.lNational and Local Laws, Regulations and Documents "Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", into effect from Dec 26, 1989; from 1. "Environment Impact Assessment Law ofthe People's Republic ofChina", into effect Sep 1,2003; issued on 2. "Management Regulation for Environment Protections of Construction Project", Nov29, 1998; MOC; 3. "Messures for Environmental Protections of Construction project", No.(2003)5,from 4. "Air Pollution Prevention Law of PRC", into effect from Sep 1, 2000; 1, 1997; 5. "Environment Noise Pollution Prevention Law ofPRC", into effect from March 1, 1984; 6. "Water Pollution Prevention Law of PRC", into effect from Nov from Jan 1, 1999; 7. "Land Management Law of PRC (Revised in 1998)", into effect of PRC", into effect from 8. "The Implementation Regulation ofThe Law on Land Management Jan 1, 1999; 1991; 9. "Water and Soil Conservation Act Law ofPRC", into effect form June 29, Act of PRC", 10. "The Implementation Regulation of The Law on Water and Soil Conservation into effect formOct 1, 1993; 11. "Forest Law ofPRC", into effect from Jan 1, 1985; from Jan 29, 12. "The Implementation Regulation of The Law on Forest of PRC", into effect 2000; 13. "Wild Animal Protection Law of PRC", into effect from Mar 1, 1989; Law on 14. "The Implementation Regulation of The Law on Wild Animal Protection of The Forest of PRC", into effect from Mar 1, 1992; 15. "The Regulation on Agrarian Plants of PRC", into effect from Jan 1, 1997; of PRC (Revised)", into 16. "Environment Prevention and Control of Solid Waste Pollution Law effect from April 1, 2005; I-I  EL4 on AME 1.GeneralDescription 17. "Highway Law ofPRC", into effect from Jan 1, 1998; 18. "Flood Control Law of PRC", into effectfrom Jan 1, 1998; 19. "Water Law ofPRC", into effect from Oct 1,2002; 20. "The Regulation on River Channel Management of PRC", into effect from June 10, 1988; 21. "The National Outline of Ecological Environment Protection", into effect from Nov 26, 2000; 22. "Culture Relics Protection Law ofPRC", into effect from Oct 28, 2002; 23. "Agriculture Law of PRC", into effect from March 1,2003; 24. "The Protection Regulation on Basic Farming Land", State Council, into effect from Jan 1, 1999; 25. "Energy Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China", into effectfrom Jan 1, 1998; 26. "The Temporary Regulation on Scenic Resort and Historic Site Management", State Council, into effectfrom June 7, 1985; 27. "The Regulation on Scenic Resort and Historic Site Management of Shaanxi Province", the People's Congress of Shaanxi Province, into effectfrom May 1, 2005; 28. "The Method to Implement 'The Law on Environment Protection of PRC' in Shaanxi Province", into effectfrom July 25, 1992; 29. "The Method to Implement 'The Law on Flood Control of PRC' in Shaanxi Province", into effect from Sep 8, 1999; 30. "The Method to Implement 'The Law on Land Management of the PRC ' in Shaanxi Province", into effect from Jan 1, 2000; 31. "The Method to Implement 'The Law on Water and Soil Conservation Act of PRC' in Shaanxi Province", into effect from Jan 10, 1994; 32. "The Regulation on Environment Protection of Urban Drinking Water Resource Protection Area", into effect from Mar 10, 2002; 33. "The Regulation on Watercourse Management of Shaanxi Province", into effect from Dec 2, 2000; 34. "The Regulation on Road Transfer Management of Shaanxi Province", into effect from April 1,2000; 35. "The Regulation on Forest Management ofShaanxi Province", into effect from Dec 2, 2000; 36. "The Regulation on Culture Relics Protection and Management", into effect from April 21, 1995; 37. "Some Suggestions on Strict Farming Land Protection in Implementation of Road Construction Project", JIAOGONGLUFA [2004] No. 164, datedApril of 2004; 38. "The Regulation on Water Pollution Prevention and Control along Hanjiang River and Danjiang River Basin in Shaanxi Province", dated Mar 1, 2006; 39. "The Announcement on Absolutely Stopping Planting on the Basic Farming Land", GOFADIAN [2004] No. 1,dated March of 2004; 40. "The Announcement of Environment Survey Implementation on Transport Project", JIAOHUANFA [2004] No. 314, dated June of 2004; 41. "The Direction Suggestion on Strengthening Ecological Protection, Soil and Water Conservation in Mountain District Road Construction", JIAOGONGLUFA [2005] No. 441, dated September of 2005. 1.2.2Relative Documents from World Bank 1. "Environment Assessment", OP/BP/GP 4.01, World Bank; 1-2  1.GeneralDescription EL4 onAME 2. "Environment TOR", OP/BP/GP 4.02; 3. "Natural Habitats", OP/BP/GP/4.04; 4. "Water Resources Management", OP 4.07; 5. "Involuntary Resettlement", OP/BP 4.12; _ 6. "Cultural Property", OP 4.11; 7. "Indigenous Peoples", OD 4.20. 1.2.3Technical Regulations and Criteria The Ministry of Communication, "Environment Impact Assessment Scope of Road Construction Project (Temporary)" (JTJO05-96), January of 1996; of China l. The Environment Protection Industrial Standard of the People's Republic HJ/T2.1-2.3-93 "Technological Direction of Environment Impact Assessment", September of 1993; of China 2. The Environment Protection Industrial Standard of the People's Republic Impact Assessment-Acoustic HJ/T2.4-1995 "Technological Direction of Environment Environment", November of 1997; 3. The Environment Protection Industrial Standard of the People's Republic of China HJ/T19-1997 "Technological Direction of Environrnent Impact Assessment-Nonpolluting Ecological Impact", November of 1997; 4. "Design Specification of Road Environment Protection", (JTJ/T006-98) 5. "Technological Specification of Road Construction", JTGBOI-2003) 6. "Roadbed Design Specification", (JTJO13-95) HJ/T91-2002 7. "Surface Water and Sewage Monitoring Teclmological Specification", HJ/T 193-2005. 8. "Technological Specification ofAmbient Quality Auto-Monitoring", in Development and 9. "Technological Specification of Water and Soil Conservation Scheme Construction Project", (SL204-98) and Control", 10. "Technological Specification of Comprehensive Water and Soil Conservation (GB/T16453-1996) 1.2.4Project Technical Documents of Environment Impact 1. Shaanxi Communication Bureau, ' Tle Commission Letter Assessment on the An'kang-Maoba Expressway", November of 2004 ( See Annex 1); of Reporting the 2. Shaanxi Development and Reform Commission "The Consultation Feasibility Study of the An'kang-Maoba Expressway", SHAANFAGAIJIAOYUN [2004], October of 2004 (See Annex 2); 3. Shaanxi Environment Protection Bureau "The Letter of Environment Impact Assessment Execution Standard of the An'kang-Maoba Expressway"', SHAANHUANHAN [2005] No. 288, November of 2005 (See Annex 3); 4. "An'kang Urban Development Plan" 1997-2010) 5. "An'kang Urban Land Utilization OvcrallPlan" (1997-2010) Study of Provincial 6. Shaanxi Road Survey, Design and Research Institute "The Feasibility Road Road Corridor in West Development: A'rongqi-Beihai, Shaanxi An'kang-Shaanchuan Project", September of 2004; Section 7. Shaanxi Road Survey, Design and Research Institute "The Basic Design of Contract Al of Provincial Road Corridor in West Development: A'rongqi-Beihai, Shaanxi An'kang-Maoba Road", January of 2006; 1-3  EL4 on AME 1.GeneralDescription 8. Zhongjiao No. 2 Highway Exploration, Design and Research Institute "The Basic Design of Contract Section A2 of Inter-provincial Road Corridor in Western Development: A'rongqi--Beihai, Shaanxi An'kang-Maoba Road", November of2005; 1.3Assessment Grades 1.3.1 Types of Project Environment Assessment Based on "Construction Project Environment Protection Types Category" (The First Batch), issued by State Environment Protection Bureau in February of 2001, the road project of "the first class road or expressway within 50 km or located in sensitive area" may bring significant impact on environment, therefore the enviroiunent impact assessment is necessary. The EIA compulsory is because the suggested line of AME is 86.902 km intotal length, passing through Qinba mountainous the area where the environment issensitive. The AME is 86.902 km in length, with the passing terrain geographically complicated and with much forestation and many rivers. Due to its importance, scale and environment the area features of along the road, it falls into the Category A according to World Bank OP4.01 "Environment Assessment". That is why ElA and EMP are compulsory for this project. 1.3.2Assessment Grade The proposed AME will pass the Soutlheast part of Shaanxi province through Hanbin District and Ziyang County of An'kang city. In the recommended line there will be a 15km section passing through the experimental area of Yinghu Wecland Nature Reserve, An'kang, Shaanxi province. Based on the project scale and envirotnment features of the area along the road, accordance and also with to the requirement of "'feclmological Direction of Environment Impact Assessment", the projectenvironment impact assessment grades will be illustrated as inTable l-l: Table 1-1 AME Environment ImpactAssessment Grades Contents Grade Basis for Class Based on HJ/12.4-1995, the acoustic environment is satisfactory at present, but the noisiness Noise level will Second be increased after the project implementation (above 5-10 dBA), and the sensitive receptor spots are mostly located along the road line. The village is small inscale. The main atmosplhere pollutanits are vehicle exhaust and construction Environment dust, . caused mainly by non-organized discharging. The discharging Atmosphere amount Pi< 2.5 x199 according HJ/T2.2-1993. The number of people who are influenced is limited. Based on -IJTI19-1997, the influenced area is under 50km2. Theorically, the Ecological soil mainly Ecological remaill the same in nature, . under 10%, and the biological anLd thc diveIsity reduction will be will be reduced by under 10%. Man-induced environmenital chanige will be obvious. The ecological environment in the experimcnitai ai ca of Yilgllu Provincial Wetland Nature Reserve is comparatively sensitive, in which the 15km of the road passing by The sewage composition is simple and small in amount. The sewage under Water In 1000m /d3 accorcling to HJ/T2.3-93 falls into the Surface Water Environment Standard 1-111 of big, mcdium anid smnall river-s or reservoirs. The III standard will be executed in the rivcr area wlhere the expressway passes through. 1.4Assessment Contents and Key Working According to the natural and social feaLulcs of the area where the road passes through, the I -'I  El4 01 AME I. GeneralDescription content of the assessment will be as following: i. Ecological Environment ImpactAssessment; ii. Noise Environment lmpactAssessment; iii. Water Environment Impact Assessment; iv. Social Economy Impact Assessment; v. Environment Atmosphere Impact Assessment; The impact assessment of the cultural relics and tourism is included in the "Social Environment Impact Assessment". Among the above, the most important contents are: Ecological Environment Impact Assessment, Noise Environment Impact Assessment, Water Environment Impact Assessment, and also the Water Risk Analysis in Operation Phase. 1.5Assessment Methodology The principle of the assessment is the "combination of points and lines, points representing sections, and feedback applied to the whole line". The methods of monitoring and investigating will be adopted to the impacts on surface water, noisiness and ambient atmosphere; as for the acoustic environment impact, the way of model computation is to be used; and for the water environment and ambient atmosphere impact, analogy analysis is to be applied; and the way of data collection, site survey, analogy analysis and commentary will be applied to make assessment of the impacts on ecological and social environment. As for the items confined by the national standards, the specific exponent and the exceeding values assessment will be adopted. 1.6Environment Assessment Scope, Standard and Functional Area Identffication 1.6.1 Scope ofAssessment According to the fact that along the road, the environmental impact is featured in form of the belt distribution, it is proposed that the environment assessment impact scope of proposed An'kang-Maoba road is shown as in Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Environment Assessment Impact Scope ofAME Remarks Content Scope ofAssessment Includes the protection of wild animals and The area within 300 meters both sides along the soil erosion; and Ecological . . . plants, the loss of water/ ln h Environmen road, together with the borrow and spoil sites and tera iwadvepit viewpoints alone the Environment th aealnthdliryie. thie road view and the area along the delivery line.rod road. The road goes along with the Yuehe River, Haoping River, Hanjiang River, and Renhe The bridge s in the area of 100m in upriver and River, passing through 147 bridges big or water impact urface .small. Sewage and waste 1000m in downriver. And also the area where . . of bridges and Water rivers parallels the road. analysis in the construction ttunnels; and also the management of for the dangerous goods transportation in the operation period. Social The area of 200 meters in both sides along the Mainly on the resettlement after the land heritage protection and Env.ionment road, with the certain extension for the important acquirement, culture area. urban plan. Sensitive receptors as schools, hospitals and Noise The area of200 meters both sides along theroad. villages along the road. 1l-5  EIA on AME 1.GeneralDescription Continued Table 1-2 Atmosphere The area of 200 meters both sides along the road. Environment Construction floating dust and the pollutant from the tunnelexit. 1.6.2Assessment Standards and Functional Area Identification According to the functional area type along the AME and the approval of project execution standard by Shaanxi Environment Protection Bureau (see Annex 3), the standards of assessment are as following: Acoustic Environment The assessment factors are equivalent acoustic level A, executed with the basis of "Environment Noise Standards in Urban Area" (GB3096-93) . i. Standard I is applied to common area for present assessment, and Standard 4 in the area of 50 meters along the national road G316 and provincial road S310. ii. The areas road passing through are mainly agricultural district, the Standard 4 will be applied to common village and the area within 50 meters from red line of resident communities, while the Standard 2 will be applied to the area beyond 50 meters; with the Standard 2 to schools, hospitals, etc. Refer to Table 1-3. iii. "Noise Limit in Construction Site" (GB12523-90) will be applied during construction phase. See Table 1-4. Table 1-3 Noise Standards in Urban Area (GB3096-93) (Excerpt) Unit: Laeq Standard (dB) Applicable scope I Daytime Mainly on Night the area of resident, culture and education organizations. 2 The joint area 55 of resident, 45 commerce and industry. 4 60 The area of both sides 50 along the urban trunk roads and intemal river passing through 70 55 the urban area. I Table 1-4 _I Noise Limit in Construction Site (GB12523-90) (Excerpt) Unit: Laeq (dB) Construction Main Noise Source C ontent Daytime Night Soil and Stone _ _ _ _ _ Bulldozer, _ _ _ _ _ grab, loading _ _ _ _ _ _ truck, road roller, etc. 75 w ork__ 55 _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Piling work All kinds of piling drivers. 85 prohibited Structure work Concrete blender, quiver stick, electronic saws. 70 55 Decoration Crane and elevators. 65 55 2. Water Environment i. The main rivers inthe area road passing trl-ouglh are Hanjiang River and its branches --- Yuehe River, Haoping River and Renhe River. According to "Shaanxi Water Functional Identification" and "An'kang Urban Drinking Water Resource Planning Section and Water Functional Identification", the water quality objective of Hanjiang River from Ziyang to Donghe bayou is Level 111. The water quality of Renhe River, Yuehe River, and Haoping River is Level III. ii. "Surface Water Environment Quality Standard" (GB3838-2002) is applied to water environment assessment and impact assessment. The proposed road scheme is passing through Hanjiang River in the upriver of 6 km of Donghe bayou, so Standard III will be applied. In the area of the branch rivers of Hanjiang River, namely, Haoping River, Liushui River, Yuehe River, Renhe River, and Hanjiang branch rivers in other areas, Standard III will be applied, see Table 1-5. Standard III will be applied for water floating substance (SS)according to "Surface Water Source Quality Standard" (SL63-94) issued by the Ministry of Irrigation Works. 1-6  1.GeneralDescription EI onAME "Sewage iii. Sewage from toll gate and management area into the water body of Level 111, Comprehensive Discharging Standard" (GB8978-96) Standard I will be applied, see Table 1-6, and "Farming Land Irrigation Water Quality Standard" (GB5084-92) will be applied when discharging into farming land irrigation channel, see Table 1-7. Table 1-5 Water Environment Quality Assessment Standard ofAn'kang-Maoba Road Type\ Permanganate Salt t SS pH Petroleumr< NH3-N Class Exponent < ______ 0.05 1.0 III 30 6-9 6 Note SL63-94 (GB3838-2002) Note: the units is PH or mg/L. (Excerpt) Table 1-6 Sewage Comprehensive Discharging Standards ( GB8978-1996 ) Unit: mg/l Petroleum oil Pollute SS COD BOD5 NH3-N oil 5 10 Standard 1 70 100 20 15 Table 1-7 Farming Land Irrigation Water Quality Standard (Excerpt) Unit: mg/L Types of Crop Products in Vegetables No. Items Products in paddy field dry field Oxygen Amount for 150 80 I Biochemistry S 80 (BODO) Oxygen Amount for 300 150 2 Chemistry < 200 (CODcr) 200 100 3 Floating Substance 150 __ 30 30 4 K's Nitrogen S 12 10 5 Phosphorus Amount s< .0 10 (Count in P) __ 5.0_10_1 10 1.0 6 Petroleum 5.0 Ordure Coliform 7___ Group Number/L Note: Type 1: Products in paddy field, for example, rice, irrigation amount 800m3/mu-year; Type 11: Products in dry field, for example, wheat, corn, cotton, etc, irrigation amount 300m3/mu-year; Type III: Vegetables, for example, Chinese cabbage, leek, onion, etc. 3. Ambient Atmosphere Standard 11 will beapplied to i. "AmbientAtmosphere Quality Standard" (GB3095-1996) present situationassessment and environment assessment. See Table 1-8; 11 ii. "Atmosphere Pollutes Comprehensive Discharging Standard" GB16297-96 Standard will be applied as for asphalt smoke during construction is concerned. See Table 1-9. "Ambient 1-7  EIA on AME 1.GeneralDescription Atmosphere Quality Standard" GB 16297-96 will be applied to TSP. Table 1-8 Ambient Atmosphere Quality Standard (GB3095-1996) (Excerpt) Concentration IILimit (mg/mr3) Pollutants Daily Average Remarks Concentration Concentration a Hour NO2 0.12 0.24 TSP 0.30 GB3096-1996 Revised Table 1-9 Atmosphere Pollutes Comprehensive Discharging Standard GB 16297-96) (Excerpt) The Upper Limit of Discharging Upper Monitoring Limit of The Upper Limit of Velocity (kg/h) Pollute Discharging Height of Non-organied Thickness (mg/m3) Discharging Exhaust Vent Concentration Second (mg/m )3 (m) 15 3.5 Granule 120 20 5.9 Concentration Upper Limit Substance 30 23 out of Perimeter 1.0 40 39 15 0.18 Asphalt For manufacture equipment obvious Smoke 20 0.30 non-organized discharging is not permitted. 4. Assessment Standard of Soil Erosion The JTJO05-96 "The Regulation of Road Construction Project Environment Impact Assessment (Temporary)" is applied as reference for water erosion identification. Please refer to Table 1-10 for water eroding intension standard. Table 1-10 Water Erosion Intension Standard Class Erosion Moduli (t/km2 a) Class Erosion Moduli (t/km2 a) Itiny <500 IV ardent 5000-8000 IIslight 500-2500 V extremely ardent 8000- 15000 III medium 2500-5000 VI active >15000 1.7 Periods of Environment Assessment According the project progress and the situation of trafficvolume, the assessment period is determined as following: i. Project Construction Period: Start working in 2006, and complete in 2010. The construction period is 5years. ii. Project Operation Period: Near term to 2011, medium to 2017 and long term to 2025. With the construction period and operation period as the important assessment periods. 1-8  1. GeneralDescription EIA on AME 1.8 Targets of Environment Protection natural reserves, The targets of the environment protection assessment are the followings: quality, and the scenic resorts and historic sites, basic farming land, vegetation, surface water 'A teaching, working and living environment, and cultural heritage protection within the area of 200 the main meters from the red line of theproposed road construction. According to the site survey, targets of environment protection ineach period section are shown as Table 1-11: 1-9  EL4 on AME 1.GeneralDescription Table 1-11 The Objective of Environment Protection in Assessment Area Environment Assessment Protection Project and Polluted Environment Factors Period Environment Impact Object Action Protection Objective Cultivated Land resource, forest Excavation, soil working; Minimizing the impact on cultivated lands, vegetation, wild animal along the Construction material transfer forest vegetation, and basic farming land; road line; Soiland water reserve and storage; Sewage in Nearly no impact on wild animals; Construction borrow and Propagation of blending station,etc. spoil site and road construction impact Period Ecological soil working in road border, management should reach 95%, the Environment Dame; borrow and spoil site; Basic Operation implementation Damage; of temporary and permanent fanning land; Ymghu Wetland fence protection should reach Period 95%; Periodad Water and cuptin soil losing, Nature Reserve, Ymghu scenic land occupation. resort and historic forestation site. covering rate on possible greening land will manage to reach 25%; minimizing the impact on nature reserves and scenic and historic sites. Bridge construction, transfer and storage of Yuehe River, Hanjiang River, construction material, soil Period Water Water quality e Renhe River, Liushuihe pollution working, River, etc. industrial Yishuihe River, Water quality and living along the sewage road should Standard reach III Environment in both construction and Yinghu Wetland Operation Nature produced in construction Reserve, Stan Huoshiyan iod. field and caused by operation period. Period Reservoir. machinery; accident crisis of dangerous goods transfer, etc. 1-10  1GeneralDescription EL4 on AME Continued Table 1-II Noise caused by Noise caused by Jiangjiadian, Liuyingcun, 33 construction Biegaizicun, and so on, machinery; For all of protection targets, the air quality Acoustic Cconstruction in both construction transport vehicles; should reach Standard II dust Jiangdian Elementary and Environment Period Noise; Floating ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Traffic noise in operation adoeainpro;Nieevrneti period; Noise environment in Environment , and operation caused by transport School, Changbai Middle utb ,pro;Fotn reach Class 4 or 2, and Class 2 and Ambient .. villages should Wafangdian eruiod Fanting stoby Operation vehicles in School, construction and transport; inshos Atmosphere ... School, Lantan . m schools. Period construction period Elementary so oerton eriod. and exhaust pollution Elementary School, and in operation period. on, 8 schools in total. People for resettlement; Impact minimization on resettlement family, integrity of people's land, public communication and convenience, development of cultivated selection; An'kang and Road scheme quality; integrity with social Construction Land acquirement, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~residential . and Ziyang,, and Ziyang County and culvert development of An'kang flood people's living quality; bridge Social Period resettlement; or impact minimization on cultural construction; roadbed no impact, irrigation Farming and irrigation impact Economy prevention; paveme2nt for and historic heritage sites; establishments; dam safety works and Operation works; transport minimization on Yinghu scenic resorts and and flood prevention; Yinghu construction. Period obstruct. provincial scenic resort and historic sites. historic site. assessment scope): Detailed survey on the area along the proposed An'kang-Maoba expressway (within the project. 33 villages(2 for resettlement),8 schools, 4 main rivers along the road road please refer to Table 1-12-1-16. Main environment sensitive pointsand its relationswith the proposed 1-11  EM on AME 1.General Description Table 1-12 Relation between Environment SensitivePoints and An'kang-Maoba Expressway Distance to Central No. Village Name Line Household Population Features of Sensitive Points (m)A/B** Locates in the left side of the road, the 15' row of construction is 51m to the road red Yujiahe line, and roadbed height is 4 meters. There I K196+560-K 196 /81 80 are 13 households 320 within the area beyond 50 meters. . The village lies in the slope on road left side, and buildings are comparatively in concentration. Locates in the right side of the road, and the road passes through in the form of roadbed. Buildings are 40 meters to the road red line. Width of land acquirement is 62m. There Jiangjiadian are 3 households in the area within 80* meters, 40 households 2 K196+750- out of 80 meters in 70/80 320 1340 thasemntco. the assessment K196+900 scope. The village lies in slope on the road left side, and buildings are comparatively in concentration. Average farming land is 0.6mu, and average income per person is 1,908 yuan. 6 households to be resettled. The road passes through the village in the form of roadbed, and the roadbed height is 3.5 m, 20 meters to the road red line and width of land acquirement is 51m. 15 Yangjiadianwan households within 75m*, and 18 households 3 K 197+900- 30/80 36 178 out of 75m in the assessment scope. K 198+000 The hypsography is gentle and buildings are comparatively concentrated. 9 households to be resettled. The average farming land is 0.8mu, and average income per person is 1,800 yuan. The service area of Yuehe River is near the village, through with the road passes in the form of roadbed, and roadbed height is 3.5m. 4iuyi75ng K /115 630 2980 4 Buildings K199+750- are 90 meters /115 to the road redline 630 2980 and the width of land acquirement is51m. No K 199+800 household exists within 76m* and 13 ho'useholds out of 76m in the assessment 1-12 _____ cope. 1-12  1.GeneralDescription EM on AME Continued Table1-12 Locates in the left side of the road and comparatively concentrated. 9 Liuying buildings are households to be resettled. The average farming 4 K199+750- /115 630 2980 average income per person is K199+800 land is lmu, and 2,033 yuan. Village locates both sides of the road, and the width of land acquirement is 53.4 meters. The elevation height is 268 meters, and designed 272 height is 4 meters. There are 7 Daiheba meters. Roadbed households within 75* meters and 40 S K200+100-- /75 120 300 households out of 75 meters. K200+200 The village locates in the comparative gentle area and the buildings are comparatively concentrated. The road passes through the village in the form of roadbed, and buildings are 30 meters to the road red line. And width of land acquirement is 53 m. No family within the area of 56* meters, Hejiaba and 13 households out of 56 meters but within the assessment scope. 6 K203+500- /150 198 742 K203+600 The village locates on both sides of the road, and buildings are comparatively concentrated. The average farming land is 1.5-2mu, and the average income per person is 1, 749 yuan. The road passes through the village left side in the form of roadbed, and buildings are 40 meters to the road red line. And width of land acquirement is 54 m. Height of roadbed is 3.5m. There are 3 families within 80* meters, and 26 Guangrongcun families out of 80 meters but within the 7 K204+600- 57/80 182 753 assessment scope. K204+700 The village locates the left side of road, the hypsography is gentle, and buildings are comparatively concentrated. The average farming land is 1.2mu, and the average income per person is 1, 800 yuan. The road passes the left side of the village in the An'longcun form of roadbed, and buildings are 100 meters to 8 K205+160- /117 162 596 The width of land acquirement 8 K205+160- /117 162 596 the road red line. height is 3.5m. No f K205_____ is 54 m while the roadbed _______350________ 1-13  EL4 onAME 1.GeneralDescription Continued Table 1-12 amily within 80* meters and 14 families out of 80m. The village locates on the left side of road, the hypsography is gentle, and buildings are comparatively concentrated. The average farming land is 1.5mu, and the average income per person is 1, 715 yuan. The village locates the road left side, 125 meters away from the road red line, 150 meters to the road central line. The elevation height is 274m, Jiangjiayuanzi and designed to be 278m. No family 9 within 77* K205+600- /99 29 120 m and 27 households in the area beyond 77m. K206+000 The village locates the slope foot, and the hypsography is gentle. The buildings distributes along the mountain foot. The road passes through the village in the right side in the form of roadbed. Buildings are 80 meters to the road red line. The width of land acquirement is 60m. The roadbed height is 3.5m. No family within 78m*, Shijiaingcu K205+900- and 28 households out 10 K205+900-~- 36of /110 36 78m in scope of assessment. 180 K206+300 Locates on the road left side,the hypsography is gentle, and buildings are comparatively concentrated. The average farming land is 1.3mu, and the average income per person is 1, 650 yuan. The road passes the village in the left part in the form of bridge, 30 meters to the road red line, and the width is 28.5m. The bridge height is 15m. There Gaomingcun are 12 households within 64* meters and 10 households in the area 11 beyond 64m. K210+700- 45/80 26 130 The village buildings distribute in a loose K210+800 way. Locates 200 meters out of the entrance of Fenghuangshan Tunnel. The average farming land is 1.3mu, and the average income per person is 1,600 yuan. 1-14  EIA onAA'IE 1.GeneralDescription Continued Table 1-12 The village locates in the right side of road, 100 meters to the road red line, and the road .4 passes in the form of bridge. The designed bridge height is 436m, and the ground Jinjicun height is 435m. There are 4 households households in the area 12 K226+650- /115 65 295 within 64m* and 16 scope. K226+750 beyond 64m in the assessment Buildings distribute loosely. The average farming land is 1.Smu, and the average income per person is 1,750 yuan. The village locates in the slope on the road left side, 80 meters to the road red line. The road passes through in the form of bridge. The bridge designed elevation height is Biegaizi 430m while the ground 440m. No family households in the area 13 K226+900- /95 120 680 within 64m* and 36 scope. K227+100 beyond 64m in the assessment Buildings are loosely distributed comparatively. The average farming land is 1.2mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 860 yuan. The Village locates in the gentle slope on the road left side. The road passes through in the form of bridge and its designed Huajiawan elevation height is 432m while the ground central line. There are 2 14 K227+190- /120 25 120 436m, 120m to the 1C227+400 households within 64m* and 22 households in the area beyond 64m. The average farming land is 1.3mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 700 yuan. The village locates on the road left side, in belt distribution, and 35m to the road red line. The road passes through Haoping River in the fonn of Zhongjiayuanzi bridge. The designed elevation bridge height is is 437m. No family 15 K227+400- 40/80 45 160 432m while the ground inthe area beyond 1C227+600 within 64* and 17 households 64m in the assessment scope. Haoping River is between the road and bridge. Buildings are loose indistribution. 1-15  EL4 on AME 1. GeneralDescription Continued Table 1-12 The village locates in the gentle slope on the road right side, 35m to the road red line. The road passes through in the form ofroadbed, which height is 4.5m Qiujiakeng and width 50m. There are 4 households and 17 households within 77m* beyond 77m in the assessment 16 K228+100- 60/80 55 200 K(228+400 soe Buildings are comparatively concentrated. 13 households to be resettled. The average farming land is 1.2mu, and the average net income per ________________ person is 1, 650 yuan. The village located on road left side,45m to the road red line. The road passes in the form of roadbed and bridge while the roadbed height is 4.5m, width 58m. Designed elevation height is 448m and the ground 447m. There Xinpuzicun are 6 households within 64m* and 12 houLiholds beyond 64m in assessment scope. 17 K234+300- 75/100 46 170 Buildings are in road left side, the hypsography is K234+500 gentle and residents are comparatively concentrted. Resettlement work is comparatively few, about 4 households. The average farming land is 1.1 mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 800 yuan. Most part ofthe village locates on the road left side, 47 m to the road red line. The road passes in the form of roadbed, which height is 4.5 m and width 53m. There are 4 households Linjiayuanzi within 71m* and 12 households beyond 71 m 18 in assessment K(234+800'- scope. 75/100 23 118 Buildings K234+900 are on the road left side, in loose distribution and mainly in belt distribution. 3 households to resettled.The average farming land is 1.5mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 750 yuan. The village locates in the road right side, 50m to the road red line. The road passes through in the form of roadbed, which height is 4.5m and width 53m. No Mengjiayuanzi family within 72m*and 10 households beyond 72m 19 K235+100- n5 43 182 in assessment scope. K235+200 Buildings distribute on the river beach of road right side, comparatively concentrated. The average farming land is 1.4mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 950 yuan. 1-16  EM onAME 1.GeneralDescription Continued Table1-12 The village locates on the road right side, 30m to the road red line. The road passes in the form ofroadbed, which height is 4.5 m and width 47m. Near Haoping .bt are 5 households within 74m* and Shuangqingcun Interchange. There households beyond 74 in assessment scope. 20 K235+300- 55/ 45 170 11 distribution. K235+400 Buildings are in comparatively The hypsography is comparatively gentle. The average farming land is 1. Imu, and the average net income per person is 1, 650 yuan. The village locates on the road left side, in belt distribution, and 30 m to the road red line. The road Jinping passes thmugh in the form of roadbed, which height 47m. Near Haoping Interchange. 21 K235+400- 55/80 56 230 is 4.5m and width within 77m* and 21 K235+600 There are 5 households households beyond 77m in assessment scope. 3 households tobe resettled. The village locates on the road rightside, and 35 m to the road red line. The road passes through inthe form of roadbed, which height 4.5m and width 53m. Near Haoping Interchange and its linking line. The Zhongjiayuan designed elevation height is 465m. There are 5 households within 70m* and 6 households 22 K236+000~- 60/80 25 100 assessment scope. The resident 22 K236+000- 60/80 100 25 beyond7Om in the of road right side, distributed K236+100 houses are on the slope comparatively concentrated. The ground height is 471m. The average farming land is 1.5mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 750 yuan. 15 m to the road red line. The road passes in the form of roadbed, which height is 4.5m and width 63m. Near Haoping Interchange and its linking line. There are 11 households within 87m* and 6 households assessment scope. Yuantangcun beyond 87m in the are on the both side of river 23 K236+300- 45/80 68 275 The resident houses in distribution comparatively. 1K236+500 beaches, concentrated Near Haoping Interchange. 17 households to be resettled. The average farming land is I.Omu, and the average net income per person is 1, 590 __________yuan. 1-17  EM on AME 1.GeneralDescription Continued Table 1-12 The village locates inthe slope of road leftside, in belt distribution and 15m to the road red line. The road passes in the form of roadbed, which Zhujiakeng height is 4.5m and width 60m. There are 5 24 K236+800-- 45/80 households 53 215 within 75m* and 25 households K237+000 beyond 75m in assessment scope. 23 households to be resettled. Buildings are near Mixiliang Tunnel. The average farming land is 1.1 mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 600 yuan. Locates in the slope of road left side and Qiaotou buildings in loose distribution comparatively. 25 K250+300- 35/80 12 60 The average farming land is 1.2mu, and K250+700 the average net income per person is 1,500 yuan. The road passes though the village left side in the fomn of bridge. Buildings are 20m to the Xiaoheba road red line. The width is 30.tm. The bridge 26 K251+800- 35/80 18 90 height is lOm in average. There are 11 K(251+900 households within 64m* and 7 households out of 64m in assessment scope. Buildings are in loose distribution comparatively. 200m to the entrance ofHuangling Tunnel. The village is on the road left side and the road passes in the form of bridge. The designed Woshicun elevation height is 362m while the ground 27 K252+900- /86 15 62 height is 397m. There are 3 households 64m* and within 12 households beyond 64m in assessment scope. Locates in the slope of road right side and _________ _building are distributed along the slope. The village is on the road left side and the road passes in the form of bridge. The designed Taishanmiao elevation height is 370m while the 28 ground height K253+500- /86 is 420m. No farnily within 64m* and 18 K253+700 households beyond 64m in assessment scope. Locates in the slope ofroad right side and building are in loose distribution comparatively. The road passes though the village left side in the Wafangdian fonn of bridge. Buildings are 64 to 29 the road K265+000- 175 65 270 central line. The bridge height is 40m in average. K265+100 No family within 64m* and 60 households beyond 64m in assessment scope. 1-18  L.GeneralDescription EIA on AME Continued Table 1-12 of road leftside and buildings Wafangdian Locates in the slope Wafangdian K26500065 270 are in concentrated distribution. The average is 0.9mu, and the average net i 29 K265+100 ns 65 270 farming land K265_100 income per person is 1, 450 yuan. The road passes though the village left side inthe form ofbridge. Buildings are 20 to thebridge. The and height 40m in average. Gaotanzhen (near the bridge width is 26.6m the ground. There are 21 Gaotan Grain 12 m higher above households within 64m* and no family beyond 30 Maagement Institute) 35/100 49 263 64m. Locates in the road left side and buildings are K284+140- comparatively concentrated. The average K284+340 farming land is 0.8mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 450 yuan. The road passes though the village left side in the form ofbridge. Buildings are 20 tothe bridge. The bridge width is26.6m and height 15m in average. Buildings are on the higher hypsography, about the bridge surface. There are 14 Jinping 25m higher than out of JmpmgK287+320-35/100 26120 households within 76m* and no family 26 7m l ~~31 K(287+320- 35/100 120 76m. slope of road left side and building K287+440 Locates in the are in loose distribution comparatively. The average farming land is 0.8mu, and the average net income per person is 1, 750 yuan. The road passes through the village. the Daba service area. The Daba Completely resettle 129 average farming land is 1.5mu, and the 32 K290+100- 27 per person is 1, 750 K290+700 average net income ________ yuan. Dalantan The road passes through the village. 129 Maoba Interchange. 33 K292+700- 27 _K293+200 I Completely resettlement. building in the Note: The distance to the central line refers to the distance from the first row of sensitive area to the central lineofthe road; to apply Noise Standard 2 or 4; i. "" refers to the boundary --- the distance from the H. it**"A --- the distance from the front row to central line of the road; B resident house to apply Standard 2 to central lineof the road. 1-19  EM on AME 1.GeneralDescription Table 1-13 Schools within Assessment Scope of An'kang-Maoba Road Distanceto Road No. School Name Relation with the Road Central School Present Situation Line (im) Jiangdian Locates in the road right side and Elementary 45m to the road 4 grades, 4 red line. classes, 5 teachers, The , , l School 75 90 classroom students, is 75m to two the road central floors' K 196+920- lien. The building and road passes occupies the in the form land of K196+960 roadbed, which about 3mu. height is 4.5m. Wujin-Changs Locates in the road left side, 130m , 5 grads, 5 classes, 9 teachers, heng Hope to the road red line. The land acurem width of,, is 2 d 1 f students 160, and occupies the 2 Pri.School 155 land about 3mu. A playground K204+100- to the central line. The road passes between the road and ewe K204+200 he ra n in the form of roadbed, which height classroom. is 6m. _ Zhengyi Pri. ~~~~~~~~~Locatesleft in the road side, 80m to . Locates on the slope top of the School the road red line. The width of land 3 . 80 acquirement road left is 40m and side with I 2-floor 103m to the K227+93000 K227+000 central line. The road passes in the building and 3 bung s. form of roadbed. teachers and 15 students. Locates Locates on in the road the slope left side, top of the near the road service road left side with I 2-floor Xinpucun Pri. area and 40m to the . building and I bungalow. School road red line. There are 3 rows of buildingan lbngalow 4 100 Cmaaiey ln h K227+850-f farmer's houses toward the road Cmaaiey ln h direction, distance 55m to to the main road line. K227+900 the road central ,n. line. The road passes in the The designed form of bridge elevation hih s40 big. hl h height is 450m while the brde ground 436m. Comprised by one 4-floorbuidling, Locates in 500m two 3-floor of Mixiliang buildnd .o 2-floor Changbai Pri. Tunnel exit, 10m on the road left School 5 side. The 35 road passes in the form of building. 6 grades, 6 classes K245+450'- 3 and occupies bridge, the land about of which the designed 4 cupTefrn 2aow are K245+510 4mu. The elevation height is 415m. front 2 rows are 2 rooms of dormitories front row will and classrooms be resettled. while the behind 4 rows are all classrooms. 35m to the road. Locates on the road left side. The Comprised by 2 2-floor Pri School road passes in the form of bridge buildings. 6 grades, 6 6 classes, . 70 K265+1000- and buildings are 60m to the red line. Width 12 teachers is 24.5m. and 250 students. The bridge Occupies the land of about height is 40m in average. 3mu. 1-20  I.GeneralDescription EL4 on AME Continued table 1-13 Locates in the 20m of road right Daba Pri. side. The classroom is 45m to the 6 grades, 6 classes, 7 teacher, School road central line. The designed 50 students and occupies the 7 45 l and o ccupies3the K290+080- 4 bridge elevation height is 390m land of about 3 mu. is K290+100 while the school elevation height 415m. Lantan 6 grades, 6 classes, 7 teacher, 120 students and occupies the 8 ScEena 150 150m on the road south side. land of 3 mu. K293+800 Table 1-14 Social SensitivePoints within the Assessment Scope Remarks Type Name Pile No. Category road House of Five Qing Dynasty, County 50m south to the Provinces in K263+800 Level Heritage Protection Northwest China Unit, Excavation Level C Han Dynasty, City Level K196+800"- The road passing Jiangjiadian Site k197+300 Heritage Protection Unit, through Excavation Level B From Zhanguo to Han be Liujiaying Site K199+100- Dynasty, Provincial Key Near the road, to k199+900 eritage Protection Unit, surveyed much more Key Excavation Level A From East Han Dynasty to Level The road passing Cultural Yinjiaying Tomb K196+500- Nan-Bei-Chao, City Unit, through. and Group k196+700 Heritage Protection B Historic Excavation Level Heritage LiujiayingTomb K200+200- Han.Dynasty, City. Level. The road passing u LiujiayingTomb K200+200~~~~ Group k200+650 Heritage Protection Unit, through. CKey Excavation Level A Nan-Bei-Chao, City Level Fenyuangou Tomb K203+300- Heritage Protection Unit, The road passing through. Group k203+700 Excavation Level C for trial. Ming and Qing Dynasty, Liujiawan Ancestral K206+500- City Level Heritage The road passing through. Temple and Tomb k206+650 Protection Unit, Group Excavation Level C for trial. Yinghu Scenic YinghuScenic ~~~~~~~~~~50m to the proposed Provincial Tourism Resort and Historic road line. Site . 1-21  EL4 onAME 1.GeneralDescription Table 1-15 Situation of Main Rivers within Assessment Scope Water Annual Capable Area Flow( 100 National No. River Name (knm2) million River Section Surface Water m Relabon between 3) Function in3 ) . Road and River Quality Standard For agricultural I Yuehe River 2830 9.42 irrigation and 111The industrial road crosses the river one time. manufacture. For agricultural Hanj'iang ~~~~irrigation, 2 The road crosses Hanjiang 3562.56 201 River industrial III The road ones manufacture. the river one time. And ship transfer. For agricultural 3 Renhe River irrigation and 4870 39.51 ~The road irrigation crosses and III industrial the river 20 times. manufacture. For agricultural 4 Haoping The road 100.8 crosses 0.255 irrigation and III River The road ones releasing flood. the river one time. The road crosses For agricultural the reservoir Huoshiyan irrigation, border 2 times 5 Reservoir generation (the rivers into (An'kang electricity, tourism reservoir, Liushui Reservoir) and flood River and Yijiahe prevention. River, are of Category III). Form 1-16 Ecological Sensitive Points of An'kang-Maoba Road within Assessment Scope Name Square Class Main Protection 2 . Relation between (hm') Road and Sensitive Object Points Yinghu Ciconia ciconia, Wetland Provincial 19800 C.nigra and According to the proposed Nature scheme, the road will pass the experiment such rare birds. area for 15km. Reserve Main environment protection targetsalong the proposed road line, please refer to Picture 1-1: 1-2_9  EJA on AME 2 ProjectOverview andConstructionAnalysis 2. Project Overview and Construction Analysis 2.1 Project Location The proposed AME is from Yinjiaying (C1196+560) to Maoba (K293+000) , 86.902km in length. Please refer to Map 2-1 for the route location and Attached Map I for project direction. Please refer to Map 2-2 for Roadbed Standard Cross Section. 2.2 Significance of Project Construction Inner Mongolia A'rongqi-Xi'an-Guangxi Beihai Highway ("A'bei Road " in short) is one of the eight important provincial roads in West China by the Ministry of Communication, among whiclh 4 are in vertical and 4 in horizon. The section in Shaanxi is about 950km in length, which links the three economical districts of north, central and south parts of Shaanxi. It's the longest and the most important economic line, by which the cities and towns linked are the most in number. The proposed It's as the central axis in the radiation road network of Shaanxi Province. expressway of An'kang - Maoba is 86.902km in length, as the southernmost of A'bei Road in Shaanxi province, which crosses Daba Mountain Area where the landform and geology are very complicated due to the high mountains and steep slopes. That is why its construction is of vital strategy importance. 1. Project construction is for the urgent strategy need of western China development. The large area in Western China is very rich in land resources, waterpower, and mineral resources, but is also restricted by geographical locations, natural and ecological environment and development conditions with the economy developing very slow in quite a long time. in Infrastructure construction, for example, transportation development, is the basic and key part the strategy of Large Scale Development in Western China initiated by the central government. So this project is very important to promote the well balanced development of economy in both east and west areas. 2. The urgent need to enhance and promote the road network in Shaanxi province. This project is the part of 12 national trunk roads and 8 provincial roads in Western China planned by the Ministry of Communication. The technical conditions of existing road sections cannot play the role as the traffic corridors. So, this project is forthe urgent need to enhance and promote the road network in Shaanxi province and China as well. 3. The urgent need to promote local social and economical development. Shaanxi province locates in the underdeveloped area and An'kang is neither a developed area in south part of Shaanxi. The roads in An'kang presently are low in grade and poor in quality; the communication condition is out of time, which has not only hindered its economical contacts with other areas, but limited the resources exploration and the provincial economy development. So, this project is of much significance to link two economical districts in the south and central parts, to promote local and provincial economy development, and to improve the undeveloped areas in A n'kang. 2-1   2. ProjectOverview andConstructionAnalysis EIA onAME / *g -. / *i bNrefil Iff / [, ;; /1 Yanon 1 - ,s *.*4*i Oflt /~ ~tJ !jJV\>),--^s --a f Gansu ff / "*2S*</a+g22 -1 - *1 ....E,. -,