China - Third Jiangxi Highway Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 3 of 10) : Environmental assessment summary

E1263 v. 3 The People's Republic of China World Bank Loan Jiangxi No. 3 Highway Project (Ruijin to Ganzhou Expressway) Environmental Assessment Summary Jiangxi Provincial Expressways Administration World Bank Loan Project Office Jan. 2006  Contents 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Background .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Basis of the EA................................................................................................................................. 2 2 Project Description........................................................................................................... 3 3 Baseline Environment...................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Physical Setting ................................................................................................................................ 4 3.2 Sensitive Receptors........................................................................................................................... 4 3.3 Air Quality........................................................................................................................................ 4 3.4 Noise................................................................................................................................................. 5 3.5 Water Quality ................................................................................................................................... 8 3.6 Soil Erosion ...................................................................................................................................... 8 3.7 Cultural Property .............................................................................................................................. 9 3.8 Socio-economic Baseline ................................................................................................................. 9 4 Environmental Impacts.................................................................................................. 10 4.1 Soil Erosion .....................................................................................................................................10 4.2 Impact on land uses and vegetation.................................................................................................10 4.3 Impacts on Water Environment.......................................................................................................11 4.4 Noise Impacts..................................................................................................................................11 4.5 Air Impact........................................................................................................................................12 4.6 Socio-economic Impact...................................................................................................................12 4.7 Resettlement and Relocation ...........................................................................................................13 4.8 Safeguards Policies Assurance ........................................................................................................13 5 Analysis of Alternatives................................................................................................. 15 6 Mitigation....................................................................................................................... 21 6.1 Design Phase ...................................................................................................................................21 6.2 Construction Phase ..........................................................................................................................23 6.3 Operation Phase...............................................................................................................................24 7 Environmental Management Plan.................................................................................. 26 7.1 Objectives........................................................................................................................................26 7.2 Management and Supervision Organizations ..................................................................................26 7.3 Environmental Monitoring ..............................................................................................................26 7.4 Institutional Strengthening and Training.........................................................................................28 7.5 Estimated Cost for Environmental Management.............................................................................28 8 Public Consultation and Information Disclosure........................................................... 30 9 Conclusions.................................................................................................................... 33 ANNEX EA Summary of Ailing-Ruijin Highway  Environmental Assessment Summary 1 Introduction This document is the Executive Summary of Environmental Assessment (EA) for the World Bank financed Ruijin to Ganzhou expressway. It provides a general summary of the findings in the Project Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP), including legal and policy framework and applicable environmental standards, major potential adverse impacts to the physical and socio- economic environments in the Project area, analysis of alternatives, mitigation measures designed, public consultation programs, and environmental management plan for the Project. The Executive Summary could serve as a concise environmental report to environmental administrators, Project decision makes, project-affected groups, non- government organizations and the general public, as well as to the executive board of directors of the World Bank. 1.1 Project Background The proposed project is a section of national key project the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway in Jiangxi territory, it is a part of the 4th horizontal highway in Jiangxi Province's key road network "three verticals and four horizontals". The proposed Ruijin- Ganzhou section of Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway is approximately 120 kilometers long, starting from Yunshishan in Ruijin City where it links with the destination of Ailing (Jiangxi and Fujian border)-Ruijin Highway of Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway. After passing by Huichang, Yudu, Ganxian, it ends at Zhanggong District of Ganzhou City where it links with the origin (Huangjin interchange) of Ganzhou west highway of the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway. Entrusted by Jiangxi Provincial Communications Department, the Jiangxi Provincial Transportation Design Institute completed Feasibility Study Report for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China. In Dec of 2004, entrusted by Jiangxi Provincial Transportation Design Institute, the Ministry of Communications Highway Research Institute undertook the environmental impact assessment for this project. Under great assistance from Jiangxi Provincial Transportation Design Institute and local governments along the route, the assessment unit has carried out field reconnaissance and investigation along he line on Dec 2004, based on which, has compiled the Environmental Impact Assessment TOR for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China for this project. In April 2005, Ganzhou Prefectural Environmental Monitoring Station was entrusted to carry out the current environmental monitor along the project. On May 2005, on the basis of the Feasibility Study Report(first revision) for this project, the assessment unit completed the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China(first version). On late September of 2005, based on the mid-term findings of preliminary design for this project, the assessment unit completed Environmental Impact Assessment Report for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China(second version). On October 2005, based on the adjustments in the preliminary design documents and World Bank mission's opinion on this report, we have revised and compiled the third version of theEnvironmental Impact Assessment Report for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China(Third version). On November 2005, based on the adjustments of alignment and World Bank mission's 1  Environmental Assessment Summary opinion on this report, we have revised and compiled the third version of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report for World Bank Loan Jiangxi Road Project No. 3 (Ruijin-Ganzhou Highway) in People's Republic of China(Fourth version). The Ruijing~Ganzhou expressway is classified as a Category A project since it involves major expressway construction on new alignment, grade highway upgrading partially on new alignment, increased noise, motor vehicle air emission, occupation of fertile and barren land, community severance, soil erosion and resettlement. 1.2 Basis of the EA The regulatory and policy requirements for environmental assessment of development projects in China were followed during the preparation of EA, as were the World Bank's safeguard policies. Major laws and regulations applied to the EA are as follows: