GEF China Dioxins Reductions from the Pulp and Paper Industry (P125528) Terms of Reference (TOR)

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1 GEF China Dioxins Reductions from the Pulp and Paper Industry (P125528) Terms of Reference (TOR) CS-11 Monitoring work for the demonstration mills (Draft) I. Project Background This TOR is set in the context of a project implemented by the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (funded by the Global Environment Facility, GEF, and supervised by the World Bank), with demonstration enterprises of the Hunan Yueyang Paper Mill in Hunan Province, the Nanning Sugar Company Pulp Mill in Guangxi Province, the Zhongye Meili Paper Mill in Ningxia, and the Jinfu Paper Mill in Sichuan Province. For the purpose of protecting human health and the environment from releases of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), as well as to enforce the obligations resulting from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, China has developed a National Implementation Plan (NIP). According to the NIP, the pulp and paper industry is one of the priority sectors to be addressed to control and reduce releases of un-intentionally produced POPs (UPOPs). The main source of UPOPs related to the pulp and paper industry is the elemental chlorine bleaching section during the pulping process. Therefore, the NIP proposed a series of measures with the objective that emissions of UPOPs in pulp and paper industry should be controlled and reduced before To facilitate achievement of this objective, the government of China has requested the World Bank to help prepare and implement a project to reduce releases of dioxins from the pulp and paper industry. The project is funded by the GEF with a grant of US$15 million. The Foreign Economic Cooperation Office (FECO) of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of China is the domestic implementing agency of this GEF project and works closely with Provincial Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) of the four provinces to supervise implementation of project activities at the four mills. The GEF grant is expected to be approved in March The production of non-wood pulp accounts for a significant percentage in China s virgin pulp and paper industry. The emissions of UPOPs are relatively large in industry because most of the non-wood pulp and paper enterprises use elemental chlorine-based bleaching technology. The goals of the project are to explore and carry out Best Available Technology and Best Environmental Practice (BAT/BEP) in non-wood pulp and paper production by technical renovation in demonstration enterprises, which can be used to reduce emissions of UPOPs from non-wood pulp and paper industry. Non-wood pulping material basically includes straw, bagasse, reed and bamboo each of which is exemplified by one of the four mills participating in the project. A performance based financing (PBF) scheme is adopted by the project to incentivize the four mills to carry out properly their BAT/BEP investment activities to eliminate their existing elemental chlorine based on production technology. FECO/MEP will be signing a PBF agreement with each of the four mills to clearly define: (a) BAT/BEP investment activities

2 at each mill; (b) an agreed grant amount; (c) project performance period, indicators and targets; (d) performance monitoring, verification and auditing arrangements; (d) project grant disbursement arrangements; and (e) non-compliance, suspension and termination conditions. Annex 1 includes the four signed PBF agreements between FECO/MEP and the four mills. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), FECO/MEP is working closely with the provincial environmental protection bureaus (EPBs) to supervise implementation of project activities at the four mills and their environmental performance during and after BAT/BEP investments. FECO/MEP is seeking an independent dioxin monitoring laboratory (referred to as the Laboratory ) to support FECO/MEP to verify proper implementation of the PBF agreements at the four mills. The Laboratory can be a certified dioxin laboratory in China or an internationally recognized dioxin laboratory. In addition, the Laboratory shall work with an internationally reputable dioxin laboratory to perform data calibration. II. Objectives The objectives of the monitoring activities are to verify (a) the dioxin release baseline of the four mills chlorine based bleaching production facilities; (b) the dioxin release level after the implementation of BAT/BEP investment activities agreed in the PBF agreement; (c) other dioxin monitoring works that the FECO/MEP appraised to be done. III. Scope of work Task 1: Baseline monitoring The Laboratory is expected to carry out baseline investigation and dioxin monitoring which include (a) carry out dioxin baseline monitoring activities following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). (b) Related production information shall be collected as well (see the attachment). The purpose of the baseline monitoring is to establish the environmental baseline of the mill before its BAT/BEP investment so that a comparison after the technical renovation can be attained. For dioxin monitoring at each sample point of a mill, a total of 3 samples will be taken for each sampling event for one of the mills and a total of 2 samples only will be taken for each sampling event for the other three mills. A total of two sampling events with at least two week apart will be performed except for water intake and raw material where only one sampling event will be performed. For the three samples at a sampling point of a same sampling event, two shall be analyzed by the Laboratory. The third sample should be extracted by the Laboratory, but the extracted solution should be sent to be analyzed by its calibration laboratory for inter-lab comparison to ensure the comparability of data. The Laboratory after discussion with FECO could decide to take additional samples for analysis if needed. Moreover, the extracts should be conserved by the Laboratory for future possible confirmation as might be required at least until the mills are shown to have met the performance agreement, or until the end of the project. The analysis method shall be the standard HRGC/HRMS method according to international best practice. The Table 1Table 1 provides details on the sampling plan of the baseline monitoring work. Formatted: Fo

3 Table 1 The sampling proposal of the baseline monitoring work Sample Type Sampling Point # of sampling events at Each Sampling Point Number of samples for each sampling event Sub-total for each mill Total Samples for HRGC/HRMS Analysis Clean water mill 1# Water intake 1 3(1) 3(1) 3(1) mill 2/3/4# Water intake Raw material mill 1# Raw storage 1 3(1) 3(1) 3(1) material Raw material mill 2/3/4# storage Outlet of Bleaching mill 1# Bleaching Section 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) Wastewater Outlet of Bleaching mill 2/3/4# Section Effluent of mill 1# Discharge outlet 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) WTP mill 2/3/4# Discharge outlet Bleached mill 1# Finished Pulp Tank 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) Pulp mill 2/3/4# Finished Pulp Tank Sludge of mill 1# Dewatering Sludge 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) WTP mill 2/3/4# Dewatering Sludge Sub-total* 90(10) Remark: The Sub-total number is the number analyzed by the Laboratory, the number in brackets is the sample number to be analyzed by the calibration laboratory. The Laboratory for baseline dioxin analysis shall be responsible for carrying out the sampling and chemical analysis, as well as producing a technical report to include quality control aspects. Task 2: post-bat/bep investment dioxin monitoring This task is to verify relevant dioxin release level after the BAT/BEP investment activities finished. The Laboratory will follow the baseline dioxin monitoring approach to carry out an independent dioxin monitoring to verify whether the dioxin target has been achieved at the four mills. The same laboratories to conduct dioxins HRGC/HRMS analysis shall be maintained for the verification monitoring to eliminate the risk of differences between laboratories and facilitate comparison between stages. The Formatted: Fo Table 2Table 2 provides details on the sampling plan of the post-bat/bep investment monitoring work. Similarly, the Laboratory should collect the same set of production information. The consumption info of Cl 2 O 2 should be collected as chlorine is not used after the BAT/BEP adoption.

4 Table 2 The sampling proposal of the post-bat/bep investment monitoring work Sampling Point # of sampling Number of Sub-total for Total Samples Sample Type events at Each samples for each mill for Sampling Point each sampling HRGC/HRMS event Analysis Outlet of Bleaching 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) Bleaching mill 1# Section Wastewater mill 2/3/4# Effluent of mill 1# Discharge outlet 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) WTP mill 2/3/4# Bleached mill 1# Finished Pulp Tank 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) Pulp mill 2/3/4# Sludge of mill 1# Dewatering Sludge 2 3(1) 6(2) 6(2) WTP mill 2/3/4# Sub-total* 72(8) Remark: The Sub-total number is the number analyzed by the Laboratory, the number in blank is the sample number should be analyzed by the calibration laboratory. To be mentioned, additional samples might be monitored further, but won t be included in this contract. The consultant confirmed for the contract will be considered preferentially for the additional duty. IV. Deliverables Inception Report: This report will describe the methodology and work plan of the Laboratory on how to perform the tasks outlined in the TOR. It shall propose dioxin monitoring plans including methodologies and SOP of sampling, analysis, quality control and date reporting. This report will be submitted to FECO/MEP with a copy to the World Bank within 30 days of the contract signing between the Laboratory and FECO/MEP. Baseline Reports: These reports will contain a summary of baseline conditions along with a detailed monitoring report of dioxin analysis report. Each report shall be delivered to MEP/FECO with a copy to the World Bank 50 days after the related sampling work finished. Post-BAT/BEP Investment Monitoring Reports: These reports will contain a detailed description of mill operation conditions after the BAT/BEP investment with dioxin monitoring results. Each report shall be delivered to MEP/FECO with a copy to the World Bank 60 days after the completion of related sampling work. V. Selection of the Independent Verification Entity and Minimum Qualifications The Laboratory for this project will be selected following the World Bank s Guidelines:

5 Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011.). The selection method will be QCBS (Quality and Cost Based Selection). FECO/MEP will execute the consultant selection process. Specific qualification requirements for the Laboratory for dioxins analysis include: The laboratories must have demonstrated good quality control, data analysis and data collection capabilities, and must have demonstrated extended and on-going practice. The laboratories must be accredited as appropriate and demonstrate proficiency through participation to international inter-laboratory comparison exercises. The laboratories must have sampling capabilities and experience in analyzing dioxins in liquid and solid matrices, including at trace environmental levels; and, at least for the international validation laboratory, must have demonstrated experience with samples from the pulp and paper industry. If it is a Chinese registered laboratory, it shall be certified by the authorized state agencies with CMA certification. The Laboratory should have been participated international intercalibration exercises of dioxin analysis during the last three years and should have a good performance. In addition to above requirements, the Laboratory s calibration laboratory should be an internally recognized dioxin laboratory. VI. Duration of the Assignment The duration of this assignment is expected to be two and a half years dependent on actual time required for the implementation of BAT/BEP investments. The consultant is expected to start the assignment after the signing of the contract between the consultant and FECO/MEP. The baseline verification is to start as in March 2012, and the performance verification is expected to be completed before September VII. Inputs to the Consultant Signed PBF Agreements with the four mills Project Implementation Manual Signed MOUs between FECO/MEP and the four provincial EPBs Relevant project related studies, e.g. feasibility studies, EIAs China Wastewater Discharge Standards for the Pulp and Paper Industry (GB ) VIII. Support to the IVE FECO/MEP will work with the provincial EPBs and the four mills to ensure that the Laboratory will have full access to the mills production sites, the mills technical, production and environmental records, and the local EPBs monitoring, enforcement and complaints

6 records of the four mills. IX. Payment Schedule The Laboratory s services shall be remunerated in installments as suggested below, with each deliverable being linked to a specific amount expressed as percentage of the total contract amount according to the following criteria: Contract Award and Inception Report 20% One installment Baseline Reports 40% Four installments if requested Post-BAT/BEP Investment Monitoring Reports 40% Four installments if requested Total 100% X. Reporting and Management of the Assignment The selected consultant will work under the overall guidance of FECO/MEP. The consultant will also work closely with the four mills and their respective provincial EPBs throughout the assignment.

7 Attachment: the production information Capacity: Consumption of Raw Materials (type, quantity = t/a) Wheat/ reed/ bamboo /bagasse tons/year Capacity: Final Product of Raw Materials (type, quantity = t/a) tons/year, t/h (tons per hour) h/d (hours per day) Annual Operation/Capacity (per Unit) d/w (days per week) t/d (tons per day) d/a (days per year) h/a (hours per year) Bleaching Chemical (Y/N) Bleaching sequenze(s) t/a (tons per year) Y Batch [ ] Type of Operation Semi-continuous [ ] Continuous [ ] Black liquor boiler Yes [ ] No [ ] Volume Volume before bleaching Volume after bleaching Operation/ Production Temperature Boiler tons (solid of black liquor)/day Cooking Temperature Chemical volume Screening and washing Oxygen Delignification

8 D 0 bleaching stage 60 70kg/ton pulp E bleaching stage Alkali kg/ton pulp hydrogen peroxide 3-7 kg/ton pulp D 1 bleaching stage Effective chlorine kg/ton pulp Cooking D 0 bleaching stage tons /ton pulp Water discharge E bleaching stage tons /ton pulp D 1 bleaching stage Settling pond [ ] Aerated lagoon [ ] Water treatment Secondary treatment [ ] Tertiary Treatment [ ] Others (please specify) [ ] Wastewater treatment volume Sludge volume t (dry) /day Note: the above information is just the basic requirements for lab analysis, there would be more other information to be collected by the lab based on specific condition.