World Bank Financed
Environment Improvement Project
In PanzhihuaCity, SichuanProvince
EnvironmentalImpact Assessment
Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute of
China Hydropower Engineering Consultant GroupCorporation
October,2005
World Bank Financed
Environment ImprovementProject
in PanzhihuaCity, SichuanProvince
EnvironmentalImpact Assessment
Chengdu Hydroelectric Investigation Design & Research Institute of
China Hydropower Engineering Consultant GroupCorporation
Preface
PanzhihuaCity is an important industry base of steel vanadium, titanium and energy in China. Industrial construction is put in the first place while urban construction lags behind relatively in the past. In order to build PanzhihuaCity into a modernized metropolis, the urban construction process must be accelerated and the urban environment, improved. The environment improvement project which World Bank loan will be used is just to meet the demand of PanzhihuaCity development.
The whole project consists of riverbank slope protection, upper section of Binjiang Road, interceptor and trunk sewers, scenery project and last section of Bingren Road.The four subsections are named as environmental improvement project along the JinshaRiver. The gross investment budget of the project is RMB 1220.65 millions Yuan (nearly $ 147.42 millions), and the budget of RMB 577.94 millions Yuan (nearly $ 69.80 millions) will be from the World Bank loan.
The construction of the project will improve the urban environment infstructure of PanzhihuaCityand improve the landscape along the JinshaRiver. It can also provide an essential basis for continued urban development and living environment, and lay a solid foundation for turning Panzhihua into a beautiful city. At the same time, it can improve traffic condition of the city,irmpove the urban zoning, and broaden the developmental space and development potential of the city.
This project is in accordance with the national policies. Based on the relevant laws, rules, policies and the specifications on environmental protection by China National Environment Protection Agency (NEPA) and the stipulations in the Guideline of Environmental Assessment by the World Bank, the environment impact assessment of the project should be carried out. For this reason, Chengdu Hydropower Investigation Design & Research Institute (CHIDI) of China Hydropower Engineering Consultant Group Corporation (CHECC) was commissioned to undertake the EIA of the proposed project by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd.Based on the analysis of project design files, the EA team carried out an project site survey and collected materials related to the project. According to "Technology Guideline of Environmental Impact Assessment", "Environmental Impact Assessment Specifications of Highway Construction Project" and the World Bank related environment assessment business policies, the project environmental impact pre-assessment report was completed in May, 2005, and submitted to the World Bank delegation for pre-assessment of the project. At the same time, "Environmental Impact Assessment Outline of the Environment Improvement Project in PanzhihuaCity" was completed. At the request of Sichuan Environment Protection Bureau (SEPB),SichuanEnvironmentalEngineeringEvaluationCenterhosted the technical appraisal meeting of the outline on May 18, 2005 inChengdu. According to opinionsand suggestionsof the attending representatives and experts, the final edition of the outline was completed in August 2005..
According to the document issued by SEPB and opinions and requirements of the World Bank, the EA team carried out several rounds of site survey and investigation, and entrusted Panzhihua Environment Monitoring Station to monitor the acoustic environment and substrate sludge in the The Jinsha River River supplementally.On the basis of these work, "Environmental Impact Assessment Report of Environment Improvement Project in PanzhihuaCity" wasprepared in October 2005 to submit to the World Bank for project appraisement, and to SEPB for examination.
The compilation of this report have obtained the supportsfrom Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd, related municipal departments of Panzhihua City government, Chengdu Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, and Southwest Jiaotong University, as well as guidance from from the World Bank experts. All these helps and instructions are appreciated.
CONTENT
Preface
CONTENT
1Overview
1.1Origin of the Assessment
1.2Background of the Project
1.3Objectives of the Assessment
1.4Principle of the Assessment
1.5Basis of the Compilation
1.6Assessment Standards
1.7Assessment Grades
1.8Assessment Factors
1.9Assessment Scope
1.10Assessment Phases and Time Intervals
1.11Objects of Environmental Protection
1.12Assessment Procedure
2Project Description
2.1Basic characteristics of the project
2.2Component of the project
2.3Brief introduction to main part project
2.4Construction planning
2.5Land occupation
2.6Analysis of the project
3Analysis of Alternatives
3.1Comparison of with or without this project
3.2Local route comparison
4Present Status of Environment
4.1Natural environment status
4.2Ecological environment status
4.3Social environment status
4.4Environment quality status
4.5Relativity analysis of the World Bank safeguard policies
4.6Environmental Sensitive Spots
4.7Main environmental problems
5Forecast and assessment on environmental impact
5.1Environmental benefit
5.2Water environment impact
5.3Impact on ambient air quality
5.4Acoustic environment impact
5.5Ecological environment
5.6Soil erosion
5.7Solid waste impact assessment
5.8Social environment
5.9Analysis of environmental risks
6Resettlement
6.1Index of the affected
6.2Objective of resettlement plan
6.3Resettlement principle
6.4Resettlement planning guideline
6.5Resettlement scheme
6.6Environmental capacity analysis of resettlement area
6.7Resettlement planning
6.8Environmental impact analysis
7Environment Protection Measures
7.1Water Environment Protection Measure
7.2Air Environment Protection Measures
7.3Acoustic Environment Protection Measures
7.4Eco-environment Protection Measures
7.5Water and Soil Conservation Measures
7.6Solid Waste Disposal Measures
7.7Social Environment Impact Mitigating Measure
7.8Mitigation Measures of Environmental Impact in Resettlement Areas
7.9Mitigation for Environment Risk
7.10Effect Analysis of Environment Protection Measures
8Environmental Monitoring, Management
8.1Environmental Monitoring
8.2Environmental Management and Supervision
8.3Cost Estimation on Environment Protection
9Public Consultation and Information Disclosure
9.1EIA draft phase
9.2EIA report phase
9.3Information disclosure
10Conclusions and Recommendations
10.1Analysis of project rationality
10.2Assessment conclusion of environmental status
10.3Assessment conclusion of the environmental impact
10.4Recommendations
Appendix 1Trust Deed of EIA of the Proposed Project
Appendix 2Environmental Protection Declaration and Registration Table
Appendix 3Reply to theProject Suggestion Report Issued by Sichuan Development and Reform Committee
Appendix 4Letter of Affirming the Execution Standard of the Proposed Project Environment Impact Assessment
Appendix 5 "The Letter of Affirming the Correlative Construction Contents of Subprojects of This Proposed Project" Issued by Panzhihua Government
Appendix 6 Public Participation Questionnaire (during outline phase)
Appendix 7 Public Participation Puestionnaire (during report phase)
Appendix 8Environment Improvement Project in Panzhihua City Environmental Impact Assessment outline (Shortening)
Appendix 9Environment Monitoring Report of Project Area
Appendix 10Information Disclosure of EIA and the resettlment
Figures：
Figure 1 Map of the Project Geographic Position
Figure 2 Map of master plan in Panzhihua
Figure 3 Overall Plane Layout of the Project
Figure4 Riverbank slope protection Project Schematic Drawing
Figure 5 Upper Section of Binjiang RoadSchematic Drawing
Figure 6 Landscape ProjectSchematic Drawing
Figure 7 Intercepted Interceptor and trunk sewerssSchematic Drawing
Figure 8 Last Section of Bingren RoadSchematic Drawing
Figure9 Map of Surrounding and Monitoring Sites Location
Figure10 Representative Pictures of Sensitive Spots and Environmental Status
Figure 11 Map ofLand Use Plan in PanzhihuaCity
Figure 12 Layout of Water Supply inEngineering Area
Figure 13 Layout of Drainage in Engineering Area
Figure 14Layoutsof EnvironmentalProtection Measures
Figure 15Schematic Drawing of Engineering Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields
Figure 16Schematic Drawing of Plant Measures for Water Conservation of Typical Waste Disposal Fields
1Overview
1.1Origin of the Assessment
The Environment Improvement in PanzhihuaCity is asub-project of Sichuan Urban Developmente Project (SUDP), to be supported by a World Bank(WB) loan. It consists of environmental improvement along the JinshaRiver and the construction of the Bingren Road last section.World Bank project task team inspected Panzhihua City on November20th~28th,2003,May31th~June5th,2004and October 18th~27th,2004,respectively, and subsequentlydetermined the contents of the urban environment improvement project.Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved the project in October, 2004.The project will improve the environmental infrastructure of PanzhihuaCity, improve the living and transportation conditions and provide new space for urban development of the city.
According to the reqirements of the environmental protection laws, regulations, policies and the specifications on environmental protection of China and requirements of the relevant World Bank operational policies, an environment impact assessment (EIA) for the project should be carried out. CHIDI was commissioned by Panzhihua Urban Construction Investment Management Co., Ltd.to undertake the EIA of the proposed project
1.2Background of the Project
1.2.1Panzhihua Urban Planning
1.2.1.1Urban Development Plan
According to theMaster Plan of Panzhihua City (1997-2020), the objective of PanzhihuaCitydevelopment is to build a modern city with an industry base related to natural resources in western China, a regional center in the boundary area of Sichuan and YunnanProvince and a garden city with mountain, river and the southern subtropical scene. Three zones are planned for City development, which are the urban centre, urban area and city area. The urban area is aobut 65 km2, from Geliping to the west, JinjiangTown to the southeast, the foot of DaheiMountain to the north, and RenheTown to the south.The city area includes urban district,Miyi and YanbianCounties with a total of about 7440.4km2.
The urban center PanzhihuaCity consists of East District, West District and CentralDistrict. The CentralDistrict consists of Bingcaogang, Duren, Nongnongping and Panmi sub-district. The urban centre locates in Bingcaogang which has political, economical, cultural, technological, commercial and financial function. The area of the urban centre is about40km2 and the population is about 400 to 420 thousand. The west district consists of Geliping, Hemenkou and Taojiadu sub-district. The major functions of the district are energy generation, building material and timber machining. The area is 15～17km2 and the population is 180~200 thousand. The east district’s functions are railway transportation pivots, material distributing and titanic industry. The planned area of this district is 9～10 km2, with population of 30 to 50 thousand.
According to the urban planning, the area of the control land will be within 60km2 and the population will reach 1133 thousand by 2010. The GDP will reach 289 hundred million, about twice as the data in 2000. The per capita GDP will be 25.8 thousand.The ratio of primary,secondary and tertiary domain in civil economic is 3:57:40.The industrial structure will optimize constantly.
The proposed project accords with the overall plan of PanzhihuaCity. It is beneficial for environment and road network improvement, industrial structure adjustment, space distribution optimization and economic development. It is also helpful for improving ecological environment and river scenery along the JinshaRiver.
1.2.1.2Road Traffic Plan
Urban road system consists of express road, primary trunk road, secondary trunk road and sideways. The urban centre will be the core of the road network where roads stretch out along the south and north banks of the JinshaRiver and Renhe Stream, forming a network. Roads in the urban area were designed and built according to the actual landform. By 2020 the trunk road in urban centre will reach the length of 465km and the density of the network will be 7.65km/km2. The ratio of the land used for road and city square will be 12.54%, the area of per capita land will be 11.58m2.
The public traffic will be the first choice in urban road system. Network structure will be optimized,and vehicle component will be moderated.By 2020, the total length of the public transportation network would be 219.1kmwith the density of the network of 3.65km/km2.
According to the ‘urban traffic plan of panzhihua city for 2000~2020’, the road G108, S310, S216 will rebuild to second level road. A series second and third level county road will be constructed to communicate to the outside. Centre road plan emphasizes on the rebuilding of Bingren Line,Binjiang Road, Yanze Road, Yanhong Road, Honglan Road, Bingqing Road, Taoshi Line (from 06 bridge to Geliping) and Panmi Line to adapt the development of the Bingcaogang Ⅲdistrict,the area along the Jinsha River, Yanbian new town and Ertan landscape spot. The traffic road plan will also serve for the Panzhihua Steal factory, Mining Bureau,and Panzhihua Mine Factory. More investmentwill be used on rebuilding the Jinwu Road, Zonglong Line and Dujin line which form a chain line to adapt the development of the Jinjiang industrial developing district andbring the future economic developing hotspot into the new traffic network.
The project is a component of road traffic plan.The front section of Binjiang Road will connectJiangnansiluRoads with the constructedBinjiang Road to form a double way in the downtown area. The last section of the Bingren Roadis a extension of the front section. This road will connect the future urban centre with the Renhe district. The construction of the last section will strengthen the density of the urban road network and alleciate the pressure which brought by the traffic in urban centre. It will also make positive effect on developing the new urban. It is therefore that the road construction suit for the road traffic plan.
1.2.1.3The plan of urban water source, water supply and drainage project
According to the plan, the water source of Panzhihua city is surface water which comes from the JinshaRiver and the The Yalong River River except for some unit individually. By 2010, the scale of the supply water in urban centre will reach 226 thousand m3/d. Water supply and sewage capacity in urban area of PanzhihuaCity is listed below.
Water supply and sewage capacity in urban area of PanzhihuaCity
Table 1-1
ItemTime / Per capita living water consume
(L/d) / Per capita comprehensive water consume
(L/d) / Popularizationratio forwatersupply
(%) / Serving people
(10 thousand) / Per capita sewage capacity
(L/d)
2005 / 200～250 / 600 / 98 / 51 / 150～200
2050 / 300～350 / 700 / 100 / 65 / 300
Industry waste water should be treated to the required effluent quality before discharge, and the total capacity of the sewage will be controlled. The principle of disposal for urban waste water is to protect the drink water in the near future, then protects the quality of river in the far future. Nine sewage WWTPs will be constructed, such as Geliping, Tanjiadu,Hemenkou-Qingxiangping, Duren,Bingcaogang, Nongnongping,Panmi,Jinjiang and Renhe. The scale of the Bingcaogang sewage WWTP which has already been built is 30 thousand m3/d, while Renhe sewage WWTP, which is under construction, is 20 thousandm3/d.
The interceptor and trunk sewers of this project consists of the first and second grade interceptor and trunk sewers in Qingxiangping sewage WWTP,Wushisi~ Bingcaogang interceptor and trunk sewers and some sub-trunk pipe. To suit for the interceptor and trunk sewers construction, Qingxiangping sewage WWTPis planned to be constructed at the same time (details see Appendix 5).
The scale of the sewage WWTPs in PanzhihuaCity
Table2-2 Unit ：10 thousand m3/d
Item / Geliping / Taojiadu / Hemenkou －Qingxiangping / Duren / Nongnongping / Panmi / JInjiang / Renhe / Bingcaogang / TotalScale / 1.5 / － / 2.0～2.5 / 1.5 / 3.0 / 1.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 3.0 / 12～12.5
1.2.2Background and Necessity of the Construction
1.2.2.1Background and Necessity of the environmental improvement project along Jinsha River
(1) Background of the construction
1) The sustainable development situation of the city
The urban sustainable development level of Panzhihua is not high; the SD of Panzhihua is only 0.42 in the estimation by BeijingUniversity. The river bank protection of the project is benificial for improving the sustainable level of the city. In terms of system coordination, ecological environment treatment intensity will be increased, the ratio between pollution treatment fund and GDP will be raised, and the ratio of pollutant discharge with the growth rates of GDP will be reduced. The correlation of economy and social development will be added by improving the contribution rate of science and technology progress and theemployment rate. In terms of system development level, the quality of ecological system will be improved through upgrading the atmospheric and water body quality indicators.
2) The requirement of urban economic and social development
Although the history ofPanzhihuaCityis short, it is well known both home and abroad. In 2002 the GDP per capita was 13,200 yuan, which ranks No. 2 inSichuanProvince. However the city’s public infrastructure is not suitable for its present situation, the city is not beautiful enough, and human habitat environment is far from perfect.All those affected the stability of employee team and the development of economy to a certain degree.
This project can beautify the city, improve the urban scene and transportation, and help to enhance public’s determination to “love Panzhihua and build Panzhihua”. It is instrumental to stabilize the employee team and play a proactive role in the talent introduction and investment promotion, indirectly facilitate the economic and social development of this city.
3) The demand for the construction of a ‘city with mountainous and waterside garden’
After the formerPremier Zhu Rongji advocated for “to build Panzhihua into a city with mountainous and waterside garden”, in order to implement this instruction, “Master Plan for Panzhihua, the City with Mountainous sand WatersideGarden” was drafted. This project is the implementation of this master plan, and is one of the important steps in the realization of the master plan. The completion of the project shall accelerate the pace for constructing Panzhihua into a city with mountainous and riverside garden, has important meaning to the urbanization and modernization of Panzhihua city.
(2) Necessity of the construction
1) Need for ecological environmentimprovement and pollution control
Along the bank of Jinsha River, more than 40 million tonsmetallurgical dreg, gangue, coal slag and building rubbish have been piled up, which the west slag field of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group, the slag field of Panzhihua Coal Group and the spoil ground of Panzhihua Cold-rolled Factory are the large-scale ones.
The West Slag Field of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group is more than 100m high and more than 1km in length, the area occupation of which is more than 40ha.
The water quality ofJinshaRiver along Panzhihua city is not good as expected because of the drainaging waste and losting of water and soil. Moderating the protection facility,the project is propitious to the spoil dreg’s stabilization and pollution and water & soil lost control.
2) Need for city beautification and living environment improvement
The present status of the river bank is in a mess. The land type on JinshaRiverbank is mainly the shrubs and weeds, protectection sill of the building waste, naked rock beach and patched farmland.