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Ha Nam Province People's Committee

Phu Ly City People's Committee

MEDIUM CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT -

PHU LY CITY SUBPROJECT, HA NAM PROVINCE

REPORT ON

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

September 2011

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HA NAM PROVINCE PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE

PHU LY CITY PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE

MEDIUM CITIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT -

PHU LY CITY SUBPROJECT, HA NAM PROVINCE

REPORT ON

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

INVESTOR CONSULTING ASSOCIATION

PHU LY CITY SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

INVESTMENT PMU

vietnam water, sanitation and

environment jsc

OCTOBER 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. i ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................. vii LIST OF APPENDICES .......................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................ 1

1.1. BACKGROUND AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES ...................................................... 1

1.1.1. Background ............................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2. Project objectives ...................................................................................................... 1

1.2. BASIC LAW, LEGISLATION AND PROVISION ....................................................... 2

1.3. BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................. 4 1.3.1. Location of the project .............................................................................................. 4 1.3.2. Project Components .................................................................................................. 7 1.3.3. Ancillary works ....................................................................................................... 14

1.3.4. Institutional Arrangement ....................................................................................... 15 1.3.5. Implementation plan and Financing of the Phu Ly subproject ............................... 16

1.4 PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE .............................................................................. 17 1.4.1. Waste water treatment construction project in Phu Ly town (investment financing

from Belgian Government) ............................................................................................... 17 1.4.2. Lac Trang pump station construction project ......................................................... 18 1.4.3. National Highway 21B Construction ...................................................................... 19

1.4.4. Urgent solving project shore erosion and urban embellishment at section of

upstream of Phu Ly culvert from Phu Ly bridge through 1A National Highway to

discharge channel of Me pump station, Phu Ly town, Ha Nam Province: ....................... 19

1.4.5. The No 499 road project (42 m) ............................................................................. 20

1.4.6. Relating investment construction projects within Bac Chau Giang area ............... 20 CHAPTER 2. NATURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS22

2.1. NATURAL CONDITION ............................................................................................. 22 2.1.1. Geographical location ............................................................................................. 22 2.1.2. Climate Condition ................................................................................................... 22

2.1.3. Geomorphic and topographic condition.................................................................. 24 2.1.4. Hydrologic conditions ............................................................................................. 25

2.2. SOCIO – ECONOMIC CONDITION ........................................................................... 26 2.2.1. Population and Population density.......................................................................... 26 2.2.2. Occupation and Income .......................................................................................... 26

2.2.3. Health service.......................................................................................................... 27 2.2.4. Education ................................................................................................................ 27

2.2.5. Culture, history and tourism ................................................................................... 27 2.3. INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................... 28

2.3.1. Drainage and wastewater treatment systems .......................................................... 28 2.3.2. Water supply system ............................................................................................... 30 2.3.3. Status of solid waste management and treatment ................................................... 32 2.3.4. Existing transportation status .................................................................................. 32

2.4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY .................................................................................. 34 2.4.1. Air environment ...................................................................................................... 34 2.4.2. Water quality ........................................................................................................... 36

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2.4.3. Soil/ mud quality ..................................................................................................... 41

CHAPTER 3. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES OF THE PROJECT .................................. 43 3.1. WITHOUT PROJECT CASE ........................................................................................ 43 3.3. ALTERNATIVES OF PROJECT PROPOSALS .......................................................... 44

3.3.1. Alternatives for Component 1 ................................................................................. 44 3.3.2. Alternatives for Component 2 ................................................................................. 45 3.3.3. Alternatives for Component 3 ................................................................................. 50

CHAPTER 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSTMENT............................................ 51 4.1 POTENTIAL POSITIVE IMPACTS ............................................................................. 51

4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS .................................... 52 4.2.1 Type and Scale of Project Impacts........................................................................... 52 4.2.2 Socio-economic Impacts .......................................................................................... 60 4.2.3 Potential Impacts on Physical Cultural Resources (PCR) ....................................... 61 4.2.4 Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................. 61

4.3 DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS .............................. 62 4.3.1 Impacts due to Construction of Infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward ..................... 62 4.3.2 Impacts due to Constructions of Infrastructure in Hoa Lac Village ........................ 63

4.3.3 Impacts due to Constructions of Infrastructure in Me Noi Village ......................... 64 4.3.4 Impacts due to Constructions of Schools in Quang Trung Ward ............................ 64 4.3.5 Impacts due to Constructions of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung .. 64

4.3.6 Impacts due to Constructions of Wastewater Network for Chau Giang and Water

Transmission Line along Road D4-N7, including Two Pumping Stations ...................... 66 4.3.7 Impacts due to Construction of Pumping Station for Quang Trung Regulating Lake67

4.3.8 Impacts due to Construction of Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)67 4.3.9 Impacts due to Construction of Road D4-N7 and Chau Giang River Bridge .......... 69

CHAPTER 5. PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES ....................................................... 71 5.1 MEASURES TO MITIGATE GENERIC IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION ... 71 5.2 MEASURES TO MITIGATE SITE-SPECIFIC IMPACTS DURING

CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................................................ 72

5.2.1 Site-Specific Measures for Construction of Infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward .. 72 5.2.2 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and

Quang Trung ..................................................................................................................... 72 5.2.3 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment

Plant 73 5.2.4 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Road D4-N7 and Chau Giang River

Bridge ................................................................................................................................ 73 5.3 MEASURES TO MITIGATE IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASE ................ 74

5.3.1 Measures for Operation of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung ........... 74

5.3.2 Measures for Operation of WWTP, Pumping Stations, and Wastewater Collection

Network for Bac Chau Giang ........................................................................................... 75 5.3.3 Measures for Operation of D4-N7 Road and Chau Giang Bridge ........................... 75

CHAPTER 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ................................... 77 6.1 BASIC PRINCIPLES ..................................................................................................... 77 6.2 KEY MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................................................. 78

6.2.1 Urban Construction Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs) ............................ 78

6.2.2 Site-specific Impacts ................................................................................................ 89 6.3 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM ............................................................ 98

6.3.1 Objective and Approach .......................................................................................... 98 6.3.2 Monitoring of Contractor’s Safeguard Performance ............................................... 98 6.3.3 Environmental Quality Monitoring.......................................................................... 99

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6.3.4 Monitoring performance of the WWTP and sanitation facilities (operation phase)101

6.3.5 Monitoring Implementation Performance of the DMMP ...................................... 102 6.3.6 Monitoring Effectiveness of the EMP ................................................................... 104

6.4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION ..................... 104

6.4.1 Organization Arrangement ..................................................................................... 104 6.4.2 Specific Responsibilities of PMU, CSC, and IEMC.............................................. 106 6.4.3 Reporting Arrangements ........................................................................................ 109

6.5 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM ......................................................................... 109 6.5.1 Technical Assistance support for the implementation of safeguards ..................... 109

6.5.2 Training programs proposed .................................................................................. 110 6.6 ESTIMATED EMP COST ........................................................................................... 112

CHAPTER 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ........... 114 7.1. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY ............ 114 INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC IN EIA ............................................................................. 114

7.2. PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION .................................................... 114 7.3. PUBLIC CONSULTATION ....................................................................................... 115 7.4. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ................................................................................ 126

CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................... 129

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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

BCBDA/PPU Project Preparation Unit

BOD Biological oxygen demand

BTNMT/MONRE Ministry of natural resources and environment

CEETIA Centre of Environmental Engineering of Towns and

Industrial Areas

CFU Colony Forming Units

CSC Construction Supervision Consultant

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand

DO Dissolved Oxygen

DOC Department of Construction

DPI Department of Planning and Investment

DPs Displaced Persons

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

FS Feasibility Study

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GoV Government of Vietnam

HH Households

IDA

IEMC

International Development Association

Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant

MCDP Medium Sized Cities Development Project

ODA Official Development Assistance

PAHs Project Affected Households

PC People’s Committee

PDO Project Detail Outline

PMU Project Management Unit

PPC Phu Ly People’s Committee

QCCP/TCCP Permissible level

QCVN Vietnam National Technical Regulation

RPF Resettlement Policy Framework

SS Suspended Solid

TCVN Vietnam standard

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TDS Total dissolved solids

THC Total Hydrocarbon

T-N Total nitrogen

TOR Terms of Reference

T-P Total phosphorus

TPS Total suspended particles

TSS Total suspended solids

URENCO Urban Environmental Company

VDIC Vietnam Development Information Center

VIWASE Vietnam Water, Sanitation and Environment JS Company

VND Vietnam Dong

VOC Volatile Organic compound

WB World Bank

WHO World Health Organization

WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plan

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1: Phu Ly City Subproject – Summary of Proposed Investments ........................ 7 Table 1-2: Summarization of issue of linkage with project investments .......................... 21 Table 2-1: Population distribution of Phu Ly city in 2009 Unit: person ........................... 26 Table 2-2: Economic structure of Phu Ly city in 2000 and 2009 (Unit :%) ..................... 27 Table 2-3: List of historical, cultural belief buildings in Phu Ly city ............................... 28

Table 2-4: Information about air samples ........................................................................... 34 Table 2-5: Results of air samples .......................................................................................... 36 Table 2-6: Location of surface water samples ..................................................................... 37 Table 2-7: Results of Surface water samples in the project area ...................................... 38 Table 2-8: Location of underground water sampling ......................................................... 40

Table 2-9: Analysis results of Underground water quality ................................................ 40

Table 2-10: Location of soil sampling ................................................................................. 41

Table 2-11: Results of soil samples ...................................................................................... 41 Table 2-12: Location of sediment sampling ......................................................................... 42 Table 2-13: Results of Sediment quality .............................................................................. 42 Table 3-1: Comparison of conditions of with and without project ................................... 44

Table 3-2: Alternatives for investment in drainage and wastewater treatment systems in

Quang Trung Ward ....................................................................................................... 44

Table 3-3: Comparison of wastewater treatment plant locations ..................................... 45 Table 3-1: Comparison of alternatives of wastewater treatment techniques ................... 48 Table 4-1: Level of Potential Negative Impacts of the Project (Phu Ly) .......................... 54

Table 4-2: Summarization of the level of land acquisition and resettlement (reference:

Resettlement Plan Aug 2011) ........................................................................................ 60

Table 6-1: Mitigation Measures Extracted From Urban Works ECOPs ......................... 79 Table 6-2: Site Specific Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................................................ 89

Table 6-3: Scope of environmental monitoring during construction ................................ 99

Table 6-4: Estimated numbers for soil, water, and air samples and analysis for

environmental monitoring during construction ........................................................ 100

Table 6-5: Estimated cost for sample collection and analysis .......................................... 101 Table 6-6: Basic cost for chemical analyses (Exchange rate: 1 USD = 20,800 VND ...... 101

Table 6-7: Scope of environmental monitoring during the first year of WWTP operation

........................................................................................................................................ 102

Table 6-8: Roles and responsibilities of key parties (Description referred to Figure 6.1)

........................................................................................................................................ 105 Table 6-9: Training Program for Capacity Building on Environmental Supervision and

Management ................................................................................................................... 110 Table 6-10: Estimated Cost for EMP implementation for Phu Ly (million USD) during

the project implementation ............................................................................................ 113

Table 6-11: An estimated cost for IEMC for Phu Ly (Exchange rate: 1 USD = 20,800

VND).............................................................................................................................. 113

Table 7-1: Place, time, participants and the content the public consultation ......................... 117 Table 7-2: Place, time, participants and the content of the public consultation, round 2, phase

2...................................................................................................................................... 123 Table 7-3: Schedule of information dissemination using communication media .......... 126 Table 7-4: Feedback summary ........................................................................................... 127

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1: Project area in relation to other sites in Ha Nam Province ..................................... 5 Figure 1-2: Project location in Phu Ly city ................................................................................ 6 Figure 2-1: Average monthly temperature in year ................................................................... 23 Figure 2-2: Average monthly humidity in a year..................................................................... 23 Figure 2-3: Average monthly irradiation in a year ................................................................. 23

Figure 2-4: Average monthly rainfall in a year ...................................................................... 24 Figure 2-5: Intersection of Day, Nhue and Chau rivers in the Ha Nam province ................... 25 Figure 2-6: Map of project components and environmental quality sampling points ............. 35 Figure 6-1: Organization Diagram for EMP Implementation ................................................ 104

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: List of EIA specialists, key staffs

Appendix 2: Analysis Results, Basic Environment Figures, Images and Maps

Appendix 3: Documents of Community Consultation and Communication of the Project

Appendix 4: EIA approval Decision: No 911/2007/QĐUBND on August 2nd 2007 of Ha Nam

People Committee for Wastewater treatment construction project in Phu Ly town

(investment financing from Belgium Government).

Appendix 5: Modeling results of Impact on water environment of A46 irrigation channel and

Chau Giang river

Appendix 6: Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs) for Urban Construction Projects

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.1. BACKGROUND AND PROJECT OBJECTIVES

1.1.1. Background

Phu Ly City is the political, economic and cultural center of Ha Nam province. It is

located about 50 km south of Hanoi, on the main north south railway and national highway

1A, which is ultimately lead to Ho Chi Minh City. The city is presently small, consisting

essentially of an old urban area clustered along both banks of the Chau Giang River.

However, as Hanoi expands, and transport links between the capital and the south improve –

an expressway is under construction and a high-speed rail link is being studied – Phu Ly will

inevitably become a satellite city for Hanoi.

In recent years, Phu Ly city has been developing continuously in its economy, politics,

society and culture. The technical and social infrastructure has also been improving

progressively. Nevertheless, the city is still struggling to keep up with rising demand for basic

urban infrastructure including traffic systems, drainage and environmental sanitation systems,

water supply systems, etc. To address these issues as well as to support its role and functions

in the socio-economic development of the provincial and the wider northern region of the

country, the city has prepared a master plan towards 2020 which has been approved by Ha

Nam Provincial People’s Committee.

Ha Nam Provincial People’s Committee (PPCs), which is responsible for Phu Ly City,

has requested World Bank (WB) support for essential infrastructure under the proposed

Medium Cities Development Project (MCDP, or “the Project”).

The Project will finance multi-sector infrastructure investments in Phu Ly responding to

infrastructure deficits and urban services demands as expressed through the city’s master

plan. Specifically, the project will support infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement in

the old part of the city, and new infrastructure in the new urban area into which the city will

expand. The investments include surfacing existing roads and lanes in selected urban areas;

extending water supply and drainage networks and linking the latter to a new wastewater

plant, also to be constructed under the project; and expanding and improving several small

lakes that will become part of the city’s green space while also serving an important flood

mitigation and retention purpose. In the new urban area, the project will finance construction

of a core access road, with a bridge across the Chau Giang River that will provide a strong

connection between the northern and southern parts of the city. The road will be incorporate

water supply and drainage/wastewater pipe networks within its corridor, the latter connecting

to the project-financed wastewater plant that is to be constructed in the northwest of the

expanded city area.

The project will also support the city with implementing the project, with developing a

more comprehensive and appropriate approach to urban planning, and with developing the

capacity to manage its expanding infrastructure assets.

1.1.2. Project objectives

Short term objective

- Improve and raise the living conditions of low-income residents in the project area.


- Enhance the capacity for rainwater drainage, wastewater collection and treatment;

improving the hygienic and environmental conditions; provide clean water to improve

people’s living conditions, contribute to comprehensive infrastructure development,

and meet the overall development requirements of the city

- Rehabilitate degraded roads and construct new inter-ward and inter-commune roads,

thus contributing to socio-economic development

- Construct main roads and urban bridges as planned to facilitate a dynamic urban

development and inter-regional exchange, and attract investments to the province

- Support capacity building for the PMU implementing the project to ensure the project

is prepared and implemented effectively to meet the goals of the project, in

accordance with the requirements of the Vietnam Government as well as The World

Bank. Capacity building and technical assistance to agencies involve with urban

planning and urban asset management.

Long term objective

- Develop Phu Ly City into a big urban area, economic center spearheading the growth

to meet socio-economic development objectives of Ha Nam Province; a motivation

for the economic development in the whole southern area of the northern Delta.

- Invest in construction to create the technical infrastructure framework in accordance

with Phu Ly City Master Plan towards 2020, thereby attracting investors to the city,

create a momentum to promote economic development of the city to make it perfect

and become a satellite city to Hanoi Capital.

1.2. BASIC LAW, LEGISLATION AND PROVISION

Report on Environmental Impact Assessment of the MCDP in Viet Nam

– Phu Ly subproject will ensure the requirements of the Government of Vietnam and the

World Bank’s safety policies.

Laws, Decrees, Circulars andRegulations and Standards in Vietnam

- Law on Environmental protection No. 52/2005/QH11 approved by the National

Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 29th November 2005 and the

Announcement order signed by the State President on 12th December 2005;

- Law on construction No. 16/2003/QH11 adopted by Vietnam social republic

parliament, session XI, fourth time dated 26/11/2003 and announced following

Command No. 26/2003/L/CTN dated 10/12/2003 of President;

- Decree No. 80/2006/NĐ-CP dated 9th August 2006 of the Government regarding

detail regulation and guidance on implementation of some articles of the Law on

Environmental Protection;

- Decree No. 21/2008/NĐ-CP dated 28th February 2008 of the Government on

amending and supplementing some articles of Decree No. 80/2006/NĐ-CP dated 9th

August 2006 of the Government on promulgating in detail and guidance on the

implementation of some articles of the Law on Environmental Protection.


- Circular No. 05/2008/TT-BTNMT dated 08/12/2008 of Minister of natural resources

and environmental on guidelines for preparation of SEA, EIA report and

environmental protection commitment;

- Decision No. 04/2008/QĐ-BXD dated 03/4/2008 of Minister of Construction ministry

on promulgation of “National regulation on construction plan”;

- Decree No. 117/2009/NĐ-CP dated 31/12/2009 of Prime Minister on law breaking

handle in environmental protection aspect;

- Decision No. 256/QĐ-TTg dated 02/12/2003 of Prime Minister on approval of national

environmental protection strategy towards 2020;

- Decree No. 59/2007/NĐ-CP dated 09/4/2007 of Prime Minister on Solid waste

management;

- Decision No. 23/2006/QĐ-BTNMT dated 26/12/2006 of Ministry of Natural resources

and environment on hazardous waste catalogue;

- Decision No 155/1999/QD-TTg of Prime Minister dated July 16, 1999 on issuing

Regulation of hazardous waste management (including hazardous wastewater);

- Decision No: 1329/2002/BYT/QĐ dated April 18, 2002 of Minister of Health.

Environmental regulations, standards of Vietnam related to the project

- QCVN 03:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on acceptable limit of heavy

metals in soil;

- QCVN 01 : 2008/BXD – National technical regulations on construction plan;

- QCVN 05/2009/BTNMT - National technical regulations on surrounding air quality;

- QCVN 06/2009/BTNMT - National technical regulations on some hazardous waste in

surrounding air;

- QCVN 07:2010/BXD - National technical regulations – Technical infrastructure work;

- QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on surface water quality;

- QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on groundwater quality;

- QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT - National technical regulations on household wastewater;

- QCVN 24:2009/BTNMT – National technical regulations on industrial wastewater;

- TCVN 5949:1998- Acoustic – Noise from public area and residence. Maximum

allowable noise;

- TCVN 6962:2001- Vibration and Shaking – Vibration from construction activities and

industrial production + Maximum allowable level for industrial parks and residences;

- TCVN 7222:2002 - General environmental requirements of centralized wastewater

plants;

- TCVN 6773:2000 - Water quality – Water quality for irrigation;

- TCVN 6774: 2000 - Water quality – freshwater quality for water organism protection;


- TCVN 6705-2000: Non-hazardous waste. Classification

- TCVN 6706-2000: Hazardous waste. Classification

Guidelines of the World Bank

The following are the safeguard policies of the World Bank triggered by this subproject:

- Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01)

- Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04)

- Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12)

1.3. BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION

1.3.1. Location of the project

The project is located in Phu Ly, Ha Nam province. The study scope of the project is

focused on areas which are in critical demand and have important roles for urban

development, environment and living standards including (Fig 1-2):

- Quang Trung ward, Phu Ly city;

- Bac Chau Giang urban area;

- Hoa Lac hamlet, Lam Ha commune (inside Bac Chau Giang urban area)

- Me Noi hamlet, Liem Chinh commune, Phu Ly city

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Figure 1-1: Project area in relation to other sites in Ha Nam Province


Figure 1-2: Project location in Phu Ly city


1.3.2. Project Components

The Medium Cities Development Project – Phu Ly Subproject – is a multi-sectoral project,

divided into 4 main components, based on the approved City Master Plan. Of these,

Components 1-3 are directly related to investment for project construction; Component 4 is

related to capacity strengthening for infrastructure, management, and technical assistance.

The project components are as follow:

- Component 1: Basic infrastructure upgrading and service improvement

- Component 2: Environmental Sanitation Improvement

- Component 3: Urban Roads and Bridges

- Component 4: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

See detailed maps in Fig 1-2 and 2-6.

Table 1-1: Phu Ly City Subproject – Summary of Proposed Investments

No. Item Phase Description

1 Component 1 Basic Infrastructure upgrading and service improvement (US$3.86

million)

1.1 Infrastructure in

Quang Trung ward

2 The scope includes (i) constructing an internal road 0.9km long; (ii)

installing a storm water drainage network 0.9km long; (iii) installing a

water supply network connecting to the existing main supply network,

total length about 5km. (US$1.48 million)

1.2 Infrastructure in Hoa

Lac village, in Lam

Ha Commune

2 The scope includes (i) upgrading existing internal roads, about 2.1km

total length, to existing width; (ii) install a combined storm water and

drainage system, 2.7km total length; and (iii) installing a water supply

network connecting to the existing main supply network, total length

about 4.25km total length. (US$0.69 million)

1.3 Infrastructure in Me

Noi village, Liem

Chinh commune

2 The scope includes (i) upgrading existing internal roads, about 0.8km

total length, to existing width; (ii) install combined storm water and

drainage system, 0.8km total length; and (iii) installing a water supply

network connecting to the existing main supply network, total length

about 6.12km total length. (US$0.41 million)

1.4 School construction

in Quang Trung ward

1 Constructing (i) a primary school for 425 pupils; and (ii) a kindergarten

for 350 pupils. (US$1.28 million)

2 Component 2 Environmental sanitation improvements (US$14.35 million)

2.1 Regulating lakes in

Lam Ha and Quang

Trung

2 Construct regulating lakes in Lam Ha ward, area 14.7ha, and Quang

Trung ward, area 2.5ha. (S$6.00 million)

2.2 Wastewater network

for Bac Chai Giang

area, and water

transmission pipeline

along Road D1-N7.

2 Construct (i) a separate wastewater network based on a pipeline about

7km long leading to the project-financed Bac Chai Giang wastewater

treatment plant (see below); and (ii) clean water pipeline parallel to the

new project-financed D1-N7 Road (see below). (US$4.00 million)

2.3 Wastewater pumping

stations

2 Construct 2 wastewater pumping stations for the pipeline constructed

under Item 2.2. (US$0.43 million)

2.4 Pumping station for

Quang Trung

regulating lake

2 Construct a flood control pumping station, with capacity of 4,000m3 per

hour between Quang Trung regulating lake and the Nhue River.

(US$0.56 million)


No. Item Phase Description

2.5 Chau Giang

wastewater plant

2 Construct a wastewater treatment plant for the southern part of the

proposed Bac Chau Giang urban area, with an initial capacity of

3,000m3 per day. (US$3.35 million)

3 Component 3 Urban Roads and Bridges (US$21.51 million)

3.1 Road D4-N7 1 & 2 Constructing Road D4-N7, serving a new urban center to the north of

the existing city administrative and commercial area, 4.74km long,

initially to 4 lane standard, with footpaths, with drainage, street lighting,

and provision for pedestrians. (US$13.64 million)

3.2 Chau Giang River

bridge

2 Constructing an initial 4 lane bridge 195m long, within the D1-N7 road

alignment. (US$7.87 million)

4 Component 4 Project Management Support and Technical Assistance (US$3.86

million)

4.1 Management support

and construction

supervision

1 & 2 The scope includes: (i) support to the PMU for all activities, including

procurement, reporting, financial and other monitoring; (ii) supervision

of all construction works; and (iii) an IEC program. (US$2.37 million)

4.2 Independent

monitoring

1 & 2 The scope covers independent services for (i) environment and

resettlement; monitoring; (ii) financial audit; and (iii) post-evaluation.

(US$0.36 million)

4.3 Technical assistance 1 The scope will cover, as separate programs, for (i) urban planning; (ii)

asset management and capacity building; and (iii) Internal Audit

Capacity Building (US$0.80 million)

4.4 Equipment and

facilities

1 The scope provides for equipment and resources for the PMU and for

city agencies involved with the technical assistance program above.

(US$0.20 million)

4.5 Training and study

tours

1 The scope includes training and relevant study tours for city officials,

PMU staff, and staff of utility agencies. (US$0.17 million)

4.6 PMU operational

costs

1 & 2 The scope, which will be counterpart funding financed, is PMU salaries,

office and other expenses related to PMU’s management of the project.

(US$1.42 million)

Component 1: Basic Infrastructure Upgrading and Services Improvement

Scope of investment:

- Construction of local roads or rehabilitation of degraded roads;

- Development of water supply networks;

- Construction of drainage systems;

- Construction of a primary school and a kindergarten

Location of investment

- Quang Trung Ward;

- Hoa Lac hamlet, Lam Ha commune;

- Me Noi hamlet – Liem Chinh commune.

a. Basic Infrastructure Upgrading and Services Improvement for Quang Trung ward.


The project area is at the north of Quang Trung ward, on an area of 55 ha with 2,868

people. The north of the area borders But Son Cement Factory (Ba Da bridge), the west

borders Nhue river, the south borders Chau Giang river, and the east borders National

Highway 1A.

The scope of work includes:

(i) Construction of a main internal road to link ward residential clusters and to

connect to the outside network. The road will be 9.5 m wide (2+5.5+2) and

847.2 m long. HL93 will be the design standard for the works bearing live

rolling load, and H10 for the pavement works. Asphalt surface for the road

and street lighting will be provided.

(ii) Installation of a drainage network along newly built roads as indicated as

above and improved landscape. D400-D600 round culverts will be installed to

connect to the main D1000-D1500 drains to finally lead to the Quang Trung

regulation lake, also to be constructed under the project. The total length will

be 885 m. The wastewater pipeline will be connected to 696 households in the

project area. The scope will also include construction of 42 septic tanks for 42

poor or near-poor households in the project area

(iii) Installation of water supply pipelines for household connections. Treated

water will be provided from the municipal water supply system by the existing

D200 pipeline along National Highway 1A through 2 points. D200-D32mm

pipelines 4,935 m long will be installed along roads and alleys. Fire hydrants

will be located where required as per applicable regulations. Water supply

capacity for 2020 will be 950 m3/day.

b. Basic Infrastructure Upgrading and Services Improvement for Hoa Lac hamlet, Lam Ha

commune

Hoa Lac hamlet, Lam Ha commune lies to the north of the Chau Giang river. The

north of the area borders the northern dyke of the river, the west borders Dinh Trang hamlet,

the south also borders the river, and the east borders Duong Cam hamlet. It has an area of 110

ha with 1,274 people.

Construction items and upgrading infrastructure works in Hoa Lac hamlet include:

(i) Upgrade and improve existing internal roads in the hamlet. Construct cement

concrete surface 2m - 3m wide, 15cm thick, and 2,132 m long.

(ii) Install a combined drainage system along the newly upgraded roads as

indicated above, connecting to 320 households. This will include round

reinforced concrete culverts D400-D800mm. Collected storm water and

wastewater will be discharged into the drainage pipeline (3103 m long) along

the D4-N7 road, to be treated at the Bac Chau Giang wastewater treatment

plant that is also to be constructed under the project.

(iii) Install a pipeline network to convey and distribute clean water to households in

the hamlet. Clean water will be taken from the municipal water supply system

through the D150mm pipe along the Le Cong Thanh extension street. Install

distribution pipelines D125-D32 (4,250 m long) along existing roads and


alleys in the residential areas to minimize site clearance and facilitate

construction activities. The proposed system has been calculated to meet the

local demand up to 2020. Water supply capacity for the 2020 period will be

370 m3/day.

c. Basic Infrastructure Upgrading and Services Improvement at Me Noi hamlet, Liem Chinh

commune.

Me Noi hamlet, Liem Chinh commune lies to the south of the Chau Giang river. The north

of the area borders the southern dyke of the river, the west borders Minh Khoi urban area, the

south borders the fields in Liem Chinh and Liem Chung communes, and the east borders

Thanh Liem district. It has an area of 81 ha with 1,392 people.

Construction and upgrading items for the hamlet include the following:

(i) Upgrade existing internal roads in the hamlet. The road surface will be

concrete, 2m - 3m wide, 15cm thick, and 796 m long.

(ii) Install a combined rainwater and wastewater collection and drainage system

along upgraded roads as indicated above. This includes round reinforced

concrete culverts D400-D600 mm, 1358 m long. Wastewater pipeline

connections to 320 households will be installed. Collected storm water and

wastewater will be discharged to the drainage pipeline along the 499 road

(42 m wide) under construction.

(iii) Install clean water transmission and distribution pipeline networks for

households in the hamlet. Treated water will be transmitted from the municipal

water supply system by the existing D150mm pipe along street 62 near the

Tuberculosis Hospital. D125-D32 distribution pipelines (6,120m long) will be

installed along existing roads and alleys in the residential areas to minimize

site clearance and facilitate construction activities. The proposed system has

been calculated to meet the local demand up to 2020. Water supply capacity

for the 2020 period will be 400 m3/day.

d. Building a primary school and a kindergarten

(i) Build 1 primary school for 425 pupils, located in Quang Trung ward for the

northwestern residential area of Phu Ly city. The total land area will be

580 m2. The school will comprise 12 rooms.

(ii) Build 1 kindergarten for about 350 pupils, located in Quang Trung ward for the

northwestern residential area of Phu Ly city. The total land area will be

1136 m2. The school will comprise 9 class rooms.

Component 2: Environmental Sanitation Improvements

Scope of investment:

- Construction of regulation lakes;

- Construction of wastewater collecting systems;

- Booster pumping stations;

- Drainage pumping stations;


- Wastewater Treatment Plant

Location of investment

- Quang Trung Ward;

- Bac Chau Giang Urban Area

This component consists of the following investment items:

a. Build the Lam Ha and Quang Trung Regulation Lake

(i) Build the Lam Ha Regulation lake, which includes 2 lakes connected to each

other. The total area is 14.69 ha. The area of lake No.1 is 7.78 ha bordering the

north-south railway 1A in the west, canal A48 in the north, provincial road 943

in the east, and Lac Trang II pumping station and provincial road 943 in the

north. Lake No.2 is 6.91 ha, separated from lake No.1 by Provincial Road 943,

bordering the Le Cong Thanh street (extension of) in the east and the Lam Ha

commune residential area in the south.

(ii) Build Quang Trung Regulation Lake with the area of 2.47 ha in the area of the

existing lake near the Nhue river in Quang Trung ward.

The Regulation Lakes will regulate storm water flows and improve urban sanitation.

Works to be constructed include excavation, dredging and revetment of the lakes; build

surrounding roads; install stormwater drainage systems around the ponds; and install lighting

system along the roads.

b. Build a separate sewer system for wastewater collection and transmission for Bac Chau

Giang area and clean water transmission pipeline along the D4-N7 road.

The collection pipelines will be located along some urban roads, and the main

wastewater transmission line will be along the D4-N7 road, also to be constructed under the

project. The purpose is to collect wastewater generated in the project area and Hoa Lac

hamlet, convey it to the wastewater treatment plant for treatment. The wastewater pipeline,

D315 – D900 mm, will be 7300 m long. Build a water supply water transmission pipeline

DN100- DN300 mm 6101 m long, also along the D4-N7 road

c. Construction of 2 wastewater booster pumping stations

Build 2 booster pumping stations to pump wastewater to the treatment plant in order to

reduce the depth of the buried sewer line. Capacity of pumping station 1 will be 1970 m3/day

and pumping station 2 will be 2700m3/day. These wastewater booster pumping stations are

located on the D4-N7 road (Fig 1-2)

d. Build a flood - control pumping station to pump water from the Quang Trung Regulation

Lake to Nhue river

Building a flood - control pumping station to pump water from the Regulation Lake in

Quang Trung area to the Nhue river with an estimated capacity of about 8,000 m3/hour in

order to prevent flood in rainy season for this area.

Installation of 2 booster pumps with capacity of 4000 m3/hr for each pump including

electrical line, transformer and control system.


e. Building Chau Giang wastewater treatment plant

The plant is located on the area identified in the master plan for wastewater treatment

plant construction in the Bac Chau Giang urban area, to the west of Cau Gie - Ninh Binh

Highway which is under construction. The main parameters of the wastewater treatment plant

include:

Scope of collection and treatment: The southern part of Bac Chau Giang urban

area, from the main 150m wide road to Chau Giang river.

Treatment capacity of 3,000 m3/day to meet the treatment requirement until

the year 2020

Advanced oxidation ditch treatment technology

The effluent discharged to the Chau Giang River is designed to meet QCVN

24:2009/BTNMT, type B - the quality of industrial wastewater discharging

into receiving water stream which is not used for domestic water supply

purpose. Area of acquired land to build wastewater treatment plant is about 3.2

ha including land reserved for the next stage when increasing the capacity.

Component 3: Urban Roads and Bridges

Scope of investment: Urban Roads and Bridges

Location of invest ment: Bac Chau Giang Urban Area:

This component consists of the following works:

a. Construction of Road D4-N7

Length of road (including bridge length over the Chau Giang river) is 4.71 km. The

road has the following the main parameters:

Starting point: km 0+0.00 is connecting road No1 (499 road – 42 m cross

section) which is under construction in Liem Chinh commune.

End point: Km 4+71 is the intersection with the planned road (connecting Cau

Gie - Ninh Binh highway to Kim Bang), in Tien Hiep commune..

Based on the traffic needs in the near future, the width of the road is proposed as 68 m

in the City Master Plan including: The width of road surface: (32 m= 16x2m), the width of

pavement (24 m = 12 m x2), the median (12 m). Land acquisition will be for the whole road

width of 68 m.

b. Building a bridge crossing the Chau Giang River

The ultimate configuration of the bridge crossing the Chau Giang River will be 2 single

bridges with 4 vehicle lanes per bridge. The project will construct 1 of these bridges.

The proposed design structure option for the Chau Giang Bridge consists of a main

span of pre-stressed reinforced concrete with cantilever erection. This option has advantages

of reasonable cost, and technological and timely feasibility in accordance with the

requirements of the overall project.


Scale of building Investment for the Phase 1 bridge will be as follows:

Scale: permanently built by pre-stressed reinforced concrete with cantilever erection

Cross section: 20.5m

Designed load: Active load: HL-93. Passengers: 3 x 10-3 MPa.

The size for boat circulation: Height H 3.5m; Width B 25.0m;

Bridge spans will be arranged as scheme: 25m + 37.5m + 63m + 37.5m + 25m; Total

length is 194.6m

Pavement for pedestrians: 2x2.25 m

Main bridge: box span bridge made by pre-stressed reinforced concrete constructed

under balanced cantilever erection method, with 5 continuous spans. Cross section of

bridge is designed including 2 single boxes connected by diaphragms Height of box

beam on a top is H = 3.8 m and h = 2.0 m at mid-span location as well as beam segment

delivered at girder on span 1 and span 5.

The bridge surface is paved with 7cm thickness of asphalt concrete. The waterproof

layer on the surface is 4 mm thick of waterproofing membrane or waterproof solution

spraying on the concrete surface.

Substructure: for main bridge portion, using cast in situ reinforced concrete, constructed

on a foundation of 1.5m diameter piles.

Abutments for both ends of the bridge has length of 25 and 50m, each bank using cast in

situ reinforced concrete wall or reinforced earth wall.

Component 4: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

Investment targets:

Project Management Unit of Medium Cities Development Project – Phu Ly City

Subproject

Relevant agencies of Phu Ly City Subproject

Relevant provincial departments of Ha Nam Province

Agencies to receive and operate the project’s outputs after investment

This component includes:

a. Support for project preparation include: (i) Independent audit; (ii) Independent

environmental and social monitoring; (iii) Technical assistance to be provided to the Project

Management Unit for preparation of the terms of reference, bidding documents, bid

evaluation and project (iv) Post evaluation (v) IEC (vi) Urban Sanitation strategy (vii) Urban

planning (viii) Asset management and capacity building.

b. Costs for the project management unit include items for: (i) facilities and equipment;

development and implementation activities of PMU (ii) management costs for PMU (iii)

training, seminars and study tours.

c. Capacity building and technical assistance for agencies who are involved in the technical

infrastructure management in the city including training, seminars and study tours, technical

assistance for urban management and procurement of equipment.


1.3.3. Ancillary works

Ancillary works for the Phu Ly subproject consist of alternative transportation routes,

the routes for transportation of materials, worker camps, and temporary storage/space. These

will be used temporarily during the construction phase

Route to the construction site

For Component I:

- Routes to the construction site at communes are the main roads leading to every

commune.

For Component II:

- To improve the Quang Trung lake, the route to the construction site is the main road

leading to Quang Trung ward

- To improve Lam Ha Lake, the route to the construction site is on Nguyen Chi Thanh

Street.

For Component III:

- Routes to the construction site are on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street and Bien Hoa Street.

Worker camp:

Concentrative camps will be established for construction workers, construction

contractors, management and supervision staffs, and engineers. Warehouses will be used to

store construction materials and equipment.

Water supply system:

Surface water will be supplied for activities on sites. Water for drinking is taken from

wells. In addition, domestic water will be filled and distributed to the worker camps by

plumbing system.

Material resources:

The construction materials for the project will be obtained from natural deposits. Henan

as the source region is rich in building materials and can provide sufficient amount of

construction materials such as soil, rock and asphalt.

- Land/Soil is taken from Kim Bang and Thanh Liem. The distance between these areas

and the project construction sites is about 13-15 km.

- Stone is taken from Kim Bang; the distance between these areas and the project

construction sites is about 13-15 km

- Asphalt is taken from Kim Bang; the distance between these areas and the project

construction sites is about 13-15 km

- Sand is transported from Red River through Thuong Tin district (Hanoi) to the

construction site on Highway 1A


Route for transportation of materials:

Routes are mainly by road, particularly for transporting of sand to be moved from Viet

Tri. The route being: From Hong River – through Thuong Tin district - on the road (Highway

1A) about 13km by road and transport to the project construction sites.

Land, stone, asphalt transportation routes which are from Kim Bang Ly to the project

construction sites will be following the National Highway 21B (about 8 km) and a distance

on dirt roads (about 5 km).

1.3.4. Institutional Arrangement

Investment decision maker: Provincial People’s Committee (PPC) of Ha Nam, responsible

for:

To provide guidance and execution to the project;

To provide counterpart fund for the subproject; instruct the project owner to

comply with the Credit Agreement covenants; instruct relevant departments to

carry out assigned tasks during implementation;

To arrange for review and approval of the subproject Feasibility Study Report.

Project owner: Phu Ly Town People Committee

The project owner is responsible for

Establishing and maintaining a Project Management Unit during the project

implementation and

Directly managing the project preparation, land acquisition and implementation;

Preparing compensation and resettlement plan;

Coordinating with relevant local departments to carry out tasks as assigned by

the PPC; reporting to the PPC, various ministries and partners on relevant

issues;

Procurement of civil works as per the applicable Law on Procurement and

relevant Decrees and Circulars;

Complying with relevant GoV’s applicable regulations and Credit Agreement

covenants

Project Management Unit (PMU)

The PMU will be in operation from project preparation to physical completion of all

components, final payment and hand-over.

The PMU will be responsible for

Directly managing and monitoring the project preparation, land acquisition and

implementation;

Preparing compensation, relocation and resettlement plan;


Coordinating with relevant local departments to carry out tasks as assigned by

the PPC; reporting to the PPC, various ministries and partners on relevant

issues, implementation progress and performance;

Recruiting the project consultant and contractors for all components of works as

per applicable regulations

Operation and Maintenance Agencies

Urban Management Division, Phu Ly city:

Receive and manage items under component 3: Urban roads and bridges

Ha Nam Environment and Urban construction JSC

To receive and manage investment items under components 1, 2 and 3 including:

- Manage and operate the drainage system and wastewater treatment plant

- Urban lighting;

Ha Nam Water Supply JSC

To receive and manage items under component 1 and 2 in the field of water supply

1.3.5. Implementation plan and Financing of the Phu Ly subproject

Project implementation plan:

The project implementation duration: 5 years

It is expected that the Credit Agreement between the GoV and WB will come into effect in

December 2011.

Project implementation milestones can be found below:

Preparation of investment project, basic design: completed in July 2011

Detailed design, preparation of bidding documents: completed before December

2012

Approval, selection of construction contractors: completed in December 2013

Project implementation duration: to be completed in June 2017

Project financing:

Total project investment: USD 68, 623,000

ODA funding source:

WB credit for FY2011: USD 57,5,000

The credit will be extended to the GoV under the IDA lending terms applicable

for Viet Nam. The credit fund will be allocated as per GoV applicable

regulations.


IDA fund will cover eligible expenditures for civil works, consulting services

and others related to the institutional strengthening component

counterpart fund:

Local counterpart fund: USD 11,105,000

Counterpart fund will be allocated from the Ha Nam provincial budget. This

will be used for project preparation, land acquisition compensation and project

management.

Counterpart fund will be sourced as follows:

+ Support from state budget

+ Ha Nam PPC budget and

+ Contribute from other sources of Phu Ly city.

Project Preparation Technical Assistance Fund (PPTAF) USD 1,500,000

1.4 PROJECT AREA OF INFLUENCE

From the point of view of the environmental and social assessment of a project, it is

important to define the area for that environmental and social impacts are being considered.

The project will support infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement in the old part of the

city, including surfacing existing roads and lanes in selected urban areas, extending water

supply and drainage networks and linking the latter to a new wastewater plant, also to be

constructed under the project, and expanding and improving several small lakes that will

become part of the city’s green space while also serving an important flood mitigation and

retention purpose. In the new urban area the project will finance construction of the core access

road mentioned above, with a bridge across the Chau Giang River that will provide a strong

connection between the northern and southern parts of the city. The road will be incorporate

water supply and drainage/wastewater pipe networks within its corridor, the latter connecting to

the project-financed wastewater plant that is to be constructed in the northwest of the expanded

city area

The project area of influence, therefore, covers both old and new expansion parts of the city

(Map Figures 1.1 and 1.2). Environmental impacts of the project investments will also realate

to some areas outside the city boundary, such as the section of Chau Giang river to that effluent

from the wastewater treatment plant will be discharged to, the section of Nhue river receiving

wastewater from Quang Trung ward, borrow pits for road D1-N7, and disposal of dredged

materials and WWTP sludge at the city sanitary landfill.

In addition, some other projects that have been implemented or will be implemented in the

project site areas may create or indirect reciprocal influence on this project. Those related

projects include:

1.4.1. Waste water treatment construction project in Phu Ly town (investment financing

from Belgian Government)

Project Name: Wastewater treatment and drainage system belonging to investment and

construction project – Phase 1 Ha Nam Province, Phu Ly town


Owner: Phu Ly town Committee – Ha Nam Province

Investment content: new construction and reconstruction the waste water collecting

pipes, pump stations and wastewater treatment plant in the east of National Highway 1A,

Southern of Chau river, divided into two parts – northern & southern of Tran Hung Dao Str.

(Fig 1.2)

Investment capital:

a) ODA of Belgian Government:

Total: 4,538,390 EURO (equivalent to 93,037 million Vietnamese Dong)

b) Counterpart financing:

Total: 61,595 Million Vietnamese Dong

Project implementation duration: 32 months (started in 2007).

Capacity: Q= 5000m3/day.

EIA approval Decision: No 911/2007/QĐUBND on August 2nd 2007 of Ha Nam People

Committee.

Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: all the wastewater from Liem Chinh commune will

be treated by the treatment plant

1.4.2. Lac Trang pump station construction project

+ Project name: Lac Trang Pump Station No II-Phu Ly town - Ha Nam province

+ Construction area: Nothern area of Chau Giang River in Phu Ly town

+ Project Tasks:

Purpose:

Active and timely drainage for industrial zone and urban areas from DongVan to Nam

Ha, to meet the production and living requirements

Urban drainage in northern area of Chau Giang river

Drainage for DongVan 1+2 Industrial Zones.

Improve the human ecology and environment

Waterway Development

Service and tourism development

Ensure social security, jobs for labors.

Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: The project is under construction. This pumping

station is for drainage and anti-flooding measure in northern area of Châu Giang river

and Dong Van area in Duy Tien District. The pumping station is near Lam Ha lake. The

construction of the pump station is ongoing and estimated to be completed in June 2012.


1.4.3. National Highway 21B Construction

National Highway 21B runs across Ha Noi and Ha Nam with a total of length 57 km from

Bala T-junction (National Highway No.6) through Vac, Van Dinh (Ha Noi), Dau market,

Que town - Kim Bang Dist (Ha Nam) to T-junction of Ba Dao bridge and 1A National

Highway with Km277+800 (1A HN) belonging to Phu Ly town, Ha Nam Province. This is

the route traffic between south-western provinces and Ha Noi.

Scope of project

Project name: investment project to renovate and upgrade 21B National Highway,

section from Km41 to Km57+950 (Dau Market to Ba Da), Ha Nam Province

Owner: Department of traffic and transportation Ha Nam Province

Starting point: Km41+605.5 – at border between Ha Nam province and Ha Noi

capital, belonging to Dau market, Phu De, Tuong Linh commune, Kim Bang district,

Ha Nam Province.

End Point: Km57+588.31 connect to access road of over-bridge Cau Gie - Ninh Binh

National Highway at Phu Thu hamlet, Tien Hiep commune, Duy Tien District, Ha

Nam Province.

Route length: L=15.982 km.

Scale and specification:

Standard: According to TCVN 4054 - 2005

Target for completion period: 4 lane road with surface width: Bground = 24 m, including

Traffc lane 2x3.75=7.5 m, sealed shoulder for traffic lane: 2x0.5=1.0 m

Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: The National Highway 21B is perpendicular with the

road D4 N7 at the ending point of D4- N7 road (Km 4+740). Currently, the section of 21B

Road in Kim Bang and Duy Tien district has been completed.

1.4.4. Urgent solving project shore erosion and urban embellishment at section of

upstream of Phu Ly culvert from Phu Ly bridge through 1A National Highway to

discharge channel of Me pump station, Phu Ly town, Ha Nam Province:

- Project name: Investment project urgently solving the shore erosion and simultaneously, the

urban embellishment at section of upstream of Phu Ly culvert from Phu Ly Bridge through

1A National Highway to discharge channel of Me Pump station, Phu Ly town, Ha Nam

province.

- Owner: Phu Ly City People’s Committee

- Fund: Central budget and other sources

- Implementation schedule: in 3 years from 2009 to 2011

- Target:

Prevent inland flood; facilitate the inspection and management of dykes during rainy

seasons and flood situations.


Protection and prevention of bank scouring, enlargement of the river gateway,

embellish the landscape, protect ecological environment.

Ensure safe and convenient transportation along Chau Giang river banks, urban

infrastructure and tourism development.

- Structure: Bac Chau Giang Dyke, L=1513m. Embankment wall of two layers in form of

sidewall and gravity wall, prismatic toe embankment by rock.

Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: Chau Giang Bridge will cut-over this dyke.

1.4.5. The No 499 road project (42 m)

- Name of the road: Branch No 1 (N1) - Old 499 road

- Starting point: Old 1A national highway – Phu Ly Bridge

- Ending point: Liêm Tuyen junction and Cau Gie – Ninh Binh highway express

- The length of road: Approximately 4800 m

- Cross section: 42 m

+ Pavement: 6.5 m each side

+ Wide lane of car way: 10.5 m each side

+ Middle reservation: 8 m

- Existing situation: the road is under construction and estimated to finish by the end of 2011.

Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: D4-N7 road connects to road No 499 at Km00. No 499

road is the key urban road in the south of Phy Ly City which connects the 1A National Road

to Cau Gie-Ninh Binh highway road. The cumulative impact from the No 499 road (42m) and

D4-N7 road construction is small because D4-N7 road connects to road No 499 at Km00 and

the connection is in the middle of rice field, there is no residential area around.

1.4.6. Relating investment construction projects within Bac Chau Giang area

- Martyrs shrine and Ha Nam historic, cultural protection area project, located in Lam

Ha commune is about 17.32 ha;

- Eco-urban zone and commercial services project in Lam Ha is about 29.29 ha;

- CEO project (Eco-urban zone and tourism), in the Bac Chau Giang cover about

95.94 ha;

- Relation to Phu Ly city sub-project: component projects such as WWTP, pumping

stations, drainage system etc… will support the related project above (following Phu

Ly Master Plan).

Based on the information provided above, the issue of linkage with the project investments is

summarized in the following table. Social impacts of linked projects are addressed in the

RAP. Details on identification and assessment of cumulative environmental impacts are

presented in Chapter 4.


Table 2-2: Summarization of issue of linkage with project investments

Project investments

and location

Related projects Potential linkage and cumulative impacts

Dranage and sewer

systems in Lam Ha

and Liem Chinh

communes

WWTP funded by BTC in

Phu Ly downtown

Wastewater will be sent to the WWTP. Due

diligence assessment of the EIA of the WWTP

was carried out regarding design capacity,

effluent quality and sludge disposal.

No potential reputational risk is anticipated

Lam Ha lake

improvement

Lac Trang pump station

construction project

The pumping station is near Lam Ha lake. The

construction of the pump station will be

completed in June 2012

No cumulative impacts identified

Chau Giang bridge Embankement at section

of upstream of Phu Ly

bridge upto 1A National

Highway

The bridge will cut over the dyke but the

construction will be completed before the

project.


Road D4-N7 National Highway 21B

Construction

The two roads are perpendicular with the road

D4 N7 at the ending point of D4- N7 road (Km

4+740), but the construction o fthe conjunction

will be completed before the project.


Road D4-N7 in Bac

Chau Giang new

area

No 499 road project (42

m)

The roads are connected but the construction

timing is different.


WWTP in Bac Chau

Giang

Investment construction

projects within Bac Chau

Giang area

These projects will take place much later. The

constructed WWTP is designed to receive

wastewater from those projects.



CHAPTER 2. NATURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC

CONDITIONS

2.1. NATURAL CONDITION

2.1.1. Geographical location

Phu Ly City is the political, economic and cultural center of Ha Nam Province,

located in the central part of the province, at the confluence of three large rivers: Day, Nhue

and Chau Giang. It is located 50 km southwest of Hanoi at the North Latitude of 20°30 '-

20°35' and the East Longitude of 105o54' – 105o58'. Geographical boundaries of Phu Ly city

are as follows:

- The Eastern and Southern borders Thanh Liem district.

- The Western borders Thanh Liem district and Kim Bang district.

- The Northern borders Kim Bang district and Duy Tien district.

The area of Phu Ly City is 3,426.77 hectares, of which 955.87 ha is urban area. The

city includes 12 administrative units with 6 urban wards and 6 suburban communes i.e.: 6

wards: Minh Khai, Hai Ba Trung, Luong Khanh Thien, Tran Hung Dao, Quang Trung, Le

Hong Phong Wards and 6 communes: Quynh Chau, Liem Chanh, Lam Ha, Phu Van, Liem

Chung, Chau Son.

2.1.2. Climate Condition

Like other areas in the Red River Delta, Ha Nam has typical tropical monsoon climate

with hot rainy summer and cold dry winter. The change between seasons results in the

variation of city climate with four distinct features: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The

temperatures of summer and winter are in contrast with those of spring and autumn are

transitional periods. Summer lasts from May to September; winter is from November to mid

March; spring begins in mid March till in April and autumn from October to mid November.

2.1.2.1. Temperature

The project area is located in the climate region of the Bac Bo Delta with the

characteristics of tropical monsoon climate- contrasting temperature changes between the

seasons. The average annual temperature is about 23-240C, average hours of daylight is

1100-1300 hours/year. In a year, there are from 8 to 9 months where the average

temperatures are over 200C (5 months of which are above 250C); temperatures fall below

200C for only 3 months and so far never below 160C (Figure 2-1).


Figure 2-1: Average monthly temperature in year

2.1.2.2. Humidity, radiation, Rainfall

Annual average humidity is 85% with the maximum of 87% in April and minimum of

75% in December.

Figure 2-2: Average monthly humidity in a year

Annual average irradiation is about 1100 – 1300 hours/year

Figure 2-3: Average monthly irradiation in a year

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Figure 2-4: Average monthly rainfall in a year

2.1.2.3. Wind regime

There are two main seasons: summer and winter. In the summer, the main directions are

south, southwest and southeast while in the winter, main directions are North, East and Northeast.

2.1.2.4. Unusual weather patterns

Storms affect the region from about May to November each year, causing heavy rain

and strong winds with speeds of up to 100 km/h, and the normal rainfall average is estimated

to be up to 1,000 mm.

2.1.3. Geomorphic and topographic condition

Phu Ly city is located in the plain along rivers; the terrain is divided by the rivers and

low areas. The general slope of the city’s terrain is from West to East. The topographic

features of the city are as follows:

- The topography of the old city area in the east of Day River and new urban areas in

the west of Day River is raised, reaching the elevation of 3.0 m - 6.8 m;

- The topography of Phu Van region in the north of Day River and Chau River is also

raised, reaching the elevation of 3.0 m - 4.5 m.

- The area of rice fields and vegetable fields has an elevation of 1.8 m - 2.2 m.

- Low areas of ponds/marsh have an elevation from - 0.8 to + 0.4 m, are the low areas

north of Chau River and east of Day River where the interconnected ponds, lakes and low

fields are frequently flooded.

Phu Ly city is located at the intersection of the Day, Nhue and Chau Giang rivers and

is enclosed by a dyke system (Figure 1-2). The water outlets to the rivers are influenced by

the hydrology of the Day River. The ground water level in the area depends on the water

level of the river which is subject to seasonal changes.

Phu Ly city lies within the earthquake zone of warning level 8 (according to the

forecasting document of the Global Physics Institute).

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2.1.4. Hydrologic conditions

The annual volume of average rainfall in Ha Nam province is about 1.602 billion m3.

Annual surface water run-off from the Red, Day and Nhue rivers into the territory is about

14.050 billion m3. Groundwater flows through the territory is always supplemented by those

from other regions. Ground water in Ha Nam exists in many layers and is of good quality,

sufficient to meet the demand for socio-economic development.

Figure 2-5: Intersection of Day, Nhue and Chau rivers in the Ha Nam province

- The Day River is a tributary of the Red River, derived from Phu Tho, flowing into

Ha Nam territory. The Day River is the boundary between Ha Nam province and Ninh Binh

province. The river has a length of 47.6 km in Ha Nam province

- The Nhue River is a tributary of the Red River from Thuy Phuong (Tu Liem, Hanoi)

into Ha Nam province with a length of 14.5 km, and it then flows into the Day river (Phu Ly

city).

- The Chau Giang River originates in Phu Ly city and splits into two branches at Tien

Phong (Duy Tien) River. One branch is the boundary between Binh Luc and Ly Nhan district


and the other branch is the boundary between Binh Luc and Duy Tien district. Sat River is a

branch of the Chau Giang River in the Binh Luc district.

According to the study on hydrology in Phu Ly city, the Chau Giang is a large branch

of the Nhue River. It receives run-off from the city and then flows to the Red River. The

Chau Giang River is affected by water from the Nhue river and is always polluted seriously

due to a lack of circulation, leading to the adverse impacts on community’s health especially

those in Ly Nhan and Binh Luc district. The monitoring data for river water quality recently

showed heavy contamination of water sources. Aquatic life in the rivers is very limited.

2.2. SOCIO – ECONOMIC CONDITION

2.2.1. Population and Population density

According to statistics combined with the results of the census dated 1/4/2009, there

are 19,110 households in the city, with a population of 86,920 people. The population at the

administrative units is as follows (data surveyed in 2009) (see table 2-1).

Table 2-1: Population distribution of Phu Ly city in 2009 Unit: person

Ward/commune Male Female Total

Le Hong Phong ward 4784 5185 9969

Quang Trung ward 3306 3264 6570

Luong Khanh Thien ward 2626 2673 5299

Minh Khai ward 3610 3732 7342

Hai Ba Trung ward 3380 3479 6859

Tran Hung Dao ward 3317 3256 6573

Phu Van commune 4989 5003 9992

Chau Son commune 4445 4459 8904

Lam Ha commune 3016 2982 5998

Liem Chinh commune 2839 2760 5599

Thanh Chau commune 3476 3532 7008

Liem Chung commune 3401 3406 6807

Total 43189 43731 86920

(Source: Phu Ly city Department of Statistics: Phu Ly city population in the period 2005 – 2009)

Total of population: 86, 920 people, of which men account for 49.7%, and females for

50.3%. Rural population accounts for 51.1%; the inner city (6 wards) accounts for 48.9% of

the population of the city. The population growth rate in the period 2005-2009 has not

changed much, on average, about 0.8 - 0.9%/ year.

2.2.2. Occupation and Income

Over the past few years, Phu Ly has achieved high economic growth rate, of which

industry increases by 15-16% per year, agriculture and services increases by approx. 4% and

20% per year respectively. The economic structure is in positive form; the industry-

construction share of GDP has gradually increased and reached 37.4% in 2005; services

increased by 50.3% while agriculture decreased to 12.3%. The average GDP per capita of the

City in 2009 increased to 5 million Vietnamese dong. The average food consumption per

capita is 186 kg.


a. Industries and handicrafts

Currently, Phy Ly has more than 7,800 industrial and handicraft manufacturers, including

57 state-owned enterprises, which attract nearly 12,000 employees. Most local enterprises

undergo stable development and standing in the context of the market economy. Private

manufacturers develop strongly in terms of both quality and quantity. Two industrial

complexes are under construction in Thanh Chau and Chau Son.

b. Agriculture

In recent years, farmers have become active in changes to livestock and cropping patterns.

Advanced farming techniques have been adopted resulting in high and consistent crop yields.

The crop structures have been formulated stably, of which winter crops have become the key

crops. During the 2005-2009 periods, the agriculture output increased 2.3% per year in

average.

c. Commerce – Service - Tourism

In recent years, the economic structure of the city has shifted positively with the

increased proportion of industry-construction and reduced proportion of services, agro -

forestry - fishery.

Table 2-2: Economic structure of Phu Ly city in 2000 and 2009 (Unit :%)

Year 2000 2009

Economic structure (actual values) 100.0 100.0

- Industry – Construction 33.4 48.4

- Services 52.2 48.6

- Agriculture, forestry, fishery 14.4 3.0

(Source: Adjustment of general master plan of Phu Ly city, Ha Nam province to 2020)

Economic growth rate in 2009 was 19.9%. The income per capita has increased rapidly,

reaching 23.1 million per person in 2009.

2.2.3. Health service

The health network of HaNam Province is diversified with state clinics, hospitals and

private clinics. There are now 5 provincial hospitals, a city hospital and 12 commune clinics.

Currently, six of twelve wards/communes have reached national health standards.

2.2.4. Education

Investments in kindergartens and basic education have been focused to improve

facilities and teaching quality. Currently, the city has 38 schools including 12 nursery schools

and kindergartens; 11 primary schools; 10 secondary schools and 5 high schools.

2.2.5. Culture, history and tourism

The cultural, historical and tourism sites in Phu Ly city are listed in the table below.

In Quang Trung ward, there are two provincially classified structures: Song Nham Chi At

ancestral temple of the Vu families and the Mau temple.

However, in the area of construction of the Phu Ly subproject, there are no historical,

cultural, or religious properties. There is only a pagoda called Lac Trang pagoda in Quang


Trung ward located near to the school and kindergarten in Quang Trung ward (50 m far from

the border of the Pagoda, 500 m far from the worshiping hall of the Lac Trang pagoda).

Table 2-3: List of historical, cultural belief buildings in Phu Ly city

No. Historical, cultural belief buildings Area (m2)

I Quang Trung ward

1 Lac Trang pagoda 4235

2 Gac Dong temple 2143

3 Mau Lac Trang temple 3241

4 Mau temple of group No.8 1354

5 Mau temple of group No.9 1436

6 Mau Thoai temple 1743

7 Song Nham Chi At ancestral temple of the Vu’s family 456

8 Temple of fathers of the Vu family 201

9 Temple of fathers of the Bach family 198

10 Temple of fathers of the Pham family 214

11 Temple of fathers of the Lam family 212

II Hoa Lac commune

1 Mau Xuan temple and Quan Ban Tho temple 394.5

2 Temple of fathers of the Bui family 2206

3 Phuong Van Tu pagoda 2556.2

4 Duong Am pagoda 3026.1

III Me Noi commune

1 Me Noi temple 1500

2 Me Thuong temple 1097

3 Duong temple 2556.2

2.3. INFRASTRUCTURE

2.3.1. Drainage and wastewater treatment systems

Overview

Rainwater drainage and flood control systems

Rainwater drainage depends on agriculture irrigation. Planning area is under the basin

drainage of Chau Giang River. Rainwater is collected in the channel network leading

to Lac Trang lake through Lac Trang pumping station (capacity of 29,000m3/h) and a

part of it during Phuoc pumping station (with capacity of 80,000m3/h) to Chau Giang

river.

Flood control system: the dyke of the Chau Giang River is from 5.2 to 5.55 m

height; Nhue River’s dike is the road-bed of National Highway 1A, with the height

ranging from 5.4 to 7.0m. When the level of river water increased, the stop-log gate is

closed and the rainwater in the entire basin then pumped into the river.

Sewage system and environmental sanitation


The city has a combined drainage system in the old urban areas and separated drainage

system in the new urban area (Bac Chau Giang area). The combined drainage system in the

old urban areas is relatively stable, while in the new urban areas, the drainage system is still

under constructione. Drainage collection systems and treatment plants are being built in each

area.

Currently, domestic, industrial and hospital wastewater as well as agriculture wastewater

is discharged directly into the storm water drainage and then into existing water bodies of the

city including Chau Giang, Nhue and Day Rivers.

Some assessments concerning the drainage system of the city:

- The current drainage system is divided by terrain, into three main basins: the old urban

areas in the East, including the southern area of Chau Giang River, East Day River; western

area of Day River, and North Chau Giang;

+ The western area of Phy Ly city (Bac Chau Giang new urban area) has increasingly

developed in infrastructure upgrading, according to the Phu Ly Master Plan, rain water and

wastewater will be collected separately but the drainage system and wastewater treatment

plant have not been built yet.

+ The center of the East area (the old urban area - South of the Chau Giang river) uses

combined drainage system for both storm water and wastewater. In the newly constructed

urban areas of the South (South Tran Hung Dao area, Liem Chinh, Thanh Chau...), the

drainage system has been built separately for storm water and wastewater, while collection

and treatment systems are under construction.

+ In the north Chau Giang, infrastructure of residential areas is very limited.. In the

newly constructed areas, infrastructure system is not invested synchronously, storm water and

wastewater drains are built separately, and the collection and treatment systems have not been

built as of now.

- Generally, the drainage system is limited and low in density; the drainage system is not

systematic and synchronous.

- Some drain systems are small in cross section, only capable of surface drainage and

incapable of a regional drainage function.

- Due to new urban development, the natural terrain is partitioned; lakes, canals and

fields have been narrowed, causing decreases in natural drainage area.

- Poor drainage system design will result in slow withdrawal of rainwater, thus causing

partial flooding.

- The management, construction, and maintenance of the drainage systems are

inadequate, causing damage or congestion to the drain system.

- In recent years, the urban drainage system of Phu Ly has been invested and constructed

significantly. However, not all transportation routes have drainage facilities. Drainage system

needs to be extended equally on roads and major pumping stations and reservoirs to ensure

drainage for expanded urban areas as well.


- Urban flood is extensive, due to stagnant water in streets having no drains and lacking

pump stations and the rising water level of the rivers during flood events

+ Flood caused by the lack of drains leading to pumping stations; moreover, pumping

stations are too small compared with the large area of the water collection basins.

+ Flood due to overflow of rising water level of the rivers (flood discharge of Day river).

This case rarely happens.

Status of drainage and wastewater treatment in the project area

The areas within the scope of the project have insufficient capacity for drainage and

wastewater treatment. According to surveys of the study team, there is no drainage system for

stormwater and wastewater in Quang Trung Ward. The area has topographic elevation lower

than roads and dykes around. Specifically: project area’s average ground altitude is from +2.2

m to +3.5 m except the area near the embankment road of Nhue River of which the altitude is

from +4.5 m to +5.4 m. This area is surrounded by the Nhue River dyke system (altitude +4.5

m to +5.4 m), Chau Giang River dyke (altitude +4.5 m to +5.5 m) and National Road 1A

(altitude +5.9 m to +7.0 m).

Among the 696 households in the project area of Quang Trung Ward, there are 437

households using septic tank toilets (three-compartment toilets) (62.78%), 29 households

using simple septic-tank (4.17%) and 230 households using flushing toilets (33.05%).

Hoa Lac Village of Lam Ha Commune does not have sewer system yet. The drainage

is mostly done by self-penetration to the soil and discharging into Chau Giang River. Hoa

Lac Village is characterized by high terrain in the middle area (altitude +4.2 m to +5.7 m),

lower on both sides (North half’s altitude +2.5 m to +3.7 m, South half’s altitude +2.9 m to

+3.5 m). Chau Giang River dyke, which is located in the North (Street TL493), has an

altitude of +5.0 m to +5.5 m.

The terrain of Me Noi Village, Liem Chinh Ward has an average altitude of +2.5 m to

+3.5 m, sloping from North to South. Chau Giang River dyke has an altitude of +6.5 m to

+7.0 m. Similar to Hoa Lac Village, the area of Quang Trung Ward, Me Noi Village does not

have sewer system yet. Currently the drainage is mostly done by self-penetration to the soil

and discharging into irrigation ditches in the South (near the Road 42 m, which is currently

under construction).

2.3.2. Water supply system

Overview of the water supply system in Phu Ly city:

The existing status of water resources systems and water treatment plants:

The water resources used for water supply in Phu Ly City is surface water from the Day river.

This supplies 2 water treatment plants.

- Water supply treatment plant No. 1 located in Quang Trung ward, with capacity of

10,000 m3/day, built in 1997

- Water supply treatment Plant No. 2 located in Thanh Son commune, Kim Bang district

with capacity of 15,000 m3/day, built in 2001


Traditional treatment technologies: Raw water - Mixing - Reaction - deposition - Filter –

Disinfect

Water supply output in 2009 was 4.5 million m3 (16,600 m3/day including water loss of

about 35%).

The status of water supply network:

The water supply network includes a pipeline that connects consumer households

comprises of conveyance, distribution and services lines and various materials such as

cast iron, plastic and galvanizediron pipes. About 96% of the city’s population is

connected to the supply network. Total length of the main pipelines is around 25km with

diameter 100 – 300 mm

General assessment

- Treatment plant has not yet operated at its full design capacity (about 70%)

- Scope of service is primarily for the city center. The city’s water supply company is

not responsible for the water supply system in the districts of the province.

- The applied water tariff includes environmental charges and it has currently been

increased to cover sufficiently production costs

- The company has been privatized therefore its management model has changed.

- The loss ratios is 35%, the number of water meters is 13,300 of which 320 meters

belong to state agencies.

- Quality of raw water can be affected due to the pollution of water in the Day and

Nhue rivers

Quality of raw water can be affected due to the pollution of water in Day river and Nhue

rivers Water supply status of project area

The project area at Quang Trung ward consists of populated areas of groups 6-10 with

696 households and 2,868 people. The demand for clean water is at Quang Trung ward is

very urgent. Clean water is only provided for 45 households living in-group 7 accounting for

6.5% of households in the project area. These include 35 households located near National

Highway 1A and about 10 households located inside Highway1A about 60 – 100 m. Water

supply service network for these households consists of D32 and D25 tubes with the length

of about 110 m and 250 m, respectively. These tubes were constructed in 2006 associated

with the construction of the Highway 1A expansion through these households of this group.

The majority of households in project areas use rainwater and well water as drinking

water source. Over 80% of households have rainwater tanks, 45% of households have drilled

wells. When Nhue river water is contaminated, the quality of water from nearby drilled wells

is not guaranteed for people’s health.

Because water is not hygienic, the percentage of people suffering from diseases related

to water resources in the project area is higher than the surrounding wards using clean water

from the water supply company. According to the statistics of Quang Trung ward health

station, from 2000 to present, in the project area the average number of people suffering from

skin diseases is double that of the city.


Water supply system is currently not available in Hoa Lac village area. The majority of

households use rainwater and well water as drinking water source. More than 75% of

households have rainwater tanks, 60% of households have drilled wells.

Me Noi village has previously been supplied clean water from a water supply station

with 100 m3 day capacity, from water supply Liem Chinh cooperation. Currently, this water

supply station is damaged and no longer in operation. Thus, majority of the households there

do not have access to clean water. In the village, there are only about 15 households along the

dike road of Chau Giang river near junction with Tran Hung Dao road have access to clean

water from the water supply company. Recently, due to the imperative demand for clean

water, these families, from their own funds, constructed and installed a steel and galvanized

pipeline which connects D32 and D25 service pipes with the length of 60 m and 95 m,

respectively, to transfer water from clean water pipes in intersections for their domestic and

business needs. The rest households use rainwater and water well for their domestic purpose.

About 80% of households have rainwater tanks, 65% of households have drilled wells.

2.3.3. Status of solid waste management and treatment

- Domestic waste:

The total solid waste of the city is around 15,534 tons per year (43.14 tons/day), which is

collected and treated by the city’s Urban Works Company to produce organic fertilizer at a

processing plant at Thung Dam Gai, Thanh Thuy commune, Thanh Liem district of the city.

- Hazardous waste:

To dispose of generated hazardous waste, companies in the city and in the industrial

zone (small and handicraft industries) have to sign an environmental protection commitment

with the Ha Nam Resource and Environment Department (DONRE) and report their waste

sources, types, quantity, and composition of each hazardous waste. This information is

recorded in DONRE’s waste source book.

The City People’s Committee requires each private general clinic to have a contract

with hospitals regarding health waste treatment before they are granted the environment

commitment certificate under the environment protection scheme.

Since October 2009, the solid waste processing plant, producing organic fertilizer

using Belgian technology has been under operation. This plant is located in Thung Dam Gai

landfill (Thung Ham), Thanh Thuy commune; Thanh Liem district has burial sites with the

area of 14 ha. Capacity of solid waste treatment is about 55 tons per day (the residual

capacity of 65 tons per day). Microbiological fertilizer products are sold by the company in

the city.

2.3.4. Existing transportation status

+ Railway:

North-South railway: runs parallel to National Highway 1A, and is a meter

guage single track facility;

Specialized railway runs from the Phu Ly station to the Thinh Chau station

and the But Son cement factory, 5 km long, with single 1 meter guage track.

+ Waterway:


The Day River route: 8 km in length, third level engineering standard of river,

minimum width is 100 m, minimum depth is 2.5 m, maximum water level is

4.72 m. Ships of up to 200T can pass through;

The Chau Giang River route: 4.5 km length, average width is 130 m; min

depth is 3.5 m;

The Nhue River route: 3.5 km length, average width of 60 m; min depth is

3.0 m;

+ Roads:

National Highway No.1A (Le Hoan Street) runs through Phu Ly city with 3.7

km length; the road’s surface is made of asphalt concrete, sections:

5m+11.5m+2m+11.5m+5m+5m

Highway No.21B: Running through Phu Ly city is 0.5 km long. The road’s

surface is made of asphalt concrete, 5 m in width.

Highway No.21A (Dinh Tien Hoang, Tran Binh Trong, Dinh Cong Trang, and

Ly Thuong Kiet Streets): Running through Phu Ly city is 9.5km. The road’s

surface is made of asphalt concrete, 12 m in width.

Provincial Road No.971 (Tran Hung Dao street to Ly Nhan): Running through

Phu Ly city is 2.5 km; 7 m in width;

Cau Gie – Ninh Binh Highway to the east of the project area: under

construction;

Inner-city traffic: The city’s inner city network is based on a grid, with roads

about about 150 – 200 m apart; all roads have been asphalted. The road

network in the east of the city is degraded with no pavements. The road

network in west is new, and the quality is still good.

Total length of the Phu Ly city’s road network: 236.5km

In which:

+ Inter-provincial roads: 29 km

+ Urban roads: 33.5 km

+ Roads in villages, hamlet, roads to field.: 174 km

Traffic situation at the point of project implementation

The internal roads system at project area of Quang Trung ward is underdeveloped and

not appropriate for the functions of the city’s inner ward. Beside Nhue river’s dyke routes

made of concrete has cross-section of about 2.7 m to 3.5 m, internal roads in the area are

mostly earth roads (about 40%), gravel roads (about 30 %) and concrete road (about 30%).

Most of the roads have been degraded seriously; some of them are often in muddy condition,

especially in rainy time. Crossroads are only from 2 m to 3 m, each section has a width of

about 1.5 m. The present road situation generates obstacles for economic development and

people’s walking and construction activity, especially in these days of heavy rain causing

flooding.


The traffic system in the Quang Trung ward is composed of mainly alleys with small

cross section, so its connection with outside residential areas face many difficulties. The

region seems to be isolated, and does not fall in line with strong economic development of

neighborhoods area.

The system of internal roads of Hoa Lac village is underdeveloped; including

concrete roads (about 45%), soil road (approximately 25%) and gravel road (about 30%).

Crossroads are from 2 m to 3 m. Some roads are deteriorated and need to be renovated.

The system of Me Noi village internal roads has not yet been developed including

concrete roads (40%), soil road (20%) and gravel (40%). Crossroads ranges from 2 m to 3 m.

Some roads are deteriorated and need to be renovated.

Due to the fact that internal roads are residential alleys, main transportation vehicles

are rudimentary load small vehicles, requirement for load bearing capacity of the route is not

high. To match actual demand and investment cost savings, it is proposed that design

standards for road load are not applied

2.4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

To assess environmental quality baseline in the project area, samples were taken on

21st June 2010 and on 31st July, 2010 for analysis. Locations of environmental samples, the

project area, sample and analysis methods are shown in the appendix and figure 2.6. Results

on environmental quality are shown as below:

2.4.1. Air environment

Table 2-4: Information about air samples

No Location Co-ordinate Symbol

1 Me Noi hamlet, Liem Chinh commune (near

community post)

N: 20.54104; E: 105.93256 M1

2 Near T-junction Nhue and Day rivers (Pumping

station No.1 of Ha Nam water supply factory

N: 20.53437; E: 105.90769 M2

3 Phu Ly gate (under construction) N: 20.54979; E: 105.91249 M3

4 Quang Trung ward N: 20.55805; E: 105.91610 M4

5 On the dyke (between Lam Ha No.1 lake and Lam

Ha No.2 lake)

N: 20.55229; E: 105.92044 M5

6 Hoa Lac hamlet, Lam Ha commune (in front of the

community cultural house)

N: 20.54449; E: 105.92488 M6

7 Chau Giang River (at pier of proposed bridge cross

Chau Giang river, belongs Lam Ha commune)

N: 20.54437; E: 105.93142 M7

8 Location of expected Sewage Plant in Quynh Chan

Village

N: 20.56242; E: 105.93715 M8

9 In field (in the middle of proposed D4-N7 road) N: 20.56833; E: 105.92861 M9

10 In field (at the proposed D4-N7 road in Tien Hiep

commune)

N: 20.56883; E: 105.9329 M10


Figure 2-6: Map of project components and environmental quality sampling points

Ghi chú/ Legend

Vị trí lấy mẫu nước mặt/

Surfacewater sampling point;

Vị trí lấy mẫu nước ngầm/

Ground water sampling point;

Vị trí lấy mẫu không khí/

Air sampling point.

Vị trí lấy mẫu bùn/đất-

Sediment/soil sampling point.


Table 2-5: Results of air samples

No Symbol

Results

Temp.

(oC)

Humidity

(%)

Wind

(m/s)

Dust

(mg/m3)

SO2

(ppm)

NO2

(ppm)

CO

(ppm)

Noise

(dBA)

1 M1 26.8 92.0 0.27 0.121 - 60 120 63.8

2 M2 29.1 83.4 0.83 0.098 - - 64 65.6

3 M3 31.8 81.1 0.69 0.233 - - 120 65.5

4 M4 31.6 78.5 0.58 0.103 - - 63 66.1

5 M5 31.8 75.1 0.81 0.219 - - 110 61.4

6 M6 30.4 77.9 0.69 0.130 - - 105 60.9

7 M7 21.1 77.5 0.69 0.119 - - 235 65.6

8 M8 30.2 80.5 0.53 0.108 - - 330 53.5

9 M9 29.6 87 0.81 0.187 - - 120 61.4

10 M10 28.2 92.5 0.83 0.095 - - 120 55.2

QCVN

05:2009/BT

NMT

0.3 mg/m3

(TSP)

350

g/m3

200

g/m3

300

g/m3

75

Note: QCVN 05:2009/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on ambient air quality

Remark:

The survey conducted in June and July 2010 showed that the air quality at the project

sites is fairly good; monitored parameters were within permissible limits set by Vietnam

technical regulation on ambient air quality (QCVN 05:2009/BTNMT). The dust content in

the air at the survey sites range from 0.098 to 0.23 mg/m3. At sites where there is high

density traffic serving the construction sites of urban infrastructure (the road between Lam

Ha 1 Lake and Lam Ha 2 Lake) and where other construction activities are taking place (Phu

Ly drain), dust concentration reaches 0.22 – 0.23 mg/m3. In general, except sample M8

which shows high level of CO (330 ppm), the level of harmful gases i.e. SO2, NOx, CO in all

analyzed samples is low, within permissible limits set by Vietnamese regulations. The

average sound pressure level for 1 hour at the proposed project sites ranges from 53 - 66 dBA

meeting the norm of TCVN 5949-1998.

As a result, the air quality of the proposed area where the project will be implemented

is quite good ; just some zones where there is transport activities, dust content is higher than

the average standard (but below the allowable standard limit); other toxic gases and sound

pressure are nominal and in line with Vietnam Standards.

2.4.2. Water quality

2.4.2.1. Surface water quality

Surface water sampling locations are shown in Figure 2-6 and Table 2-6


Table 2-6: Location of surface water samples


1 Irrigation canal in Me Noi hamlet N: 20.54104

E: 105.93256

SW1

2 Chau Giang River, Liem Chinh commune N: 20.53437

E: 105.90769

SW2

3 The Lake in Me Noi hamlet N: 20.54979

E: 105.91249

SW3

4 Chau Giang river (near Phap Van highway) N: 20.55805

E: 105.91610

SW4

5 Chau Giang river in Quang Trung commune N: 20.55229

E: 105.92044

SW5

6 Nhuệ river in Quang Trung commune N: 20.55805

E: 105.9161

SW6

7 At Goc Da chasm, Quang Trung Lake N: 20.55743

E: 105.91673

SW7

8 Lam Ha 1 Lake N: 20.55268

E: 105.92170

SW8

9 Lam Ha 2 Lake N: 20.55360

E: 105.92283

SW9

10 Chau Giang River in Lam Ha commune N: 20.54437

E: 105.93142

SW10

11 The A46A channel N: 20.57805

E: 109.94610

SW11

Vietnam Medium Cities Development Project – Phu Ly Subproject, Ha Nam province

Environmental impact assessment


Table 2-7: Results of Surface water samples in the project area

No

Parameters Unit Results QCVN

08:2008/

BTNMT

Category B1

SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 SW9 SW10 SW11

1 pH - 6.78 6.61 7.72 6.57 6.95 6.75 9.0 7.9 6.71 6.64 6.80 5.5-9

2 Temp. 0C 30 30.9 32.1 31.1 36.5 35 33.6 34 33.2 30.8 - -

3 DO mg/l O2 4.5 1.77 2.79 1.13 1.61 2.51 2.21 2.12 2.52 1.14 1.98 ≥ 4

4 Turbidity 21 14 27 29 22 24 29 16 12 25 - -

5 BOD5 mg/l O2 12.6 24.9 47.0 35.9 26.1 25.5 32.8 22.1 26.7 36.9 28.2 15

6 COD mg/l O2 29.79 42.21 81.47 64.7 42.70 44.12 73 34.06 41.96 75.17 64.6 30

7 Total - N mg/l 4.568 4.854 2.373 3.123 4.238 5.612 1.831 3.725 4.249 4.868 - -

8 Total - P mg/l 5.61 0.78 0.28 0.59 0.56 1.04 0.69 0.65 2.46 0.68 4.14 -

9 NO3- mg/l 11.0 5.0 5.5 1.5 2.5 2.0 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 8.7 10

10 NH4+ mg/l 0.75 2.32 0.1 1.84 1.99 1.95 0.08 0.2 0.15 1.92 7.4 0.5

11 PO43- mg/l 5.52 0.22 0.15 0.14 0.15 0.59 0.17 0.36 2.11 0.23 3.78 0.3

12 Fe mg/l 0.793 0.903 0.42 1.431 0.96 1.163 0.590 0.914 0.802 1.125 1.88 1.5

13 SO42- mg/l 14 10 19 25 21 21 24 12 12 18 16 -

14 Cl- mg/l 30.0 26.5 26.75 29.75 28.25 29.25 21.25 24.0 24.25 19.25 28.6 600

15 Total

Coliforms×10-5

MPN/

100ml

- 1.52 3.10 1.62 1.22 2.24 1.26 1.05 1.27 1.1 0.13 0.075

16 Total Oil and

Grease

mg/l 0.4 0.6 0.6 <0.1 <0.1 0.4 <0.1 <0.1 0.2 0.5

- 0.1

17 Cu mg/l 0.62 0.08 0.09 0.02 0.19 0.04 0.05 0.02 0.07 0.05 - 0.5

18 Cr3+ mg/l 0.022 0.031 0.021 0.012 0.013 0.018 0.017 0.018 0.012 0.018 - 1

19 Zn mg/l 0.043 0.020 0.007 0.015 0.027 0.011 0.014 0.031 0.041 0.027 - 1.5

20 Pb mg/l 0.0014 0.0010 0.0007 0.0010 0.0012 0.0007 0.0014 0.0001 0.0006 0.0007 - 0.05

) QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT, type B1: National technical regulations on surface water quality (B1: water quality used for irrigation and other

purposes which require similar quality) Source: Monitoring results from June to July 2010, VIWASE-OCI

VIWASE-OCI Consulting Association

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Results from the analysis indicate that water at the project sites is polluted by organic

compounds. In general, BOD and COD parameters of the surface water samples (river, lake) are

much higher than the allowable standards of QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT, B1 category. BOD5

ranges from 12.6 to 47.0 mg O2/l, highest at the lake of the Me Noi hamlet (SW3 sample, Table

2-7). Water in the Chau Giang River at the Liem Chinh village has BOD at 24.9 mg O2/l which

is 1.7 times higher than the standard. Surface water of Quang Trung Lake, Lam Ha 1 Lake and

Lam Ha 2 Lake has BOD ranging from 22.1 – 32.8 mg O2/L which is 1.5 – 2.19 times higher

than allowable standard.

The COD concentration ranges from 30.0 to 81.5 mg O2/L and is highest at the Me Noi

hamlet. The Chau Giang River water at the Liem Chinh commune has the COD concentration of

42.1 mg O2/L, 1.4 times higher than allowable standard. COD concentrations of surface water at

Quang Trung, Lam Ha 1 and Lam Ha 2 Lakes are 34.1; 42 and 73.0 mg O2/L which is

respectively 1.1; 1.4 and 2.3 times higher than the allowable standard.

DO concentrations of most samples range from 1.13 – 2.52 mg O2/l which do not reach

allowable standard ( 0.4 mg O2/l).

Nutrition substances such as N, P of several analyzed samples exceeded Viet Nam

technical regulation QCVN 08:2008 B1 category regarding NO3-, NH4

+ and phosphate

(agricultural water sample at Me Noi hamlet, Quang Trung Lake, Lam Ha 1 Lake and Lam Ha 2

Lake). This shows the potential of creating eutrophication to the hydrological zone.

These results reflect the findings in the National Environment Situation 2006 report on

the subject of the environment situation of the rivers: Cau, Nhue, Day and Dong Nai.

Accordingly, the Nhue and Day basins are polluted mainly by organic substances and other

nutrition substances with the major source being domestic wastewater from Hanoi. From the

results, it can be stated that the water quality of Nhue River since 2006 has not improved. For

detailed data please refer to the appendix of this report).

The results indicate that water in samples taken from channel A46 (sample SW11) is

heavily polluted, particularly the concentration of BOD and COD. They are about 2 times higher

than the permitted standards. Content levels of ammonium, iron salt and phosphate exceed by

more than 10 times the permitted standards of QCVN 08:2008, category B1.

2.4.2.2. Groundwater quality

In order to assess the quality of groundwater, samples were taken at Me Noi hamlet,

Liem Chinh village (6 m deep dig well), Trieu Xa hamlet, Liem Tuyen ( 25 m deep drill well);

group 9, Quang Trung ward (25 m deep drill well); Duong Am hamlet, Lam Ha village (28 m

deep drill well). Surface water sampling locations and analytical results are shown in Table 2-8

and Table 2-9.

The analysis result shows that pH and TDS of all samples meet QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT

(National technical regulation on underground water quality). Concentration of NO3- at the dug

well water sample at the Me Noi hamlet, Liem Chinh village exceeded underground water

standard set by QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT. The dug well water sampling location is next to the


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agriculture area of the hamlet, and this is a possible reason for the pollution as water from that

area has been polluted as well. It is notable that most of the groundwater in the area is polluted

by coliform, a potential cause of intestinal disease. This health risk is very high since it is

common practice for households to extract groundwater for domestic use and case data are

available to prove this. Therefore, the sanitation environment in the project area will be

significantly improved as the project has provision for fresh water supply accessible to each

household in Liem Chinh ward, Lam Ha and to most of the households in Quang Trung ward.

The concentrations of NH4+ in all analyzed water samples are extremely high with the

lowest NH4+ concentration exceeded the allowable standard by 8 times which emphasizes the

urgency for improving the water supply system in the project for the proposing project sites.

Table 2-8: Location of underground water sampling


1 Deep well in Mrs. Lu’s house – Me Noi

hamlet, Liem Chinh commune

N: 20.54104

E: 105.93256

GW1

2 Drilled well in Mrs. Huan’s house – Trieu

Xa hamlet, Liem Tuyen commune

N: 20.53437

E: 105.90769

GW2

3 Drilled well in Mr. Ky’s house – Group

No.9, Quang Trung ward

N: 20.55805

E: 105.91610

GW3

4 Drilled well in Mr. Boi’s house – Duong

Am hamlet, Lam Ha commune

N: 20.54437

E: 105.93142

GW4

Table 2-9: Analysis results of Underground water quality

No

Parameters Unit

Results QCVN

09:2008/BTNMT

(mg/l) GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4

1 pH - 6.58 6.2 6.36 6.52 5.5 – 8.5

2 Temp. oC 27.6 26.2 26.5 26 -

3 TDS mg/l 696 418 572 180 1500

4 Hardness mg/l CaCO3 395 175 205 140 500

5 Oxidization mgO2/l 2.0 8.4 8.4 9.4 -

6 NO3- mg/l 41 2.5 2.8 10.0 15

7 NO2- mg/l 0.004 0.09 0.06 0.001 1

8 SO42- mg/l 29.2 8.4 7.2 5.0 400

9 Cl- mg/l 55 56 98 19 250

10 NH4+ mg/l 0.8 16.2 14.4 3.8 0.1

11 Mn mg/l 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.5

12 Fe mg/l 0.26 2.51 20.16 1.03 5

13 Coliform MPN/100ml 2950 1100 1280 1150 3

) QCVN09:2008/BTNMT: National Technical Regulation on Underground Water Quality


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2.4.3. Soil/ mud quality

Soil sampling locations are shown in Figure 2-6 and Table 2-10. Analytical results on soil

quality are shown in Table 2-11.

The analysis results show that the concentrations of heavy metals i.e. Zn, Pb, Cd and As

in all soil samples are lower than the allowable limits of QCVN 03:2008/BTNMT (National

technical regulation on the allowable limits of heavy metals in the soils, type 1.3.1: soil for

agricultural land). However, the concentration of Cu at the field of Lam Ha commune (sample

Đ2) is 54.95 mg/kg dry sample, slightly higher than the standard of 50 mg/kg dry sample.

Table 2-10: Location of soil sampling


1 Me Noi Hamlet, Liem Chinh

commune

N: 20.54104

E: 105.93256

Đ1

2 In field, Lam Ha commune N: 20.54437

E: 105.93142

Đ2

Table 2-11: Results of soil samples

No Parameters Unit

Results QCVN

03:2008/BTNMT

Type 1.3.1 Đ1 Đ2

1 Cu mg/kg dry sample 36.32 54.95 50

2 Pb mg/kg dry sample 30.76 51.53 70

3 Zn mg/kg dry sample 84.35 100.42 200

4 Cd mg/kg dry sample 0.992 0.921 2

5 As mg/kg dry sample 2.603 2.496 12

) QCVN 03:2008/BTNMT National technical regulation on the allowable limits of heavy

metals in the soils (Type 1.3.1: soil for agricultural land)

Sediment/sludge sampling locations are shown in Table 2-12. Analytical results on

sediment quality are shown in Table 2-13

Currently, in Vietnam, we have no technical regulations for sediment or sludge. Thus, to

assess the quality of sludge, we apply QCVN03:2008/BTNMT type 1.3.1 (for agricultural soil)

and/or type 1.3.3 (residential soil). The analytical results show that the concentrations of metals

such as Cu, Zn and Pb in some samples (in Quang Trung ward, Lam Ha 2) exceed the allowable

standards. The pollution of Quang Trung ward can be explained by the fact that Quang Trung

lake has received sewage water from residential areas of Quang Trung ward.


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Table 2-12: Location of sediment sampling


1 Lam Ha 2 reservoir: sampling location is in the south of

the reservoir, in front of DONRE

N: 20.55333

E: 105.9214

B1

2 Lam Ha 2 reservoir: sampling location is in the north of

the reservoir, next to the spiritual site under construction

N: 20.55694

E: 105.9231

B2

3 Lam Ha 1 reservoir: sampling location is in the East of

the reservoir

N: 20.55861

E: 105.9194

B3

4 Lam Ha 1 reservoir: sampling location is in the West of

the reservoir, close to National Highway 1 and a

construction site

N: 20.55639

E: 105.9181

B4

5 Goc Da Lake, Quang Trung Ward N: 20.55743

E: 105.9167

B5

Table 2-13: Results of Sediment quality

No

Par Unit

Results

QCVN

03:2008/

BTNMT

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 Type

1.3.1

Type

1.3.3

1 Cu mg/kg 69.75 96.52 34.28 38.76 70.53 50 70

2 Pb mg/kg 152.04 77.75 107.62 44.25 140.21 70 120

3 Zn mg/kg 217.53 182.25 168.74 109.75 237.82 200 200

4 Cd mg/kg 0.91 1.86 0.53 0.61 0.78 2 5

5 As mg/kg 1.95 2.81 1.56 3.86 1.73 12 12

) QCVN 03:2008/BTNMT National technical regulation on the allowable limits of heavy

metal in the soils (Type 1.3.1: for agricultural soil; type 1.3.3 residential soil).

Residential soil: non-agricultural soil which can be used for residential area,

recreational area, park and buffer zone in residential area


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CHAPTER 3. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES OF THE PROJECT

The project’s proposed investments are those that are presented in the city’s master plan towards

2020 which has been approved by Ha Nam Provincial People’s Committee. While alternatives

were considered in the preparation of the master plan, they were further considered where

necessary during the project’s feasibility study and related EIA preparation.

3.1. WITHOUT PROJECT CASE

In case of without this project, clearly that there would be different environmentally problems

raising:

Firstly, according to the actual situation in the old urban area, the flooding situation occurs

frequently in the Quang Trung, Liem Chinh and Lam Ha ward. The sewage of many families

is not treated through septic tank, self- absorbed in family’s land or flow into Quang Trung

and Lam Ha 1, 2 lakes. Thus, this causes smell pollution, losing urban landscape and creating

sources of infectious diseases greatly affecting the quality of people’s life. In the future, with

increasing population and their daily needs, the amount of wastewater will also rise over time.

Therefore, the pollution level will be increasing and will affect adversely the community.

Secondly, due to the rapid urban development and increasing population, the number of

tourists every year in city is large, and they lead to increased demand for domestic water use

so that wastewater will also rise creating more pressure on the environment in the future.

Thirdly, in the Quang Trung, Liem Chinh, Lam Ha ward, the current infrastructure is very

poor. Most people there are using deep wells and water wells for use in daily activities.

Domestic wastewater is discharged directly to the natural environment around the area in

which people live, causing an unsanitary situation. Difficult transport

systems are also an obstacle for economic development and improvement of quality of life. In

addition, if an elementary school and kindergarten are not constructed, it will put pressure for

pre-schools and primary schools in other surrounding areas (potentially overloaded).

Moreover, people in the ward have to take their children to study in remote places, crossing

railway being easy to meet traffic accidents and other risks.

The main contents of Vietnam Medium Cities Development Project – Phu Ly City subproject

are improvement of technical infrastructures, investment in water supply, construction of

schools, dredging of lakes and traffic development. As mentioned in Chapter 1, the project is of

high sustainability for urban development and environmental sanitation when it is put into

operation. The project will be systematic and synchronous in a relatively large scale; the

effectiveness hereof will meet socio-economic development requirements and provide a

sustainable environment.


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Table 3-1: Comparison of conditions of with and without project

Criteria With project Without project

Severe flood Improved protection against seasonal

storms and severe floods which have

become more unpredictable

Not improved. It will be worse with

increasing frequency and severity of

floods

Conditions of drainage

and water supply for

Quang Trung, Lam Ha,

and Liem Chinh Wards

Improved living conditions Not improved, insanitary environment

promoting high risk of disease epidemics

and environmental health issues

Education Increased education opportunity for

children and improved literacy rates

Children living in Quang Trung Ward

must take a long way to the schools so

their safety is not ensured.

Traffic Mitigated traffic congestion; easy

traveling

Degraded traffic situation will exert

great pressure on communities.

Wastewater Wastewater is collected and treated in

accordance with QCCP (type B

QCVN 24:2008/BTNMT)

Untreated and uncollected wastewater

making negative impacts on receiving

sites and environmental sanitation

Surface water Quality of surface water will be

enhanced

Potential encroachment into the reservoir

foundation and water areas; decreased

surface water quality.

The bridge over Chau

Giang River

The new urban area will be linked to

the South. Relieve traffic congestion

Disrupted traffic; limited travel access

from Bac urban area to the South

3.3. ALTERNATIVES OF PROJECT PROPOSALS

For Phu Ly City, the principle investments for which alternative analyses were carried

out are (i) the proposed WWTP; and (ii) Road D4-N7, the core road of the proposed new urban

area’s road network and iii) infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward. The results of the analyses are

presented below.

3.3.1. Alternatives for Component 1

Rehabilitation and upgrading of Quang Trung Ward infrastructure is an important

investment item; therefore, after revision and reference to opinions related agencies and public

consultation, it is proposed to adjust the alternatives for investment in drainage and wastewater

treatment systems in Quang Trung Ward and the scale of main traffic axis (new construction).

Table 3-2: Alternatives for investment in drainage and wastewater treatment systems in

Quang Trung Ward

No Investment content Alternative 1

(not selected)

Alternative 2

(selected)

1 Investment in water channels,

reservoirs, and wastewater

treatment plant in Quang Trung

With the investment

-Not much effectively due to the

high ability of self-permeability

With-out the investment

-It is environmentally

acceptable due to the high


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No Investment content Alternative 1

(not selected)

Alternative 2

(selected)

Ward in the area;

-Too high budget amount for

this ward;

-Difficult to implement due to

the lack of site area

ability of self-permeability;

-Reasonable investment capital

of the project;

-It is simple to be implemented

2 New construction of main

traffic axis in the middle of

Quang Trung Ward

Cross section of 11 m

-Increase of resettlement and

land acquisition. Thus, cost will

be increased and generation of

more social and environmental

impacts than alternative 2.

Cross section of 9.5 m

-Reduction of resettlement and

land acquisition. Thus, cost will

be reduced, and generation of

less social and environmental

impacts than option 1-

After consideration, alternative two was selected as it is cost effective and generates less

environmental and social impacts than alternative one. Moreover, Quang Trung ward stands

almost isolated from Phu Ly City, the traffic flow of the expected route will not be high, and thus

the wider road would not be needed.


Alternatives for the Wastewater Treatment Plant location

Table 3-3: Comparison of wastewater treatment plant locations

Criteria

Optional location 1

(Tien Hiep

commune)

Optional location 2

(near the Polyclinic)

Optional location 3

(southeast of CEO

project)

Optional location 4

(Thanh Chau

commune)

Distance to

residential areas

and cultural sites

Location of WWTP

is far from

residential areas

and cultural sites

(more than 1.5 km),

causing less

environmental and

social impacts than

other alternatives

Location of WWTP

is near the existing

residential area

(500 m), especially

the polyclinic of

Phu Ly city, causing

impacts on the

living of residents.

In addition, the

Commune People’s

Committee needs to

be moved out of this

place

Location of WWTP

is far from

residential areas

(1km), causing no

impact on residents

Location of WWTP

is far from

residential areas

(1 km), causing no

impact on residents


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Criteria

Optional location 1

(Tien Hiep

commune)

Optional location 2


Optional location 3

(southeast of CEO

project)

Optional location 4

(Thanh Chau

commune)

Appropriateness

to the Master

Plan of Phu Ly

city on

Wastewater

Drainage

The location of

WWTP at this site

will facilitate other

projects which

were/have been/

will be constructed

according to City

Master Plan.

Details is shown

bellows:

It needs to adjust the

existing and

planning

infrastructure

construction (planed

according to city

Master Plan),

especially for

wastewater

collection, to

comply with the

proposed location of

the new WWTP.

Details is shown

bellows:

It is necessary to

adjust the existing

and planning

infrastructure


according to city

Master Plan),

especially for

wastewater

collection, to

comply with the


the new WWTP

Details is shown

bellows:


existing and

planning

infrastructure


according to city

Master Plan),

especially for

wastewater

collection, to

comply with the


the new WWTP

Details is shown

bellows:

Locations of sewer

lines and booster

pumping station are

remained as in the

planning.

Entire drainage

system and drainage

direction of Bac

Chau Giang urban

area needs to be

studied and the

planning needs to be

adjusted

Entire drainage

system and drainage

direction of Bac

Chau Giang urban

area needs to be

studied and the

planning need to be

adjusted

Entire drainage

system and drainage

direction of Bac

Chau Giang urban

area needs to be

studied and the

planning needs to be

adjusted

Quantity of

investment items

- Gravity flow

pipelines D300-

D800 of 7,200 m

long

- Gravity flow

pipelines D300-

D600 of 5,500 m

long

- Gravity flow

pipelines D300-

D600 of 5,500 m

long

- Gravity flow

pipelines D300-

D600 of 6,670 m

long.

- Pressure pipe

D200-D300 of

200m long,

convenient

- Pressure pipe

D200-D300 of

1,250m long (road

not yet built)

- Pressure pipe

D200-D300 of

2,800m long (road

not yet built)

- Pressure pipe

D500 of 5000m

long (over Chau

Giang bridge, across

north-south

Railway)

- Booster pumping

station: 2 stations

- Booster pumping

station: 2 stations

- Booster pumping

station: 2 stations

- Booster pumping

station: 3 stations

Outlet to Chau

Giang river

Far from the outlet Near the outlet Near the outlet Near the outlet

Water supply

Availability

Clean water supply

is available for the

WWTP

Clean water supply

is not available for

the WWTP, it needs

to built water supply

line to this location

Clean water supply

is not available for

the WWTP, it needs

to built water supply

line to this location

Clean water supply

is available, share

with the WWTP of

the city.

Suitability for

future expansion

Items of the

drainage

system comply


drainage system and

direction of waste

It needs to adjust

the drainage system

and direction of


drainage system and

direction of waste


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Criteria

Optional location 1

(Tien Hiep

commune)

Optional location 2


Optional location 3

(southeast of CEO

project)

Optional location 4

(Thanh Chau

commune)

(phase 2 as

indicated in FS)

with

the planning

water drainage, add

more booster

pumping station and

pressure pipe

wastewater

drainage, add more

booster pumping

station and pressure

pipe

water drainage to

comply with the

new direction

It does not need to

have more

investment

in pressure pipes

leading to the

WWTP

because gravity

flow

lines are able to

meet

the required

capacity

- It needs to invest

in a pressure pipe

D500 to the WWTP

which is parallel

with the line under

phase 1 L=1,050m.

It needs to invest in

a pressure pipe

D500 to the WTP

which is parallel

with the line under

phase 1 L=2,600m

Capacity of the

WWTP in this

location needs to be

increased

considerably, and

calculation for

extension to a larger

one

Cost for

construction of

pipelines and

pumping station

(USD)

3,766,290

3,171,810

4,060,010

6,021,730

O&M Cost

(VND) 416,320,271 406,481,162 487,362,053 541,844,731

For location, the selection factors considered included area of land required, environmental and

socials issues, whether gravity or pumped feed would be needed, interaction with ongoing and

planned developments in the area, capital and operating cost, and others. The analysis concluded

that option 1, a location in the northwest corner of the new urban area, would be the most

suitable. The principle reasons for selecting this alternative were low land area requirement,

moderate construction, and operating cost and suitability for stage 2 expansion when this became

necessary. In addition, this option will generate less social and environmental impacts compared

to other alternatives. It should also be noted that the wastewater network to be constructed in the

new urban area cannot be connected to the existing or under-construction wastewater treatment

plants in the south of the city, because these are on the other side of the Chau Giang River, and

also because neither plant has the capacity to accept the large additional flows that will come

from the new urban area.


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Alternatives for Wastewater treatment technology

Table 3-4: Comparison of alternatives of wastewater treatment techniques

Criteria Waste

stabilization

tank

Traditional

activated sludge

(Aeroten)

Advanced

oxidation ditch

Biofiltration tank

Safety and

environment

- Smell: Difficult

to dispose of

smell generated

during operation

- Noise: low

- Landscape: the

presence of lake

helps to create

nice landscape

- Flies and

mosquitoes may

appear

- Smell: easy to

dispose of smell

generated during

operation

- Noise: medium

- Smell: easy to

dispose of smell

generated during

operation

- Noise: medium

- Smell: Difficult to

dispose of smell

generated during

operation

Noise: medium

Treatment

Efficiency

-Treatment of SS,

BOD is

guaranteed.

- Can treat

thoroughly N, P

and coliform in

the lake

- Treatment

Efficiency: 90%

Treatment of SS,

BOD treatment

ability is

guaranteed.

- N, P treatment

need to integrate

with aerobic and

lack of air

process

- Treatment

Efficiency: 95%

SS, BOD and TN

treatment ability is

guaranteed

- Treatment

Efficiency: 97%

SS, BOD treatment

ability is

guaranteed.

- Treatment of N, P

is difficult

-Treatment

Efficiency: 95%

Technology

assessment

- Difficult to

handle treatment

process

- Thanks to buffer

of technique, the

input water with

shock features

can be treated;

- Mostly, there is

no secondary

mud;

- Easy to

implement and

- Easy to handle

treatment process

(the process can

be automated).

- Treatment

process prone to

incidences

depending on the

input factor of

sewage;

- Able to treat a

large volume of

mud;

- It can either

- The process can be

automated

- No need to deposit

secondary mud or

stabilize mud

- Require skillful

workers.

- The process can be

automated

- Treatment process

prone to incidences

depending on the

input factor of

sewage;

- Require skillful

workers

- Have to

stabilize the


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Criteria Waste

stabilization

tank

Traditional

activated sludge

(Aeroten)

Advanced

oxidation ditch

Biofiltration tank

maintain.

strengthen

treatment or

combine with

other process to

reach to targets.

- Require skillful

workers

primary mud and se

condary mud

Construction

area

Occupy a large-

scale of land;

Construction area

is Fxd=80500m2

in sum for first

period

Occupy a small-

scale of land. For

the initial period,

total construction

area required is

Fxd=9500m2

Occupy the

smallest scale of

land thanks to

non-requirement

for primary

deposit & mud

stability tank. For

the initial period,

total construction

area required is

Fxd=5200 m2

Occupy a small-

scale of land. For

the initial period,

total construction

area required is

Fxd= 10,500 m2

Total

investment

3,780,160 USD 3,042,730 USD 4,443,590 USD 4,291,370 USD

Unit Cost 1,260 USD/m3 1,014 USD/m3 1,481 USD/m3 1,430 USD/m3

Operating and

maintenance

1,566 VND/m3 960 VND/m3 1,554 VND/m3 1,468 VND/m3

Sewage

treatment cost

12,045 VND/m3 9,755 VND/ m3 12,736 VND/m3 12,519 VND /m3

For technology, four alternatives were considered: advanced oxidation ditch, waste

stabilization tank, traditional activated sludge, and bio-filtration tank. As for the plant’s location,

from the above comparison, it is concluded that the advanced oxidation ditch technology was the

most appropriate for the project. This selection was based on its environmental friendly feature,

low land area requirement, simplicity of operation, and reasonable capital and operating costs.

The appropriateness of the location and technology will be further studied and if

necessary adjusted prior to detailed design under a parallel Urban Sanitation Strategy, financed

through the World-Bank provided Project Preparation Technical Assistance Facility.


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Road D4-N7

The proposed Road D4-N7 forms the north-south corridor of the planned new urban area.

Its ultimate configuration will be dual carriageway, with each carriageway containing 4 lanes.

The initial configuration, Phase 1, to be constructed under the proposed project, will be two lanes

in each carriageway with a wide central median within which the future additional 4 lanes will be

constructed. Since the terrain through which the road passes is uniformly flat, being largely used

for rice cultivation and as the road forms the core of an extensive future urban road network plan,

no alternative alignments were considered. For the same reasons, the do nothing alternative was

not considered. The alternative analysis covered phasing of the road’s construction, and aspects

of technical design, such as widths, road safety improvements, etc. The selected alternative is the

first phase of the road’s ultimate configuration, with widths, road safety features, etc, that are

adequate for traffic projected to use the road during its initial service period.


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CHAPTER 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSTMENT

When the project is completed, the overall impact will be positive. The overall impacts will

be positive. Nevertheless, the project will cause some negative impacts (temporarily or

permanently) on the local environment and local population. The nature and extent of the

impacts are discussed in this chapter.

The assessment was made based on the primary and secondary data which were collected

during the EIA study including review of documents/reports; field visits to the project areas and

the proposed construction sites; collection of water quality, air, and noise data; and discussions

and meetings with the local agencies and local people. To mitigate the impacts, effective

implementation of mitigation measures will be necessary.

This chapter identifies and assesses the potential impacts of the Phu Ly City Subproject based

on the environmental and social data collected during the EIA study, taking into account the

national and international experience on EIA preparation, the Government EIA’s regulations, and

the World Bank’s safeguard polices that have been triggered for the project.

Section 4.1 briefly describes the potential positive impacts of the project as described in the

feasibility study while Section 4.2 identifies potential negative impacts of the project on the

physical, biological, and socio-economic environments using a checklist method. Section 4.3

discusses key impacts of the project by subcomponents during preconstruction, construction, and

operation phases. The proposed mitigation measures are discussed in Chapter 5 while the

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is provided in Chapter 6.

4.1 POTENTIAL POSITIVE IMPACTS

a. Urban traffic system

The construction and upgrading of roads within the project aims to upgrade the infrastructure and

improvements of some peri-urban areas with poor infrastructure, improve the circulation of the

project areas with surrounding areas, and improve sanitation of the project areas.

The project aims to build new urban roads, linking the southern Chau River to northern Chau

river residential area of Phu Ly town, enhancing the movement capacity to other areas. The

construction of urban roads and bridges across the Chau river will reduce the density of traffic in

provincial road No.493 in northern of Chau river, particularly to reduce traffic accidents at the

junction between the provincial road No 493 to national road 1A and the railway North – South,

and to help local residents access public transport.

b. City rainwater and wastewater drainage system

Enhancements of rainwater drainage capacity create good conditions to collect and treat

domestic wastewater in city. These are improvements in environmental sanitation conditions to

improve human health, contributing to the infrastructure completion and development, and to

meet the demand on the City’s general development.

c. Water supply system, kindergartens, and primary schools

Good domestic water quality will improve environmental sanitation conditions for direct

beneficiaries of the Project (residents of Quang Trung ward (2,868 people) and Liem Chinh ward


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(Me Noi village) (1,329 people), Lam Ha Commune (Hoa Lac village)) (1,274 people).

Accordingly, health conditions of the community will be improved.

The school system (primary school capacity for 500 pupils, kindergarten capacity for 350

children) will benefit from the additional investments.

d. Rehabilitation and renovation of reservoirs and construction of water pumping station

Dike rehabilitation, reservoir renovation and construction of pump station provide for reservoirs

dredging improving the environmental quality and create compatible regional landscapes upon

completion of the project. Aside from the direct beneficiaries of households located around the

reservoirs, other households in the area and Phu Ly City will also enjoy a clean urban space with

beautiful scenes, contributing to improvement of regional socio-economic development.

Moreover, such rehabilitation partially enhances the flood drainage capacity and disease

prevention during rainy seasons.

e. Construction of wastewater treatment plant for Bac Chau Giang Urban Area

When the wastewater treatment plant is completed, approximately 3,000 m3/day of urban

wastewater will be treated in accordance with the national standards (Vietnam National

Technical Regulation 24:2009/BTNMT, category B) before discharging to the Chau Giang

River. This will reduce water pollution emissions into the river.

4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS

4.2.1 Type and Scale of Project Impacts

Based on the analysis of baseline data, field visits, and discussion with key officials and

stakeholders, the potential negative impacts on the physical, biological, and socio-economic

environment of the project have been identified. Table 4.1 summarizes the potential impacts by the

project subcomponents while the level of impacts is assigned as follows: None (N) –no impact;

Low (L) – Small works, minor impacts, localized, reversible, temporary; Medium (M) –Small

works in urban/sensitive areas, medium scale works with moderate impacts of which most are

reversible, reducible and manageable, localized, temporary; High (H) –Medium scale works in

small urban /sensitive area, large scale works with significant impacts (socially and/or

environmentally) of which many are irreversible and require compensation. The residual impacts

of the projects, after implementation of mitigation measures, are mostly negligible as will be

discussed in Chapter 5.

In general, all the project activities to be carried out under Component 1 (Basic Infrastructure

Upgrading and Service Improvement), Component 2 (Water Supply and Environmental

Sanitation), and Component 3 (Urban Roads and Bridges) will involve small and/or medium scale

civil works of which most of the potential negative impacts are reversible, temporary, and

localized, and could be mitigated through the application of good engineering and construction

management practices and with close supervision and monitoring of contractor performance and

consultation with local communities. However, type and nature of impacts vary significantly with

the nature and scale of the activities, locations, and its environmental and social setting, human


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behaviors, and time factors. In this context, Sections 4.3 discussed the assessment of the overall

project impacts as well as site-specific impacts of the subcomponents.


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Table 4-1: Level of Potential Negative Impacts of the Project (Phu Ly)

Components Physical Biological Socio Others Remarks

Air,

noise,

vibration

Land,

soil,

water

Solid

waste,

Sludge

Forest,

natural

habitats

Fish,

aquatic

life

Land

acquisit

ion,

resettle

ment

Indigenous

peoples

Physical

cultural

resources

Liveli

hood,

comm

unity

distur

bance

Local

flood,

traffi,

safety

Off-site

impacts

Component 1: Basic Infrastructure Upgrading and Service Improvement (US$3.86 million)

Subcomponent 1.1: Infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward - Scope includes (i) constructing an internal road 0.9km long; (ii) installing a storm

water drainage network 0.9km long; (iii) installing a water supply network connecting to the existing main supply network, total length about 5km

(US$1.48 million].[Road will be expanded from existing 3.5 m to 9.5 m wide; activities will be carried out in old urban area, highly populated;

limited road access] [resettlement impacts on 44 PAH and on 29 Temporary PAH]

Pre-const. M M M L L M N N M M L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts ( see

Note (2) below)

- impacts from

demolition of

structures, disposal of

wastes, and road

safety concerns

-relocation of 46

graves, a physical and

cultural resources

impact

Construction M M M L L N N N M M M

Operation M L L N N N N N L M N -road safety; possible

local drainage

problems

Subcomponent 1.2: Infrastructure in Hoa Lac Village, in Lam Ha Commune -The scope includes (i) upgrading and widening existing internal

roads, about 2.1 km total length; (ii) install a combined storm water and drainage system, 2.7 km total length; and (iii) installing a water supply


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network connecting to the existing main supply network, total length about 4.25 km total length [US$0.69 million]. [Activities will be carried out in

many areas but small works are expected] [resettlement impacts on 36 Temporary PAH]

Pre-const. M M M L L N N N M M L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M L L N N N M M M

Operation M M M N N N N N M M M - risks related to road

safety; possible local

drainage problems

Subcomponent 1.3: Infrastructure in Me Noi Village, Liem Chinh Commune -The scope includes (i) upgrading and widening existing internal

roads, about 0.8 km total length; (ii) install combined storm water and drainage system, 0.8 km total length; and (iii) installing a water supply

network connecting to the existing main supply network, total length about 6.12 km total length [US$0.41 million]. [Activities will be carried out in

many areas but small works are expected] [resettlement impacts on 26 PAH and on 42 Temporary PAH]

Pre-const. M M M L L L N M M M M - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M L L N N M M M M

Operation M M M N N N N N M M M - risks of road safety;

possible local

drainage issues

Subcomponent 1.4: School construction in Quang Trung Ward --Constructing (i) a primary school for 425 pupils; and (ii) a kindergarten for 350

pupils [US$1.28 million];[School location is near a pagoda][resettlement impacts on 10 PAH]

Pre-const. N N N N N L N N N N N --apply good

construction practice;

avoid impacts on the

nearby pagoda.

-relocation of 80


cultural resources

impact

Construction L L L N N N N L N N N

Operation L L L N N N N N N N N -Potential minor


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impacts from poor

O&M of toilets

Component 2: Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Improvements (US$14.35 million)

Subcomponent 2.1: Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung --Construct regulating lakes in Lam Ha Ward, area 14.7 ha, and Quang

Trung Ward, area 2.5 ha [US$6.0 million]; [Activities will be carried out in old urban area]; [resettlement impacts on 3 PAH]

Pre-const. M M M L M L N N L L L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

---disposal of about

70,000 m3 of dredged

materials; some are

contaminated

Construction M M M L L N N N L M L

Operation L M L N L N N N N M L --ensure effective

O/M; avoid possible

local drainage

problems.

Subcomponent 2.2: Wastewater network for Bac Chai Giang area, and water transmission pipeline along Road D4-N7 --Construct (i) a

separate wastewater network based on a pipeline about 7 km long leading to the project-financed Bac Chai Giang wastewater treatment plant (see

below); and (ii) clean water pipeline parallel to the new project-financed D4-N7 Road [US$4.0 million]; [Activities will be carried out in rural

area being used mostly for rice field]; [no land acquisition additional to that described under Component 3]

Pre-const. L L L L L N N N L L L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M L L N N N L L L

Operation L L L L L N N N L L L -Potential minor

impacts from poor

O&M

Subcomponent 2.3: Wastewater pumping stations --Construct 2 wastewater pumping stations for the pipeline constructed under Item 2.2


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[US$0.43 million]; [Activities will be carried out in semi-rural mainly used for rice field]; [resettlement impacts on 2 PAH]

Pre-const. L L L N L N N N L L L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M N L N N N L L L

Operation L L L N L N N N L L L -Potential minor

impacts from poor

O&M (failure may

create odor/noise,

local flooding)

Subcomponent 2.4: Pumping station for Quang Trung regulating lake --Construct a flood control pumping station, with capacity of 4,000 m3

per hour between Quang Trung regulating lake and the Nhue River [US$0.56 million]; [Activities will be carried out in a semi-rural

area][resettlement impacts on 10 PAH]

Pre-const. L L L N N L N N N L N - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M N N N N N N L N

Operation L L L N N N N N N L N -Potential minor

impacts from poor

O&M (failure from

poor O&M may

create local flooding

Subcomponent 2.5: Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant --Construct a wastewater treatment plant for the southern part of the proposed

Bac Chau Giang urban area, with an initial capacity of 3,000 m3 per day [US$3.35 million]; [Activities will be carried out in a semi-rural area

(rice field)][resettlement impacts on 30 PAH]

Pre-const. L L L N N M N N L L L - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

Construction M M M N N N N N L L L

Operation M M M N M N N N L L M -Potential impacts

from poor O&M


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(failure may create

odor, noise, local

flooding)

-safe disposal of

sludge, some of which

could be potentially

contaminated

-possible effect on the

water use downstream

of the discharge point

(existing irrigation

area)

Component 3: Urban Roads and Bridges (US$21.51 million]

Subcomponent 3.1: Road D4-N7 --Constructing Road D4-N7, serving a new urban center to the north of the existing city administrative and

commercial area, 4.74 km long, initially to a 4-lane standard, with footpaths, with drainage, street lighting, and provision for pedestrians

[US$13.64 million]; [Activities will be carried out along an existing rice field] [resettlement impacts on 561 PAH]

Pre-const. M M M M L H N N H M M - construction impacts

possible from

vegetation clearance,

sourcing and transport

of about 350,000 m3

of borrow material,

traffic management,

impacts from

operation of batch

plants (asphalt and

concrete)

-relocation of 199


cultural resources

impact

Construction M M M M L N N N M M M

Operation M L L L N N N N M M L -affect local traffic


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and road safety; local

drainage issues,

air/noise impacts

Subcomponent 3.2: Chau Giang River Bridge --Constructing an initial 4 lane bridge 195m long, within the D4-N7 road alignment [US$7.87

million]; [Activities will be carried out at Me Noi village (limited access road)][resettlement impacts on 29PAH]

Pre-const. M M M M L M N N L M M - Small and medium

scale works with

minor impacts (see

Note (2) below)

- discharge of drilling

mud into stream (mud

is not contaminated)

--road safety

-relocation of 1 grave,

a physical and cultural

resources impact

Construction M M M M L N N N

M M M

Operation N N N N N N N N N M N -affect local traffic

and road safety

Notes: (1) The following criteria are used for the assessment of level of impacts: None (N) –no impact; Low (L) – Small works, minor impacts,

localized, reversible, temporary; Medium (M) –Small works in urban/sensitive areas, medium scale works with moderate impacts of which most

are reversible, reducible and manageable, localized, temporary; High (H) –Medium scale works in small urban /sensitive area, large scale works

with significant impacts (socially and/or environmentally) of which many are irreversible and require compensation; Both M and H need

monitoring and implementation of the mitigation measures as well as adequate institutional capacity on safeguard

(2) Small and medium scale works, most impacts are localized, temporary, and can be mitigated through the application of good engineering and

construction management practices and with close supervision and monitoring and close consultation with local communities

VIWASE – LAVIC Consulting Association

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4.2.2 Socio-economic Impacts

(a) Land Acquisition and Resettlement

Land acquisition and resettlement will be required and details are provided in the “Resettlement

Plan” (RP) report which is prepared separately. There are no ethnic minority communities in the

project area, as defined in the World Bank’s Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples.

Based on the RP, the text below provides a brief information on scope of the impacts due to land

acquisition and resettlement.

– Total area of reclaimed land is 36.9 ha of which 25.8 ha is agricultural land, 3.0 ha is

residential land, and 8.0 ha is public land. Total graves that need to be moved are 326.

Temporary land acquisition will be 1.1 ha.

– In terms of affected population, total number of affected households will be 715 while

temporary affected households will be 124.

Table 4-2: Summarization of the level of land acquisition and resettlement (reference:

Resettlement Plan Aug 2011)

Component/

Subcomponent

Land

Required

(permanent,

ha)

Affected

Households

(people)

Relocation

households

# grave to

be

relocated

Temporary

affected

households

Total 36.9 715 (2,710) 109 326 124

C1 Basic infrastructure 2.3 80 (298) 33 126 124

C1.1Quang Trung ward 10.7 44 (156) 46 46 46

C1.2 Hao Lac village 0 0 0 0 36

C1.3 Me Noi village 0 0 0 0 42

C1.4 School in Quang Trung 12.1 10 (38) 80 0 0

C2 Water supply and sanitation 3.8 45 (152) 3 0 0

C2.1 Regulating lakes in lam Ha and

Quang Trung

0.6 3 (9) 3 0 0

C2.2 Wastewater and water supply

networks along D4-N7

0 0 0 0 0

C2.3 Wastewater pumping station 20m2 2 (8) 0 0 0

C2.4 Water pumping station in Quang

Trung

350m2 10 (26) 0 0 0

C2.5 Chau Giang WWTP 3.2 30 (109) 0 0 0

C3 Urban Roads and Bridges 30.7 590 (2,260) 73 200 0

C3.1Road D4-N7 29.3 561 (2,170) 199 0 0

C3.2 Chau Giang River Bridge 1.3 29 (90) 28 1 0


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(b) Other social impacts

Other potential social impacts and mitigation measures on local communities such as those relating

to transportation, road safety or public safety, or disruptions of communities during site clearance,

construction, and operation are integrated into the discussion in Sections 4.3.

4.2.3 Potential Impacts on Physical Cultural Resources (PCR)

– Besides the relocation of individual graves (326 graves in total), implementation of the Phu Ly

subproject will not involve any impact on any known PCR. The mitigation measures for grave

relocation, including relocation cost, are covered in the project RP

4.2.4 Cumulative Impacts

The MCDP three subproject cities are located in different geographical areas and provinces

within Vietnam. No cumulative impacts between the three cities, subprojects and other

associated subprojects are anticipated because of the geographical distance and the types and

limited scales of investment activities.

As for Phu Ly city, cumulative negative impacts might have occurred in the case of a subproject

activity causing significant negative impacts that add in a measurable and significant way to

those that are being caused by nearby projects or by projects that take place in the same area,

either before or after in time. Except the linkage with the WWTP being funded by BTC, the Phu

Ly subproject EIA has however not identified any cumulative negative impacts. This is due to

the small scale of most works, the type of works, and their location. As for the connection with

the BTC WWTP, receiving waters for wastewater discharges from the BTC WWTP may receive

other discharges from the city wastewater treatment networks. However, these discharges will

replace untreated wastewater now being discharged into the same stream so the cumulative

impacts will be positive.

Nevertheless, due diligence review of the EIA report for the BTC WWTP was conducted to

assess the level of additional impacts resulting from the Phu Ly subproject investment, as well as

the adequacy of the EA work carried out for the WWTP. The assessment considered maximum

design capacity, discharge of effluents and sludge management during operations, outcomes of

public consultation and the EIA approval provided by DONREs. Although the EIAs were

prepared and approved in 2007, they are still valid as no changes in the design and

environmental settings are envisaged. Specifically, the design capacity is 5,000 m3 is adequate

for accepting wastewater from all population living in the catchment which covers the downtown

area, Liem Chinh and Liem Trung communes and this is wider than the WB project area. Public

consultation in these areas was conducted sufficiently with the commune people committees and

the local Fatherland front as required by the GOV regulations. The selected technology provides

treatment of sludge generated during WWTP operation and the final disposal will be arranged

with URENCO at the city sanitary landfill. Effluents will be discharged to Day river, in the

downstream of the water supply intake on Day river. The EIA report was approved by Ha Nam

provincial People Committee, based on recommendation of DONRE, on August 2, 2007. Based

on this assessment, it is concluded that the anticipated cumulative impacts will be within

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The various urban investments to be financed under the project, producing for the most part

minor and temporary impacts such as noise, dust, and traffic disturbances, or positive impacts

such as improved local water quality or accessibility will be a small part of much larger and

long-term urban development initiatives that are being implemented under the city’s urban

master plan. These city plans have each assessed and taken into account long-term effects, both

adverse and positive, of the proposed urban development plan with their infrastructures and

considers these investments will result and bring about positive environmental changes in the

cities. The proposed urban development plan was reviewed and considered to adequate reflect

long-term impacts of which the Phu Ly subproject infrastructure investments are a very small

part with no cumulative impacts.

4.3 DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

The Phu Ly City subproject comprises four basic infrastructure to be carried out in old city

areas (Quang Trung ward, Hoa Lac village, and Me Noi village); five water supply and sanitation

to be carried out in semi-rural areas; and one new road (D4-N7) and one new bridge (Chau Giang

Bridge) to be carried out mostly along existing flat land mainly used for rice field. The old town

areas are highly populated with narrow roads and the key activities will include upgrading of

existing roads and installation of water supply and/or drainage networks. Data on water quality,

soil/sediment quality, air, noise, vibration, and other environmental condition suggested that water

quality and sanitary condition in old urban area (especially Quang Trung ward) and rivers (Nhue

River, Chau Giang River) show sign of pollution. The text below looks in more detail at key

project environmental impacts during preconstruction, construction, and operation phases, as

required by Vietnamese regulations for EIAs.

4.3.1 Impacts due to Construction of Infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward

Quang Trung ward is located about 2.7-3.5 m from the Nhue River dyke and is

underdeveloped. Most of the internal roads are dirt road or gravel roads (2-3 m wide) and many are

deteriorated seriously. Population is about 2,868 (696 households) with limited public services.

The project will be located in the northern part of Quang Trung ward on an area of about 55 ha.

Works include (a) construction of a main internal road (0.9 m long, 9.5 m wide) to connect to

outside network by expanding existing dirt roads to asphalt road, including improve landscaping;

(b) installation of storm water drainage network (0.9km) along the newly built road with about 696

households connections of which 42 septic tanks will be installed by the project for poor

households; and (c) installation of water supply network (5 km). Activities will include ground

leveling, excavation and backfilling for foundation, construction of road subbase, culver, etc. Key

potential impacts are discussed below.

Construction wastes and transportation

– House demolition and generation of air, noise, and vibration, and disturbance to local residents

are expected to be the key impacts of the subcomponent. It is estimated that about 1,650 m3 of

construction waste (house mantling and tree clearance) will be generated and these wastes will

be disposed off at the Thung Ham landfill which are located about 15 km from the construction


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site. Increasing transportation volume will increase the level of air, noise, and vibration, and

road safety, however, these impacts will be moderate, localized, and temporary and can be

mitigated through good transportation practices. Moreover, demolition activities can increase

safety risk to worker as well as the general public and it should be carefully carried out during

demolition and transportation. Given that the area is highly populated road safety issues will be

important.

– The contractor should be required to ensure that safety risk and mitigation measures for

reduction of air, noise, vibration, and road safety risk are in place before starting construction.

Air, noise, vibration

– Air pollution, noise, and vibration will also be important since high concentration can cause

disturbance and health impacts to local residents. However, this impact will be temporary,

localized, and can be mitigated. Loading and unloading of materials, operation of heavy

equipment and machines, and transportation of waste and materials are the major sources and

generation of air, noise, and vibration from these activities will have to be strictly controlled as

much as possible. Specific attention should be given to minimize the impacts during

construction of the main internal road.

Local flooding

– Construction of embankment across a flat land could change the water flow pattern in the

project and nearby area both during construction and operation phases. During detailed design,

attention should be given to ensure adequate drainage is provided and consultation with local

community is carried out.

Other impacts

– Other impacts would include generation of solid and liquid wastes from workers,

sedimentation and possible discharge of hazardous materials (mostly oil/grease) from

construction sites. These impacts are expected to be low given the localized nature of the

activities and small number of worker to be involved. For the overall component 1, it was

estimated that about 5 kg/month of hazardous waste (used oil/grease, used battery, fluorescent

lamps, etc.) and about 150 workers will be required (about 10 m3/day of wastewater and 90

kg/day of solid). Some of these wastes could be collected and recycled and the rest could be

managed by URENCO.

4.3.2 Impacts due to Constructions of Infrastructure in Hoa Lac Village

– Hoa Lac village belong to Lam Ha commune which is located in the northern part of Chau

Giang basin. This is an old town with small narrow roads (mostly dirt and gravel roads) and

limited water supply services. The project area is about 110 ha with 1,274 people.

– Works include (a) upgrading of existing roads to concrete roads (2m-3m wide, 2.1 km); (b)

installing a storm water and drainage network (2.7 km) along the upgrading roads, and (c)

installing water supply network (4.2 km long, D125-D32) along the existing roads and the

residential area.


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– These works are small they will be implemented at different locations and all typical impacts

i.e. increasing air, noise, vibration, waster pollution, wastes, and disturbance to local resident

can be mitigated through good construction practices. However, given that the activities will be

carried out in residential area, specific attention should be given to reduce the risk due to road

safety during construction.

4.3.3 Impacts due to Constructions of Infrastructure in Me Noi Village

– Me Noi village belong to Liem Chinh commune which is located in the southern part of Chau

Giang River. This is an old town with small narrow roads (mostly dirt and gravel roads) and

limited water supply services. The project area is about 81 ha with 1,392 people.

– Works will include (a) upgrading of existing roads to concrete roads (2m-3m wide, 0.8km

long); (b) installing a storm water and drainage network along the upgrading roads (1.3 km,

D400-D600); and (c) installing water supply network (D125-D32, 6.1 km) along the existing

roads and residential areas.

– These works are small they will be implemented at different locations and all typical impacts

i.e. increasing air, noise, vibration, waster pollution, wastes, and disturbance to local resident

can be mitigated through good construction practices. However, given that the activities will be

carried out in residential area, specific attention should be given to reduce the risk due to road

safety during construction.

4.3.4 Impacts due to Constructions of Schools in Quang Trung Ward

– Two schools will be built in Quang Traung ward. Works will include construction of (a) a

primary school (12 rooms, 425 pupils, 580 m2) and (b) a kindergarten (9 rooms, 350 pupils,

1,136 m2). The project site will be located near Lac Trang Pagoda.

– Works will be small and short period and the impacts during construction will be limited to

increasing air, noise, and vibration during construction while impacts during operation will be

limited to poor utilization and maintenance of toilet and sanitation facilities that may generate

bad odor and unsanitary condition. Potential impacts on the nearby Pagoda would be unlikely

since the construction site will be located about 500 m far way form the Pagoda structure and

activities. However, given that the activities will be carried out in residential area, specific

attention should be given to reduce the risk due to road safety during construction. The

contractor should also be required to avoid disruption and/or disturbance to the nearby pagoda

and a chance finds procedure will be included in the contract.

4.3.5 Impacts due to Constructions of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung

Lam Ha Lake (14.7 ha) is located in Lam Ha commune and comprises two lakes connecting to

each other. Quang Trung Lake (2.5 ha) is located in Quang Trung ward. These areas are part of

the old town with small narrow roads (mostly dirt and gravel roads) and limited water supply

services. Construction works will include (a) excavation, dredging, and revetment of the lakes;


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(b) building surrounding roads; installing water drainage around the lakes; and (c) installing

lighting. Key potential impacts are discussed below.

Odor, noise, vibration

During construction, about 121,764 m3 of dredge materials will be excavated (14% from Quang

Trung (2.5 ha), 40% from Lam Ha 1 (7.3 ha), 42% from Lam Ha 2 (7.5 ha), and 0.4% from

existing drainage. Some of these materials are contaminated with organic and inorganic contents

(including heavy metals). Dredging and transportation of sediment contaminated with organic

content could generate foul odor and unsanitary condition during storage, transportation, and/or

disposal. Analysis of bottom sediment undertaken during the EIA study suggested water quality

in the lakes appears to be better than those of the nearby Nhue River and Chau Giang River and

the level of heavy metals in the lakes remains within the standards. However, to avoid potential

adverse impacts due to contamination of hazardous materials during dredging, transportation,

and disposal of bottom sediments, a Dredge Materials Management Plan (DMMP) will be

prepared during detailed design and implemented. The DMMP describes (a) detailed estimate on

the nature and quantity of dredged materials, (b) chemical analysis for heavy metals of the

dredged materials, (c) indicative dredging, transportation, and disposal methods, and (d)

communication plan with local residents to ensure that the proposed mitigate measures are

acceptable. Before dredging and construction the contractor will be required to propose specific

mitigation measures through the preparation of site-specific environmental management plan.

Water quality

– Water at the bottom of reservoir: before dredging, the construction unit will drain the water

off and then equipment is used for dredging and banking. It is estimated that water pumped

out of Quang Trung, Lam Ha 1 and 2 regulating reservoirs would be 25,000 m3 for Quang

Trung, 75,000 m3 from Lam Ha 1, and 76,000 m3 for Lam Ha 2. Analysis suggested that

current water quality in these lakes is generally better or similar compared to surface water in

the Nhue and Chau Giang River. However, pumping of the water (from Quang Trung Lake

into Nhue River and Lam Ha Lake into Chau Giang River) will at least increase amount of

suspended solid in the water column and this may affect other water users as well as fishes

and aquatic life. Therefore, mitigation measures will be necessary to minimize the impacts.

– Impacts during operation are expected to be minor. Quang Trung Lake (2.47 ha) has been

designed as a regulating lake. When the level higher than 2.5m, water will overflow to the

Nhue River or will be pumped out. Analysis of water sample during the EIA study suggested

that the water quality of Quang Trung Lake is at B1 level which is better than that of Nhue

River. It is unlikely that water quality of Nhue will be adversely affected.

Other impacts

– Generation of domestic wastes, hazardous wastes are expected to be small. These may

include Sources of hazardous wastes generated during this stage are mainly waste oil and

grease; the generation of such waste oil and grease during maintenance and repair of


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dredging equipments, transportation vehicles, and construction machines is inevitable.

Average volume of waste oil and grease generated by mechanical means is 18

liters/lubrication. Routine lubrication and maintenance for machines and equipments is

implemented every 3-6 months; it depends on operating frequencies of construction

machines and equipments. As estimated, the number of construction machines and

transportation vehicles at construction sites is 20-40. Therefore, the volume of waste oil and

grease is estimated 120 - 140 liters/month.

4.3.6 Impacts due to Constructions of Wastewater Network for Chau Giang and Water

Transmission Line along Road D4-N7, including Two Pumping Stations

Works will include construction of a separate sewer system for wastewater collection (D315-

D900, 7.3 km) for Chau Giang area and the main water supply transmission line (DN100-

DN300, 6.1 km) along D4-N7 Road, including two pumping stations (1,970 m3/day and 2,700

m3/day).

Key impacts would be limited to increasing air, noise, vibration, and possible bad odor emission

during operation and they are discussed below.


– This works will be carried out at the same time as the construction of D4-N7 Road and

significant impacts is not expected. Potential impacts during excavation and installation of

the pipeline and manholes will be located within the road boundary and additional impacts

will be limited to increasing dust, noise, and vibration, however they will be small,

temporary, and localized. However, to ensure that good construction practice is applied by

contractor, specific environmental requirements will be included in the contract.

– Construction of the two pumping stations will also be limited within the road right of ways.

This is a small works and the potential impacts (air, noise, etc.) will be limited during

construction. Good construction practice will be applied to avoid potential impacts on local

residents.

– Odor: During operation, operation of the pumping stations and dredging of manholes may

create bad odor and increase disturbance to local residents. Care should be carried out to

minimize possible impacts during transportation and disposal. Effort will be made to ensure

effective operation and maintenance of the facilities, including budget.

Other impacts

– Other impacts related to soil, wastes generation and disturbance to local residents will be

small and mitigation will be incorporated into the specific environmental requirement for

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4.3.7 Impacts due to Construction of Pumping Station for Quang Trung Regulating Lake

– The station will be built to pump (8,000 m3/hr) flood water from Quan Trung Lake to Nhue

River. Works will include installation of two booster pumps at each capacity of 4,000 m3/hr.

The stations will be located on the public land.

Impacts during construction

– This is a small civil works and the key potential impacts would be limited to increasing air,

noise, and vibration, however they would be small, temporary, localized. Direct discharge of

solid and liquid wastes (including oil/grease) from the construction site and/or workers to the

nearby environment and the river (Nhue River) may also occur however the risk will be

small and can be managed. Good construction practice will be applied to avoid potential

impacts on local residents.

Impacts during operation

– During operation, access rainwater will be discharged into Nhue River, but poor operation

and maintenance of the pump and station could cause local flood in the areas and possible

contamination of polluted water (especially those contaminated with oil/grease). Appropriate

operation manual for the puming station should be in place, staff trained, and adequate

budget should be provided by the city.

4.3.8 Impacts due to Construction of Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Construction of the Chau Giang WWPT (3,000 m3/day) will be carried out on an area of 3.2 ha

being used for rice field. The WWTP has been designed to treat wastewater according to the

standard QCVN 24:2009/BTNMT. The treated wastewater will be discharged into an existing

irrigation canal (A46). The discharge point is about 2.8km before reaching the Chau Giang

River. Key potential impacts are discussed below.


– During ground leveling and construction about 4,500 m3 of soil/mud will be excavated and

disposed of at Thung Ham landfill which is located about 15 km from the construction site.

This will increase in traffic volume and the level of air, noise, and vibration in the project

area and possible disturbance to local residents. However, given that the proposed area is a

large open space and is quite far away from residential area, the impacts could be managed.

Good construction and transportation practices will be applied and this requirement can be

incorporated as part of the construction contract.

– During operation of the WWTP, the impacts on odor, noise, and vibration ion local residents

and environment will be small.

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– The proposed construction site is located near the existing irrigation canal (Area No.46).

Therefore during site clearance and construction, especially during rainy season, sediment-

ridden water (especially with oil/grease) can be discharged into the irrigation canal and

affecting the framers, water quality, fishes, and aquatic life. Moreover, when excavated soil,

and/or solid/construction wastes are not properly stored, covered, and/or immediately

transported out of the construction sites, or is spilled and/or scattered during transportation,

rains could wash them down and increase water pollution. Waste oil and wastes from

workers at construction site could also be a source of impact on surface water quality

however this impact is generally small and could be mitigated on site. Most workers in

urban area are temporary workers who are from the local community and they will return to

their own homes after working hours. However, it is necessary to arrange for temporary

sanitation facilities and daily solid waste collection.

– During operation, the Chau Giang WWTP (3,000 m3/day) will discharge its treated

wastewater into the A46 irrigation channel, therefore operation of the WWTP may affect

water quality in the receiving water, especially if it does not operated and maintain properly.

Currently, A46 irrigation channel is the main channel providing water for approx. 1,000 ha of

agricultural land for paddy fields of Tien Hai and Tien Hiep Communes. The flow and the

quality of water of this irrigation channel meet the demands of agricultural irrigation

activities. However, if this channel receives an additional amount of 3,000 m3 /day of treated

wastewater, the flow of the channel will be increased to about 0.035m3/s. In dry seasons, this

additional water could be considered as beneficial, however the water quality have to be

checked to avoid impacts to the existing water users. Given that the WWTP has been

designed to treat wastewater according to the standard QCVN 24:2009/BTNMT, the impacts

on surface water of the A46 are considered low under normal operation. In initial assessment

was conducted for emergency events when wastewater is discharged without treatment.

– In case of operation failure, or power black-out causing temporary stop in operation of

WWTP, about 3,000 m3 of untreated wastewater will be discharged directly into the

irrigation area. However, given small wastewater volume compared to the water flow in the

irrigation area and Chau Giang River, adverse impacts are not expected. Nevertheless, to

reduce the risk it is following actions should be carried out: (a) ensure effective operation of

the WWTP according to the treatment standard and (b) monitor water quality along the

irrigation canal and establish/maintain close consultation with the farmers along the 2.8 km

distance of the A46 irrigation canal who may be affected by the water quality.

Other impact

– During operation of the WWTP, disposal of treatment sludge will be the key issue. It is

estimated that about 300 kg/day (110 tons/year) of sludge will be generated and they will be

transported and disposed of at the existing sanitary landfill. Generation of other solid waste

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4.3.9 Impacts due to Construction of Road D4-N7 and Chau Giang River Bridge

Construction of D4-N7 (4 lanes, 4.74 km long) and Chau Giang Bridge (4 lanes, 195 m) will be

carried out in the same area and is connected to each other so the impact assessment is made

together. Construction of D4-N7 road (about 4 km) will be carried out on a flat land mainly used

for rice field while about 0.7 km cut through the residential area in Me Noi Hamlet. Land

acquisition will be made for a 68 road width however the pavement width to be constructed

under the project would be about 14 m and the road base will be filled with soil. Construction of

the Chau Giang Bridge will be made with pre-stress reinforce concrete and with asphalt

surfacing and serve both vehicles and pedestrian. Key potential impacts are discussed below.

Construction waste and fill

– During site clearance, about 0.5 m-deep of organic soil layer will be removed and thus

generate about 200,000 m3 of organic soil (equivalent to 400,000 tons) that require disposal.

House dismantling and tree clearance will generate an amount of about 3000 m3 of waste.

Experience in the country suggests that nearly 80% of these wastes (bricks, tiles, wood, etc.)

will be recycled and reused.

– During construction, about 10,048 m3 of soil, stone, and asphalt would be purchased from

Kim Bank and Thanh Liem (located about 13-15 km from the site); sand will be transported

from the Red River. Sourcing of all borrow material will be subject to the environmental

provisions of the EMP.


– During site clearance, dust and gases emission will be generated from heavy machine and

equipment. These impacts will be localized, temporary and are considered minor and can be

mitigated through implementation of dust suppression methods and suitable planning of

construction activities. Noise and vibration is likely to be generated and these impacts are

likely to be localized and temporary minor and easily mitigated through maintenance of

construction equipment and appropriate scheduling of construction works.

– During construction, there will be a number of noise pollution sources due to operations of

many types of machines and engines however the noise level is difference for different

machines and the workers on construction sites will be mostly affected because they will be

working in the nearest proximity to the source of noise emission. Households in the area

within 200 m from emission source can be affected by noise however, the impact would not

be high and is temporary. The contractor will be required to take measures to reduce noise

during construction.

– Auger drilling during construction of bridge pier will cause temporary impacts to the quality

of surface water in Chau Giang River. Because the scale of construction is not large, number

of drilled holes is not high and construction time is short, the impact on surface water quality

during bridge construction is only in small scale and for short time. In the drilling process,


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steel pipes are installed immediately along with the movement of driller; bentonite drilling

mud is not used; and drilling scale is not large. Therefore, the environmental impact to

groundwater is virtually nonexistent or negligible.

– Most of the workers on the construction site are seasonal workers; they live within the city or

in the surrounding areas. Small numbers may temporarily stay at the construction sites in

tents, or temporary housings. The provisions of the EMP ECOPs regarding management of

solid and domestic waste at the construction site will have to be carefully followed.

Other wastes

– A large solid waste such as soil, stones, construction materials, cement and steel scrap will be

generated during construction. Therefore, it is necessary to have appropriate management

measures at the construction site to avoid dispersion of solid waste into the surrounding

environment.

– Oil and grease: Construction of D4-N7 Road and Chau Giang Bridge will also generate

oil/grease mainly from used engine and machinery lubricant oil, especially from trucks

transporting construction materials. It was estimated that an average amount of used oil from

a construction machine is about 3-7 liters after each oil replacement for the time period of 3-4

months. Due to large workload, the number of construction machines used in the same period

may be large, leading to a significant volume of used oil. Therefore, during construction, it is

required to apply strict management measures to limit dispersion of used oil on the

construction site and ensure effective management on site.

Labor Safety

Accidents at work during road and bridge construction happen due to: untrained project

manager and other workers on work safety; Not equipping worker with safety working

means; Workers not following labor safety regulations; Lacking management by project

manager during construction; During construction, the contractor should pay attention to

labor safety issue in order to reduce the risk of labor accidents as outlined in the ECOPs.


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CHAPTER 5. PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

Several strategies (avoidance, minimization, rectification, and/or compensation) have been applied

to mitigate the potential negative impacts identified in Chapter 4. In developing the mitigation

measures, the strategies to minimize and/or rectify the impacts have been applied and where

appropriate compensation has been incorporated. The proposed mitigation measures to reduce the

impacts due to land acquisition and resettlement are described in the Resettlement Plan (RP).

This chapter identifies mitigation measures of the key project impacts during construction (which

include site clearance, ground leveling, construction, and site restoration) and operation phases.

Given that most of the key impacts will occur due to civil works and transportation of

construction/waste materials, many of the potential negative impacts on physical, biological, and

social environment could be mitigated through a set of generic measures that are typically applied

to most of construction projects to minimize impacts such as noise, dust, water, waste, etc. As part

of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the project these generic measures have been

translated into a standard environmental specification to be included (as an annex) to the

construction contract, namely the Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs) and it will be applied

to mitigate typical impacts of small civil works. Section 5.1 briefly explains scope and content of

the ECOPs (see Chapter 6).

However, for Phu Ly city subproject there are site-specific impacts that require site-specific

measures both during construction and operation stages. Section 5.2 identifies site-specific

measures during construction for the subcomponents that require mitigation measures beyond

those identified in ECOPs. Section 5.3 identifies site-specific measures to mitigate impacts of the

key subcomponents during operation phase. These measures are incorporated into the EMP of the

project (Chapter 6).

5.1 MEASURES TO MITIGATE GENERIC IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION1

ECOPs describe typical requirements to be undertaken by contractor and supervised by the

construction supervision engineer during construction. The final ECOPs will be included as an

annex in the bidding and contract documents (BD/CD) during detailed design stage and the

bidder will be formally informed during the bidding. Scope and content of the ECOPs is as

follows:

Scope: Construction activities for small works governed by these ECOPs are those whose

impacts are of limited extent, temporary and reversible, and readily managed with good

construction practices (see Chapter 6 for the main content of the ECOPs; the full ECOPs are in

an annex.

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The mitigation measures described in the ECOPs are considered adequate for mitigation of most

of the potential impacts during construction. In this context, the ECOPs will be applied to the

following subprojects and this will be reflected in the EMP (Chapter 6).

Subcomponent

1.2 Construction of Infrastructure in Hoa Lac Village

1.3 Construction of Infrastructure in Me Noi Village

1.4 Construction of Schools in Quang Trung Ward

2.2 Construction of Wastewater Network for Bac Chau Giang and Water

Transmission Line along Road D4-N7

2.3 Construction of Wastewater Pumping Stations

2.4 Construction of Pumping Station for Quang Trung Regulating Lake

2.5 Construction of Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant

5.2 MEASURES TO MITIGATE SITE-SPECIFIC IMPACTS DURING

CONSTRUCTION

5.2.1 Site-Specific Measures for Construction of Infrastructure in Quang Trung Ward

Potential impacts of the subcomponent are considered moderate, temporary, and localized and

most of them can be mitigated through the typical mitigation measures identified in ECOPs. Key

site-specific impacts include safety risk, important quantities of demolition of houses along the 0.9

km central road to be constructed, and potential local flooding in adjacent areas. To mitigate these

impacts the following measures will be carried out by the PMU:

– During construction, the contractor will be required to ensure that demolition of houses

along the central road to be constructed in the site is carried out safely in accordance with

the contract conditions.

– During detailed design, PMU will ensure that detailed design will provide adequate

drainage to avoid potential flooding during construction and operation.

5.2.2 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang

Trung


most of them can be mitigated through the typical mitigation measures identified in ECOPs. Key

site-specific impacts include (a) odor and other contamination resulting from the excavation,

transport, and disposal of approximately 70,000m3 of wet sludge with a high organic and some

heavy metal content, and (c) damage to partly completed works by flood. To mitigate these

impacts the following measures will be carried out by PMU:


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– Ensure that the detailed design for the lake works explicitly provides for all aspects of the

sludge management process: excavation, transport in leak proof and covered trucks, and

deposit into suitably prepared sites (landfills for material that testing shows is not

contaminated beyond specified limits, and prepared sanitary landfills – for example the

existing sanitary landfill at Thung Ham – for material that is contaminated beyond

specified limits)

– Ensure that the detailed design and the resulting contract for the works include upgrading

and/or expanding the capacity of the Thung Ham sanitary landfill, if required.

– Ensure that the contract requires the contractor, before he commences work, to provide a

construction plan that sets out how he will maintain the flow in the waterways feeding into

the lakes and protect the works from flooding during construction. During construction, the

contractor will be required to ensure that demolition of houses along the central road to be

constructed in the site is carried out safely in accordance with the contract conditions.

5.2.3 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant


most of them for the construction of WWTP can be mitigated through the typical mitigation

measures identified in ECOPs. Key site-specific issue is related to the capacity of the sanitary

landfill (Thung Ham) that is required for safe disposal of existing contaminated material which

could increase the risk of airborne and water discharge into surrounding areas. To mitigate this

risk following measures will be carried out by PMU:

– During detailed design, carry out a comprehensive site testing program from which the

landfill design and site management plan for construction would be developed.

5.2.4 Site-specific Measures for Construction of Road D4-N7 and Chau Giang River Bridge


most of them can be mitigated through the typical mitigation measures identified in ECOPs.

Key site-specific impacts include (a) land clearance, including trees and other vegetation,

undertaken indiscriminately, without reference to construction site boundaries; (b) the extensive

borrowed material required to construct the road embankments – about 350,000m3 – is sourced

from uncontrolled borrow areas; (c) natural waterways are blocked; (d) construction traffic

causes danger within the construction site and also to residential and other areas outside the site;

(e) vibration from construction equipment damages buildings in close proximity to the

construction site; and (f) batch plants, for concrete and asphalt (if erected on site), emit excessive

polluted gases and water.

To mitigate this risk following measures will be carried out by PMU:

– Ensure that contractor prepares and implements a site specific environmental management

plan (as required by the contract) for each aspect of the works – site clearance, earthworks,


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temporary and permanent drainage, pavement works, and traffic and site safety. Specifically,

and addition to the general requirements set out in the ECOPs:

– Ensure that there is no land clearance outside defined construction site boundaries

– Ensure that, from the commencement of construction, site drainage is a priority activity, to

include channels, silt traps, flow abatement structures, etc.

– Ensure that borrow areas are developed, operated, closed, and restored in the same manner as

earthworks sites for the project works, and that they are subject to the same EMP and other

contractual requirements

– Ensure that embankments are constructed in a systematic manner, without double handling of

materials, and with constructed surfaces stabilized as soon as they are completed

– Ensure that the earthworks protection measures defined in the contract, to include natural

methods – grassing, shrub and tree planting for example – and artificial methods – stone and

concrete surfacing, fiber or geotextile reinforcement, for example – are adapted to site

conditions as work proceeds and is completed, and are fully implemented

– Ensure that temporary culverts are installed in any natural waterways that are to be crossed

by construction traffic

– Ensure that equipment repair facilities, material stockpiles, and production equipment – batch

plants, for example – are set up away from streams, residential areas, and other sensitive sites

– Ensure that all drivers, equipment operators, etc, are qualified for their respective tasks and

are trained in, and required to adhere to, the site’s traffic management plan.

– Ensure that production equipment, batch plants for concrete and asphalt, are equipped with

dust collection systems correctly operated and maintained, and are connected by pipes or

channels to silt and contaminant traps for wastewater

5.3 MEASURES TO MITIGATE IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASE

5.3.1 Measures for Operation of Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung

During operation, the overall impacts will be positive however, there are some risks that may

cause negative impacts on the local environment and/or local residents. Key risks include

potential generation of excessive odor and local flooding due to ineffective operation and

maintenance of the facilities. To address these risks, the following measures will be carried out

the city.

– Ensure that household and other wastewater does not enter the lakes, to the degree this

can be reasonably prevented;

– Ensure that the lakes are kept free of silt deposits and other blockages, to minimize

flooding risk; and

– Ensure that maintenance of the lakes is included in the city’s operations and maintenance

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5.3.2 Measures for Operation of WWTP, Pumping Stations, and Wastewater Collection

Network for Bac Chau Giang

After completion of the project and the Chau Giang WWTP, the pumping stations, box culverts,

and the drainage/wastewater collection facilities are in operation, the wastewater generation from

the service area will be treated and the overall sanitation and water quality in the area will be

improved. However, there are risks on the following: (a) Treated wastewater discharge below

specified quality standards; (b) Plant operated inappropriately; (c) Sludge from treatment process

allowed to remain on site, or discharged other than in a prepared sanitary landfill; (d) Plant

failure results in contamination downstream, causing health and other impacts on the population

living along the waterway into which the plant discharges; and (e) Plant emits odors.

To mitigate these impacts, the following measures will be carried out during the implementation

of this subcomponent:

– Ensure that the contract for construction of the plant includes provision of operations

manual and training operators in the plant’s operations and maintenance

– Ensure that the plant is operated strictly in accordance with the operations manual, and

that staff are periodically trained in its use

– Ensure that the operations manual includes a regime of testing of (i) discharge from the

plant; (ii) sludge produced by the plant; and (iii) ambient air and water quality in the

immediate vicinity of the plant

– Ensure that detailed designs for the plant include tree planting and other means to isolate

the plant from the surrounding residential area

– Ensure that the operations manual contains a procedure for emergency discharge in the

event of plant breakdown, and that the procedure is communicated to downstream

residents and city agencies tasked with managing emergencies of such nature

– Ensure that the operations manual includes a procedure for safely handling sludge from

the plant, including its transport and discharge in the sanitary landfill of the Thung Ham

landfill, and that the latter is maintained and expanded to accommodate the sludge from

the plant in the long term

5.3.3 Measures for Operation of D4-N7 Road and Chau Giang Bridge

After construction is completed, there will be operations of various vehicles on the D4-N7 Road

and Chau Giang Bridge and key short term impacts would include an increased in traffic and

pedestrian accidents, due to higher standard road allowing more and faster traffic; premature

failure of pavements, embankment or cut slopes, and drainage structures due to inadequate

maintenance.

To mitigate these impacts the following measures will be carried out by the city road

maintenance agency:

– Ensure that traffic safety provisions, including signs, lights, and pavement markings, that

were installed during construction are permanently and effectively maintained, and

renewed as necessary;

– Ensure the city’s operations and maintenance plan, and related budget, includes the work

and resources required to maintain the road in its as-completed condition; and


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– Ensure, with the assistance of the traffic control authority, that overloaded vehicles do not

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CHAPTER 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

Based on the assessment of the potential negative impacts discussed in Chapter 4 and the

mitigation measures proposed in Chapter 5, this chapter presents the Environmental Management

Plan (EMP) for the project’s Phu Ly subproject. The EMP identifies actions to be carried out

under the subproject including the environmental monitoring program and the implementation

arrangements, taken into account the need to comply with the Government’s EIA regulations and

the World Bank (WB)’s safeguard policies.

6.1 BASIC PRINCIPLES

– As a part of the EIA, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is a safeguards

instrument that is typically used in many projects and which consists of information on

and guidance for the process of mitigating and managing adverse environmental impacts

throughout project implementation. Typically in Vietnam, an EMP comprises a list of

typical mitigation measures to be carried out by contractors, an environmental monitoring

program, organization arrangements, and an estimated monitoring cost.

– There is a comprehensive regulatory framework in Vietnam related to EIA preparation,

environmental standards, protection and management of forest and cultural property, and

other aspects related to construction and operation of facilities and infrastructures in

Vietnam. This EMP is consistent with these regulations.

– To facilitate effective implementation of the EMP, the Phu Ly subproject PMU will: (a)

Establish an Environment and Social Unit (ESU) responsible for ensuring timely

implementation of the EMP, including monitoring, reporting, and capacity building

related to safeguards; (b) Assign the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) to also

be responsible for supervision of the contractor’s safeguard performance as part of the

construction contract and this requirement will be included in the CSC terms of reference

(TOR); and (c) Hire qualified national consultants as the Independent Environmental

Management Consultant (IEMC) to assist ESU in performing its task

– The Phu Ly City Water Supply Company, URENCO, and the Department of Transport

will be responsible for implementation of the mitigation measures during the operation

stage of the project and they will ensure that the mitigation measures are implemented

and adequate budget is provided. The Provincial Steering Committee (PSC) chaired by

the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee (PCP) will provide

the overall policy guidance and oversight of the project implementation. Roles and

responsibility of the specialized agencies and the Departments of Planning and

Investment and Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) will also be critical.

– In terms of laying out the mitigation measures of the EMP, there are two fundamental

parts to this EMP. Firstly, the City has developed and will use Urban Construction

Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs). These ECOPs outline typical generic low-

level impacts that can be expected to occur in a wide range of construction activities of


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the project. They include mitigation measures for these impacts and a process for

including them in the construction contracts of contractors. They will be built into all

construction contracts of the project.

– Secondly, all site-specific impacts that are either not covered in the general ECOPs or

which are of an order of magnitude that require mitigation measures not covered in the

ECOPs, are described in more detail in the EMP. The mitigation measures are derived

from the more detailed analysis of Chapter 5.

– Activities to be carried out to mitigate impacts due to land acquisition and resettlement

are presented separately (RP, RPF) and they will be carried out and monitored separately.

– Some components of the project will finance environmental measures, above and beyond

mitigation measures as described in the EMP. This is the case for Component 4.1 which

will finance the PMU’s EMP oversight program, including safeguard training; and

Component 4.2 which will finance environmental and resettlement monitoring.

6.2 KEY MITIGATION MEASURES

6.2.1 Urban Construction Environmental Codes of Practice (ECOPs)

The full ECOPs are set out in the table below. Below are the broadly defined impacts that the

ECOPs are intended to mitigate.

Dust generation

Air pollution

Impacts from noise and vibration

Water pollution

Drainage and sedimentation control

Management of stockpiles, quarries, and borrow pits

Solid waste

Management of dredged materials

Disruption of vegetative covers and ecological resources

Traffic management

Interruption of utility services

Restoration of affected areas

Worker and public safety

Communication with local communities

Chance findings


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Table 6-1: Mitigation Measures Extracted From Urban Works ECOPs

ENVIRONMENTAL – SOCIAL ISSUES

MITIGATION MEASURE VIETNAM CODE/REGULATION

1. Dust generation The Contractor is responsible for compliance with relevant Vietnamese legislation with respect to ambient air quality.

The Contractor shall ensure that the generation of dust is minimized and is not perceived as a nuisance by local residents and shall implement a dust control plan to maintain a safe working environment and minimize disturbances for surrounding residential areas/dwellings.

The Contractor shall implement dust suppression measures (e.g. use water spraying vehicles to water roads, covering of material stockpiles, etc.) as required.

Material loads shall be suitably covered and secured during transportation to prevent the scattering of soil, sand, materials, or dust.

Exposed soil and material stockpiles shall be protected against wind erosion and the location of stockpiles shall take into consideration the prevailing wind directions and locations of sensitive receptors.

Dust masks should be used by workers where dust levels are excessive

QCVN 05: 2009/BTNMT: National technical regulation on ambient air quality

2. Air pollution All vehicles must comply with Vietnamese regulations controlling allowable emission limits of exhaust gases.

Vehicles in Vietnam must undergo a regular emissions check and get certified named: “Certificate of conformity from inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection” following Decision No. 35/2005/QD-BGTVT;

There should be no burning of waste or construction materials (eg. Bitumen, etc.) on site.

Cement processing plants should be far from residential areas

TCVN 6438-2005: Road vehicles. Maximum permitted emission limits of exhaust gas.

No. 35/2005/QD-BGTVT on inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection;

QCVN 05:2009/BTNMT: National technical regulation on ambient


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air quality

3. Impacts from noise and vibration

The contractor is responsible for compliance with the relevant Vietnamese legislation with respect to noise and vibration.

All vehicles must have appropriate “Certificate of conformity from inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection” following Decision No. 35/2005/QD-BGTVT; to avoid exceeding noise emission from poorly maintained machines.

When needed, measures to reduce noise to acceptable levels must be implemented and could include silencers, mufflers, acoustically dampened panels or placement of noisy machines in acoustically protected areas

Avoiding or minimizing transportation though community areas and avoiding as well as material processing areas (such as cement mixing).

QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on noise

QCVN 27:2010/BTNMT: National technical regulation on vibration

4. Water pollution The Contractor must be responsible for compliance with the relevant Vietnamese legislation relevant to wastewater discharges into watercourses.

Portable or constructed toilets must be provided on site for construction workers. Wastewater from toilets as well as kitchens, showers, sinks, etc. shall be discharged into a conservancy tank for removal from the site or discharged into municipal sewerage systems; there should be no direct discharges to any water body.

Wastewater over standards set by relevant Vietnam technical standards/regulations must be collected in a conservancy tank and removed from site by licensed waste collectors.

Make appropriate arrangements for collecting, diverting or intercepting wastewater from households to ensure minimal discharge or local clogging and flooding

Before construction, all necessary wastewater disposal permits/licenses and/or wastewater disposal contract have been obtained

At completion of construction works, wastewater collection tanks and septic tanks shall be safely disposed or effectively sealed off.

QCVN 09:2008/BTNMT: National Technical Standard on underground water Quality

QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT: National technical regulation on domestic wastewater;

QCVN 24: 2009/BTNMT: National technical regulation on industrial wastewater;

TCVN 7222: 2002: General requirements on centralized wastewater treatment


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plant;

5. Drainage and sedimentation control

The Contractor shall follow the detailed drainage design included in the construction plans, intended to prevent storm water from causing local flooding or scouring slopes and areas of unprotected soil resulting in heavy sediment loads affecting local watercourses.

Ensure drainage system is always maintained cleared of mud and other obstructions.

Areas of the site not disturbed by construction activities shall be maintained in their existing conditions.

Earthworks, cuts, and fill slopes shall be properly maintained, in accordance with the construction specifications, including measures such as installation of drains, use of plant cover.

To avoid sediment-laded runoff that could adversely affect watercourses, install sediment control structures where needed to slow or redirect runoff and trap sediment until vegetation is established. Sediment control structures could include windrows of logging slash, rock berms, sediment catchment basins, straw bales, storm drain inlet protection systems, or brush fences.

Site de-watering and water diversions: In the case that construction activities require that work be carried out within the watercourse (e.g. culvert or bridge crossing construction, retaining wall construction, erosion protection works), the work area must be dewatered to provide for construction in dry conditions. The sediment laden water pumped from the work area must be discharged to an appropriate sediment control measure for treatment before re-release to the stream.

Use techniques such as berming or diversion during construction to limit the exposure of disturbed sediments to moving water

Stream diversions or construction of cofferdams would require site-specific mitigation measures in the EMP.

TCVN 4447:1987:

Earth works-Codes for

construction

Decree No.

22/2010/TT-BXD on

regulation of

construction safety

QCVN 08:2008/BTNMT – National technical regulation on quality of surface water

6. Management of stockpiles, quarries, and borrow pits

Large-scale borrow pits or stockpiles will need site-specific measures that go beyond those in these ECOPs.

All locations to be used must be previously identified in the approved construction specifications. Sensitive sites such as scenic spots, areas of natural habitat, areas near sensitive receptors, or areas near water should be avoided.


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An open ditch shall be built around the stockpile site to intercept wastewater.

Stockpile topsoil when first opening a borrow pit and use it later to restore the area to near natural conditions.

If needed, disposal sites shall include a retaining wall.

If the need for new sites arises during construction, they must be pre-approved by the Construction Engineer.

If landowners are affected by use of their areas for stockpiles or borrow pits, they must be included in the project resettlement plan.

If access roads are needed, they must have been considered in the environmental assessment.

7. Solid waste Hazardous wastes are not covered by these ECOPs and would require specific mitigation measures.

Before construction, a solid waste control procedure (storage, provision of bins, site clean-up schedule, bin clean-out schedule, etc.) must be prepared by Contractors and it must be carefully followed during construction activities.

Before construction, all necessary waste disposal permits or licenses must be obtained.

Measures shall be taken to reduce the potential for litter and negligent behavior with regard to the disposal of all refuse. At all places of work, the Contractor shall provide litter bins, containers and refuse collection facilities.

Solid waste may be temporarily stored on site in a designated area approved by the Construction Supervision Consultant and relevant local authorities prior to collection and disposal through a licensed waste collector, for example, URENCO.

Waste storage containers shall be covered, tip-proof, weatherproof and scavenger proof.

No burning, on-site burying or dumping of solid waste shall occur.

Recyclable materials such as wooden plates for trench works, steel, scaffolding material, site holding, packaging material, etc shall be collected and separated on-site from other waste sources for reuse, for use as fill, or for sale.

If not removed off site, solid waste or construction debris shall be disposed of only at sites identified and approved by the Construction Supervision Consultant and included in the solid waste plan. Under no circumstances shall the contractor dispose of any material in environmentally sensitive areas, such as in areas of natural habitat or in

Decree No. 59/2007/ND-CP on solid waste management

Decision No. 23/2006/QD-BTNMT with list of hazardous substance

Circular No. 12/2011/TT-BTNMT on management of hazardous substance


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watercourses.

Chemical waste of any kind shall be disposed of at an approved appropriate landfill site and in accordance with local legislative requirements. The Contractor shall obtain needed disposal certificates.

The removal of asbestos-containing materials or other toxic substances shall be performed and disposed of by specially trained and certified workers.

Used oil and grease shall be removed from site and sold to an approved used oil recycling company.

Used oil, lubricants, cleaning materials, etc. from the maintenance of vehicles and machinery shall be collected in holding tanks and removed from site by a specialized oil recycling company for disposal at an approved hazardous waste site.

Used oil or oil-contaminated materials that could potentially contain PCBs shall be securely stored to avoid any leakage or affecting workers. The local DONRE must be contacted for further guidance.

8. Management of dredged materials

Large quantities of dredged materials, or materials that are contaminated, would require mitigation measures not covered in these ECOPs.

Dredging plan should be established including time schedule, method statement to meet the requirements of traffic safety, public health and environmental sanitation. In order to ensure dredging that is consistent with environmental regulations, key decision makers (local authority, DONRE, utility company, CSC, etc.) must be involved and concur in each key decision point in the process leading to preparation and implementation of a plan.

Characteristics of sediment should be determined by sampling and analysis if not already fully evaluated during the EIA. Dredge material that is contaminated would require special mitigation measures.

Ensure that dredged material management plans incorporate environmental considerations in the identification of short-term and long-term disposal alternatives, consider methods to reduce dredging, and maximize the beneficial use of dredged materials.

Lixiviate from dredged materials should not be allowed to enter watercourses without appropriate filtering or treatment.

Collected dredged materials have to be processed, as per Vietnamese regulations on

Decision No. 23/2006/QD-BTNMT with list of hazardous substance

Decree No. 59/2007/ND-CP on solid waste management

Circular No. 12/2011/TT-BTNMT on management of hazardous substance


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waste collection, to ensure safe and environmentally secure transportation, storage, treatment, and management.

Those involved in handling of dredged materials should be specialized and be certified.

Sanitary landfill site should meet technical requirements, based on level of potential contamination. In the case of disposal at a dumpsite, a hazardous cell may need to be constructed if dredged material is contaminated by heavy metals.

9. Disruption of vegetative cover and ecological resources

The Contractor shall prepare a Clearance, Revegetation and Restoration Management Plan for prior approval by the Construction Engineer, following relevant regulations. The Clearance Plan shall be approved by Construction Supervision Consultant and followed strictly by contractor. Areas to be cleared should be minimized as much as possible.

Site clearance in a forested area is subject to permission from Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Contractor shall remove topsoil from all areas where topsoil will be impacted on by rehabilitation activities, including temporary activities such as storage and stockpiling, etc; the stripped topsoil shall be stockpiled in areas agreed with the Construction Supervision Consultant for later use in re-vegetation and shall be adequately protected.

The application of chemicals for vegetation clearing is not permitted.

Prohibit cutting of any tree unless explicitly authorized in the vegetation clearing plan.

When needed, erect temporary protective fencing to efficiently protect the preserved trees before commencement of any works within the site.

No area of potential importance as an ecological resource should be disturbed unless there is prior authorization from CSC, who should consult with PMUs, IEMC and the relevant local authorities. This could include areas of breeding or feeding of birds or animals, fish spawning areas, or any area that is protected as a green space.

The Contractor shall ensure that no hunting, trapping shooting, poisoning of fauna takes place.

Law on Environment protection No. 52/2005/QH11

10. Traffic management Before construction, carry out consultations with local government and community and with traffic police.

Significant increases in number of vehicle trips must be covered in a construction plan previously approved. Routing, especially of heavy vehicles, needs to take into account sensitive sites such as schools, hospitals, and markets.

Law on traffic and transportation No. 23/2008/QH12

Law on construction No. 16/2003/QH11


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Installation of lighting at night must be done if this is necessary to ensure safe traffic circulation.

Place signs around the construction areas to facilitate traffic movement, provide directions to various components of the works, and provide safety advice and warning.

Employing safe traffic control measures, including road/rivers/canal signs and flag persons to warn of dangerous conditions

Avoid material transportation for construction during rush hour.

Passageways for pedestrians and vehicles within and outside construction areas should be segregated and provide for easy, safe, and appropriate access. Signpost shall be installed appropriately in both water-ways and roads where necessary.

Decree No. 22/2010/TT-BXD on regulation of construction safety

11. Interruption of utility services

Planned and unplanned interruptions to water, gas, power, internet services: the Contractor must undertake prior consultation and contingency planning with local authorities about the consequences of a particular service failure or disconnection.

Coordinate with relevant utility providers to establish appropriate construction schedules.

Provide information to affected households on working schedules as well as planned disruptions (at least 5 days in advance).

Interruptions of water supply to agricultural areas must also be avoided.

The contractor should ensure alternative water supply to affected residents in the event of disruptions lasting more than one day.

Any damages to existing utility systems of cable shall be reported to authorities and repaired as soon as possible.

Decree No. 73/2010/ND-CP on administrative penalization security and society issues

12. Restoration of affected areas

Cleared areas such as borrow pits which are no longer in use, disposal areas, site facilities, workers’ camps, stockpiles areas, working platforms and any areas temporarily occupied during construction of the project works shall be restored using landscaping, adequate drainage and revegetation.

Start revegetation at the earliest opportunity. Appropriate local native species of vegetation shall be selected for the planting and restoration of the natural landforms.

Spoil heaps and excavated slopes shall be re-profiled to stable batters, and grassed to prevent erosion;

All affected areas shall be landscaped and any necessary remedial works shall be undertaken without delay, including green-spacing, roads, bridges and other existing

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works

Trees shall be planted at exposed land and on slopes to prevent or reduce land collapse and keep stability of slopes

Soil contaminated with chemicals or hazardous substances shall be removed and transported and buried in waste disposal areas.

Restore all damaged road and bridges caused by project activities

13. Worker and public Safety

Contractor shall comply with all Vietnamese regulations regarding worker safety.

Prepare and implement action plan to cope with risk and emergency

Preparation of emergency aid service at construction site

Training workers on occupational safety regulations

If blasting is to be used, additional mitigation measures and safety precautions must be outlined in the EMP.

Ensure that ear pieces are provided to and used by workers who must use noisy machines such as piling, explosion, mixing, etc., for noise control and workers protection.

During demolition of existing infrastructure, workers and the public must be protected from falling debris by measures such as chutes, traffic control, and use of restricted access zones.

Install fences, barriers, dangerous warning/prohibition site around the construction area which showing potential danger to public people

The contractor shall provide safety measures as installation of fences, barriers warning signs, lighting system against traffic accidents as well as other risk to people and sensitive areas.

If previous assessments indicate there could be unexploded ordnance (UXO), clearance must be done by qualified personnel and as per detailed plans approved by the Construction Engineer.

Decree No. 22/2010/TT-BXD on regulation of construction safety

Instruction No. 02 /2008/CT-BXD on safety and sanitation issues in construction agencies

TCVN 5308-91: Technical regulation on safety in construction

Decision No. 96/2008/QD-TTg on clearance of UXO.

14. Communication with local communities

Maintain open communications with the local government and concerned communities; the contractor shall coordinate with local authorities (leaders of local wards or communes, leader of villages) for agreed schedules of construction activities at areas nearby sensitive places or at sensitive times (e.g., religious festival days).

Copies in Vietnamese of these ECOPs and of other relevant environmental safeguard documents shall be made available to local communities and to workers at the site.

Decree No.

73/2010/ND-CP on

administrative

penalization security


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Reduced playground space, loss of playing fields and car parking: The loss of amenities during the construction process is often an unavoidable source of inconvenience to users in sensitive areas. However, early consultation with those affected, provides the opportunity to investigate and implement alternatives.

Disseminate project information to affected parties (for example local authority, enterprises and affected households, etc) through community meetings before construction commencement;

Provide a community relations contact from whom interested parties can receive information on site activities, project status and project implementation results;

Provide all information, especially technical findings, in a language that is understandable to the general public and in a form of useful to interested citizens and elected officials through the preparation of fact sheets and news release, when major findings become available during project phase;

Monitor community concerns and information requirements as the project progresses;

Respond to telephone inquiries and written correspondence in a timely and accurate manner;

Inform local residents about construction and work schedules, interruption of services, traffic detour routes and provisional bus routes, blasting and demolition, as appropriate;

Provide technical documents and drawings to PC’s community, especially a sketch of the construction area and the EMP of the construction site; Notification boards shall be erected at all construction sites providing information about the project, as well as contact information about the site managers, environmental staff, health and safety staff, telephone numbers and other contact information so that any affected people can have the channel to voice their concerns and suggestions.

and society issues

15. Chance find procedures If the Contractor discovers archeological sites, historical sites, remains and objects, including graveyards and/or individual graves during excavation or construction, the Contractor shall:

Stop the construction activities in the area of the chance find;

Delineate the discovered site or area;

Secure the site to prevent any damage or loss of removable objects. In cases of

Law on Cultural

Heritage (2002)

Law on Cultural

Heritage (2009) for


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removable antiquities or sensitive remains, a night guard shall be arranged until the

responsible local authorities or the Department of Culture and Information takes over;

Notify the Construction Supervision Consultant who in turn will notify responsible local

or national authorities in charge of the Cultural Property of Viet Nam (within 24 hours

or less);

Relevant local or national authorities would be in charge of protecting and preserving

the site before deciding on subsequent appropriate procedures. This would require a

preliminary evaluation of the findings to be performed. The significance and

importance of the findings should be assessed according to the various criteria

relevant to cultural heritage; those include the aesthetic, historic, scientific or

research, social and economic values;

Decisions on how to handle the finding shall be taken by the responsible authorities.

This could include changes in the layout (such as when finding an irremovable remain

of cultural or archeological importance) conservation, preservation, restoration and

salvage;

If the cultural sites and/or relics are of high value and site preservation is

recommended by the professionals and required by the cultural relics authority, the

Project’s Owner will need to make necessary design changes to accommodate the

request and preserve the site;

Decisions concerning the management of the finding shall be communicated in writing

by relevant authorities;

Construction works could resume only after permission is granted from the

responsible local authorities concerning safeguard of the heritage.

supplementary and

reformation

Decree No.

98/2010/ND-CP for

supplementary and

reformation


6.2.2 Site-specific Impacts

Table 6-2 presents site-specific impacts and mitigation measures that are not fully addressed

through the application of ECOPs. This may be because the impact is not a typical one and is

not included in the ECOPs, because the severity of the impact goes beyond the scope of the

mitigation measures in the ECOPs, or because simply of the very specific nature of the

mitigation measure that is needed.

Table 6-2: Site Specific Impacts and Mitigation Measures

COMPONENT 1: BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENT

C1.1: Infrastructure in Quang Trung ward

Pre-Construction

Impact: Land acquisition and resettlement

Mitigation: Implementation of approved RP in accordance with its provisions

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City

Monitoring: Independent Monitoring Consultant

Construction

Impacts Demolition of houses along the 0.9 km central road to be constructed on the site

Mitigation: Ensure demolition work is carried out safely, in accordance with contract

conditions

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, specifications, supplementing those of the ECOPs

Responsibility: Contractor

Fund source: IDA Credit

Monitoring: Construction Supervision Consultant/PMU

Operation

Impacts Inadequate attention to drainage and waste management

Mitigation: Ensure that the site is included in the city’s operations and maintenance plan and

budget

Implementation

Mechanisms::

City Operations and Maintenance Plan

Responsibility: City

Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

C1.2: Infrastructure in Hoa Lac Village, Lam Ha Commune

Pre-Construction

Impact: Land acquisition and resettlement (temporary impacts only)



Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts None beyond impacts defined in the ECOPs

Mitigation: As set out in the ECOP

Implementation

Mechanisms::





Operation



budget

Implementation

Mechanisms::



Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

C1.3: Infrastructure in Me Noi Village, Liem Chinh Commune

Pre-Construction



Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts None beyond impacts defined in the ECOPs

Mitigation: As set out in the ECOPs

Implementation

Mechanisms::






Operation



budget

Implementation

Mechanisms::



Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

C1.4: School Construction in Quang Trung Ward – 1 primary school and 1 kindergarten

Pre-Construction



Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts None beyond those defined in the ECOP

Mitigation: As set out in the ECOPs

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, supplementing those of the ECOPs




Operation

Impacts From school toilets, odor, leakage of wastewater, adverse health impacts

Mitigation: Ensure the new schools are included in the city’s operation and maintenance plan

for schools, and that adequate budget is provided

Implementation

Mechanisms::


Responsibility: Each school’s management, City

Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

COMPONENT 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION IMPROVEMENTS

C2.1: Regulating Lakes in Lam Ha and Quang Trung

Pre-Construction




Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts Odour and other contamination resulting from the excavation, transport, and

disposal of approximately 70,000 m3 of wet sludge with a high organic and some

heavy metal content

Damage to partly completed works by flood

Mitigation: Ensure that the detailed design for the lake works explicitly provides for all

aspects of the sludge management process: excavation, transport in leak proof

and covered trucks, and deposit into suitably prepared sites. Dredged material

could go to either: i) landfills, for material that testing shows is not contaminated

beyond Vietnamese standards for residential soil, and ii) prepared sanitary

landfills – for example the existing sanitary landfill at Thung Ham – for material

that is contaminated by the same Vietnamese standards

Ensure that the detailed design, and the resulting contract for the works includes

upgrading and/or expanding the capacity of the Thung Ham sanitary landfill, if

required

Ensure that the contract requires the contractor, before he commences work, to

provides a construction plan that sets out how he will maintain the flow in the

waterways feeding into the lakes and protect the works from flooding during

construction

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, specifications, and the ECOP

Responsibility: Contractor/detailed design consultant



Operation

Impacts Excessive odour

Flooding

Mitigation: Ensure that household and other wastewater does not enter the lakes

Ensure that the lakes are kept free of silt deposits and other blockages, to

minimise flooding risk

Ensure that maintenance of the lakes is included in the city’s operations and

maintenance plan, and that adequate budget is allocated

Implementation

Mechanisms::


Responsibility: City Drainage Company

Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

C2.2: Wastewater network for the Bac Chau Giang area, and water transmission network along


Road D4-N7 (Component 3)

Pre-Construction

Impact: None separate from the Road D4-N7 construction works (see Component 3 below),

within which the wastewater and water transmission networks will be constructed

Construction

Impacts As for the Road D4-N7 construction works

Mitigation: As for the Road D4-N7 construction works

Implementation

Mechanisms::





Operation – as for Road D4-N7

C2.3: Wastewater Pumping Stations – linked to C2.2 Wastewater Network

Pre-Construction

Impact: Land acquisition and resettlement – minor impact


Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts None beyond those set out in the ECOPs

Mitigation: None beyond those set out in the ECOPs

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, specifications, and the ECOPs




Operation

Impacts Discharge of wastewater in the event of pump failure

Mitigation: Ensure that maintenance of the pumps and the related wastewater network is

included in the City’s operations and maintenance plan, with budget allocated

Implementation

Mechanisms::



Fund source: City

Monitoring: City


C2.4: Pumping Station for Quang Trung regulating lake

Pre-Construction



Implementation

Mechanisms:: Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts None beyond those set out in the ECOPs

Mitigation: None beyond those set out in the ECOPs

Implementation

Mechanisms::





Operation

Impacts Flooding in Quang Trung in the event of pump failure

Mitigation: Ensure that maintenance of the pump is included in the City’s operations and

maintenance plan, with budget allocated

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Financing Agreement, City Operations and Maintenance Plan


Fund source: City Drainage Company

Monitoring: City

C2.5: Chau Giang Wastewater Treatment Plant

Pre-Construction



Detailed design to include, in addition to the wastewater treatment plant and

drainage network, a study of the capacity and suitability of the existing Thung

Ham sanitary landfill site

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU/Detailed design consultant for plant, network, and sanitary landfill study

Fund source: City for resettlement/WB PPTAF for plant, network and sanitary landfill design


Construction


Impacts For the plant and related drainage network, none beyond the general impacts

arising from construction works, as set out in the ECOP

For the sanitary landfill, disturbance of existing contaminated material in the

Thung Ham landfill, with resulting risk of airborne and water discharge into

surrounding areas

Mitigation: For the plant and drainage network, as for general impacts

For the sanitary landfill, during detailed design a comprehensive site testing

program from which the landfill design and site management plan for

construction would be developed

Implementation

Mechanisms::


Responsibility: Contractor/ detailed design consultant



Operation

Impacts Treated wastewater discharge below specified quality standards

Plant operated inappropriately

Sludge from treatment process allowed to remain on site, or discharged other than

in a prepared sanitary landfill

Plant failure results in contamination downstream, causing health and other

impacts on the population living along the waterway into which the plant

discharges

Plant emits odours

Mitigation: Ensure that the contract for construction of the plant includes provision of

operations manual and training operators in the plant’s operations and

maintenance

Ensure that the plant is operated strictly in accordance with the operations

manual, and that staff are periodically trained in its use

Ensure that the operations manual includes a regime of testing of (i) discharge

from the plant; (ii) sludge produced by the plant; and (iii) ambient air and water

quality in the immediate vicinity of the plant

Ensure that detailed designs for the plant include tree planting and other means to

isolate the plant from the surrounding residential area

Ensure that the operations manual contains a procedure for emergency discharge

in the event of plant breakdown, and that the procedure is communicated to

downstream residents and city agencies tasked with managing emergencies of

such nature

Ensure that the operations manual includes a procedure for safely handling sludge

from the plant, including its transport and discharge in the sanitary landfill of the

Thung Ham landfill, and that the latter is maintained and expanded to

accommodate the sludge from the plant in the long term

Implementation

Mechanisms::



Fund source: City Drainage Company

Monitoring: City

COMPONENT 3: URBAN ROADS AND BRIDGES


C3.1: Road D4-N7

Pre-Construction


Mitigation: Implement approved RP in accordance with its provisions

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Approved RP

Responsibility: PMU

Fund source: City


Construction

Impacts Vegetation clearance could be undertaken without reference to construction site

boundaries

The extensive borrowed material required to construct the road embankments –

about 350,000m3 – is sourced from uncontrolled borrow areas

Natural waterways are blocked

Construction traffic causes danger within the construction site and also to

residential and other areas outside the site

Vibration from construction equipment damages buildings in close proximity to

the construction site

Batch plants, for concrete and asphalt (if erected on site), emit excessive polluted

gases and water

Mitigation: Ensure that contractor prepares and implements a site specific environmental

management plan (as required by the contract) for each aspect of the works – site

clearance, earthworks, temporary and permanent drainage, pavement works, and

traffic and site safety. Specifically, and addition to the general requirements set

out in the ECOP:

Ensure that there is no land clearance outside defined construction site

boundaries

Ensure that, from the commencement of construction, site drainage is a

priority activity, to include channels, silt traps, flow abatement structures, etc.

Ensure that borrow areas are developed, operated, closed, and restored in the

same manner as earthworks sites for the project works, and that they are subject

to the same EMP and other contractual requirements

Ensure that embankments are constructed in a systematic manner, without

double handling of materials, and with constructed surfaces stabilized as soon as

they are completed

Ensure that the earthworks protection measures defined in the contract, to

include natural methods – grassing, shrub and tree planting for example – and

artificial methods – stone and concrete surfacing, fiber or geotextile

reinforcement, for example – are adapted to site conditions as work proceeds and

is completed, and are fully implemented

Ensure that temporary culverts are installed in any natural waterways that

are to be crossed by construction traffic

Ensure that equipment repair facilities, material stockpiles, and production

equipment – batch plants, for example – are set up away from streams, residential

areas, and other sensitive sites

Ensure that all drivers, equipment operators, etc, are qualified for their

respective tasks and are trained in, and required to adhere to, the site’s traffic

management plan


Ensure that production equipment, batch plants for concrete and asphalt, are

equipped with dust collection systems correctly operated and maintained, and are

connected by pipes or channels to silt and contaminant traps for wastewater

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, specifications supplementing those of the ECOPs




Operation

Impacts Increased traffic and pedestrian accidents, due to higher standard road allowing

more and faster traffic

Premature failure of pavements, embankment slopes, and drainage structures due

to inadequate maintenance

Failure of road pavements due to vehicle overloading

Mitigation: Ensure that traffic safety provisions, including signs, lights, and pavement

markings, that were installed during construction are permanently and effectively

maintained, and renewed as necessary

Ensure the city’s operations and maintenance plan, and related budget, includes

the work and resources required to maintain the road in its as-completed

condition

Ensure, with the assistance of the traffic control authority, that overloaded

vehicles do not use the road

Implementation

Mechanisms::

City operations and maintenance plan

Responsibility: City Road Maintenance Company

Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

C3.2: Chau Giang River Bridge

Pre-Construction

Impact: None significant – land acquisition and resettlement undertaken for Road D4-N7,

within which the bridge lies

Construction

Impacts As for Road D4-N7 as relevant

Discharge of drilling mud from the bridge pile construction into the stream over

which the bridge is being constructed

Mitigation: As for Road D4-N7 as relevant

Drilling mud to be collected and pumped to stilling basins on the river banks, and

thereafter removed to an appropriate D1 Road site for disposal in a road

embankment (the material contains no toxic substances)

Implementation

Mechanisms::

Contract conditions, specifications supplementing those of the ECOPs





Operation

Impacts None significant

Mitigation:

Implementation

Mechanisms::

City operations and maintenance plan

Responsibility: City Road Maintenance Company

Fund source: City

Monitoring: City

6.3 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM

Environmental Monitoring

It is essential to design the monitoring program and monitoring frequency appropriately to be able to

record both the overall performance of the project works as well as the short-term impacts due to

construction activities. The environmental monitoring program will be implemented during

construction at three levels:

Monitoring the level of compliance with mitigation measures,

Community-based Monitoring, and

Monitoring the environmental parameters set out in the EIAs for each of the works.

6.3.1 Objective and Approach

The main objective of the Environment Monitoring Program (EMP) is to ensure that (a) the

potential negative impacts of the project are minimized; (b) the EMP is effectively

implemented; and (c) the EMP is adequate to mitigate the potential negative impacts. Given

that monitoring the implementation of the RP will be conducted seprately, the environmental

monitoring program will comprise (a) monitoring the safeguard performance of the contractor

during site clearance and construction, (b) environmental quality monitoring, (c) monitoring

performance of the Chau Giang WWTP and its potential impacts in terms of water quality,

odor, and treatement of sludge, and (d) monitoring the overall of the EMP.

6.3.2 Monitoring of Contractor’s Safeguard Performance

Three level of safeguard monitoring will be implemented: routine monitoring, periodic

monitoring, and community monitoring as follows:

– Routine monitoirng: The routine monitoring will be made by the Construction

Supervision Consultant (CSC) as assigned by PMU. The CSC will include the

monitoring results in the project progress reports.

– Periodic monitoring (every six months): As part of the overall monitoring of the EMP,

the ESU assisted by the Independent Environmental Management Consultant (IEMC)

will also monitor the contractor performance every 6 months and the results will be

reported to the PMU and the WB.

– Community monitoring: Monitoring by local communities will be conducted following

the Government practices with technical and management support from PMU.


6.3.3 Environmental Quality Monitoring

To ensure an acceptable level of environemtnal quality, monitoring of dust, noise, vibration, air

quality, and water quality will be be made at project specific locations that are likely to be

significantly affected by the construction activities, or requested by local authorities and

communities for specific purposes. ESU/IEMC will be responsible for monitoring of the

program.

Below is a list of the key issues and scope of monitoring that will be considered in the

implementation of the monitoring program:

– Implementation of the Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP) for all sludge and

similar material excavated from the project work sites: Amount, level of heavy metals,

locations and performance at disposal sites, and impacts on local residents will be

monitored. Outline DMMPs will be prepared during detailed design, and will be used

as the basis for contractors’ dredged materials management plans.

– General Construction Impacts: To include local flooding; traffic management

especially in residential areas; air, noise, and dust levels in residential areas; and water

quality upstream and downstream of construction sites, with specific attention paid to

impact on local residents;

– Water Quality: Water quality near Chau Giang WWTP during the first year of

operation, including opinions of farmers who will be using water from the irrigation

canal that will receive treated wastewater discharge; and

– Others: As agreed with local agencies and communities during the preparation of the

monitoring program.

Tables 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6 and provide general guidance on the monitoring program and

estimated cost considerating that the activities will be carried out before construction (project

baseline environment), construction phase (5 years), and during the first year of operation.

Detailed monitoring programs will be prepared during the detailed design stage. An estimated

cost for monitoring is incorporated into the EMP cost (Section 6.6). Many of these

measurements are required by Vietnamese regulations and would need to be done even if not

directly related to expected project impacts.

Table 6-3: Scope of environmental monitoring during construction

No. Monitoring items Before

construction

Construction

Phase Standards

I Noise

1. Parameters Leq, L50, Lmax Leq, L50, Lmax QCVN

26/2010/BTNMT 2. Frequency

01 location/day,

03 time/h

Every 3 month

01 location/day,

03 time/h

3. Location Baseline environmental locations should be established in

line with the construction sites at the time of monitoring

II Air quality

1. Parameters TSP, CO, NO2,

SO2, HC

TSP, CO, NO2,

SO2, HC

QCVN

05 :2009/BTNMT,


No. Monitoring items Before

construction

Construction

Phase Standards

2. Frequency 1 location/day Once per 3 months QCVN

06:2009/BTNMT



III Surface water/wastewater quality monitoring

1. Parameters

pH, temperature,

DO, TSS, T-N, T-

P, BOD5, COD, oil

and grease,

Coliform

pH, temperature,

DO, TSS, BOD5,

COD, DO, oil and

grease, Coliform

QCVN

08:2008/BTNMT;

QCVN

14:2008/BTNMT;

QCVN

24:2009/BTNMT

2. Frequency

1 location/day Once per 03

months



VI Dredged sludge: If required as indicated in the dredge material management plan

1. Parameters Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As QCVN

03:2008/BTNMT 2. Frequency As needed As needed

3. Location

From Lam Ha and Quang Trung Lakes. As defined in the

dredge materials management plan prepared during detailed

design, and refined by the contractor prior to commencing

work

Table 6-4: Estimated numbers for soil, water, and air samples and analysis for

environmental monitoring during construction

Article Quang

Trung Lam

Ha Me

Noi Regulating

reservoirs Pumping

station WWTP Roads Others Total

Construction time 24 24 24 24 12 18 18 42 Number of

surface/wastewate

r sampling

locations

3 0 0 1 0 1 3 1

Number of sludge

monitoring

locations

1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1

Number of air

monitoring

locations

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0

Number of

monitoring stage 10 10 10 10 6 8 8 16

Number of sludge

samples 10 0 0 40 0 0 0 16 66


Number of air

samples 10 10 10 10 6 8 16 0 70

Number of

waste/surface

water samples

30 0 0 10 0 8 24 16 88

Table 6-5: Estimated cost for sample collection and analysis

No Content Unit Quantity Price

(VND) Total

(VND) Total

(USD)

1 Water sample Sample 140 910,000 127,400,000 6,125

2 Sludge sample Sample 80 630,000 50,400,000 2,423

3 Air sample Sample 135 1,900,000 256,500,000 12,332

4 Others 43,080,000 - 2,000

Total 2,556,920,000 22,880

Total cost (after being rounded-up) 23,000

Table 6-6: Basic cost for chemical analyses2 (Exchange rate: 1 USD = 20,800 VND

No. Sample Price

(VND) Quantity (Sample)

Total (VND)

Total (USD)

I Air sample 1 TSP 300,000 70 21,000,000 1009.6 2 CO 300,000 70 21,000,000 1009.6 3 NO2 300,000 70 21,000,000 1009.6 4 SO2 300,000 70 21,000,000 1009.6 5 HC 600,000 70 42,000,000 2019.2 6 Noise 100,000 70 7,000,000 336.5 II Waste/ Surface water sample 1 Temperature 20,000 88 1,760,000 84.6 2 pH 40,000 88 3,520,000 169.2 3 DO 70,000 88 6,160,000 296.2 4 TSS 70,000 88 6,160,000 296.2 5 BOD5 120,000 88 10,560,000 507.7 6 COD 120,000 88 10,560,000 507.7 7 Oil/Grease 350,000 88 30,800,000 1,480.8 8 Coliform 120,000 88 10,560,000 507.7 III Sludge sample 1 Cu 120,000 66 7,920,000 380.8 2 Pb 120,000 66 7,920,000 380.8 3 Cd 120,000 66 7,920,000 380.8 4 Hg 150,000 66 9,900,000 476.0 5 Zn 120,000 66 7,920,000 380.8 Total: 254,660,000 12,243

6.3.4 Monitoring performance of the WWTP and sanitation facilities (operation phase)

To ensure that treated water discharge from the Chau Giang WWTP and its facilities results

in an acceptabe level of negative impacts as anticipated in the EIA, one year monitoring

2 for the environmental monitoring program during the construction phase and the first-year of

operation phase


program has been developed (Table 6-7). This will be carried out by the agencies responsible

for operation of the plant, using their own operating budget. The monitoring results will be

submitted to the City and to the WB. The PMU’s ESU assisted by the IEMC will prepare a

detailed monitoring plan, based on Table 6-7, with the agency responsible for operating the

plant at least three months before construction is completed. The program will also include a

water quality monitoring program which will be prepared and implemented in close

consultation with the responsible agencies. Consultation with the local farmers who are using

water from the existing irrigation area (A46 irrigation area) that will receive treated wastewater

from WWTP will be incorporated in the monitoring program.

Table 6-7: Scope of environmental monitoring during the first year of WWTP operation

Monitoring Items Remarks

Chau Giang WWTP and pumping stations:

Monitor treatment performance as well as

water quality of the receiving water.

BOD, COD, Nitrogen, Phosphorus,

coliform, pH, odor, solid waste; every 3

months

6.3.5 Monitoring Implementation Performance of the DMMP

Adverse impacts due to dredging and transportation of bottom sediment from Lam Ha and

Quang Trung Lakes are not expected since the level of heavy metals in these sediment are

within allowable standards. However, this conclusion is based on a small number of samples

tested during the feasibility study. Accordingly, the detailed design will include a

comprehenisve testing program and the development of a DMMP, reflecting the guidelines

below as appropriate.

A guideline for preparation and monitoring of a DMMP

Main environmental and social issues related to contaminated dredge materials are: (a)

Pollution during the transport of the dredged soil from the dredging site to the disposal area;

(b) Potential increase in turbidity and pollution of the water in the lakes/canals during

dredging; (c) Odor and other disturbance to local residents; (d) and Potential misuse of the

contaminated dredged materials for public infrastructure and households. To facilitate the

preparation of a DMMP given that the activities will be carried out in an urban area and/or

existing water body that may be used by other water users, the following aspects should also

be considered:

Assessing the quality of the sediments. The assessment will be carried out to confirm that the

sediments will not include large amount of environmentally harmful materials such as heavy

metals and/or other toxic substance. If these materials are found to be more than the thresholds

stipulated by the national standards, a special disposal plan should be prepared with a monitoring

plan. The special disposal plan should also set out a program to protect the nearby community

residents from using the disposed dredged materials for house construction or gardening. The

bottom sediment/sludge samples will be undertaken for analysis for key pollutants according to

the national standards. The sampling and analytical methods should be in line with the

Government regulations while the sampling locations will depend on the risk level for each

specific site:


Identifying the available land for disposing the dredged materials. The plan must identify the

landfill sites and/or land that could be appropriate for the disposal of dredged materials in line

with the level of risk associated with it. Public land, land for construction of rural roads, public

works, private land, etc. may be used, with an agreement with the project affected households. If

the risk due to contamination of sludge is high the sludge materials will be disposed of at Nhi Phu

sanitary landfill which has been in operation.

Preparing for a dredging and transportation plan. Dredging procedures and transportation plan

will be prepared outlining: (a) methods of dredging (pipeline, water pumping before digging, etc.)

and uploading to the disposal area and/or transportation vehicles, and/or temporary storage site. If

trucks are used, indicate proposed route of the transport from the dredged site to the disposal area,

(b) time of operation, (c) type of vehicles/trucks and proposed measures to reduce the leakage of

the dredged materials from the transport trucks, (d) contractors’ responsibilities for cleaning the

roads and carry out remedial works if necessary, and (e) a communication plan for the nearby

communities including contact number for possible complaints.

Temporary storage/disposal for uncontaminated sediment/mud. As the dredged materials are in

the state of mud at first before settled for 24 to 48 hours. All drainage water from disposal land

shall be driven to the drains and discharged back to the canal/lakes. For areas with highly

contaminated with organic material and create odor, dredge material/sludge should be hauled by

close tanker outside the construction site as soon as possible. For bottom sediment with low

contamination of organic materials, the dredged sediment will be transported to a containing area

which is appropriately located and properly design with an adequate size. A monitoring plan for

tracking the disposal of high contaminated materials will also be prepared.

Identifying key area and/or receptacles (business, schools, public services, etc.) that are sensitive

to dredging and transportation. The DMMP shall carry out an inventory analysis on the possible

affected local businesses, access to water, and transportation (mainly due to the dredging) and

provide a plan to mitigate and/or compensate for the disturbances. The plan should include all

measures necessary to avoid impacts on local transportation and water supply access to local

residents as much as possible.

Identify other key water users. If dredging occur in water bodies (such as lakes, rivers/stream)

where there are potential other water users that may be affected by dredging, prepare a water

quality monitoring plan with specific stations and parameters that could be used to monitor the

potential impacts to the water users. Priority should be given to monitor the areas that are sensitive

to change in water quality (high suspended solid (SS), low pH, high BOD or COD, high salinity,

etc.) especially where the water is used as a source of water supply for domestic and agricultural

uses. In areas where dredging may cause negative impacts to these water users, respective

subproject owner is required to inform/consult them and develop a series of actions to address

their concerns, including conduct water quality monitoring in the DMMP.

Volume of Spoils in cubic m No of Sediment Samples

Up to 25,000 3

25,000 to 100,000 4-6

100,000 to 500,000 6-10

500,000 to 2,000,000 10-20

For each 1,000,000 above 2,000,000 Additional 10


6.3.6 Monitoring Effectiveness of the EMP

The ESU assisted by the IEMC will monitor performance of the DMMP aspects of the

EMP implementation during the detailed design/bidding stage as well as during construction

and first year operation of the facilities to ensure that (a) appropriate dredging and disposal of

sludge is properly carried out,in accordance with the DMMP, (b) traffic management is

adequate and the level of impacts are acceptable (no complaints or outstanding cases), and (d)

the potential impacts of the WWTP and pumping stations on water quality and odor are within

the standard and acceptable to local residents/farmers who are affected. Results are to be

properly kept in the project file for possible review by the PMU and the WB. Cost for the

monitoring will be part of the PMU cost.

6.4 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EMP IMPLEMENTATION

6.4.1 Organization Arrangement

Table 6.8 and 6.9 below summarizes roles and responsibilities of the key parties and their

relationships regarding the implementation of the EMP while those for the PMU, CSC, and

IEMC are highlighted below while more details are provided in Section Error! Reference

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– Contractors are responsible for implementing mitigation measures. Measures will be

included in bidding documents and costs are to be included in construction bids;

– CSC is responsible for monitoring the day-to-day implementation of mitigation

measures. Cost included in CSC service contract;

– IEMC will be responsible for environmental monitoring which includes support to the

PMU for implementing supervision and monitoring, and reporting on the

implementation through monitoring reports.

Figure 6-1: Organization Diagram for EMP Implementation

(5)

(1c)

PMU’s Environmental Staff(s)

CSC Contractor Communities

IEMC

WB DONRE PMU

(1a)

)

(1b)

(2a) (3a) (4a)

(2b) (3b) (4b)

(2c) (4c)

City Sub-

DONRE


Table 6-8: Roles and responsibilities of key parties (Description referred to Figure 6.1)

Description Roles/Responsibilities

(1a)

(1b)

Based on quarterly reports of IEMC, PMU is responsible for preparing periodic

reports to submit to WB and to the Provincial DONRE.

(1c)

PMU assigns the safeguard staff (ESU) to review and check the related

sections in the Contract Documents on the bidding packages for construction

items of the project to ensure compliance with EMP

PMU assigns the safeguard staff (ESU) to supervise, manage and carry out

EMP activities and also assigns CSC to closely supervise/monitor safeguard

performance of the contractor, including undertaking the environmental

monitoring program.

PMU/ESU establishes a hotline communication with local community to be

responsive to the complaints, comments, and/or recommendations from local

people and/or the public throughout the site clearance and construction period.

(2a)

CSC submits periodic monitoring report of environmental mitigation measures

to PMU; Recommends to the PMU to suspend in part or completely,

construction works if it does not meet labor safety and environmental

protection requirements of the contract.

PMU reviews CSC’s periodical reports to ensure compliance with mitigation

measures.

(2b)

CSC: Support, collaborate with IEMC to establish, collect and point out

information about essential environmental parameters in the field and

information for construction implementation;

IEMC: Monitor the implementation of the EMP every 3 months including

submission of the field report. Create database of results from environmental

supervision and monitoring and train PMU in using such database

Coordinate with CSC on monitoring and preparation of safeguard reports on

EMP performance; enhance capacity for CSC through a training program on

environmental supervision

(3a) Contractor: Before construction, with assistance from IEMC, prepare a site-

specific environment management plan (SEMP) during site clearance and

construction process as part of their construction method statement, then

submit it to CSC and/or PMU for review and approval; During construction,

the contractor has to submit a monthly report on safeguard issues, mitigation,

and results throughout the construction period. In case of unexpected problem,

the contractor will consult CSC/PMU.

PMU/CSC: reviews the SEMP and can propose change as deemed necessary

to be in line with the legal obligations as well as appropriate to each specific

site. Daily supervision and monitoring of contractor’s safeguard performance

will be responsibility of the CSC.


(3b) Contractor: Carry out the EMP required during site clearance and construction,

including conduct self-monitoring and submission of report.

IEMC: periodically supervise and monitor the overall project EMP

implementation including provision of safeguard training to PMU/ESU staff,

community, CSC, and contractors as needed. The training will be designed to

enhance the effectiveness of the EMP implementation and reporting.

(4a) Community: According to Vietnamese practice, the community has the right

and responsibility to routinely monitor environmental performance during

construction to ensure that their rights and safety are adequately protected and

that the mitigation measures are effectively implemented by contractors and/or

PMU. In case of unexpected problems, they will report to CSC/PMU and/or

call the hotline.

PMU: Encourage, support and create good conditions for local community to

participate in the environmental supervision and monitoring activities.

PMU/CSC will review and response to the requests and/or recommendations

made by community to ensure that the potential negative impacts are

adequately mitigated.

(4b) Community: Support and collaborate with IEMC during periodic monitoring

and provide inputs to the overall safeguard issues that require attention and/or

mitigation.

IEMC: Strengthen local community’s capacity and relevant agencies through

preparation of relevant documents necessary for monitoring, supervision, and

reporting including preparation of a database for the activities.

IEMC: assist PMU and communities for the implementation of Information-

Education-Communication (IEC) activities within Component 4 with regard to

environmental hygiene, sanitation, road safety, etc.

(5) IEMC supports PMU/ESU to implement the EMP in line with Government’s

environmental regulations as well as the WB safeguard policies. In

consultation with DONRE, IEMC will establish specific environmental

monitoring program for the project to be implemented by CSC at key locations

as shown in detailed design documents.

PMU is responsible for preparation of the 6-month progress reports to be

submitted to WB and DONRE, based on quarterly reports submitted by IEMC.

6.4.2 Specific Responsibilities of PMU, CSC, and IEMC

Project Management Unit (PMU)

– PMU is responsible for implementing the EMP during the detailed design and

construction stages. EMP implementation during operation stage is the

responsibility of the facilities operators. PMU will set up an Environmental and

Social Unit (ESU) to ensure timely and effective implementation of the EMP,

including preparation of reports on safeguard compliance as required by

Government and WB.

– PMU/ESU is responsible for ensuring that the related sections in the Contract

Documents on the bidding packages for construction items of the project are in

compliance with the EMP.


– PMU/ESU is responsible for communicating with relevant local, provincial and

national departments; and with parties responsible for implementing and

supervising EMP, especially with the provincial Department of Natural Resources

and Environment (DONRE) and the concerned wards/communes during planning,

monitoring, operation, and management.

– PMU/ESU will coordinate with community organizations to encourage them to

actively participate in the planning, management, and implementation of the

project, including monitoring of the contractor’s performance.

– To ensure effective monitoring and timely implementation of the EMP, PMU/ESU

will hire national environmental consultants to assist in carrying out and

monitoring the EMP implementation. Responsibilities of the Independent

Environmental Monitoring Consultant (IEMC) will be described below.

– For supervision and monitoring of contractor’s performance, PMU will be

responsible for: (a) Checking project implementation indicators relating to

environment; (b) Unannounced inspections to ensure that mitigation measures are

being implemented as presented in construction contract by contractor; (c)

Reviewing periodic report of construction supervision consultant (CSC) to ensure

compliance with mitigation measures; and (d) Based on the periodic reports by

CSC and IEMC, PMU will prepare report on environmental compliance of

subproject to submit to WB and DONRE (This is part of the submission of a 6-

month progress report to WB).

– PMU will coordinate closely with relevant enterprises on water supply,

environmental sanitation, solid waste collection and to monitor operation and

maintenance during project implementation.

Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant (IEMC)

The IEMC will be responsible for assisting the PMU in EMP implementation. This also

includes advising the CSC, contractors and communities on environmental compliance,

and carrying out the monitoring program in accordance with regulations and procedures of

the Government and World Bank. Once the detailed operational implementation of the

environmental monitoring program is discussed by PMU and World Bank, the IEMC will

be responsible for quarterly checking, and supporting the PMU staff to supervise overall

project activities to ensure that unified environmental protection policies of the

Government and World Bank are applied and supervised during project implementation.

The IEMC will be responsible to: (1) provide training and capacity building for

construction management for PMU/ESU staff, including field engineers and/or consultants

(CSC) in supervising the EMP implementation of the contractor; (2) ensure active

participation of the local communities and schools in the project areas, (3) monitor

environmental parameters to assess the overall impacts of the project, and (4) establish

environmental training program to be included in Component 4.

Specifically, the IEMC’s responsibilities include:

– Ensuring that the approved EMP and all project loan agreements related to

environmental safeguards are fully applied and complied during project

implementation.

– Assessing the effectiveness of mitigation measures which are provided by

contractor and CSC in implementation process; providing proposals and

recommendations to the PMU on necessary improvement and supplementation to

meet the safeguard requirements.


– Reporting periodically (every 3 months) to the PMU on actual EMP performance

during project implementation.

– Establishing standard procedures, methods and forms to assist the PMU and CSC to

assess contractors’ progress in implementing required impact mitigation and

monitoring measures.

– Assisting the PMU’s environmental staff to review and check the related sections in

the Contract Documents on the bidding packages for construction items of the

project to ensure compliance with environmental protection policies and impact

mitigation and monitoring requirements.

– Measuring, taking samples and monitoring periodically environmental parameters

(once per 3 months) during the time of environmental monitoring contract.

– Assistance in the preparation of documents and implementation of training program

on environmental monitoring and supervision for contractors, CSC and relevant

staffs of PMU (environmental staffs and coordinators of packages).

– Via PMU, discussing with relevant enterprises (if necessary) to find suitable

solutions for unexpected risks relating to environmental sanitation.

Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)

The CSC is responsible for monitoring the safeguard performance of the contractor during

site clearance and construction, including oversight of the self monitoring to be conducted

by contractor. With regard to safeguards, the CSC’s main responsibility will include, but

not be limited to, the following:

– Assist IEMC to establish, collect and provide information about both essential

environmental indicators on-site and construction work.

– Ensure that construction work complies with approved EMP, relevant indicators

and standardized operation in documents for environmental impact mitigation and

monitoring.

– Monitor the mitigation measure implementation of contractor, propose and deploy

supplementary measures in time to complete mitigation measures and to meet the

environmental management safety requirements of project.

– Make action plans/urgent solutions to cope with environmental problems, urgent

situation and damages happening in construction

– Recommend PMU to suspend partially or completely construction work if labor

safety and environmental protection requirements of the contract are not complied

with.

– Organize regularly discussions with relevant enterprises and other stakeholders to

provide information about implementation plans and necessary working program to

enhance people’s awareness of environmental protection during construction

process.

Construction Contractor

– The construction contractor’s responsibilities in respects of all aspects of the works,

including the environmental aspects, are set out in the contract between it and the

PMU.

– Construction contractors have their own responsibilities for both carrying out

environmental impact mitigation measures and compliance with approved EMP


during assembling construction of project packages. In the preparation of technical

method statement, contractor will study the project’s approved EIA report and

propose a construction method that includes environmental mitigation and

protection measures that are aligned with the recommendations of the approved

EMP.

– Contractor’s method statement will be submitted to PMU and CSC for review, as

well as to IEMC as deemed necessary. Changes, if there are any, will be evaluated

for feasibility and for legal issues (laws, decrees, circulars and other regulations)

before suitable adjustments are approved for specific cases on-site.

– During construction work, construction contractor will be closely supervised by

PMU, CSC, IEMC, environmental authorities and local community on EMP

observation.

6.4.3 Reporting Arrangements

The PMU will prepare reports twice per year for submission to the World Bank including

the compliance with the EMP. The report will contain the monitoring results and assessments of

the IEMC that show project progress and the status of implementation of the EMP. The reports

will cover, among other matters as appropriate, the following:

– Contractor’s compliance with mitigation measures

– Wastewater and environmental sanitation issues

– Existing flood situation where relevant

– Traffic and water supply conditions

– Quality of waste-water receiving water bodies

– Potential project-related risks and risk management issues

– Status of measures to aid PAHs at new resettlement area on environmental aspects

– Impacts on water quality in Lam Ha and Quang Trung lakes

– Consultation with local communities in key project areas (Quang Trung, Lam Ha, Me

Noi, and farmers in existing irrigation area (A46)

6.5 CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

6.5.1 Technical Assistance support for the implementation of safeguards

An assessment of safeguards implementation capacity of existing PMU staff indicates that

PMU staffs have limited knowledge on WB safeguard requirements as well as limited

knowledge of environment and social issues. Such lack of capacity represents a risk to project

implementation of safeguards requirements contained in the EMP and, as required by the WB

policy, is to be addressed through capacity building. Therefore, it is proposed to provide

capacity building through technical assistance that will support the PMU during the

implementation of the safeguards requirements. The technical assistance will provide the

necessary technical support the PMU in its work with contractors as well as other entities

involved in the implementation of the EMP.

The scope of the technical assistance would cover support from experts and training that

would cover both the knowledge on safeguards requirements and procedures for the project as

well as training that covers both specific knowledge on safeguard procedures and requirement


for the project staff, consultants, and national contractor would be important. This would

include, for example, assistance in the preparation of documents and implementation of

training program on environmental management and environmental monitoring for

contractors, CSC and relevant staffs of PMU (environmental staffs and coordinators of

packages) to do their tasks. It would also include assisting the PMU’s environmental staffs

with the review of contract documents on the bidding packages for construction items of the

project to ensure compliance with environmental protection policies and impact mitigation

and monitoring requirements as well as provide general environmental guidance as requested

by the PMU to enhance overall project implementation and performance.

Given the nature, locations, and scale of construction, it is anticipated that the safeguard

technical assistance support and training will be provided at least during the first 3 years of

the project implementation. The WB safeguard specialists will participate in the capacity

building in particular in the training activities as appropriate.

6.5.2 Training programs proposed

Table 6.9 below provides examples of the basic trainings for safeguards during project

implementation. The training programs will be developed and delivered by the Technical

Assistance team for the implementation of safeguards for the PMU training. The PMU/IEMC

with the support of the Technical Assistance team for the implementation of safeguards will

provide the training to contractors, CSC and other groups.

Other more specific and tailored training will be developed and agreed upon between PMU,

IEMC and the Technical Assistance team for the implementation of safeguards during project

implementation based upon an reassessment of needs and the status of safeguards

implementation.

– Target groups for the training: include PMU staff, ESU staff, field engineers, CSC,

construction contractors, local authorities, and community representatives in the project

area. Training of workers and drivers is the responsibility of the contractor.

– Training schedule: At least 1 month before the construction of the first contract; the

training can be adjusted in line with the implementation schedule of the

subproject/contracts.

– Training frequency: The basic training programs proposed in Table 6.9 will take place every

six months on a yearly basis and its content updated and adapted to implementation issues.

Training frequency and content will be reassessed during implementation depending on

needs. It is foreseen that the training program for PMU staff will continue until year three of

implementation. Three days of training for CSC and contractors are also planned to take

place twice a year on an annual basis for at least two years.

Table 6-9: Training Program for Capacity Building on Environmental

Supervision and Management

I. Objects PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (This could be jointly organized for all

three PMUs)

Training course Environmental supervision, monitoring and reporting

Participators Environmental staff and technical staff

Training

Frequency Soon after project effectiveness but at least 1 month before the construction of

the first contract. The follow-up training will be scheduled as needed.

Time Four days of training twice a year to be repeated on a yearly basis until year three


of implementation

Content General environmental management relating to project including requirements of

WB, DONRE, cooperating with relevant enterprises

Requirements on environmental supervision;

Supervision and implementation of mitigation measures;

Community participation in environmental supervision

Guide and supervise contractor, CSC, and community representatives in

implementation of environmental supervision.

Forms used in environmental supervision;

Risk response and control;

Other areas to be determined;

Receiving approach and submit forms.

Responsibilities PMU, IEMC with support of the Technical Assistance team for the

implementation of safeguards.

II. Objects CSC, CONTRACTOR, COMMUNE/WARDS AUTHORITIES,

COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES

Training course Implementation of mitigation measures

Participators CSC; on-site construction management staff; environmental staff of contractor;

commune/ward/group authorities

Training

frequency After bidding, update based on requirements

Time Three days of training for CSC and contractors and two days of training for other

also to be repeated twice a year on an annual basis depending on needs

Content Overview of environmental monitoring;

Requirements of environmental monitoring;

Role and responsibilities of contractors and CSC

Content and methods of environmental monitoring;

Response and risk control;

Propagate monitoring forms and guide how to fill in the forms and risk report;


Preparation and submission of report

Responsibilities PMU, IEMC with support of the Technical Assistance team for the

implementation of safeguards

III. Objects COMMUNITIES AND WORKERS

Training course Environmental sanitation and safety

Participators Representatives of community and/or worker leaders (as appropriate)

Training

frequency As appropriate

Time One-day presentation and one-day on-the job training twice a year to be repeated

on a per needs basis

Content Preliminary presentation on environmental protection and environmental


overview

Key issues that require community and workers attention to minimize safety risks

(roads, waterways, equipment, machines, etc.) as well as reduce pollution (dust,

fume gases, oil/grease spill, waste management, etc.)

Management of environmental safety and sanitation in work sites and worker

camps;

Mitigation measures at construction site and work camps;

Safety measures on electricity, mechanical, transportation, air pollution;


Procedures to deal with emergency situation

Responsibilities Contractor, PMU, with support from IEMC

6.6 ESTIMATED EMP COST

Table 6.10 provides an estimated cost for EMP implementation (excluding the resettlement

cost and RP and EMDP independent monitoring). The EMP cost3 will comprise (i) cost for

implementation of the mitigation measures by contractor, (ii) cost for supervision by the CSC,

(iii) cost for environmental monitoring consultant (IEMC) (iv) monitoring of environmental

quality (v) PMU safeguard management costs, including technical assistance support for the

implementation of safeguards and training. Costs for the implementation of the mitigation

measures during construction will be part of the contract cost while cost for monitoring of

SEMP by the CSC is provided for in the construction supervision contracts. Costs for PMU

operations related to EMP are provided for in the project management budget of the PMU,

including basic safeguards training and allowances for people who participate in the

monitoring program. After project completion, the cost for environmental monitoring of the

constructed facilities will be funded by the cities’ operations and maintenance budgets.

It is noted that the attendance of community representatives in EMP implementation is

voluntary, and without salary. Hence, to encourage the participation of community members,

the cost for materials, equipment used for monitoring and rewards for people who are voted to

implement monitoring are taken into account. Following decision No. 80/2005/QĐ-TTg dated

18/4/2005 of Prime Minister on regulations of community investment monitoring and joint

circular for guidelines of decision implementation No. 80/2005/QĐ-TTg “cost for supporting

the investment monitoring of community in commune/ward are calculated in cost estimation of

commune/ward fatherland front and are guaranteed by commune/ward people’s committee

budget; cost for propagation, training courses, guiding, closing of community investment

monitoring at district and provincial level are calculated in cost estimation of commune/ward

Fatherland Front and are guaranteed by commune/ ward people’s committee budget”.

Table 6.11 provides an estimated IEMC and environmental quality monitoring cost in line

with the country practices for reference. However, the final cost will be updated during the

detailed design.

3 Excluding cost for implementation of the RP and EMDP and the independent monitoring of the

RP/EMP implementation.


Table 6-10: Estimated Cost for EMP implementation for Phu Ly (million USD) during

the project implementation

Cost

(millions of $US)

Source of

funds

(a) Mitigation during construction Part of contracts WB

(b) Supervision of safeguards during construction Part of CSC costs

in Comp. 4 WB

(c) Environmental Safeguards unit (ESU) of PMU Part of PMU

costs in Comp. 4 WB

(d) Environmental quality monitoring 0.03 WB

(e) Independent Environmental Monitoring Consultant (IEMC) 0.08 WB

(f) Safeguards capacity building program 0.25 WB

Table 6-11: An estimated cost for IEMC for Phu Ly (Exchange rate: 1 USD = 20,800

VND)

No. Content Unit Quantity Price

(VND) Total

(VND) Total (USD)

1 Specialist salary Month 33.5 30,680,000 1,027,780,00

0 50,250

2 Local stays and allowance Day 720 520,000 374,400,000 18,000

3 Travelling expenses Turn-person 90 832,000 74,880,000 3,600

4 Training course Overall 8 5,720,000 45,760,000 2,200

5 Office supply Overall 18 6,240,000 112,320,000 5,400

6 Office and communication Overall 18 4,992,000 89,856,000 4,320

Total 83,770


CHAPTER 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

7.1. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTATION AND COMMUNITY

INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC IN EIA

Public consultation activities in forming EIA report for Medium – sized cities

development project – Phu Ly Subproject, Ha Nam province need to be designed to ensure

requirement as following:

- Based on this concept, and in accordance with regulations as stated at clause 8, article

20 of the Law on Environmental Protection passed in November 29th 2005 by the

National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- Meet the requirements of Circular No. 05/2008/TT-BTNMT on December 8th, 2008

of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment regarding instructions on

preparing strategic environmental assessment report, environmental impact

assessment report, and environmental protection commitment.

- Decision No. 80/2005/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister dated April 18th, 2005

regarding Regulations on community investment supervision;

- Decree No. 79/2003/ND-CP of the Government promulgating Regulations on

democracy implementation at the commune level;

- Ordinance No. 34/2007/PL-UBTVQH11 dated April 20th, 2007 of the National

Assembly’s Standing Committee regarding the democratic regulation implementation

at commune and ward levels;

- Joint Resolution No. 09/2008/NQLT-UBTWMTTQVN of Government - the Central

Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front dated April 17th, 2008 regarding guidelines

on implementation of Articles 11, 14, 16, 22 and 26 of the Ordinance on democracy

implementation at commune, ward, and town levels;

- In addition, public consultation for this project's environmental impact assessment

report must also meet the requirements of the Environment, Health, and Safety Policy

of the World Bank (under OP4.01).

7.2. PURPOSE OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

Public consultation is part of the environmental assessment in the Project. It is carried

out in co-operation by the Project owner, Designing consultant, Environmental consultant,

local authorities, and residential communities in area being subjected to the project. Outcome

of such consultation shall be used to assess designing plan, and propose minimizing solutions,

and express the public’s supporting during the course of carrying out the project.

The purposes of community consultation

- Sharing all information about items and expected Project activities with the community

living in the project site and stakeholders.

- Understanding opinions and public care for the Project, especially those who are

directly impacted by the Project construction and operation. Based on this, public cares

can reanably be settled during the course of setting up the Project, and selection of

designing solutions.


- Attentively listening to public opinions and their caring toward the Project, in which

direct impacts given to daily life of the community will be specifically taken care of.

- Settling conflictions, which is arisen among public proposals for environmental issues

and delays in implementing the construction schedule of authority bodies.

- Giving logical and lawful confirmation in respect of the authority’s decisions in

meeting reasonable demand of residents, and considering public proposal and the

authority bodies.

- Understanding major difficulties that residents living in area being subjected to the

Project are taken care of.

- Initially, public consultation activities also help to consider the issues and concerns of

the community in the process of project design in order

to increase confidence and support for the project. In this way, effective public

consultation can reduce the risk of conflicts and delays in project

implementation process and can improve the overall sustainability of the project.

The principle of public consultation in the EIA:

- Information dissemination: Information about the efficiency of the project should be

communicated to the local community and affected groups under several suitable

approach forms. Needing to conduct communications from early stage so that the

people have time to consider problems related the EIA process and form their views.

Provided information need clearly to define the affected area, both the advantages and

disadvantages of proposed activity.

- Gathering information: It is necessary to discuss and exchange with the concerned

competent authorities of the Government and community representatives (People's

Committee,Council, Investment Supervisory Board and community’s organization); the

local may be affected by the project and other groups enjoy benefits (like non-

governmental organization in the local) to know their views and their contributions for

the projects and the works of EIA.

- Intergating in the evaluation process: The views and concerns of the community and

stakeholders should be considered when: (1) Identify key issues need consider in

evaluation; (2) Assessment and predict the effects and risks directly / indirectly may

happen from the project; (3) Assess the impact and risk level; (4) Develop monitoring,

management and mitigation programs appropriately. Ideally, the consultation processes

should be started from the stage of determining the scope of EIA

- Coordination: The public consultation activities should be coordinated authorities

related in the region and being affected by the project and they should be notified soon

about any proposed changes in the operation of the project.

- Connecting people in a dialogue: Needing to use the suitable tradition method in the

process of public consultation to bring people into dialogue, focusing on the sources of

information and two- dimentional ideas between the project and stakeholders

7.3. PUBLIC CONSULTATION

A – Methodology:


The methods of public consultation are often used including quick assessment

method having the participation and consultation of stakeholders, using techniques

such as:

- Community meetings, group meetings and focusing group discussions

- Also, conducting investigation and interviewing quickly some households along

assessment route, finding out thoughts, aspirations and their ideas about the project

by issuing questionnaires.

Medium cities development project – Phu Ly subproject, Ha Nam province after being

screened then it was classified as the project of Category A by the complexity and

multidisciplinary impact. In the feasibility study phase of the project, the ODA project office

about investment for Phu Ly and consultants groups (WIWASE – OCI Association) has

collaborated with leaders of the communes concerned to implement more campaigns to

disseminate information and public consultation. The campaign is divided into two batches

with several rounds in the communes and wards in project area.

The 1st public consultation was held during the first phase of Feasibility

Study preparation and right after the draft terms of reference of environmental impact

assessment. The missions deploy campaigns to disseminate this information about two

round in the proposed project area, specially:

Round 1: Running from on May 23, 2010 to on May 31, 2010: This information

disclosure was integrated as a part of general socio-economic survey under the Project

(conducted during the last week of May 2010). The implementation contents during this phase

included project information dissemination, questionnaire-based interviews with a sample of

approx. 10% households living in the proposed project area including 3 wards and communes

of Phu Ly City: Liem Chinh, Quang Trung and Lam Ha; (Table 7-1)

Participants: representatives of local authorities (commune level), local Unions (e.g. Women’s

Union, Youth Unions, etc), local representatives (Fatherland Front)

Round 2: during the period from July 1st, 2010 to July 5th, 2010, Consultants organized

additional meetings to consult and seek opinions of local authorities and residents in

wards/communes in the Project site, including Lam Ha, Tien Hiep, Liem Chinh Communes,

Quang Trung Ward, and Tien Hai Commune. (Table 7-1)

Participants: project affected households (PAHs), representatives of local authorities

(commune level), Farmer Association, local Unions (e.g. Women’s Union, Youth Union),

local representatives (Fatherland Front).


Table 7-1: Place, time, participants and the content the public consultation

Time/ location

Public consultation

Participants

Program Opinions of Participants

PMU and

Consultant’s

response Local authorities,

Local NGOs

PAHs

(No)

The 1st public consultation, round 1:

From May 23rd,

2010 to May 31st,

2010 in Phu Ly city

- representatives of

local authorities

(commune level),

- Local NGOs: Farmer

Association, local

Unions (e.g.

Women’s Union,

Youth Union), local

representatives

(Fatherland Front

0 - The project’s information

disclosure;

- Consultation with leadership,

staffs of the

wards/communes

- Survey households by

questionnaire

- Collecting the documents

related to the project.

- The people agreed to support

Medium Cities Development

Project – Phu Ly Subproject, Ha

Nam province (100%).

- The project and the contractor

should provide full information to

people in affected areas so that

people can plan production and

limit crop damage on land.

- Duration of construction needs

to be quick and synchronous,

avoiding lengthening the duration

and influence on traffic of people,

especially the roads going through

the newly constructed road.

- The construction of roads should

be planned and synchronized to

ensure drainage and limit flow

- PPU and consultant

records all opinion

from participants

- The information on

project will be

disseminated to local

people 6 months

before implementation

- The construction

time will be shortening

as much as possible.

This issue also the

concern of the

contractor and PMUs

- The issue will be

addressed in feasible

study and as


Time/ location

Public consultation

Participants


PMU and

Consultant’s


Local NGOs

PAHs

(No)

restrictions in the flood season

because this is a low-lying,

frequently flooded area, affecting

production, activities of people and

the safety of the works

- Construction work needs to

ensure environmental hygiene,

limiting the effects of noise,

especially during late night.

mitigation measures in

EIA report

- The issue will be

addressed mitigation

measures in EIA

report and as

requirements in

bidding documents

The 2nd public consultation, round 2

- July 1st, 2010

8h – 10h

at the meeting hall

of Lam Ha

Commune’s

People’s Committee

- Representatives of

local authorities

and local unions/

associations:

Farmers

Association,

Women

Association,

Fatherland Front,

23 1. Introduction to the

Project

- Introduction to the

Project (objectives,

location, scale, plans ...);

- Technical proposals of

the Project; Items/works

to be constructed in

wards/communes;

- The project follows up the right

schedule, ensuring environmental

sanitation, mitigate environment

pollution that put bad impacts on

the livelihood of PAHs.

- The PPU will address

this issue in bidding

documents to contractor

and address these as


EIA report.

8h – 10h July 2nd,

2010 at the meeting

hall of Tien Hiep

27 Before construction, irrigation

system should be built for remain

area, preventing drought, local

- The issue will be


study and as


Time/ location

Public consultation

Participants


PMU and

Consultant’s


Local NGOs

PAHs

(No)

Commune’s


Youth Union...

- Representatives of

households

affected by the

Project

- Policies relating to the

environment and

resettlement issued by

the Government of

Vietnam and World

Bank.

2. Community consultations

about resettlement

inundation or extensive inundation.

-During the project implementation,

PMU, Construction Units strip

organic soil layer, which should be

put in strict supervision, the position

of disposing redundant soil should

not affect the surrounding

cultivation; it is also noticed that

someone may take advantage of

public land for his or her own

purposes, hindering the land

management of local authorities.

- Spray water to humidify the

route of transporting building

materials, helping to reduce dust

that affects the health of people. The

construction process should not be

implemented during rush hours that

can result in traffic jams.


EIA report

- The issue will be


study and as


EIA report

- The issue will be

addressed as


EIA report and as

requirements in

bidding document


Time/ location

Public consultation

Participants


PMU and

Consultant’s


Local NGOs

PAHs

(No)

14h – 16h July 2nd,

2010 at the meeting

hall of Liem Chinh

Commune’s


32 Ensure the construction schedule to

stabilize normal livelihood of local

people

The issue will be

addressed in


EIA report and as

requirements for

contractor

14h – 16h July 5th,

2010 at the meeting

hall of Quang Trung

Ward’s People’s

Committee

28 In particular, in Quang Trung Ward,

PAHs said they are very happy that

the project and wants the project to

be implemented as soon as possible

PPU will try their best

to fasten up the project

implementation

16h – 18h July 5th,

2010 at the meeting

hall of Tien Hai

Commune’s


15 Treated wastewater must meet the

standard, leaving no negative effect

on the environment, domestic

animals and people livelihood.

It is also noticed that traffic safety

during construction

The Bank financed

project must meet the

standard of

government and Bank

policy

This issues will be

addressed in EIA

report as mitigation

measure and in


Time/ location

Public consultation

Participants


PMU and

Consultant’s


Local NGOs

PAHs

(No)

bidding documents as

requirements for

contractor


The 2nd public consultation:

The 2nd public consultation is performed after the draft EIA report was prepared. The

2nd public consultation contains 2 round: round 1: 12th – 19th August, 2010 and round 2 from

10-11th March 2011.

The objective of the 2nd consultation is to present the main findings of EIA reports

and to get feedback from affected household (PAHs). In addition, to comply with Circular

No5/BTNMT and Decree No21/GOV, we also consult to collect opinion from leaders

(People’s Committee, Fatherland Front’s Committee) of Wards and Communes, of

representative of affected people, Union and Association

Round 1: Implementing after the consultants completed preliminary Project EIA

report. PPU sent official letters to local authorities of wards and communes (Liem Chinh,

Quang Trung, Lam Ha (Tien Hai, Tan Tien, Tien Hiep). Within this consultation time, the

local authorities’ replied by sending official documents stating comments to PPU.

Round 2: Happening from March 10th-11st, 2011, after acquiring the contribution

comments from World Bank and the consultants sought opinions of leaders, unions, and

organizations, and representatives of residents living in the Project-affected site (Liem Chinh,

Quang Trung, Lam Ha, Tien Hai, Tien Tan, and Tien Hiep) on the contents of draft EIA

report.


Table 7-2: Place, time, participants and the content of the public consultation, round 2, phase 2

Content

Time/ Place

Public consultation

The

number of

PAHs

Participants

Opinions of Participants PPU and Consultant’s

response

March 10th, 2011

8h – 10h

at the meeting hall of Tien Hai

Commune’s People’s

Committee

22 Representatives of

local government,

associations and unions

locals such as Farmers

Association, Women’s

Union

Representatives of

households living in the

project area

- Treated wastewater must meet the

standard, leaving no negative effect on

the environment, domestic animals and

people livelihood.

- Treated Wasted water discharged into

Chau Giang River should not cause any

impacts on the environment.

- It is also noticed that traffic safety

during construction.

- During the project implementation:

safeguard environment, and security.

There should be close cooperation with

the local authorities.

- These issues were

addressed in EIA report i.e.

-the treat wastewater must

meet National Regulations

QCVN24:2009/BTNMT

- The technology was

selected to guarantee the

quality of effluent meet the

National Standard

- The traffic issues will be

included as requirements in

bidding documents

- PPU agree with this

opinion.

10h – 12h March 10th, 2011 at

the meeting hall of Liem

Chinh Commune’s People’s

Committee

20 - Ensure the construction schedule to

stabilize normal livelihood of DPs.

- These issues were

addressed in EIA report and

will be addressed as

requirements in bidding

documents

13h30 – 15h30 March 10th

2011 at the meeting hall of

23 - The project follows up the right

schedule, ensuring environmental

- These issues were

addressed in EIA report and


Content

Time/ Place

Public consultation

The

number of

PAHs

Participants


response

Lam Ha Commune’s People’s sanitation, mitigate environment

pollution that put bad impacts on the

livelihood of people.



documents

15h30 – 17h30 March 10th

2011 at the meeting hall of

Quang Trung ward’s People’s

24 - During the project implementation,

it is necessary to ensure

environmental sanitation such as

dust and noise control, etc.

- Prevent overflow rainwater

sweeping away wastes during

construction.

- These issues were

addressed as mitigation

measures in EIA report and



documents

8h00 – 10h00 March 11th 2011

at the meeting hall of Tien

Hiep Commune’s People’s

25 - Duration of construction needs to be

quick and synchronous, avoiding

lengthening the duration and influence

on traffic of people, especially the roads

going through the newly constructed

road.

- Spray water to humidify the route of

transporting building materials, helping

to reduce dust that affects the health of

people. The construction process should

not be implemented during rush hours

that can result in traffic jams.

- The area for WWTP needs to avoid

- The construction time will

be shortening as much as

possible. This issue also the

concern of the contractor and

PMUs

- These issues were

addressed as mitigation

measures in EIA report and



documents


Content

Time/ Place

Public consultation

The

number of

PAHs

Participants


response

affecting irrigation water system for

agricultural production.

- It is required to build wastewater

treatment plant encompassed by green

system to cut down pollution;

furthermore, it should comply with

technical requirements, preventing

waste leakage or inappropriate waste

discharge

- The location for WWTP

will be considered to and

will be presented in EIA

report and feasible study




7.4. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

A - Methodology:

Public posting:

Final draft of the EIA report was sent to the World Bank for disclosure on the

InfoShop in Washington DC, and disclosed in-country prior to appraisal of the project. The

EIA report in Vietnamese was disclosed at the city and commune levels. EIA report in

English and Vietnamese will be disclosed at the World Bank Vietnam Office in Hanoi.

From May 23rd, 2011 to June 23rd, 2011, the final draft of EIA Report and Project

Location Map (color printing) was posted in public at the Head Offices of the People’s

Committees of communes/wards within the project area, the Head Office of the People's

Committees of Phu Ly City and Duy Tien District.

Information Dissemination using mass media:

At the same time with public posting of the final draft of EIA report, the PPU of the

Project also disseminated the summary of this report using the communication media of the

communes/wards within the project area, Phu Ly Ciy, and Duy Tien District

Table 7-3: Schedule of information dissemination using communication media

Zone Time

From May 23rd, 2011 to June 23rd, 2011

Radio Station of Phu Ly City

From every Tuesday to every Friday

From 5:30 to 6:00 in morning; from 17:15 to

18:15 in afternoon

Radio Station of Duy Tien District

From every Tuesday to every Thursday


18:15 in afternoon

Radio Station of Quang Trung Ward



18:30 in afternoon

Radio Station of Liem Chinh

Commune



18:30 in afternoon

Radio Station of Lam Ha Commune



18:30 in afternoon

Radio Station of Tien Tan Commune



18:30 in afternoon

Radio Station of Tien Hai Commune



18:30 in afternoon


Zone Time

From May 23rd, 2011 to June 23rd, 2011

Radio Station of Tien Hiep Commune



18:30 in afternoon

Furthermore, the PPU invited any interested households to come and see detailed

project documents and EIA report at the head offices of communes/wards where they reside

and the head offices of the People's Committees of Duy Tien District and Phu Ly City as

well. At the same time, the project also provides the logbook called "Summary of disclosed

information" in which they leave their comments.

The feedbacks from the people was summarized in writing and then submitted to the

PPU- People's Committee of Phu Ly City for EIA report revision and for approval’s purpose.

B – Feedback summary:

Majority of the feedbacks from community related to resettlement and compensations.

This issue was addressed in RAP. The comments regarding environmental issues are listed as

bellows:

Table 7-4: Feedback summary

Zone Comments, opinions Explanation of PPU

Phu Ly

City

- No comment/opinion -

Duy Tien

District

- Agree to the size and scope of the project.

- Accept environmental treatment methods

prescribed by the State of Vietnam and WB

policies.

Quang

Trung

Ward

- Implement the project at the soonest, the

people so support and expect the project.

- The people consent and agree to the project.

- People's Committees of Wards are committed

themselves to advocating for people's

consensus and will create favorable conditions

for project implementation.

PPU will try their best to

fasten up the project

implementation

Liem Chinh

Commune

- The households of Me Noi Village advocate

the project implementation policies as

described above.

- Suggestions made on arrangement of

resettlement lands for households’ right within

Me Noi Village (related to the emotion and

spirituality).

As for resettlement:

Arrangement of

resettlement land intended

for households right

within Me Noi Village is

approved by Phu Ly City

and the Investor. The

arranged land lots satisfy

thinking and expectation

of the people (refer to


Zone Comments, opinions Explanation of PPU

Project Resettlement Plan

for further details).

Lam Ha

Commune

- Agree to solutions as stated in the documents

Tien Tan

Commune

- Environmental sanitation must be ensured

during construction (dust, wastes…)

- Frequently improve road sections in case that

these road sections are damaged by building

material trucks.

- Take care of drainage and water supply

system used for agriculture.

- These environmental

issues were addressed in

the Chapter: Mitigation

Measures and EMP of

EIA report.

Tien Hai

Commune

- People agree with and advocate the project.

- Environmental sanitation must be ensured

during project implementation.

- PPU and the Consultant

come to an agreement

with people’s opinions on

environmental issues

Tien Hiep

Commune

- Agree to the construction scope of Road D4-

N7

- Environmental sanitation and labor safety

must be ensured during construction;

agricultural irrigation must be also ensured

within the construction scope.

- These environmental

issues were addressed in

the Chapter: Mitigation

Measures and EMP of

EIA report.


CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

- EIA report identified and evaluated almost all environmental impacts in all stages of

the project, from design stage to construction and operation stages of the project.

- During EIA process, impacts are evaluated by theoretical formula and experiment,

statistical figures and experiences of similar projects. However, there is no evaluation

method which is absolutely accurate but the quantitative method measures relative

impact. During project implementation process, it is required to make suitable

adjustments so as to minimize negative impacts to the environment.

- Almost all impacts in pre-construction and construction stages are temporary and

short-term ones. These concentrate around the site in the city or on transport routines

and landfills. The most remarkable impacts in construction stage are dust and traffic

jam.

- Impacts in operation stage are potential and long-term ones. These are impacts on run-

off water environment of Chau Giang River and Nhue River.

- Almost all proposed mitigation measures of negative impacts and prevention and

response measures of environmental risks and incidents are extremely feasible.

- Contents of EIA report are in compliance with current requirements for environmental

impact assessment of the Vietnamese Government as well as of the World Bank.

- The report is one essential document submitted to State organizations in order to

identify the position and the scale of the Project and call for investment.

- The project of Medium Cites Development Project in Vietnam, Phu Ly City

subproject, Ha Nam province is a feasible project and in conformity with the planning

orientation for socio-economic development of Phu Ly City. It satisfies demand for

the need to develop socio-economic conditions in the area as well as to improve the

environment, hygiene and living conditions of the populace.

- The Project construction might cause some negative impacts on the society and the

environment in the case where there is no solution for the need to co-ordinate between

the investment for operation of transportation construction and the Master Plan

(which provides the framework and details to limit the impacts on the society and the

environment).

- From the preliminary analysis of the collected environmental data, it is clearly shown

that river and lakes in area being subjected to the Project appear to be polluted.

Therefore, water quality of these river and lakes shall be improved once the upgrading

works are carried out. The improvement of water quality helps eradicate risks of

diseases caused by water sources which will improve the hygiene conditions and

health of people living along canals and ditches.

- The Project Owner shall seriously carry out the plan of mastering pollution as stated

in this Report in order to satisfy the Vietnamese Standards on environment. Plans on


mastering pollution and curbing disadvantageous impacts of the Project to the

environment being presented and recommended in the Report are feasible, and satisfy

requirements of the Vietnamese Standards on Environment.

- Environmental monitoring program shall be immediately carried out after the State

gives its approval and issues construction and operation licenses. Monitoring data

shall be stored and be legal grounds for the implementation of the Law on

Environmental Protection of Vietnam.

RECOMMENDATIONS

- During project implementation process, PMU requests Ha Nam People’s Committee

to instruct related departments and local administrative agencies to provide

cooperation coordination during project implementation.

- In land clearance and resettlement, PMU needs support and coordination of PCs and

Fatherland front at wards and communes in project area and functional agencies in

order to ensure efficient and smooth acquisition of land for project execution.

- In environmental protection: PMU needs coordination, support and opinions of Ha

Nam Department of Natural Resource and Environment in order to have good

performance during project implementation. In particular, investment scale of the

Project excludes resettlement section, investing the tertiary drainage system (which is

in other project), PMU suggests People’s Committee of Ha Nam, Phu Ly City to

implement resettlement, connecting tertiary drainage system in line with set schedule

so that the project’s surface is implemented as planned and the sewage is transmitted

to treatment station or Quang Trung lake.

- For traffic safety: PMU needs coordination and support of Department of

Transportation, Traffic Police, local authority to effect traffic diversion and resolve

traffic jams.

- For dust management and site cleaning: PMU needs support of Phu Ly Environmental

Company during implementation process.


APPENDICES

Appendix 1: List of EIA specialists, key staff.

Appendix 2: Analysis Results, Basic Environment Figures, Images and Maps

Appendix 3: Documents of Community Consultation and Communication of the Project

Appendix 4: EIA approval Decision: No 911/2007/QĐUBND on August 2nd 2007 of Ha Nam

People Committee for Wastewater treatment construction project in Phu Ly town (investment

financing from Belgium Government).

Appendix 5: Modeling results of Impact on water environment of A46 irrigation channel and

Chau Giang river




APPENDICE 1

LIST OF EIA SPECIALISTS,

KEY STAFF




Appendix 1

List of key staff involved in the preparation process of EIA

1. Implementation Management Organization

1.1. Representative of The Owner

- The Project Preparation Unit for ODA investment of Phu Ly City (PPU)

- Director of PPU: Mr. Nguyen Van Tien- Deputy Chairman of People’s

Committee of Phu Ly City

- Deputy Director of PPU: Mr. Nguyen Trong Su

1.2. Consulting units

- Vietnam Water, Sanitation And Environment Joint Stock Company (VIWASE)

and Orient Consultant and Investment for Infrastructure Development Joint Stock

Company (OCI)

- Project Manager: Mr. Dinh Viet Duong, General Director of VIWASE

2. Key staff of EIA

- Group leader: PhD Nguyen Manh Khai

- Key staff:

o Hoang Xuan Co Assoc. Prof. Doctor in Environment

o Le Duc Assoc. Prof. Doctor in soil science

o Pham Thi Viet Anh M.A in Modelling

o Le Truong Giang PhD in Environmental Chemistry

o Vu Duc Loi M.A in Chemicals

o Ly Duc Tai M.Sc. in Environnent

o Quang Thu Nguyet B.Sc. in Environment

o Pham Hoang Giang B.Sc. in Environment

o Nguyen Ngoc Anh B.Sc. in Environment

o Nguyen Thu Thuy B.Sc. in Environment

- In addition, there are other experts.




APPENDICE 2

ANALYSIS RESULTS, BASIC ENVIRONMENT

FIGURES, IMAGES AND MAP




APPENDICE 3 DOCUMENTS: COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

AND COMMUNICATION OF THE PROJECT