7 Frame of Environmental Impact Assessment. 7.1 Outline of Project

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 7 Frame of Environmental Impact Assessment 7.1 Outline of Project The subprojects of the Project generally should result in minor impacts on environment and they can be mitigated by taking standard measures. As such, the overall Project belongs to the Category B project according to the World Bank's operational policy on Environmental Assessment (OP4.01). However, owing to the possibility of great differences of the subprojects in environmental issues, it is possible for some subprojects to have significant environmental issues and if evaluated on their own merit might be required by both the Government of China and the World Bank to require a detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (Category A EIA). Therefore, it is not suitable to prepare a uniform environmental assessment (EA) documentation for all subprojects. The purpose of this framework EA document (Framework Document) is to be used to provide guidance for the environmental assessment process to be followed in evaluating individual subprojects that are to be considered for financial support under the overall Project. This Framework Document defines the contents, procedures and responsible authority for environmental assessment of the subprojects, whose purpose is to ensure the environmental assessment in compliance with both Chinese laws and regulations and in accordance with World Bank Environmental Assessment policies and procedures as specified in OP/ BP 4.01 (Environmental Assessment). This procedure covers the following seven aspects of preparation/construction phase and two aspects of implementation phase. Preparation/Construction Phase Project Screening EA Document Content Public Consultation Review and Approval of EA Disclosure Related Conditions and Responsibilities Environmental Legislation and Criteria Implementation Phase Institutional Organization Reporting 1

2 7.2 Preparation Procedure for Frame of Environmental Impact Assessment The detailed procedures in each aspect are given as follows. 1? Preparation/Construction Phase Project Screening The Project Sponsor will complete the screening criteria evaluation form presented in Annex A (Tables A-1 and A-2). If any of the screening criteria of Table A-1 are indicated to be positive (a Yes noted in Table A-1) the project will require an EIA be prepared in accordance with both the Government of China requirements and the World Bank requirements for a Category A project (see OP 4.01 Annex B, Content of an Environmental Assessment Report for a Category A Project). Preparation of the EIA report is the responsibility of the Project Sponsor. If all screening criteria of Table A-1 are indicated to be negative, there are no further Environmental Assessment requirements from the Government of China. However, the Zhejiang Provincial Hydropower Development and Management Center (the Center ) will further review screening criteria of Table A-2. If any of the screening criteria here are indicated to be positive an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) in accordance with World Bank requirements for a Category B project (see OP 4.01 Annex C, Environmental Management Plan) will be required. Preparation of the EMP is the responsibility of the Project Sponsor. If all screening criteria of both Table A-1 and A-2 are indicated to be negative, there are no further Environmental Assessment requirements for the subproject (Category C under World Bank policy OP 4.01). EA Document Content The Project Sponsor is responsible for preparing the EIA or EMP. CATEGORY A (EIA) The EIA document will conform to the Chinese regulation, «Code for Environmental Impact Assessment of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Project» HJ/T and contain the following Sections: Executive Summary Policy. Legal and Administrative Framework Project Description Baseline Conditions (Existin g Conditions) 2

3 Assessment of Impacts (Construction and Operation Phases) Analysis of Alternatives Environmental Management Plan Mitigation Plan Monitoring Plan Schedule Record of Public Consultation CATEGORY B (EMP) The EMP form is shown in Annex B1. Sample EMPs for a newly constructed hydropower plant and reconstruction of an existing hydropower plant are presented in Annex B2. Public Consultation CATEGORY A The objectives of public consultation are to get together the significant project-related environmental issues the local residents think and the collected issues should be included in the EMP. The Government of China requires the Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) of the county/city/district project office are responsible for notifying, organizing, carrying out and recording public consultation. Details of the public consultation record are shown in Annex B1-E( Public Consultation). Two consultations are required: (1) before the project feasibility study is prepared, and (2) after a draft EIA document is available. CATEGORY B The regional or branch offices of the Center will be responsible for notifying, organizing, carrying out and recording public consultation. Details of the public consultation record are shown in Annex B1-E (Public Consultation). There are two methods to collect these issues:( a) holding a consultation meeting prior to preparing a draft EMP and incorporating the collected issues in final draft EMP or( b) preparing a draft EMP in advance, promulgating for discussion in public consultation and deciding whether to add or delete the draft contents based upon the recommendations of the public. 3

4 EA Examination and Approval CATEGORY A First, the Center will review the EIA and provide comments. Second, an English language translation of the EIA modified with the Center comments incorporated will be sent to the World Bank for their review and approval. After, the World Bank reviews and approves the EIA, the Chinese language version will be sent to the Provincial EPB for the final review and approval. CATEGORY B The Center is responsible for approving the EMP. After revised by the borrower based on the recommendations in public consultation, the EMP is submitted to the Center for approval. After examination, the Center will either approve the EMP being implemented or require further revision and supplementary information. Disclosure CATEGORY A The regional (county/city/district) offices of the Center will be responsible for disclosing the EIA. The approved EIA will be disclosed in the living clustered areas of project affected people or in the nearby villages. The Center will send an English language version of the EIA to the World Bank for disclosure in the World Bank Infoshop. CATEGORY B After EMP is approved by the Center, the regional offices of the Center is in charge of disclosure. The approved EMP should be promulgated in the living clustered areas of project affected people or in the nearby villages. Related Conditions and Responsibilities During the project tender, it's the responsibility of the regional office of the Center to confirm that the requirements put forward in the EMP for both Category A or Category B subprojects have been included in all the tendering documents. Satisfying these conditions is prerequisite to winning the bid. 4

5 Environmental Legislation and Criteria Legislation will be described as follows: Regulation Number GB GB GB SL GB GBJ SL Regulation Name Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standards Noise Limits for Construction Site Noise Limits for Construction Manufacturer Regulation for Water Environmental Monitoring Measurement Method for Noise from Construction site Regulation for Measurement of Noise from Industrial Enterprise Technical Code of Practice on Water and Soil Conservation Regulation Limits Discharge Limit Value Unit: mg/l Item First discharge limit Secondary discharge limit 5 Thirdly discharge limit SS BOD CODCr Petroleum Noise Limit Unit: db Construction Main noise Day stage source Night Bulldozer, excavator, Earth & rock 75 loader 55 etc. Piling All kinds of pilers 85 No construction Structure Concrete mixer, vibration rod, electric saw etc. Decoration Crane, lift etc Noise Limit Unit: db Type Day Night? 55 45? 60? 65 55? Special Conditions or Requirements

6 2? Implementation Phase During construction, the regional office of the Center is responsible for assuring that all actions of the EMP included in the Contractor tender documents are being properly implemented. Institutional Organization CATEGORY A and CATEGORY B Institution organization must be determined in EMP as shown in Annex B1-D. The Project Sponsor entrusts (engages) an independent party to organize, direct and monitor EMP implementation. During construction, the Center will check the activities of their regional offices on a routine basis to examine whether the articles set forth in the EMP have been incorporated in the bid documents. During operation, the Center will independently check whether the articles set forth in the EMP are being faithfully implemented. Reporting The regional office of the Center reports the EMP monitoring and corrective measures monthly to the Center. The Center in turn, on a quarterly basis summarizes the monthly reports and will send a report on EMP implementation to the National Project Management Office (PMO) in Beijing and to the World Bank. 6

7 Annex A: Screening Criteria Evaluation Form TABLE A -1 SCREENING CRITERIA 1 YES NO Will the dam impound more than 10,000,000 M 3 of water? Will the dam height exceed 15 meters? 1 Will the subproject present a potentially serious soil erosion issue? Will the project potentially involve and affect ecologically sensitive areas? 2 Will the project potentially involve areas of significance to local, regional or national cultural heritage? 3 If the answer to any of the above questions are Yes, please elaborate in some detail the nature of issue. TABLE A -2 SCREENING CRITERIA 2 YES NO Will the subproject involve any civil works? Will the subproject involve removal of hazardous materials or equipment containing hazardous materials 4 Annex B1: Form of EMP 1 World Bank policy on Dam Safety (OP/BP 4.37 ) will apply 2 Areas that are officially protected by the government (State, Provincial or local), or are protected under an international treaty, or are subject to the World Bank policy on Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04 ) 3 Areas that are officially recognized by the government (State, Provincial, or local), or by an international body (World Heritage site), or are subject to the World Bank policy on Cultural Heritage (OPN ) 4 For example: p olychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, etc. 7

8 Responsible authority The unit, name and post of the person who prepares the EMP and the preparing date. General of the subproject Brief description of the subproject, including geographic location, land requisition, resettlement and other contents required to mention such as the protected zone, historic site and religion, etc. If necessary, figures should be attached for explanation. If it is a new construction hydropower project, the approval document of the environmental protection bureau should be enclosed. A? Mitigation Plan Environmental Phase Issue Treatment Method Cost ( 10000Yuan) Responsible Authority Construction phase Operating phase B? Monitoring program Cost Phase Parameter Location Instruments Frequency ( 10000Yuan) Responsible Authority Construction phase Operating phase Note: The contents set out in the mitigation plan should have corresponding articles in the monitoring program. For instance, if the noise issue is set forth in the mitigation plan, noise monitoring should be one of the contents in monitoring program. 8

9 C? Scheduling Program The start and completion date of mitigation and examining action should be listed in a form. D? Institutional Organization It should be shown in the organization chart and the following should be determined: Work division, responsibilities and interrelationship of the institutions that carry out EMP mitigation and monitoring program; Flow direction of environmental information (confirming that who collects the related environmental information, to whom it will report and time interval for reporting); and Implementation route for environmental management orders. The purpose of institutional organization is to guarantee effective environmental management --- determine the collector and analyzer of the information, persons who prepare the report, report delivery route, time interval for report submission, report reviewer, issuer of the environmental management orders and implementation route for the orders, etc.. E? Public Consultation Public consultation is carried out to the residents and organizations in the subproject-affected areas and the following data should be submitted: Date of public consultation; Location of public consultation; Information about the name, telephone number, fax number and address, etc. of residents and organizations that attend the consultation meeting; Meeting proceedings and schedule Minutes of meeting the issues proposed by the public, discussion condition and conclusion, and name of the participants from the county/city/district project office. Agreed upon actions, responsibilities, and schedules 9

10 Annex B2: Sample Mitigation Plan and Monitoring Program Mitigation Plan Phase Construction Mitigation Plan for the New ly-built Power Station Environmental Treatment Measures Issue Set a sediment basin and oil trap for factory sewage and a cesspool and buried sewage treatment facility Waste water for domestic sewage and strictly carry out Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard. Set temporary dump sites in the construction living area and weekly clear and transport waste to a government approved landfill site; arrange Solid waste excavation waste dump for the dumped earth and stone; and take engineering and vegetation measures cover and revegetate for protection before leaving. Cost ( yuan) Responsible Authority Project Employer, construction unit 10

11 Select low-noise construction mechanical equipment in accordance with the Chinese regulation of Environmental Noise Pollution Control, P.R.C. (President s Order No.77, P.R.C.) Arrange reasonably construction operation. Noise Forbid night construction. If necessary local people must be given at least two days advance notice. Strictly carry out Noise Limits for Construction Site When passing across the living area and control area, construction vehicles mustn't sound loudspeaker and night driving is forbidden. Dust There must be a warning to local residents at least two days before any blasting. Night blasting is forbidden. Workers must wear dustproof respirator. Set dustproof covers for concrete mixing system and cement loading and unloading places. Spray/sprinkle construction area and access roads with water, particularly during hot, dry, and windy conditions. 11

12 Worker health and safety Set up medical and health facilities in construction area and make good hygienic control in construction area. Contractor to include health and safety training sessions to construction workers Plan construction for the dry season to avoid rainy season difficulties such as access road construction on water logged soil 10.Soil erosion and sand runoff Any excavated materials to be deposited at a designated site designed and constructed to contain this material with little or no release to the environment. No disposal of excavated material to surface waters (rivers, lakes, ponds, etc.) is permitted. Change in surface water runoff patterns Watercourses to be protected from erosion of exposed soil surfaces created during land clearing by the use of silt trapping systems (e.g. bunds, sediment ponds, etc.) All temporary access roads will be decommissioned upon construction completion. Any farmland temporarily utilized will be restored to it s productive capacity upon construction completion 12

13 Operation Accidental discovery of cultural artifacts Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Raw material supply.noise due to power station operation Domestic sewage Household refuse from staff in the power station Construction work will be halted until official authorities review the site and provide official permission to proceed with construction. Relevant laws related to Law of Accidental Discovery of antiquities to be followed. It is forbidden to purchase any electrical or hydromechanical equipment containing PCBs All suppliers of raw materials are required to possess valid operating permits before and for the duration of their contract period. Select low-noise mechanical equipment according to Environmental Noise Pollution Control, P.R.C. (President s Order No.77, P.R.C.); reduce noise by shock absorption and sound insulation measures and select sound absorptive wall materials for powerhouse. Use septic tanks in strict accordance with Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard. Construct isolated and fenced temporary disposal site in control area and clear and transport waste to a government approved landfill weekly. Counted in project operating cost Counted in project operating cost Counted in project operating cost Project Employer, Operation Management Unit 13

14 Mitigation Plan for the Reconstructed Power Station Phase Environmental Issue Environmental Management Actions Cost ( Yuan) Set a sediment basin and oil trap for factory sewage and a cesspool and buried Waste water sewage treatment facility for domestic sewage and strictly carry out «Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard». Set temporary dump sites in the construction living area and weekly clear and transport waste to a government Solid waste approved landfill site; arrange excavation waste dump for the dumped earth and stone; and take engineering and vegetation measures cover and revegetate for protection before leaving. Responsible Authority Project Employer, Construction Unit 14

15 Select low-noise construction mechanical equipment in accordance with the Chinese regulation of Environmental Noise Pollution Control, P.R.C. (President s Order No.77, P.R.C.). Arrange reasonably construction operation. Noise Forbid night construction. If necessary local people must be given at least two days advance notice. Strictly carry out «Noise limits for construction site» When passing across the living area and control area, construction vehicles mustn't sound loudspeaker and night driving is forbidden. There must be a warning to local residents at least two days before any blasting. Night blasting is forbidden. 15

16 Dust Worker health and safety Workers must wear dustproof respirator. Set dustproof covers for concrete mixing system and cement loading and unloading places. Spray/sprinkle construction area and access roads with water, particularly during hot, dry, and windy conditions. Set up medical and health facilities in construction area if the power station does not have these facilities and make good hygienic control in construction area. Contractor to include health and safety training sessions to construction workers 16

17 Plan construction for the dry season to avoid rainy season difficulties such as access road construction on water logged soil.soil erosion and Silt runoff Any excavated materials to be deposited at a designated site designed and constructed to contain this material with little or no release to the environment. No disposal of excavated material to surface waters (rivers, lakes, ponds, etc.) is permitted. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Raw material supply Watercourses to be protected from erosion of exposed soil surfaces created during land clearing by the use of silt trapping systems (e.g. bunds, sediment ponds, etc. ) It is forbidden to purchase any electrical or hydromechanical equipment containing PCBs All suppliers of raw materials are required to possess valid operating permits before and for the duration of their contract period. 17

18 Operation Phase.Noise due to power station operation Domestic sewage Household refuse from staff in the power station Select low -noise mechanical equipment according to Noise Limit Value for Industrial Enterprises (GB ); reduce noise by shock absorption and sound insulation measures and select sound absorptive wall materials for powerhouse. Use septic tanks in strict accordance with Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard. Construct isolated and fenced temporary disposal site in control area and clear and transport waste to a government approved landfill weekly. Counted into project operating cost The Project Employer, Operation Management Unit Monitoring Program Monitoring Program for the Newbuilt Power Station Phase Parameter Location Instruments Frequency Cost( Yuan) Responsible Authority Construction Phase Wastewater: ph, SS, OD Mn, petroleum class, total nitrogen and total phosphorus Outlet of sediment basin, oil trap, sewage treatment facility Follow the associated provisions in the section of Surface Water Monitoring in «Regulation for Water Environmental Monitoring» ( SL219-98) Once/month Local Environmental Monitoring Station 18

19 Solid waste disposal practice Disposal site for living quarters Disposal site for excavated materials Visual Weekly and before closing the living quarters and construction activities are stopped Noise: LAeq Dam area and locations 5m, m, 100m, 1m and 200m to the edge of work station in plant area Follow the relevant stipulation in «Measurement Method for Noise from Construction Site» ( GB ). Once/week or if local residents complain Local Environmental Monitoring Station Nearest residential areas Dust Construction site Access roads Visual Daily, more frequently during dry, windy conditions Worker health and safety practices Construction site Visual Daily 19

20 Soil conservation : quantity of soil and water loss, rainfall and effect of soil conservation facilities Suspended solids in runoff Exposed surface of construction excavation, temporary mound yard, excavation waste dump and management area Follow the relevant provisions in «Technical Code of Practice on Water and Soil Conservation» ( SL ) Monitor weekly during rainy season (particularly during or after rainstorms) and monthly during the dry season Local Soil Conservation Monitoring Station Restoration of temporary access roads and right of way and temporarily used farmland Temporarily used land sites Visual to assure restoration was properly performed Before final payment to contractor Operating permit of raw material supplier including dates of validity At point of delivery to the construction site Visual Once before first delivery and as necessary to insure validity of permit during contract duration Chance find of cultural artifacts At discovery location Assure proper authorities have examined find and have provided official clearances to continue work At time of chance find 20

21 PCB content of any equipment purchased At point of delivery acceptance Review shipping specification to insure equipment is specifically stated as free of PCBs At time of equipment delivery and before payment is authorized Noise: L Aeq One location each in power station and management area Follow the associated stipulation in «Regulation for Measurement of Noise from Industrial Enterprise» ( GBJ112-88) Monitor once every quarter in the first year of operation phase Counted in operating cost Local Environmental Monitoring Station Operation Phase Wastewater: ph, SS,,OD Mn, Outlet of sediment basin, sewage treatment facility Follow the associated provisions in the section of Surface Water Monitoring in «Regulation for Water Environmental Monitoring» ( SL219-98)? Once/month Solid waste disposal practice Disposal site for living quarters Visual Weekly 21

22 Monitoring Program for the Reconstructed Power Station Phase Parameter Location Instruments Frequency Cost( Yuan) Responsible Authority Wastewater: ph, SS, OD Mn, petroleum class, total nitrogen and total phosphorus Outlet of sediment basin, oil trap, sewage treatment facility Follow the associated provisions in the section of Surface Water Monitoring in «Regulation for Water Environmental Monitoring» ( SL219-98) Once/month Local Environmental Monitoring Station Construction Phase Noise: L Aeq Dam area and locations 5m, m, 100m, 1m and 200m to the edge of work station in plant area Follow the relevant stipula tion in «Measurement Method for Noise from Construction Site» ( GB ). Once/week or if local residents complain Local Environmental Monitoring Station Nearest residential areas Soil conservation : quantity of soil and water loss, rainfall and effect of soil conservation fac ilities Suspended solids in runoff Exposed surface of construction excavation, temporary mound yard, excavation waste dump and management area Follow the relevant provisions in «Technical Code of Practice on Water and Soil Conservation» ( SL ) Monitor weekly during rainy season (particularly during or after rainstorms) and monthly during the dry season Local Soil Conservation Monitoring Station 22

23 Solid waste disposal practice Disposal site for living quarters Disposal site for excavated materials Visual Weekly and before closing the living quarters and construction activities are stopped Dust Construction site Access roads Visual Daily, more frequently during dry, windy conditions Worker health and safety practices Construction site Visual Daily 23

24 Operating permit of raw material supplier including dates of validity At point of delivery to the construction site Visual Once before first delivery and as necessary to insure validity of permit during contract duration PCB content of any equipment purchased At point of delivery acceptance Review shipping specification to insure equipment is specifically stated as free of PCBs At time of equipment delivery and before payment is authorized Wastewater: ph, SS,,OD Mn, Outlet of sediment basin, sewage treatment facility Follow the associated provisions in the section of Surface Water Monitoring in «Regulation for Water Environmental Monitoring» ( SL219-98)? Once/month Operation Phase Noise: L Aeq One location each in power station and management area Follow the associated stipulation in «Regulation for Measurement of Noise from Industrial Enterprise» ( GBJ112-88) Monitor once every quarter in the first year of operation phase Counted in operating cost Local Environmental Monitoring Station Solid waste disposal practice Disposal site for living quarters Visual Weekly Solid waste disposal practice 24

25 Training Plan for Environmental Administration Personnel in Execution Institution for the Program Preparation of the environmental impact evaluation reports, approval procedures and environmental supervision management during project construction and operation periods are insufficient to the requirement of frame of the program and the World Bank Operation Manual. Therefore, it s necessary to carry out the training for environmental administration personnel in the execution institution and upgrade their capability so as to realize the successful progress for Zhejiang provincial recycle energy scaling up development of small hydropower. 1? Training personnel and number Training personnel: calculated at 1~2 persons for each sub-project( single sub-project:1 person, cascade sub-project: 2 persons),totally 30 persons. 2? Training subject Pertinent laws, regulations and policies for the domestic environmental protection, environmental evaluation frame and operation procedures, environmental supervision and management during construction and operation periods, study on similar environmental protection measures in developed countries. 3? Training time Training is proposed to be held in half a year after formal evaluation of the program, lasting 15 days. 4? Training provider The training would be organized by Zhejiang Provincial Hydropower Development and Management Center. Domestic and overseas experts from the provincial environmental bureaus and universities would be invited for the training. In addition, the environmental experts from the World Bank are requested to give a lecture on the frame 25

26 of environmental impact assessment and related profession. 5? Training Place The training would be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province and study tour for small hydropower in the developed countries be organized. 6? Training Budgetary Estimate 1) 30-person training class, including board and lodging, overseas visitin g, costs 1 thousand USD altogether, 00 USD per capita on average. 2) Inviting experts: 5 person/time, 4000 USD/ person/time on average, altogether 20 thousand USD. 3) Material and the other: 10 thousand USD. The total budgetary cost for 1) ~ 3) is 180 thousand USD. 26