China - Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 2 of 6) : Summary EA

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT THE WORLD BANK E829 Volume 2 -A GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL AsSESSMENT VOLUME 1: SUMMARY EA NOVEMBER2003 No. 035 5073 - R3-Volume 1 IN COLLABORATION SOGREa WITH S FIL C  I  PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL __ lZl('' /GOVERNMENT I-.4- 50GREAH x.G RE A H N - L L T A N I S THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - SUMMARY REPORT IDENTIFICATION No 355073.R3.V1 DATE: NOVEMBER 2003 This document has been produced by SOGREAH Consultants as part of the FASEP Grant (French Government Grant) to Guangdong Provincial Government (Job Number 355073). This document has been prepared by the project team under the supervision of the Project Director following the Quality Assurance Procedures of SOGREAH in compliance with IS09001. APPRoVED BY INDEX PURPOSE oP MODIPICA7ION DATE AUTHOR CHECKED BY (PROJECT MANAGER) B Second Issue 9/02/04 BYN/GDM GDM GDM A First Issue 26/11/03 BYN/GDM GDM GDM INDEX CONTACTAODRESS 1 GPG PMO (Mr ZENG Yu Chang) 2 GMG PMO (Mr ZHAN Yishan) 3 The World Bank (Mr Tom Zearley, tzearlevC).worldbank.org, Hao Zhang) hzhanQ2aworldbank.ora 4 DREE (DREE Paris, PEE Canton) Josselin.kalifa(adree.orp 4 DRE(RE aisECno) Olivier.candiottiadree.org Alain.ouecuena-sogreah.fr, SOGREAH (Head Office, Beijing Annabelle.menpottia-sopreah.fr, 5 OGRe (,B edpard.valetteasopreah.fr Office) biofficeti)soareah.com.cn   GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT- THE WORLD BANK GUANGDONG PEARL RIVER DELTA URBAN ENVIRONMENT PROJECT - DESIGN REVIEW AND ADVISORY SERVICES SUMMARY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................2 1.1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT .......................................................2 1.2. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON EA .......................................................3 1.3. PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THIS REPORT .......................................................4 1.4. ORGANISATION & LAYOUT OF THE EA REPORT ........................................................6 1.5. BASIS FOR EA ......................................................6 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION & BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECTS ......................................................7 2.1. BACKGROUND TO THE GUANGZHOU WASTEWATER COMPONENT ........................................................7 2.1.1. REGIONAL CONTEXT ......................................................7 2.1.2. NEED FOR THE PROJECT .......................................................9 2.1.3. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ...................................................... 11 2.2. BACKGROUND TO THE GUANGZHOU HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPONENT . .................................. 13 2.2.1. REGIONAL CONTEXT ...................................................... 13 2.2.2. NEED FOR THE PROJECT ...................................................... 14 2.2.3. PROJECTALTERNATIVES ...................................................... 15 2.3. PROPOSED GPRDUEP COMPONENTS ...................................................... 18 3. ENVIRONMENT BASELINE SITUATION ....................................................... 19 3.1. REGIONAL PHYSICAL SETTING ...................................................... 19 3.1.1. GEOGRAPHY ....................................................... 19 3.1.2. CLIMATE 19 3.1.3. HYDROLOGY ...................................................... 19 3.1.4. WATER QUALITY ...................................................... 19 3.1.5. AIR QUALITY ...................................................... 22 3.1.6. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS PREVAILING ON THE HWMC SITE ............................................. ......... 22 3.2. BIOLOGICAL SETTING ........................................................ 22 3.2.1. TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY ...................................................... 22 3.2.2. AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY ...................................................... 23 3.3. SOCIAL SETTING ....................................................... 23 3.3.1. POPULATION AND ECONOMY ...................................................... 23 3.3.2. QUALITY OF LIFE ...................................................... 24 3.3.3. CULTURAL HERITAGE ...................................................... 25 3.3.4. LAND USE ON PROJECT SITES ...................................................... 25 4. IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION ...................................................... 26 4.1. IMPACT FROM WASTEWATER COMPONENTS ON PEARL RIVER WATER QUALITY .......................................... 26 4.1.1. RESULTS OF THE FAR-FIELD (1-DIMENSIONAL) MODELLING ...................................................... 26 4.1.2. RESULTS OF THE NEAR-FIELD (2-DIMENSIONAL) MODELLING ...................................................... 30 SOGREAH - BYN - REPORT N