China - Second Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment (Foshan and Jiangmen) Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 2 of 6) : Environmental assessment - main report

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOSHAN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT SOGREAH ' WORLD BANK SECOND PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN E1 399 ENVIRONMENT PROJECT(PRD2)- VOL. 2 FOSHAN SUBPROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT [REVISED VERSION] IDENTIFICATION N 2350087.R3.2 DATE APRIL 27rH, 2006 This document has been produced by SOGREAH Consultants and the Institute of Environmental Science of Sun Yat-Sen University (IESSYSU) as part of the FASEP Grant (French Government Grant) to Foshan Municipal Government (Job Number 2350087). This document has been prepared by the project team under the supervision of the Project Director following Quality Assurance Procedures of SOGREAH in compliance with IS09001. Pwrs'O 0#, MOTTT,(.A 1101 DA rM AxrTo- CHeCKeD BY (PROAC. A First Issue 2006.3.17 GDM B Revised Version 2006.4.27 GDM I.OD 0 TlTh&lTflOlcLIST COHTHCTAODDHSS Foshan PMO (Mr Yang Yongtai, Mr Bi PMO, Foshan _Zhigang) 2 Guangdong PMO PMO, Guangdong 3 The World Bank (Mr. Tom Zearley) Tzearlevyworldbank.oro vincent.hvunhoimissioneco.org 4 DREEIM E thomas.clochard l)dptpe.fr 5 SOGREAH (Head Office, SOGREAH China) alain,ou euen(awsooreah.fr cmoys(asogreah.rom.cn The institute of Environmental Science of Sun Yat-Sen University (IESSYSU) I _eeswym_mai_.s_su.ed_u_.cn ya_en ies I  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 4.1.6. AIR QUALITY ........................................................ 44 4.1.7. RIVER SEDIMENT QUALITY ........................................................ 45 4.2. ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ......................................................... 52 4.2.1. TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE ........................................... ............. 52 4.2.2. TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY OF PROJECT SITES ........................................................ 52 4.2.3. WILDLIFE ........................................................ 53 4.2.4. PROTECTED OR RESTRICTED AREAS ............. ........................................... 54 4.2.5. AQUATIC ECOLOGY ........................................................ 54 4.2.6. ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES ........................................................ 55 4.2.7. INDUSTRY AND LOCAL ECONOMY ........................................................ 55 4.2.8. POPULATION PROFILE ........................................................ 56 4.2.9. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ........................................................ 56 4.2.10. LAND USE OF PROJECT SITES ........................................................ 56 4.2.11. BUILT-UP PROPERTIES ......................................................... 56 4.2.12. CULTURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUES ........................................................ 57 4.2.13. MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ........................ ................................ 57 4.2.14. LAND VALUES ......................................................... 58 4.2.15. COMMUNITY BASELINE ........................................................ 59 4.2.16. INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION CONTROL ........................................................ 60 5. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION ........................................................ . 61 5.1. GENERAL ........................................................ . 61 5.2. POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MIGATION DUE TO PROJECT LOCATION ........................................................ 62 5.2.1. PERMANENT LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ........................................................ 62 5.2.2. IMPACT ON SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY ........................................................ 63 5.3. POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION DUE TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION . ................................................... 66 5.3.1. LOSS OF INFRASTRUCTURES & PROPERTIES .................. ...................................... 66 5.3.2. VEGETATION CLEARING ........................................................ 67 5.3.3. EROSION OF UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIALS .................. ...................................... 70 5.3.4. DUST AND FUMES ........................................................ 72 5.3.5. NOISE ........................................................ 73 5.3.6. WASTE MANAGEMENT ........................................................ 75 5.3.7. WATER POLLUTION ........................................................ 77 5.3.8. CHANCE FIND ........................................................ 79 5.4. POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION DUE TO PROJECT OPERATION ........................................................ 80 5.4.1. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY ........................................................ 80 5.4.2. IMPACTONWATERQUALITY ........................................................ 81 5.4.3. IMPACT ON TRANSPORTATION ........................................................ 88 5.4.4. IMPACT OF SLUDGE PRODUCTION ........................................................ 88 5.5. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ANALYSIS ........................................................ 89 5.6. INDUCED BENEFITS FROM PROJECT ........................................................ 91 6. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ........................................................ 93 6.1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND COMPONENTS OF FOSHAN SUBPROJECT ........................................................ 93 6.2. ALTERNATIVE WITHOUT PROJECT ........................................................ 93 6.3. ALTERNATIVE LOCATION OF FACILITIES ........................................................ 94 6.4. ALTERNATIVE PROCESS AND DESIGN ........................................................ 99 6.4.1. ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER TRANSFER SYSTEM OF ZHEN'AN WWTP PHASE3 ............... .............. 99 6.4.2. ALTERNATIVE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS ........................................................ 99 6.4.3. ALTERNATIVE OF SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL PROCESS ................................................. 101 SOGREAH - LWN - N -235008l APS L 2006 PAOE I  GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. THE WORLD BANK 7 GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT2 - FOSHAN SUBPROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 6.4.4. ALTERNATIVE OF SEDIMENT DREDGING PROCESS ........... ................................ 102 6.4.5. ALTERNATIVE OF SEDIMENT DRYING ........................................... 105 6.4.6. ALTERNATIVEOFSEDIMENTFINALDISPOSAL ........................................... 105 7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ............................................ 107 7.1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF EMP ........................................... 107 7.2. CONTRACTUAL DISPOSITIONS ........................................... 107 7.3. OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS ........................................... 108 7.4. ORGANIZATION FOR EMP .....10...................................... ' 7.4.1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION BODIES ................... ........................ 110 7.4.2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES .......... ................................. 111 7.5. MONITORING PROGRAMS ............................................ 113 7.5.1. MONITORING OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ......... .................................. 113 7.5.2. WATER QUALITY MONITORING ........................................... 115 7.5.3. AIRANDNOISEMONITORING ............................................117 7.6. COST ESTIMATE FOR EMP ........................................... . 118 8. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ........................................... . 121 8.1. METHODANDORGANIZATION ........................................... 121 8.2. MEETING LIST ........................................... 121 8.3. MAIN RESULTS FROM DISCUSSIONS ........................................... 122 8.4. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........................................... 122 9. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................... . 123 9.1. FOSHAN WATERWAY SEDIMENT DREDGING AND DISPOSAL ............ ............................... 123 9.2. FENJIANG RIVER BANK IMPROVEMENT ........................................... 123 9.3. ZHEN'AN WWTP PHASE 3 EXPANSION ........................................... 124 9.4. NANZHUANG SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANT ........................................... 124 9.5. CONCLUSIONS ........................................... 125 SOGREAH - LWN - N