China - Guangxi Urban Environment Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 1 of 3)

I I ~~~~~~~~~EASUR l JUL 3 0 1997 Loan from the world Bank RECE E Guangxi Environmental Protection Project Statement on Environmental Impact Assessment of The Rong-Sha Lakes Treatment Project in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Compiler: Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Certificate Grade: A Certificate Number: NEPA Ap 0901 Compiling Time: July, 1997  I a  - tt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rO * * tt r *Ot *O494S 4re -O~9 t44 Fmf *F re * wX 4 9 atrb~~~~~~~~ w- *Zw 0j~~~~ * ~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ '-~~~L _____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___URI__ - - 'I-.sJ*:,:~r:.:~ S82I. .~ .444CO949~O a*O444 *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4  I I X  Statement on Environmental Impact Assessment of The Rong-Sha Lakes Treatment Project in Guilin City Compiler of the assessment: Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences President: Chen Fu (professor) Advisor of the item: Jin Xiangcan (director, professor) Cao Hongfa (director, professor) Persons in charge of the item: Xu Nanni Main Participants and their qualification: Name Subject Division Qualification Specialty Jin Xiangcan Engineering analysis Professor Water environment Cao Hongfa eco-envirownental impact assessment Professor Environmental ecology Xu Nanni Analysis and impact on the environmental Senior professor Water environmental impact during construction Shu Jianmin Recognition and screening of Senior professor Environmental Chemistry environmental affecting factor Wang Zhingkuei Atmostic environmental impact assessment Senior engineer Atmostic environment Fu Guo Surface water environmental impact Senior engineer Environmental hydraulics assessment Lu Weili Environmental monitoring Senior engineer Environmental monitoring Xu Dongchu Investigation and assessment os existing Senior engineer Environmental monitoring environmental quality Jin Danyue Alternative plants and environmental benefit engineer Environmental economic analysis Liu Lianggui Environmental measures during construction Engineer Environmental engineer Chen Zhenchen Enviroranental noise impact assessment Senior engineer Environmental management Zhang Lingpo Public participation and removal work Senior engineer Envitonmental management Tang Rueiling Lake' water environmental quality impact Senior engineer Environmental engineering Monitoring participation: Lv Weili Liu Xingyao Zhang Peiyan Bi Mingmain Zhou Li He Xiaoqin Wang Xiaojie Xu Fudi Zeng Guangying Li Wei Zhang Chaochong Lv Chunli Mu Ling Qin Huangrong Huang Xinwei Li Chunhui Liu Shijuan Jiang Hongbin Yao Yikai Hu Pinghui Li Ruobi Li Youling Muo Ying Huang Jian Yang Ziluo Zhou Qucheng Li Yongbei Ning Guilin Zhao Yongsheng Huang Yidong Tang Shiyou Liu Sanchang Chen Jing Geng Zhangdi Liu Guizhen Jiang Yongdong  IlI I i I 1  Contents 1. Preface I . I Purpose of this assessment I 1.2. Basis for the compiling of EIA 2 1.3. Scope, standard, and schedule of the assessment and targets of enviromnental protection 3 1.4. Content and key points of the assessment 4 1.5 Main techniques and measures adopted in the assessment 4 1.6 Institution and personnel of the compiling of the assessment 6 2. General Situation of the Project to Use the Loan 8 2.1 Basic situation of the project 8 2.2 Technological Process 10 2.3 Major pollution sources and the discharge of pollutants 10 2A Arrangement of the construction 11 2.5 Major environmental protection measures I 1 2.6 Financial estimates of the project 12 3. General Situation of the Environment of the Area Where the project Is to Be Constructed 14 3.1 General environmental situation of the area of the proposed project 14 3.2 General ecoenvironmental situation 18 3.3 Social economic situations 19 3.4 General life quality 21 3.5 Surface water environmental quality 21 3.6 Environmental quality of ground water (1991-94) 29 3.7 Solid waste matters 30 3.8 Atmospheric environmental quality 30 3.9 Acoustic environmnental quality 31 3.10 Monitoring over existing environmnent of the area involved in the project 32 4. Predicted Environmental Impact and Controlling Measures 40 4.1 Recognition and screening of environmental affecting factors to be assessed 40 4.2 Analysis of enviromnental impact 40 4.3 Prediction on the project's environmental effect during its construction 42 4.4 Analysis of the environmental impact of building removal and inhabitants resettlement 52 4.5 Prediction on the environmental impact during the operation of the project 52 4.6 Risk analysis 56 4.7 Measures and countermeasures to eliminate or relieve negative impact 57  5. Alternate plans 59 5.1 Main altemate plans of the Rong-Sha lakes 59 5.2 Comparison between alternate plans for the Rong-Sha lakes treating project 59 5.3 Comparative analysis of the cost of the alternate plan 60 5.4 The analysis of the alternate plan 61 6. Analysis on the Benefit of the Ronghu Lake and Shahu Lake Treating Project 63 6.1 Analysis on its social benefit 63 6.2 Financial analysis of the project 63 6.3 Analysis on environmental benefit of the project 64 7. Plan for Environmental Administration and Environmental Monitoring 66 7.1 Setting up of environmental protection management system 66 7.2 Measures for environmental management 67 7.3 Environmental monitoring plan 68 8. Public Participation 70 8.1 Aim and purpose 70 8.2 Methods of investigation 70 8.3 Scope of investigation 70 8.4 Subject of investigation 7 1 8.5 Method of investigation 71 8.6 Analysis on the results of investigation 71 9. conclusion and proposal 73 9.1 Existing environmental quality 73 9.2 The factor of project's environmental impact 75 9.3 Assessment on environmental impact during its construction 75 9.4 Assessment on environmental impact during its operation 75 9.5 The environmental impact of building removal and inhabitants resettlement 77 9.6 Benefit of the Rong-Sha Lakes treating project 77 9.7 Public participation 77 2  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Guilin is located in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at 1 1013'--l 10