China - Zhejiang Urban Environment Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 7 of 9) : EA for new Shoaxing Component

Page 1 Zhejiang Urban Environment Project Funded by World Bank Shaoxing Component Environment Impact Assessment Report For Integrated Project for Capital of Yue Kingdom Conservation (For Review) Januray, 2007 Environmental Science Research & Design Institute of Zhejiang Province National EIA Cerfificate: Jiazi Nr. 2003 E740 v 7 Page 2 Sheet of Responsibilities Preparation Unit: Environmental Science Research & Design Institute Of Zhejiang Province EIA Certificate: National EIA Cerfificate: Jiazi Nr. 2003 Representative of Judicial Person: Wu Bin (Professorial Senior Engineer) Responsible Leader: Zhou Shuxun (Senior Engineer) Director of EIA Center: Zhou Anguo (Senior Engineer, EIA License Nr. A20030053 ) Project Principal: Jin Yongping (Senior Engineer, EIA License Nr. A20030038) List of Participants Name Title Specialty EIA License Nr. Role Jin Yongping Senior Engineer Environmental Chemistry A20030038 Responsible Zhu Yuguang Senior Engineer Environmental Science A20030049 Participation Huang Xuan Senior Engineer Environmental Protection A20030032 Participation Zhao Duo Professori al Senior Engineer Environment Science Participation Huang Ji Engineer Environment Science A20030035 Review Shu Yusheng Professori al Senior Engineer Environment Engineering A20030052 Review and Approval Cooperator: Shaoxing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Station Page 3 296.3 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g i 307.1 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g Table of Contents 1 Introduction............................................................................................................1 1.1 Background .....................................................................................................1 1.2 Environment Impact Assessment......................................................................1 1.3 Bases for Environment Impact Assessment......................................................2 1.3.1 Environmental Protection Basis Concerned...............................................2 1.3.2 Project Documentation..............................................................................2 1.4 Assessment Contents and Key Points...............................................................3 1.4.1 Assessment Contents.................................................................................3 1.4.2 Key Points of Assessment .........................................................................3 1.5 Assessment Scope, Standard and Class and Environment Protection Objectives ..............................................................................................................................4 1.5.1 Assessment Scope and Functional Zoning.................................................4 1.5.2 Assessment Standards ...............................................................................4 1.5.3 Assessment Class......................................................................................4 1.5.4 Assessment Periods...................................................................................5 1.5.5 Environmental Protection Objectives ........................................................5 1.6 Assessment Principle .......................................................................................5 1.7 Environment Assessment Organization............................................................6 1.7.1 Project Organizational Structure................................................................6 1.7.2 Profile of Assessment Unit........................................................................6 2 Project Summaries..................................................................................................8 2.1 Status Quo and Existing Problems ...................................................................8 2.1.1 Land Use...................................................................................................8 2.1.2 Buildings ..................................................................................................9 2.1.3 Communications.....................................................................................11 2.1.4 Sights......................................................................................................12 2.2 Contents of Project ........................................................................................13 2.2.1 Principles for Construction......................................................................13 Page 4 294.9 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g ii 308.1 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g 2.2.2 Contents of Construction.........................................................................14 3 Status Quo of Environment...................................................................................19 3.1 Natural Environment Conditions....................................................................19 3.1.1 Geographic Location...............................................................................19 3.1.2 Brief Introduction on Local Climate and Weather....................................19 3.1.3 Brief Introduction on Hydrological Situation...........................................20 3.1.4 General Situation of Topography, Geology and Physiognomy.................21 3.1.5 General Situation of Soil and Vegetation.................................................21 3.2 Social Environment Status.............................................................................22 3.2.1 Administrative Division ..........................................................................22 3.2.2 Population...............................................................................................22 3.2.3 Society and Economy..............................................................................22 3.2.4 Communications.....................................................................................23 3.2.5 Water Supply and Wastewater.................................................................24 3.2.6 Public Health ..........................................................................................25 3.2.7 The Urban Master Planning for Shaoxing Municipality (1994-2010).......25 3.2.8 Environmental Protection Tenth-five Plan and Long-term Goals for 2010 and 2020..........................................................................................................26 3.3 Status Quo of Environment Quality................................................................28 3.3.1 Status of Water Environment Quality ......................................................28 (1) Investigation of Surface Water Environment Quality Status........................28 (2) Assessment on Status of Water Quality Environment..................................30 3.3.2 Status of Air Environment Quality ..........................................................31 3.3.3 Status of Sound Environment Quality......................................................34 4 Projected Environment Impact and Mitigation Measures......................................35 4.1 EIA in Construction Period and Mitigation Measures.....................................35 4.1.1 Construction Noise..................................................................................35 4.1.2 Constructional Impact on Environmental Air...........................................38 4.1.3 Constructional Impact on Ecosystem.......................................................39 Page 5 293.9 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g iii 309.3 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g 4.1.4 Constructional Impacts on Communications and Urban Infrastructures...41 4.1.5 Domestic Pollution of Constructors.........................................................42 4.1.6 Construction Waste .................................................................................43 4.1.7 Constructional Impacts on Cultural Relics...............................................43 4.2 Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures.........................44 4.2.1 Water Environment Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures ...........44 4.2.2 Air Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures.............47 4.2.3 Sound Environment Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures...........48 4.3.4 Noise Impact Projection and Assessment.................................................51 4.2.4 Assessment on Environment Impact on Organisms and Mitigation Measures .........................................................................................................54 4.4.2 Mitigation Measures ...............................................................................55 4.2.5 Land Use and Soil Erosion Impact Assessment and Mitigation Measures 56 4.2.6 Impact on Urban Views and Cultural Relics and Protective Measures .....59 4.2.7 Impact Analysis of Resettlement and Countermeasures...........................60 5 Alternative Options...............................................................................................64 The project owner provided us with two implementation options for selection.........65 (1) Option 1.............................................................................................................65 The total project investment for this option is 310 million yuan...............................65 (2) Option 2.............................................................................................................66 The total project investment for this option is 740 million yuan...............................66 (I) Positive Effects...................................................................................................66 (2) Water Environment............................................................................................67 6 Benefit Analyses and Total Amount Control .........................................................69 6.1 Social Benefit Analysis..................................................................................69 6.2 Environmental Benefit Analysis.....................................................................70 6.3 Economic Benefit Analysis............................................................................71 6.4 Total Amount Control ....................................................................................71 Page 6 294.1 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g iv 309.0 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g 7 Environment Management Plan............................................................................72 7.1 Environment Administration and Supervision Agency ...................................72 7.2 Responsibilities of Environmental Adminstration and Supervision Agencies..72 7.3 Environment Monitoring Plan........................................................................76 7.3.1 Necessary Environment Monitoring........................................................76 7.3.2 Cost of Monitoring Equipment................................................................78 7.4 Training Plan.................................................................................................79 7.4.1 General Requirements.............................................................................79 7.4.2 Basic Character Requirements of Personnel ............................................79 7.4.3 Training of Environmental Protection Staff.............................................80 8 Public Participation ..............................................................................................81 8.1 Content and Method of Public Participation Survey.......................................81 8.2 Results of Survey...........................................................................................82 8.3 Information Disclosure ..................................................................................84 8.4 Summary.......................................................................................................84 9 Conclusions and Recommendations......................................................................85 9.1 Conclusions...................................................................................................85 Page 7 1 Introduction 295.3 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g 1 308.1 60.4 8.5 8.6 0 : g 1 Introduction 1.1 Background Shaoxing City is one of first batch 24 historical cities named by the State Council, which is famous at home and abroad for its profound historical accumulation, abundant humanity landscapes, beautiful scenery of land of rivers and lakes. To improve the ecosystem of the old city and its urban environmental conditions as well as to heighten its city grade, Shaoxing City proposes to implement the Project of The Capital of Yue Kingdom Historic Zone (CYKHZ). Under the pre-condition of overall protecting both the historical features of the CYKHZ and the ecological landscape, the implementation of the project will include upgrading of the infrastructures within the zone, reform of the vegetations of scenic area and hilly forest, construction of historical and cultural views and tourism facilities so as to integrally develop the tourism industry and urban economy, thoroughly improve the residential environment and raise residents