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Project Number: 44011-013 February 2017

PRC: Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project

Prepared by Heilongjiang Project Management Office and HJI Group Corporation

Environmental Monitoring Report Loan No. 2898-PRC

4th Semiannual Report (July –December 2016)

February 2017

PRC: Heilongjiang Efficient District Heating Project

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

Development Bank.

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CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of January 2017)

Currency Unit – Chinese Yuan (CNY) US Dollar ($)

Currency Unit – CNY CNY1.00 = $0.1449

$1.00 = CNY6.90

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person 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 CSC Construction Supervision Company EA Executing Agency EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EMU Environmental Management Unit EPB Environmental Protection Bureau FSR Feasibility Study Report GHG Greenhouse gas GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HES Heat exchange station HPG Heilongjiang Provincial Government HSP Heat source plant LIEC Loan Implementation Environmental Consultant MEP Ministry of Environmental Protection NDRC National Development and Reform Committee NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide NOx Nitrogen Oxides OHS Occupational Health and Safety PAM Project Administration Manual PIA Project Implementation Agency PM10 Particulate Matter smaller than 10 micrometers PMO Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China PPTA Project Preparatory Technical Assistance SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement, ADB TSP Total Suspended Particulates

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

cm centimeter

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

kg kilogram km kilometer kWh kilowatt hours m meter m2 square meter m³ cubic meters mg/l milligrams per liter mg/m3 milligrams per 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 1

A. Report Purpose and Rationale 1

B. Project Objective and Components 1

C. Project Implementation Progress 2

II. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION 5

III. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS MEASURES IMPLEMENTED 7

IV. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESULTS 9

A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities 9

B. Monitoring results and analyses 9

V. CLOSURE OF SMALL BOILERS 17

VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 18

VII. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING 20

VIII. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS 21

IX. CONCLUSIONS 23

APPENDIXES 24

Appendix 1: Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures during Construction and

Operation 25

Appendix 2: Certificate of Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co. 34

Appendix 3: Summary of Demolishing Small Boilers (as of December 2016) 35

Appendix 4 :Photos of construction sites and environmental monitoring 46

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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 Heilongjiang project management offices (the PMO) of Heilongjiang Province for the Heilongjiang Energy Efficient District Heating Project (the project). This EMR covers the period of July to December 2016 and it is based on i) the four compliance environmental monitoring reports of Tongjiang (operation phase), Jiamusi (construction phase), Qitaihe (construction phase) and Harbin (operation phase) Subprojects, provided by Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD., (the certificated environmental monitoring entity for Harbin, Jamusi and Qitaihe Subproject); ii) The contractors and construction supervision companies’ (CSCs) internal environmental inspection 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. It presents project implementation progress, institutional setup for EMP implementation, supervision and monitoring; environmental monitoring results; project readiness assessment; the grievance redress mechanism (GRM); as well as the assessment of effectiveness of environmental impact mitigation measures implemented.

B. Project Objective and Components

3. In 2012 the People’s Republic of China (PRC) received a $150 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the 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: 17-21 October 2016

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 December 2016, five subprojects are under construction. Qitaihe and Jiamusi subprojects have been under construction started from May 2015 and construction activities continue in 2016. Tongjiang heat source plant, Harbin Taiping heat source plant and Yichun Tangwanghe subprojects are essentially completed. Four subprojects (Jidong, Jiagedaqi, Yichun Xinqing and Raohe) have been implemented using domestic funds and will be cancelled from ADB financing. The executing agency (EA) has also proposed to add a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant subproject in Hailin to utilize the saving of ADB loan proceeds. The expected project impact is improved urban environment, quality of life of local residents, and higher economic growth in the project cities. The Project brings many benefits including environmental protection and improvement, climate change and local social and economic development. The components of each subproject are summarized in Table 1-2 (not including the 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 m2)

1 Harbin Taiping HSP & DH

2 x 116 MW CFB

40 Yes 22 18 4.0

2 Jiamusi West DH _ 111 Yes 68 218 14.8

3 Qitaihe DH _ 33 Yes 30 15 7.6

4 Tongjiang City HSP& DH

3 x 58 MW CFB

24 Yes 17 36 2.7

5 Yichun City - Tangwanghe DH

_ 22 Yes 27 16 1.5

Total 406 230 164 303 30.6

CFB = circulated fluidized-bed, DH = district heating, HSP = heating source plant, km = kilometer, m2 = 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, heat exchange stations (HESs), and SCADA” (HTPM&E-3), and “civil works of heat source” (HEBTJ01). For the HTPM&E-1, HTPM&E-2 and HEBTJ01, the construction

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works have been completed. For the package of HTPM&E-3, the contract was awarded on 30 September 2016. By the end of December 2016, 59% of the contract was completed.

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 on the 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 million m2. It was planned to close or demolish 218 scattered and low efficiency coal-fired small boilers. The heat source comes from the 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). For the Package JMSHW01 the pipeline supply and the disbursement have been completed. For the Package JMSHW02, the procurement is completed in November 2015. The civil works started at the end of 2015 and continued in 2016. It is estimated that the supplying and installing work of the heat exchange stations will be completed in 2017.

9. For Qitaihe District Heating Expansion Subproject, new heating network with heat supply area of 5.81 million m2 was 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 are constructed; 1.8 million m2 of low temperature direct heating network are 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. The total heat supply area will be 7.61 million m2, including the newly added 1.8 million m2 after the retrofitting. It is planned to close or demolish 15 scattered and low efficiency coal-fired small boilers.

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 construction activities for contract packages QTHHW-01 and QTHHW-02 have been completed. For the QTHTJ01, the contract was awarded in August 2015 and the pipeline supply and installation has been completed.

11. Tongjiang Heat Source Construction Subproject. The scope of this 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 subproject 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 was planned to be 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 has been completed. The bid for contract TJHW-02 is disqualified since the bidder didn’t respond to ADB requirements. The subproject decided to use its own fund for TJHW-02 package. The contract TJHW-03 was awarded in March of 2016. By the end of December 2016, the contract TJHW-03 has been completed. The construction of the contract TJTJ01 was

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completed in 2015.

13. Yichun Tangwanghe District Heating Network Expansion Subproject. This subproject is to 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 small boilers cover a heating area of 290,000 m2. The total district heating area reaches 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 two procurement packages under ADB funding, including “supply and installation of equipment in HESs and SCADA” (YCTWHDH-01) and “supply of heat pipelines” (YCTWHDH-02). Both contract packages have been completed since 2015.

15. Hailin CHP Plant Subproject. This is a newly proposed to be added to the Project to fully utilize the remaining ADB loan. The new subproject is to construct a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant with three 130 t/h circulated fluidized-bed (CFB) hot water boilers with two units of B25 backpressure steam turbine-generators. The maximum design heating capacity is 196 MW and the heat-supply area will be 4.74 million m2. Moreover, 56 scattered and low efficiency coal-fired small boilers and about 10,000 home heating stoves will be removed upon construction of the subproject. This subproject is being evaluated and has not been officially included in the Project yet.

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II. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION

16. Executive Agency. Heilongjiang Provincial Government (HPG) is the executing agency for the project. A project leading group1 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.

17. Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for implementing EMP. In the design stage, the PMO and the project implementation agencies (PIAs) 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 PIAs 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 conditions; and (iii) environmental monitoring requirements in domestic EIAs, the IEE and the EMP. The PMO supported by environment consultants, prepares semi-annual environment progress reports and submit them to ADB.

18. Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) formed the environmental management units (EMUs), which consist of a leader and a 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.

19. Municipal Environment Protection Bureaus (EPBs) are 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 PIAs to address any subproject deficiencies; (iii) coordinating with the PIAs on waste management and decommissioning of existing small boilers; and (iv) participating in the GRM as required. The EPBs are also invited to participate in subproject environmental compliance monitoring inspections.

20. Loan implementation environment consultant (LIEC). A LIEC was hired under the loan implementation consultancy services. The LIEC advises the PMO, PIAs, contractors and the CSCs on all aspects of environmental management and monitoring for the project. The LIEC (i) assists the PMO to update the EMP and environmental monitoring program as necessary; (ii) verifies the implementation of the environmental protection measures specified in the EMP; (iii) reviews internal and compliance monitoring reports and the semi-annual environment performance report; (iv) prepares the semi-annual environmental

1 A project leading group, consisting of the HPDRC, HPFB, Heilongjiang Construction Bureau (HCB), and Heilongjiang EPB provides policy direction and operational guidance.

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monitoring verification report; (v) provides training to the PMO, the PIAs, contractors and CSCs on environmental management implementation and monitoring; (vi) identifies any environment-related implementation issues and suggest necessary corrective actions, and reflect these in the environment management plan; and (vii) undertakes site visits to verify EMP implementations.

21. Contractors are (i) responsible for implementing relevant mitigation measures and internal monitoring during construction specified in EMP, and (ii) under the supervision of the local EPBs and CSCs.

22. Construction supervision companies (CSCs). CSCs are selected by the PIAs according to PRC procedures. The CSCs are responsible for supervising construction progress and quality, and EMP implementation on construction sites. Each CSC must have at least one environmental staff on each construction site to: (i) supervise contractor’s EMP implementation performance; (ii) conduct internal environmental inspection and monitoring; (iii) complete out monthly environmental performance forms to be submitted to the PMO.

23. Local environment monitoring station or certified environment organization will check compliance with the PRC’s environmental standards and regulations through environmental compliance monitoring and inspection during construction and operation of each subproject.

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III. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATIONS MEASURES IMPLEMENTED

24. The potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures and the environmental monitoring plan during construction and operation phases defined in the EMP are shown in the Appendix 1. The main mitigation measures during the construction are summarized in the following paragraphs.

25. 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 fugitive dust generation; pay particular attention to dust suppression near sensitive receptors.

26. 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).

27. 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 at construction sites.

28. 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 Environment, Health and Safety (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.

29. 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.

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30. 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.

31. 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.

32. 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.

33. The LIEC 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 PIAs submitted the monthly environmental supervision reports. Base on the monthly environmental supervision report and site inspections by the LIEC, relevant environment mitigation measures have been implemented per the EMP requirements. The contractors have improved the environmental management.

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IV. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESULTS

A. Monitoring plan and responsibilities

34. The project monitoring program focuses on the environment within the project‘s area of influence. Contractors and CSCs conduct daily internal environmental inspections and monitoring. Inspection and monitoring results are documented in monthly internal environment inspection reports, submitted to the PIAs and the PMO.

35. Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co (HYETC), a certified environmental monitoring entity was contracted to conduct the compliance environment monitoring. The environment monitoring program is shown in Table 4-1, which is derived from the original monitoring plan defined in the EMP of the IEE.

Table 4-1: Environmental Compliance Monitoring Program

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, two times per year

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

Twice per day (once in day time and 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.

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

Source: Adapted from project EMP, monitoring plan.

36. During the report period, the heating pipeline works in the two cities of Jiamusi and Qitaihe were under construction, while Harbin and Tongjiang subprojects were in operation stage. HYETC conducted the monitoring for both the construction and operation subprojects.

B. Monitoring results and analyses

1. Monitoring results for Tongjiang subproject

37. Tongjiang subproject was in operation phase during this reporting period: Environmental compliance testing for the pollutant emissions from the boilers were conducted on 14 November 2016. The test sample locations are before and after the control devices. The test results of PM, SO2 and NOx before and after the control equipment are shown in Table 4-2. The results indicate that PM, SO2 and NOx emissions from the boilers

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were in compliance with the standards as specified in the Emission Standard of Air Pollutants from Boiler (GB13271-2014) and actually far below the emission limits, which were revised and became effective in July 2014.

Table 4-2: Monitoring Results for Pollutant Emission from Boilers in Tongjiang

Location Pollutant Concentration

mg/m3

Emission load

kg/h

Standard (mg/m3)

GB13271-2014

Before control device

PM

2759 267.07

Not applicable 2565 251.46

2543 247.10

SO2

178 17.23


173 16.81

NOx

78 7.55


74 7.19

After control device

PM

66 14.10

80 59 12.51

65 13.73

SO2

155 33.00

400 151 32.17

144 30.38

NOx

61 12.99

400 57 12.14

64 13.50

Source: Emission testing report provided by Tongjiang PIA Note: according to GB13271-2014, boilers received EIA approval prior to 1 October 2015 shall comply with limits as specified in table 1 of GB 13271-2014.

38. Jiamusi Municipal EPB has reviewed environmental acceptance testing report and conducted site visit inspections. The EPB concluded that the facility complies with applicable environmental standards and issued the approval of environmental acceptance on 14 December 2016. The approval document indicated that the facility invested CNY7.1 million in environmental mitigation measures. The approval document further requires the PIA to perform the following during the operation of the facility:

i) Operate and maintain the boiler emission control devices to ensure continuous compliance with application pollutant emissions;

ii) Maintain HES equipment properly to ensure compliance with noise and vibration limits; and

iii) Properly manage fuel and ask materials storage and transport to reduce fugitive dust emissions.

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2. Monitoring results for Harbin subproject

39. Harbin Taiping subproject is at operation phase. The HYETC conducted the environmental monitoring during the normal operation of the Subproject on 15 December 2016 and the results are shown in Table 4-3. The monitoring locations are shown in Figure 4-1. The results indicate that air quality around the facility is in compliance with Class II of Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012), except one measurement point with slight higher TSP concentration.

Figure 4-1: Monitoring locations

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Table 4-3: Environmental Monitoring Results for Harbin Taiping Subproject

Monitoring location TSP (mg/m3) Standard (mg/m3)

GB3095-2012 Class II

West boundary (Chang’an Community A) 0.172

0.3 South boundary (Chang’an Community B) 0.305

East boundary (Railway family dormitory building) 0.273

North boundary (Dongtie Garden Community) 0.265

Source: Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co., LTD.

40. Noise levels at the boundary of the Harbin Taiping HSP were also monitored on 15 December 2016 and the results are presented in Table 4-4. 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 (GB3096-2008).

Table 4-4: Noise Monitoring Results in Harbin (dB(A))

Time West

boundary South

boundary East

boundary North

boundary

GB12348-2008

Standard

GB3096-2008

Standard

Day 43.7 55.6 58.6 52.4 60 70

Night 36.5 41.3 44.5 42.2 55 55


3. Monitoring result for Jiamusi subproject

41. During the reporting period, the heating pipeline for Jiamusi subproject was under construction. The HYETC conducted the environmental monitoring during the construction phase on 8 October 2016 and the results are shown in Table 4-5. The monitoring locations are shown in Figure 4-2. The results indicate that air quality is in compliance with Class II of Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012), except the monitoring results of PM10, which exceeded the standard. This issue has been communicated with the PIA. They will need to ensure that the contractor will enhance mitigation measure and strictly adopt the measures in the EMP to reduce the fugitive PM emissions from the construction site.

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Figure 4-2: Air Quality Monitoring locations

Table 4-5: Environmental Monitoring Results for Jamusi Subproject (mg/m3)

Monitoring location SO2 NOx PM10

#1 0.061 0.052 0.374

#2 0.063 0.050 0.381

#3 0.062 0.054 0.367

#4 0.058 0.049 0.358

#5 0.059 0.051 0.343

Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-

2012) , Class II 0.15 0.1 0.15


42. Noise levels at the boundary of the construction site were also monitored and the results are presented in Table 4-6. The results show that the noise levels meet Noise Standard at Boundary of Construction Site (GB 12523-2011).

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Figure 4-3: Air Quality Monitoring locations

Table 4-6: Noise Monitoring Results for Jiamusi Subproject (dB(A))

Time 1# 2# 3# 4# 5# GB 12523-2011

Standard

Day 67.1 64.8 65.7 66.8 64.6 70

Night 40.2 41.1 42.4 39.3 38.6 55


4. Monitoring Result for Qitaihe subproject

43. Qitaihe subproject was under construction during the reporting period. The HYETC conducted the monitoring at a construction site on 13 October 2016 and the results are shown in Table 4-7. The monitoring locations are shown in Figure 4-4. The results show that air quality is in compliance with Class II of Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-2012), except the PM10, which slightly exceeded the standard. This issue has been communicated with the PIA. They will ensure that the contractor will enhance mitigation measure and strictly adopt the measures in the EMP to reduce the fugitive dust emissions from the construction site.

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Figure 4-4: Monitoring location

Table 4-7: Environmental Monitoring Results for Qitaihe Subproject (mg/m3)

Monitoring location SO2 NOx PM10

#1 0.062 0.051 0.445

#2 0.065 0.053 0.452

#3 0.064 0.055 0.411

#4 0.059 0.050 0.420

#5 0.060 0.052 0.430

Class II of Ambient Air Quality Standard

(GB3095-2012) 0.15 0.1 0.15


44. Noise levels at the boundary of the construction site were also monitored and the results are presented in Table 4-8, which show that the noise levels were in compliance with the standard of GB12523-2011.

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Table 4-8: Noise Monitoring Results for Qitahe Subproject (dB(A))

Time 1# 2# 3# 4# 5# GB 12523-2011

Standard

Day 63.6 62.2 59.7 61.4 62.7 70

Night 36.6 35.5 38.1 36.2 37.4 55


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V. CLOSURE OF SMALL BOILERS

45. The Project was expected to demolish 303 small, inefficient and coal-fired boilers from the five remaining subprojects once they are fully implemented and operational. As of the end of 2016, 281 small boilers (93% of the planned total) have been shut down as of the end of 2016 and only 28 small boilers to be shut down (see Table 5-1). The detailed information about these small boilers is shown in Appendix 3.

Table 5-1: Small Boilers Closed by December 2016

No. Subproject Number of Small

Boilers Boilers Closed

Remaining Boilers

1 Qitaihe DH 15 11 4

2 Harbin Taiping HP and DH 18 24 0

3 Jiamusi West DH 218 194 24

4 Tongjiang City HP and DH 36 36 0

5 Yichun City-Tangwanghe DH 16 16 0

Total 303 281 28

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

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VI. PUBLIC CONSULTATION, GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM

46. Public consultation during EIA for each subproject had been conducted during preparation of the domestic EIAs and the IEE 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.

47. Public consultation in 2016. As a part of the requirements of the environment acceptance process, additional information disclosure and public consultation were conducted for Tongjiang subproject in 2016. A two-page project information was disclosed and it includes project scope, environmental controls, environmental mitigation measures taken by the PIA. A questionnaire survey method was used to get public opinion and questionnaire was distributed to 50 people and collected 50 returned questionnaire. The survey results are summarized below:

i) For the project benefits, 78% of the participants think the project will improve the air quality in Tongjiang; 34% of them think the project will improve the economic development; 32% of them think it will improve the quality of life; and 30% of them think it will increase the financial income of Tongjiang;

ii) Survey participants mostly pay attention to emissions from the boilers (62%) and secondary concern is fugitive dust from the coal storage yard and ash storage area (27%);

iii) 84% of the participants think the environment control devices are effective; 16% of the participants did not know enough to comment and no one thinks it’s not effective; and

iv) 62% of the participants agree with the environment acceptance; 38% of them can accept with the environment acceptance while no one disagrees.

48. A grievance redress mechanism (GRM) was established in each subproject 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. No complain was received by local authorities, subprojects and the PMO.

49. 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. Clear redress procedures have been established, based on the GRM defined in the IEE;

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c) Training was provided by the LIEC on GRM access points;

d) The PPCUs have established GRM tracking and documentation systems in the subprojects.

Table 6-1: Contact details for the entry points of subprojects

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]

PIA 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

Source: Information provided by PIAs

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VII. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND TRAINING

50. 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.

51. The LIEC conducted training to the staff, technicians and managers from the PMO, the PIAs, the contractors, the CSC and other related units. 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. A refresher training on EMP implementation and monitoring reporting was conducted in October 2016 and representatives from each subproject participated in the training. The status of implementing the training program specified in the EMP is summarized in Table 7-1.

52. The contractor and CSC’s monthly standard forms for recording environmental management and mitigation measures were submitted to the PMO and PIAs by contractors and CSCs.

Table 7-1: Short-term Capacity Building and Training Program

Topic Attendees Date Completed or

Planned Comments

ADB’s and PRC’s

environmental laws,

regulations and

policies

PMO, PIAs,

contractors

Completed in December

2014, May 2015 and

October 2016

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, PIAs,

Local EPBs,

residential

communities, and

Stakeholders

Completed in December 2014, May 2015 and October 2016

GRM structure, responsibilities, and

timeframe

Implementation of

environment

monitoring plan

PMO, PIAs,

contractors, CSCs

Completed in December 2014, May 2015 and October 2016

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 Completed in December 2014 and May 2015

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VIII. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENT RELATED PROJECT COVENANTS

53. 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 has been assessed. The project complies with most environmental covenants while some are not yet due. A list of loan covenants and compliance status is shown Table 8-1 below.

Table 8-1: 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.

Schedule: Execution of Project

Para 6

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 occurrence of such risks or impacts, with detailed description of the event


Para 7

In compliance. Before this EMR, three EMRs had been submitted.

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Covenants Reference to Loan

Documents Status of

Compliance

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.


Para 15

281 small coal-fired boilers have been decommissioned by the end of December 2016 and only 28 remain to be closed in 2017. Implementation of labor and retrenchment and reemployment plan is being implemented.

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.


Para 21

In compliance.

GRMs were established in the project cities. No complaints were received in the second half of 2016.

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IX. CONCLUSIONS

54. EMP implementation is generally satisfactory. Base on the sites survey by the consultants and the PMO, the contractors have assigned staff in charge of daily environment, health and safety inspections. CSCs including environmental supervision staff have been contracted. Internal monitoring reports were prepared by contractors and CSCs, and submitted to the PMO and PIAs, the environment management units (EMUs) were established. GRMs have been setup in both PMO and PIAs. So far, no complaints have been received. The HYETC conducted the environmental monitoring for the four subprojects (two under pipeline construction, and two in operation stage) based on the EMP. The most of monitoring results were in compliance with relative standards, except the PM10 during construction for Jiamusi and Qitaihe subprojects. The PIAs have been requested to enhance the management of the contractors and make sure they implement the EMP fully and bring the fugitive dust level down to acceptable levels.

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APPENDIXES

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

Appendix 2: Certificate of Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co.

Appendix 3: Summary of Demolishing small boilers (by the end June of 2016)

Appendix 4 :Photos of construction sites and environmental monitoring

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

Item Potential

Impacts and Issues

Mitigation Measures and/or Safeguards Implementation status and

compliance with EMP

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

In compliance

Limit construction during periods of high winds.

Water spray for dust control.

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

In compliance

Petroleum waste collected in specific tank, and cleaned once a month

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

In compliance Fuel followed proper protocol for transferring fuel and the PRC standard of JT3145-88 (Transportation, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous or Harmful Goods)

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

In compliance

Winter operate 9:00-18:00; Summer operate 8:00-17:00, construction area is 2 km away from the nearest

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

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

resident area;

Vibration Vibration generating by compacting and rolling

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

In compliance

Winter operate 9:00-18:00; Summer operate 8:00-17:00, construction area is 2 km away from the nearest resident area;

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

In compliance

During construction water spray twice a week; limit construction during Winter period with high wind.

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

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

Termly maintain vehicles and construction machineries

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

� 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

In compliance

Domestic waste collected in specific tank, and cleaned once a week

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

Fuels, oil, and other hazardous materials were stored within secured areas on impermeable surfaces.

Vehicles and equipment were staged in designated areas to prevent contamination of soil and surface water.

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

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

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.

In compliance

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

� 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

In compliance

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

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

In compliance

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 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

In compliance

The greening is planned to be built along both sides of the road. The greening will start after the road construction.

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.

In compliance

Construction area is a developing industrial park, traffic flow is small, road network is ok.

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

� 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

Occupation

al health

and safety

Health damage and accidents during construction activities

� Identify and minimize, so far as reasonably practicable, 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

In compliance

Provide sufficient personal protective equipment to all workers. Provide safety training for employment of workers, provide periodically class iii safety education and disease prevention.

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

� If a new site is unearthed, work should be stopped immediately and the PIA and local cultural relic bureau promptly notified, and construction will

None

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

resume only after a thorough investigation and with the permission of the appropriate authority.

Operation

Air Quality Air pollution from heat source

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

In compliance

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.

In compliance

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

In compliance

Noise from heat exchange stations

� Install sound-proof shield and double window In compliance

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.

In compliance

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 compliance

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

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.

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.

In compliance

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.

In compliance

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Item Potential

Impacts and Issues


compliance with EMP

Backwash effluent from heat exchange stations

� Build an equalization and sedimentation tank in each HES for pH adjustment and sedimentation (SS≤400mg/L) before the backwash effluent is discharged into the municipal sewer;

In compliance

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

In compliance

Boiler

Demolition

Economic displacement

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

In compliance

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.

In compliance

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Appendix 2: Certificate of Harbin Yuchi Environmental Testing Co.

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Appendix 3: Summary of Demolishing Small Boilers (as of December 2016)

No. Owner/Location No. of

Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

A Yichun Tangwanghe

1 Hospital 2 4200 1993.9 8400 72136.54 197

2 No.1 Middle School 1 4200 2003.10 4200 33259.08 197

3 Heating Company 1 1400 1995.9 1400 6281.26 197

4 Local Court 1 1400 2003.9 1400 7808 197

5 Beijian 1 4200 1996.9 4200 39000 197

6 No.2 Middle School 1 4200 2003.9 4200 38000 197

7 No.2 School 1 2800 2003.9 1300 12000 197

8 Kindergarten 1 400 2003.9 400 8500 197

9 Zhiyachu Boiler House 1 4200 2003.10 4200 29048.24 197

10 Design Department Boiler House

1 350 1997.9 350 1050

197

11 School #4 1 1000 2003.9 1000 2483 197

12 Engineering Dept No.2 Boiler House

1 2800 2003.9 2800 11000

197

13 Heating Dept Boiler 1 700 2002.9 700 16000 197

14 Transportation Dept 2 1300 2000.9 2600 18000 197

Tangwanghe Subtotal 16

B Harbin Taiping Subproject

10,000m2

1 Harbin Chest Hospital 2 2100 1995 4200 6.23 180

2 Harbin No.2 Hospital 2 1400 1990 2800 4.07 180

3 Harbin Blood Center 2 700 2002 1400 1.3 180

4 Centers for Disease Control of Harbin City

2 1400 2004 2800 2.53 180

5 Family dormitory building of Harbin Yijiliugong

1 2800 1977 2800 1.84 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

District

6 Heilongjiang Engineering College

6 5600 1998 33600 37.3 180

7 Harbin Engineering University

5

63000

180

8 Car depot of three tree 3

42000

180

9 traffic police brigade of Taiping

1

1400

180

Harbin Subtotal 24

C Qitaihe Subproject

1 Taoshan Coal Processing Plant

2 2800

5600 26000 180

2 QieziheHexiang Driving School

2 40+70 2001 110 1250 180

3 Yongxing Bath 1 700

700 5000 180

4 Deke Clothing 1 350 2009 350 612 180

5 Taiyang Decoration 1 140 2004 140 615 180

6 Qimei Water Plant 2 2800 1998 5600 23000 180

7 Sanjiang Household Appliances

1 700 2007 700 5000 180

8 Senior Citizen Apartment 1 2800

2800 20000 180

Qitaihe Subtotal 11

D Tongjiang Subproject

1 BianmaoZonghe Building 1 1400 1994 1400 13500 180

2 West Wing Building for Mingxin Park

1 1400 2002 1400 4300 180

3 Xulanji Development Building

1 1400 1999 1400 12000 180

4 Residence for Communication Bureau

1 700 1999 700 5400 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

5 Jianye Community 1 2800 1999 2800 17200 180

6 2-Floor Building in Fangchan Bungalow

1 1400 1996 1400 4512 180

7 Shiji Garden 2 4200 2000 8400 80170 180

8 Central Hospital 1 1400 1993 1400 10700 180

9 Residence for Sports School

1 700 1996 700 4900 180

10 Residence for Central Hospital

1 700 1993 700 4800 180

11 Residence for Land Cultivation Office

1 700 1997 700 3000 180

12 Old Residence for Tax Bureau

1 1400 1994 1400 9300 180

13 Firefighting Crew Office 1 700 1999 700 2000 180

14 Sanjiang Village Hotel 1 700 2001 700 2100 180

15 EBP Guest House 1 700 1999 700 5100 180

16 Sino-Russia Resident Building

1 700 1997 700 5600 180

17 Post Office 1 700 1999 700 4800 180

18 Food Store Service Building

1 700 1998 700 5300 180

19 Xingtiandi Building 1 1400 2004 1400 11430 180

20 Forest Bureau Office Building

2 700 1998 1400 10400 180

21 Gongshan Old Resident Building

1 1400 1995 1400 2400 180

22 ShidaiJiayuan Complex 1 1400 1999 1400 9800 180

23 Square garden, department store

2 2800 1997 5600 34500 180

24 Xinxin district 1 2800 2000 2800 24600 180

25 Mingzhu district 2 2800 1998 5600 2000 180

38


Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

26 Transport for office buildings

1 700 1999 700 3000 180

27 Traffic police force office building 1

700 1999 700 2700 180

28 Stevia sugar mill 1 700 2001 700 4100 180

29 Insulation board factory 1 700 1999 700 2000 180

30 Jiangcai factory 1 350 2000 350 500 180

31 Sewage treatment plant 1 700 2008 700 4800 180

32 Vegetable base 1 700 2003 700 3500 180

Tongjiang subtotal 36

F Jiamusi Subproject

1 Yonghong Traffic Police Force Building

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

2 Thermal Company Building

2

2004 9800 112000 180

3 Tobacco Office Building 1 7000 2007 7000 8000 180

4 Shengan Company 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

5 Kaitianbieke Company 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

6 Food Inc 1 700 2007 700 8000 180

7 District Court 1 100 2007 100 12000 180

8 Chenglin Community 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

9 HongyeJiayuan 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

10 Jingyuan Property Company

7

2007 36400 416000 180

11 Fruit Market 1 700 2007 700 8000 180

12 Coal-Machine Plant 4

2007 39200 448000 180

13 Vocational Education Center

3

2007 3500 40000 180

14 Cryogenic Equipment 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

39


Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

Factory

15 Honda 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

16 Guangyuan Hotel Building

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

17 Longtai Co 1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

18 Education Driving school 1 1050 2007 1050 12000 180

19 Wanda feed 1 530 2007 530 6100 180

20 Suburb Traffic Police Brigade

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

21 Youyi Community 1

2007 1400 16000 180

22 Changqing Administrative Building

2

2007 2800 32000 180

23 AB Building of Jiaxi Hospital

1

2007 2100 24000 180

24 SanheSupply and Marketing Cooperative

1

2007 1400 16000 180

25 Changqing Bank

Agriculture’s Bank 1

2007 700 8000 180

26 Luban Wood Company 2

2007 5600 64000 180

27 Qingyuan Chemical Products Factory

1

2007 140 1600 180

28 Hongqi Furniture Shop 1

2005 4200 48000 180

29 Yonghong 51#52# 1

2007 1400 16000 180

30 Animal Husbandry 1

2007 2100 24000 180

31 Lianfeng Agricultural Machinery Company

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

32 Jintang Bath 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

33 Jiyun Community 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

34 Hanlinyuan 1 7000 2007 7000 80000 180

35 Sumukang 2

2007 3500 40000 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

36 Meteorological Bureau Community

1 4200 2007 4200 48000 180

37 Technician College 4

2007 14000 160000 180

38 Traffic levy of Jiamusi 2

2005 1400 16000 180

39 Suburban IRS 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

40 Shouhuo Community 2

2007 2800 32000 180

41 Evergreen Township Government

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

42 Frozen Factory 2

2007 5600 64000 180

43 Service Bureau Complex Builing

2

2005 1050 12000 180

44 Xibo Group 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

45 Heiduan 2

2007 7000 80000 180

46 Suburban Supply and Marketing Association

1 840 2007 840 9600 180

47 Armed Police Forest Detachment

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

48 Northeast Material Building

1 980 2005 980 11200 180

49 Jiama Stone Plant 1 350 2007 350 4000 180

50 Sugar Factory Complex Building

1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

51 Sugar Factory Resident Building

1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

52 Sugar Factory Resident Community

2

2007 2800 32000 180

53 Sugar Factory 1 2800 2005 2800 32000 180

54 Bokang No.2 Hospital 1 490 2007 490 5600 180

55 Jiamusi Foundry 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

56 Hongda Insulation Plant 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

41


Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

57 Linen Factory Community

2

2007 6300 72000 180

58 Independent Building within the Linen Factory

1 350 2005 350 4000 180

59 No.7 Middle School 3

2007 1050 12000 180

60 Jingyuan Community 3

2007 1400 16000 180

61 Ventilation Equipment Factory

6

2005 3500 40000 180

62 Jiamusi City Aluminum Plant

4

2007 2800 32000 180

63 Jinli Community 1 1400 2001 1400 16000 180

64 Labor Mansion 3

2005 2800 32000 180

65 No.8 Preliminary School 1 1050 2007 1050 12000 180

66 Rubber Factory Family Building

1 700 2007 700 8000 180

67 Damingbaobei Flour Plant

2

2005 1400 16000 180

68 No. 17 Middle School 1 1400 2005 1400 16000 180

69 TangfuJiayuan 2

2003 5600 64000 180

70 LinjiangHuayuan 2

2004 8400 96000 180

71 Yangguang Community 1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

72 Jingjiang Community 2

2002 14000 160000 180

73 City Building Resident Building

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

74 Education Committee Resident Building

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

75 Fire Fighting Gas Station 1 700 2007 700 8000 180

76 Yuntong Company 1 350 2007 350 4000 180

77 Likang Biology Company 1 210 2007 210 2400 180

78 Qirui Cars 1 350 2007 350 4000 180

42


Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

79 Jiangnan Senior Apartment

1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

80 Country Apartment 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

81 BeifangJiabin 1 4200 2007 4200 48000 180

82 Oil CompanyResident Building

1 700 2007 700 8000 180

83 Hongxinhuachen Cars 1 350 2007 350 4000 180

84 Suburban Labor Service 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

85 Suburban Traffic Bureau 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

86 SuburbanAgricultural Bureau

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

87 Border Guard 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

88 Chang'an Property 2

1999 17500 200000 180

89 Price Bureau 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

90 TongfuJiayuan 1 2800 2005 2800 32000 180

91 Jianxing Administrative Building

1 1050 2007 1050 12000 180

92 Xinjia Community 1 700 2007 700 8000 180

93 Hyundai 4S shop 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

94 Northern Machinery Factory

2

2007 4200 48000 180

95 Songhua No. 5 2

2007 2800 32000 180

96 Brewery of Food Company

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

97 Shuanglong Wood Factory

1 140 2007 140 1600 180

98 Highway Management Office

1 480 2007 480 5500 180

99 Jiaxi Glass Factory 1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

100 Xingxiayuan 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

101 Suburban Agriculture Commission

1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

102 Feng Yi Food 2

2007 14000 160000 180

103 Agricultural Machinery Research Institute

1 700 2007 700 8000 180

104 Jia Feng Beer 3

2007 24500 280000 180

105 Post Office Family Building

1 1050 2007 1050 12000 180

106 Jixing Complex Building 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

107 Fruit Company 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

108 Traffic Family Building (Xitai)

2

2007 4200 48000 180

109 Fuxing Community 2

2007 4200 48000 180

110 Justice Bureau Family Building

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

111 Vegetable Company 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

112 Jingxiang Yuan 1 1400 2003 1400 16000 180

113 Dongfang Municipal Motorcade

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

114 Building B of No.1 Campus of Jiamusi University

4

2007 28000 320000 180

115 Building D of No.1 Campus of Jiamusi University

2

2007 8400 96000 180

116 Hongda Building 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

117 BYD Auto 4SShop 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

118 Erkaidexiang Station 2

1996 2800 32000 180

119 Yonghong Property Office

1 2800 2007 2800 32000 180

120 Business City Community

2

2007 7000 80000 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

121 Lanjing Community 1 7000 2007 7000 80000 180

122 Baili Community 1 3500 2007 3500 40000 180

123 City Real Estate Office 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

124 Hongan Community 1 7000 2007 7000 80000 180

125 Guangyuan Department 1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

126 Beifang Community 1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

127 Xinfuyuan 1 4200 2006 4200 48000 180

128 Technician College Teacher Community

1 2100 2007 2100 24000 180

129 Communication Community

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

130 New Oral Hospital 2

2003 2100 24000 180

131 Yangguangzhijia Senior Department

1 350 2007 350 4000 180

132 Amy Cardres Department

2

2007 2800 32000 180

133 Jindijiayuan 3

2007 15400 176000 180

134 Environmental Sanitation Community

1 700 2007 700 8000 180

135

Water Conservancy Design Institute

Building 16# 1 3500 2007 3500 40000 180

136 Newspaper Building 2

2000 2800 32000 180

137 Quality Inspection Center

1 490 2007 490 5600 180

138 Gongnong Glass Factory 5

2007 21000 240000 180

139 Gongnong Glass Factory Resident Building

2

2007 4200 48000 180

140 Beer Factory Family Building

1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

141 No.15 Preliminary 1 700 2007 700 8000 180

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Boilers

Boiler Output (kW)

Completion Date

Boiler House Output

(kW)

Heating Area (m2)

Heating Days

School

142 Sihe New District 2

2007 5600 64000 180

143 Aotong Material Company

1 560 2007 560 6400 180

144 Dongmei Plum Powder 1 4200 2007 4200 48000 180

145 Zhengda Feed 1 1400 2007 1400 16000 180

146 Linen Factory 4

2007 35000 400000 180

147 Xishuiyuan No.7 WTP

1 4200 2007 4200 48000 180

Jiamusi Subtotal 194

Total 281

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Appendix 4 :Photos of Construction Sites and Environmental Monitoring

Jiamusi Pipeline under Construction Noise Measurement at Harbin Taiping

Air quality measurement equipment

Tongjiang Heat Exchange Station

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Jiamusi Heating Pipeline Laying

Jiamusi Heating Pipe Valve Chamber

Pipeline laying in Tongjiang

Qitaihe heating pipeline construction site

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