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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized World Bank Financed China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project Environmental Management Plan E2909 v2 Yan an Water Investment and Construction Co., Ltd. Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources and Power Investigation and Design Institute January 2012, Xi an

2 Preface Located in the hilly and gully agrarian areas of Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi Province, the city of Yan an covers a total land area of 37,000 km 2, administers 13 counties and districts, 166 towns and townships, 3,391 village committees. In 2009, the city s total population reached 2.15 million, including 340,000 people living in the central areas of the city. Average altitude of Yan an is 1,000m and its annual rainfall is 493mm. The city s ecological environment is relatively fragile and the temporal and spatial distribution of water resources is extremely uneven. The city s total amount of water resources are low with per capita share of water being only 463m 3 or 35% of Shaanxi s per capita figure and 21% of the national figure. Therefore, Yan an is one of the regions in Shaanxi Province facing serious water shortages and is a region with coexistence of resource-, engineeringand water quality-oriented water shortages. In recent years, Yan an has taken a series of efforts to promote its socioeconomic development, including implementation of a development strategy with development being driven by opening up and cities and supported by industries, agricultural development being supported mainly by fruit trees, livestock and facility agriculture, industrial development being underlain by petroleum, coal and chemical industry and tobacco industry, as well as developing industries of local characteristics such as red (revolutionary base oriented) tourism. As a result, the city has achieved rapid socioeconomic development and its GDP has been growing at more than 10%. In 2010, the city s GDP reached billion yuan and that of Baota District reached billion yuan. It is projected that based on the current water supply capacity and maximizing water saving in industrial, agricultural and domestic water, water shortages in urban areas of Yan an would reach 150 million m 3 and 300 million m 3 by 2015 and 2030, respectively. Regional water shortages and lagging development of water source works for water supply have become major constraints to socioeconomic development in Yan an. To address issues or problems affecting Yan an s socioeconomic development and people s domestic water use, Yan an Municipal Government has entrusted the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research to develop Yan an City Comprehensive Water Resources Plan in Through surveys and studies on the storage and quality of regional water resources and status quo urban water supply as well as analysis of water demand for medium- and long-term regional socioeconomic development, and after comparing multiple schemes, it is proposed in the Plan that diverting water from the Yellow River would be adopted to address medium- and long-term productive and domestic water use in the central areas of Yan an. After extensive assessment and researches, Yan an Municipal Government plans to implement the project of diverting water from the Yellow River to relieve water shortages in Yan an. According to the design, the project is to divert water from mainstream Yellow River and Qingjian River (a tributary of the Yellow River) in Yanchuan County to supply water for industrial and domestic uses through multi-stage pumping stations and water conveyance pipeline to the central areas of Yan an, Yaodian Industrial Park, Yanchuan County and Yongping Industrial Zone. In November 2006, Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission (YRCC) under the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) reviewed and approved Water Resources Assessment Report for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project in I

3 Yan an City, agreeing to the proposal as set out in the report that the near-term annual million m 3 of water is to be diverted from the Yellow River mainstream and its tributary Qingjian River, including million m 3 from the Yellow River mainstream and 5.62 million m 3 from the Qingjian River, to alleviate long-term water shortages in Yan an s urban areas, Yanchuan County and Yongping Town. Meanwhile, YRCC also approved Yan an s application for water diversion permit. In April 2009, Yan an Municipal Government approved Shaanxi Yan an City Yellow River Diversion Plan. According to the plan, water is diverted at Wanjiaqu of Yellow River and Shangwan on Qingjian River in Yanchuan County to Yanchuan Gaojiawan Pumping Station in the west and then to Yan an Yaodian Industrial Park and Yongping Industrial Zone to meet water needs in the two industrial zones and Yanchuan County Town. In August 2009, Shaanxi Provincial Department of Water Resources approved Soil and Water Conservation Program for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project; in October 2009, Shaanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau approved Environmental Impact Assessment for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project; in May 2010, Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved Feasibility Study for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project. It is pointed out in the feasibility study s approval document that during the preliminary design stage, water supply to Yan an shall be increased according to pertinent plans while taking into consideration the medium- and long-term target of increasing diversion from the Yellow River and project layout and implementation plans shall be further improved to provide conditions for project expansion in the future. To rationalize allocation and unitization of water resources and ensure water use for urban areas of Yan an, in July 2010, Yan an Municipal Government decided to change the beneficiary areas of Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project to the central areas of Yan an and Yaodian Industrial Park. Given low assurance of incoming flow and poor water quality in the Qingjian River in recent years, only the Yellow River mainstream would be used as the diversion source and the project was renamed as Yan an Water Supply Project, whose water conveyance route is Yellow River intake Gaojiawan Pumping Station Yan an Water Plant. Yan an Water Supply Project is divided into two parts according to it s investment composition: the section from Yellow River intake to Gaojiawan Pumping Station would be financed by Yan an Municipal Government and the contents of construction include primary, secondary and tertiary pumping stations, 19.2km water conveyance pipeline and Baishugua Regulating Reservoir; the section from Gaojiawan Pumping Station to Yan an Dongchuan Water Treatment Plant (WTP) would be financed by World Bank loan and the main contents of construction include quaternary, quinary and senary pumping stations, 63.78km water conveyance pipeline, Kangjiagou Emergency Response Reservoir, Gaojiawan Quaternary Booster Pumping Station and Yan an Dongchuan WTP. To alleviate near and medium-term water shortages in Yan an, it is planned by 2020 when the project reaches its designed capacity, annual water diversion from the Yellow River is million m 3 and by 2030, million m 3. The project would be implemented in one go and water would be distributed in phases; the size of basic structures such as WTPs and water conveyance pipeline (tunnels) would be determined in compliance with long-term water supply capacity. The government-financed component and World Bank financed component of Yan an Water Supply Project would be implemented in parallel and II

4 completed and operated at the same time. It is planned that the project would be launched in 2012 and completed by end Total project investment is 1.44 billion yuan, of which, 0.8 billion yuan from the loan of World Bank, and 0.56 billion yuan from government investment, and total construction period is five years. In May 2011, entrusted by the project owner Yan an Water Investment and Construction Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Provincial Water Environment Engineering Investigation and Design Institute prepared the Proposal for World Bank Financed China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project. In June 2011, a World Bank identification mission visited the site of Yan an Water Supply Project to be constructed, conducted preliminary review of the project proposal and raised relevant requirements for activities such as preparation of project feasibility study, resettlement plan and environmental impact assessment. After the mission and following the World Bank s social safeguard policies for lending projects, Yan an Water Investment and Construction Co., Ltd. entrusted Shaanxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences to prepare Resettlement Plan for the World Bank Financed Yan an Water Supply Project and entrusted Shanxi Provincial Water Resources and Power Investigation and Design Institute to carry out environmental impact assessment for Yan an Water Supply Project. After accepting the offer, Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources and Power Investigation and Design Institute completed environmental impact assessment for Yan an Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project at home, considering linkages between the World Bank financed and government financed components of Yan an Water Supply Project, in consideration of the influence of water intaking scale of Yan an water supply project on the environment, following requirements in the World Bank s Safeguard Policy on Environmental Assessment (OP4.01) and through in-depth surveys of natural environment, ecological environment and social environment in the areas of World Bank financed component and project-related areas as well as taking into consideration the features of World Bank financed component of Yan an Water Supply Project. Subject to technical advice and guidance from World Bank environmental assessment specialists and relevant domestic experts, the assessment agency revised and improved the TOR, based on which and following relevant national laws, regulations and standards, the initial draft of Environmental Assessment for World Bank Financed Yan an Water Supply Project was prepared. In July 2011, the World Bank preparation mission for the proposed project held a meeting in Yan an to review relevant technical outcomes including the project s feasibility study, water resources assessment report, resettlement plan and initial draft of the EA and an aide-memoire was generated. In November 2011, the World Bank delegation convened the pre-evaluation meeting of the World Bank Financed Yan an Water Supply Project, conducted an inspection and pre-evaluation of Yan an Water Supply Project progress and revised draft of relevant technological achievements and put forward opinions of pre-evaluation. In December, the World Bank delegation held the evaluation meeting on Yan an Water Supply Project in Yan an, checked and urged technical documents of the progress, environmental assessment, resettlement and provided assessment opinions. In compliance with the memo and review comments on the EA s initial draft, the assessment agency conducted detailed revision and improvement of the EA and prepared an EA summary and the environmental management plan (EMP). Here, we would like to express our gratitude to officials and competent III

5 authorities at various levels of government, experts and staff of project agencies at various levels who provided assistance in the EA process. IV

6 Table of Contents Preface I 1 Project Overview Project Background Brief Description of the Project Project Components EMP Objectives EMP Preparation Policies, Framework of Laws and Regulations and Basis for EMP Preparation Laws and Regulations Technical Specifications and Standards World Bank Safeguard Policies Standards for Assessment Environmental Quality Standards Pollutant Discharge Standards Ecological Environment Environmental Management System Setup of Environmental Management System EMPs of Environmental Management Agencies Implementing Environmental Supervision Engineer Environmental Management by the Contractor Environmental Management at Management Centers and Stations Water Resources Dispatch Center Environmental Management Training Objectives of Training Training Participants Training Contents Training Program Environmental Management Activities at Each Project Stage i

7 4 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures EIA Conclusion Water Environment Ecological Environment Soil Erosion Social Environment Solid Waste Atmospheric Environment and Acoustic Environment Environmental Protection Measures Environmental Plan Objectives of Plan Cost Estimate for Environmental Protection and Soil and Water Conservation and Economic Costt-Benefit Analysis Environmental Protection Investment Estimate Principles Governing Preparation Basis for Preparation Fee Composition Base Unit Price Stand-alone Costs Results of Estimation Analysis of Economic Cost-Benefit of Environmental Impacts Analysis of Positive Environmental Benefits... Error! Bookmark not defined Analysis of Losses due to Environmental Impacts... Error! Bookmark not defined Conclusion of Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.3 Sources of Funding EMP Information Management Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.1 Compilation and Archiving of Data... Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.2 Information Sharing... Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.3 Documentation... Error! Bookmark not defined. 7.4 Reporting... Error! Bookmark not defined. ii

8 Map of Yan an Water Supply Project

9 1 Project Overview 1.1 Project Background The World Bank financed component is an important part of Yan an Water Supply Project, which is an important water source works to be built under the 12 th Five Year Plan of Yan an. It is planned that the project would divert water from Wanjiaqu on the Yellow River mainstream to Dongchuan Water Treatment Plant in Yan an through multi-stage pumping stations. Development tasks of the project are to divert water from the Yellow River to alleviate urban domestic water and some industrial water shortages in central areas central areas (Baota District) of Yan an. The designed diversion in 2020 is million m 3 with the flow of 0.48m 3 /s; the designed total lift is 565m and a total 380,000 people would be served. Total investment of the project is 1.44 billion yuan. In its Document 32 [2006], the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission (YRCC) under the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) approved on November 24, 2006 Water Resources Assessment Report for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project in Yan an City; on December 3, 2007, YRCC approved in its Document [2008] the application for a water diversion permit for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project. On April 22, 2009, Yan an City People s Government approved in its Document 26 [2009] Yellow River Diversion Plan of Yan an City of Shaanxi Province; on August 28, 2009, Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department approved in its Document 96 [2009] Soil and Water Conservation Scheme for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project; on October 12, 2009, Shaanxi Provincial Department of Environmental Protection approved in its Document 567 [2009] Environmental Impact Assessment for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project; and in May 2010, Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission approved in its Document 100 [2010] Feasibility Study Report for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project. In order to expedite fund-raising for Yan an Water Supply Project, Yan an Municipal Government applied to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for incorporating the project into lending pipeline of the World Bank for FY It was proposed that Yan an Water Investment and Construction Co., Ltd. would serve as the project owner and a loan of RMB880 million would be borrowed from the World Bank for the components of water conveyance pipeline between Gaojiawan Pumping Station to Yan an Dongchuan WTP, institutional capacity building and project management. To smoothly forge ahead relevant project activities, Yan an Municipal Government established the Leading Group for the World Bank Financed Yan an Water Supply Project, which set up the Office of Leading Group for the World Bank Financed Yan an Water Supply Project (hereinafter referred to as the Project Management Office or PMO) as the implementing agency of the project. Meanwhile, the PMO established corresponding panel of experts (POE) to provide technical support to the project. Based on investment composition, the proposed Yan an Water Supply Project with the total investment of RMB1.44 billion yuan comprises two components: World Bank financed component 1

10 and government financed component. Key subcomponents of the World Bank financed component include Gaojiawan Pumping Station, water conveyance pipeline between Gaojiawan Pumping Station, Gaojiawan-Yan an water conveyance pipeline (tunnels), quaternary, quinary and senary booster pumping stations, Yan an Dongchuan WTP and Kangjiagou Emergency Response Reservoir, as well as institutional capacity building and project management. Key subcomponents of government-financed component include pumping station at the Yellow River intake at Wangjiaqu, water conveyance pipeline (tunnels) between Yellow River intake and Gaojiawan Pumping Station, secondary and tertiary booster pumping stations and Baishugua Regulating Reservoir, among others. As a component linked with the World Bank financed component, the government financed water conveyance pipeline between Yellow River intake and Gaojiawan Pumping Station is planned to be launched in 2012 and completed in 2016, i.e. this component would be implemented and completed in parallel with the World Bank financed component to ensure benefits of the entire project. It is proposed that the World Bank financed component would use a World Bank loan of RMB880 million, which accounts for 61.1% of total project investment. Entrusted by the project owner Yan an Water Investment and Construction Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources and Power Investigation and Design Institute undertook environmental assessment for Yan an Water Supply Project. This EA was conducted based on the EA of Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project while taking into consideration linkages and impacts between the World Bank financed component and the entire project. 1.2 Brief Description of the Project Components of China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project include: pumping station at the Yellow River intake, Yellow River-Yan an water conveyance pipeline (tunnels), booster pumping stations along the route, regulating and emergency response reservoirs, WTPs, mechanical and electrical engineering and project management information system. Subcomponents of the World Bank financed component include: Gaojiawan Pumping Station, Gaojiawan-Yan an water conveyance pipeline (tunnels), quaternary, quinary and senary booster pumping stations, Yan an Dongchuan WTP and Kangjiagou Emergency Response Reservoir, as well as mechanical and electrical engineering and project management information system. This component has total 63.78km of water conveyance pipeline, whose water supply by 2020 when the project reaches its designed capacity is million m 3. Development tasks of this component are to supply water to the central areas (Baota District) of Yan an for domestic and industrial uses. It is proposed that a loan of U$60 million (or RMB 390 million yuan) is to be borrowed from the World Bank, which would be used mainly for engineering investments, institutional capacity building and project management. Subcomponents of government-financed component include: pumping station at the Yellow River intake at Wangjiaqu, Yellow River intake-gaojiawan Pumping Station water conveyance pipeline (tunnels), secondary and tertiary booster pumping stations, Baishugua Regulating Reservoir, as well as mechanical and electrical engineering and project management information system. This component has total 19.2km of water conveyance pipeline, whose designed diversion flow in 2020 is 0.48m 3 /s. Development tasks of this component are to divert water from Yellow River 2

11 mainstream and deliver water to Gaojiawan Pumping Station. The World Bank financed component is an important component of Yan an Water Supply Project. Water conveyance pipeline for this component is located in Yanchuan County and Baota District of Yan an City, which supplies water mainly for urban domestic use. This component would also finance some medium-sized water source works which supply water for industrial use. It is planned that the project would be launched in 2012 and completed and operated by end Feasibility Study Report for the World Bank financed China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project was prepared in July 2011 by Shaanxi Provincial Water Environment Engineering Investigation and Design Institute. 1.3 Project Components Based on the agreement reached between the World Bank identification mission and the project owner, as well as the project feasibility study report, this component includes two subcomponents, as shown in Table 1-1. Table 1-1: Subcompoents of the WB-financed Component of Yan an Water Supply Project Subcomponent 1 Subcomponent 2 Name Construction of water conveyance and treatment systems Capacity building and project management Subcompoent (1) Water conveyance system: construction of the pipelines (tunnel) from Gaojiawan Pumping Station to Dongchuan Water Plant, 63.78km long, three pumping stations along the line, and 1 emergency response reservoir; (2) Water treatment system: 1 water plant in Dongchuan of Yan an; to guarantee the quality of the supplied water. (1) Consulting services to facilitate PMO s management and project implementation (2) Domestic and overseas trainings and study tours to ensure alignment of project implementation with international practices. (3) and evaluation system, and procurement and financial information system; (4) Provision of office equipment and vehicles for project supervision and quality control. The above table shows two subcomponents under the World Bank financed component of the project. Subcomponent 2 is purely technical assistance with no adverse environmental impacts, therefore this report only assesses environmental impacts of Subcomponent 1, and it would be used as EA for the World Bank-financed component. As mentioned above, Subcomponent 1 of World Bank-financed component relates to water conveyance and water plant construction. It comprises main works, auxiliary works, resettlement and environmental protection. Table 1-2 shows engineering works of both World Bank-financed and Government-financed components of the project. 3

12 Table 1-2: Engineering Works of Yan an Water Supply Project Name of Engineering Works Water pipelines supply World Bank-financed Component New construction of 63.78km-long pipelines(tunnel) from Gaojiawan PS to Dongchuan WP, 2.935km of the total length is for tunnel Contents of Engineering Works Government-financed Component New construction of 19.20km-long pipelines(tunnel) from the water intake to Gaojiawan PS, km of the total length is for tunnel Main Works Pumping station Water plant, pre-sedimentation tank Regulating reservoir Water diversion Three pumping stations distributed along the line, namely Gaojiawan, Xiejiagou and Gaojiageda. The water head is 302m; New construction of Dongchuan Water Plant, covering an area of 25mu. Of which, 20mu is for the first stage of construction, the short-term treatment capacity is 40000m 3 /d, 80000m 3 /d for the long term; New construction of one emergency reservoir, with a total capacity of million m3. And 2 million m3 of it is regulating capacity. The dam is composed of an earthen dam, spillway tunnel, water supply and discharge facilities. There are 56 cross-river locations with inverted siphon, but only two in Anyichuan and Yan River need water diversion. With stone-earth cofferdam for river-bed diversion. Three pumping stations along the line are located at the intake, Wangjiaqu and Yanshuiguan. The water head is 229m; the flow for water intake is designed as 0.96m 3 /s; Pre-sedimentation tank at the intake in Wangjiaqu, to pre-treat the Yellow River water containing silt and sand. After treatment, the sand will be processed for sale. New construction of one regulating reservoir, with a total capacity of million m 3. And 4.2 million m 3 of it is regulating capacity. The dam is composed of an earthen dam, spillway tunnel, water supply and discharge facilities. There are 4 cross-river locations with inverted siphon, but only one in Zhojia River need water diversion. With stone-earth cofferdam for river-bed diversion. Flood control Retaining wall and slope protection (220m) of the 5 th -graded pumping station in Xiejiagou, flood control wall of Dongchuan Water Plant (500m) Masonry slope protection (80m) in Wangjiaqu, Yellow River Construction enterprises 18 construction points in 5 work areas 8 construction points in 3 work areas Auxiliary works Roads Spoil dump site Borrow site Construction of 9km-long permanent roads, including access road, internal road and road for engineering management. Reconstruction of road of 17.38km, the road width for the new and reconstructed roads is 5m, paved with gravels; new construction of 18.5km-long temporary road, paved with compacted earth; use of existing road of 70.6km 10 dump sites, spoil amounts to m 3, covering 7.63hm 2 of land No material storage sites, the required earth comes from the excavation of the pipeline canals. Concrete (fine or coarse) and the stone need to be procured. New construction of 6.2km-long permanent roads, including access road, internal road and road for engineering management. Reconstruction of road of 3km, the road width for the new and reconstructed roads is 5m, paved with gravels; new construction of 2.74km-long, 5m-wide temporary road, paved with compacted earth; use of existing road of 25.2km. 6 dump sites, spoil amounts to m 3, covering 3.67hm 2 of land No material storage sites, the required earth comes from the excavation of the pipeline canals. Concrete (fine or coarse) and the stone need to be procured. 4

13 Name of Engineering Works Land acquisition for construction Resettlement Environmental protection Borrow area Transmission and distribution projects Domestic facilities Land acquisition Resettlement Rehabilitation of special-purpose facilities World Bank-financed Component Kangjiagou reservoir dam needs earth material of 750,000 m 3, and 1 borrow area; located at dam abutment of both sides of the dam, the floor space of borrow area is 2.8hm 2, and earth quantity is 750,000m 3. The power supply is connected from current grid, after the completion of the project and before the operation. Local power department shall be responsible for the supply. It belongs to the later construction and not newly built construction. The nearby residential houses will be rent for the office and living facilities. The number of the working staff at peak construction period will be 1300 people. For Kangjiagou Reservoir this number would be 200. The acquired land area totals mu, of which mu is permanent, and mu is temporary. There are totally 538 affected people. All of them are affected by land acquisition instead of house demolition. The incurred land loss would be internally adjusted within the same village. The land for building house would be distributed for the dislocated people. 29 oil wells, 1km asphalt road, clay-bound road 3km, telecom cables 6.5km, power lines 15.5km. Contents of Engineering Works Government-financed Component Baishugua reservoir dam needs earth material of 1.89 million m 3, and there are 3 borrow areas; located at both sides of dam abutment, ridge of both sides of 50m away from the reservoir, and slip mass 100m away from the reservoir, the floor areas of the borrow areas are 2.6hm 2, 1.8hm 2 and 1.2hm 2 respectively. The earth quantity are 980,000 m 3, 560,000 m 3 and 350,000 m 3. The power supply is connected from current grid, after the completion of the project and before the operation. Local power department shall be responsible for the supply. It belongs to the later construction and not newly built construction. The nearby residential houses will be rent for the office and living facilities. The number of the working staff at peak construction period will be 700 people. For Baishugua Reservoir this number would be 250. The acquired land area totals mu, of which mu is permanent, and mu is temporary. There are totally 517 affected people. 451 of them are affected by land acquisition, and 66 people are affected by house demolition. The incurred land loss would be internally adjusted within the same village. The land for building house would be distributed for the dislocated people 0km asphalt road,clay-bound road 0km, telecom cables 1.0km, power lines 2.6km. Water, noise and air pollution control during construction period; as well as the solid waste disposal, ecological conservation, human health protection, soil conservation, environmental protection of the resettlement area, environmental monitoring, environmental management during operation. 1.4 EMP Objectives Environmental management is an important part of project management and is also an important element in achieving effective environmental protection under the project. The objectives of environmental management under China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project are to ensure smooth implementation of environmental protection measures, mitigate adverse environmental impacts of project implementation, and ensure environmental protection activities are carried out smoothly in the project areas and resettlement areas, hence achieving coordination of project implementation with eco-environmental protection and economic development. 5

14 1.5 EMP Preparation Environmental Management Plan (EMP) of Yan an Water Supply Project is prepared based on Environmental Assessment (EA). Main contents of the EMP include environmental management system, environmental management training, environmental protection and soil and water conservation measures to address adverse impacts as indicated in this EA, as well as estimated investments in environmental protection and soil and water conservation. 6

15 2 Policies, Framework of Laws and Regulations and Basis for EMP Preparation 2.1 Laws and Regulations 1) Environmental Protection Law of the People s Republic of China (December 26, 1989); 2) Environmental Impact Assessment Law of the People s Republic of China (September 1, 2003); 3) Water Law of the People s Republic of China (August 29, 2002); 4) Fishery Law of the People s Republic of China (August 28, 2004); 5) Law of the People s Republic of China on Protection of Wildlife (August 28, 2004); 6) Forest Law of the People s Republic of China (April 29, 1998, Amendment); 7) Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of Cultural Relics (October 28, 2002, Amendment); 8) Law of the People s Republic of China on Water Pollution Prevention and Control (February 28, 2008, Amendment); 9) Law of the People s Republic of China on Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control (April 29, 2000, Amendment); 10) Law of the People s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Ambient Noise Pollution (October 1996); 11) Law of the People s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Waste (December 29, 2004); 12) Law of the People s Republic of China on Soil and Water Conservation (December 25, 2010, Amendment); 13) Law of the People s Republic of China on Land Administration (August 28, 2004); 14) Law of the People's Republic of China on Flood Control (August 29, 1997) 15) Regulations on Environmental Protection Administration of Construction Projects (November 18, 1998, No. 253 Decree of the State Council); 16) Regulations of the People's Republic of China on River Course Management (June 3, 1988, No. 3 Decree of the State Council); 17) Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Protection of Wild Plants (September 30, 1996, No. 204 Decree of the State Council); 18) Provisions on Land Reclamation (October 21, 1988, No. 19 Decree of the State Council); 19) Regulations on Implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Soil and Water Conservation (August 1, 1993, No. 120 Decree of the State Council); 20) Regulations on Scenic Spots and Historical Sites (December 6, 2006, No. 474 Decree of the State Council); 21) Regulations on the Protection of Basic Farmland (December 24, 1998, No.257 Decree of the State Council). 22) The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines (June, 25, 2010) 23) The Regulation on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals (Decree 591) 2.1 Rules of Ministries (1) Classified Management List of Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessment (Oct. 1, 7

16 2008, No. 2 Order of Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People s Republic of China) (2) List of Key Wild Plants Under State Protection (First Batch) (Aug. 4, 2001, No. 53 Order of Ministry of Agricutlreu, State Forestry Administration) (3) Wild Fauna and Flora Under Special State Protection (Feb. 21, 2003, No. 7 Order of State Forestry Administration) (4) The People's Republic of China on the Protection of Terrestrial Wildlife (Mar. 1, 1992, No. 29[1992] of Forestry Administration) (5) The People's Republic of China on the Protection of Aquatic Wildlife (Sep. 17, 1993, No. 1 Order of Ministry of Agriculture) 2.3 Local Regulations (1) Measures of Shaanxi Province on Implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on Environmental Protection (Jul. 25, 1992) (2) Measures of Shaanxi Province on Implementing the PRC Environmental Impact Assessment Law (Dec. 3, 2006) (3) Measures of Shaanxi Province on Implementing the Law of The People's Republic of China on Water and Soil Conservation (Jan. 10, 1994) (4) Measures of Shaanxi Province on Implementing the Fisheries Law of the Peoples Republic of China (Aug. 3, 2004) (5) Measures of Shaanxi Province on Implementing the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife (Nov. 29, 1991) (6) Environmental Protection Regulations of Urban Drinking Water Protected Area for Water Supply of Shaanxi Province (Mar. 28, 2002) (7) Management Regulations of Scenic Area of Shaanxi Province (revised on May 29, 2008) (8) Regulations on the Protection of Cultural Relics (revised on Aug. 4, 2006) 2.4 Normative Files (1) National Ecological Environment Outline (No. 38[2000] Order of the State Council, Dec. 22, 2000) (2) Several Opinions on Strenthening Environmental Protection Management of Construction Project in the China Western Development (H. F. [2001] No. 4) (3) Decision of the State Council on Implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development and Strengthening Environmental Protection (No.39, 2005 Document issued by State Council) (4) Circular of the People's Government of Shaanxi Province about Strnegthening Ecological Conservation ([2000] No. 20 Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) (5) Implementing Opinions of Shaanxi Province on Implementing National Ecological Environment Outline ([2001] No. 58 Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) (6) Water Function Division of Shaanxi Province ([2004] No. 100 Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) (7) Ecological Function Division of Shaanxi Province ([2004] No. 115 Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) (8) Announcement of Shaanxi Provincial People s Government on Dividing Key Control Area of Soil Erosion ([1999] No. 6Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) (9) Technical Mannual of Environmental Impact Assessment of River Ecological Wter, Low Temperature Water and Fish Facilities of Hydroelectric Conservancy Project (Trial) (H. P. H. [2006] No. 4) (10) Circular of Shaanxi Provincial People s Government on Announcing Key Auqatic and Wildlife Conservation List of Shaanxi Province ([2004] No. 9 Document issued by Shaanxi People's Government) 8

17 (11) Concerning Issuance of Letter of Meeting Summary of Hydroelectric and Conservation Construction Project Water Environment and Aquatic Ecological Protection Technical Policy Seminar (H. B. H. [2006] No. 11) (12) Interim Procedures of Public Participation of Environmental Impact Assessment (H. F. [2006] No. 28) (13) Management Regulation of Pollution Control of Protected Area for Water Supply of Drinking Water (Jul. 10, 1989, No. 201 of Ministry of Environmental Protection) (14) Circular on Strengthening Pollution Prevention and Control of Sludge of Urban Sewage Treatment Plant (Nov. 26, 2010, No. 157 [2010] of Ministry of Environmental Protection) (15) Circular on Further Standardizing the Management of Environmental Impact Assessment (Oct. 30, 2009, Environmental Protection Department of Shaanxi Province) 2.5 Technical Specifications and Standards 1) Technical Guidelines on EIA: General Principles and Surface Water Environment (HJ/T , 1993) ; 2) Technical Guidelines on EIA : Acoustic Environment (HJ 2.4, 2009); 3) Technical Guidelines on EIA: Atmospheric Environment (HJ2.2, 2008); 4) Technical Guidelines on EIA: Ecological Impacts (HJ 19, 2011); 5) Technical Guidelines on EIA: Water and Hydropower Projects (HJ/T 88, 2003); 6) Technical Guidelines on Assessment of Environmental Risks of Development Projects (HJ/T 169, 2004); 7) Technical Standards on Comprehensive Management of Soil and Water Conservation (GB/T , 2008); 8) Technical Standards on Soil and Water Conservation under Development Projects (GB50433, 2008); 9) Technical Specifications for of Surface Water and Wastewater (HJ/T91, 2002); 10) Technical Regulations for the of Soil and Water Conservation (SL277, 2002); 11) Technical Specifications for Environmental (State Environmental General Station, 1999); 12) Standards for Survey of Inland Water Fishery Resources (Trial); 13) Technical Specifications for Afforestation (GB/T 15776, 1995); 14) Standards for Producing Drawings of Water and Hydropower Projects: Drawings of Soil and Water Conservation SL73.6, 2001); 15) Technical Criteria for Demarcation of Drinking Water Source Protection Zones (HJ/T ); 16) Design Specifications for Reservoir Bottom Cleaning up under Hydropower Projects (DL/T ) 17) Treatment Guidelines of Obsolete Well and Long-closed Well (SY/T ) 18) Design Specification of Parallel Laying of Oil Gas Pipelines and (CDP-G-PC-PL /A) 19) Design Specifications of Traversing Engineering of Oil and Gas Pipeline (GB ) 20) Design Specifications of Crossing Engineering of Crude and Natural Gas Transportation Pipelines (SY/T ) 21) Management Regulation of Dangerous Chemicals Transportation and Storage Usage 9

18 22) Standard of Pollution Control of House Refuse Landfill (GB ) 2.6 World Bank Safeguard Policies 1) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Environmental Assessment (OP/BP4.01) 2) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Natural Habitats (OP/BP4.04) 3) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP4.12) 4) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Pest Management (OP4.09) 5) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Physical Cultural Resources (OP4.11) 6) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Safety of Dams (OP/BP4.37) 7) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Indigenous Peoples (OP4.10) 8) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Forests (OP4.36) 9) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Projects on International Waterways (OP7.50) 10) World Bank Operational Policy and Procedures: Projects in Disputed Areas (OP7.60) 11) World Bank Procedures: Information Disclosure (BP 7.15) 12) 12) World Bank EHS Guidelines, General Guidelines of Environment, Health and Safety 13) 13) World Bank EHS Guidelines, Guidelines of Water and Sanitary Environment, Health and Safety 14) 14) World Bank EHS Guidelines, Health and Safety Guidelines of Offshore Oil Development Environment 15) 15) World Bank EHS Guidelines, Health and Safety Guidelines of Onshore Oil Development Environment 16) 16) World Bank EHS Guidelines, Well Abandonment and Inactive Well Practices for U.S. Exploration and Production Operations 2.7 Standards for Assessment EA standards for the World Bank financed component of Yan an Water Supply Project are consistent with those for Yanchuan Yellow River Diversion Project. Pursuant to local standards and planning for relevant function areas of Shaanxi Province and taking into consideration project features, Yan an Environmental Protection Bureau approved on December 22, 2008 Standards to be Enforced for Environmental Impact Assessment of Yanchuan County Yellow River Diversion Project (Letter 103 [2008]). Standards approved in this letter would be enforced for EA of Yan an Water Supply Project, which would implement the following environmental quality standards, pollutant discharge standards and ecological environment standards Environmental Quality Standards 1) Category III Standard in Surface Water Environment Quality Standards (GB ) would be enforced for surface water; 2) Category III Standard in Groundwater Quality Standards (GB/T ) would be enforced for groundwater; 3) Category II Standard in Ambient Air Quality Standards (GB ) would be enforced for ambient air; 4) Category II Standard in Acoustic Environment Quality Standards (GB ) would be enforced for acoustic environment. Quality standards for various environmental media are detailed in Table

19 Table 2-1 Environmental Quality Standards to be Enforced for EIA of China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project Medium Surface Water Environment Groundwater Environment Name of Standard and Class (Category) Surface Water Environment Quality Standards (GB ), Category Ⅲ Groundwater Quality Standards (GB/T ), Category Ⅲ Main Items Unit Standard Limit ph 6~9 DO mg/l 5 COD cr mg/l 20 Permanganate Index mg/l 6 BOD 5 mg/l 4 NH 3 -N mg/l 1.0 ph 6.5~8.5 Permanganate Index mg/l 3.0 NH 3 -N mg/l 0.2 Total Hardness (measured by CaCO 3 ) mg/l 450 Total Dissolved Solids mg/l 1000 Main Items Value Measurement Time Concentration Limit Ambient Air Ambient Air Quality Standards (GB ) and Category II Standard in its amendment TSP mg/nm 3 24-hour Average 0.30 PM 10 mg/nm 3 24-hour Average 0.15 mg/nm 3 24-hour Average 0.12 NO 2 mg/nm 3 1-hour Average 0.24 mg/nm 3 24-hour Average 0.15 SO 2 mg/nm 3 1-hour Average 0.50 Acoustic Environment Category II Standard in Acoustic Environment Quality Standards (GB ) is enforced for special regions within the scope of assessment, such as schools and hospitals Category 4a Standard in Acoustic Environment Quality Standards (GB ) is enforced for areas within 35 meters from red lines along both sides of a road L Aeq L Aeq db(a) Daytime 60 db(a) Night Time 50 db(a) Daytime 70 db(a) Night Time Pollutant Discharge Standards 1) Category I standard in Comprehensive Wastewater Discharge Standards (GB ) would be enforced for wastewater discharge while making reference to Comprehensive Wastewater Discharge Standards in the Yellow River Basin (Shaanxi Section) (DB 61/ ). 2) Category II standard in Standards for Comprehensive Emission Standards for Atmospheric 11

20 Pollutants (GB ) would be enforced for waste gas emission. 3) Relevant provisions in Noise Limits at Construction Site Boundary (GB ) would be enforced for construction noise. Discharge standards for various pollutants are detailed in Table 2-2. Table 2-2 Pollutant Discharge Standards to be Enforced for EIA of China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project Pollution Type Wastewater Waste Gas Noise Name of Standard and Category Comprehensive Wastewater Discharge Standards in the Yellow River Basin (Shaanxi Section) (DB61/ ), Category I Comprehensive Wastewater Discharge Standards (GB ), Category I Comprehensive Emission Standards for Atmospheric Pollutants (GB ), Category II Noise Limits at Construction Site Boundary (GB ) Pollution Factor Unit Standard Value Value BOD 5 mg/l 20 COD mg/l 50 NH 3 -N mg/l 12 Volatile Phenol mg/l 0.3 Petroleum mg/l 5 ph 6~9 Suspended Particulates mg/l 70 Sulfide mg/l 1.0 Total Cu mg/l 0.5 Total Zn mg/l 2.0 Anionic Surfactant mg/l 5.0 SO 2 Maximum 0.4 Concentration NOx Outside 0.12 Particulates Boundary mg/m Construction Time Period Period Earth Excavation Piling Structures Refurbishment Daytime L A eq[db(a)] 75 Night Time L A eq[db(a)] 55 Daytime L A eq[db(a)] 85 Night Time L A eq[db(a)] Banned Daytime L A eq[db(a)] 70 Night Time L A eq[db(a)] 55 Daytime L A eq[db(a)] 65 Night Time L A eq[db(a)] Ecological Environment 1) Category I standard in Water-induced Soil Erosion Control Standards for Development Projects (GB/T ). 2) The goals are to preserving rare and endangered species in the project areas and protecting the integrity of ecosystem. 3) Water-induced soil erosion is controlled based on the standard of not increasing soil erosion intensity. Concrete control indicators are provided in the following table. 12

21 Table 2-3 Standards for Water-induced Soil Erosion Control under China Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project No. Control Indicator Control Standard (Construction Period) 1 Rate of improvement in disturbed land (%) 97 2 Total rate of water-induced soil erosion control (%) 92 3 Soil erosion control ratio Dreg removal rate (%) 95 5 Forest, grass and vegetation recovery rate (%) 92 6 Forest and grass coverage (%) Control Standards of Pollutants After the project is completed, the sludge produced by Yan an Water Treatment Plant shall be treated by Yan an garbage disposal plant, and the pollutants of which should comply with regulations of Pollution Control Standards of House Refuse Landfill (GB ), see Table 2-4 for details. Type pf pollution House refuse landfill leachate sewage Table 2-4 Pollutant Control Standard of Shaanxi Yan an Water Supply Project Standard name and level Pollution Control Standards of House Refuse Landfill (GB ) Pollutant control Unit Emission concentration limit Chroma Dilution factor il (CODCr) mg/l g/l (BOD5) mg/l g/ Suspended matter mg/l g/ Total nitrogen mg/l g/ Ammonia nitrogen mg/l g/ Total phosphorus mg/l g Coli group /L L0000 HgT mg/l g/l01 Cadmium mg/l g/l1 Cr mg/l g/l Cr Vi mg/l g/l5 As mg/l g/l Total lead mg/l g/l (Note: the monitoring location of pollutant discharge is discharge outlet of sewage treatment facilities) 13

22 3 Environmental Management System 3.1 Setup of Environmental Management System Environmental management of Yan an Water Supply Project comprises external management and internal management. Detailed environmental management system is provided in Figure 3-1 and responsibilities of agencies under the system are listed in Table 3-1. (1) External management: environmental protection administrations at various levels carry out on an irregular basis supervision, inspection and acceptance of environmental protection works following environmental protection standards and requirements defined in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations. (2) Internal management: the implementing agency is responsible for optimizing and implementing environmental protection measures of the project and ensuring these measures meet environmental protection requirements set for national development projects by state and local environmental protection administrations. Internal environmental management is managed hierarchically by the implementing agency and construction unit, which set up their respective exclusive environmental management agency. 14

23 External Environmental Management World Bank Internal Environmental Management EA Design Institute Figure 3-1 Environmental Management System for Yan an Water Supply Project 外部环境管理 MEP 国家环保部 Shaanxi EPB 陕西省环保厅 Yan an EPB 延安市环保局 国家水利部 MWR 陕西省水利厅 Shaanxi Water Resources Department 延安市水利水土保持局 Yan an Water Conservancy & Soil and Water Conservation Bureau 延安市世行贷款项目领导小组 Yan an City Leading Group of World Bank-Financed Projects 内部环境管理 世界银行 Yan an Water Investment Co., Ltd. 延安市水务投资有限公司 项目管理办公室 PMO 设计单位 环评单位 Env. Protection & Soil and Water Conservation 环保 水保监理机构 Agencies 环保 水保管理中心 Env. Protection & Soil and Water Conservation Management Center 承包商 Contractor 15

24 Table 3-1 Agencies under Environmental Management System Nature Name Roles and Responsibilities Management Supervision Implementation Consulting Services PMO of Yan an World Bank Financed Project Policy-making body of Yan an Water Supply Project Project Management Office Responsible for daily coordinating work Yan an Water Investment Co., Ltd. Environmental Protection and Soil and Water Conservation Management Center World Bank MEP, provincial and municipal EPBs, MWR, Provincial Water Department, City Water Conservancy and Soil and Water Conservation Bureau Contractor Design Institute EA Project owner who is responsible for supervision and management of environmental protection activities during the entire project cycle under supervision of PMO. A department under Project Construction and Management Bureau and is responsible for carrying out environmental protection and management activities in the project areas from construction initiation to completion acceptance. Supervision of EMP implementation. Government administrations which are responsible for supervision and management of environmental protection activities during the entire project cycle. Implementing agency which is responsible for implementing measures for environmental protection and soil and water conservation. Entrusted by the project owner to be responsible for comparing and selecting schemes during feasibility study stage following requirements for environmental protection and soil and water conservation; designing schemes during project preliminary design stage following requirements for environmental protection and soil and water conservation; incorporating specific measures in the EA into technical specifications when preparing technical specifications of bidding documents. Entrusted by the project owner to be responsible for conducting environmental assessment during construction and operation based on status quo environment and proposing corresponding mitigation measures. Supervision for Environmental Protection and Soil and Water Conservation Entrusted by the project owner to be responsible for supervising contractor s implementation of measures for environmental protection and soil and water conservation. 3.2 EMPs of Environmental Management Agencies Environmental management during construction will be carried out by the construction unit, environmental (supervision) engineer and contractor with focus on management by construction unit and environmental engineer. Environmental management during operation will be carried out by environmental management centers and stations. 16