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			Job No.: TCS00694/13

			Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works

			Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit Report (No.43) ¡V February 2017
			Prepared For
			Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

14 March 2017

TCS00694/13/600/R0887v2

Nicola Hon

(Environmental Consultant)

Tam Tak Wing

(Environmental Team Leader)

Version	Date	Remarks
1	8 March 2017	First Submission
2	14 March 2017	Amended against the IEC¡Šs comments on 11 March 2017

executive summary

ES01 This is the 43^rd monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1 to 28 February 2017 (hereinafter ¡¥the Reporting Period¡Š).

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Activities

ES02 To facilitate the project management and implementation, Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works of the Project is divided to seven CEDD contracts including Contract 2 (CV/2012/08), Contract 3 (CV/2012/09), Contract 4 (TCSS), Contract 5 (CV/2013/03), Contract 6 (CV/2013/08) and Contract 7 (NE/2014/03) and an ArshSD contract (Contract SS C505).

ES03 In the Reporting Period, the major construction works under Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works of the Project included Contract 2, Contract 3, Contract 6, Contract 7 and Contract SS C505. Environmental monitoring activities under the EM&A programme in the Reporting Period are summarized in the following table.

Environmental Aspect	Environmental Monitoring Parameters / Inspection	Reporting Period
Environmental Aspect	Environmental Monitoring Parameters / Inspection	Number of Monitoring Locations to undertake	Total Occasions
Air Quality	1-hour TSP	9	135
Air Quality	24-hour TSP	9	45
Construction Noise	L_eq_(30min)Daytime	10	40
Water Quality	Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling	WM1 & WM1-C	12 Scheduled & 1 extra
		WM2A(a) & WM2A-Cx	12 Scheduled & 2 extra
		WM2B & WM2B-C	12 Scheduled & 0 extra
		WM3x &WM3-C	12 Scheduled & 1 extra
		WM4, WM4-CA &WM4-CB	12 Scheduled & 0 extra
Ecology	Woodland compensation i) General Health condition of planted species ii) Survival of planted species	9 Quadrats	1
Joint Site Inspection / Audit	IEC, ET, the Contractor and RE joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing	Contract 2	4
		Contract 3	5
		Contract 6	4
		Contract 7	5
		Contract SS C505	4

Note: Extra monitoring day was due to measurement results exceedance

Action and Limit (A/L) Levels exceedance

ES04 In the Reporting Period, no air quality and construction noise exceedances were recorded. For water quality monitoring, a total of thirteen (13) Limit Level exceedances were recorded. The summary of exceedance in the Reporting Period is shown below.

Environmental Aspect	Monitoring Parameters	Action Level	Limit Level	Event & Action
Environmental Aspect	Monitoring Parameters	Action Level	Limit Level	NOE Issued	Investigation Result	Project related exceedance	Corrective Actions
Air Quality	1-hour TSP	0	0	0	--	--	--
Air Quality	24-hour TSP	0	0	0	--	--	--
Construction Noise	L_eq_(30min)Daytime	0	0	0	--	--	--
Water Quality	DO	0	0	0	-	--	--
	Turbidity	0	4	4	- Exceedances recorded at WM1 are under investigation. - All other NOEs were concluded as non-project related	0	The Contractors were reminded to implement water quality mitigation measures in accordance with ISEMM of the EM&A Manual requirements
	SS	0	9	9		0

Environmental Complaint

ES05 In this Reporting Period, one (1) documented environmental complaint regarding noise issue for Contract 6 in January 2017 was received. Investigation report for the complaint is in progress.

ES06 The summary of complaint received in the Reporting Period is summarized below.

Reporting Period	Contract No	Environmental Complaint
Reporting Period	Contract No	Frequency	Complaint Nature	Project related complaint
1 ¡V 28 Feb 2017	Contract 2	0	NA	NA
	Contract 3	0	NA	NA
	Contract 6	1	Noise (1)	#
	Contract 7	0	NA	NA
	SS C505	0	NA	NA

# The complaint is under investigation.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

ES07 No environmental summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in the Reporting Period.

Reporting Change

ES08 In the Reporting period, no reporting changes were made.

Site Inspection

ES09 In this Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 2 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 3, 10, 17 and 24 February 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

ES10 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 3 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 2, 6, 15, 20 and 27 February 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

ES11 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 6 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 2, 9, 16 and 23 February 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

ES12 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract SS C505 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 1, 8, 15 and 22 February 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

ES13 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 7 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 1, 7, 14, 21 and 28 February 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

Future Key Issues

ES14 During dry season, special attention should be paid on the potential construction dust impact since most of the construction sites are adjacent to villages. The Contractor should fully implement the construction dust mitigation measures.

ES15 Preventive measures for muddy water or other water pollutants from site surface flow to local stream such as Kong Yiu Channel, Ma Wat Channel, Ping Yuen River, Kwan Tei River or public area should be properly maintained. The Contractors should paid special attention on water quality mitigation measures and fully implement according ISEMM of the EM&A Manual, in particular for working areas near Ma Wat Channel and Ping Yuen River. Moreover, all effluent discharge shall be ensure to fulfill Technical Memorandum of Effluent Discharged into Drainage and Sewerage Systems, inland and Coastal Waters criteria or discharge permits stipulation.

ES16 Construction noise would be a key environmental issue during construction work of the Project. Noise mitigation measures such as using quiet plants should be implemented in accordance with the EM&A requirement.