China - Ningbo Water Management Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: 31768 Project Name CN-Ningbo Water Management Project Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Water supply (50%); Sewerage (50%) Project ID P086505 Borrower(s) NINGBO MUNICIPALITY Implementing Agency Ningbo Municipal Development Planning Commission --Ningbo Water Supply Company --Cixi Municipal Sewerage Company Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared January 26, 2005 (Latest Update) Date of Appraisal Authorization November 22, 2004 Date of Board Approval March 17, 2005 1. Country and Sector Background Ningbo Municipality is located approximately 150 kms south of Shanghai on the edge of Hangzhou Bay. Ningbo is the primary deep-water port for the Yangzte Delta region, and has a thriving industrial sector focused on the export of manufactured goods. Although part of Zhejiang Province, the Municipality is a separate economic planning unit and is not administratively controlled by the provincial government. The primary city in the Municipality is