executive summary
ES01
This is the 50th monthly EM&A
report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the
reporting period from 1 to 30 September 2017 (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 (NE/2014/02),
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 4, 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
|
40
|
|
Water Quality
|
Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling
|
WM1
& WM1-C
|
13 Scheduled & 0 extra
|
|
WM2A(a)
& WM2A-Cx
|
13 Scheduled & 2 extra
|
|
WM2B
& WM2B-C
|
(*) 13 Scheduled
|
|
WM3x
&WM3-C
|
13 Scheduled & 0 extra
|
|
WM4,
WM4-CA &WM4-CB
|
13 Scheduled & 2 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
4
|
5
|
|
Contract
6
|
4
|
|
Contract
7
|
5
|
|
Contract
SS C505 (#)
|
4
|
Note:
Extra monitoring day was due to measurement results exceedance
(#) IEC only joined one (1) event of site inspection for Contract SS
C505.
(*)
Water sampling was unable to
carry out at WM2B and WM2B-C due to shallow water (water depth under 150mm)
Action and Limit (A/L) Levels exceedance
ES04
In the Reporting Period, no air quality and construction noise exceedance and valid noise
complaint were recorded.
For
water quality monitoring, a total of eleven (11) Limit Level
exceedances were recorded 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
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Construction Noise
|
Leq(30min) Daytime
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Water Quality
|
DO
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
--
|
--
|
|
Turbidity
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
- Exceedances for WM2A(a)
and WM4 were all non-project related.
- Investigation for exceedances for WM1 is
underway.
|
0
|
The Contractors were reminded to implement water quality mitigation
measures in accordance with ISEMM of the EM&A Manual
|
|
SS
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
Environmental
Complaint
ES05
In
this Reporting Period, two (2) documented environmental complaints were received under
the EM&A Programme. Subsequent
joint site inspections were carried out for investigation of the
complaints and the investigation reports for the complaint were underway.
Notification of
Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ES06
No
environmental summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in the Reporting
Period.
Reporting Change
ES07
No reporting changes
were made in the Reporting Period.
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 1, 8, 15, 22 and
29 September 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 7, 14, 20 and 27 September
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 4 has been
carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and
the Contractor on 1, 8, 15, 18 and
29 September 2017. 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 7, 14, 21 and 27 September 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site
inspection.
ES12
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 1, 8, 15, 19 and
29 September 2017. No non-compliance was noted during the site
inspection.
