China - Liaoning Urban Infrastructure and Environment Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC1842 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 10/11/2005 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: China Project ID: P092618 Project Name: China-Liaoning Urban Infrastructure and Environment Task Team Leader: Greg J. Browder Estimated Appraisal Date: January 16, 2006 Estimated Board Date: May 25, 2006 Managing Unit: EASUR Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Sewerage (50%);Water supply (25%);Solid waste management (25%) Theme: Pollution management and environmental health (P) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 200.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER 200.00 Financing Gap 0.00 200.00 B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The overall development objective of the proposed Liaoning Medium Cities Urban Infrastructure Project (LMC) is to contribute to the economic revitalization of medium-sized cities in Liaoning through the provision of infrastructure and improved urban management. The objectives of the urban transport part of the project are to relieve existing transportation bottlenecks, improve the quality of the overall urban transport network and to build capacity for urban transport planning and implementation in a fiscally, socially and environmentally sustainable manner. The objectives of the urban environment part of the project are to improve the service levels in water supply, wastewater, and solid waste in existing urban areas through the provision of infrastructure and enhancement of utility performance. The project will also aim to improve to overall urban management, with a special emphasis on municipal financial management and utility regulation. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] Page 2 Part 1: Urban Environment: At present the estimated costs for the urban environment component are approximately US$350 million, with around US$190 in IBRD financing. Sector issues related to urban environment part are presented in Annex 1. Components include: A. Water Pollution Control Infrastructure (US$168 million): Construction of wastewater collection systems, treatment plants, and water reuse facilities in the following cities: Fushun, Tieling, Yingkou, and Panjin. B. Water Supply Infrastructure (US$98 million): Rehabilitation of water distribution systems and upgrading of water treatment plants in the following cities: Fushun, Liaoyang, Anshan, Haicheng, Xincheng, and Tieling. C. Solid Waste Management Infrastructure (US$65 million): Development of solid waste collection, transfer, and landfill facilities in the following cities: Fushun, Liaoyang, Xincheng, Yingkou, Huludao, and Panjin. The component also includes closures of existing landfills that pose environmental risks. D. Urban Environment Capacity-Building (US$12.5 million): Technical assistance will be provided for the following activities: a) design review and advisory Services; b) Fushun water supply master plan; iii) pilot pollution control projects and d) small city environmental planning and feasibility study preparation. The World Bank is working with Liaoning Province to prepare a US$5.0 million GEF grant to support the urban environment component of LMC under the GEF-World Bank Partnership Investment Fund for Pollution Reduction in the Large Marine Ecosystems of East Asia. Part 2: Urban Transport: At present the estimated costs for the urban transport component are approximately US$335 million, with about US$145 million in IBRD financing. Sector issues related to urban transport part are presented in Annex 2. Project cities include Fushun, Liaoyang, Panjin, and Jinzhou with the following components: A. Road infrastructure investment (US$270 million): targets arterial road improvements that relieve existing bottlenecks and in a few selected cases support strategic urban expansions. B. Secondary road improvement and maintenance (US$40 million): targets improvements in the secondary road networks of the project cities to (i) relieve the pressure of local traffic off the major road network, and to (ii) enhance