China, People's Republic of : Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project
ADB is helping rehabilitate the fifth largest freshwater lake in the People's Republic of China. The project includes wastewater treatment plants and a wastewater collection network to intercept sewage that flows into the tributaries of Chao Lake. It will also improve management of solid waste and agricultural pollution, develop artificial wetlands and habitats, and strengthen lake management.
Project Details
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Shen, Xin
East Asia Department
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Project Name | Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project | ||||
Project Number | 44036-013 | ||||
Country / Economy | China, People's Republic of |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development - Water-based natural resources management Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban sewerage |
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Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
Description | The project will support the Anhui Provincial Government (APG) to implement the Master Plan for Integrated Water Environmental Management in the Chao Lake Basin (2008-2020). The proposal for Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing includes four project outputs: (i) increased municipal point source pollution control; (ii) enhanced non-point source (NPS) pollution control; (iii) improved institutional capacity of Chao Lake Management Authority (CLMA); and (iv) strengthened project management capacity. The project impact will be improved quality of life and sustainable aquatic ecosystem in Chao Lake. The outcome will be improved condition of water resources and environment in Chao Lake and the upstream rivers. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Chao Lake is the fifth largest freshwater lake in the PRC. Its catchment occupies about 10% of the total area of the Anhui province. The lake is important to industrial and agricultural water supply, water transport, tourism, and recreation in Anhui province. Over the last 20 years, the water environment of Chao Lake has been deteriorating due to the adverse environmental effects of rapid economic growth and urban development. During the 2000-2009 period, the urban population in the catchment increased by 30% and gross domestic product increased by 500%. In 1996, Chao Lake was identified as one of the top three priority lakes in the PRC for environmental rehabilitation due to its poor water quality. Since then, the provincial and concerned local governments, supported by the national government and ADB, have provided large amount of resources to control municipal and industrial pollution in the lake catchment. These investments have reduced industrial and municipal wastewater to a certain extent, but they have not addressed all dimensions of the water quality problem in the lake. The lake continues to receive excessive concentrations of organic matter, nitrogen (N), and phosphorous (P). Particularly during summer times, elevated levels of pollutants and high temperatures result in algal blooms, depletion of oxygen in the water, and the emission of offensive odors. The present average water quality in the lake is Class IV under the PRC's national environmental water quality standard and 50% of the water monitoring points in the lake are still Class V. This represents a slight improvement over the situation in 2005 when overall water quality in the lake was class V+, but is still far from the government's long term objective of Class III for the lake. As a result of past investments and regulatory efforts, industrial pollution control in the lake catchment has improved. The two main pollution sources yet to be fully controlled are municipal point sources and non-point source (NPS) emissions. The Anhui Environmental Protection Department estimates that municipal sources account for about 50% of existing organic emissions into the lake, 57% of emissions of N, and 54% of P. Rural NPS emissions are estimated to account for 42% of organic emissions, 38% of N, and 42% of P. The Anhui Provincial Government understands that a comprehensive approach is required to solve water quality problems in Chao Lake. To support the comprehensive approach, the APG has formulated the Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Master Plan (master plan, 2008-2020), which suggests the need for about CNY50 billion of investments to develop a wide range of structural and non-structural measures, such as strengthened institutional mechanism, expanded and upgraded municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), extension of sewerage networks, continuation of the industrial wastewater treatment control program, comprehensive rural NPS pollution control, control of other NPS pollution sources through in-stream measures, water conservation, strengthened regulatory supervision, applied research, and public education. The project supports the PRC's sustainable development agenda for the establishment of an environmental-friendly, resource-efficient, and harmonious society, as outlined in the PRC's 12th Five-Year Plan 2011-2015. The project will support the master plan and the PRC's 12th Five-Year Plan for Chao Lake environmental protection, and introduce an integrated approach to overcoming current constraints on the lake environment restoration. The project is aligned with the PRC country partnership strategy, 2011'2015, in supporting environmental sustainability and inclusive growth. |
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Impact | Improved quality of life and sustainable aquatic ecosystem in Chao Lake |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | Improved condition of water resources and environment in Chao Lake and the upstream rivers |
Progress Toward Outcome | The project is physically completed. The achievement of outcome indicators will be evaluated at the PCR mission. |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Output 1. Increased municipal point source pollution control Output 2. Enhanced non-point source pollution control Output 3. Improved institutional capacity of Chao Lake Management Authority Output 4. Strengthened project management capacity |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Output 1: Increased municipal point source pollution control. Structural interventions were supported to reduce the pollutant discharge into Chao Lake: (i) a total of 627 kilometers of wastewater collection network including 16 pump stations with incremental collection capacity of 540,400 cubic meters per day (m3/day) have been constructed to serve developed urban areas which were previously un-sewered and to intercept sewer discharges that flow directly and untreated into tributaries of Chao Lake; and (ii) 10 WWTPs of Class 1A design with a total design compacity of 176,000 m3/day have been constructed for active nutrient removal. Output 2: Enhanced NPS pollution control. Structural and nonstructural interventions were implemented: (i) dredging, embankment works, and vegetated buffer zones to reduce re-suspension of polluted sediments and nutrient emissions into the lake, have been carried out over a total length of 109 km river courses, with sediments dredging of about 3.23 million cubic meters (m3); (ii) two solid waste collection and transfer stations with the total capacity of 120 ton/day were constructed and 3,270 trash collection bins were distributed in Feidong county to control drifting objects in the area; (iii) five artificial wetlands with a total area of 430 hectares at estuaries have been constructed to trap the nutrient loads from rivers and channels to the lake; and (iv) a pilot rural NPS pollution control activity focusing on the control of agricultural pollution sources has been conducted including the implementation of an eco-compensation program to promote chemical fertilizer reduction and nutrient recycling between animal and crop farming. Output 3: Improved institutional capacity of Chao Lake Management Authority. Consulting services, training, and equipment were provided to improve institutional capacity of CLMA, including (i) 16 training programs for CLMA with a total of 433 person times participation, and 14 domestic study tours and three international study tours to strengthen the capacities on water resources management, eco-compensation, gender action plan implementation, and environment improvement; (ii) a range of equipment for monitoring and laboratory test; (iii) studies and systems development on: (a) spatial land use management of Chao Lake catchment based on water quality functional zoning; (b) early-warning system for algal bloom outbreaks; and (c) water environment intelligent supervision and GIS system development; and (iv) UNESCO-IHE was invited in 2013-2014 through an ADB knowledge partnership program to provide advisory services in terms of institutional framework, training needs, integrated water resources management, and peers' networking. Output 4: Strengthened project management capacity. Support to project management offices (PMOs) was provided through consulting services to assist in engineering design review, procurement, and project management and supervision. Twenty-two training seminars were organized and a total of 1,145 person times of project management staff were trained on financial management, disbursement, procurement, contract management, safeguards, project performance management system (PPMS), project completion review, wastewater services and tariff, and water environment and ecology management. |
Geographical Location | Changfeng Xian, Chao Lake, Chaohu, Chaohu River, Feidong Xian, Feixi Xian, Fengle River, Lintou, Lujiang Xian, Qingxi River, Tongyang River, Xiage, Yuxi River, Zhegao, Zhongpai |
Safeguard Categories | |
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Environment | A |
Involuntary Resettlement | A |
Indigenous Peoples | C |
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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Environmental Aspects | The project classification for environment is category A. A consolidated environmental impact assessment (EIA) report and an environmental management plan (EMP) were prepared following ADBs Safeguard Policy Statement (2009). |
Involuntary Resettlement | The project is classified as Category A for involuntary resettlement. Although the impacts of land acquisition on most of the 3,200 affected people are minor, more than 50 people will be affected by house demolition and around 200 people will suffer significant loss of agricultural land. Resettlement plans have been prepared. |
Indigenous Peoples | In accordance with the Safeguard Policy Statement, the project is classified as Category C for indigenous peoples. The population in the project area is ethnically homogenous mainstream Han. There are no impacts on ethnic minorities/indigenous peoples groups in the project area. |
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Consulting Services | All consultants to be financed under the ADB loan are selected in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants 2013. ADB will finance three teams of consultants under the project for a total of 345 person-months (72 international, 273 national) to: (i) facilitate project management and implementation; (ii) implement a pilot project for NPS pollution control; and (iii) capacity development for CLMA. Consulting services for the individual packages are estimated at 125 person-months (25 international and 100 national) for project management, 65 person-months (all national) for NPS pollution control, and 155 person-months (47 international and 108 national) for capacity building for CLMA. The consultants will be selected and engaged following the quality and cost-based selection method, with a quality-cost ratio of 80:20, using full or simplified technical proposal, in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time). |
Procurement | All procurement to be financed under the ADB loan are carried out following ADB's Procurement Guidelines 2015. Contracts for civil works valued at over $40 million and contracts for goods and related services valued at over $3 million will be procured through international competitive bidding procedures. Contracts for civil works valued at $40 million or less but over $200,000, and contracts for goods and related services valued $3 million or less but over $100,000 will be procured through national competitive bidding procedures. National competitive bidding will be undertaken following the PRC Tendering and Bidding Law (1999), subject to modifications agreed with ADB. Contract packages for civil works and for goods valued at $100,000 or less will be awarded through shopping procedure. Procurement will be centralized and a procurement agency that is familiar with ADB procurement procedures will be engaged by APG to undertake procurement of works, goods, and services under the project on behalf of the implementing agencies. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Shen, Xin |
Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | PRC Resident Mission |
Executing Agencies |
Anhui Provincial Government |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 10 Dec 2010 |
Fact Finding | 23 Mar 2012 to 31 Mar 2012 |
MRM | 13 Jun 2012 |
Approval | 16 Nov 2012 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 27 Sep 2021 |
Loan 2941-PRC
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
16 Nov 2012 | 06 Feb 2013 | 26 Apr 2013 | 30 Sep 2018 | 31 Mar 2021 | 31 Jan 2022 |
Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
Project Cost | 432.11 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
ADB | 250.00 | 21 Dec 2022 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
Counterpart | 182.11 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
Cofinancing | 0.00 | 21 Dec 2022 | 250.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
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Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
Rating | - | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | Satisfactory |
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Related Publications
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Reviving Lakes and Wetlands in the People’s Republic of China, Volume 2: Lessons Learned on Integrated Water Pollution Control from Chao Lake Basin | Reports | Oct 2015 |
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Contracts Awarded
Contract Title | Approval Number | Contract Date | Contractor | Address | Executing Agency | Total Contract Amount (US$) | Contract Amount Financed by ADB (US$) |
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WATER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND INTELLIGENT MONIT ORING EQUIPMENT | Loan 2941 | 22 Dec 2020 | JV,NORTH CHINA POWER&ZTE INSTRUMENTS | 1620, FLOOR 16, BUILDING 5, YARD 1, SHAN GDI 10TH STREET, HAIDIAN, BEIJING CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 8,348,564.17 | 8,348,564.17 |
TONGYANG TOWNSHIP AND XIAGE TOWNSHIP SEWAGE TREATM ENT PLANTS EQUIPMENT UPGRADE | Loan 2941 | 09 Sep 2020 | NANTONG INSTALLATION CORPORATION (GROUP) | NO.58 KEDA RD. GANGZHA DISTRICT,NANTONG JIANGSU PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 5,320,865.85 | 5,320,865.85 |
RIVER REHABILITATION IN SHUCHENG | Loan 2941 | 21 Jan 2020 | BEIJING PINGGU DISTRICT WATER CONSVCY ENGI.CO | BEIJING CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 3,618,226.96 | 3,564,147.95 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINES IN YANDIAN TOWN | Loan 2941 | 09 Jan 2020 | ZHONGJIAN XINHONGDING ENVT'L GROUP CO.,LTD. | PRC CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 4,293,700.58 | 4,272,902.05 |
RIVER REHAB.&WETLAND CONSTR'N FOR LUJIANG YIHU RSV | Loan 2941 | 11 Dec 2018 | BEIJING XDD WATER CONSVCY CSTR'N ENGI.CO.,LTD | BEIJING CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 6,094,970.63 | 5,488,355.10 |
LISHUIWAN AND DONGBASIZHAN PUMPING STATIONS EQUIPMENT SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION | Loan 2941 | 19 Dec 2018 | JIANGSU TIANYU ENV'L GR. MUN'L ENGI.CO.,LTD. | BINHU,ZHENWU TOWN,JIANGDU DISTRICT YANGZHOU CITY, JIANGSU PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,791,006.88 | 2,791,006.88 |
QINGXI TOWN WWTP CIVIL WORKS | Loan 2941 | 19 Dec 2018 | CHINA NAT'L CHEM'L ENGI. NO.14 CONST'N CO.LTD | CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,179,693.97 | 1,969,882.68 |
REHABILITATION OF ZONGYI RIVER, FENG RIVER CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER PUMP STATION | Loan 2941 | 27 Dec 2018 | ANHUI TONGYUAN ENV'T ENERGY SAVING CO.,LTD. | ANHUI PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 7,067,061.54 | 6,409,729.53 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINE AND PUMPING STATION IN WUWEI | Loan 2941 | 18 Feb 2019 | TIANJIN PIPELINE ENGINEERING GROUP CO., LTD. | TIANJIN CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,369,711.27 | 2,138,571.31 |
LISHUIWAN AND DONGBASIZHAN PUMPING STATIONS CIVIL WORKS | Loan 2941 | 26 Mar 2019 | TIANJIN PIPELINE ENGINEERING GROUP CO., LTD | TIANJIN CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 4,102,587.67 | 3,698,435.29 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINE & PUMPING STATION, CW. | Loan 2941 | 02 Sep 2019 | ANHUI GUOZHEN ENV'L PROT'N S&T CO.,LTD. | ANHUI PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 17,022,391.45 | 16,897,612.01 |
WATER ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | Loan 2941 | 21 Nov 2019 | JV,ENJOYOR CO.LTD&ZJ SUPCON INFO.&TECH.CO.LTD | HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 4,754,915.71 | 4,729,596.39 |
SR. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST | Loan 2941 | 20 Dec 2018 | FUGUANG XIE | RM604 BLDG1,RONGQIAO GUANDI APTMT,MJ AVE FUZHOU CITY, FUJIAN PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 100,119.15 | 100,119.15 |
NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION & GIS FOR NPS | Loan 2941 | 08 Nov 2018 | ENERGY&ENVIRONMENTAL DVLPM'T RESEARCH CENTER | RM2504,BLDG T2 HAN'S PLAZA,ETOWN E&T DEV DAXING DISTRICT, BEIJING CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 1,739,920.00 | 1,739,920.00 |
YIHU RESERVOIR DREDGING CIVIL WORKS | Loan 2941 | 13 Sep 2018 | SHANGQIU JINLONG WATER CONSVCY ENGI.CO.,LTD. | SHANGQIU CITY HENAN PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 1,504,875.00 | 1,339,128.00 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINE RECONSTRUCTION | Loan 2941 | 23 Aug 2018 | KUNPENG CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD. | CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 3,487,055.00 | 3,142,961.00 |
SEWER PIPELINE CIVIL WORKS FOR LIUAN CITY | Loan 2941 | 30 Jul 2018 | HONGSHENG CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT GRP LIMITED | PRC CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 4,889,442.00 | 4,319,731.00 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINE CW , SHUCHENG COUNTY EDP. | Loan 2941 | 22 Mar 2018 | XIBEI GUANGYU CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CO.LTD | CHINA CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 3,005,753.00 | 2,721,452.00 |
SEWERAGE PIPELINE CW, SHUCHENG MAIN URBAN AREA | Loan 2941 | 22 Mar 2018 | SHAANXI JINSE CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., LTD. | SHAANXI PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,942,463.00 | 2,664,147.00 |
HANSHAN COUNTY SEWERAGE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION | Loan 2941 | 29 Dec 2017 | CHINA NAT'L CHEMICAL ENGI. NO.14 CONSTR'N CO. | XXX CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 3,028,261.00 | 2,739,360.00 |
HANSHAN WWTP EQUIPMENT SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION | Loan 2941 | 18 Dec 2017 | HUNAN EVERSOURCE TRADING CO.,LTD. | 5-N-2102,31 YINSHAN RD.YUELU DISTRICT CHANGSHA CITY, HUNAN PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,265,662.00 | 2,265,662.00 |
EQUIP.,CHAOHU YICHENGWEI PUMPING STATION | Loan 2941 | 01 Sep 2017 | JIANGSU TIANYU ENV. GRP.MUNI'L ENGI'G CO.,LTD | JIANGSU PROVINCE CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,321,803.00 | 2,321,803.00 |
WORKS, CHAOHU YICHENGWEI PUMPING STATION | Loan 2941 | 14 Jul 2017 | SHANGHAI HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING GROUP CO.,LTD. | SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY CHINA,PEOPLE'SREP.OF | Anhui Provincial Government | 2,704,694.00 | 2,467,708.00 |
Procurement Plan
Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project: Procurement Plan | Procurement Plans | Nov 2019 |