China - Third National Highway Project (Hubei) : environmental action plans and impact assessments (Vol. 5 of 6)

g RECEIVED .Cfl17PFM 4:4 1 National Road Project III in Hubei Province Environmental Action Plan Hubei Provincial Communications Department Wuhan, China September, 1996  j  Content 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Main conclusions of the EIA report 1 1.2 Regulations and standards for environmental administration 2 1.3 Organizations and responsibilities for environmental administration 3 1.4 Components of the environmental protection action plan 5 2. Environmental Protection Management Program 6 2.1 Environrental protection program in the project feasibility study stage 6 2.2 Environmental protection program in the project engineering design stage 6 2.3 Environmental protection programn in the project construction stage 9 2.4 Enviromnental protection program in the project operation stage 14 2.5 Investment estimation for the environmental protection facilities 17 2.6 Environmental protection personnel training 17 3. Environmental Protection Supervision Program 17 4. Environmental Monitoring Program 19 4.1 Purpose 19 4.2 Organization 19 4.3 Implementation of conventional environmental monitoring work 19 4.4 Cost estimation 20 4.5 Personnel training 21 Attatched Table National Road Project III in Hubei Province Attatched Fig. National Road Project III in Hubei Province   1. Introduction This environmental protection action plan is prepared to implement the environmental protection measures set forth in the "Statement of Environmental Impact Assessment for the National Road Project III in Hubei Province", to prevent or mitigate the negative impact caused by the project. This action plan is made based on the features and concrete situations of the construction project as well as the reference materials provided by the World Bank. 1.1 Main conclusions of the EIA report (1) Air The current status of the air quality along the proposed road area is fairy good, with the concentrations of NOx, CO below the class II air quality standard level limit. The concentration of TSP is also below the standard level limit, except for that at individual sensitive spot (Liuwan Primary School). After the proposed road put into operation, the measured concentration of CO along the areas within a distance of 200 m from the road, in the short term (by the year of 2000), the mid term (by the year of 2010), and the long term (by the year of 2020), are below the standard level limit. The concentration of NOx will be below the standard level limit in the short term; in the mid and long term, the concentration of NOx will also be below the standard level limit except that at the Jinkou Pharmaceutical Factory, Baoxie, Liuhuan Primary School and Xinfu Primary School, which will be over the standard limits. (2) Noise Investigations show that the current status of the acoustic environrent along the proposed road area is good, with both of the daytime and nighttime noise level below the standard level limit. After the proposed road put into operation, the noise level will be over the standard level limit in different extent for the main route 21% of the 14 sensitive spots in daytime, for 79% of the 14 sensitive spots at nightime by the year of 2000; the noise level will be over the standard level limit in diff rent extent for the main route 21% of the 14 sensitive spots in daytime, for 93% of the 14 sensitive spots at nighttime by the year of 2010; the noise level will be over the standard level limit in different extent for the main route 43% of the 14 sensitive spots in daytime, for 93% of the 14 sensitive spots at nighttime by the year of 2020. The noise level will be slightly over the standard level limit for 3 of the 6 sensitive spots of the connection road by the year of 2020. (3) Ecological environment According to the survey along the proposed road area, the surface water quality, land use, vegetation, farmland soil, growth of the crops are in good condition. In the  area within 500 meters from both sides of the road, no rare animal or plant lawfully protected by the state has been found. The construction of the proposed road will last 3.5 years, with several rainy seasons. A total of 2146900 m3 earth and stone work will have to conducted in the construction period for the subgrade construction, with great amount of cutting and filling as well as the ground base treatment for some road sections. Therefore the surface vegetation damage, landform transformation and more soil erosion will be inevitable during the construction period. The land occupation for the road includes the subgrade, earth borrowing site, spoil area, and other temporary occupation area, therefore, there will be impact on the farm land crops. In the road construction period the impact on the surface water mainly arises from bridge construction, including the impact on river water quality caused by the bridge substructure construction and the sewage from the labour camp. The impact on the ecological environment during the operation period mainly comes from the vehicle emission of lead. The impact of the flying dust on the crops will be small due to the fact that the area is abundant of rainfall, usually heavy and long lasting raining. The analysis and forecast of the lead pollutant content in the soil show that by the year of 2020, the lead pollutant in the soil on both sides of the assessed road area caused by the vehicle emission will be far less than the critical content level for the soil to bear. As mentioned above, the major environmental impact caused by the proposed road project includes the noise impact on the noise sensitive areas of Xinfu Primary School, Liuhuan Primary School, Hanyang No. 3 Second School, Liuwan Primary School and several other resident areas in the short term, mid term, and long term of operation period; and the air impact on the air quality sensitive areas of Jinkou Medical Plant, Baoxie, and Liuhuan Primary School in the mid and long term operation period. 1.2 Regulations and standards for environmental administration (I) Statutes: "Environment Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" (CH "Atmosphere Pollution Prevention and Control Law Of the People's Republic of China" "Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law of the People's Republic of China" "Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China" "Environrnental Noise Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations of the People's Republic of China" "Measures Concerning with the Environmental Protection and Management of Capital Construction Project" issued by National Environmental Protection Agency 2  and the State Planning Commission "Water Law of the People's Republic of China" "Water and Soil Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China" "River Course Management Regulations of the People's Republic of China" "Specifications Concerning with Environmental Protection Design for Construction Project" "Rules Concerning with Pollution Prevention and Control for Drinking Water Protection Area" "Regulations Concerning with Chemical Dangerous Goods Safety Management" "Interirn Measures Concerning with Enviromnental Pollution and Damage Accident Report" "Measures Concerning with the Environmental Protection and Management for Communications Construction Project" issued by the Ministry of Communications "Hubei Provincial Construction Project Environmental Impact Management Measures" "Hubei Provincial Construction Project Environmental Protection Facility Completion and Acceptance Administration Measures" (2) Standards "Surface Water Quality Standard" "Air Quality Standard" "Urban Area Ambient Noise Standard" "Industrial Enterprise Noise Standard" "Construction Site Border Area Noise Level" "Resident Ambient Air Lead and Its Inorganic Compound Content Standard" "Bitumen Industry Pollutant Emission Standard" "Light Vehicle Pollutant Emission Standard" "Pollutant Emission Standard for Gasoline Engine at Idle Speed" "Smoke Emission Standard for Diesel Engine at Free Acceleration Mode" 1.3 Organizations and responsibilities for environmental administration The organizations for implementation of the environmental protection for this project can be classified as follows: Administration and supervision agency (1) Administration agency The Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Hubei Provincial Communications Department (HPCD) is in charge of the overall project management, responsible for organization of the feasibility study of the project; formulation of environmental protection work plan for the project, to coordinate the environrmental management activity of different authorities and the construction unit; providing advice to the construction unit to implement various management measures. The work division for the Environmental Protection Office (EPO) of the World Bank Loan project Office (WBLPO) of the HPCD is responsible for the design of environmental 3  protection plan and the implementation and management during the construction period; the Enviromnental Protection Branch (EPB) of the Hubei Provincial High- grade Highway Management Bureau (HPHHMB) is responsible for the implementation and management of the environmental protection plan during the road operation period. (2) Supervision agency Supervision work in different stages a. During the feasibility study stage: National Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Office (EPO) of the Ministry of Communications (MOC), Hubei Provincial Envirornmental Protection Bureau (HPEPB), the World Bank and the Hubei Provincial Conmmunications Department. NEPA: is the competent authority at the central governnment for administration of national environmental protection; including overall in charge of project environmental protection management, examining and approval of terms of reference of EIA, examining and approval of EIA report, directing the provincial environmental protection bureaus to implement various laws and regulations. EPO of the MOC: is in charge of environmental protection within the jurisdiction of the MOC, to prepare terms of reference of EIA, preliminary examining the EIA report. HPEPB: is in charge of project environmental protection supervision administration; organizing and coordinating project environmental protection service provided by different departments; exarnining EIA report, or entrusted by the NEPA examining and approval of terms of reference of EIA and EIA report; supervision of implementation of environmental protection action plan; completion acceptance of project environmental protection facilities; identifying applicable laws, regulations and standards for project environmental protection; directing environmental protection departments or divisions at municipal or county level for project environmental protection management during project construction and operation periods. b. Design and construction stage: EPD of the HPCD, HPEPB and its subordinate local area environmental protection bureau (EPB) in charge of the environmental protection management. Municipal and county level EPB: to work under the guidance of the HPEPB, supervise the contractor to implement the environmental protection action plan, implementation of environmental management laws, regulations and standards; coordinate the environmental protection work of different departments; check and supervision of project environmental protection facility construction, completion acceptance, operation, within their jurisdiction areas. c. Operation period: HPHHMB, HPEPB and its subordinates will be in charge. 4  d. The environmental monitoring during the construction and operation periods will be implemented by the WBPO, EPO of the HPHHMB, HPEPB and its subordinates respectively. The environmental protection management procedures for the national road project III in Hubei province is shown in Fig, 1-3-1. World Bank Project Management Consultation Preparation stage Project Proposal | Initial EIA g _ ! | l ~~~~~analysis l I Feasibility Study lPre-asessment EIA Terms of Planned Reference Assignment I Preliminary EIA report Design EAP (Draft) . --- Bidding EAP (Final) Construction Plan] Assessment Engineering |Nego tiation Supervision Supervision Implementation Completion & Examination & I Open to Traffic Acceptance of EAP Fig. 1-3-1 Environmental management procedures for the Project III 1.4 Components of the environmental protection action plan * Environmental management plan: is the management activity to prevent or reduce negative environmental impact. * Environmental supervision plan: is the supervision activity to ensure all the mitigation measures to be implemented simultaneously with the project. * Environmental monitoring plan: is the environmental monitoring activity during the construction and operation period to eliminate the pollution. 5  I  2. Environmental Protection Management Program 2.1 Environmental protection program in the project feasibility study stage The main environmental protection work in this stage is the EIA work for the construction project. Entrusted by Hubei Provincial Communications Planning and Design Institute, the Environmental Engineering Design and Research Division of the Research Institute of Highway (RIOH) of the Ministry of Communications undertook the environmental assessment study for this project. In March, 1994, the RIOH completed the "Terms of Reference of the EIA for the Motorway Engineering of Hubei section of Beijing-Zhuhai national trunk road", which was approved by the NEPA on 7th October, 1994. Therefore the "EIA Report on the Project of Northern Section of Beijing-Zhuhai National Trunk Road in Hubei Province" was completed in October 1995. Preliminary examination of the "EIA Report on the National Road Project III in Hubei Province" was accomplished on 4th March 1996 by the MOC. 2.2 Environmental protection program in the project engineering design stage To carry out the environmental protection measures set forth in the EIA report, to prevent and mitigate the potential negative environmental impact arising from the project, this environmental protection action plan is specially prepared. The main purpose of the environmental protection management during the engineering design period is as follows. 2.2.1 Road design h