SECOND SHANDONG ENVIRONMENT PROJECT

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The China Second Shandong Environment Project's objective is to improve the environmental conditions in participating municipalities and counties through a package of priority interventions including upgrading and development o f waste water collection and treatment facilities, river embankment rehabilitation, solid waste management, water supply improvements, industrial pollution monitoring, and enhancement o f the financial performance and efficiency o f key urban environmental service agencies. The project has the following four components: (a) wastewater collection network and treatment facilities in Gaomi, Huantai, Qixia, Weifang, Weihai, Yantai and Zaozhuang, with associated river embankment rehabilitation in Qixia, Weifang and Zaozhuang, and development of a pilot septic tank management system in Yantai co-financed by GEF; (b) solid waste management in Heze and Rizhao; (c) water supply improvements in Gaomi and Huantai; and (d) institutional development and capacity building for utilities, Environmental Protection Bureaus (EPBs) and decision makers.