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Hubei Jingzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying

Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

(submitted for approval)


China EIA Certificate: Y.Z. No.2610

January 2018


Valid only with seal No.: 2017262-JS057

Qualification Certificate of Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessment

Institution name: Hubei Jingzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: No. 29 Garden Road, Shashi District, Jingzhou

Legal

representative:

Xie Junyong

Qualification

grade:

B

Certificate No.: China EIA Certificate Y.Z. No. 2610

Validity: December 29, 2015 - December 28, 2019

Assessment

scope:

Environmental Impact Statement Class B - light industry, textile and chemical fiber; chemical,

petrochemical and medicine; social service***

Environmental Impact List Class - general project***

Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China (seal)

December 29, 2015

This certificate is only for use of Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2

Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

Jingzhou, Hubei

Project name: Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in

Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

File type: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Applicable assessment scope: light industry, textile and chemical fiber

Legal representative: Xie Junyong (signature & seal)

Presided over and prepared by: Hubei Jingzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (signature &

seal) Hubei Jingzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (seal)

Address: No. 29 Garden Road, Shashi District, Jingzhou, Hubei

Tel.: 0716-4082202

Postal code: 434000

E-mail address: [email protected]


Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying

Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

List of participants in preparing EIS

Presider Name Vocational

(practicing)

qualification

certificate

No.

Registration

certificate

No.

Specialty category Signature

Li

Jiangli

HP00019799 B261002101 Light industry, textile and chemical

fiber

Li Jiangli

Information

on

principal

participants

S/N Name Vocational

(practicing)

qualification

certificate

No.

Registration

certificate

No.

Preparing contents Signature

1 Li

Jiangli

HP00019799 B261002101 Overview of the changed project,

analysis of the changed project

engineering, environmental impact

prediction analysis & assessment,

environmental risk assessment,

environmental protection measures &

feasibility demonstration, environmental

management & monitoring plan, and

environmental impact assessment

conclusion

Li Jiangli

2 Cai

Feng

HP00013231 B261001601 General provisions, retrospect of the

original project issues, investigation &

assessment of current environmental

status, and environmental impact

economic cost-benefit analysis

Cai Feng

3 Li

Bingjin

/ / Attached Diagrams and annexes Li

Bingjin

Quality auditor: Weng Lei (signature)


Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2



List of Experts' Opinions on Modification

S/N Experts' opinions Modification Page No.

1 The original project of Chang Tai Paper's has

undergone EIA (environmental impact

assessment) procedures, with relevant items

under construction. According to descriptions

in the statement, this project shares the same

construction site and scale with the original

project approved, except for certain

adjustments in product programs and

processes, as for which it's suggested to

determine the reason for resubmitting the

project for approval with reference to relevant

laws and regulations concerning environmental

protection. In addition, it's suggested to

supplement letters issued by the Jingzhou

Environmental Protection Bureau to the

construction unit in charge of the project

change of Chang Tai Paper as annexes, thus to

retain introductions to the construction items,

technological process, total pollutant

generation/discharge, supporting construction

items and replies.

The reason for resubmitting the

project for approval has been

determined.

P2

Letters and relevant instructions

have been supplemented, which

are issued by the Jingzhou

Environmental Protection Bureau

to the construction unit in charge

of the project change of Chang

Tai Paper.

P1, Annexes

2 This project construction items are refined,

with the assessment scope determined and

clearly defined in the overall plane layout. The

original Chang Tai project is carried out in two

phases, while the staging of this project is in

suspense. Meanwhile, the names of

construction units in charge of thermal power

stations and industrial solid waste treatment

stations relied on by the project have been

changed, but the construction is still carried out

in phases (Phase I and Phase II), and it's

required to further determine the feasibility of

this project relying on the supporting thermal

power and solid waste engineering in this

assessment. Combining the changes of steam

consumption and steam pressure demand in the

project, both the feasibility and reliability of

this project's heat supply depending on the

cogeneration project in Shanying Huazhong

Paper Industry Co., Ltd. are analyzed. Changes

of the cogeneration enterprise's pollutant

discharge volume are verified, which can be

attributed to changes of the project's steam

consumption.

The project construction items

have been refined, and the

assessment scope covers the

paper mill (see Attached

Diagrams).

P81, Attached

Diagram 8

This project is not subject to a

phased construction, and the

construction progress of the

relied thermal power stations and

industrial solid waste treatment

stations is in parallel with that of

the papermaking project.

P106

According to the Specialized

Planning for Heat Supply in the Central District of Gong'an

County, both the feasibility and reliability of this project relying

on the cogeneration project have

been analyzed.

P99

The thermal power station

project is still carried out as per

the original scale, and the

cogeneration enterprise's total

pollutant discharge volume

remains unchanged.

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3 It's suggested to supplement the consumptions

of sizing agent AKD, talcum powder,

antifoaming agent, retention aid PAM, sulfuric

acid, hydrochloric acid and hydrogen peroxide,

as well as a comparison list of annual

consumptions of main raw/auxiliary materials

before and after the project change. It's also

suggested to supplement the purposes of

hydrochloric acid and coatings before the

Since the sizing agent AKD,

talcum powder, antifoaming

agent and retention aid PAM are

main raw/auxiliary materials of

food wrappers which have been

cancelled after the change,

consumptions of the said

materials are 0. Consumptions of

the sulfuric acid, hydrochloric

P85






project change, as well as their consumptions

after such change.

acid and hydrogen peroxide in

sewage treatment stations have

been supplemented.

A comparison list of the

consumptions of raw/auxiliary

materials before and after the

project change has been

supplemented. Coatings are

mainly used for food wrapper

production (this production line

has been cancelled after the

change); hydrochloric acid is

mainly used in sewage treatment

stations, instead of pulping

during papermaking production.

P86,P87

4 It's suggested to: verify the technological

process and pollutant generation/discharge

nodes of the project; further illustrate the

advanced nature of this project's process,

equipment and cleaner production level

compared to those of the original Chang Tai

project; improve the project's material balance

and water balance analyses; refine main

pollutant generation/discharge; define the

discharge form, nature and gross volume of

pollutants, based on which relevant changes

can be verified of the type, nature and gross

volume of pollutants discharged in this project

compared to those in the original Chang Tai

Paper project, thus to provide data support for

the project's policy compliance analysis.

The technological process and

pollutant generation nodes have

been verified for this project,

with further descriptions of the

project's advanced nature of

process, equipment and cleaner

production level compared to

those of the original Chang Tai

project.

P108-P116

The project's material balance

and water balance analyses have

been improved.

P118-P126

The generation and discharge of

main pollutants have been

refined for this project, with their

discharge form, nature and gross

volume determined, and relevant

changes verified of the type,

nature and gross volume of

pollutants discharged in this

project compared to the original

Chang Tai Paper project.

P131-P145

5 It's suggested to supplement corresponding

bases for the reduction of water consumption,

wastewater discharge volume and sludge in

sewage treatment stations after replacing

105.92 thousand tons of NBKP, 122.88

thousand tons of LBKP and 117.44 thousand

tons of commercial mechanical pulp (with a

consistent throughput of products) with 368.2

thousand tons of LOCC, 290.2 thousand tons

of AOCC+EOCC waste papers; in addition, it's

required to analyze the credibility and

feasibility of such reduction, with examples

given for illustrating the data source.

The feasibility has been analyzed

of the reduction of water

consumption, wastewater

discharge volume and sludge in

sewage treatment stations after

replacing commercial pulp with

waste papers.

P126,P127

6 Screening of the water environment protection

objectives is suggested for this project, with

emphases laid on the water intakes downstream and on the same side. The water-environmental

impact prediction model and scope are

Water environment protection

objectives downstream from

sewage outlets are mainly the Zhongmatou Water Plant and

Mahaokou water plant.

P20,P21






basically reasonable, and the prediction

conclusion is generally reliable; given the

Yangtze River's water quality change in recent

years, it's required to update water quality data

acquired in the upstream section of sewage

outlets selected in the project, and it's also

suggested to provide the degradation

coefficients of COD and ammonia nitrogen in

the prediction, thus to further perfect the water

environment prediction analysis in this project.

Water quality monitoring data

(acquired in March 2017) at the

Gong'an section of the Yangtze

River have been supplemented,

together with the provision of

degradation coefficients of COD

and ammonia nitrogen, as well as

the perfection of water

environment prediction analysis

in this project.

P182,P207-P231

7 Based on the verified source intensity, it's

required to perfect the atmospheric impact

prediction analysis; given the lower level of

hydrogen sulfide selected for sewage treatment

stations, a further re-verification is suggested

combining projects of the same type. In

addition, it's also suggested to perfect the

envelope curves for the project's environment

protection distance and sanitary protection

distance combining the unorganized discharge

source intensity in engineering analysis.

The hydrogen sulfide level

selected for sewage treatment

stations has been verified, with

perfections made to the

atmospheric impact prediction

analysis and the envelope curve

charts for the project's

environment protection distance

as well as sanitary protection

distance.

P135, P197-P205,

Attached Diagram 9

8 According to the List of Hazardous Wastes (2016), it's required to verify the types &

nature of and determine treatment/disposal

measures for various solid wastes generated in

the project. According to relevant requirements

in the Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Hazardous Wastes in

Construction Projects, it's suggested to perfect

the assessment concerning hazardous wastes

and supplement plans for setting temporary

storerooms for hazardous wastes.

Types and nature of various solid

wastes generated in the project

have been verified, with

corresponding treatment/disposal

measures determined for such

wastes.

P137

According to relevant

requirements in the Guidelines

for Environmental Impact Assessment of Hazardous Wastes

in Construction Projects, the

assessment concerning hazardous

wastes has been perfected, and

plans for setting temporary

storerooms for hazardous wastes

have been supplemented.

P237-

P240,P262,P277P314-

P318,P361

9 According to the perfected project risk

assessment, it's suggested to emphasize on the

analyses of fire and its associated impacts. In

addition, it's also required to demonstrate the

design rationality of the accident pools, initial

rainwater tanks and coffers of storage tanks in

the project, and to refine project risk prevention

& control measures. As required by the

Guidelines for Risk Assessment of Enterprise's Environmental Emergencies (Trial), it's

necessary to enrich the risk analysis of the

project's environmental emergencies and to

perfect the enterprise risk emergency plan.

As required by the Guidelines for

Risk Assessment of Enterprise's Environmental Emergencies

(Trial), the risk analysis of the project's environmental

emergencies has been enriched,

while the analyses of fire and its

associated impacts and of the

enterprise risk emergency plan

have been perfected. In addition,

a further demonstration has been

carried out for the design

rationality of the accident pools,

initial rainwater tanks and coffers

of storage tanks in the project,

together with a refinement of

project risk prevention & control measures.

P261-P294

10 As required by the Guidelines for Self- The project's environmental P364-P366






monitoring Technology in the Pollutant

Discharging Unit - General Provisions, it's

suggested to perfect the project's environmental

monitoring management plan. In addition, it's

also suggested to perfect the "three

simultaneities" acceptance list for

environmental protection upon the project

completion and basic information table for EIA

approval.

monitoring management plan has

been perfected.

In addition, both the "three

simultaneities" acceptance list for

environmental protection upon

the project completion and basic

information table for EIA

approval have been perfected.

P327-P330, Annexes





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Table of Contents

Overview ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 I. Construction Project Background ............................................................................................................ 1

II. Processes of Environmental Impact Assessment ..................................................................................... 2

III. Environmental Issues and Environmental Impacts Mainly Concerned ................................................... 3

IV. Main Conclusion of Environmental Impact Assessment ......................................................................... 3

1 General Provisions ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Basis of preparation ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.2 Assessment purpose and principles .......................................................................................................... 10

1.3 Environmental impact identification and assessment factor screening .................................................... 12

1.4 Assessment standards ............................................................................................................................... 1 3

1.5 Assessment grades and scope .................................................................................................................. 15

1.6 Relevant planning and environmental function zoning ............................................................................ 18

1.7 Main environmental protection objectives ............................................................................................... 20

1.8 Descriptions of main changes in this chapter ........................................................................................... 26

2 Retrospect of the original project ......................................................................................................... 27

2.1 Basic information on the original project ................................................................................................ 27

2.2 Main product programs of the original project ........................................................................................ 27

2.3 Main construction items of the original project ....................................................................................... 27

2.4 Main equipment in the original project .................................................................................................... 29

2.5 Main raw/auxiliary materials and energy consumption in the original project ........................................ 34

2.6 Public works of the original project ......................................................................................................... 38

2.7 Transportation works of the original project ............................................................................................ 5 3

2.8 Manpower quota and working system in the original project .................................................................. 54

2.9 Plane layout of the factory in the original project .................................................................................... 54

2.10 Analyses of production process flow and pollutant generation in the original project ............................ 55

2.11 Pollution source intensity and control measures in the original project ................................................... 72

3 Overview of the changed project .......................................................................................................... 78 3.1 Basic information on the project .............................................................................................................. 78

3.2 Product programs and product quality standards ..................................................................................... 78

3.3 Main construction items of the project .................................................................................................... 81

3.4 Main raw/auxiliary materials and energy consumption ........................................................................... 84

3.5 Main production equipment ..................................................................................................................... 91

3.6 Plane layout .............................................................................................................................................. 96

3.7 Public works ............................................................................................................................................ 98

3.8 Transportation works ............................................................................................................................... 105

3.9 Working system and manpower quota in the project ............................................................................... 105

3.10 Construction cycle ................................................................................................................................... 106


4 Analysis of the Changed Project Engineering ..................................................................................... 108

4.1 Production process flow ............................................................................................................................. 108

4.2 Balance analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 118

4.3 Pollution source intensity analysis ............................................................................................................. 1 30

4.4 Environmental impact mitigation measures ............................................................................................. 142

4.5"Three statistics" analysis of pollutants ...................................................................................................... 143

4.6 Cleaner production analysis ..................................................................................................................... 146


5 Investigation & Assessment of Current Environmental Status ......................................................... 158

5.1 Investigation & assessment of current natural environmental status ....................................................... 158

5.2 Investigation & assessment of current environmental quality status ....................................................... 165

5.3 Dependence relation between the construction project and the park's public works ............................... 190

5.4 Investigation of the regional pollution source .......................................................................................... 192

6 Environmental Impact Prediction Analysis & Assessment ................................................................ 194

6.1 Environmental impact prediction assessment during operation ............................................................... 194

6.2 Environmental impact prediction assessment during construction period ............................................... 248


7 Environmental Risk Assessment ........................................................................................................... 261





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7.1 Purpose and highlight of environmental risk assessment ......................................................................... 261

7.2 Environmental risk identification ............................................................................................................. 261

7.3 Analysis of the environmental risk source ............................................................................................... 271

7.4 Analysis of the environmental risk accident impact ................................................................................ 273

7.5 Risk prevention measures ........................................................................................................................ 279

7.6 Emergency plan for accidents .................................................................................................................. 288

7.7 Link-up with the park's environmental risk prevention and emergency system ...................................... 292

7.8 Risk assessment conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 294


8 Environmental Protection Measures & Feasibility Demonstration .................................................. 295 8.1 Environmental protection measures in operation period .......................................................................... 295

8.2 Environmental protection measures in construction period ..................................................................... 322

8.3 "Three simultaneities" acceptance list for environmental protection upon the project completion ......... 326

8.4 Project's environmental feasibility analysis ............................................................................................. 331


9 Environmental Impact Economic Cost-benefit Analysis .................................................................... 348

9.1 Economic benefit analysis ....................................................................................................................... 348

9.2 Social benefit analysis .............................................................................................................................. 349

9.3 Environmental benefit analysis ................................................................................................................ 350

9.4 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 352


10 Environmental management & monitoring plan ................................................................................ 353

10.1 Environmental management requirements ............................................................................................... 353

10.2 Pollutant discharge management requirements ........................................................................................ 354

10.3 Environmental management system ........................................................................................................ 358

10.4 Environmental monitoring plan ............................................................................................................... 362


11 Environmental Impact Assessment Conclusion .................................................................................. 367 11.1 Overview of the changed project ............................................................................................................. 367

11.2 Environmental quality status quo ............................................................................................................. 367

11.3 Main environmental impacts .................................................................................................................... 369

11.4 Adoption of public opinions .................................................................................................................... 372

11.5 Environmental protection measures and pollutant discharge ................................................................... 372

11.6 Environmental Impact Economic Cost-benefit Analysis ......................................................................... 374

11.7 Environmental management & monitoring plan ...................................................................................... 374

11.8 Overall conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 374

11.9 Advices .................................................................................................................................................... 375

Attached Diagrams: Attached Diagram I Geographical Position Diagram of Construction Project Site Selection

Attached Diagram II Comparison Diagram of Site Selection Before and After Project Change

Attached Diagram III Schematic Diagram of Sensitive Points Surrounding the Selected Site after Project

Change

Attached Diagram IV Schematic Diagram of Monitoring Points for the Project's Status Quo of Air, Surface

Water and Groundwater (original EIA)

Attached Diagram V Schematic Diagram of Monitoring Points for the Ambient Air (Referenced)

Attached Diagram VI Schematic Diagram of Monitoring Points for the Noise, Groundwater and Soil

(Referenced)

Attached Diagram VII Schematic Diagram of the Plane Layout of Factory before Project Change

Attached Diagram VIII Schematic Diagram of the Plane Layout of Factory after Project Change

Attached Diagram IX Schematic Diagram of the Project's Sanitary Protection Distance

Attached Diagram X Schematic Diagram of the Factory's Rainwater/sewage Diversion Pipe Network

Attached Diagram XI Schematic Diagram of the Factory's Sub-area Anti-seepage

Attached Diagram XII Schematic Diagram of Water Environment Functions after Adjustment on the Right Bank

of Yangtze River (Gong'an Section)

Attached Diagram XIII Location Diagram of Ecological Sensitive Points in the Upper Jingjiang Reach

Attached Diagram XIV Schematic Diagram of the Project's Water Intake and Drainage Paths

Annexes:





III

Annex 1 Power of Attorney

Annex 2 Acknowledgement Letter

Annex 3 Certificate for Filing of Project

Annex 4 Review Comments on the EIA of Chang Tai and the Change of the Construction Unit Name

Annex 5 Review Comments on Water Intake Permit

Annex 6 Review Comments on Pollution Discharge Permit

Annex 7 Letter for the Change of the Water Intake/drainage Unit Name

Annex 8 Agreement of the Gong'an County

Annex 9 Review Comments on the EIA Review of Cogeneration Project and the Change of the

Construction Unit Name

Annex 10 Review Comments on the EIA Review of Solid Waste Comprehensive Utilization Project and the

Change of the Construction Unit Name

Annex 11 Letter from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission about the Submission of Matters

Related to the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Gong'an

County

Annex 12 Response Letter from the Jingzhou Environmental Protection Bureau about the Adjustment to

Reduce the Project Production Line

Annex 13 Letter of Opinions on Adjusting the Water Environment Function Category in Gong'an Section of

the Yangtze River

Annex 14 Review comments on the EIA Review Planned for Qingji Industry Park

Annex 15 Opinion of Gong'an County-level Urban and Rural Planning Bureau on the Planning for Project

Site Selection

Annex 16 Opinion of Gong'an County-level Land Resources Bureau on the Preliminary Review of Project

Construction Lands

Annex 17 Statement Made by the Gong'an County-level Power Supply Company (Subordinated to the State

Grid) about the Migration of Electric Poles within Chang Tai Paper Project Site

Annex 18 Typical Public Participation Questionnaire

Annex 19 Commitment Letter for Disposal of Hazardous Wastes

Annex 20 Emergency Plan

Annex 21 Monitoring Report of Current Environmental Status in the Original EIA

Annex 22 Monitoring Report (Referenced)

Annex 23 Surface Water Monitoring Report in March 2017 (Referenced)

Annex 23 Response Letter about the Gross Discharge Index of Main Pollutants in the High-end Packing

Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Chang Tai Paper Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.

Annex 24 Experts' Opinions

Annex 25 Registration Form for the Approval of Environmental Protection of the Construction Project





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Overview

I. Construction Project Background Since the reform and opening-up policy has been implemented, China's papermaking industry has achieved

substantial development, with annual growth of paper/paperboard throughput reaching up to 5.71% during 2006-

2015. In 2015, China's paper/paperboard throughput reached 107.10 million tons, and corresponding consumption

reached 103.52 million tons, both of which ranked the first worldwide.

With the steady development of domestic economy and increasingly expanded foreign trade, especially the

rapid development of e-commerce in recent years, demands of paper packaging materials in all sectors maintain a

rapid growth. Examples are taken of board papers and corrugated papers: board papers reached an annual

throughput of 22.45 million tons in 2015, realizing an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 7.72% during 2006-

2015, with corresponding consumption reaching an AAGR of 6.99%; corrugated raw boards reached an annual

throughput of 250 thousand tons in 2015, realizing an AAGR of 7.82% during 2004-2013, with corresponding

consumption reaching an AAGR of 7.19%. There is still a substantial potential to be exploited for the development

of China's papermaking industry.

In addition to a large-scale papermaking industrial enterprise and an ultra-large-scale packing board

production enterprise domestically, Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., Ltd. is also one of the domestic enterprises

possessing waste paper acquisition channels and engaged in raw packing board production as well as

paperboard/carton manufacturing. Registered in Hubei, Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. is a holding

company invested by Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

In 2015, the preparation of an environmental impact statement was completed for the high-end packing board

project with an annual throughput of 2.2 million tons in Chang Tai Paper Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. ("Chang Tai"

for short below), which also passed review (J.H.B.S.W. [2015] No.18). Due to Chang Tai's arrested development,

this project was unable to be advanced. On January 19, 2017, a rescission agreement was signed with the People's

Government of Gong'an County to abolish this project; on January 4, 2017, the People's Government of Gong'an

County signed a framework agreement with Anhui Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd., under which the

project implementation unit was changed to "Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.", with the original

project site selection, investment and construction scale remaining unchanged. According to the Opinion on

Approval of Changing the Name of the Unit undertaking the High-end Packing Board Construction Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons issued by the Jingzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, the bureau

approved to change the project construction unit to "Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.", and

environmental management during project construction/operation were implemented as per the requirements in the

original approval document (J.H.B.S.W. [2015] No. 18). Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. ("Shanying"

for short below) proposes to change the original high-end packing board project with an annual throughput of 2.2

million tons in Chang Tai Paper Industry (Wuhan) Co., Ltd. (certificate No. for filing: 20141022390076), and the

company has obtained the certificate for filing (2017-421022-22-03-001933) related to such project. The adoption

of more advanced processes after the change makes it possible to improve production efficiency and reduce

pollutant generation/discharge.

8 production lines were to be set up for the original Chang Tai project as proposed, thus to reach a total

throughput of 2.2 million tons, wherein: for Phase I, the production lines to be set up were respectively for PM15

kraft board papers (annual throughput: 300 thousand tons), PM16 light-weight recycling kraft linerboards (annual

throughput: 300 thousand tons), PM17 light-weight corrugated papers (annual throughput: 180 thousand tons) and

PM18 white kraft linerboards (annual throughput: 320 thousand tons); for Phase II, the production lines to be set up

were respectively for PM19 light-weight recycling kraft linerboards (annual throughput: 300 thousand tons), PM20

light-weight recycling kraft linerboards (annual throughput: 300 thousand tons), PM21 light-weight corrugated

papers (annual throughput: 180 thousand tons) and PM22 food wrappers (annual throughput: 320 thousand tons).

After the change, 5 production lines are to be set up (with the total production scale remaining unchanged) for

PM21 low-gram corrugated papers/T papers (annual throughput: 420 thousand t), PM22 redwood//T papers (annual

throughput: 470 thousand t), PM23 light-weight corrugated papers (annual throughput: 380 thousand t), PM25

redwood/heavy-weight corrugated papers (annual throughput: 440 thousand t) and PM26 silver fir/redwood (annual

throughput: 490 thousand t). Current assessment is only made for the change of the high-end packing board project

with an annual throughput of 2.2 million tons.

II. Processes of Environmental Impact Assessment

According to Article 24 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Environmental Impact Assessment:

"After the construction project's environmental impact assessment document is approved, in case of any substantial

changes in the project nature, scale, site, production processes adopted or prevention and control measures against

pollution/ecological damages, the construction unit shall resubmit the project's environmental impact assessment

document for approval". The total production scale and the construction site of this project remain unchanged,





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while the product program and production processes are subject to substantial adjustment, so the construction unit

shall resubmit the construction project's environmental impact assessment document, in which it's required to state

the changed project's environmental impacts and corresponding control measures, with conclusions drawn for the

environmental feasibility for the changed project construction. Therefore, Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co.,

Ltd. entrusted Hubei Jingzhou Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. to carry out the environmental

impact assessment after project change. In the assessment concerning this change, the changed project

environmental impacts as well as pollution prevention and control measures were stated, with conclusions drawn

for the environmental feasibility for the changed project construction.

Upon acceptance of the entrustment, our company conscientiously organized and carried out the

environmental impact assessment of this changed project, with relevant technicians organized to collect and collate

data; the current environmental status at the project site was investigated, with researches made about the

production and environmental protection of similar domestic enterprises; analyses were made about the production

process scheme, the key of environmental impact assessment, assessment scope and pollution status quo after this

project change, thus identifying and screening key factors of environmental impact; project analysis and accounting

of pollution source were made towards the changed project, with atmospheric, water and environmental noise

impact prediction & analysis carried out, thus further optimizing the pollution prevention and control measures of

the changed project, based on which the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co.,

Ltd. (submitted for review) was completed and submitted to Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. for

applying for an approval from the Jingzhou Environmental Protection Bureau.

In December 2017, Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. submitted the Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million

Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. (Statement for short below) to experts for review. According to the experts' opinions and relevant data supplemented by the owner, our company carefully amended and

perfected the submitted version for review, with the resulting Statement (submitted for approval) completed and submitted to Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd. for applying for the review and reply from the Jingzhou

Environmental Protection Bureau.

III. Environmental Issues and Environmental Impacts Mainly Concerned During the assessment of "Change of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2

Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.", the following issues were mainly highlighted:

(1) Analysis of the original project engineering;

(2) Analysis of the changed project, pollutant generation analysis and accounting of the pollution source

intensity;

(3) Analysis and assessment of main environmental impacts incurred by the changed project;

(4) Generation and discharge of pollutants, the proposed pollution prevention and control measures, as well as

demonstrative analyses of the changed project;

(5) Environmental risk prediction assessment and risk prevention measures of the changed project;

(6) Project construction's compliance with national, local industrial policies and plans;

(7) Analysis of the project's cleaner production, and control of the gross discharge volume of main pollutants;

(8) Analysis of the project construction feasibility.

IV. Main Conclusion of Environmental Impact Assessment In this assessment, a retrospect was carried out of the original project's main conditions, with relevant works

carried out, such as the engineering analysis of the changed project, investigation & assessment of the current

environmental status, environmental impact prediction, environmental risk analysis, analysis of pollution

prevention and control measures, control & analysis of the gross volume, as well as analysis of compliance with

industrial policies and plans.

Conclusions are drawn from analyses as follows: the construction of "Change of the High-end Packing Board

Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd." will

promote regional economy development. The project construction complies with national industrial policies and

urban development planning, and also meets the requirements of policies for comprehensive resource utilization as

well as cleaner production. This changed project construction unit can, after meticulously taking various

environmental pollution prevention and control measures put forward in this assessment report and during normal

operation, achieve stable and normative discharge of various pollutants, with no pollutant discharge varying the

surrounding environment's function category; this project construction has won public support generally, with the

gross volume of pollutants solved in a balanced manner within Jingzhou. On conditions that monitoring is

strengthened, risk prevention measures are established, and practical as well as feasible emergency plans are

formed, this project's environmental risks are acceptable. The project site selection meets requirements of the





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overall planning of Gong'an County and planning for Qingji Industry Park, land use planning, ambient air function

zoning, water environment function zoning, acoustic environment zoning and the construction project's

environmental management. As long as the environmental protection measures and policies put forward in the

environmental impact statement are strictly implemented, with "three simultaneities" system rigidly carried out to

ensure the normative discharge of the project's pollutants and to meticulously take environmental risk prevention

measures as well as emergency plans, the changed project can, in terms of environmental protection, be endowed

with environmental feasibility if it is constructed at the proposed site as per the proposed scope.





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1 General Provisions

1.1 Basis of preparation

1.1.1 Laws, regulations and administrative documents

(1) No. 9 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, implemented on January 1, 2015;

(2) No. 31 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on

the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, revised/approved on August 29, 2015 and implemented on January 1, 2016;


Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, revised on June 27, 2017 and implemented on January 1, 2018; (4) No. 23 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on

the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution Caused by Solid Wastes, revised on November 7, 2016; (5) No. 77 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on

Prevention and Control of Environmental Noise Pollution, implemented on March 1, 1997;

(6) Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Environmental Impact Assessment, revised on July 2, 2016 and implemented on September 1, 2016;

(7) No. 54 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on Cleaner Production Promotion, revised on February 29, 2012 and implemented on July 1, 2012;


Renewable Resources, implemented on January 1, 2006; (9) No. 4 Order of the President of the People's Republic of China Law of the People's Republic of China on

Circular Economy Promotion, implemented on January 1, 2009;

(10) Law of the People's Republic of China on Safe Production, (June 29, 2002); (11) No. 682 Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Regulations on the Administration

of Construction Project Environmental Protection, implemented on October 1, 2017; (12) No. 591 Order of the State Council, Regulations on the Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals,

implemented on December 12, 2011;

(13) G.F. [2005] No. 39 Decisions of the State Council on Implementing Scientific Outlook on Development to Strengthen Environmental Protection.

Departmental regulations and administrative documents: (1) Issued by the original State Environmental Protection Administration Management Measures on

Hazardous Waste Transfer Sheets, implemented on October 1, 1999.

(2) F.G.Y.X. [2007] No. 2775 Notice on Proper Eliminating the Outdated Papermaking, Alcohol, Monosodium Glutamate and Citric Acid Production Capacities, released on October 22, 2007;

(3) National Ministry of Environmental Protection H.F. [2012] No. 77 Notice on Further Strengthening the

Environmental Impact Assessment Management to Prevent Environmental Risks, released on July 3, 2012; (4) G.F. [2013] No. 37 Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and

Control Action Plan, released on September 10, 2013; (5) No. 9 Order of the National Development and Reform Commission in 2011 Guidance Catalogue of

Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011 Edition) (March 27, 2011) and Decisions of the National Development and

Reform Commission on Revising Relevant Clauses of the Guidance Catalogue of Industrial Structure Adjustment (2011 Edition) (February 16, 2013);

(6) No. 5 Order of the original State Environmental Protection Administration Regulations on the Graded

Examination and Approval of Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessment Documents, implemented on March 1, 2009;

(7) No. 44 Order of the National Ministry of Environmental Protection [2017] List of Classified Management of Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessments, implemented on September 1, 2017;

(8) G.F. [2016] No. 31 Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Action

Plan, released on May 28, 2016; (9) G.B.H. [2014] No. 119 Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the Plan for National

Environmental Emergencies, released on December 29, 2014; (10) Document issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection H.B. [2014] No. 30

Notice on Implementing the Strict Environmental Impact Assessment Access for the Atmospheric Pollution

Prevention and Control Action Plan, released on March 25, 2014; (11) Ministry of Environmental Protection [2015] No. 4 Notice on Issuing the 'Management Measures for

Filing of Plans for Environmental Emergencies at Enterprises and Institutions (Trial)', released on January 8, 2015;

(12) G.F. [2015] No. 17 Notice of the State Council on Issuing the Water Pollution Prevention and Control





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Action Plan, released on April 2, 2015;

(13) Ministry of Environmental Protection [2015] No. 35 Measures for Public Participation in Environmental Protection, implemented on September 1, 2015;

(14) National Ministry of Environmental Protection H.F. [2015] No. 178 Opinions on Strengthening the Linkage between the Planned Environmental Impact Assessment and the Construction Project Environmental

Impact Assessment;

(15) National Ministry of Environmental Protection H.B. EIA [2016] No. 14 Guiding Opinions on Planning for Environmental Impact Assessment and Strengthening Spatial Regulation, Gross Control and Environmental

Access (Trial);

(16) National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Environmental Protection Examination Measures for Cleaner Production, implemented on July 1, 2016;

(17) Management Measures on Hazardous Waste Transfer Sheets (1999); (18) National List of Hazardous Wastes No. 1 Order of the National Ministry of Environmental Protection

(implemented on August 1, 2016);

(19) Measures for Administration of Hazardous Waste Operation Permits (May 19, 2004); (20) Hazardous Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Policy (December 17, 2001);

(21) H.F. [1999] No. 296 Notice on Strengthening the Management of Chemical Hazardous Articles; (22) H.F. [2010] No. 113 Interim Measures for Administration of Plans for Environmental Emergencies;

(23) H.F. [2012] No. 77 Notice on Further Strengthening the Environmental Impact Assessment Management

to Prevent Environmental Risks; (24) H.F. [2012] No. 98 Notice on Effectively Strengthening Risk Prevention and Strict Environmental Impact

Assessment Management;

(25) H.F. [2011] No. 19 Opinions on Further Strengthening the Supervision of Hazardous Wastes and Medical Wastes;

(26) Guidance Catalogue of the Eliminated and Outdated Production Process Equipment and Products in Partial Industries (G.C.Y. [2010] No. 122);

(27) MIIT J. [2010] No. 218 Opinions on Further Strengthening Industrial Water Saving, released on May 4,

2010;

(28) Notice on issuing the 'National Standardized Management, Supervision and Examination Plan for

Hazardous Wastes during the "12th

Five-year" Plan Period' and 'Normative Management Index System for Hazardous Wastes' (H.B. [2011] No. 48);

(29) H.F. [2014] No. 197 Interim Measures for Review and Management of the Gross Discharge of Main

Pollutants in Construction Project; (30) National Development and Reform Commission [2007] No. 71 Development Policies for Papermaking

Industry, released on October 15, 2007;

(31) F.G.D.Q.[2016] No. 2664 Notice of the National Development and Reform Commission on Issuing the "13

th Five-year" Plan for Promoting the Rise of Central China, released on December 20, 2016;

(32) MIIT L.J. [2017] No. 178 Guiding Opinions of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of

Environmental Protection on Strengthening the Industrial Green Development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone,

released on June 30, 2017;

(33) MIIT L.J. [2016] No. 275 Implementation Plan of Cleaner Production Technology in Key Industries for

Water Pollution Prevention and Control, released on August 18, 2016;

(34) No. 35 Announcement of the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2017 Papermaking Industry Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Policy, released on August 1, 2017.

Local regulations and departmental rules: (1) E.Z.B.F. [2000] No. 10 'Notice of the Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau on Hubei Surface

Water Environment Function Zoning Category' Forwarded by the General Office of the Provincial People's

Government; (2) E.Z.H. [2003] No. 101 Reply of the Provincial People's Government on Approving Hubei Water Function

Zoning; (3) Notice issued by the General Office of the Provincial People's Government [2012] No. 25 Graded

Examination and Approval Measures for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessment Documents in

Hubei, released on April 10, 2012; (4) E.H.H. [2014] No. 51 Notice of Environmental Protection Department of Hubei Province on Further

Adjusting and Decentralizing the Examination and Approval Authority for Construction Project Environmental

Impact Assessment Documents, released on January 26, 2014;





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(5) E.H.F. [2015] No. 11 Notice of Environmental Protection Department of Hubei Province on Further

Adjusting the Graded Examination and Approval Authority for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessments, released on June 30, 2015;

(6) E.H.F. [2014] No. 33 Rules for the Implementation of Hubei Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control;

(7) E.H.F. [2008] No. 56 Notice of the Environmental Protection Bureau on Further Strengthening

Environmental Management for Construction Projects in Hubei; (8) E.B.W. [2016] No. 34 Notice of the General Office of Provincial Party Committee and the General Office

of Provincial Government on Quickly Carrying out Specialized and Centralized Remediation in Enterprises

Engaged in Heavy Chemical Industry and Papermaking Industry along the Yangtze River at Hubei Yangtze River Economic Zone;

(9) Hubei Water Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, implemented on July 1, 2014; (10) Hubei Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations, implemented on October 1, 2016;

(11) No. 10 Document issued by the Office of the Hubei Provincial Leading Group for Promoting

Development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone Notice of the Office of the Provincial Leading Group for Promoting Development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone on Proper Handling Subsequent Matters of

Specialized and Centralized Remediation in Enterprises Engaged in Heavy Chemical Industry and Papermaking Industry along the Yangtze River at Hubei Yangtze River Economic Zone, released on January 4, 2017;

(12) J.Z.F. [2014] No. 21 Notice on Issuing Jingzhou Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Action

Plan, released on November 17, 2014; (13) J.Z.B.D. [2016] No. 17 Specialized and Centralized Remediation Measures in Jingzhou Enterprises

Engaged in Heavy Chemical Industry and Papermaking Industry along the Yangtze River;

(14) J.Z.F. [2016] No. 12 Jingzhou Water Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan. (15) Notice of the General Office of the Provincial People's Government on Issuing the Implementation

Scheme for the "13th

Five-year" Plan to Promote the Rise of Central China in Hubei, released on September 5, 2017;

1.1.2 Technical standards and specifications

(1) Technical Guidelines for Construction Project Environmental Impact Assessment - General Principles (HJ2.1-2016);

(2) Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Atmospheric Environment (HJ2.2-2008); (3) Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Surface Water Environment (HJ/T2.3-1993);

(4) Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Acoustic Environment (HJ2.4-2009);

(5) Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Ecological Impact (HJ19-2011); (6) Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Groundwater Environment (HJ610-2016)

(7) Technical Guidelines for Construction Project Environmental Risk Assessment (HJ/T169-2004);

(8) Guidelines for Construction Project Environmental Impact Technology Assessment (HJ616-2011); (9) Technical Specifications for Collection, Storage and Transportation of Hazardous Wastes (HJ2025-2012);

(10) Identification of Major Hazard Sources for Hazardous Chemicals (GB18218-2009); (11) Code for Fire Protection Design of Buildings (GB50016-2006);

(12) Code for Design of Outdoor Water Supply (GB50013-2006);

(13) Code for Design of Building Water Supply and Drainage (GB50015-2003); (14) Code for General Plan Design of Industrial Enterprises (GB50187-2012);

(15) Hygienic Standards for the Design of Industrial Enterprises (TJ36-79);

(16) Technical Specifications for the Monitoring of Surface Water and Sewage (HJ/T91-2002); (17) Standard for Pollution Control on the Storage and Disposal Site for General Industrial Solid Wastes

(GB18599-2001) and the 2013 Modification List;

(18) Standard for Pollution Control on Hazardous Waste Storage (GB18597-2001) and the 2013 Modification

List;

(19) Emergency Plan for Accidents of Hazardous Chemicals; (20) Norm of Water Intake Part 5: Papermaking Products (GB/T189165-2012);

(21) Norm of Product Energy Consumption in Pulping and Papermaking Unit (GB31825-2015); (22) Guidelines for Self-monitoring Technology in the Pollutant Discharging Unit - General Provisions

(HJ819-2017);

(23) Guidelines for Self-monitoring Technology in the Pollutant Discharging Unit - Papermaking Industry (HJ821-2017);

(24) Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment of Hazardous Wastes in Construction Projects (No. 43

Announcement of the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2017).





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1.1.3 Planning bases:

(1) The "13th

Five-year" Plan for National Environmental Protection; (2) The "12

th Five-year" Plan for Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control in Key Areas;

(3) Outline of the "13th

Five-year" Plan for National Economy and Social Development in Hubei; (4) The "13

th Five-year" Plan for Hubei Environmental Protection;

(5) The "13th

Five-year" Plan for Jingzhou Environmental Protection;

(6) The "13th

Five-year" Plan for Environmental Protection in Gong'an County (6) Overall Planning of Gong'an County (2015-2030);

(7) Revision of Controlling and Detailed Planning for Qingji Industry Park in Gong'an County;

(8) Environmental Impact Statement attached to the Revision of Controlling and Detailed Planning for Qingji

Industry Park in Gong'an County and review comments;

(9) Light Industry Development Planning (2016-2020).

1.1.4 Information related to the project

(1) Power of Attorney Attached To the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Change of the High-end

Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.;

(2) Feasibility Study Report for the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.;

(3) Certificate for Filing of the High-end Packing Board Project with an Annual Throughput of 2.2 Million

Tons in Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.; (4) Other relevant technical information provided by the Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

1.2 Assessment purpose and principles

1.2.1 Assessment purpose As one system of the construction project management, environmental impact assessment fundamentally aims

to implement the basic national policy of "Environmental Protection" and meticulously execute the environmental

management principles of "Prevention First, Prevention Combined with Control, and Comprehensive Utilization",

thus to realize coordinated development among the project and the nature, economy as well as environment.

Through the assessment, we can have a clear view of the current environmental status in the construction project

area, analyze this project engineering and pollution characteristics, and predict the scope as well as degree of any

adverse impacts possibly incurred by the completed project on the local environment, thus to: achieve

demonstration of the project construction feasibility in environmental protection from perspectives of "regional

planning, industrial policies, cleaner production, normative discharge, gross control, environmental impacts, energy

saving & environmental protection, circular economy, ecological environmental protection, sustainable

development, etc."; provide scientific bases of environmental management for achieving reasonable layout as well

as optimal design of engineering; and guarantee the maintenance of virtuous cycle of ecological environment.

The environmental impact assessment is carried out in accordance with provisions of technical guidelines for

national construction project impact assessment. Through investigations, monitoring and analytic assessments of

the natural, ecological and social current environmental statuses within the assessment scope, environmental

impacts possibly incurred by the project construction are qualitatively/quantitatively and predictively analyzed,

endeavoring to achieve the following goals:

(1) To have a clear view of the current environmental quality status in the project area via investigations and

monitoring of local current environmental status, confirm main pollution sources as well as major environmental

issues locally, and determine the environmental capacity as well as corresponding countermeasures/measures

meeting such capacity;

(2) To identify the engineering's pollution source via engineering analysis, calculate the pollutant discharge

volume, and analyze/predict the impacts caused by the project against local environment upon the project

completion and operation;

(3) To investigate the social/economic situations of and development plan for the assessment area, thus to

provide bases for comprehensive decisions made by the enterprise's environmental management and environmental

protection authorities;

(4) To analyze and demonstrate the advanced nature and feasibility of production processes and pollution

prevention measures adopted in this project, as required by the industrial policies, circular economy and cleaner

production;

(5) To analyze environmental risks possibly existing in this project, predict the possible impact degree &

scope upon occurrence of risks, assess environmental risks in this project and put forward corresponding risk

prevention as well as emergency measures;

(6) To technically and economically analyze the feasibility of pollution control measures adopted in this





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project in accordance with the industrial technology policies and the best practical technology level of national

environmental protection, thus to draw an explicit conclusion for the feasibility of this project construction in terms

of environmental protection;

(7) To put forward practical pollution prevention and control processes while combining the general planning

for urban development and according to the requirements of "gross control" specified by

national/provincial/municipal competent administrative departments in charge of environmental protection; offer

corresponding pollution prevention and control measures & suggestions as required by the up-to-standard

environmental quality and normative discharge of pollutants in the area; come up with recommendatory indexes for

alleviating pollution loads in the proposed project area according to principles of "equal alleviation of pollution

loads"; draw conclusions for the feasibility of project construction in terms of environmental protection, thus to

provide bases for the decision-making of the project approval authority, design of the design department,

implementation of the engineering by construction unit and the project's environmental management.

1.2.2 Assessment principles

(1) The principles of "cleaner production" and "source control" are carried out, with the engineering analysis

properly handled to reduce pollutant production volume as well as discharge volume to the largest extent.

According to relevant regulations of environmental protection management in construction projects, principles of

"normative discharge" and "gross control of pollutant discharge" are carried out.

(2) Existing information and relevant data are fully exploited. This assessment will fully exploit information

and data related to the status quo locally and meticulously screen/analyze such data to ensure their timeliness and

representativeness.

(3) Principle of practicability. Decision-making bases are provided for environmental management via the

environmental impact assessment, with guiding opinions offered for environmental protection measures

implemented in the project.

1.3 Environmental impact identification and assessment factor screening

By virtue of the matrix identification, environmental impact factors occurring during the construction and

operation of this project are identified, as shown in Table 1.3-1. According to the project's environmental impact

identification matrix listed in Table 1.3-1, the main environmental impact assessment factors screened upon

comprehensive comparisons are listed in Table 1.3-2.

Table 1.3-1 List of Environmental Impact Identification Matrix for the Construction Project

Assessment

period

Assessment factors Impact characteristics Impact

description

Alleviative

prevention and

control measures Nature Degree Duration Possibility

Construction Natural

environment

Atmospheric

environment

- 3 Short Small Dust re-

entrainment

during

construction

Watering of the

site and roads

Surface water

environment

- 3 Short Small Domestic

wastewater

during

construction

Precipitation and

grille

Environmental

noise

- 3 Short Small Construction

machinery noise

Strengthened

management

Solid waste - 3 Short Small Construction

wastes

Strengthen

management.

Ecological

environment

Terrestrial

plants

- 3 Short Small Dust attached to

the plant leaves

Watering of the

site and roads

Aquatic plants - 3 Short Small Domestic

wastewater

Social

environment

Traffic - 3 Short Small Equipment &

material transport

Reasonable

arrangement of

logistics

Employment

opportunity

+ 2 Short Large Increase of

employment

opportunity

Operation Natural

environment

Atmospheric

environment

- 2 Length Large Exhaust gas Remediation





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Surface water

environment

- 3 Length Large Domestic

wastewater and

production

wastewater

Classified

remediation

Solid waste - 3 Length Small Production solid

wastes and

household wastes

Classified

treatment and

disposal

Environmental

noise

- 3 Length Small Equipment noise Reasonable layout

and noise

reduction

measures

Ecological

environment

Onshore plants - 3 Length Small Exhaust gas Remediation

Aquatic

organisms

- 3 Length Small Production

wastewater and

domestic

wastewater

Classified

remediation

Social

environment

Social economy + 2 Length Large Increase of social

output

Employment

opportunity

+ 2 Length Large Increase of

employment

quantity

Notes: (1) "+" and "-" in the column of "Nature" respectively represent positive and adverse impacts;

(2) "1" in the column of "Degree" refers to significant impacts; "2" refers to moderate impacts; "3" refers to slight

impacts.

Table 1.3-2 List of Main Environmental Impact Assessment Factors

Category Element Assessment factors

Assessment of current

environmental quality status

Ambient air quality SO2,NO2,TSP,PM10,H2S,NH3,HCl,H2SO4

Surface water

environmental quality

pH, COD, permanganate index, DO, BOD5, NH3-N,

volatile phenol, etc.

Regional environmental

noise quality

LeqdB(A)

Groundwater

environmental quality

pH, permanganate index, As, sulfate, total hardness,

ammonia nitrogen, etc.

Soil environmental

quality

pH, mercury, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, plumbum,

copper, nickel, zinc

Assessment of project

engineering's pollution source

Atmospheric pollution

source

TSP,PM10,H2S,NH3,HCl,H2SO4

Water pollution source COD,BOD5,NH3-N,SS

Noise LeqdB(A)

Solid waste Industrial solid wastes, hazardous wastes, workers'

household wastes, etc.

Environmental impact

prediction & assessment

Atmospheric

environment

TSP,PM10,H2S,NH3

Water environment COD,NH3-N

Noise environment LeqdB(A)

Solid waste Industrial solid wastes, workers' household wastes, etc.

Groundwater

environment

CODMn

Gross control Wastewater pollutants COD,NH3-N

1.4 Assessment standards

The environmental quality standards to be adopted in the environmental impact assessment for this project are

shown in the following Table 1.4-1, and pollutant discharge standards are shown in the following Table 1.4-2.

Table 1.4-1 List of Environmental Quality Standards

Cate

gory

Standard No. and

title

Assessment

object

Class (grade) Standard value of pollutant concentration

Name Value-taking Standard





10

value

Atm

osph

eric

envi

ron

ment

Ambient Air Quality

Standards (GB3095-

2012)

Ambient air in

the assessment

area)

Table 1, Grade

II

Table 2, Grade

II

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Average in 24h 150μg/m3

Average in 1h 500μg/m3

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Average in 24h 80μg/m3

Average in 1h 200μg/m3

PM10 Average in 24h 150μg/m3

TSP Average in 24h 300μg/m3

Hygienic Standards

for the Design of

Industrial Enterprises (TJ36-79

The maximum

allowable

concentration

in the

residential area

Ammonia Once 0.20mg/m3

Hydrogen sulfide Once 0.01mg/m3

Hydrogen chloride Once 0.05mg/m3

Sulfuric acid Once 0.30mg/m3

Surf

ace

wate

r

envi

ron

ment

Environmental

Quality Standard for

Surface Water

(GB3838-2002)

Protection area of drinking

water source of the Yangtze

River (Gong'an section),

protection area of non-

drinking water source of the

Yangtze River (Gong'an

section)

Factor Type Standard

value

pH Class II/Class

III

6-9

COD ≤15/20mg/L

BOD5 ≤3/4mg/L

Ammonia nitrogen ≤0.5/1.0mg/L

Total phosphorus ≤0.1/0.2mg/L

Permanganate ≤4/6mg/L

Index

Dissolved oxygen (DO) ≥6/5mg/L

Volatile phenol ≤0.002/0.005

mg/L

Gro

und

wate

r

envi

ron

ment

Groundwater Quality

Standards (GB/T14848-93)

Site selection

area

Class III pH Class III 5.5-6.5,8.5-9

Permanganate index ≤3.0mg/L

As ≤0.05mg/L

Sulfate ≤250mg/L

Total hardness ≤450mg/L

Ammonia nitrogen ≤0.2mg/L

Plumbum (Pb) ≤0.05mg/L

Cadmium (Cd) ≤0.01mg/L

Hexavalent chromium

(Cr6+

)

≤0.05mg/L

Nois

e

Acoustic Environmental

Quality Standards

(GB3096-2008

Within 1m of

the boundary

of site

selection area)

Class 3 Equivalent sound level

Leq (A)

Daytime Night

65dB 55dB

Soil Soil Environmental

Quality Standards

(GB15618-1995)

Site selection

area

Grade III pH Grade III ＞6.5

Cadmium ≤1.0mg/L

Mercury ≤1.5mg/L

Arsenic ≤40mg/L

Copper ≤400mg/L

Plumbum ≤500mg/L

Chromium ≤300mg/L

Zinc ≤500mg/L

Nickel ≤200mg/L

Table 1.4-2 List of pollutant discharge standards

Type Standard No. and title Assessment

object

Class (grade) Control index

Exhaust

gas

Comprehensive Discharge Standards for

Atmospheric Pollutants (GB16297-1996)

Unorganized dust Table 2

Monitoring

concentration limit

of the unorganized

Pollutant name Discharge

concentration limit

(mg/m3)

PM 1.0





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discharge

Hydrogen

chloride

Table 2 Hydrogen

chloride

100

Sulfuric acid mist Sulfuric acid

mist

45

Discharge Standards for

Odor Pollutants (GB14554-1993)

Foul of the

sewage treatment

station

Standard discharge

value/boundary

concentration limit

of unorganized

discharge

Ammonia 4.9kg/h/1.5mg/m3

Hydrogen sulfide 0.33kg/h/0.06mg/m3

Wastewater Discharge Standard of

Water Pollutants for Pulp and Paper Industry

(GB3544-2008)

Comprehensive

wastewater

Table 3

Pulping and

Papermaking joint

production

enterprises

Pollutant name Maximum allowable

discharge concentration

(mg/L)

pH 6-9

SS 10

COD 60

BOD5 10

Ammonia

nitrogen

5

Total phosphorus 0.5

Unit product's

drainage volume

15t/t (pulp)

Wastewater Discharge Standard of

Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Plant (GB18918-2002)

Comprehensive

wastewater

Grade I B pH 6-9

SS 10

COD 60

BOD5 20

Ammonia

nitrogen

8

Total phosphorus 1

Noise Emission Standard for

Environmental Noise at Building Construction

Boundary (GB12523-2011)

Boundary - Equivalent sound

level Leq (A)

Daytime Night

70dB(A) 55dB(A)

Emission Standard for

Noise at Industrial Enterprise Boundary

(GB12348-2008)

Boundary Class 3 Equivalent sound

level Leq (A)

Daytime Night

65dB(A) 55dB(A)

1.5 Assessment grades and scope

1.5.1 Assessment grades According to relevant technical guidelines for environmental impact assessment promulgated by the National

Ministry of Environmental Protection, analyses are made to confirm assessment grades of the atmosphere, surface

water, acoustic environment, groundwater, environmental risks and ecological impacts in this project.

1.5.1.1 Atmospheric environmental impact assessment grade

According to the provisions of the Technical Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment - Atmospheric

Environment (HJ2.2-2008), each pollutant's maximum ground mass concentration rate in the standard concentration Pi (the i

th pollutant) is respectively calculated, as well as the remotest distance D10% corresponding to the ground

mass concentration of the ith pollutant being 10% of the standard limit, and Pi is defined as:

Pi＝(Ci/C0i)×100% Wherein:

Pi－ the ith pollutant's maximum ground mass concentration rate in the standard concentration (%);

Ci－ the ith pollutant's maximum ground concentration (mg/m

3) calculated with the estimate model;

C0i－ the ith

pollutant's concentration specified in ambient air quality standards (mg/m3).

C0i 一 is generally the concentration limit subject to the 1h sampling in average as specified in the Grade II standard of GB3095; for pollutants with no concentration limit per hour, a value equal to three times of the daily





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average concentration is acceptable.

Bases for determining the assessment grades are shown in Table 1.5-1.

Table 1.5-1 List of Impact Assessment Grades

Assessment grades Bases for assessment grading

Grade I Pmax≥80%, and D10%≥5km

Grade II Others

Grade III Pmax＜10%, or D10%＜ the