Hai River Estuary Area Pollution Control and Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project

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The project will support the Tianjin municipal government (TMG) to implement green growth demonstration activities in the coastal areas surrounding the Hai River estuary that will contribute to a recycling economy. The proposal for Asian Development Bank (ADB) financing includes (i) wastewater management and pollution control, including the establishment of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and water reuse facilities along the south bank of the Hai River estuary; (ii) clean-up and reuse of contaminated sediment in the Hai River estuary area; (iii) ecosystem rehabilitation in the Hai River estuary area; (iv) establishment of an environmental monitoring and emergency response center (EMERC) in the Harboer Economic Area (HEA), formerly called the Harbor Industrial Park; and (v) prevention of storm-surge disasters. A project preparatory technical assistance was provided [ADB. 2009. Technical Assistance to the People's Republic of China for the Hai River Pollution Control and Ecosystem Rehabilitation. Manila (TA 7312-PRC, $700,000, approved on 14 July)].