China - Sichuan Urban Development Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 4 of 9) : Panzhihua City environmental impact assessment

Page 1 World Bank Financed Environment Improvement Project In Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province Environmental Impact Assessment E1245 v 4 Page 2 Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation October , 2005 Page 3 World Bank Financed Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province Environmental Impact Assessment Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation Design & Research Institute of Page 4 China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation Page 5 Preface Panzhihua City is an important industry base of steel vanadium, titanium and energy in China. Industrial construction is put in the first place while urban construction lags behind relatively in the past. In order to build Panzhihua City into a modernized metropolis, the urban construction process must be accelerated and the urban environment, improved. The environment improvement project which World Bank loan will be used is just to meet the demand of Panzhihua City development. The whole project consists of riverbank slope protection, upper section of Binjiang Road, interceptor and trunk sewers, scenery project and last section of Bingren Road. The four subsections are named as environmental improvement project along the Jinsha River. The gross investment budget of the project is RMB 1220.65 millions Yuan (nearly $ 147.42 millions), and the budget of RMB 577.94 millions Yuan (nearly $ 69.80 millions) will be from the World Bank loan. The construction of the project will improve the urban environment infstructure of Panzhihua City and improve the landscape along the Jinsha River. It can also provide an essential basis for continued urban development and living environment, and lay a solid foundation for turning Panzhihua into a beautiful city. At the same time, it can improve traffic condition of the city, irmpove the urban zoning, and broaden the developmental space and development potential of the city. This project is in accordance with the national policies. Based on the relevant laws, rules, policies and the specifications on environmental protection by China National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and the stipulations in the Guideline of Environmental Assessment by the World Bank, the environment impact assessment of the project should be carried out. For this reason, Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute (CHIDI) of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation (CHECC) was commissioned to undertake the EIA of the proposed project by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. Based on the analysis of project design files, the EA team carried out an project site survey and collected materials related to the project. According to "Technology Guideline of Environmental Impact Assessment", "Environmental Impact Assessment Specifications of Highway Construction Project" and the World Bank related environment assessment business policies, the project environmental impact pre-assessment report was completed in May, 2005, and submitted to the World Bank delegation for pre-assessment of the project. At the same time, "Environmental Impact Assessment Outline of the Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was completed. At the request of Sichuan Environment Protection Bureau (SEPB), Sichuan Environmental Engineering Evaluation Center hosted the technical appraisal meeting of the outline on May 18, 2005 in Chengdu. According to opinions and suggestions of the attending representatives and experts, the final edition of the outline was completed in August 2005.. According to the document issued by SEPB and opinions and requirements of the World Bank, the EA team carried out several rounds of site survey and investigation, and entrusted Panzhihua Environment Monitoring Station to monitor the acoustic environment and substrate sludge in the The Jinsha River River supplementally. On the basis of these Page 6 work, "Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City" was prepared in October 2005 to submit to the World Bank for project appraisement, and to SEPB for examination. The compilation of this report have obtained the supports from Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd, related municipal departments of Panzhihua City government, Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, and Southwest Jiaotong University, as well as guidance from from the World Bank experts. All these helps and instructions are appreciated. Page 7 CONTENT PREFACE.........................................................................................................................5 CONTENT........................................................................................................................7 1 OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................10 1.1 O RIGIN OF THE A SSESSMENT .................................................................................10 1.2 B ACKGROUND OF THE P ROJECT .............................................................................10 1.3 O BJECTIVES OF THE A SSESSMENT ..........................................................................16 1.4 P RINCIPLE OF THE A SSESSMENT .............................................................................16 1.5 B ASIS OF THE C OMPILATION ..................................................................................17 1.6 A SSESSMENT S TANDARDS .....................................................................................20 1.7 A SSESSMENT G RADES ...........................................................................................22 1.8 A SSESSMENT F ACTORS ..........................................................................................23 1.9 A SSESSMENT S COPE ..............................................................................................23 1.10 A SSESSMENT P HASES AND T IME I NTERVALS ...........................................................24 1.11 O BJECTS OF E NVIRONMENTAL P ROTECTION ...........................................................24 1.12 A SSESSMENT P ROCEDURE .....................................................................................26 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION.......................................................................................27 2.1 B ASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT .............................................................27 2.2 C OMPONENT OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................27 2.3 B RIEF INTRODUCTION TO MAIN PART PROJECT ........................................................28 2.4 C ONSTRUCTION PLANNING ....................................................................................32 2.5 L AND OCCUPATION ................................................................................................34 2.6 A NALYSIS OF THE PROJECT ....................................................................................35 3 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES............................................................................42 3.1 C OMPARISON OF WITH OR WITHOUT THIS PROJECT ..................................................42 3.2 L OCAL ROUTE COMPARISON ..................................................................................42 4 PRESENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT...............................................................48 4.1 N ATURAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS ...........................................................................48 4.2 E COLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS ......................................................................49 4.3 S OCIAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS ..............................................................................53 4.4 E NVIRONMENT QUALITY STATUS ............................................................................58 4.5 R ELATIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE W ORLD B ANK SAFEGUARD POLICIES ........................63 4.6 E NVIRONMENTAL S ENSITIVE S POTS .......................................................................64 4.7 M AIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ........................................................................67 5 FORECAST AND ASSESSMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT....................69 5.1 E NVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT .....................................................................................69 5.2 W ATER ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ..............................................................................70 5.3 I MPACT ON AMBIENT AIR QUALITY .........................................................................72 5.4 A COUSTIC ENVIRONMENT IMPACT .........................................................................76 5.5 E COLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................80 5.6 S OIL EROSION .......................................................................................................81 5.7 S OLID WASTE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................86 5.8 S OCIAL ENVIRONMENT ..........................................................................................86 Page 8 5.9 A NALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ....................................................................87 6 RESETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................88 6.1 I NDEX OF THE AFFECTED .......................................................................................88 6.2 O BJECTIVE OF RESETTLEMENT PLAN ......................................................................88 6.3 R ESETTLEMENT PRINCIPLE ....................................................................................89 6.4 R ESETTLEMENT PLANNING GUIDELINE ...................................................................89 6.5 R ESETTLEMENT SCHEME .......................................................................................89 6.6 E NVIRONMENTAL CAPACITY ANALYSIS OF RESETTLEMENT AREA .............................91 6.7 R ESETTLEMENT PLANNING ....................................................................................92 6.8 E NVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS ......................................................................94 7 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION MEASURES.......................................................96 7.1 W ATER E NVIRONMENT P ROTECTION M EASURE ......................................................96 7.2 A IR E NVIRONMENT P ROTECTION M EASURES .........................................................97 7.3 A COUSTIC E NVIRONMENT P ROTECTION M EASURES ...............................................99 7.4 E CO - ENVIRONMENT P ROTECTION M EASURES ......................................................101 7.5 W ATER AND S OIL C ONSERVATION M EASURES .......................................................101 7.6 S OLID W ASTE D ISPOSAL M EASURES ....................................................................107 7.7 S OCIAL E NVIRONMENT I MPACT M ITIGATING M EASURE ........................................108 7.8 M ITIGATION M EASURES OF E NVIRONMENTAL I MPACT IN R ESETTLEMENT A REAS ..109 7.9 M ITIGATION FOR E NVIRONMENT R ISK .................................................................109 7.10 E FFECT A NALYSIS OF E NVIRONMENT P ROTECTION M EASURES .............................110 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, MANAGEMENT.......................................114 8.1 E NVIRONMENTAL M ONITORING ...........................................................................114 8.2 E NVIRONMENTAL M ANAGEMENT AND S UPERVISION ............................................119 8.3 C OST E STIMATION ON E NVIRONMENT P ROTECTION ..............................................126 9 PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.......................129 9.1 EIA DRAFT PHASE ...............................................................................................129 9.2 EIA REPORT PHASE .............................................................................................132 9.3 I NFORMATION DISCLOSURE ..................................................................................141 10 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................142 10.1 A NALYSIS OF PROJECT RATIONALITY ....................................................................142 10.2 A SSESSMENT CONCLUSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS .......................................142 10.3 A SSESSMENT CONCLUSION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ................................143 10.4 R ECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................................................................144 Appendix 1 Trust Deed of EIA of the Proposed Project Appendix 2 Environmental Protection Declaration and Registration Table Appendix 3 Reply to the Project Suggestion Report Issued by Sichuan Development and Reform Committee Appendix 4 Letter of Affirming the Execution Standard of the Proposed Project Environment Impact Assessment Appendix 5 "The Letter of Affirming the Correlative Construction Contents of Subprojects of This Proposed Project" Issued by Panzhihua Government Appendix 6 Public Participation Questionnaire (during outline phase) Page 9 Appendix 7 Public Participation Puestionnaire (during report phase) Appendix 8 Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City Environmental Impact Assessment outline (Shortening) Appendix 9 Environment Monitoring Report of Project Area Appendix 10 Information Disclosure of EIA and the resettlment Figures Figure 1 Map of the Project Geographic Position Figure 2 Map of master plan in Panzhihua Figure 3 Overall Plane Layout of the Project Figure 4 Riverbank slope protection Project Schematic Drawing Figure 5 Upper Section of Binjiang Road Schematic Drawing Figure 6 Landscape Project Schematic Drawing Figure 7 Intercepted Interceptor and trunk sewerss Schematic Drawing Figure 8 Last Section of Bingren Road Schematic Drawing Figure9 Map of Surrounding and Monitoring Sites Location Figure 10 Representative Pictures of Sensitive Spots and Environmental Status Figure 11 Map of Land Use Plan in Panzhihua City Figure 12 Layout of Water Supply in Engineering Area Figure 13 Layout of Drainage in Engineering Area Figure 14 Layouts of Environmental Protection Measures Figure 15 Schematic Drawing of Engineering Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields Figure 16 Schematic Drawing of Plant Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields Page 10 Overview Origin of the Assessment The Environment Improvement in Panzhihua City is a sub-project of Sichuan Urban Developmente Project (SUDP), to be supported by a World Bank (WB) loan. It consists of environmental improvement along the Jinsha River and the construction of the Bingren Road last section. World Bank project task team inspected Panzhihua City on November 20th~28th, 2003, May 31th~June 5th, 2004 and October 18th~27th, 2004, respectively, and subsequently determined the contents of the urban environment improvement project. Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the project in October, 2004. The project will improve the environmental infrastructure of Panzhihua City, improve the living and transportation conditions and provide new space for urban development of the city. According to the reqirements of the environmental protection laws, regulations, policies and the specifications on environmental protection of China and requirements of the relevant World Bank operational policies, an environment impact assessment (EIA) for the project should be carried out. CHIDI was commissioned by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd. to undertake the EIA of the proposed project Background of the Project Panzhihua Urban Planning Urban Development Plan According to the Master Plan of Panzhihua C ity (1997-2020), the objective of Panzhihua City development is to build a modern city with an industry base related to natural resources in western China, a regional center in the boundary area of Sichuan and Yunnan Province and a garden city with mountain, river and the southern subtropical scene. Three zones are planned for City development, which are the urban centre, urban area and city area. The urban area is aobut 65 km 2 , from Geliping to the west, Jinjiang Town to the southeast, the foot of Dahei Mountain to the north, and Renhe Town to the south. The city area includes urban district, Miyi and Yanbian Counties with a total of about 7440.4 km 2 . The urban center Panzhihua City consists of East District, West District and Central District. The Central District consists of Bingcaogang, Duren, Nongnongping and Panmi sub-district. The urban centre locates in Bingcaogang which has political, economical, cultural, technological, commercial and financial function. The area of the urban centre is about 40 km 2 and the population is about 400 to 420 thousand. The west district consists of Geliping, Hemenkou and Taojiadu sub-district. The major functions of the district are energy generation, building material and timber machining. The area is 15 17 km 2 and the population is 180~200 thousand. The east district