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.44) ¡V March 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared For

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

18 April 2017

TCS00694/13/600/R0923v2

Nicola Hon

 (Environmental Consultant)

Tam Tak Wing

(Environmental Team Leader)

 

Version

Date

Remarks

1

11 April 2017

First Submission

2

18 April 2017

Amended according to the IEC¡Šs comments on 13 April 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

executive summary

ES01            This is the 44th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1 to 31 March 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

Number of Monitoring Locations to undertake

Total Occasions  

Air Quality

1-hour TSP

9

147

24-hour TSP

9

54

Construction Noise

Leq(30min) Daytime

10

50

Water Quality

Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling

WM1 & WM1-C

14 Scheduled & 0 extra

WM2A(a) & WM2A-Cx

14 Scheduled & 0 extra

WM2B & WM2B-C

14 Scheduled & 0 extra

WM3x &WM3-C

14 Scheduled & 0 extra

WM4, WM4-CA &WM4-CB

14 Scheduled & 0 extra

Ecology

Woodland compensation

i)     General Health condition of planted species

ii)   Survival of planted species

9 Quadrats

0

Joint Site Inspection / Audit

IEC, ET, the Contractor and RE joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing

Contract 2

5

Contract 3

4

Contract 6

5

Contract 7

4

Contract SS C505

5

Note: Extra monitoring day was due to measurement results exceedance

 

Action and Limit (A/L) Levels exceedance

ES04            In the Reporting Period, no construction noise exceedances were recorded.  For air quality and water quality monitoring, three (3) Action Level and eight (8) Limit Level exceedances were recorded respectively under the Project.  The summary of exceedance in the Reporting Period is shown below.

 

Environmental Aspect

Monitoring Parameters

Action Level

Limit Level

Event & Action

NOE Issued

Investigation Result

Project related exceedance

Corrective Actions

Air Quality

1-hour TSP

0

0

0

--

--

--

24-hour TSP

3

0

3

Not project related

0

NA

Construction Noise

Leq(30min) Daytime

0

0

0

--

--

--

Water Quality

DO

0

0

0

-

--

--

Turbidity

0

2

2

-  Exceedances recorded at WM1 and WM3x 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

6

6

0

 

Environmental Complaint

ES05            In this Reporting Period, two (2) documented environmental complaints were received regarding noise issue for Contract 2 and wastewater issue for Contract 3.  The summary of complaint received in the Reporting Period is summarized below.

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Complaint

Frequency

Complaint Nature

Project related complaint

1 ¡V 31 March 2017

Contract 2

1

Noise

#

Contract 3

1

wastewater

0

Contract 6

0

NA

NA

Contract 7

0

NA

NA

SS C505

0

NA

NA

 # The complaint is under investigation. 

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

ES06            No environmental summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in the Reporting Period.  

 

Reporting Change

ES07            In the Reporting period, no reporting changes were made.

 

Site Inspection

ES08            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, 24 and 28 March 2017.  No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.  

 

ES09            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 6, 15, 20 and 27 March 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 6 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 March 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 SS C505 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 1, 8, 14, 22 and 29 March 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 7 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.  

 

Future Key Issues

ES13            As wet season is approaching, 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.

 

ES14            In addition, 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.

 

ES15            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.

 

ES16            Since most of construction sites under the Project are located adjacent to villages, the Contractors should fully implement air quality mitigation measures to reduce construction dust emission.

 


 

Table of Contents

1     Introduction   1

1.1            Project Background   1

1.2            Report Structure  1

2     Project Organization and Construction progress  3

2.1            Construction Contract Packaging   3

2.2            Project Organization   5

2.3            Concurrent Projects  7

2.4            Construction Progress  7

2.5            Summary of Environmental Submissions  9

3     Summary of Impact Monitoring Requirements  14

3.1            General  14

3.2            Monitoring Parameters  14

3.3            Monitoring Locations  14

3.4            Monitoring Frequency and Period   16

3.5            Monitoring Equipment  17

3.6            Monitoring Methodology   19

3.7            Equipment Calibration   21

3.8            Derivation of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels  21

3.9            Data Management and Data QA/QC Control  22

4     Air Quality Monitoring   23

4.1            General  23

4.2            Air Quality Monitoring Results  23

5     Construction Noise Monitoring   26

5.1            General  26

5.2            Noise Monitoring Results (normal daytime) 26

5.3            Noise Monitoring Results (Restricted Hours) 26

6     Water Quality Monitoring   28

6.1            General  28

6.2            Results of Water Quality Monitoring   28

7     Ecology Monitoring   31

7.1            General  31

8     Waste Management   32

8.1            General Waste Management  32

8.2            Records of Waste Quantities  32

9     Site Inspection   33

9.1            requirements  33

9.2            Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month   33

10   Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance   37

10.1          Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution   37

11   Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures  41

11.1          General Requirements  41

11.2          Tentative Construction Activities in the Coming Month   41

11.3          Key Issues for the Coming Month   42

12   Conclusions and Recommendations  44

12.1          Conclusions  44

12.2          Recommendations  44

 


List of TABLES

Table 2-1        Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Contracts

Table 3-1        Summary of EM&A Requirements

Table 3-2        Impact Monitoring Stations - Air Quality

Table 3-3        Impact Monitoring Stations - Construction Noise

Table 3-4        Impact Monitoring Stations - Water Quality

Table 3-5        Air Quality Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-6        Construction Noise Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-7        Water Quality Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-8        Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality Monitoring

Table 3-9        Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 3-10      Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 4-1        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM1a

Table 4-2        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM2

Table 4-3        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM3

Table 4-4        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM4B

Table 4-5        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM5a

Table 4-6        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM6

Table 4-7        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM7a

Table 4-8        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM8

Table 4-9        Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM9b

Table 5-1        Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Table 5-2        Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Table 5-3        Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results (Evening Time)

Table 5-4        Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results (Night Time)

Table 6-1        Summary of Water Quality Monitoring Results for Contract 2 and 3

Table 6-2        Summary of Water Quality Monitoring Results for Contract 5 and SS C505

Table 6-3        Summary of Water Quality Monitoring Results for Contract 6

Table 6-4        Summary of Water Quality Monitoring Results for Contract 2 and 6

Table 6-5        Action and Limit (A/L) Levels Exceedance Recorded

Table 6-6        Summary of Water Quality Exceedance in the Reporting Period

Table 8-1        Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials

Table 8-2        Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes

Table 9-1        Site Observations for Contract 2

Table 9-2        Site Observations for Contract 3

Table 9-3        Site Observations for Contract 5

Table 9-4        Site Observations for Contract 6

Table 9-5        Site Observations for Contract SS C505

Table 9-6        Site Observations for Contract 7

Table 10-1      Statistical Summary of Environmental Complaints

Table 10-2      Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Table 10-3      Statistical Summary of Environmental Prosecution

Table 11-1      Environmental Mitigation Measures

 

 

List of Appendices

Appendix A    Layout Plan of the Project

Appendix B    Organization Chart

Appendix C    3-month rolling construction program

Appendix D    Designated Monitoring Locations as Recommended in the Approved EM&A Manual

Appendix E    Monitoring Locations for Impact Monitoring

Appendix F     Calibration Certificate of Monitoring Equipment and HOKLAS-accreditation Certificate of the Testing Laboratory

Appendix G    Event and Action Plan

Appendix H    Impact Monitoring Schedule

Appendix I     Database of Monitoring Result

Appendix J     Graphical Plots for Monitoring Result

Appendix K    Meteorological Data

Appendix L    Waste Flow Table

Appendix M   Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures

Appendix N    Investigation Report for Exceedance

 

 

 


1                    Introduction

1.1              Project Background

1.1.1                 Civil Engineering and Development Department is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works, which is a Designated Project to be implemented under Environmental Permit number EP-404/2011/C granted on 12 March 2015 and the latest Environmental Permit number EP-404/2011/D granted on 20 January 2017.

 

1.1.2                 The Project consists of two main components: Construction of a Boundary Control Point (hereinafter referred as ¡§BCP¡š); and Construction of a connecting road alignment.  Layout plan of the Project is shown in Appendix A.

 

1.1.3                 The proposed BCP is located at the boundary with Shenzhen near the existing Chuk Yuen Village, comprising a main passenger building with passenger and cargo processing facilities and the associated customs, transport and ancillary facilities.  The connecting road alignment consists of six main sections:

1)             Lin Ma Hang to Frontier Closed Area (FCA) Boundary ¡V this section comprises at-grade and viaducts and includes the improvement works at Lin Ma Hang Road;

2)             Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan ¡V this section stretches from the Frontier Closed Area Boundary to the tunnel portal at Cheung Shan and comprises at-grade and viaducts including an interchange at Ping Yeung;

3)             North Tunnel ¡V this section comprises the tunnel segment at Cheung Shan and includes a ventilation building at the portals on either end of the tunnel;

4)             Sha Tau Kok Road ¡V this section stretches from the tunnel portal at Wo Keng Shan to the tunnel portal south of Loi Tung and comprises at-grade and viaducts including an interchange at Sha Tau Kok and an administration building;

5)             South Tunnel ¡V this section comprises a tunnel segment that stretches from Loi Tung to Fanling and includes a ventilation building at the portals on either end of the tunnel as well as a ventilation building in the middle of the tunnel near Lau Shui Heung;

6)             Fanling ¡V this section comprises the at-grade, viaducts and interchange connection to the existing Fanling Highway.

 

1.1.4                 Action-United Environmental Services & Consulting has been commissioned as an Independent ET to implement the relevant EM&A program in accordance with the approved EM&A Manual, as well as the associated duties.  As part of the EM&A program, the baseline monitoring has carried out between 13 June 2013 and 12 July 2013 for all parameters including air quality, noise and water quality before construction work commencement.  The Baseline Monitoring Report summarized the key findings and the rationale behind determining a set of Action and Limit Levels (A/L Levels) from the baseline data.  Also, the Project baseline monitoring report which verified by the IEC has been submitted to EPD on 16 July 2013 for endorsement.  The major construction works of the Project was commenced on 16 August 2013 in accordance with the EP Section 5.3 stipulation.

 

1.1.5                 This is 44th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for reporting period from 1 to 31 March 2017.

 

1.2              Report Structure

1.2.1                 The Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is structured into the following sections:-

Section 1     Introduction

Section 2     Project Organization and Construction Progress

Section 3     Summary of Impact Monitoring Requirements

Section 4     Air Quality Monitoring

Section 5     Construction Noise Monitoring

Section 6     Water Quality Monitoring

Section 7     Waste Management

Section 8     Site Inspections

Section 9     Environmental Complaints and Non-Compliance

Section 10   Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

Section 11   Conclusions and Recommendations

 

 

 


2                    Project Organization and Construction progress

2.1              Construction Contract Packaging

2.1.1                 To facilitate the project management and implementation, the Project would be divided by the following contracts:

¡P              Contract 2 (CV/2012/08)

¡P              Contract 3 (CV/2012/09)

¡P              Contract 4 (NE/2014/02)

¡P              Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

¡P              Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

¡P              Contract 7 (NE/2014/03)

¡P              ArchSD Contract No. SS C505

 

2.1.2                 The details of each contracts is summarized below and the delineation of each contracts is shown in Appendix A.

 

Contract 2 (CV/2012/08)

2.1.3                 Contract 2 has awarded in December 2013 and construction work was commenced on 19 May 2014.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 2 is listed below:

¡P                construction of an approximately 5.2km long dual two-lane connecting road (with about 0.4km of at-grade road and 4.8km of tunnel) connecting the Fanling Interchange with the proposed Sha Tau Kok Interchange;

¡P                construction of a ventilation adit tunnel and the mid-ventilation building;

¡P                construction of the north and south portal buildings of the Lung Shan Tunnel and their associated slope works;

¡P                provision and installation of ventilation system, E&M works and building services works for Lung Shan tunnel and Cheung Shan tunnel and their portal buildings;

¡P                construction of Tunnel Administration Building adjacent to Wo Keng Shan Road and the associated E&M and building services works; and

¡P                construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 3 (CV/2012/09)

2.1.4                 Contract 3 was awarded in July 2013 and construction work was commenced on 5 November 2013.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 3 is listed below:

¡P                construction of four link roads connecting the existing Fanling Highway and the south portal of the Lung Shan Tunnel;

¡P                realignment of the existing Tai Wo Service Road West and Tai Wo Service Road East;

¡P                widening of the existing Fanling Highway (HyD¡Šs entrustment works);

¡P                demolishing existing Kiu Tau vehicular bridge and Kiu Tau footbridge and reconstruction of the existing Kiu Tau Footbridge (HyD¡Šs entrustment works); and

¡P                construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 4 (NE/2014/02)

2.1.5                 Contract 4 has awarded in mid-April 2016. However, the major construction work still is not yet commenced.  The scope of work of the Contract 4 includes:

¡P             design, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a traffic control and surveillance system for the connecting road linking up the Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and the existing Fanling Highway.

 

Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

2.1.6                 Contract 5 has awarded in April 2013 and construction work was commenced in August 2013.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 5 is listed below:

¡P                site formation of about 23 hectares of land for the development of the BCP;

¡P                construction of an approximately 1.6 km long perimeter road at the BCP including a 175m long depressed road;

¡P                associated diversion/modification works at existing local roads and junctions including Lin Ma Hang Road;

¡P                construction of pedestrian subway linking the BCP to Lin Ma Hang Road;

¡P                provision of resite area with supporting infrastructure for reprovisioning of the affected village houses; and

¡P                construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

2.1.7                 Contract 6 has awarded in June 2015 and construction work was commenced on 23 October 2015.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 6 would be included below:

Ÿ    construction of an approximately 4.6km long dual two-lane connecting road (with about 0.6km of at-grade road, 3.3km of viaduct and 0.7km of tunnel) connecting the BCP with the proposed Sha Tau Kok Road Interchange and the associated ventilation buildings;

Ÿ    associated diversion/modification works at access roads to the resite of Chuk Yuen Village;

Ÿ    provision of sewage collection, treatment and disposal facilities for the BCP and the resite of Chuk Yuen Village;

Ÿ    construction of a pedestrian subway linking the BCP to Lin Ma Hang Road;

Ÿ    provisioning of the affected facilities including Wo Keng Shan Road garden; and

Ÿ    construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 7 (NE/2014/03)

2.1.8                 Contract 7 has awarded in December 2015 and the construction works of Contract 7 was commenced on 15 February 2016.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 7 would be included below:

Ÿ    construction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) portion of four vehicular bridge

Ÿ    construction of one pedestrian bridge crossing Shenzhen (SZ) River (cross boundary bridges)

 

ArchSD Contract No. SS C505

2.1.9                 SS C505 has awarded in July 2015 and construction work was commenced on 1 September 2015.  Major Scope of Work of the SS C505 would be included below:

Ÿ    passenger-related facilities including processing kiosks and examination facilities for private cars and coaches, passenger clearance building and halls, the interior fitting works for the pedestrian bridge crossing Shenzhen River, etc.;

Ÿ    cargo processing facilities including kiosks for clearance of goods vehicles, customs inspection platforms, X-ray building, etc.;

Ÿ    accommodation for the facilities inside of the Government departments providing services in connection with the BCP;

Ÿ    transport-related facilities inside the BCP including road networks, public transport interchange, transport drop-off and pick-up areas, vehicle holding areas and associated road furniture etc;

Ÿ    a public carpark; and

Ÿ    other ancillary facilities such as sewerage and drainage, building services provisions and electronic systems, associated environmental mitigation measure and landscape works.

 

2.2              Project Organization

2.2.1                 The project organization is shown in Appendix B.  The responsibilities of respective parties are:

 

Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

2.2.2                 CEDD is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of the EP of the development of the Project and will assume overall responsibility for the project. An Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) shall be employed by CEDD to audit the results of the EM&A works carried out by the ET.

 

Architectural Services Department (ArchSD)

2.2.3                 ArchSD acts as the works agent for Development Bureau (DEVB), for Contract SS C505 Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) ¡V BCP Buildings and Associated Facilities.

 

Environmental Protection Department (EPD)

2.2.4                 EPD is the statutory enforcement body for environmental protection matters in Hong Kong.

 

Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd (The Architect)

2.2.5                 Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd is appointed by ArchSD as an Architect for Contract SS C505 Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) ¡V BCP Buildings and Associated Facilities.  It responsible for overseeing the construction works of Contract SS C505 and for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance with the specification and contract requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the Architect with respect to EM&A are:

Ÿ    Monitor the Contractors¡Š compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

Ÿ    Monitor Contractors¡Š and ET¡Šs compliance with the requirements in the Environmental Permit (EP) and EM&A Manual

Ÿ    Facilitate ET¡Šs implementation of the EM&A programme

Ÿ    Participate in joint site inspection by the ET and IEC

Ÿ    Oversee the implementation of the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

Ÿ    Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

Ÿ    Liaison with DSD, Engineer/Engineer¡Šs Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡Šs Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡š Project discussing regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

Engineer or Engineers Representative (ER)

2.2.6                 The ER is responsible for overseeing the construction works and for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance with the specification and contract requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the ER with respect to EM&A are:

¡P           Monitor the Contractors¡Š compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

¡P           Monitor Contractors¡Šs, ET¡Šs and IEC¡Šs compliance with the requirements in the Environmental Permit (EP) and EM&A Manual

¡P           Facilitate ET¡Šs implementation of the EM&A programme

¡P           Participate in joint site inspection by the ET and IEC

¡P           Oversee the implementation of the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Liaison with DSD, Engineer/Engineer¡Šs Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡Šs Regulaiton of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡š Project discussing regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

The Contractor(s)

2.2.7                 There will be one contractor for each individual works contract. Once the contractors are appointed, EPD, ET and IEC will be notified the details of the contractor.

2.2.8                 The Contractor for Contracts under CEDD should report to the ER. For ArchSD Contract, the Contractor should report to the Architect or Architect¡Šs Representative (AR). The duties and responsibilities of the Contractor are:

¡P           Comply with the relevant contract conditions and specifications on environmental protection

¡P           Employ an Environmental Team (ET) to undertake monitoring, laboratory analysis and reporting of EM &A Facilitate ET¡Šs monitoring and site inspection activities

¡P           Participate in the site inspections by the ET and IEC, and undertake any corrective actions

¡P           Provide information / advice to the ET regarding works programme and activities which may contribute to the generation of adverse environmental impacts

¡P           Submit proposals on mitigation measures in case of exceedances of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event / Action Plans

¡P           Implement measures to reduce impact where Action and Limit levels are exceeded

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

 

Environmental Team (ET)

2.2.9                 Once the ET is appointed, the EPD, CEDD, ER, Architect and IEC will be notified the details of the ET.

 

2.2.10             The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor(s), and shall be employed by the Project Proponent/Contractor to conduct the EM&A programme.  The ET should be managed by the ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years¡Š experience in EM&A and has relevant professional qualifications. Suitably qualified staff should be included in the ET, and resources for the implementation of the EM&A programme should be allocated in time under the Contract(s), to enable fulfillment of the Project¡Šs EM&A requirements as specified in the EM&A Manual during construction of the Project.  The ET shall report to the Project Proponent and the duties shall include:

¡P           Monitor and audit various environmental parameters as required in this EM&A Manual

¡P           Analyse the environmental monitoring and audit data, review the success of EM&A programme and the adequacy of mitigation measures implemented, confirm the validity of the EIA predictions and identify any adverse environmental impacts arising

¡P           Carry out regular site inspection to investigate and audit the Contractors¡Š site practice, equipment/plant and work methodologies with respect to pollution control and environmental mitigation, and effect proactive action to pre-empt problems

¡P           Monitor compliance with conditions in the EP, environmental protection, pollution prevention and control regulations and contract specifications

¡P           Audit environmental conditions on site

¡P           Report on the environmental monitoring and audit results to EPD, the ER, the Architect, the lEC and Contractor or their delegated representatives

¡P           Recommend suitable mitigation measures to the Contractor in the case of exceedance of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event and Action Plans

¡P           Liaise with the IEC on all environmental performance matters and timely submit all relevant EM&A proforma for approval by IEC

¡P           Advise the Contractor(s) on environmental improvement, awareness, enhancement measures etc., on site

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Liaison with the client departments, Engineer/Engineer¡Šs Representative, ET, lEC and the Contractor(s) of the concurrent projects as listed under Section 2.3 below regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

2.2.11             One IEC will be employed for this Project. Once the IEC is appointed, EPD, ER, the Architect and ET will be notified the details of the IEC.

 

2.2.12             The Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) should not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project. The IEC should be employed by the Permit Holder (i.e., CEDD) prior to the commencement of the construction of the Project. The IEC should have at least 10 years¡Š experience in EM&A and have relevant professional qualifications. The appointment of IEC should be subject to the approval of EPD. The IEC should:

¡P           Provide proactive advice to the ER and the Project Proponent on EM&A matters related to the project, independent from the management of construction works, but empowered to audit the environmental performance of construction

¡P           Review and audit all aspects of the EM&A programme implemented by the ET

¡P           Review and verify the monitoring data and all submissions in connection with the EP and EM&A Manual submitted by the ET

¡P           Arrange and conduct regular, at least monthly site inspections of the works during construction phase, and ad hoc inspections if significant environmental problems are identified

¡P           Check compliance with the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

¡P           Check compliance with the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Check the effectiveness of corrective measures

¡P           Feedback audit results to ET by signing off relevant EM&A proforma

¡P           Check that the mitigation measures are effectively implemented

¡P           Verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.2 of the EP, notify the Director by fax, within one working day of receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each and every occurrence, change of circumstances or non-compliance with the EIA Report and/or the EP, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impacts from the Project

¡P           Report the works conducted, the findings, recommendation and improvement of the site inspections, after reviewing ET¡Šs and Contractor¡Šs works, and advices to the ER and Project Proponent on a monthly basis

¡P           Liaison with the client departments, Engineer/Engineer¡Šs Representative, the Architect, ET, lEC and the Contractor of the concurrent projects as listed under Section 2.3 below regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

2.3              Concurrent Projects

2.3.1                 The concurrent construction works that may be carried out include, but not limited to, the following:

                                (a)            Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage IV;

                                (b)            Widening of Fanling Highway ¡V Tai Hang to Wo Hop Shek Interchange ¡V Contract No. HY/2012/06;

                                (c)            Construction of BCP facilities in Shenzhen.

 

2.4              Construction Progress

2.4.1                 In the Reporting Period, the major construction activity conducted under the Project is located in Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and SS C505 and they are summarized in below.  Moreover, 3-month rolling construction program for all the current contracts is enclosed in Appendix C. 

 

 

Contract 2 (CV/2012/08)

2.4.2                 The contract commenced in May 2014. In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Mid-Vent Portal

Ÿ    Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) south driver breakthrough

Ÿ    Adit invert slab, waterproofing and lining

Ÿ    Tube tunnel construction activities

Ÿ    Structure connecting the adit tunnel and ventilation building superstructure

North Portal

Ÿ    Slope stabilization and retaining wall

Ÿ    Southbound tunnel enlargement

Ÿ    Construction of OHVD, cross passage and internal structure

Ÿ    North Bound Tunnel bench excavation

Ÿ    ventilation building superstructure

South Portal

Ÿ    Southbound and northbound Drill & Blast Excavation

Ÿ    South ventilation and building superstructure

Ÿ    Tunnel invert, waterproofing, lining, OHVD and cross passage

Ÿ    Mucking out from tunnels

Admin Building

Ÿ    Building superstructure, fence wall, drainage and E&M installation

Contract 3 (CV/2012/09)

2.4.3                 The Contract commenced in November 2013.  In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   Abutment Construction

Ÿ   Boundary Wall for DSD Pumping Station

Ÿ   Cable detection and trial trenches

Ÿ   Existing Kiu Tau Vehicular Bridge demolition

Ÿ   Extended podium construction near Bored Pile Wall

Ÿ   Footbridge construction

Ÿ   Noise barrier construction

Ÿ   Pier table construction

Ÿ   Portal construction

Ÿ   Construction of remaining base Slab of Box Culvert ID4

Ÿ   Road works

Ÿ   Roundabout modification works

Ÿ   Utilities Duct Laying

Ÿ   Water Main Laying

Ÿ   Gabion wall construction

Ÿ   Installation Steel Column and Panel of Noise Barrier

Ÿ   Per-drilling for noise barrier

Ÿ   Pit construction for heading works.

Ÿ   Parapet installation

Ÿ   Planter Wall construction

 

Contract 4 (Contract number to be assigned)

2.4.4                 The Contract was awarded in mid-April 2016 and the major construction work has not yet commenced.

 

Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

2.4.5                 As advised by the ER, the construction works under Contract 5 was substantially completed on 31 August 2016.

 

Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

2.4.6                 Contract 6 has awarded in June 2015 and construction work was commenced on 23 October 2015. In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   Bored Piling

Ÿ   Pile Cap Construction

Ÿ   Bridge Pier Construction

Ÿ   Bridge Segment Erection

Ÿ   Tunnel Excavation

Ÿ   Sewage Treatment Plant Construction

 

Contract 7 (NE/2014/03)

2.4.7                 Contract 7 has awarded in December 2015 and construction work was commenced on 15 February 2016.  In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   U-trough construction at Bridges A and E

Ÿ   Pile Caps construction at Bridges A and E

Ÿ   Column construction at Bridges B and D

Ÿ   3rd floor slab construction at Bridge C

 

Contract SS C505

2.4.8                 Contract SS C505 has awarded in July 2015 and construction work was commenced on 1 September 2015.  In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   Building no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 26, 30, 36 and 41 construction

Ÿ   Excavation for drainage works for Building no. 4, 5, 6 & 7

Ÿ   On Grade Slab construction for Building no.36

Ÿ   Tower crane operation

Ÿ   Bridge construction works including construction of bridge column, retaining wall, pile cap, pier, abutment, road and finishes works

Ÿ   Underground drainage works

Ÿ   Formwork and falsework for PTB¡Šs slab construction

Ÿ   Construction PTB M/F & 1/F flat slab

Ÿ   Steel beam works for maintenance platform for PTB

Ÿ   PTB backfilling works

Ÿ   Bridge deck construction for Bridges 1 - 5

 

2.5              Summary of Environmental Submissions

2.5.1                 In according to the EP, the required documents have submitted to EPD which listed in below:

Ÿ   Project Layout Plans of Contracts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and SS C505

Ÿ   Landscape Plan

Ÿ   Topsoil Management Plan

Ÿ   Environmental Monitoring and Audit Programme

Ÿ   Baseline Monitoring Report (TCS00690/13/600/R0030v3) for the Project

Ÿ   Waste Management Plan of the Contracts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and SS C505

Ÿ   Contamination Assessment Plan (CAP) and Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) for Po Kat Tsai, Loi Tung and the workshops in Fanling

Ÿ   Vegetation Survey Report

Ÿ   Woodland Compensation Plan

Ÿ   Habitat Creation Management Plan

Ÿ   Wetland Compensation Plan

 

2.5.2                 Summary of the relevant permits, licenses, and/or notifications on environmental protection for the Project of each contracts are presented in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1    Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Contracts

Item

Description

License/Permit Status

Ref. no.

Effective Date

Expiry Date

Contract 2

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref No.: 368864

31 Dec 2013

Till Contract ends

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

North Portal

Waste Producers Number: No.5213-652-D2523-01

25 Mar 2014

Till Contract ends

Mid-Vent Portal

Waste Producers Number: No.5213-634-D2524-01

25 Mar 2014

Till Contract ends

South Portal

Waste Producers Number: No.5213-634-D2526-01

9 Apr 2014

Till Contract ends

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.WT00018374-2014

8 Oct 2014

30 Sep 2019

No.: W5/1I389

28 Mar 2014

31 Mar 2019

No. WT00023063-2015

18 Dec 2015

31 Mar 2019

No.: W5/1I392

28 Mar 2014

31 Mar 2019

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7019105

8 Jan 2014

Till Contract ends

5

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RN0759-16

12 Oct 2016

11 Apr 2017

GW-RN0839-16

20 Nov 2016

07 May 2017

GW-RN0895-16

20 Dec 2016

11 Jun 2017

GW-RN0214-17

30 Mar 2017

14 Sep 2017

GW-RN0201-17

28 Mar 2017

14 Sep 2017

GW-RN0177-17

23 Mar 2017

14 Sep 2017

GW-RN0073-17

1 Feb 2017

31 Jul 2017

GW-RN0800-16

1 Nov 2016

29 Apr 2017

GW-RN0228-17

1 Apr 2017

16 Sep 2017

GW-RN0759-16

12 Oct 2016

11 Apr 2017

GW-RN0839-16

20 Nov 2016

7 May 2017

GW-RN0895-16

20 Dec 2016

11 Jun 2017

GW-RN0214-17

30 Mar 2017

14 Sep 2017

6

Specified Process License

(Mortar Plant Operation)

L-3-251(1)

12 Apr 2016

11 Apr 2021

Contract 3

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 362101

17 Jul 2013

Till Contract ends

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producers Number: No.:5113-634-C3817-01

 

7 Oct 2013

Till Contract ends

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.:WT00016832 ¡V 2013

28 Aug 13

31 Aug 2018

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7017914

2 Aug 13

Till Contract ends

5

 

 

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RN0646-16

10 Sep 2016

9 Mar 2017

GW-RN0653-16

11 Sep 2016

10 Mar 2017

GW-RN0654-16

15 Sep 2016

14 Mar 2017

GW-RN0720-16

4 Oct 2016

31 Mar 2017

GW-RN0729-16

5 Oct 2016

31 Mar 2017

GW-RN0756-16

18 Oct 2016

13 Apr 2017

GW-RN0759-16

5 Nov 2016

29 Apr 2017

GW-RN0816-16

13 Nov2016

27 Mar 2017

GW-RN0833-16

13 Nov2016

10 May 2017

GW-RN0836-16

15 Nov2016

31 Mar 2017

GW-RN0843-16

18 Nov2016

17 May 2017

GW-RN0870-16

30 Nov2016

13 May 2017

GW-RN0871-16

29 Nov2016

20 May 2017

GW-RN0872-16

29 Nov2016

20 May 2017

GW-RN0901-16

11 Dec 2016

4 Jun 2017

GW-RN0939-16

22 Dec 2016

21 Jun 2017

GW-RN0965-16

28 Dec 2016

13 Jun 2017

GW-RN0002-17

8 Jan 2017

4 Jun 2017

GW-RN0021-17

19 Jan 2017

8 Jul 2017

GW-RN0029-17

21 Jan 2017

8 Jul 2017

GW-RN0032-17

25 Feb 2017

10 Jul 2017

GW-RN0040-17

25 Jan 2017

24 Aug 2017

GW-RN0048-17

3 Feb 2017

16 Jun 2017

GW-RN0066-17

15 Feb 2017

15 Jul 2017

GW-RN0069-17

15 Feb 2017

14 Aug 2017

GW-RN0070-17

3 Feb 2017

15 Jul 2017

GW-RN0071-17

16 Feb 2017

15 Aug 2017

GW-RN0078-17

21 Feb 2017

21 Jun 2017

GW-RN0084-17

8 Feb 2017

15 Jul 2017

GW-RN0092-17

19 Feb 2017

20 Jul 2017

GW-RN0096-17

19 Feb 2017

10 Jul 2017

GW-RN0099-17

17 Feb 2017

12 Aug 2017

GW-RN0103-17

24 Feb 2017

31 Mar 2017

GW-RN0111-17

26 Feb 2017

30 Jul 2017

GW-RN0115-17

2 Mar 2017

26 Aug 2017

GW-RN0119-17

25 Feb 2017

31 Mar 2017

GW-RN0130-17

10 Mar 2017

9 Jun 2017

GW-RN0161-17

1 Apr 2017

30 Sep 2017

GW-RN0168-17

2 Apr 2017

25 Sep 2017

GW-RN0185-17

1 Apr 2017

30 Sep 2017

Contract 5

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 359338

 

13 May 2013

Till the end of Contract

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producers Number No.: 5213-642-S3735-01

8 Jun 2013

Till the end of Contract

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.: W5/1G44/1

8 Jun 13

30 Jun 2018

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7017351

29 Apr 13

Till the end of Contract

Contract 6

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 390614

29 Jun 2015

Till the end of Contract

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producers Number No.: 5213-652-C3969-01

31 Aug 2015

Till the end of Contract

3

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7022707

9 Jul 2015

Till the end of Contract

4

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.:WT00024574-2016

31 May 2016

31 May 2021

No.:WT00024576-2016

31 May 2016

31 May 2021

No.:WT00024742-2016

14 June 2016

30 June 2021

No.:WT00024746-2016

14 June 2016

30 June 2021

5

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RW0003-17

16 Jan 20217

15 Jul 2017

GW-RW0005-17

1 Apr 2017

30 Jun 2017

GW-RW0062-17

27 Jan 2017

26 Apr 2017

GW-RW0090-17

15 Feb 2017

14 Aug 2017

GW-RW0126-17

3 Mar 2017

27 Aug 2017

GW-RW0230-17

7 Apr 2017

27 May 2017

Contract SS C505

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 390974

13 Jul 2015

Till the end of Contract

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producer No.: 5213-642-L1048-07

16 Sep 2015

Till the end of Contract

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.: WT00024865-2016

8 Jul 2016

30 Nov 2020

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7022831

23 Jul 2015

Till the end of Contract

5

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RN0803-16

5 Nov 2016

4 May 2017

GW-RN0065-17

7 Feb 2017

6 Aug 2017

Contract 7

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 397015

21 Dec 2015

Till the end of Contract

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producer No.: 5214-641-K3202-01

24 Mar 2016

Till the end of Contract

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

No.: WT00024422-2016

10 May 2016

31 May 2021

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7024129

21 Jan 2016

Till the end of Contract

5

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RN0799-16

5 Nov 2016

4 May 2017

                                  Contract 4

1

 

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Form of Notification of Construction work has submitted to EPD in July 2016.

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Application is under preparation

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

Application is under preparation

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Application is under preparation


3                    Summary of Impact Monitoring Requirements

3.1              General

3.1.1                 The Environmental Monitoring and Audit requirements are set out in the Approved EM&A manual. Environmental issues such as air quality, construction noise and water quality were identified as the key issues during the construction phase of the Project.

 

3.1.2                 A summary of construction phase EM&A requirements are presented in the sub-sections below.

 

3.2              Monitoring Parameters

3.2.1                 The EM&A program of construction phase monitoring shall cover the following environmental issues:

                     Air quality;

                     Construction noise; and

                     Water quality

 

3.2.2                 A summary of the monitoring parameters is presented in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1         Summary of EM&A Requirements

Environmental Issue

Parameters

Air Quality

Ÿ  1-hour TSP by Real-Time Portable Dust Meter; and

Ÿ  24-hour TSP by High Volume Air Sampler.

Noise

Ÿ  Leq(30min) in normal working days (Monday to Saturday) 07:00-19:00 except public holiday; and

Ÿ  3 sets of consecutive Leq(5min) on restricted hours i.e. 19:00 to 07:00 next day, and whole day of public holiday or Sunday

Ÿ  Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.

Water Quality

In-situ Measurements

Ÿ  Dissolved Oxygen Concentration (mg/L);

Ÿ  Dissolved Oxygen Saturation (% );

Ÿ  Turbidity (NTU);

Ÿ  pH unit;

Ÿ  Water depth (m); and

Ÿ  Temperature (¢J).

Laboratory Analysis

Ÿ  Suspended Solids (mg/L)

 

3.3              Monitoring Locations

3.3.1                 The designated monitoring locations as recommended in the EM&A Manual are shown in Appendix D.  As the access to some of the designated monitoring locations was questionable due to safety reason or denied by the landlords, alternative locations therefore have had proposed. The proposed alternative monitoring locations has updated in the revised EM&A Programme which verified by IEC and certified by ET Leader prior submitted to EPD on 10 July 2013.  Table 3-2, Table 3-3 and Table 3-4 are respectively listed the air quality, construction noise and water quality monitoring locations for the Project and a map showing these monitoring stations is presented in Appendix E.

Table 3-2        Impact Monitoring Stations - Air Quality

Station ID

Description

Works Area

Related to the Work Contract

AM1b^

Open area at Tsung Yuen Ha Village

BCP

SS C505

Contract 7

AM2

Village House near Lin Ma Hang Road

LMH to Frontier Closed Area

Contract 6

AM3

Ta Kwu Ling Fire Service Station of Ta Kwu Ling Village.

LMH to Frontier Closed Area

Contract 6

AM4b^

House no. 10B1 Nga Yiu Ha Village

LMH to Frontier Closed Area

Contract 6

AM5a^

Ping Yeung Village House

Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan

Contract 6

AM6

Wo Keng Shan Village House

Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan

Contract 6

AM7b@

Loi Tung Village House

Sha Tau Kok Road

Contract 2

Contract 6

AM8

Po Kat Tsai Village No. 4

Po Kat Tsai

Contract 2

AM9b#

Nam Wa Po Village House No. 80

Fanling

Contract 3

# Proposal for the change of air quality monitoring location from AM9a to AM9b was submitted to EPD on 4 Nov 2013 after verified by the IEC and it was approved by EPD (EPD¡Šs ref.: (15) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.10 dated 8 Nov 2013).

* Proposal for the change of air quality monitoring location from AM1to AM1a was submitted to EPD on 24 March 2014 after verified by the IEC. It was approved by EPD (EPD¡Šs ref.: (6) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.12 dated 9 Jun 2014).

@ Proposal for the change of air quality monitoring location from AM7a to AM7b was submitted to EPD on 4 June 2014 after verified by the IEC. It was approved by EPD (EPD¡Šs ref.: (7) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.12 dated 9 Jun 2014).

^ Proposal for change of air quality monitoring locations was enclosed in the updated EM&A Programme which approval by EPD on 29 Mar 2016.

 

Table 3-3        Impact Monitoring Stations - Construction Noise

Station ID

Description

Works Area

Related to the Work Contract

NM1

Tsung Yuen Ha Village House No. 63

BCP

SS C505

Contract 7

NM2a#

Village House near Lin Ma Hang Road

Lin Ma Hang to Frontier Closed Area

Contract 6

NM3

Ping Yeung Village House (facade facing northeast)

Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan

Contract 6

NM4

Wo Keng Shan Village House

Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan

Contract 6

NM5

Village House, Loi Tung

Sha Tau Kok Road

Contract 2,

Contract 6

NM6

Tai Tong Wu Village House 2

Sha Tau Kok Road

Contract 2,

Contract 6

NM7

Po Kat Tsai Village

Po Kat Tsai

Contract 2

NM8

Village House, Tong Hang

Fanling

Contract 2

Contract 3

NM9

Village House, Kiu Tau Village

Fanling

Contract 3

NM10

Nam Wa Po Village House No. 80

Fanling

Contract 3

# Proposal for the change of construction noise monitoring location from NM2 to NM2a was verified by the IEC on 6 May 2016 and was effective on 9 May 2016.

 

Table 3-4        Impact Monitoring Stations - Water Quality

Station ID

Description

Coordinates of Designated / Alternative Location

Nature of the location

Related to the Work Contract

Easting

Northing

WM1

Downstream of Kong Yiu Channel

833 679

845 421

Alternative location located at upstream 51m of the designated location

SS C505

Contract 6

WM1- Control

Upstream of Kong Yiu Channel

834 185

845 917

NA

SS C505

Contract 6

WM2A

Downstream of River Ganges

834 204

844 471

Alternative location located at upstream 81m of the designated location

Contract 6

WM2A(a)*

Downstream of River Ganges

834 191

844 474

Alternative location located at upstream 70m of the designated location

Contract 6

WM2A- Controlx#

Upstream of River Ganges

835 377

844 188

Alternative location located at upstream 160m of the designated location

Contract 6

WM2B

Downstream of River Ganges

835 433

843 397

NA

Contract 6

WM2B- Control

Upstream of River Ganges

835 835

843 351

Alternative location located at downstream 31m of the designated location

Contract 6

WM3x#

Downstream of River Indus

836 206

842 270

Alternative location located at downstream 180m of the designated location

Contract 2

Contract 6

WM3- Control

Upstream of River Indus

836 763

842 400

Alternative location located at downstream 26m of the designated location

Contract 2

Contract 6

WM4

Downstream of Ma Wat Channel

833 850

838 338

Alternative location located at upstream 11m of the designated location

Contract 2

Contract 3

WM4¡V Control A

Kau Lung Hang Stream

834 028

837 695

Alternative location located at downstream 28m of the designated location

Contract 2

Contract 3

WM4¡V Control B

Upstream of Ma Wat Channel

833760

837395

Alternative location located at upstream 15m of the designated location

Contract 2

Contract 3

Note: EPD has approved the revised EM&A Programme on 29th March 2016. If the measured water depth of the monitoring station is lower than 150 mm, alternative location (WM3x and WM2A-Controlx) based on the criteria were selected to perform water monitoring in accordance with the updated EM&A Programme (Rev. 05) (Section 4.1.4)

* Proposal for the change of water monitoring location from WM2A to WM2A(a) was verified by the IEC and it was approved by EPD. (EPD¡Šs ref. (10) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.19)

 

3.4              Monitoring Frequency and Period

The requirements of impact monitoring are stipulated in Sections 2.1.6, 3.1.5 and 4.1.6 of the approved EM&A Manual and presented as follows.

 

Air Quality Monitoring

3.4.1                 Frequency of impact air quality monitoring is as follows:

Ÿ   1-hour TSP

3 times every six days during course of works

Ÿ   24-hour TSP

Once every 6 days during course of works.

 

Noise Monitoring

3.4.2                 One set of Leq(30min) as 6 consecutive Leq(5min) between 0700-1900 hours on normal weekdays and once every week during course of works.  If construction work necessary to carry out at other time periods, i.e. restricted time period (19:00 to 07:00 the next morning and whole day on public holidays) (hereinafter referred as ¡§the restricted hours¡š), additional weekly impact monitoring for Leq(5min) measurement shall be employed during respective restricted hours periods..  Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.

 

Water Quality Monitoring

3.4.3                 The water quality monitoring frequency shall be 3 days per week during course of works.  The interval between two sets of monitoring shall not be less than 36 hours.

 

3.5              Monitoring Equipment

Air Quality Monitoring

3.5.1                 The 24-hour and 1-hour TSP levels shall be measured by following the standard high volume sampling method as set out in the Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1 (Part 50), Appendix B.  If the ET proposes to use a direct reading dust meter to measure 1-hour TSP levels, it shall submit sufficient information to the IEC to approve.

 

3.5.2                 The filter paper of 24-hour TSP measurement shall be determined by HOKLAS accredited laboratory.

 

3.5.3                 All equipment to be used for air quality monitoring is listed in Table 3-5.

Table 3-5         Air Quality Monitoring Equipment

Equipment

Model

24-Hr TSP

High Volume Air Sampler

TISCH High Volume Air Sampler, HVS Model TE-5170*

Calibration Kit

TISCH Model TE-5025A*

1-Hour TSP

Portable Dust Meter

Sibata LD-3B Laser Dust monitor Particle Mass Profiler & Counter*

* Instrument was used in the Reporting Period and the calibration certificate could be referred in Appendix F.

 

Wind Data Monitoring Equipment

3.5.4                 According to the approved EM&A Manual, wind data monitoring equipment shall also be provided and set up for logging wind speed and wind direction near the dust monitoring locations.  The equipment installation location shall be proposed by the ET and agreed with the IEC.  For installation and operation of wind data monitoring equipment, the following points shall be observed:

1)          The wind sensors should be installed 10 m above ground so that they are clear of obstructions or turbulence caused by buildings.

2)          The wind data should be captured by a data logger. The data shall be downloaded for analysis at least once a month.

3)          The wind data monitoring equipment should be re-calibrated at least once every six months.

4)          Wind direction should be divided into 16 sectors of 22.5 degrees each.

 

3.5.5                 ET has liaised with the landlords of the successful granted HVS installation premises.  However, the owners rejected to provide premises for wind data monitoring equipment installation.

 

3.5.6                 Under this situation, the ET proposed alternative methods to obtain representative wind data.  Meteorological information as extracted from ¡§the Hong Kong Observatory Ta Kwu Ling Station¡š is alternative method to obtain representative wind data.  For Ta Kwu Ling Station, it is located nearby the Project site.  Moreover, this station is located at 15m above mean sea level while its anemometer is located at 13m above the existing ground which in compliance with the general setting up requirement.  Furthermore, this station also can be to provide the humidity, rainfall, and air pressure and temperature etc. meteorological information.  In Hong Kong of a lot development projects, weather information extracted from Hong Kong Observatory is common alternative method if weather station installation not allowed.

 

Noise Monitoring

3.5.7                 Sound level meter in compliance with the International Electrotechnical Commission Publications 651: 1979 (Type 1) and 804: 1985 (Type 1) specifications shall be used for carrying out the noise monitoring.  The sound level meter shall be checked using an acoustic calibrator.  The wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter capable of measuring the wind speed in m/s.

 

3.5.8                 Noise monitoring equipment to be used for monitoring is listed in Table 3-6.

Table 3-6         Construction Noise Monitoring Equipment

Equipment

Model

Integrating Sound Level Meter

B&K Type 2238* or Rion NL-31 or Rion NL-52*

Calibrator

B&K Type 4231* or Cesva CB-5 or Rion NC-74*

Portable Wind Speed Indicator

Testo Anemometer

* Instrument was used in the Reporting Period and the calibration certificate could be referred in Appendix F.

 

3.5.9                 Sound level meters listed above comply with the International Electrotechnical Commission Publications 651: 1979 (Type 1) and 804: 1985 (Type 1) specifications, as recommended in TM issued under the NCO.  The acoustic calibrator and sound level meter to be used in the impact monitoring will be calibrated yearly.

 

Water Quality Monitoring

3.5.10             DO and water temperature should be measured in-situ by a DO/temperature meter. The instrument should be portable and weatherproof using a DC power source. It should have a membrane electrode with automatic temperature compensation complete with a cable. The equipment should be capable of measuring:

                 a DO level in the range of 0-20 mg/l and 0-200% saturation; and

                 a temperature of between 0 and 45 degree Celsius.

 

3.5.11             A portable pH meter capable of measuring a range between 0.0 and 14.0 should be provided to measure pH under the specified conditions accordingly to the APHA Standard Methods.

 

3.5.12             The instrument should be portable and weatherproof using a DC power source. It should have a photoelectric sensor capable of measuring turbidity between 0-1000 NTU.

 

3.5.13             A portable, battery-operated echo sounder or tape measure will be used for the determination of water depth at each designated monitoring station as appropriate.

 

3.5.14             A water sampler e.g. Kahlsico Water Sampler, which is a transparent PVC cylinder with capacity not less than 2 litres, will be used for water sampling if water depth over than 0.5m.   For sampling from very shallow water depths e.g. <0.5 m, water sample collection will be directly from water surface below 100mm use sampling plastic bottle to avoid inclusion of bottom sediment or humus.  Moreover, Teflon/stainless steel bailer or self-made sampling buckets maybe used for water sampling.  The equipment used for sampling will be depended the sampling location and depth situations.

 

3.5.15             Water samples for laboratory measurement of SS will be collected in high density polythene bottles, packed in ice (cooled to 4 ºC without being frozen), and delivered to the laboratory in the same day as the samples were collected.

 

3.5.16             Analysis of suspended solids should be carried out in a HOKLAS or other accredited laboratory. Water samples of about 1L should be collected at the monitoring stations for carrying out the laboratory suspended solids determination.  The SS determination work should start within 24 hours after collection of the water samples. The SS analyses should follow the APHA Standard Methods 2540D with Limit of Reporting of 2 mg/L.

 

3.5.17             Water quality monitoring equipment used in the impact monitoring is listed in Table 3-7.  Suspended solids (SS) analysis is carried out by a local HOKLAS-accredited laboratory, namely ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd.

Table 3-7         Water Quality Monitoring Equipment

Equipment

Model

Water Depth Detector

Eagle Sonar or tape measures

Water Sampler

A 2-litre transparent PVC cylinder with latex cups at both ends or teflon/stainless steel bailer or self-made sampling bucket

Thermometer & DO meter

YSI Professional Plus /YSI PRO20 Handheld Dissolved Oxygen Instrument/ YSI 550A Multifunctional Meter*/ YSI Professional DSS

pH meter

YSI Professional Plus / AZ8685 pH pen-style meter*/ YSI 6820/ 650MDS/ YSI Professional DSS

Turbidimeter

Hach 2100Q*/ YSI 6820/ 650MDS/ YSI Professional DSS

Sample Container

High density polythene bottles (provided by laboratory)

Storage Container

¡¥Willow¡Š 33-liter plastic cool box with Ice pad

* Instrument was used in the Reporting Period and the calibration certificate could be referred in Appendix F.

 

3.6              Monitoring Methodology

1-hour TSP Monitoring

3.6.1                 The 1-hour TSP monitor was a brand named ¡§Sibata LD-3B Laser Dust monitor Particle Mass Profiler & Counter¡š which is a portable, battery-operated laser photometer.  The 1-hour TSP meter provides a real time 1-hour TSP measurement based on 90o light scattering.  The 1-hour TSP monitor consists of the following:

(a.)         A pump to draw sample aerosol through the optic chamber where TSP is measured;

(b.)        A sheath air system to isolate the aerosol in the chamber to keep the optics clean for maximum reliability; and

(c.)         A built-in data logger compatible with Windows based program to facilitate data collection, analysis and reporting.

 

3.6.2                 The 1-hour TSP meter is used within the valid period as follow manufacturer¡Šs Operation and Service Manual.

 

24-hour TSP Monitoring

3.6.3                 The equipment used for 24-hour TSP measurement is Tisch Environmental, Inc. Model TE-5170 TSP high volume air sampling system, which complied with EPA Code of Federal Regulation, Appendix B to Part 50. The High Volume Air Sampler (HVS) consists of the following:

(a.)         An anodized aluminum shelter;

(b.)        A 8¡šx10¡š stainless steel filter holder;

(c.)         A blower motor assembly;    

(d.)        A continuous flow/pressure recorder;

(e.)         A motor speed-voltage control/elapsed time indicator;

(f.)         A 7-day mechanical timer, and

(g.)         A power supply of 220v/50 Hz

 

3.6.4                 The HVS is operated and calibrated on a regular basis in accordance with the manufacturer¡Šs instruction using Tisch Calibration Kit Model TE-5025A.  Calibration would carry out in two month interval.

 

3.6.5                 24-hour TSP is collected by the ET on filters of HVS and quantified by a local HOKLAS accredited laboratory, ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd (ALS), upon receipt of the samples.  The ET keep all the sampled 24-hour TSP filters in normal air conditioned room conditions, i.e. 70% RH (Relative Humidity) and 25oC, for six months prior to disposal.

 

Noise Monitoring

3.6.6                 Noise measurements were taken in terms of the A-weighted equivalent sound pressure level (Leq) measured in decibels dB(A). Supplementary statistical results (L10 and L90) were also obtained for reference.

 

3.6.7                 During the monitoring, all noise measurements would be performed with the meter set to FAST response and on the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (Leq).  Leq(30min) in six consecutive Leq(5min) measurements will use as the monitoring parameter for the time period between 0700-1900 hours on weekdays; Leq(5min) measurements would be used as monitoring parameter for other time periods (e.g. during restricted hours), if necessary.

 

3.6.8                 Prior of noise measurement, the accuracy of the sound level meter is checked using an acoustic calibrator generating a known sound pressure level at a known frequency.  The checking is performed before and after the noise measurement.

 

Water Quality

3.6.9                 Water quality monitoring is conducted at the designated or alternative locations. The sampling procedures with the in-situ monitoring are presented as below:

 

Sampling Procedure

3.6.10             A Digital Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to identify the designated monitoring stations prior to water sampling.  A portable, battery-operated echo sounder or tape measurement is used for the determination of water depth at each station.  At each station, water sample would be collected from 0.1m below water surface or the water surface to prevent the river bed sediment for stirring.

 

3.6.11             The sample container will be rinsed with a portion of the water sample.  The water sample then will be transferred to the high-density polythene bottles as provided by the laboratory, labeled with a unique sample number and sealed with a screw cap.

 

3.6.12             Before sampling, general information such as the date and time of sampling, weather condition as well as the personnel responsible for the monitoring would be recorded on the field data sheet.

 

3.6.13             A ¡¥Willow¡Š 33-liter plastic cool box packed with ice will be used to preserve the water samples prior to arrival at the laboratory for chemical determination.  The water temperature of the cool box is maintained at a temperature as close to 40C as possible without being frozen.  Samples collected are delivered to the laboratory upon collection.

 

In-situ Measurement

3.6.14             YSI 550A Multifunctional Meter is used for water in-situ measures, which automates the measurements and data logging of temperature, dissolved oxygen and dissolved oxygen saturation. 

 

3.6.15             A portable AZ Model 8685 is used for in-situ pH measurement.  The pH meter is capable of measuring pH in the range of 0 ¡V 14 and readable to 0.1.

 

3.6.16             A portable Hach 2100Q Turbidimeter is used for in-situ turbidity measurement. The turbidity meter is capable of measuring turbidity in the range of 0 ¡V 1000 NTU. 

 

3.6.17             All in-situ measurement equipment are calibrated by HOKLAS accredited laboratory of three month interval.

 

Laboratory Analysis

3.6.18             All water samples analyzed Suspended Solids (SS) will be carried out by a local HOKLAS-accredited testing laboratory (ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd HOKLAS registration no. 66).  SS determination using APHA Standard Methods 2540D as specified in the EM&A Manual will start within 48 hours of water sample receipt.

 

3.7              Equipment Calibration

3.7.1                 Calibration of the HVS is performed upon installation and thereafter at bimonthly intervals in accordance with the manufacturer¡Šs instruction using the certified standard calibrator (TISCH Model TE-5025A).  Moreover, the Calibration Kit would be calibrated annually. The calibration data are properly documented and the records are maintained by ET for future reference.

 

3.7.2                 The 1-hour TSP meter was calibrated by the supplier prior to purchase.  Zero response of the equipment would be checked before and after each monitoring event.  Annually calibration with the High Volume Sampler (HVS) in same condition would be undertaken by the Laboratory.

 

3.7.3                 The sound level meter and calibrator are calibrated and certified by a laboratory accredited under HOKLAS or any other international accreditation scheme at yearly basis.

 

3.7.4                 All water quality monitoring equipment would be calibrated by HOKLAS accredited laboratory of three month intervals.

 

3.7.5                 The calibration certificates of all monitoring equipment used for the impact monitoring program in the Reporting Period and the HOKLAS accredited certificate of laboratory are attached in Appendix F.   

 

3.8              Derivation of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels

3.8.1                 The baseline results form the basis for determining the environmental acceptance criteria for the impact monitoring.  According to the approved Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual, the air quality, construction noise and water quality criteria were set up, namely Action and Limit levels are listed in Tables 3-8, 3-9 and 3-10.

Table 3-8        Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality Monitoring

Monitoring Station

Action Level (mg /m3)

Limit Level (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP

24-hour TSP

1-hour TSP

24-hour TSP

AM1b

265

143

500

260

AM2

268

149

AM3

269

145

AM4b

267

148

AM5a

268

143

AM6

269

148

AM7b

275

156

AM8

269

144

AM9b

271

151

 

 

Table 3-9         Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Monitoring Location

Action Level

Limit Level in dB(A)

Time Period: 0700-1900 hours on normal weekdays

NM1, NM2a, NM3, NM4, NM5, NM6, NM7, NM8, NM9, NM10

When one or more documented complaints are received

75 dB(A)Note 1 & Note 2

Note 1:  Acceptable Noise Levels for school should be reduced to 70 dB(A) and65 dB(A) during examination period

Note 2:  If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the NCA have to be followed.

 

Table 3-10       Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Parameter

Performance criteria

Monitoring Location

WM1

WM2A(a)

WM2B

WM3x

WM4

DO (mg/L)

Action Level

(*)4.23

(**)4.00

(*)4.74

(**)4.00

(*)4.14

Limit Level

(#)4.19

(**)4.00

(#)4.60

(**)4.00

(#)4.08

Turbidity (NTU)

Action Level

51.3

24.9

11.4

13.4

35.2

AND  120% of upstream control station of the same day

Limit Level

67.6

33.8

12.3

14.0

38.4

AND  130% of upstream control station of the same day

SS (mg/L)

Action Level

54.5

14.6

11.8

12.6

39.4

AND  120% of upstream control station of the same day

Limit Level

64.9

17.3

12.4

12.9

45.5

AND  130% of upstream control station of the same day

Remarks:

(*)      The Proposed Action Level of Dissolved Oxygen is adopted to be used 5%-ile of baseline data

(**)  The Proposed Action & Limit Level of Dissolved Oxygen is used 4mg/L

(#)     The Proposed Limit Level of Dissolved Oxygen is adopted to be used 1%-ile of baseline data

 

3.8.2                 Should non-compliance of the environmental quality criteria occurs, remedial actions will be triggered according to the Event and Action Plan which presented in Appendix G.

 

3.9              Data Management and Data QA/QC Control

3.9.1                 All monitoring data will be handled by the ET¡Šs in-house data recording and management system.  The monitoring data recorded in the equipment will be downloaded directly from the equipment at the end of each monitoring day.  The downloaded monitoring data will input into a computerized database maintained by the ET.  The laboratory results will be input directly into the computerized database and checked by personnel other than those who input the data.

 

3.9.2                 For monitoring parameters that require laboratory analysis, the local laboratory shall follow the QA/QC requirements as set out under the HOKLAS scheme for the relevant laboratory tests.


4                    Air Quality Monitoring

4.1              General

4.1.1                 In the Reporting Period, construction works under the project have been commenced in Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and Contract SS C505. Hence, air quality monitoring was performed at all designated locations.

 

4.1.2                 The air quality monitoring schedule is presented in Appendix H and the monitoring results are summarized in the following sub-sections.

 

4.2              Air Quality Monitoring Results

4.2.1                 In the Reporting Period, a total of 147 events of 1-hour TSP and 54 events 24-hours TSP monitoring were carried out and the monitoring results are summarized in Tables 4-1 to 4-9.   The detailed 24-hour TSP monitoring data are presented in Appendix I and the relevant graphical plots are shown in Appendix J.

Table 4-1         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM1b

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

1-Mar-17

129

2-Mar-17

9:24

75

64

66

7-Mar-17

96

8-Mar-17

9:43

84

105

140

13-Mar-17

69

14-Mar-17

9:09

73

72

69

18-Mar-17

84

20-Mar-17

9:45

78

81

71

24-Mar-17

71

25-Mar-17

13:00

72

69

73

30-Mar-17

131

31-Mar-17

9:24

74

70

49

Average

(Range)

97

(69 ¡V 131)

Average

(Range)

77

(49 ¡V 140)

 

Table 4-2         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM2

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

1-Mar-17

199

2-Mar-17

9:20

104

87

72

7-Mar-17

144

8-Mar-17

9:41

49

59

88

13-Mar-17

146

14-Mar-17

9:19

67

65

70

18-Mar-17

101

20-Mar-17

9:51

94

100

99

24-Mar-17

90

25-Mar-17

13:03

72

72

77

30-Mar-17

115

31-Mar-17

9:20

61

67

53

Average

(Range)

133

(90 ¡V 199)

Average

(Range)

75

(49 ¡V 104)

Remarks:

Bold with Italic indicated Action Level exceedance

Table 4-3         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM3

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

1-Mar-17

185

2-Mar-17

9:15

110

93

78

7-Mar-17

120

8-Mar-17

9:35

96

132

109

13-Mar-17

109

14-Mar-17

13:17

61

64

65

18-Mar-17

22

20-Mar-17

9:58

83

80

92

24-Mar-17

43

25-Mar-17

13:05

72

67

68

30-Mar-17

75

31-Mar-17

9:17

80

69

57

Average

(Range)

92

(22 ¡V 185)

Average

(Range)

82

 (57 ¡V 132)

Remarks:

Bold with Italic indicated Action Level exceedance

 

bold with underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

Table 4-4         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM4b

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

2-Mar-17

106

3-Mar-17

9:30

125

121

123

8-Mar-17

44

9-Mar-17

9:33

83

84

85

14-Mar-17

54

15-Mar-17

10:50

53

47

56

20-Mar-17

52

21-Mar-17

9:39

139

142

127

25-Mar-17

57

27-Mar-17

9:37

167

164

121

31-Mar-17

43

 

Average

(Range)

59

(43 ¡V 106)

Average

(Range)

109

(47 ¡V 167)

 

Table 4-5         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM5a

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

2-Mar-17

124

3-Mar-17

9:25

122

118

120

8-Mar-17

87

9-Mar-17

9:36

90

100

75

14-Mar-17

47

15-Mar-17

11:00

57

52

60

20-Mar-17

66

21-Mar-17

9:56

119

131

136

25-Mar-17

77

27-Mar-17

9:46

166

163

126

31-Mar-17

35

 

Average

(Range)

73

(35 ¡V 124)

Average

(Range)

109

(52 ¡V 166)

 

Table 4-6         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM6

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

2-Mar-17

226

3-Mar-17

9:15

115

117

118

8-Mar-17

147

9-Mar-17

9:28

112

111

85

14-Mar-17

129

15-Mar-17

13:00

62

58

56

20-Mar-17

133

21-Mar-17

9:46

123

132

123

25-Mar-17

122

27-Mar-17

9:52

157

163

154

31-Mar-17

95

 

Average

(Range)

142

(95 ¡V 226)

Average

(Range)

112

(56 ¡V 163)

Remarks:

Bold with Italic indicated Action Level exceedance

 

Table 4-7         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM7b

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

2-Mar-17

30

3-Mar-17

9:00

111

113

115

8-Mar-17

97

9-Mar-17

9:20

79

75

80

14-Mar-17

63

15-Mar-17

9:21

82

62

70

20-Mar-17

86

21-Mar-17

10:11

121

113

102

25-Mar-17

61

27-Mar-17

12:58

149

151

147

31-Mar-17

60

 

Average

(Range)

66

(30 ¡V 97)

Average

(Range)

105

(62 ¡V 151)

 

Table 4-8         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM8

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

2-Mar-17

62

3-Mar-17

13:00

104

101

109

8-Mar-17

48

9-Mar-17

9:08

78

71

75

14-Mar-17

53

15-Mar-17

13:01

82

60

69

20-Mar-17

52

21-Mar-17

10:30

107

107

111

25-Mar-17

61

27-Mar-17

13:21

153

148

149

31-Mar-17

39

 

Average

(Range)

53

(39 ¡V 62)

Average

(Range)

102

(60 -153)

 

Table 4-9         Summary of 24-hour and 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results ¡V AM9b

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

1-Mar-17

109

2-Mar-17

8:45

44

43

47

7-Mar-17

94

8-Mar-17

13:31

140

144

144

13-Mar-17

37

14-Mar-17

13:21

72

77

102

18-Mar-17

75

20-Mar-17

13:18

70

86

112

24-Mar-17

55

25-Mar-17

13:11

74

72

75

30-Mar-17

77

31-Mar-17

13:12

83

92

82

Average

(Range)

75

(37 ¡V 109)

Average

(Range)

87

(43¡V 144)

 

4.2.1                 As shown in Tables 4-1 to 4-9, all the 1-hour TSP monitoring results were below the Action/Limit Levels.  For 24-hour TSP, there were three (3) Action Level exceedances which recorded at AM2, AM3 and AM6.  Notifications of Exceedances (NOE) were issued to all relevant parties upon confirmation of the monitoring result.  Investigation report for cause of exceedance was conducted by ET and investigation results revealed that all the exceedances were not project related.  The details of the completed investigation reports for the exceedances are attached in Appendix N.

 

4.2.2                 The meteorological data during the impact monitoring days are summarized in Appendix K.

 

 

 


 

5                    Construction Noise Monitoring

5.1              General

5.1.1                 In the Reporting Period, construction works under the project have been commenced in Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and Contract SS C505 and noise monitoring was performed at all designated locations.

 

5.1.2                 The noise monitoring schedule is presented in Appendix H and the monitoring results are summarized in the following sub-sections.

 

5.2              Noise Monitoring Results (normal daytime)

5.2.1                 In the Reporting Period, a total of 50 event noise measurements were carried out at the designated locations.  The sound level meter was set in 1m from the exterior of the building façade including noise monitoring locations NM1, NM3, NM4, NM5, NM6, NM7, NM8 and NM9.  Therefore, no façade correction (+3 dB(A)) is added according to acoustical principles and EPD guidelines.  However, free-field status were performed at NM2a and NM10 and façade correction (+3 dB(A)) has added according to the requirement in this month.  The noise monitoring results at the designated locations are summarized in Tables 5-1 and 5-2.  The detailed noise monitoring data are presented in Appendix I and the relevant graphical plots are shown in Appendix J.

Table 5-1         Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Construction Noise Level (Leq30min), dB(A)

Date

NM1

NM2a(*)

NM8

NM9

NM10(*)

2-Mar-17

56

73

59

63

64

8-Mar-17

55

70

58

65

65

14-Mar-17

56

68

59

64

64

20-Mar-17

59

68

59

65

65

31-Mar-17

55

68

59

63

66

Limit Level

75 dB(A)

Remarks

(*)    façade correction (+3 dB(A) is added according to acoustical principles and EPD guidelines

Table 5-2         Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Construction Noise Level (Leq30min), dB(A)

 

Date

NM3

NM4

NM5

NM6

NM7

 

3-Mar-17

58

63

53

61

56

 

9-Mar-17

57

63

53

58

55

 

15-Mar-17

59

63

55

58

62

 

21-Mar-17

61

64

64

62

63

 

27-Mar-17

63

60

55

61

63

 

Limit Level

75 dB(A)

 

 

54

 

5.2.2                 As shown in Tables 5-1 and 5-2, the noise level measured at all designated monitoring locations were below 75dB(A).  Moreover, no valid noise complaint (which triggered Action Level exceedance) was recorded in the Reporting Period.

 

5.3              Noise Monitoring Results (Restricted Hours)

5.3.1                 In the Reporting Period, CNPs were granted by Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and SS C505 for use of Powered Mechanical Equipment (PME) during restricted hour.  As confirmed by both Contractors with their works schedules, construction works would be conducted at Contract 2, 3, 6 and SS C505 during restricted hours with the granted CNP.  Noise monitoring was therefore conducted at the relevant noise monitoring locations during respective restricted hour periods.  

 

5.3.2                 Based on the works schedule by the Contractor of Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and SS C505, the involved noise monitoring locations included NM1, NM4, NM5, NM7, NM8, NM9 and NM10 and the noise monitoring results are summarized in Tables 5-3 and 5-4.

 

Table 5-3         Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results (Evening Time)

Construction Noise Level (Leq5min), dB(A)

Date

NM1

NM4

NM5

NM7

NM8

NM9

NM10(*)

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

3-Mar-17

46

45

48

54

55

--

--

10-Mar-17

58

50

59

56

56

71

57

17-Mar-17

50

56

45

46

57

--

--

24-Mar-17

40

55

51

45

62

--

--

31-Mar-17

47

44

48

66

60

--

--

Observation/ other noise source

noise from vehicle  and occasionally dogs barking from village

noise from vehicle  and occasionally dogs barking from village

Noise from vehicle parking, occasionally dogs barking from village

Noise from water flowing in the gully, occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from trains as NM8 close to train tracks and occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from trains as NM9 close to train tracks and occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from highway and occasionally dogs barking from village

Remarks:   If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the NCA have to be followed.

 

Table 5-4         Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results (Night Time)

Construction Noise Level (Leq5min), dB(A)

Date (#)

NM5

NM7

NM8

NM9

NM10(*)

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

Leq5min

3-Mar-17

46

42

56

59

62

10-Mar-17

54

49

57

59

61

17-Mar-17

44

49

59

61

64

24-Mar-17

51

46

57

--

--

31-Mar-17

46

59

59

--

--

Observation/ other noise source

Noise from vehicle parking, occasionally dogs barking from village

Noise from water flowing in the gully, occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from trains as NM8 close to train tracks and occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from trains as NM9 close to train tracks and occasionally dogs barking from village

Traffic noise from highway and occasionally dogs barking from village

Remarks:   If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the NCA have to be followed.

(#)            the monitoring date for NM9 and NM10 shall be the next day of the ¡§Date¡š

(*)              façade correction (+3 dB(A) is added according to acoustical principles and EPD guidelines

 

5.3.3                 According to the site records by the monitoring team, no construction noise from the construction was noted during the course of monitoring at all locations.  On the other hand, traffic noise was dominated at NM8 and NM9 since the monitoring locations were closed to the train tracks and occasionally noise from vehicle and dogs barking were recorded at all stations.  Therefore, it is considered that the measurement results were likely to be the background noise.


 

6                    Water Quality Monitoring

6.1              General

6.1.1                 In the Reporting Period, construction works under the project has been commenced in Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and Contract SS C505 and water quality monitoring was performed at all designated locations.  The water quality monitoring schedule is presented in Appendix H.  The monitoring results are summarized in the following sub-sections.

 

6.2              Results of Water Quality Monitoring

6.2.1                 In the Reporting Period, a total of fourteen (14) sampling days was scheduled to carry out for all designated locations with their control stations.  According to the ¡§Event and Action Plan¡š, the frequency of water monitoring should be increased to daily once exceedance triggered.  Since the SS result required 5 working days to process, the need for repeated measurement could only rely on the result of turbidity which is in-situ measurement.  There were no exceedance of turbidity recorded and therefore no additional monitoring was made in the Reporting Period.

 

6.2.2                 The key monitoring parameters including Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity and Suspended Solids are summarized in Tables 6-1 to 6-5.  Breaches of water quality monitoring criteria are shown in Table 6-6.  Detailed monitoring database including in-situ measurements and laboratory analysis data are shown in Appendix I and the relevant graphical plot are shown in Appendix J.

Table 6-1         Water Quality Monitoring Results Associated of Contracts 2 and 3

Date

Dissolved Oxygen

(mg/L)

Turbidity

(NTU)

Suspended Solids

(mg/L)

WM4

WM4-CA

WM4-CB

WM4

WM4-CA

WM4-CB

WM4

WM4-CA

WM4-CB

1-Mar-17

7.1

8.3

6.1

24.1

4.8

10.4

11.0

<2

7.0

3-Mar-17

8.9

9.3

9.1

16.7

19.7

5.1

32.5

5.5

24.5

7-Mar-17

7.5

8.9

6.6

11.6

37.2

13.8

32.0

29.5

15.0

9-Mar-17

7.5

8.6

6.0

24.0

8.1

9.1

24.5

4.0

10.0

11-Mar-17

7.3

8.9

6.2

19.8

3.7

24.2

16.0

<2

20.0

13-Mar-17

7.3

8.2

7.0

17.7

8.5

15.2

19.0

<2

16.5

15-Mar-17

7.8

8.3

6.5

16.6

7.3

21.8

12.0

12.5

24.5

17-Mar-17

7.3

8.9

5.9

23.7

10.8

16.6

18.5

3.5

14.5

21-Mar-17

6.6

7.8

6.0

20.0

8.3

19.9

11.0

3.5

15.0

23-Mar-17

7.3

8.5

6.0

10.9

4.8

13.7

9.0

3.5

10.5

25-Mar-17

6.2

7.5

3.7

19.3

6.0

22.9

21.0

<2

18.0

27-Mar-17

7.8

8.5

6.9

15.1

8.6

14.4

11.0

6.0

13.0

29-Mar-17

6.4

8.5

4.8

33.7

5.8

15.0

35.0

4.5

19.0

31-Mar-17

7.0

7.2

6.1

104.5

23.5

104.0

65.0

16.0

95.0

 

Table 6-2         Water Quality Monitoring Results Associated of Contracts 5, 6 and SS C505

Date

Dissolved Oxygen

(mg/L)

Turbidity

(NTU)

Suspended Solids

(mg/L)

WM1

WM1-C

WM1

WM1-C

WM1

WM1-C

1-Mar-17

8.1

6.3

49.3

23.8

42.5

20.0

3-Mar-17

8.9

8.2

47.0

16.0

49.5

17.0

7-Mar-17

6.8

7.9

62.5

123.0

41.0

166.0

9-Mar-17

6.7

6.4

284.0

301.0

131.0

157.0

11-Mar-17

7.2

6.8

78.0

125.0

37.5

160.5

13-Mar-17

5.8

7.4

41.8

27.6

30.0

21.0

15-Mar-17

7.3

7.1

41.4

22.7

49.0

18.0

17-Mar-17

7.4

7.8

30.6

54.4

23.5

47.0

21-Mar-17

7.6

5.6

59.7

55.1

47.0

34.0

23-Mar-17

7.2

6.8

51.7

46.5

39.0

28.5

25-Mar-17

7.6

6.1

45.6

37.2

35.0

32.5

27-Mar-17

8.0

9.5

49.3

12.8

46.0

4.0

29-Mar-17

6.4

7.3

62.2

62.3

65.0

56.0

31-Mar-17

7.3

6.8

440.0

96.4

361.5

105.0

Remarks:

bold with underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

 

 

Table 6-3         Water Quality Monitoring Results Associated only Contract 6

Date

Dissolved Oxygen

(mg/L)

Turbidity

(NTU)

Suspended Solids

(mg/L)

WM2A(a)

WM2A- Cx

WM2B

WM2B- C

WM2A(a)

WM2A- Cx

WM2B

WM2B- C

WM2A(a)

WM2A- Cx

WM2B

WM2B- C

1-Mar-17

7.4

7.7

8.4

8.6

24.1

11.2

4.5

2.3

13.0

<2

9.0

<2

3-Mar-17

8.8

8.9

9.6

8.8

13.0

12.1

7.6

3.1

9.0

3.0

6.0

<2

7-Mar-17

7.7

8.0

8.4

9.5

16.2

11.6

8.1

2.7

4.5

2.5

6.0

<2

9-Mar-17

7.9

7.5

8.8

9.7

25.2

29.0

10.8

3.5

29.0

27.0

9.5

<2

11-Mar-17

7.6

7.9

8.1

9.4

24.5

13.3

8.7

5.1

25.0

<2

4.0

<2

13-Mar-17

7.9

8.0

7.8

9.0

8.5

10.4

5.0

4.7

9.0

<2

6.0

5.0

15-Mar-17

7.3

7.5

8.1

8.8

22.3

10.3

4.9

4.2

14.5

<2

3.5

2.0

17-Mar-17

8.6

8.3

8.2

9.4

24.3

15.2

11.1

4.7

14.5

3.0

6.0

4.0

21-Mar-17

7.3

7.1

7.5

8.6

22.4

11.3

10.8

9.2

20.0

<2

3.0

4.0

23-Mar-17

7.8

7.7

8.4

9.0

21.3

15.8

10.9

7.8

28.0

5.0

11.5

7.0

25-Mar-17

7.6

6.9

7.2

8.6

23.3

13.9

11.1

6.3

17.5

8.0

4.0

3.5

27-Mar-17

8.9

7.1

8.4

9.5

16.6

7.9

11.0

3.9

10.5

4.5

10.5

4.0

29-Mar-17

7.7

7.1

8.1

8.7

13.7

9.5

9.4

6.8

14.0

7.5

10.0

10.0

31-Mar-17

6.7

7.1

7.8

8.2

18.3

811.0

409.0

962.5

26.0

452.5

232.0

425.0

 

Remarks:

bold with underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

Table 6-4         Water Quality Monitoring Results Associated Contracts 2 and 6

Date

Dissolved Oxygen

(mg/L)

Turbidity

(NTU)

Suspended Solids

(mg/L)

WM3x

WM3-C

WM3x

WM3-C

WM3x

WM3-C

1-Mar-17

8.1

8.5

20.9

116.0

21.5

485.0

3-Mar-17

9.1

7.6

3.9

2.3

4.0

5.0

7-Mar-17

8.7

7.4

11.9

7.4

3.5

12.5

9-Mar-17

8.7

7.9

11.6

3.4

11.0

3.0

11-Mar-17

8.6

7.0

11.8

7.6

4.0

16.0

13-Mar-17

7.7

7.8

13.2

15.4

5.0

5.0

15-Mar-17

7.7

6.6

11.2

7.1

3.0

2.5

17-Mar-17

7.7

8.0

over range

over range

850.5

1590.0

21-Mar-17

7.4

7.2

15.0

17.2

9.0

11.0

23-Mar-17

7.2

8.2

7.1

13.2

6.0

10.0

25-Mar-17

7.7

6.9

12.9

29.1

4.0

15.0

27-Mar-17

8.7

7.9

11.0

6.9

5.5

4.0

29-Mar-17

8.0

7.0

8.1

3.8

24.5

30.0

31-Mar-17

6.8

6.9

68.8

10.9

40.5

5.0

Remarks:

bold with underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

Table 6-5      Action and Limit (A/L) Levels Exceedance Recorded

Location

Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

Suspended Solids

Total Exceedance

Project Related exceedance

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

WM1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

WM2A(a)

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

4

0

0

WM2B

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WM3x

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

WM4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

No of Exceedance

0

0

0

2

0

6

0

8

0

0

 

6.2.3                 In this Reporting Period, a total of eight (8) Limit Level (LL) exceedances, namely two (2) LL exceedance of turbidity and six (6) LL exceedances of Suspended Solids were recorded for the Project and they are summarized in Table 6-5.  According to the investigation result, all exceedances recoded at WM2A(a) were concluded as non-project related and the exceedances at WM1 and WM3x were under investigation.

 

6.2.4                 NOE was issued to relevant parties upon confirmation of the monitoring result.  The investigation results and summary of exceedances are summarized in Table 6-6.  The details of the completed investigation reports for the exceedances are attached in Appendix N.

Table 6-6      Summary of Water Quality Exceedance in the Reporting Period

Date of Exceedance

Location

Exceeded Parameter

Cause of Water Quality Exceedance In Brief

24 February 2017

WM1

NTU & SS

Investigation report revealed that the exceedances were likely related to the residual impact of the rain in previous day and not due to the works under the Contract 6 and Contract SS C505. 

11 March 2017

WM2A(a)

SS

Investigation report revealed that the implementation of water mitigation measures on site was in order and no adverse water quality impact was observed.  Moreover, there were no rain recorded on the exceedance days and muddy runoff from the site was unlikely to occur.  It is considered that the exceedance on 11 March 2017 was due to the stirred up loose sediment of the river bed during sampling and not caused by the works under the Contract 6.

21, 23 and 25 March 2017

WM2A(a)

SS

Investigation report revealed that the implementation of water mitigation measures on site was in order and no adverse water quality impact was observed.  Moreover, there were no rain recorded on the exceedance days and muddy runoff from the site was unlikely to occur.  It is considered that the exceedances were due to the stirred up loose sediment of the river bed during sampling and not caused by the works under the Contract 6.

31 March 2017

WM1

NTU & SS

The investigation is in progress.

31 March 2017

WM3

NTU & SS

The investigation is in progress.



7                    Ecology Monitoring

7.1              General

7.1.1                 Ecology monitoring for woodland compensation was shall be conducted at bi-monthly interval.  The last ecological monitoring report (Jan-Feb 2017) was submitted to EPD in March 2017.  In the Reporting Report, no ecological monitoring was carried out.


 

8                    Waste Management

8.1              General Waste Management

8.1.1                 Waste management was carried out in accordance with the Waste Management Plan (WMP) for each contract.

 

8.2              Records of Waste Quantities

8.2.1                 All types of waste arising from the construction work are classified into the following:

l Construction & Demolition (C&D) Material;

l Chemical Waste;

l General Refuse; and

l Excavated Soil.

 

8.2.2                 The quantities of waste for disposal in this Reporting Period are summarized in Tables 8-1 and 8-2 and the Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table is shown in Appendix L.  Whenever possible, materials were reused on-site as far as practicable.

Table 8-1         Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials for the Project

Type of Waste

Contract 2

Contract 3

Contract 6

Contract 7

Contract SS C505

Total Quantity

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

C&D Materials (Inert)

(in '000m3)

28.3513

--

2.287

--

28.540

--

0.822

--

0.548

--

60.5483

Reused in this Contract (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

0.5425

--

0.060

--

0

--

0

--

0.054

--

0.6565

Reused in other Contracts/ Projects (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

28.2593

C6/ NENT# & other projects approved by the ER

0

--

0

--

0

--

0

--

28.2593

Disposal as Public Fill (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

2.8910

Tuen Mun 38

1.662

Tuen Mun 38

28.540

Tuen Mun 38

0.822

Tuen Mun 38

0.494

TKO 137

34.409

Remark #: The C&D materials were delivered to NENT for reuse by laying cover of the landfilling area.

 

Table 8-2        Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes for the Project

Type of Waste

Contract 2

Contract 3

Contract 6

Contract 7

Contract SS C505

Total

Quantity

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Recycled Metal (¡¥000kg) #

137.78

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

2.2

Licensed collector

97.37

Licensed collector

237.35

Recycled Paper / Cardboard Packing (¡¥000kg) #

0.3000

Licensed collector

0

-

0

-

0.04

Licensed collector

3.380

Licensed collector

3.72

Recycled Plastic (¡¥000kg) #

2.0421

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

0.001

Licensed collector

1.573

Licensed collector

3.6161

Chemical Wastes (¡¥000kg) #

4.0720

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

0

--

0

--

4.072

General Refuses (¡¥000m3)

0.4167

NENT

0.115

NENT

0.217

NENT

0.025

NENT

0.4225

NENT

1.1962

Remark #: Unit of recycled metal, recycled paper/ cardboard packing, recycled plastic and chemical waste for Contract 3 was in (¡¥000m3).


9                    Site Inspection

9.1              requirements

9.1.1                 According to the approved EM&A Manual, the environmental site inspection shall be formulation by ET Leader.  Weekly environmental site inspections should carry out to confirm the environmental performance.

 

9.2              Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month

Contract 2

9.2.1                 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection for Contract 2 to evaluate the site environmental performance has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 3, 10, 17, 24 and 28 March 2017.  No non-compliance was noted.

 

9.2.2                 The findings / deficiencies of Contract 2 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1           Site Observations for Contract 2

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

3 March 2017

Ÿ  Mud and silt cumulated in tempory drainage system was observed. The contractor should clean up the mud and silt to maintain the drainage system in good condition. (North Portal)

Ÿ  The Contractor was deployed a labour to clean the discharge area. 

10 March 2017

Ÿ  Overflow of turbid water into the treated water tank water due to malfunction of submersible pump was observed. Proper maintenance of the wastewater de-silting system should be provided and ensure all discharge from the site is complied with dischage license requirement. (South Portal)

Ÿ  Milky water was obseved discharging from construction site of Mid-Vent works area. The Contractor was immediately requested to stop discharging of the milky water and review the function of wastewater treatment facilities.  Moreover, the Contractor should ensure the discharge water from construciton site is complied with discharge license requirement. (Mid-Vent)

Ÿ  The submersible pump was repaired and the wastewater de-silting system was resumed to normal operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  No milky water discharged from site was observed. As advised by the Contactor, the Production Manager had already stopped the inflow of wastewater from the tunnel to the WetSep system.

17 March 2017

Ÿ  Mud and silt cumulated inside the storm water drainage was observed. Also untreated muddy water discharged into storm water drainage and discharge from site was observed. The Contractor was requested to stop the discharge immediately.  The Contractor was adivsed that all discharge from site should be complied with WPCO requirement.

According to the contractor¡Šs informations, the following action was taken:

Ÿ  Cleansed the basin by excavator, manual washing and suction truck.

Ÿ  Desilted the drainage collecting surface runoff from the permanent slope.

Ÿ  Removed all abandoned pipe connected to the basin.

Ÿ  Diverted all muddy water directly to the wastewater treatment plant

24 March 2017

Ÿ  Drip tray should be provided for oil drum storage on-site. (South Portal)

Ÿ  The oil drum was remvoed.

28 March 2017

Ÿ  Free standing chemical container was observed, the Contractor should provide drip tray underneath. (Mid-Vent)

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to provide dust suppression measures, as appropriately.

Ÿ  The chemcial contaner was removed.

 

 

 

Ÿ  Not requried for reminder.

 

Contract 3

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

 

9.2.4                 The findings / deficiencies of Contract 3 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-2.

Table 9-2           Site Observations for Contract 3

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

6 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

15 March 2017

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to provide label with emergency contact person information for the chemical waste storage container on site.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder

20 March 2017

Ÿ  Muddy water discharged into the river was observed. The Contractor was advised to avoid muddy water discharge into the river at ID 5 Box.

Ÿ  No muddy water discharged into river was observed.

27 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

 

Contract 6

9.2.5                 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection for Contract 6 to evaluate the site environmental performance has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 March 2017.  No non-compliance was noted.

 

9.2.6                 The findings / deficiencies of Contract 6 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-4.

Table 9-4           Site Observations for Contract 6

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

2 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

9 March 2017

Ÿ  Free standing chemical containers placed at the river edge was observed, the Contractor should remove the chemical containers away from the river. (Location Bridge 1/ WM1)

Ÿ  Chemical containers were removed away from watercourse.

Ÿ  Water leaking out through the metal bridge at Bridge Y was observed, the Contractor should provide corrective measures to prevent any run-off.

Ÿ  Gaps under lateral barrier have been sealed so as to prevent run-off from leaking.

Ÿ  It was reminded that cleanliness on the public road should be maintain. (Location: Bridge C)

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

16 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

23 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

30 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

 

Contract SS C505

9.2.7                 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection for Contract SS C505 to evaluate the site environmental performance has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 1, 8, 14, 22 and 29 March 2017.  No non-compliance was noted.  

 

9.2.8                 The findings / deficiencies of Contract SS C505 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-5.

Table 9-5           Site Observations for Contract SS C505

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

1 March 2017

Ÿ  Stockpile without proper cover was observed near PTB West. The Contractor should cover the stockpile with tarpaulin sheet to reduce dust generation.

Ÿ  Stockpile was covered properly.

Ÿ  Holes were observed at drip tray near Bridge 4 which chemical leakage from drip tray could be occurred. The Contractor should repair the drip tray to avoid land contamination.

Ÿ  Drip tray was repaired and no holes was observed.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to remove stagnant water on site regularly.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

8 March 2017

Ÿ  Chemical container without drip tray was observed at PTB. The Contractor should place the container into drip tray to avoid land contamination.

Ÿ  The chemical container was removed from the works area.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to remove the stagnant water after rainy days.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

14 March 2017

Ÿ  Accumulation of stagnant water was observed at work area of PTB. The contractor was advised to clear it A.S.A.P.

Ÿ  Stagnant water was removed.

Ÿ  Construction waste was observed on the ground at work area of Building Two. The contractor was advised to dispose construction waste regularly and provide proper storage area with labeling for construction waste.

Ÿ  Construction waste storage area label was provided.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to perform housekeeping within work area.

Ÿ   

22 March 2017

Ÿ  Stagnant water was observed at drip tray located at PTB East ground floor and at PTB slap. The Contractor should remove the stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding.

Ÿ  Stagnant water was removed.

Ÿ  General refuse storage without label was observed near PTB East. The Contractor should identify and provide label for the waste storage area.

Ÿ  Construction waste storage area label was provided.

29 March 2017

Ÿ  Free standing chemical container without drip tray was observed near Building 9.  The Contractor should place the container on the drip tray to aviod land contamination.

Ÿ  The free standing chemical was placed into drip tray.

Ÿ  Stagnant water was observed at PTB slap.  The Contractor should remove the stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding. 

Ÿ  Staganat water observed at PTB slap was removed.

 

Contract 7

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

 

9.2.10             The findings / deficiencies of Contract 7 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-6.

Table 9-6           Site Observations for Contract 7

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

7 March 2017

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed

Ÿ  NA

14 March 2017

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to maintain the cleanliness at site exit/entrance at 53 Gate.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  It was reminded that all the chemical container should be provided with drip tray.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

21 March 2017

Ÿ  It was reminded that stagnant water should be cleaned out after the rainy days.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

28 March 2017

Ÿ  Stagnant water was observed inside the drip tray, the Contractor should removed the stagnant water as appropriately.

Ÿ  The stagnant water was removed from the drip tray.

 

9.2.11             General housekeeping such as daily site tidiness and cleanliness should be maintained for all Contracts.  Furthermore, the Contractors were reminded to implement Waste Management Plan of the Project.

 

Other Contracts

9.2.12             Since the construction work of Contract 5 has substantially completed and Contract 4 has not commenced, no site inspection was performed.


 

10                Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance

10.1          Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution

10.1.1             In the Reporting Period, no summons and prosecution under the EM&A Programme was lodged for all Contracts.  However, two (2) documented environmental complaints were received regarding noise issue for Contract 2 and wastewater issue for Contract 3.  The investigation details for the complaint and status are presented below.  

 

Investigation Result for the Documented Complaint received by EPD in late January 2017 (Contract 6) (received by ET on 27 February 2017) (last Reporting Period)

 

10.1.2             EPD received a complaint from the public regarding construction noise from operation of a tower crane at CCKJV¡Šs construction site near Wo Keng Shan Road was heard at about 3:00am in January 2017.

 

10.1.3             According to EPD's record, the concerned construction site has 3 valid CNPs and operation of tower crane was not covered by all CNPs. CNP GW-RN0005-17 and CNP GW-RN0062-17 are for tunnel works at South Portal (North Bound & South Bound) and North Portal (North Bound & South Bound) respectively. Furthermore, CNP GW-RN0090-17 is for segment erection at Bridge B which has not yet commenced.  There are two tower cranes in the concern area in which one located at North Portal works area and the other located at South Portal works area.

 

10.1.4             According to the information provided by CCKJV, both tower cranes did not operate after 19:00 on normal days and also during restricted hours in daytime on general holiday/Sunday in January 2017.  Moreover, there were no construction activities involve using of PME between 23:00 and 07:00 in January 2017.

 

10.1.5             Joint inspection by RE, IEC, CCKJV and ET was carried out on 2 March 2017 for the complaint investigation. The inspection finding and observation during the site inspection are presented below.

(a)           Tower cranes were located within the works area of both South Portal and North Portal.

(b)          There was no tower crane located within the works area under CNP GW- RN0090-17 for the segment erection at Bridge B.

(c)           Power supply for the tower crane at South Portal were provided by generator whereas water supply and lighting powered by CLP.

(d)          Power supply for the tower crane, water supply and lighting at North Portal were provided by CLP at North Portal.

 

10.1.6             As advised by CCKJV, for safety and security purpose, lights device (i.e. flood light) are used for North Portal (NP) and South Portal (SP) illumination.  In January 2017, the lights device for SP was available where NP¡Šs were not available yet.  Therefore, NP¡Šs illumination relied on lighting from tower crane but SP¡Šs didn¡Št.  Since lighting powered by CLP doesn¡Št involve any PME, there should not be any non-compliance to the Noise control Ordinance.  Moreover, according to the site condition, it is suspected that the complaint location should be North Portal works area.

 

10.1.7             In our investigation, there should not be any operation of tower crane and construction activities involve using of PME between 23:00 and 07:00 in January 2017 at the subject time.  It is considered that the complaint is due to misunderstanding of tower crane in operation and it should be invalid to Contract 6.  Nevertheless, CCKJV was reminded not to violate CNP conditions.

 

Investigation Result for the Documented Complaint received by RE on 6 and 7 March 2017 (Contract 2)

 

10.1.8             The investigation for the complaint is in progress.

 

Investigation Result for the Documented Complaint received by 1823 on 24 March 2017 (Contract 3)

 

10.1.9             A complaint was received from 1823 regarding water flowing from the construction site to the nearby drainage channel for a month ago.  The concerned channel has been blocked by concrete and stagnant water was cumulated on the road which induced mosquito breeding problem.  The complainant requested the relevant department to follow up.  According to the details from the complainant, the suspected complaint location should be works area AC7 under Contract 3 (Chun Wo).

 

10.1.10         As advised by Chun Wo, the complaint location is right outside the site exit of works area AC7 in which water mitigation measures have been provided at related site exit to prevent wastewater flow out of the site.  However, since last month, it was observed that a concrete lorry, which was not belonged to C3 or any other contracts of Project Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai, was occasionally parked at lay-by near the concerned site exit and unloading concrete to be conveyed into the village by construction wheel barrows. The concrete left-over was then washed and cumulated in the nearby drainage channel.

 

10.1.11         Joint inspection by RE, IEC, Chun Wo and ET was carried out on 3 April 2017 for the complaint investigation.  The observations during site inspection are summarized below.

(a)           Wheel washing facilities was provided within the concerned site exit.  A ramp was constructed at the site exit to prevent wastewater getting outside the construction site.

(b)          No stagnant water was observed at the concerned location and the blocked drainage channel was found cleared.

(c)           As advised by Chun Wo, they did voluntarily clear the blocked channel upon receipt of the complaint.

10.1.12         In our investigation, the condition of the concerned site exit was generally in order and no stagnant water was observed.  Since the blocked drainage channel was not caused by the Contract work, it is considered that the complaint was not related to the works under Contract 3.  Nevertheless, Chun Wo was reminded to pay attention on the cleanliness of the site exit and wheel washing facilities and ensure all runoff from the site area was fully diverted.

 

10.1.13         The statistical summary table of environmental complaint is presented in Tables 10-1, 10-2 and 10-3.

Table 10-1         Statistical Summary of Environmental Complaints

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Complaint Statistics

Project related complaint

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

19 May 2014 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 2

0

26

Ÿ  (16)Water Quality

Ÿ  (7) Dust

Ÿ  (2) Noise

Ÿ  (1) dust & noise

(5) water

(2) dust

(1) noise

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 3

0

4

Ÿ  (1) Dust

Ÿ  (2) Water quality

Ÿ  (1) Noise

0

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 5

0

4

Ÿ  (3) Dust

Ÿ  (1) Noise

0

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 6

0

31

Ÿ  (22) Water Quality

Ÿ  (6) Dust

Ÿ  (2) Noise

Ÿ  (1) Nuisance

(6) water

(2) dust

(1) Nuisance

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 7

0

1

Ÿ  (1) Noise

0

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

SS C505

0

2

Ÿ  (1) Noise

Ÿ  (1) dust

0

1 ¡V 31 Mar 2017

Contract 2

1

27

Ÿ  (16)Water Quality

Ÿ  (7) Dust

Ÿ  (3) Noise

Ÿ  (1) dust & noise

#

Contract 3

1

5

Ÿ  (1) Dust

Ÿ  (3) Water quality

Ÿ  (1) Noise

0

Contract 6

0

31

Ÿ  (22) Water Quality

Ÿ  (6) Dust

Ÿ  (2) Noise

Ÿ  (1) Nuisance

NA

Contract 7

0

1

Ÿ  (1) Noise

NA

SS C505

0

2

Ÿ  (1) Noise

Ÿ  (1) dust

NA

Remark (#): One (1) environmental complaint in the reporting report is under investigation.

         

 

Table 10-2         Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Summons Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

19 May 2014 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 2

0

0

NA

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 3

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 5

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 6

0

0

NA

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 7

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

SS C505

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 Mar 2017

Contract 2

0

0

NA

Contract 3

0

0

NA

Contract 6

0

0

NA

Contract 7

0

0

NA

SS C505

0

0

NA

 

Table 10-3         Statistical Summary of Environmental Prosecution

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Prosecution Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

19 May 2014 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 2

0

0

NA

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 3

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 5

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 6

0

0

NA

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

Contract 7

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

28 Feb 2017

SS C505

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 Mar 2017

Contract 2

0

0

NA

Contract 3

0

0

NA

Contract 6

0

0

NA

Contract 7

0

0

NA

SS C505

0

0

NA

 

The Other Contracts

10.1.14         Since the construction works at the Contract 5 was substantially completed and Contract 4 has not yet commenced, no environmental complaint, summons and prosecution under the EM&A Programme are registered in the Reporting Period.

 


11                Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

11.1          General Requirements

11.1.1             The environmental mitigation measures that recommended in the Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (ISEMM) in the approved EM&A Manual covered the issues of dust, noise, water and waste and they are summarized presented in Appendix M.

 

11.1.2             All contracts under the Project shall be implementing the required environmental mitigation measures according to the approved EM&A Manual as subject to the site condition.  Environmental mitigation measures generally implemented by Contracts 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and Contract SS C505 in this Reporting Period are summarized in Table 11-1.  

 

Table 11-1         Environmental Mitigation Measures

Issues

Environmental Mitigation Measures

Water Quality

¡P       Wastewater to be treated by the wastewater treatment facilities i.e. sedimentation tank or similar facility before discharge.

Air Quality

¡P       Maintain damp / wet surface on access road

¡P       Low vehicular speed within the works areas.

¡P       All vehicles must use wheel washing facility before off site

¡P       Sprayed water during breaking works

¡P       A cleaning truck was regularly performed on the public road to prevent fugitive dust emission

Noise

¡P       Restrain operation time of plants from 07:00 to 19:00 on any working day except for Public Holiday and Sunday.

¡P       Keep good maintenance of plants

¡P       Place noisy plants away from residence or school

¡P       Provide noise barriers or hoarding to enclose the noisy plants or works

¡P       Shut down the plants when not in used.

Waste and Chemical Management

¡P       On-site sorting prior to disposal

¡P       Follow requirements and procedures of the ¡§Trip-ticket System¡š

¡P       Predict required quantity of concrete accurately

¡P       Collect the unused fresh concrete at designated locations in the sites for subsequent disposal

General

¡P       The site was generally kept tidy and clean.

 

11.2          Tentative Construction Activities in the Coming Month

11.2.1             As advised by the ER, the construction works under Contract 5 was substantially completed on 31 August 2016.  Construction activities for other Contracts in the coming month are listed below:

Contract 2

Mid-Vent Portal

Ÿ    Adit invert slab, water proofing and lining

Ÿ    TBM U-turn

Ÿ    Tube tunnel post-excavation activities

Ÿ    Structure connecting the adit tunnel, and ventilation building backfilling and superstructure works

North Portal

Ÿ    Southbound tunnel enlargement and Southbound tunnel bench excavation

Ÿ    Construction of OHVD, cross passage and internal structure

Ÿ    Retaining walls and slope stabilizations

Ÿ    North ventilation building superstructure

South Portal

Ÿ    Southbound and Northbound D&B excavation

Ÿ    South ventilation building superstructure

Ÿ    Tunnel invert, waterproofing and lining

Ÿ    Muck out from tunnels

Admin Building

Ÿ    Construction of permanent drainage and fencing wall

Ÿ    Internal fitting out, E&M and curtain wall installation

 

Contract 3

Ÿ   Construction of Boundary Wall for Pumping Station

Ÿ   Cable detection and trial trenches

Ÿ   Extended Podium Construction near Bored Pile Wall

Ÿ   Gabion wall construction

Ÿ   Installation of noise barrier post and panel

Ÿ   Footbridge construction

Ÿ   Mini-pile installation works

Ÿ   Noise barrier construction

Ÿ   Pier / Pier Table construction

Ÿ   Portal construction

Ÿ   Profile barrier construction on Viaduct

Ÿ   Road works

Ÿ   Utilities duct laying

Ÿ   Viaduct segment erection

Ÿ   Water Main Laying

Ÿ   Parapet Installation

Ÿ   Planter Wall construction

Ÿ   Existing Kiu Tau Footbridge demolition

Contract 6

Ÿ   Bored Piling

Ÿ   Pile Cap Construction

Ÿ   Bridge Pier Construction

Ÿ   Segment section

Ÿ   Sewage Treatment Plant Construction

Ÿ   Tunnel Works

Contract 7

Ÿ   U-trough and abutment construction at Bridge A and Bridge E

Ÿ   Column construction at Bridge A and E

Ÿ   Column and deck construction at Bridge B and D

Ÿ   3rd floor construction of Bridge C

Contract SS C505

Ÿ   Building no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 26, 30, 36 and 41 construction

Ÿ   ABWF Works and Contractors Testing for Building no.36

Ÿ   Tower crane operation

Ÿ   Bridge construction works including construction of bridge column, retaining wall, pile cap, pier, abutment, road and finishes works

Ÿ   Underground drainage works, Road Works and Landscaping

Ÿ   Formwork and falsework for PTB¡Šs slab construction

Ÿ   Construction PTB M/F & 1/F flat slab

Ÿ   Steel beam works for maintenance platform for PTB

Ÿ   PTB backfilling works

Ÿ   Bridge deck construction for Bridges 1 - 5

 

11.3          Key Issues for the Coming Month

11.3.1             Key issues to be considered in the coming month for Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and SS C505 include:

Ÿ    Implementation of control measures for rainstorm;

Ÿ    Regular clearance of stagnant water during wet season;

Ÿ    Implementation of dust suppression measures at all times;

Ÿ    Potential wastewater quality impact due to surface runoff;

Ÿ    Potential fugitive dust quality impact due from the dry/loose/exposure soil surface/dusty material;

Ÿ    Disposal of empty engine oil containers within site area;

Ÿ    Ensure dust suppression measures are implemented properly;

Ÿ    Sediment catch-pits and silt removal facilities should be regularly maintained;

Ÿ    Management of chemical wastes;

Ÿ    Discharge of site effluent to the nearby wetland, stockpiling or disposal of materials, and any dredging or construction area at this area are prohibited;

Ÿ    Follow-up of improvement on general waste management issues; and

Ÿ    Implementation of construction noise preventative control measures

 

11.3.2             Since the construction work of Contract 4 has not commenced, no environmental issue is presented.


12                Conclusions and Recommendations

12.1          Conclusions

12.1.1             This is the 44th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the Reporting Period from 1 to 31 March 2017.

 

12.1.2             For air quality monitoring, no 1-hour monitoring results triggered the Action or Limit Levels were recorded.  However, there were three (3) Action Level exceedances for 24-hour TSP which recorded at AM2, AM3 and AM6.  Investigation reports for cause of exceedances were conducted by ET and investigation results revealed that all the exceedances were not project related.

 

12.1.3             In the Reporting Period, no construction noise measurement results that exceeded the Limit Level were recorded.  Moreover, no valid noise complaint which triggered an Action Level exceedance was recorded.

 

12.1.4             For water quality monitoring, a total of eight (8) Limit Level (LL) exceedances, namely two (2) LL exceedance of turbidity and six (6) LL exceedances of Suspended Solids were recorded for the Project.  According to the investigation result, all exceedances recoded at WM2A(a) were concluded as non-project related and the exceedances at WM1 and WM3x were under investigation.

 

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

 

12.1.6             In this Reporting Period, two (2) documented environmental complaints were received regarding noise issue for Contract 2 and wastewater issue for Contract 3.  Investigation report (IR) for complaint in Contract 3 revealed that the complaint was not related to the Contract.  The IR for complaint in Contract 2 is in progress.  

 

12.1.7             During the Reporting Period, weekly joint site inspection by the RE, IEC, ET with the relevant Main-contractor were carried out for Contracts 2, 3, 6, 7 and SS C505 in accordance with the EM&A Manual stipulation.  No non-compliance observed during the site inspection. 

 

12.2          Recommendations

12.2.1             As wet season is approaching, 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.

 

12.2.2             In addition, 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.

 

12.2.3             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.

 

12.2.4             Since most of construction sites under the Project are located adjacent to villages, the Contractors should fully implement air quality mitigation measures to reduce construction dust emission.

 

12.2.5             Furthermore, daily cleaning and weekly tidiness shall be properly performed and maintained. In addition, mosquito control should be kept to prevent mosquito breeding on site.