China - Second Jianxi Highway Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 10 of 14) : Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou section) : environmental impact assessment (fourth edition)

E-425 VOL. 10 People' s Republic of China World Bank Financed Jiangxi No. 2 Highway Project Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section) Environmental Impact Assessment Report ( Forth Edition ) Research Institute of Highway, MOC December, 2000   People' s Republic of China World Bank Financed Jiangxi No. 2 Highway Project Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section) Environmental Impact Assessment Report ( Forth Edition ) Research Institute of Highway, MOC December, 2000   Research Institute of Highway Director Chen Guojing Chief Engineer Liu shutao Environment Protection Division Division Head : Ye Huihai Chief Engineer :Li zongyu Examiner Ye Huihai Project Team Leader Yan Xiaolin Associate Research Fellow (EIA Professional Competence Certificate, No. 0060 Beijing) Project Team Member Shen yi, Associate Research Fellow (EIA Professional Competence Certificate, No. 2116 ); Li xiyun, Senior Engineer(EIA Professional Competence Certificate, No. 0909 Beijing); Dong bochang Engineer(EIA Professional Competence Certificate, No. 08380); Wang Fang, Engineer (EIA Profesional Competence Certificate, No. 0098 Beijing); Fan qingchun, Engineer (EIA Profesional Competence Certificate, No. 0995 Beijing)   Content 1. Foreword 1 1.1 Background 1.2 Assessment basis 1 1.3 Environmental selection and assessment category 3 1.4 Scope of the EIA 3 1.5 Assessment time horizon 4 1.6 Assessment method 4 1.7 Assessment Factors 4 1.8 Assessment standard 5 1.9 Assessment procedures 6 2. Project overview 8 2.1 Significance of the project 8 2.2 The alignment program 9 2.3 The construction scale and the main technical indicators 1 0 2.4 Brief of engineering works I 1 2.5 Traffic forecast 14 2.6 Cost estimation and construction time schedule 14 3. Overview of Environment Condition and Current Status Assessment of 15 3.1 Natural environment 15 3.2 Ecological environment 17 3.3 Assessment of water environment 20 3.4 Assessment of acoustic environment 22 3.5 Assessment of ambient air 27 3.6 Current status assessment of societal environment 28 4. Predicated Environmental Impact and Mitigation Measures 35 4.1 Assessment of ecological environmental impact 3 5 4.2 Water environmental impact assessment 44 4.3 Acoustic environmental impact assessment 47 4.4 Ambient air impact forecast and assessment 62 4.5 Assessment of societal environrmental impact 75 4.6 Risk analysis of hazardous substance transport 82 4.7 Environmental impact from building materials excavation and transport and its mitigation measures 83 4.8 Environmental impact mitigation measures 85  5. Alternatives Analysis 102 5.1 Alternatives analysis without the proposed expressway 102 5.2 Main alignment selection procedure 102 5.3 Alternatives comparisons in preliminary feasibility study 102 5.4 Sectional alternatives for the recommended alignment 106 5.5 Partial alignmnent optimization in construction design phase 115 6. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan 119 6.1 Environmental management plan 119 6.2 Environmental monitoring plan 129 6.3 Environmental personnel training 130 7. Technical Economics Analysis and Environmental Protection Cost Estimation 7.1 Technical economics analysis 132 7.2 Environmental protection cost estimation 132 8. Public Participation 134 8.1 Outline of public participation and negotiation 134 8.2 Public opinions and suggestions 140 8.3 Information disclosures and feedback 140 8.4 Summary of the public participation 141 9. Assessment Conclusions 142 9.1 Ecological environment 142 9.2 Water environment 142 9.3 Acoustic environment 143 9.4 Ambient air 143 9.5 Societal environment 145 9.6 Risk of hazardous substance transport 145 9.7 Public participation 145 9.8 Environmental investment and management plan 146 9.9 Conclusion of the assessment 146 Annex I Overview of the Assessment Unit and Staff Member 147 Annex 11 Reference 148 Annex III Survey Records of public participation 149 Annex 1I List of Tabled and Figures 159 Annex V List of Relevant Reports 162  1. Foreword 1.1 Background At the beginning of 1994, the Jiangxi Provincial Government made a major decision of "Building Nanchang-Zhangshu-Jian-Ganzhou-Gan-Yue Border Special Motorway . This road project will play very important role in the opening of the Jiangxi province to the outside world, improvement of the investment environment, further adjustment of the industry structure and the local people' s living standards. As requested by the Jiangxi Provincial Communications Department (JPCD), the Jiangxi Provincial Communications Design Institute (JPCDI) started the preparation work of the road project in September 1994, and completed the i Feasibility Study Report for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)", in December 1999. In May 2000, JPCDI compiled the supplementary report to the " Feasibility Study Report for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)", ,and completed the two- stage preliminary design in July, 2000. In December 1999 JPCD and Jiangxi Provincial Expressway Administration (JPEA) entrusted the Research Institute of Highway (RIOH) of the MOC to undertake the EIA work for the road project of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section), From December 1999 to August 2000, with the assistance from the JPCDI and the local governments and the relevant departments the EIA team from the RIOH studied the feasibility study report and primarily design in details, conducted several times of the site reconnaissance along the proposed highway area for the environmental conditions and the major environmental protection targets and collection of related materials and data. In December 1999, the RIOH of MOC completed the TOR of EIA for this project. In March 2000, the RIOH compiled the EIA report (first version) of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section). On April 14, 2000, the NEPA approved by the TOR in Document 58# [2000]. In June 2000, in accordance with the aide-memoire of the World Bank environmental experts at the first preparation mission. the RIOH completed the EIA report (second version) of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section). On June 27, the EIA report of this project (including linking roads) passed the examination by the environmental experts at the meeting held by the Environmental Protection Office of MOC in Beijing. In accordance with the aide- memoire requiremenst of the World Bank environmental experts at the second preparation mission. we completed the EIA report (third version) of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section). In December 2000, the EIA team completed the EIA report (fourth version) of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section) in accordance with the aide-memoire requirements of the World Bank environmental experts at the pre-evaluation mission. 1.2 Assessment basis (1) " Environment Protection Law of the People' s Republic of China" (December 26, 1989);  (2) -Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People' s Republic of China" ( June 29, 1991); (3) "Land Administration Law of the People' s Republic of China" (August 29, 1998); (4) "Law of Environmental Noise Pollution Prevention and Control of the People' sRepublicofChina" (October29, 1996); (5) "Law of Water Pollution Prevention and Control of the People' s Republic of China" (May 15, 1996); (6) "Law of Air Pollution Prevention and Control of the People' s Republic of China" (December 29, 1995); (7) "Law of Solid Wastes Pollution Prevention and Control of the People' s Republic of China" (October 30, 1995); (8) "Law of Cultural Relics of the People' s Republic of China" (Nov. 19, 1982); (9) "Highway law of the People' s Republic of China" (July 3, 1997); (10) ,Regulations Concerning Environmental Protection Management for Construction Project" (State Council Directive No.253. November 18, 1998); (1 1) "Regulations Concerning Environmental Protection Management for Communications Construction Project"} [(90) MOC Directive No.17]; (12) "Strengthening EIA Work for Construction Project with Loans from Financial Organizations" , Document [1993] No.324. jointly issued by NEPA. State Planning Commission, the Ministry of Finance and People' s Bank of China; (13) "The World Bank Operational Manual" (OP/BP/GP4.01, March 1999); (14) "EIA Technique Guidelines" [HJ/T2.1-2.3-93. HJ/T2.4-1995, HJ/T19 - 1997. NEPA]; (15) "Specifications Concerning EIA for Highway Construction Project" (Trial) [JTJO05 - 96, MOC]; (16) "Regulations Concerning Environmental Protection for Construction Projects in Jiangxi Province" (April 29. 1995); (17) "Letter of Commission Concerning EIA for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe- Ganzhou Section)", issued by JPCD and JPCDI. Dec. 1999: - (18) "Feasibility Study Report for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)", by JPCDI. December 1999. (19) "Feasibility Study Report (Supplementarv Report) for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)" by JPCDI, May 2000. (20) " Two-stage Preliminary Design for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)" by JPCDI. July 2000. (21) ,TOR of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)", (RIOH, March,  2000): (22) ,Written Reply Concerning the TOR of Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe- Ganzhou Section)" (NEPA No.58 [2000]. April 14, 2000); (23)) "Letter Concerning Acknowledgment of the Assessment Criteria Used in the EIA for Gan-Yue Expressway (Taihe-Ganzhou Section)" (JPEPB) No. 14 [2000]. 1.3 Environmental selection and assessment category In accordance with the World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.01), this project is classified as Category A project which requires detailed and thorough environmental assessment. Special topic assessment category and basis are presented in Table 1-1 in accordance with the EIA Technique Guidelines. The assessment focuses on the ecological environment impact (including soil erosion) during the construction phase. acoustic environrnent impact during the operation phase. alignment alternatives comparison. environment management. monitoring plan and public consultation, etc. Tablel-I Special Topic Assessment Category and Basis Topics Basis Category Acoustic environment Obvious noise level increase before / after the project construction ( 5-1OdB) Ambient air Complicated landform. with emissions of Pi < 2.5 X 108 With affected area: 78km2> 50km2. with Ecological environment reduced biomass less than 50% and slight 11 impact on species diversity .ate environmeSmall volume of sewage discharge, simple Water environment component of sewage content 1.4 Scope of the EIA According to the natural environmental features along the proposed expressway. the scope of the EIA for the project is listed in Table 1-2. Table 1-2 The Scope of the EIA for the Proposed Expressway Co Environmental Enxironmental Surxe\ and Assessment scope elements I Acoustic environment The area %\ ithin 200m from both sides of the center line of the road. and extend to 300m if there are special sensitive locations such as schools. hospitals in the area 2 Ambient air The area xx ithin 200m from both sides of the center line of the road. and extend to 300m if there are special sensiti'.e locations such as schools. hospitals in the area 3 Water en ironment The area xx ithin 200m from both sides of the center line of the road and the w%ater area from the 200m upper stream of the bridge site to the IOOOm dow% n stream of the bridge site. 4 Ecological environment The area v. ithin 300m from both sides of the center line of the road and the earth borros' ing and disposal sites: Societal environment The area directly affected by the express"xa\  1.5 Assessment time horizon Taking into consideration the engineering design, construction and operation period as well as the time horizon of the traffic forecast in the feasibility study report, the year of 2004, 2015 and 2023 are to represent the initial operation period, the mid- term operation period and the long-term operation period respectively. 1.6 Assessment method In accordance with the World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.01), this project will mainly take EIA, risk appraisal and some method of EMP. Based on the site reconnaissance, besides a few highly environmental sensitive locations as residential quarters, schools, high- fill and deep-cut sections, the rest sections have similarities in environmental conditions. Therefore. the assessment shall follow the principle of "taking typical points and road sections as representatives, to feed back for whole route . (I) Section assessment: analysis and assessment by road sections will be undertaken according to the characteristics of the traffic forecast. project quantities, landforrn and meteorological environment stated in the feasibilitv study report; (2) The acoustic and ambient air impact assessment in operation period will be analyzed and calculated mainly by model forecast. As for the ecological environment, water environment and soil erosion, a combination of survey . analogue analysis and model forecast will be applied; while investigation -analysis method will be adopted for societal environment, living standard and public participation. (3) Assessment will be conducted for each of the main environmental protection targets. 1.9 Assessment factors According to the "Specifications Concerning EIA for Highway Construction Project and the analysis of the pollution caused by the highway project, the main assessment factors for the EIA are as follows. (1) Acoustic environment: equivalent A noise level LAeq; (2) Ambient air: TSP, bitumen smoke in construction phase; NOx, CO in operation phase; (3) Water environment: pH, CODcr, Petrol oil. SS.  1.8 Assessment standard According to the NEPA document No.46[1999]. the document No.14 confirmed by Jiangxi Provincial Environment Protection Bureau as well as the requirements by the World Bank environmental experts, the following standards are to be used for the EIA: (1) For water environmental assessment: for PH, CODcr and petroleum under surface water quality assessment, Class III Standard of the GHZB 1-1999 "Surface Water Quality Standard" shall be applied ; for SS, Class I standard of the GB5084- 92 "Farmland Irrigation Water Quality Standard, shall be applied (see Table 1-3); and for service area sewage, Class I Standard of the GB8978-1996 "Sewage Discharge Standard" is to be applied ( see Table 1-4). Table 1-3 Executive Criteria Limits for Water Assessment Unit: mg/L (except pH value) Indicators pH CODCr Petroleum SS Remarks Water quality. SS follo%Ning class I standard in assessment 6.5-8.5 < 20