PRC: Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project · Harbin Taiping District Heating Subproject is to construct 2×116 MW CFB hot water boilers, install a primary heating

Environmental Monitoring Report

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Project Number: 44011-013 March 2016

PRC: Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project

Prepared by Heilongjiang Project Management Office and HJI Group Corporation

Environmental Monitoring Report 2nd Semiannual Report January 2016

PRC: Heilongjiang Efficient District Heating Project Loan 2898-PRC

Prepared by Heilongjiang Project Management Office and HJI Group Corporation for the Asian

Development Bank.

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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of January 2016)

Currency Unit – CNY CNY1.00 = $0.15

$1.00 = CNY6.52

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person ASL Above Sea Level CFB Circulating fluidized bed CHP Combined heat and power BOD5 Five days Biochemical Oxygen Demand CEIA Consolidated Environmental Impact Assessment CO2 Carbon Dioxide CNY Chinese Yuan COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CSC Construction Supervision Company DI Design Institute DCS Distributed control system EA Executing Agency EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMS Environmental Monitoring Station EMU Environmental Management Unit EPB Environmental Protection Bureau FB Forestry Bureau FSR Feasibility Study Report FYP Five-Year Plan GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Green House Gas GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HDPE High Density Polyethylene HPG Heilongjiang Provincial Government HSP Heat source plant LB Labor Bureau LED Light-emitting Diode LIEC Loan Implementation Environmental Consultant MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection NDRC National Development and Reform Committee NGO Non-Governmental Organization NH3-N Ammonia Nitrogen NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NOx Nitrogen Oxides OHS Occupational Health and Safety OPF Operator of Project Facilities

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PAM Project Administration Manual PCG Project City Government PHB Public Health Bureau PLG Provincial Leading Group PM10 Particulate Matter smaller than 10 micrometers PMO Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance PCB Public Security Bureau SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement, ADB TA Technical Assistance TMB Traffic Management Bureau TN Total Nitrogen TP Total Phosphorus TSP Total Suspended Particulates US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency WHO World Health Organization

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

cm centimeter

dB(A) A-weighted sound pressure level in decibels

ha hectare kg kilogram km kilometer kWh kilowatt hours m meter mm millimeter m/s meters per second m2 square meter m³ cubic meters mg/l milligrams per liter mg/m3 milligrams per cubic meter mg/Nm3 milligrams per standard cubic meter Nm3 standard cubic meter 0C degrees Celsius

NOTE

This environmental monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION 5

A. Report Purpose and Rationale 5

B. Project Objective and Components 5

C. Project Implementation Progress 6

II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION 8

A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management 8

III. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS 10

IV. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT READINESS 11

V. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE REPORTING PERIOD 12

VI. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 14

A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities 14

VII. CLOSURE OF SMALL BOILERS 17

VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 18

IX. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING 19

X. ISSUES, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 21

XI. APPENDIX 21

A. Appendix 1: Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures 22

B. Appendix 2 – Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring - Tongjiang 34

C. Appendix 3. Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring reports - Qitaihe 36

D. Appdex 4. Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring - Tangwanghe 38

E. Appendix 5. Certificate of Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co. 41

F. Appendix 6. Summary of Demolishing small boilers (by the end of 2015) 42

G. Appendix 7 Photos 47

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I. INTRODUCTION

A. Report Purpose and Rationale

1. This Environmental Monitoring Report (EMR) was prepared by the Consultants from HJI Group USA, together with the project management offices (the PMO) of Heilongjiang Province to ADB for the Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project (the project). It is the second EMR, covering the period of July to December 2015, and is based on i) the two compliance environmental monitoring reports of Tongjiang and Harbin Subprojects, provided by Tongjiang Environmental Monitoring Station and Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD., (the certificated environmental monitoring entities); ii) The contractors and construction supervision companies’ (CDCs) internal environmental inspection monthly reports, and iii) the PMO and consultants’ construction site inspections.

2. The purpose of this EMR is to document the environmental management activities and compliance with the approved environmental management plan (EMP) of this project as baseline during the PPTA in 2012. This report is prepared in accordance with the environmental monitoring program as part of the EMP. This report presents project implementation progress, institutional setup for EMP implementation, supervision and monitoring; environmental monitoring results; project readiness assessment; training activities; the grievance redress mechanism (GRM); as well an assessment of environmental impact mitigation measures implemented within and nearby the construction sites by the contractors during the construction in the project cities.

B. Project Objective and Components

3. In 2012 the People’s Republic of China (PRC) received a US$150 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist implementation of the Project. The development objective of the Project is to support nine subprojects in eight cities and towns in Heilongjiang Province to improve their district heating infrastructure and reduce air pollutions from small inefficient heat-only boilers. The summary of the project information is shown in Table 1-1

Table 1.1: Project Key Data

Loan Number: Loan 2898-PRC

Project Title: Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project

Borrower: The People’s Republic of China

Executing Agency: Heilongjiang Provincial Government through the Project Management Office

Date of Board Approval: 4 September 2012

Loan Agreement Signing: 26 February 2013

Project Agreement Signing: 26 February 2013

Date of Loan Effectiveness: 28 May 2013

Date of Completion: 31 December 2017

Loan Closing Date: 30 June 2018

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Last ADB Review Mission: 26-28 March 2014

Project Cost and Financing Plan:

The total project cost is estimated at $352.8 million, of which $150 million will be covered by ADB loan, and the remaining is covered by the counterpart funding.

4. By the end of 2015, five out of nine subprojects are completed or under construction. The three subprojects of Raohe, Jidong and Yichun Xinqing were cancelled; the subproject of Jiagedaqi is going through domestic review and approval process, which is expected to be in procurement in early 2016. The rest five subprojects are Harbin, Jiamsi, Qitaihe, Tongjiang, and Yichun Tangwanghe. The expected project impact is improved urban environment, quality of life, and higher economic growth in the project cities. The proposed components will provide much-needed assistance for environmental protection, climate change control and local social and economic development. The components of each subproject are summarized in Table 1.2 (not including the three cancelled subprojects).

Table 1.2: Summary of Subprojects

No. Subproject

New Heating Source (MW)

Number of Heat

Exchanger

SCADA System

Heating Pipeline

(km)

Small Boiler

Closure

Heating Area

(million m

2)

1 Harbin Taiping HSP & DH

2 x 116 MW CFB

40 Yes 22 18 4.0

2 Jiagedaqi DH _ 30 Yes 21 68 6.0

3 Jiamusi West DH

_ 111 Yes 68 218 14.8

4 Qitaihe DH _ 33 Yes 30 15 7.6

5 Tongjiang City HSP& DH

3 x 58MW CFB

24 Yes 17 36 2.7

6 Yichun City - Tangwanghe DH

_ 22 Yes 27 16 1.5

Total 406 260 185 371 36.6

CFB = circulated fluidized-bed, DHS = district heating supply, HSP = heating source plant, km = kilometer, m

2 = square meter, MW = megawatt, No. = number, SCADA = supervisory control and data

acquisition. C. Project Implementation Progress

5. Harbin Taiping District Heating Subproject is to construct 2×116 MW CFB hot water boilers, install a primary heating network with a total length of 22 km, and install 40 new heat exchange stations. The maximum design heating capacity is 323 MW and the newly added heat-supply area will be 4 million m2. Moreover, 18 scattered and low efficiency small coal-fired boilers will be closed or demolished upon construction of the subproject.

6. There are four ADB loaned contract packages (three equipment packages and one civil work), including “supply and installation of boilers and auxiliaries” (HTPM&E-1), “supply and installation of boiler ancillary equipment”(HTPM&E-2), “supply and installation of heat pipelines, HESs, and SCADA” (HTPM&E-3), and “civil works of heat source” (HEBTJ01). For the HTPM&E-1, HTPM&E-2 and HEBTJ01, most of the construction works have been

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completed. For the civil package of HTPM&E-3, the bidding document is being prepared, and the procurement was planned to be conducted in the first half of 2016. However, the procurement is delayed because of the changes on pipeline layout methods. The procurement work will be started after the design is determined. So during the report period, no civil construction was undertaken.

7. Jiamusi West District Heating Subproject is to install 67,864 m of primary heating network; construct 111 heat exchange stations, including 28 new and 83 rehabilitation ones by using closed small boiler houses; and install a SCADA control system. Upon completion of the subproject, the total district heating area will reach 14.8 million m2, including existing area of 7.3 million m2 and newly added area of 7.5 m2. It is planned to close or demolish 218 scattered and low efficiency coal-fired small boilers. The heat source comes from an existing combined heat and power (CHP) plant.

8. There are two procurement packages under ADB funding, including “supply of heat pipelines” (JMSHW01) and “supply and installation of equipment in HESs and SCADA” (JMSHW02). The Package JMSHW01 was awarded on 19 December 2014. Currently, the application and withdrawn of advanced payment is completed and the contractor has started the goods supply in accordance with the contract. For the Package JMSHW02, the procurement is completed in November 2015.

9. For Qitaihe District Heating Expansion Subproject, new heating network with heat supply area of 5.81 million m2 will be added, including a total of 17,907 m of main pipeline and 12,501 m of branch pipeline; a total of 33 new HESs and 2 boosting pump stations will be constructed; 1.8 million m2 of low temperature direct heating network will be retrofitted to high temperature indirect heating network, including 3,732 m of main pipeline and 3,904 m of branch pipeline of the primary network, and 17,575 m of secondary network; and 10 existing heat distribution stations will be retrofitted from direct heating to indirect heating HESs.

10. There are three ADB loaned procurement packages, including “supply of heat pipeline 1” (QTHHW-01), “supply of heat pipeline 2” (QTHHW-02), and “pipeline civil works and installation” (QTHTJ01). The contract of QTHTJ01 has been awarded in August 2015, and 50% work has been completed by the end of 2015.

11. Tongjiang Heat Source Construction Subproject includes the construction of 3×58MW coal-fired CFB hot water boilers and ancillary facilities, installation of 16,550 m heat pipeline, and installation of 24 HESs (with heat supply capacities in the range of 50,000 m2 to 210,000 m2). The current heat supply area by the PIA is 1,210,900 m2, and newly added area of 1,466,100 m2. After completion of the subproject, the total heat supply area will reach 2,677,000 m2 and 36 scattered and low efficiency coal-fired small boilers are planned to be closed or demolished.

12. There are four procurement packages (three equipment procurement packages and one civil work package) under ADB loan, including “supply and installation of boilers and auxiliaries” (TJHW-01), “supply of HESs and SCADA” (TJHW-02), “supply of heat pipeline” (TJHW-03), and “civil works of boiler plant” (TJTJ01). The contract TJHW-01 and TJTJ01 was signed. The bid for contract TJHW-02 is disqualified since the bidder didn’t respond to ADB requirements. The construction of the contract TJTJ01 was completed by the end of 2015.

13. Yichun Tangwanghe District Heating Network Expansion Subproject is to

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construct 27.4 km of heating network, install 12 new HESs and rehabilitate 10 ones. The existing heating area in Tangwanghe is 360,000 m2, in which Tangwanghe Baohuabanchang CHP serves a district heating area of 70,000 m2, and decentralized small boilers cover a heating area of 290,000 m2. The total district heating area will reach 1.52 million m2 upon completion of the subproject. It is planned to shut down or remove 16 scattered, inefficiency small coal-fired boilers.

14. There are 2 procurement packages under ADB funding, including “supply and installation of equipment in HESs and SCADA” (YCTWHDH-01) and “supply of heat pipelines” (YCTWHDH-02). For Package YCTWHDH-01, currently, both packages have been completed.

15. Jiagedaqi District Heating Network Expansion Subproject is to construct 21,000 m of primary heating network (DN200-DN1200), build 30 new HESs for reaching a district heating area of 6 million m2, including 2.25 million m2 of current district heating area and 3.75 million m2 of new district heating area. Upon completion of the subproject, 68 inefficient small coal-fired boilers will be closed.

16. There are two procurement packages using ADB loan, including “supply and installation of equipment in HESs and SCADA” (JGDQHW01) and “supply of heat pipelines” (JGDQHW02). The local government of the subproject is proposing to ownership change of the facility of the PIA. However, the subproject scope is likely to remain the same.

17. The rest three subprojects of Yichun Xinqing, Jidong and Raohe were cancelled.

II. INSTITUTIONAL SETUP AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPERVISION

A. Institutional responsibilities for environmental management

18. Executive Agency. Heilongjiang Provincial Government (HPG) is the executing agency for the project. A project leading group1 headed by the provincial deputy governor was established and is responsible for directing the project and providing policy guidance during project implementation. The PMO has been set up under the project leading group and is responsible for coordinating the implementation of project activities on behalf of the HPG.

19. Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for implementing EMP. In the design stage, the PMO and the nine implementation agencies (IAs) request design institutes to incorporate mitigation measures specified in the EMP in the detailed designs. To ensure the contractors comply with the EMP, the PMO and the IAs assisted by the environmental consultants prepare and provide the following specification clauses to incorporate in the bidding procedures: (i) a list of environmental management requirements to be budgeted by the bidders in their tendering documents; (ii) environmental clauses for contractual terms and

1 A project leading group, consisting of the HPDRC, HPFB, Heilongjiang Construction Bureau (HCB), and

Heilongjiang EPB will provide policy direction and operational guidance.

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conditions; and (iii) environmental monitoring requirements in domestic EIAs, the CEIA and the EMP. The PMO supported by environment consultants, prepare semi-annual environment progress reports and submit them to ADB and the provincial EPB.

20. Implementing Agencies (IAs) form the environmental management units (EMUs), which consist of a leader and an appropriate number of staff to coordinate environmental issues. The EMUs are in charge of (i) implementation of EMP at each subproject level; (ii) supervising the implementation of mitigation measures during construction; (iii) supervising contractors and construction supervision companies (CSCs)’ internal monitoring and coordinating the compliance monitoring; (iv) implementation of training programs for contractors; (v) incorporating environmental management, monitoring, and mitigation measures into the construction and operation management plans; (vi) reporting on the EMP performance to the PMO semiannually; and (vii) arranging reviews of environmental monitoring and responding to any unanticipated impacts. The EMUs are technically supported by environment consultant and supervised by the provincial EPB and the municipal EPBs.

21. Municipal Environment Protection Bureaus (EPBs) is responsible for (i) undertaking the ambient monitoring program presented in the Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP); (ii) reviewing the project semiannual environmental monitoring reports and, if appropriate, directing the PMO and IAs to address any subproject deficiencies; (iii) coordinating with the IAs on waste management and decommissioning of existing small boilers; and (iv) participating in the GRM. The EPBs are also invited to participate in subproject environmental compliance monitoring inspections.

22. Loan implementation environment consultants (LIEC). A LIEC has been hired under the loan implementation consultancy services. The LIEC advise the PMO, IAs, contractors and the CSCs on all aspects of environmental management and monitoring for the project. The LIEC (i) assist the PMO to update the EMP and environmental monitoring program; (ii) verify the implementation of the environmental protection measures specified in the EMP; (iii) review internal and compliance monitoring reports and the semi-annual environment performance report; (iv) prepare the semi-annual environmental monitoring verification report; (v) provide training to the PMO, the IAs, contractors and CSCs on environmental management implementation and monitoring; (vi) identify any environment-related implementation issues and suggest necessary corrective actions, and reflect these in a environment management plan; and (vii) undertake site visits as required.

23. Contractors are (i) responsible for implementing relevant mitigation measures and internal monitoring during construction specified in EMP supported by the CSC, and (ii) under the supervision of the municipal EPB.

24. Construction supervision companies (CSCs). CSCs are selected through PRC bidding procedure by the IAs. The CSCs are responsible for supervising construction progress and quality, and EMP implementation on construction sites. Each CSC must at least one environmental engineer on each construction site to: (i) supervise contractor’s EMP and EHSMP implementation performance; (ii) conduct internal environmental inspection and monitoring; (iii) fill out monthly environmental performance forms to be submitted to the PMO.

25. Environment Monitoring Station (EMS) of each project city ensure in compliance with the PRC’s environmental standards and regulations through regular and random environmental compliance monitoring and inspection during construction and operation. The

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EMSs conduct the actual environmental compliance monitoring and inspection on behalf of each municipal EPB.

III. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS

26. Compliance with covenants defined in the Loan Agreement and Project Agreement that directly or indirectly refer to environment, health and safety, and the implementation of the EMP, is rated satisfactory. The project complies with most covenants, with some not yet due. A list of loan covenants and compliance status is shown Table III.1 below.

Table III.1: Compliance with environment related project covenants

Covenants Reference to Loan

Documents Status of

Compliance

PROJECT AGREEMENT

a) The HPG shall ensure, and cause the PIAs to ensure, that the preparation, design, construction, implementation, operation and decommissioning of the Project and all Project facilities comply with (a) all applicable laws and regulations of the Borrower relating to environment, health and safety; (b) the Environmental Safeguards; and (c) all measures and requirements set forth in the IEE, EMP and any corrective or preventative actions set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report.

Schedule: Execution of Project Para 3

In compliance. No violation was observed or reported by the PIAs.

b) The HPG shall ensure, and cause the PIAs to ensure, that all bidding documents and contracts for Works contain provisions that require contractors to:

(1) comply with the measures relevant to the contractor set forth in the IEE, EMP and any corrective or preventative actions as set forth in a Safeguards Monitoring Report;

(2) make available a budget for all, such as environmental and social measures; and

(3) provide the HPG, through the PIAs, with a written notice of (i) any unanticipated environmental risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE and EMP, and/or (ii) any other unanticipated social risks or impacts that arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project.


In compliance.

c) The HPG shall do, and cause the PIAs to do, the following:

(1)submit (i) semiannual Safeguards Monitoring Reports during construction, and (ii) annual Safeguard Monitoring Reports for environment during operation of Project facilities, to ADB for review and disclose relevant information from such reports to affected persons promptly upon submission;

(2)if any unanticipated environmental and/or social risks and impacts arise during construction, implementation or operation of the Project that were not considered in the IEE and/or EMP, promptly inform ADB of the


The two EMRs have been submitted.

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Covenants Reference to Loan

Documents Status of

Compliance

occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event and proposed corrective action plan; and

(3)report any actual or potential breach of compliance with the measures and requirements set forth in the EMP promptly after becoming aware of the breach.

d) The HPG shall cause the PIAs to complete the closure of around 470 small coal-fired heat boilers identified for closure under the Project by 2017. The demolition of boilers, in particular the handling and disposal of wastes including asbestos or asbestos contaminated materials, if any, shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions set forth in the IEE and EMP. The cost associated with the handling, transport and disposal of asbestos or asbestos contaminated materials shall be included in the Project. The HPG shall ensure that before Project completion, site investigation of contaminated land has been conducted, and site-specific remedial measures have been developed, reviewed and cleared by the concerned local environment protection bureaus and ADB. The HPG shall cause the PIAs to ensure that (a) all permanent employees affected by the closure of such small boilers under the Project are reemployed in a timely manner and in accordance with the Labor Retrenchment and Reemployment Plan, so that they shall be at least as well off as they would have been in the absence of the Project; (b) casual workers are reemployed where possible; (c) employment training is arranged for the remaining unemployed seasonal workers; (d) adequate staff, resources and budget are committed for monitoring and supervision of the Labor Retrenchment and Reemployment Plan; and (e) implementation of the Labor Retrenchment and Reemployment Plan is reported to the HPG and ADB through semiannual progress reports, and Project completion reports.


78 small coal-fired boilers have been decommissioned by the end of 2015. Implementation of labor and retrenchment and reemployment plan is undertaken.

e) The HPG shall ensure that, within 2 months of the Effective Date, a grievance redress mechanism, acceptable to ADB and in accordance with the PAM, is established and functioning effectively to (a) review and document eligible complaints of Project stakeholders; (b) proactively address grievances; (c) provide the complainants with notice of the chosen mechanism/action; and (d) prepare periodic reports to summarize (i) the number of complaints received and resolved, (ii) chosen actions, and (iii) final outcomes of the grievances and make these reports available to ADB. Eligible complaints shall include (a) those related to the Project; (b) any of the service providers; (c) any person responsible for carrying out the Project; (d) complaints on misuse of funds and other irregularities; and (e) grievances due to any safeguards and gender issues.


In compliance. Grievance Redress Mechanism has been established. No complaints were received in the second half of 2015.

IV. ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT READINESS

27. The project’s readiness in terms of environmental management was assessed by the LIEC based on the indicators listed below and derived from the project EMP. Project

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readiness is rated satisfactory. Environmental commitments are being carried out and environmental management systems are in place for civil work contracts that have been awarded. Environment supervision is in place (as described in Section III of this report).

Table IV.1: Project Readiness Assessment Indicators Indicator Criteria Assessment Comments

CEIA approval and

disclosure

The CEIA was cleared by ADB, and disclosed

on ADB’s project website

Yes CEIA disclosed

in 2012

Measures during

detailed design

implemented

Measures defined in the EMP, Detailed Design

Phase, included in detailed designs for each

component.

Yes

Included in the

EMP, and

reflected in the

engineering

designs

EMP update

The EMP was updated after detailed design,

and cleared by ADB

Yes The updated

EMP is included

in the 1st EMR

(June 2015)

Compliance with

loan covenants

The borrower complies with loan covenants

related to project design and environmental

management planning

Yes See Section III.

Consultation, GRM

Meaningful consultation completed Yes See Section

VIII.

GRM (including PPCUs) established and

discussed with / disseminated to relevant

stakeholders

Yes

Evaluation questionnaire to gauge the

usefulness of the training/capacity building

component established

No Not yet

Environmental

Supervision in

place

EMUs established within PMOs

LIEC contracted

EMSs contracted

CSCs contracted

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bidding documents

and contracts with

environmental

safeguards

Bidding documents and contracts incorporating

the environmental activities and safeguards

listed as loan assurances, and provisions of the

EMP

Yes

Contractor

readiness

Environmental, Health and Safety Management

Plan (EHSMP) established for construction

sites

Internal environmental monitoring plan

prepared

Yes

Yes

Baseline

Environmental

Monitoring

Relevant environmental baseline monitoring

conducted prior to construction

Yes Use the

baseline data in

the PPTA

V. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS MEASURES IMPLEMENTED IN THE REPORTING PERIOD

28. The potential impacts and mitigation measures and the environmental monitoring plan during construction and operation phases defined in the EMP are shown in the Appendix 2. The main mitigation measures during the construction are summarized in the following

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paragraphs.

29. Dust: Spray water on construction sites and material handling routes where fugitive dust is being generated; pay particular attention to dust suppression near sensitive receptors such as schools, hospitals, or residential areas; cover materials during truck transportation, in particular, the fine material, to avoid spillage or dust generation; pay particular attention to dust suppression near sensitive receptors.

30. Noise: Ensure that noise levels from equipment and machinery conform to the national standard, and properly maintain machinery to minimize noise; apply noise reduction devices or methods where piling equipment is operating within 500 m of sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, and residential areas; reduce noise at night, restrict the operation of machinery generating high levels of noise, such as piling, and movement of heavy vehicles along urban roads between 8 pm and 7 am the next day based on international best/common construction practice; incorporate noise considerations in public notification and public consultation; disseminate procedure of handling complaints through the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

31. Solid Waste: Establish temporary storage for solid wastes away from water bodies or other environmental sensitive areas, and regularly haul the waste to an approved landfill or designated dumping site; provide appropriate waste storage containers and reach agreement with local villages or residential communities for disposal of worker’s camp domestic waste through appropriate local facilities; make these arrangements prior to commencing construction; hire a contractor with proper credentials to remove all wastes from sites to approved waste disposal sites, according to appropriate domestic standards; hold contractors responsible for proper removal and disposal of any significant residual materials, wastes, and contaminated soils that remain on the ground after construction. Any planned paving or vegetating of the area shall be done as soon as the materials are removed to protect and stabilize the soil; prohibit waste incineration.

32. Solid waste generated by demolishing small boilers houses: in the case of asbestos impact, identify, properly label and pack asbestos as well as demolishing debris contaminated with asbestos during demolishing small boilers, and transport them in specific closed vehicles to the secured landfill in Harbin in accordance with the World Bank’s EHS Guideline; in the case of non-hazardous solid waste, maximize reuse/recycling of deconstruction wastes generated during demolition (e.g. iron, bricks, windows, doors, steel bars, sell them to local waste recycling stations), dispose other demolition debris in municipal solid waste landfills or special construction and demolition debris landfills subject to approval by the municipal EPBs.

33. Soil erosion: Minimize active open excavation areas during pipeline trenching activities and some foundation works, and use appropriate compaction techniques for those constructions; construct intercepting ditches and drains to prevent runoff entering construction sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage; limit construction and material handling during periods of rains and high winds; plant grass in the heating plants to protect ground, especially on sandy soil areas.

34. Soil contamination: Properly store petroleum products, hazardous materials and wastes on impermeable surfaces in secured and covered areas, and use the best management practice to avoid soil contamination; remove all construction wastes from the site to approved spoil disposal sites.

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35. Wastewater: All areas where construction equipment is being washed will be equipped with water collection basins and sediment traps; septic treatment and disposal systems will be installed at construction camps along with proper maintenance protocols; for areas with oily wastewater discharges, oil-water separators will be installed before the sedimentation basin.

36. Flora and Fauna: Preserve existing vegetation where no construction activity is planned, or temporarily preserve vegetation where activity is planned for a later date; properly backfill, compact, and re-vegetate pipeline trenches after heating pipeline installation; protect existing trees and grassland during constructions; when a tree has to be removed or an area of grassland disturbed, replant trees and re-vegetate the area after construction; remove trees or shrubs only as a last resort if they impinge directly on permanent structures; in compliance with the PRC’s forestry law, undertake compensatory planting of an equivalent or larger area of affected trees and vegetation.

37. The Consultant has provided the monthly environmental supervision report template to the PIAs and provided training to them on EMP implementation. The PIAs are required to collect information for the monthly environmental supervision report with the support from their construction supervision companies (CSC). In the report period, there were construction activities in Qitaihe, Tangwanghe, Tongjiang and Jiamusi subprojects. The IAs submitted the monthly environmental supervision report in the second half of 2015 (Appendix II). Base on the monthly environmental supervision report, relevant environment mitigation measures have been implemented per EMP requirements. The contractors have improved the environmental management.

VI. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities

38. The project monitoring program focuses on the environment within the project‘s area of influence. Contractors and CSCs are conducting daily internal environmental inspections and monitoring. Inspection and monitoring results are documented in monthly internal environment inspection reports, submitted to the PMOs and the LIEC (included as Appendix 2 to this EMR).

39. The Tongjiang Environmental Monitoring Stations was contracted by the PIA to conduct the environment compliance monitoring at construction sites of the Tongjiang Subproject, and Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co. was contracted in December 2015 for compliance environment monitoring at construction sites of Jamusi, Harbin, Qitaihe, Tangwanghe and Jagedaqi subprojects. The updated environment monitoring program is shown in Table VI.1, which is derived from the original monitoring plan defined in the EMP of the CEIA.

Table VI.1: Updated environmental compliance monitoring program during construction

Subject Parameter Location Frequency

Construction Phase

Air TSP, NOx, PM10 At all construction sites and sensitive receivers nearby (at least five point)

one day per time, four times per year

Noise LAeq At all construction sites and sensitive receivers nearby (at least

Twice per day (once in day time and

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Subject Parameter Location Frequency

five point) once at night time) for one day, four times per year

Operation Phase

Air TSP Boundaries of HSP One day per time, two times per year.

Noise HSP LAeq Boundaries of HSP One day per time, two times per year.

EHS LAeq Boundaries of EHS One day per time, one time per year.

Source: Adapted from project EMP, monitoring plan.

40. In the report period, there were construction activities in Tongjiang, Jiamusi, Tangwanghe and Qitaihe, in which the IA of Tongjiang entrusted the local EMS to conduct the compliance monitoring; while Yuchi Environmental Testing Co (Yuchi) conducts the monitoring for the other cities. But the contract with Yuchi was signed in December 2015, at that time there were no constructions in all project cities due to cold climate. So only the monitoring for the operation phase of Harbin Subproject was conducted during the report period.

41. Monitoring Result in Tongjiang: Environmental monitoring was conducted at the construction site of Tongjiang subproject on 11 November 2015 and the results are shown in Table VI-2. The results indicate that air quality is in compliance with Class II standards of Ambient Air Quality Standards (both GB3095-1996 and GB3095-20122).

Table VI-2: Environmental Monitoring Results in Tongjiang (mg/m3, daily average)

Pollutant East of

construction site

South of construction

site

West of construction

site

North of construction

site

No.1 Middle School

Standard GB3095-

1996 Class II

Standard GB3095-

2012 Class II

SO2 0.006 0.006 0.005 0.006 0.007 0.15 0.15

NOx3 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.10 0.10

PM10 0.144 0.130 0.126 0.124 0.083 0.15 0.15

Source: Tongjiang Environmental Monitoring Station

42. Boundary noise levels around the construction facility were also measured and the results are presented in Table VI-3. The results show that the noise levels are in compliance with Class II standard in Environmental Noise at Boundary of Industrial Enterprises Standards (GB12349) and also meet the Class II of Environment Quality Standards of Noise (GB3039).

Table VI-3: Noise Monitoring Results in Tongjiang (dB(A))

Time East of

construction site

South of construction

site

West of construction

site

North of construction

site

No.1 Middle School

GB12348-2008

Standard

GB3096 Standard

2 The standard of GB3095-20012 took effect on 1st Jan. 2016 nationwide, the applicable standard for the

subproject area in the reporting period was GB3095-1996. 3 The monitoring data provided by the EMS, by using standard method of constant potential electrolysis, was NOx,

not NO2.

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Day 47.7 44.9 52.2 54.2 49.4 60 60

Night 43.2 42.4 43.3 44.6 42.7 55 50

Source: Tongjiang Environmental Monitoring Station

43. Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD., (the certificated environmental monitoring entity, tis certificate is in Appendix 5) conducted the environmental monitoring during the operation phase of Harbin Subproject on 25 December 2015 and the results are shown in Table VI-4. The monitoring locations are shown in Figure VI-1. The results indicate that air quality is in compliance with Class II of Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-1996).

Figure VI-1: Monitoring location

Table VI-4: Environmental Monitoring Results for Harbin Taiping Subproject (mg/m

3)

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Monitoring location TSP Standard

GB3095-1996 Class II

West boundary (Chang’an Community A) 0.153

0.3 South boundary (Chang’an Community B) 0.168

East boundary (Railway family dormitory building) 0.214

North boundary (Dongtie Garden Community) 0.199

Source: Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD.

44. Noise levels at the boundary of the HSP and the EHS within the HSP were also monitored and the results are presented in Table VI-5. The results show that the noise levels are in compliance with Class II standard in Environmental Noise at Boundary of Industrial Enterprises (GB12348-2008) and also meet the Class 4a standards in Environment Quality Standards of Noise (GB3096), except the noise level of EHS exceed the standard. The IA has already adopted the measures to mitigate the impact from the EHS on the acoustic environment.

Table VI-3: Noise Monitoring Results in Harbin (dB(A))

Time West

boundary South

boundary East

boundary North

boundary EHS in the

HSP

GB12348-2008

Standard

GB3096 Standard

Day 45.5 52.1 58.7 46 71.3 60 70

Night 41.2 42.1 47.6 42.1 61.3 55 55

Source: Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD.

45. The IA of Harbin Subcomponent (Harbin Taiping Heating Co. Ltd) has provided the online monitoring data of the boiler during the operation phase. The consultant selects some representative data listed in Table VI-4. It can be seen from the results that the pollutants from the boiler are in compliance with the standard for the new built coal fired boiler in the Emission Standard of Air Pollutants for Boilers (GB13271-2014).

Table VI-4: Online monitoring data of Harbin Subcomponent (mg/Nm3)

Pollutant Dec. 22 2015 Jan. 1 2016 Jan. 11 2016 Jan. 21 2016 Standard

GB13271-2014

PM 15.3 31.8 30.4 27.6 50

SO2 266.9 242.4 177.6 219.6 300

NOx 49.1 68.4 112 123.7 300

Source: Harbin Taiping Heating Co., Ltd.

VII. CLOSURE OF SMALL BOILERS

46. The Project was expected to demolish 371 small, inefficient and coal-fired boilers. As of the end of 2015, 78 small boilers have been demolished (see Table VII-1). More detailed information about these small boilers is shown in Appendix 6.

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Table VII-1: Small Boilers Closed by September 2015

No. Subproject Number of Small

Boilers Boilers Closed

Remaining Boilers

1 Qitaihe DH 15 11 4

2 Harbin Taiping HP and DH 18 15 6

3 Jiagedaqi DH 68 0 68

4 Jiamusi West DH 218 18 200

5 Jidong County DH (Dropt) 32 cancelled -

6 Raohe Town HP and DH (Dropt) 19 cancelled 19

7 Tongjiang City HP and DH 36 23 13

8 Yichun City-Tangwanghe DH 16 11 5

9 Yichun City-Xinqing DH (Dropt) 48 cancelled -

Total 371 78 293

Note: DH = district heating, HP = heating plant. Source: Data were provided by PIAs.

VIII. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

47. Public consultation during EIA for each subproject has been conducted during preparation of the domestic EIAs and the CEIA in accordance with the PRC Interim Guideline on Public Consultation in EIA (2006) and ADB’s SPS (2009). Information disclosure and public consultation included: two rounds of internet/newspaper disclosure; numerous meetings with key stakeholders, including representatives of the affected public, local authorities and sector specific organizations; informal visits to communities and households in the project areas; two questionnaire surveys; and a wider stakeholder meeting attended by affected people and other concerned stakeholders.

48. Public consultation during reporting period. In the reporting period, there was no public consultation activity in the project cities.

49. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) was established in each project city in compliance with ADB’s SPS requirement to prevent and address community concerns and assist the project to maximize environmental and social benefits. The GRM was presented and discussed with potentially affected persons during public consultation.

50. LIEC assessment of GRM. The LIEC has provided support in establishing the GRM in the cities, has reviewed its performance, and made the following observations:

a) The PMO has established a Project Public Complaint Unit (PPCU), coordinated by the environment management units (EMU);

b) The contact details for the entry points (e.g. phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, etc.) are publicly disseminated on information boards at construction sites and on the website of the local government. Clear redress procedures have been established, based on the GRM defined in the CEIA (2011);

c) Training was provided by the LIEC in December 2014, respectively to GRM access

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points;

d) The PPCUs have established GRM tracking and documentation systems in both project cities.

Table VIII-1 Contact details for the entry points of each subproject

Agency Contact person

Position Telephone E-mail

Harbin Taiping IA of Harbin Zhang Cheng Section chief 13936168730 [email protected]

Tangwanghe

Contractor Wang

Xiaoguang Project manager

13904580338 [email protected]

Construction supervisor

Guo Dehai Project manager 13846689440 [email protected]

LEPB Ma Shengli Director general 13359660909 [email protected] PPCU Wang Qiang Deputy director 18704587007 [email protected]

IA Yan Ruihai Deputy project

manager 13945893068 [email protected]

Tongjiang Contractor Li Zhihua Project manager 13796691920

Construction supervisor

Zhao Feng Chief engineer 13351645857

EPB Gao Yongsheng Supervision chief 13019753313

IA Chen Diangui Chief engineer 15177193777

51. Jiamusi and other subprojects will provide the contact details in early 2016.

IX. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING

52. A capacity building and training program has been defined in the project EMP, which addresses immediate training needs, i.e. training needed for project personnel in order to ensure that contractors and CSCs are well versed in environmentally sound practices and are able to undertake all construction with the appropriate environmental safeguards. The plan defined in the project EMP has been reviewed by the PMO and the LIEC (see Table VIII.1).

53. The environmental consultants of the loan implementation consulting team conducted training to the staff, technicians and managers from the PMO, the IAs, the contractors, the CSC and other related units at the beginning of the TA service (in December 2014). The main contents of training included i) introduction of the international best practice on soil erosion protection; ii) district heating and emission reduction and climate change; iii) introduction of ADB’s SPS and the World Bank’s Environment, Health and Safety; iv) EMP and mitigation measures during both construction and operation; v) project GRM implementation; and vi) best practices for EMP implementation during construction including responsibilities of contractors and CSCs.

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Figure VIII.1 Environmental Training Provided by the Consultants

54. The contractor and CSC’s monthly standard forms (Appendix 2) for recording environmental management and mitigation measures were distributed to all the contractors and the CSCs by the consultants, which were required to be submitted to the PMO, PIUs and the consultants monthly with the signatures of managers and environmental engineers of contractors and CSCs. Some of the forms are presented in Appendix 2-4.

Table VIII.1 Short-term Capacity Building and Training Program (adapted from Project EMP)

Topic Attendees/ Number of

participants/location

Date and

Venue

(Completed

and Planned)

Comments

ADB’s and PRC’s environmental

laws, regulations

and policies

PMO, IAs,

contractors

30 Participants / in the

conference room of

Harbin Juxiantang Hotel

December

2014

(completed)

ADB’s safeguard policy statement and other

environmental regulations;

Project applicable PRC’s environmental laws,

policies, standards and regulations; International

environmental management

practice in civil

constructions

Grievance

Redress

Mechanism

PMO, PPCU,

IAs, Local EPBs,

residential

communities,

and

Stakeholders

30 Participants / in the conference room of Harbin Juxiantang Hotel

December 2014 (completed)

GRM structure,

responsibilities, and

timeframe

Implementation of

environment

monitoring plan

PMO, IAs,

contractors,

CSCs

30 Participants / in the conference room of Harbin Juxiantang Hotel


Impacts and mitigation

measures during

construction and operation;

Monitoring and auditing

mechanism; Reporting requirements; Corrective

action of EMP

International good practices and

technologies in

district heating

IA, local EPBs 30 Participants / in the conference room of Harbin Juxiantang Hotel


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X. ISSUES, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS

55. The project implementation progress is relatively smooth and the construction quality is satisfactory. As the project management procedures become clearer for IAs, the project implementation will get more improvements.

56. EMP implementation is generally satisfactory. Contractors have assigned staff in charge of daily environment, health and safety inspections. CSCs including environmental supervision staff have been contracted. Monthly internal monitoring reports were prepared by contractors and CSCs, and submitted to the PMOs, the environment management units (EMUs) were established. GRMs have been setup in both PMO and IAs. So far, no complaints have been filed. .The monitoring results of Tongjiang subproject is in compliance with relative standards. The monitoring results of Harbin subproject is in compliance with relative standards, except the noise level of EHS exceeded the standard. The operators have already adopted the measures to mitigate the impact from the EHS on the acoustic environment. The pollutants from the boiler of Harbin subcomponent are in compliance with the standard for the new built coal fired boiler in the emission standard of air pollutants for boilers. The next report will include the monitoring results of other subproject during the construction and operation.

XI. APPENDIX

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A. Appendix 1: Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction and Operation

Item Potential Impacts

and Issues Mitigation Measures and/or Safeguards

Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Construction Phase

Soil Soil erosion due to construction activities

Minimize active open excavation areas during pipeline trenching activities and some foundation works, and use appropriate compaction techniques for those constructions

Construct intercepting ditches and drains to prevent runoff entering construction sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage

Limit construction and material handling during periods of rains and high winds

Stabilize all earthwork disturbance areas within maximum 14 days after earthworks have ceased at the sites

Plant grass in the heating plants to protect ground, especially on sandy soil areas

Properly slope or re-vegetate disturbed surfaces, such as compacted pipeline trenches

Appropriately set up temporary construction camps and storage areas to minimize land area required and impact on soil erosion

Contractors, CSCs PIAs, Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

Soil contamination Properly store petroleum products, hazardous materials and wastes on impermeable surfaces in secured and covered areas, and use the best management practice to avoid soil contamination

Remove all construction wastes from the site to approved spoil disposal sites

Provide spill cleanup measures and equipment at the construction site and require contractors to conduct training in emergency spill response procedures


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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Wastewater Surface and groundwater contamination from construction wastewater, and domestic water

All areas where construction equipment is being washed will be equipped with water collection basins and sediment traps

Septic treatment and disposal systems will be installed at construction camps along with proper maintenance protocols

For areas with oily wastewater discharges, oil-water separators will be installed before the sedimentation basin


Noise Noise from construction, machinery operation, and transportation activities

Ensure that noise levels from equipment and machinery conform to the National standard, and properly maintain machinery to minimize noise

Apply noise reduction devices or methods where piling equipment is operating within 500 m of sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, and residential areas

Locate sites for rock crushing, concrete-mixing, and similar activities at least 1 km away from sensitive areas

To reduce noise at night, restrict the operation of machinery generating high levels of noise, such as piling, and movement of heavy vehicles along urban roads between 8 pm and 7 am the next day based on international best/common construction practice

Public notification of construction operations will incorporate noise considerations; information procedure of handling complaints through the Grievance Redress Mechanism will be disseminated

Place temporary hoardings or noise barriers around noise sources during construction, if necessary

If noise standards are exceeded, equipment and construction conditions shall be checked, and mitigation measures shall be implemented to rectify the situation


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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Vibration Vibration generating by compacting and rolling

Prohibition of, pipeline trench compacting, pilling and road roller operation at night


Ambient Air Dust generating by construction activities

Spraying water on construction sites and material handling routes where fugitive dust is being generated

Pay particular attention to dust suppression near sensitive receptors such as schools, hospitals, or residential areas

Cover materials during truck transportation, in particular, the fine material, to avoid spillage or dust generation;

Pay particular attention to dust suppression near sensitive receptors such as schools, hospitals, or residential areas


Air emission from vehicles and construction equipment

Store petroleum or other harmful materials in appropriate places and covering to minimize fugitive dust and emission

Ensure vehicle emissions are in compliance with PRC standards of GB18352-2005, GB17691-2005, GB11340-2005, GB2847-2005, and GB18285-2005

Maintain vehicles and construction machineries to a high standard to ensure efficient running and fuel-burning and compliance with the PRC emission standards


Solid Waste Solid waste from construction activities

Establish temporary storage for solid wastes away from water bodies or other environmental sensitive areas, and regularly haul to an approved landfill or designated dumping site

Provide appropriate waste storage containers and reach agreement with local villages or residential communities for disposal of worker’s camp domestic waste through appropriate local facilities. These arrangements will be made prior to commencing construction


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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Hire a contractor with proper credentials to remove all wastes from sites to approved waste disposal sites, according to appropriate domestic standards

Hold contractors responsible for proper removal and disposal of any significant residual materials, wastes, and contaminated soils that remain on the ground after construction. Any planned paving or vegetating of the area shall be done as soon as the materials are removed to protect and stabilize the soil

Prohibit waste incineration

Hazardous and Polluting Materials from construction activities

Prepare and implement the protocol for the handling and disposal of hazardous and pollution construction materials including a spill prevention and emergency plan

Storage facilities for fuels, oil, and other hazardous materials shall be within secured areas on impermeable surfaces, and provided with bunds and cleanup installations

Vehicles and equipment will be properly staged in designated areas to prevent contamination of soil and surface water; vehicle, machinery and equipment maintenance and refueling shall be properly carried out so that spilled materials do not seep into the soil

Oil traps shall be provided for service areas and parking areas; and fuel storage and refilling areas will be located at least 300 m from drainage structures and important water bodies

Contractors’ fuel suppliers shall be properly licensed. They shall follow proper protocol for transferring fuel and the standard of Transportation, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous or Harmful Goods of JT 3145-88


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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Small boiler site A month before demolishing the small boilers, a survey and investigation for the small boiler sites will be conducted by the PIAs and the local EMCs under supervision of the local EPBs. The assessment will include contamination status of soil, groundwater, structures and surface water bodies if nearby. Base on the survey and investigation, if the environments are contaminated, the site restoration plan shall be developed taking into account the World Bank’s Group General EHS Guidelines on Construction and Decommissioning and follow up activities will be conducted by the PIAs under the supervision of the local EPBs.

Asbestos risk assessment will be conducted by the project city EPB under the supervision of Harbin Hazardous Wastes Disposal Center (HHWDC), which will be shared by the local EPBs, the PMO and ADB.

Local EPB PIAs, Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

In case of asbestos impact during demolishing small boilers houses

If unexpected asbestos and ACM is identified through the assessment, the removal, transport and disposal of asbestos and ACM will be carefully and professionally conducted. The associated costs will be included in the project.

Identify, properly label and pack asbestos as well as demolishing debris contaminated with asbestos during demolishing small boilers, and transport them in specific closed vehicles to the secured landfill of HHWDC in Harbin in accordance with the World Bank’s EHS Guideline

Proper protective clothing and specific equipment shall be provided by HHWDC to its trained team and demolishing contractors’ workers involving demolishing and disposal of asbestos during deconstruction of the small boilers

Demolition Contractor, HHWDC

PIAs, Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Train workers on the hazards, danger and procedures of working in areas contaminated with asbestos

A site contamination investigation will be undertaken in consultation with the local city EPB, and if necessary site specific plans taking into account the World Bank’s Group General EHS Guidelines on Construction and Decommissioning will be developed to address any site contamination. The plans will be reviewed by the local EPB and ADB. Contaminated spoil will be transported to suitable spoil disposal sites approved by the local EPB, and clean fill provided. The site will be rehabilitated to a level suitable for its proposed future use; the local EPB will approve the rehabilitation, and will require additional rehabilitation actions if necessary.

Non-hazardous solid waste generated by demolishing small boilers houses

Maximize reuse/recycling of deconstruction wastes generated during demolition (e.g. iron, bricks, windows, doors, steel bars etc.), sell them to local waste recycling stations)

Dispose other demolition debris in municipal solid waste landfills or special construction and demolition debris landfills subject to approval by the municipal EPBs

Throwing waste into the river will be strictly prohibited

Demolition Contractors, CSCs

PIAs, Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

Flora and Fauna Protection of vegetation, re-vegetation of disturbed areas; planting and compensatory planting trees and grass

Preserve existing vegetation where no construction activity is planned, or temporarily preserve vegetation where activity is planned for a later date

Properly backfill, compact, and re-vegetate pipeline trenches after heating pipeline installation

Protect existing trees and grassland during constructions; when a tree has to be removed or an area of grassland disturbed, replant trees and re-vegetate the area after

Contractor, CSCs PIAs, Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

construction

Remove trees or shrubs only as a last resort if they impinge directly on permanent structures; and

In compliance with the PRC’s forestry law, undertake compensatory planting of an equivalent or larger area of affected trees and vegetation

Community

Disturbance and

Safety

Traffic congestion and accident, and interruption in public utilities

Require contractors to consider the impact on traffic in construction scheduling. A traffic control and operation plan will be prepared and it shall be approved by each local traffic management administration before construction. The plan shall include provisions for diverting or scheduling construction traffic to avoid morning and afternoon peak traffic hours, regulating traffic at road crossings, building interim roads, selecting transport routes to reduce disturbance to regular traffic, reinstating roads, and opening them to traffic as soon as the construction is completed.

The plan shall also include coordination with other utility providers to ensure the construction activities will not interfere or interrupt with their services.

Plan construction activities so as to minimize disturbances to utility services. Temporary land occupation will be planned well ahead of construction to minimize its impact. Land will be reinstated to its original condition after construction

Implement safety measures around the construction sites to protect the public, including warning signs to alert the public to potential safety hazards, and barriers to prevent public access to construction sites


Occupational health Health damage and accidents during

Identify and minimize, so far as reasonably practicable, Contractors, CSCs PIAs, Local EPB,

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

and safety construction activities the causes of potential hazards to workers.

Provide preventive and protective measures, including modification, substitution, or elimination of hazardous conditions.

Provide appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to minimize risks, including ear protection, hard hats and safety boots.

Provide adequate safety protection equipment including firefighting systems.

Provide adequate signage in risk areas.

Provide procedures for limiting exposure to high noise or heat working environments in compliance with PRC noise standards for construction sites (GB12523-1990) and relevant international guidelines.

Provide training for workers, and establish appropriate incentives to use and comply with health and safety procedures and utilize PPE.

Provide training for workers on the storage, handling and disposal of hazardous wastes.

Provide procedures for documenting and reporting occupational accidents, diseases, and incidents.

Provide emergency prevention, preparedness, and response arrangements

Daily reminder on specific safety issues before operation

PMO, Consultant

Physical Cultural

Resources

Establish and conduct chance-find procedures for physical cultural resources

Cultural heritage sites will be preserved where identified. Strictly in accordance with PRC regulations, no person shall destroy, damage, deface, conceal or otherwise interfere with the relic


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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

If a new site is unearthed, work should be stopped immediately and the PIA and local cultural relic bureau promptly notified, and construction will resume only after a thorough investigation and with the permission of the appropriate authority.

Operation Phase

Air Quality Air pollution from heat source

Proper operation and maintenance of desulfurization, denitrification, dust removal equipment and online monitoring instruments

PIAs Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

Dust from coal and ash handling

Water will be sprayed to suppress dust during transporting and unloading coal

Water spraying of coal stockpiles will be optimized to minimize air flow through the stockpile;

Coal stockpiles will be compacted as required to minimize air ingress and the potential for auto ignition and loss of volatiles;

Enclosed trucks will be used for transportation of ash from heating plants to secondary user industry;

Water spraying on top layer of ash in the ash dykes will be conducted.


Noise Noise from coal crusher, draft fan, air compressor and water feed pumps in heat source

Provide acoustic enclosures, barriers, or shields to reduce noise;

Provide green belt all along the heating plants' boundary for further attenuation of noise;

Implement restricted access, and provision of protective equipment such as earmuffs and earplugs for personnel working in high noise generating areas;

Mufflers will be installed on vents of the boiler and air

Equipment supply and installation contractors, PIAs

Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

blowers and sound-proof shields will be installed on the power generators to mitigate the noise impact.

Noise from heat exchange stations

Install sound-proof shield and double window contractors, PIAs Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

Solid Wastes Fly ash and slag could affect soil and water quality if not properly managed

All fly-ash and slag will be stored on site and sold to the local construction industry as a raw building material and to be used as material for road construction.

No permanent on site ash disposal will be allowed.


Boiler decommissioning could affect soil, air and water quality if not managed properly.

All demolition wastes will be routinely collected by appropriately licensed waste management companies for reuse, recycling (e.g. equipment; steel, iron and other metals; salvageable wood and building materials; etc.) or final disposal in a licensed waste facility (e.g. for non-recyclable materials). Waste management will be undertaken in consultation with local authorities.

No onsite landfills will be permitted at any demolition site.

No burning of wastes will be permitted at any demolition site.

A site contamination investigation will be undertaken in consultation with the local city EPB, and if necessary site specific plans will be developed to address any site contamination. Contaminated spoil will be transported to suitable spoil disposal sites approved by the local EPB, and clean fill provided. The site will be rehabilitated to a level suitable for its proposed future use; the local EPB will approve the rehabilitation, and will require additional rehabilitation actions if necessary.

Homeowners who choose to dispose their household stoves should be given access to the services of the waste management companies noted above.

PMO Local EPB, Consultant

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

Wastewater Water pollution and reuse in heat source plant

Wastewater will be treated to achieve maximum reuse and recycling;

Leachate and drainage from the coal storage yard will be collected and drained into the storage pond for reuse in spraying the coal storage yard and treated to remove the particles before reuse;

All HSPs’ sanitation facilities will discharge to septic systems and municipal sewer networks that meet relevant PRC standards;

Runoffs from HSPs will be directed to sedimentation basins, and wastewater will be reused if possible, for dust suppression. Solid waste residue in the basins will be cleared as required and transported to local EPB approved landfills;

For areas with oily wastewater discharges, oil-water separators will be installed before discharging to the sedimentation basins; and

Wastewater will be treated for removal of oil and grease and it will be re-used on-site for horticulture.

Any oil and grease sludge skimmed out from the treatment process will be collected and handed over to recycler as per PRC standards.


Wastewater from heat exchange stations

Regularly clean the sedimentation tank, dispose of accumulated sludge and sediments in the municipal landfill; and

Conduct environmental monitoring for the backwash effluent based on the EMP before discharging into the sewer.


Backwash effluent from heat exchange

Build an equalization and sedimentation tank in each HES for pH adjustment and sedimentation (SS≤400mg/L)

Equipment contractors, PIAs

Local EPB, PMO, Consultant

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Responsibility

Who Implements

Who Supervise

stations before the backwash effluent is discharged into the municipal sewer;

Community

Disturbance and

Safety

Occupational and community health and safety

Conduct regular inspections of the district heating network, and repair defects promptly; and

Comply with the PRC State Administration of Worker Safety Laws and Regulations


Boiler Demolition Economic displacement

Labor Retrenchment Plan (LRP) developed and implemented in accordance with PRC applicable laws

PIAs PMO, Consultant

Associated heat

source

Compliance with approved EIAs and EMPs

Review environmental monitoring and compliance reports of project’s associated facilities of the heating plants and transmission tunnel/pipeline, suggest corrective actions if necessary.

PIAs, PMO municipal EPBs

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B. Appendix 2 – Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring report - Tongjiang

35

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C. Appendix 3. Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring reports - Qitaihe

37

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D. APPENDIX 4. Contractors/CSCs’ monthly internal monitoring reports - Tangwanghe

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40

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E. Appendix 5. Certificate of Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co.

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F. Appendix 6. Summary of Demolishing small boilers (by the end of 2015)

No Owner # of

Boilers

Output of

Boiler (kW)

Date of Installation

Completion Date

Total Output of Boiler

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Annual Coal Consumption

(ton)

Annual heating days

Handling of the small boiler

Handling of the boiler house

Harbin Taiping Subproject

1 Harbin Chest Hospital

2 2100 1995 2013.10 4200 7094 4342 180 Close, scrap

Retention in the boiler

house

2 Harbin No.2 Hospital

2 1400 1990 2013.10 2800 5781 4343 180 Close, scrap


house

3 Harbin Blood Center

2 700 2002 2013.10 1400 2890 2895 180 Close, scrap

Demolished

4 Centers for Disease Control of Harbin City

2 1400 2004 2014.10 2800 5203 2895 180 Close, scrap


house

5 Family dormitory building of Harbin Yijiliugong District

1 2800 1977 2014.10 2800 7432 31848 180 Close, scrap

Demolished

6 Heilongjiang Engineering College

6 5600 1998 2013.10 33600 44594 2895 180 Close, scrap


house

Tongjiang Subproject

7 Bianmao Zonghe Building

1 1400 1994

2015 1400 13500 1080

180 Scrap Greening

8 West Wing Building for Mingxin Park

1 1400 2002

2015 1400 4300 409

180 Scrap Retention

9 Xulanji 1 1400 1999 2015 1400 12000 960 180 Scrap Greening

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No Owner # of

Boilers

Output of

Boiler (kW)


Completion Date


(kW)

Heating Area (m2)


(ton)

Annual heating days



Development Building

10 Residence for Communication Bureau

1 700 1999

2015 700 5400 383

180 Scrap Greening

11 Jianye Community 1 2800 1999 2015 2800 17200 3608 180 Scrap EHS

12 2-Floor Building in Fangchan Bungalow

1 1400 1996

2015 1400 4512 470

180 Scrap Greening

13 Shiji Garden 2 4200 2000 2015 8400 80170 6440 180 Scrap EHS

14 Central Hospital 1 1400 1993 2015 1400 10700 1024 180 Scrap EHS

15 Residence for Sports School

1 700 1996

2015 700 4900 360

180 Scrap Greening

16 Residence for Central Hospital

1 700 1993

2015 700 4800 412

180 Scrap Greening

17 Residence for Land Cultivation Office

1 700 1997

2015 700 3000 276

180 Scrap Retention

18 Old Residence for Tax Bureau

1 1400 1994

2015 1400 9300 773

180 Scrap Retention

19 Firefighting Crew Office

1 700 1999

2015 700 2000 137

180 Scrap Retention

20 Sanjiangcun Hotel 1 700 2001 2015.9 700 2100 130 180 Scrap Retention

21 Huanbao Hotal 1 700 1999 2015.9 700 5100 408 180 Scrap Retention

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No Owner # of

Boilers

Output of

Boiler (kW)


Completion Date


(kW)

Heating Area (m2)


(ton)

Annual heating days



22 China-Russia Building

1 700 1997 2015.9 700 5600 448

180 Scrap Retention

23 Telecommunication Bureau

1 700 1999 2015.9 700 4800 383

180 Scrap Retention

24 Grain shop 1 700 1998 2015.9 700 5300 424 180 Scrap Retention

25 Xintiandi Commercial Building

1 2800 2004

2015.9 700 11430 531

180 Scrap Retention

26 Building of Forestry Bureau

2 1400 1998 2015.9 2800 10400 474

180 Scrap Retention

27 Building of Industry and Commerce Bureau

1 700 1995

2015.9 700 2400 146

180 Scrap Retention

28 Shidai Garden 1 1400 1999 2015.9 1400 9800 792 180 Scrap Retention

Tangwanghe Subproject

29 Boiler House for Hospital

1 4200 1993.9 2015 4200 72136

5135 197 Scrap EHS

30 Boiler House for No.1 Middle School

1 4200 2003.10

2015 4200 33259

2300 197 Scrap EHS

31 Boiler House for Heating Company

1 4200 1995.9

2015 4200 6281

630 197 Scrap Retention

32 Boiler House for Court

1 1400 2003.9 2015 1400 7808

517 197 Scrap Retention

33 Boiler House for 1 4200 1996.9 2015 4200 39000 3950 197 Scrap Retention

45

No Owner # of

Boilers

Output of

Boiler (kW)


Completion Date


(kW)

Heating Area (m2)


(ton)

Annual heating days



Beijian

34 Boiler House for No.2 Middle School

1 4200 2003.9 2015 4200 38000

3213 197 Scrap EHS

35 No.2 School 1 2800 2003.9 2015 2800 12000 1236 197 Scrap EHS

36 Boiler House for Kindergarten

1 400 2003.9 2015 400 8500

8324 197 Scrap EHS

37 Heating Company

1 700 2002 2015 700

16000 1635

197 To steel mill

To steel mill

38 Automobile transportation company

2 1300 2000 2015 2600

18000 1865

197 To steel mill

To steel mill

Qitaihe Subproject

39 Taoshan Coal Selection Plant

2 2800

2014 5600 26000

180

40 Qiezihe Hexiang Driving School

2 40+70 2001 2014 110 1250

180

41 Yongxing Bath 1 700

2014 700 5000

180

42 Deke Clothing 1 350 2009 2014 350 612

180

43 Taiyang Decoration 1 140 2004 2014 140 615

180

44 Qimei Water Plant 2 2800 1998 2014 5600 23000

180

45 Apartment for the elderly

1 20000 180

46 Sanjiang 1 700 2007 2014 700 5000

180

46

No Owner # of

Boilers

Output of

Boiler (kW)


Completion Date


(kW)

Heating Area (m2)


(ton)

Annual heating days



Household Appliances

Jiamusi (Detailed information is under collection)

18

Total 78

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G. Appendix 7 Photos

Tongjiang HSP under Construction Jiamusi Pipeline under Construction

Tongjiang Boiler House under

Construction Tangwanghe HES

Noise Monitoring during operation

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Tongjiang HSP Bulletin Board for EHS on Construction Site

Examination of Pipe Leakage Repaving Road after Pipeline

Construction