China - Shanghai Urban Environment Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 1 of 6) : Revised environmental assessment

E541 Environmental Assessment for Shanghai Urban Environment Project Environmental Assessment for Shanghai Urban Environment Project (Draft) Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION .............................................4 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................4. - 4 1.2 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ..............................................5 2 PROPOSED APL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ..............................................6 2.1 OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK .............................................6 2.2 PRELIMINARY PHASING ARRANGEMENT OF THE PROPOSED APL PROGRAMME .........................................7 2.2.1 P hase O ne ...........................................................................7 2.2.2 Phase Two ............................................................................9 2.2.3 Phase Three ............................................................................. 12 2.3 SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED APL PROJECT ................................................... ........................... 13 3 ASSESSMENT OF THE PROPOSED APL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ........................................ 15 3.1 ANALYSIS OF COMPATIBILITY OF APL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK WITH SHANGHAI MASTER PLAN .......... 1 5 3.2 COMPATIBILITY WITH COMPREHENSIVE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ALONG MVERSIDES OF THE HUANGPU RIVER .............................................................................. 17 3.2.1 Briefing on Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme aiong Riversides of the Huangpu River 17 3.2.2 Analysis of Compatibility ofAPL Strategic Framework with Comprehensive Redevelopment Programme of Riversides along the Huangpu ........................................................................... 18 3.3 ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT QUALITY IN SHANGHAI .............................. . 1 9 3.3.1 Regional Environmental Objectives in Shanghai .......................................................................... 19 3.3.2 Actions Planned to Improve Local Environmene in Shanghai ............................... ...................... 20 3.3.3 Potential Impact of the Strategic Framework on Regional Environment ............... ...................... 21 3.4 ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL IMPACT .................... ........................................................... 22 3.41 Potential Impact of Land Acquisition ............................ 22 3.4.2 Impact on Living Standard of Resettlers ............................ 23 3.4.3 Impact on Population Distribution ........................... 24 3.4.4 Impact on Scenery Views ............................ 24 3.4.5 Impact on Cultural Property ............................ 24 IAPL EA Draft En 0202.doc) -I-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~e  Environmental Assessment for Shang Urban Environment Project 3.4.6 Impact of Policy and Institutional Reform .................................................................... 25 3.4.7 Influence on the World Bank ................................................................... 25 4 DESCRIPTION OF SHUEP IN APL PROGRAMME PHASE ONE COMPONENTS .. 26 4.1 GENERAL ..................................................................... 26 4.2 SHANGHAI SEWERAGE PROJECT III . . . ................................................................ 26 4.2.1 Service Area ........................................... 27 4.2.2 Main Elements of the SSP-III ........................................... 27 4.2.3 Sewage and Storm Runoff Collection System and Diversion . .......................................... . 27 4.2.4 Wastewater Treatment Plant ..................................... : 28 4.2.5 Environmental Measures Planned ..................................... . 31 4.2.6 Total Loading of Pollution Derivedfrom the SSP -I1 ..................................... 32 4.3 LAOGANG LANDFILL EXPANSION PROJECT IV . . . .32 4.3.1 Status of Previous Laogang Landfill Projects ....................................... 32 4.3.2 Briefing of the Laogang Landfill Expansion Project IV ....................................... 34 4.3.3 Project Scheme ........................................ 34 4.3.4 Environmental Measures Planned ............................................. - v 36 4.3.5 Management of Site Closing and Its Ultimate Use .. 38 4.3.6 Total Loads of Pollutant Emission .. 38 4.4 UPPER HUANGPU PROTECTION WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT (FIG 6) . . . .39 4.4.1 Jinshan Sewerage Project ..39 4.4.2 Fengjing Wastewater Treatment Plant ..39 4.4.3 Fengxian South Sewer Wastewater Treatment Plant ..40 4.5 SHANGHAI OLD TowN GREENBELT RING PROJECT . . . .40 4.5.1 Location and Scale of the Project ......................................... .. ............ 40 4.5.2 Resettlement..41 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .42 5.1 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ..42 5. 1.1 General.42 5.1.2 Aquatic Environment .42 5.2 BIOLOGICALENVIRONMENT ..43 5.2. I Terrestrial Ecosystem .43 5.2.2 Aquatic Ecosystem.44 5.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ..44 5.3.1I Population.44 5.3.2 Industries.45 5.3.3 Infrastructure .46 5.3.4 Living Standard.47 5.4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ..47 5.4. I Water Pollution Loadings .47 5.4.2 Water Pollution.47 5.5 COMPONENT SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION ..47 5.5.1 . Environmental Condition at Laogang Landfill .47 (APL EA Draft En 0202.doc) 2 -  Environmental Assessment for Shanhai Urban Environment Project 6 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES OF THE PROJECT ................................................................... 49 6.1 ANALYSIS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SITING ALTERNATIVES ......................................................... 49 6.1.1 Comparison of Project Scale and Investment ................................................................. 49 6.1.2 Compatibility Comparison with Planning ................................................................. 50 6.1.3 Capacity Comparison of Effluent Receiving Water Bodies ............................................................ 51 6.1.4 Preliminary Conclusion of Siting Alternative Comparison ........................................................... 52 6.2 ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR REFUSE LANDFILL LEACHATE . . 52 7 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT .......................................... 55 7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SHANGHAI SEWERAGE PROJECT PHASE 11 ........................ ......... 55 7.1.1 Impacts on the Huangpu River and Chang Jiang Estuary ......... 55 7.1.2 Impacts on Air and Acoustic Environment ......... 55 7.1.3 Impacts on Social Environment ......... 56 7.1.4 Impacts on Sludge Transport ......... 57 7.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF LAOGANG LANDFILL PROJECT IV ... . ..... 57 7.2.1 Impact on Ambient Air ............................................. 57 7.2.2 Impact on Surface Water ............................................. 57 7.2.3 Impact on Groundwater ............................................. 58 7.2.4 Impact on Soil ............................................. 58 7.2.5 Impact on Ecosystem .............................................. 58 7.2.6 Impact on Fly s Density in the Vicinity of Laogang Landfill Site ............................................. 59 7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF UPPER HUANGPU WASTEWATER TREATMENT ............................................ 59 7.3.1 Impact of Fengxian South Sewer Wastewater Treatment Plant ..................................................... 59 7.4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OLD TOwN GREENBELT RING PROJECT ..................................................... 59 7.4.1 Impact on Socio-Economic Condition ......................................................... 59 7.4.2 Impact on Ambient Environment ......................................................... 60 7.4.3 Preservation of Cultural Properties .......................................................... 60 7.4.4 Implication in Pest Management .......................................................... 60 8 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ........................................................... 61 8.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SSP- III ............................................................ 61 8.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LAOGANG LANDFILL PROJECT .................................... ....................... 61 8.3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN OLD TOWN GREENBELT RING PROJECT ........................................................... 62 9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................... .63 9.1 MITIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ....................................... 63 9.1.1 Recommended Mitigation Measures for Shanghai Sewerage Project-Il .63 9.2 INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING ..63 9.3 MONITORING..63 9.3.1 Monitoring Requirementfor Shanghai Sewerage Project-II .63 9.3.2 Monitoring Programmefor Laogang Landfill Expansion Project IV .63 10 CONCLUSION.68 (APL EA Draft En 0202.doc) -3-  Environmental Assessment for Shanghai Urban Environment Project Environmental Assessment for Shanghai Urban Environment Project (Draft) 1 Introduction 1.1 Background The Shanghai Municipal Government (SMG) has adopted an ambitious and for-ward looking Five Year Development Plan in which it seeks to enhance the economic, financial, trade and manufacturing stature of Shanghai, with Shanghai becoming a sustainable global competitive city-region, and an international economic, trade and shipping centre at the heart of the important Yangtze Delta. The SMG places a high priority on meeting six overall goals: 1) developing Shanghai's economic strengths, keeping a sustainable, rapid and sound economic growth; 2) developing Shanghai's services sector, particularly its functions as a centre of international trade and high value-added manufacturing, building Shanghai as a city with plenty of business opportunities and comparatively low cost for both domestic and foreign investors; 3) improving Shanghai's environmental conditions towards a Liveable City, to enhance the living conditions of the city's citizens, and to attract foreign and domestic investment; 4) developing Shanghai's innovation capacities, particularly education and R+D; 5) improving urban management, exploring new measures to manage this emerging modern city; and 6) improving the citizen's quality of life. Attainment of these goals will require substantial investments and improvements in urban environmental management and in urban development management. The policies and programs through which these goals are being addressed are outlined in sector master plans for wastewater management, solid waste management, and forestation. The recent revision of these plans has all been completed, and is currently being reviewed by the government. They are expected to be approved for implementation very soon. Based on SMG's Long Term Development Strategy, and the comprehensive Tenth Five Year Plan, very specific performance targets and action plans have been prepared in each of these revised (APL EA Draft En 0202.doc) -4-  Environmental Assessment for Shanghai Urban Environment Project sector master plans. These sector master plans have outlined the specific targets, and provided a solid foundation for the proposed Shanghai Urban Environment Project (SHUEP). Collaboration with the World Bank in urban infrastructure and environment investments during the last decade has been very successful. The Shanghai Municipal Government wishes to continue this collaboration through an integrated program of investments and associated reforms under a proposed Adaptable Program Loan (APL). 1.2 Legislative and Regulatory Considerations In accordance with the requirements of