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			Job No.: TCS00694/13

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

			Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit Report (No.38) – September 2016
			Prepared For
			Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

13 October 2016

TCS00694/13/600/R0646v2

Nicola Hon

(Environmental Consultant)

Tam Tak Wing

(Environmental Team Leader)

Version	Date	Remarks
1	11 October 2016	First Submission
2	13 October 2016	Amended against the IEC’s comments on 12 October 2016

executive summary

ES01 This is the 38^th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1 to 30 September 2016 (hereinafter ‘the Reporting Period’).

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 activities under Contractor 5 have been substantially completed. The construction works under Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works of the Project included Contract 2, Contract 3, Contract 6, Contract 7 and Contract SS C505. Environmental monitoring activities under the EM&A programme in the Reporting Period are summarized in the following table.

Environmental Aspect	Environmental Monitoring Parameters / Inspection	Reporting Period
Environmental Aspect	Environmental Monitoring Parameters / Inspection	Number of Monitoring Locations to undertake	Total Occasions
Air Quality	1-hour TSP	9	150
Air Quality	24-hour TSP	9	50
Construction Noise	L_eq_(30min)Daytime	10	45
Water Quality	Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling	WM1 & WM1-C,	13 Scheduled & 1 extra
		WM2A(a) & WM2A-Cx	13 Scheduled & 6 extra
		WM2B & WM2B-C	13 Scheduled & 1 extra
		WM3x &WM3-C	13 Scheduled & 2 extra
		WM4, WM4-CA &WM4-CB	13 Scheduled & 0 extra
Ecology	Woodland compensation i) General Health condition of planted species ii) Survival of planted species	9 Quadrats	1
Joint Site Inspection / Audit	IEC, ET, the Contractor and RE joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing	Contract 2	5
		Contract 3	4
		Contract 6	5
		Contract 7	4
		Contract SS C505	4

Note: Extra monitoring day was due to measurement results exceedance

Breach of Action and Limit (A/L) Levels

ES04 In the Reporting Period, no construction noise exceedance was registered for the Project. For air quality, there were two (2) Action level exceedances recorded in 24-hour TSP monitoring. For water quality monitoring, a total of thirty-one (31) Action/ Limit Level exceedances were recorded. The summary of exceedance in the Reporting Period is shown below.

Environmental Aspect	Monitoring Parameters	Action Level	Limit Level	Event & Action
Environmental Aspect	Monitoring Parameters	Action Level	Limit Level	NOE Issued	Investigation Result	Corrective Actions
Air Quality	1-hour TSP	0	0	0	--	--
Air Quality	24-hour TSP	2	0	2	To be investigated	--
Construction Noise	L_eq_(30min)Daytime	0	0	0	--	--
Water Quality	DO	0	0	0	-	--
	Turbidity	0	14	14	IR revealed that exceedances on 6 to 22 September 2016 were not project related. Exceedances on 28 & 30 September 2016 are under investigated by ET.	It was reminded that the all the Contractor shall implement water quality mitigation measures in accordance with ISEMM of the EM&A Manual requirements
	SS	1	16	17

Environmental Complaint

ES05 In this Reporting Period, two (2) documented environmental complaint was received in respect of the wastewater issue in which one was related to Contract 6 and the other one was related to both Contracts 2 and 6. Upon receipt of the complaints, RE, IEC and ET with the relevant Contractors has immediately undertaken investigation. Follow up actions have been undertaking by the Contractor to resolve the deficiencies and investigation report conducted by ET had submitted to all relevant parties.

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, the major construction activities under Contractor 5 have been substantially completed. Due to termination of construction phase of Contract 5, the site inspection for Contract 5 would be ceased from 31 August 2016.

ES08 Ecology monitoring for woodland compensation was conducted on 30 September 2016. The Monitoring Report for Woodland Compensation will be prepared and submitted as a stand-alone report as supplementary for the EM&A Report.

Site Inspection

ES09 In this Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 2 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 2, 9, 14, 23 and 30 September 2016. No non-compliance was noted.

ES10 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 3 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 5, 12, 21 and 26 September 2016. No non-compliance was noted.

ES11 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 6 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September 2016. No non-compliance was noted.

ES12 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract SS C505 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 6, 14, 21 and 28 September 2016. No non-compliance was noted.

ES13 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 7 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 6, 13, 20 and 27 September 2016. No non-compliance was noted.

Future Key Issues

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

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

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