Zhejiang Urban Environment Project

closed

The objective of the Zhejiang Urban Environment Project (ZUEP) is to enhance the efficiency and equity of waste management in Ningbo and Hangzhou municipalities and the redevelopment of the historic inner city in Shaoxing and Cicheng, and thereby facilitating the sustainable development of these cities and establishing a model for conservation of cultural heritage in other Chinese cities. The project has the following seven components: Component 1) Construction of sewerage trunk infrastructure in South Jiangdong of Ningbo municipality, including a wastewater treatment plant. Component 2) Construction of sewerage trunk infrastructure in Zhenhai district of Ningbo municipality, including a wastewater treatment plant. Component 3) The proposed infrastructure improvements under Zhejiang Urban Environment Project (ZUEP), which are complementary to a larger redevelopment and conservation of this historic town, consist of rehabilitation and expansion of the traditional road infrastructure with associated underground infrastructure, sewage collection, pumping main and treatment facilities. Component 4) The project is assisting the rapid development in the area through clean-up of the lake through additional sewerage and treatment infrastructure to intercept the numerous discharges of wastewater to the lake. Component 5) Housing Renovation and Heritage Conservation in the five historic precincts of the Old Town: improve living conditions for residents living in old Ming and Qing dynasty housing. Underground infrastructure: provision of tertiary and secondary sewers in the small streets of the historic precincts. Rehabilitation of the comprehensive canal system in the historic city-center (17 canals) including dredging, widening, embankment repair and reinstatement of an old canal. repair and widening of existing roads to improve access for emergency services. Component 6) Provision of a new landfill and associated facilities, adjacent to and partially overlying the existing Tianziling landfill site located near the village of Qinglongwu. Component 7) Technical Assistance with Institutional/Financial Utility Reform, Design Review and Construction Management, Industrial Pollution Control, Tourism Development and Heritage Conservation: Package A - Institutional Strengthening, Financial Reform & MIS/GIS Systems; Package B - Design Review Advisory and Construction Management; Package C - Industrial Pollution Control; Package D - Tourism Development and Community Participation; Package E - Heritage Conservation and Urban Upgrading.