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.60) ¡V July 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared For

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

13 August 2018

TCS00694/13/600/R1719v2

Nicola Hon

 (Environmental Consultant)

Tam Tak Wing

(Environmental Team Leader)

 

Version

Date

Remarks

1

9 August 2018

First Submission

2

13 August 2018

Amended according IEC¡¦s comments on 9 August 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

executive summary

ES01            This is the 60th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1 to 31 July 2018 (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

135

24-hour TSP

9

45

Construction Noise

Leq(30min) Daytime

10

45

Water Quality

Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling

WM1 & WM1-C

13 Scheduled & 3 extra

WM2A(a) & WM2A-Cx

13 Scheduled & 8 extra

WM2B & WM2B-C

13 Scheduled & 0 extra (*)

WM3x &WM3-C

13 Scheduled & 7 extra

WM4, WM4-CA &WM4-CB

13 Scheduled & 1 extra

Ecology

Woodland compensation

i)      General Health condition of planted species

ii)     Survival of planted species

9 Quadrats and transect

0

Joint Site Inspection / Audit

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

Contract 2

4

Contract 3

4

Contract 4

4

Contract 6

4

Contract 7

4

Contract SS C505 (#)

4

Remark: (#) IEC only joined one (1) event of site inspection for Contract SS C505.

             (*) In the whole Reporting Period, 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 was recorded.  For water quality monitoring, a total of fifty-five (55) 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

26

26

Refer to ES.05

The Contractor should fully implement water quality mitigation measure.

SS

0

29

29

ES05            Investigation Reports for water quality exceedances have been conducted by ET accordingly.  Investigation results revealed that the Contractor had properly implemented water quality mitigation measures such as well-maintained the wastewater treatment facility and covered the expose area with impervious sheet.  It was concluded that all exceedances recorded at WM1, WM2A(a) and WM4 as well as the exceedances recorded at WM3x during 3 to 18 July 2018 were related to the rainstorm or external inflow of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under the Project. The investigation report for exceedances at WM3x on 30 July are still underway by ET and the investigation result will be presented in next Monthly EM&A Report.

Environmental Complaint

ES06            In this Reporting Period, no environmental complaints were received under the EM&A programme.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

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

Reporting Change

ES08            No reporting changes were made in the Reporting Period.

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 6, 13, 20 and 27 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.  

ES10            In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract 3 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 5, 12, 18 and 26 July 2018.  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 4 has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 6, 13, 20 and 23 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted.  

ES12            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 5, 12, 19 and 26 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection. 

ES13            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 6, 13, 17 and 27 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection. 

ES14            In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection to evaluate the site environmental performance at Contract SS C505 has been carried out by the RE, ET and the Contractor on 4, 11, 18 and 25 July 2018 in which IEC joined the site inspection on 25 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted during the site inspection.

Future Key Issues

ES15            During rainy season, 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.

ES16            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.

ES17            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.

ES18            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  26

6     Water Quality Monitoring   27

6.1            General  27

6.2            Results of Water Quality Monitoring   27

7     Ecology Monitoring   32

7.1            General  32

8     Waste Management   33

8.1            General Waste Management  33

8.2            Records of Waste Quantities  33

9     Site Inspection   34

9.1            requirements  34

9.2            Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month   34

10   Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance   39

10.1          Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecutions  39

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   43

12   Conclusions and Recommendations  45

12.1          Conclusions  45

12.2          Recommendations  45

 


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 AM1c

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 AM7b

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

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

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

Table 6-4        Water Quality Monitoring Results Associated Contracts 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 for the Project

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

Table 9-1        Site Observations for Contract 2

Table 9-2        Site Observations for Contract 3

Table 9-3        Site Observations for Contract 4

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 Prosecutions

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/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¡¨); 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 60th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for reporting period from 1 to 31 July 2018.

 

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         Ecology Monitoring

Section 8         Waste Management

Section 9         Site Inspections

Section 10       Environmental Complaints and Non-Compliance

Section 11       Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

Section 12       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¡¦s entrustment works);

¡P                demolishing existing Kiu Tau vehicular bridge and Kiu Tau footbridge and reconstruction of the existing Kiu Tau Footbridge (HyD¡¦s 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 and construction work was commenced on 2 May 2017.  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¡¦ compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

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

Ÿ    Facilitate ET¡¦s 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¡¦s Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡¦s Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡¨ 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¡¦ compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

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

¡P           Facilitate ET¡¦s 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¡¦s Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡¦s Regulaiton of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡¨ 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¡¦s 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¡¦s 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¡¦ 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¡¦s 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¡¦ 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¡¦s 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¡¦ 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¡¦s and Contractor¡¦s works, and advices to the ER and Project Proponent on a monthly basis

¡P           Liaison with the client departments, Engineer/Engineer¡¦s 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    Cavern internal structure and tunnel E&M activities

Ÿ    Construction of C&C structure and permanent drainage

Ÿ    Structure connecting adit and ventilation building

Ÿ    Construction of fence wall and portal backfilling

Ÿ    Ventilation building fitting out and E&M installation

North Portal

Ÿ    Installation of VE panel inside the tunnel

Ÿ    Construction of cross passage and internal structure

Ÿ    Tunnel backfilling and E&M installation

Ÿ    North ventilation building structure and internal structure

Ÿ    Construction of retaining wall and permanent drainage

Ÿ    Site formation and construction of slip road

Ÿ    Construction of connecting structure between the tunnel and the NVB

South Portal

Ÿ    Installation of E&M and VE panel inside the tunnel

Ÿ    Construction of tunnel internal structure and cross passage

Ÿ    Portal backfilling activities and construction of slip road

Ÿ    SVB external wall finishing and fit out

Ÿ    E&M installation and T&C for ventilation fan inside the SVB

Ÿ    Soft landscaping work

Admin Building

Ÿ    External works finishing

Ÿ    Internal fit out, permanent drainage and E&M installation.

Ÿ    Soft landscaping work.

 

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   Cable Detection and Trial Trenches

Ÿ   Remaining Works on new Kiu Tau Footbridge

Ÿ   Noise Barrier Construction

Ÿ   Road pavement works

Ÿ   Water main laying works (on Grade and on bridge deck)

Ÿ   Installation of Noise barrier steel column & panel, and sign gantry

Ÿ   Parapet Installation on bridge deck

Ÿ   Road Drainage Work

Ÿ   Construction of Profile Barrier & Planter Wall on Bridge Deck

Ÿ   Bitumen paving on bridge deck

Ÿ   Installation of deck cell inside the bridge deck

Ÿ   Installation of movement joint on the bridge

Ÿ   Construction of Retaining Wall

Ÿ   Landscaping works

 

Contract 4 (NE/2014/02)

2.4.4                 The Contract was awarded in mid-April 2016 and the construction work was commenced on 2 May 2017. In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   E&M installation at Admin Building

Ÿ   E&M installation at Ventilation Building

Ÿ   E&M installation at OHVD in tunnel

 

Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

2.4.5                 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   Bridge construction

Ÿ   Tunneling Works

Ÿ   Sewage Treatment Plant Construction

Ÿ   Tunnel Ventilation Building Construction

Ÿ   Slip Road/At-grade Road/Periphery Road 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   Abutment and deck construction at Bridge E

Ÿ   Profile barrier construction at Bridges A, B, D & E

Ÿ   Installation of Façade at Bridge C

Ÿ   Installation of BMU at roof at Bridge C

Ÿ   Waterproofing works at roof of Bridge C

Ÿ   Drainage and watermains at perimeter road

Ÿ   Bitumen pavement perimeter road

 

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   „XBuilding no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 36,  and 41 constructions

Ÿ   „XConstructions of Steel Canopies (Building no. 32, 33, 34 and 35)

Ÿ   „XConstruction of Fire Hydrant Tank & Pump Room (Building 36)

Ÿ   „XConstructions of Master Water Meter Room 1, 2 and 3 (Building no. 42, 43, 44)

Ÿ   „XTower crane operation

Ÿ   „XBridge 1 - 5 construction works including retaining wall, road and finishes works

Ÿ   „XUnderground drainage works, Road Works, CLP Cable laying and Landscaping

Ÿ   „XFormwork and falsework for PTB¡¦s slab and internal wall construction

Ÿ   „XConstruction PTB M/F, 1/F, 2/F and Roof flat slab

Ÿ   „XConstruction PTB non-structural wall, Underground Drainage and Utilities, Fence Wall,   on Grade Ground Slab and Paving

Ÿ   „XPTB Southern Entrance Construction & Curtain Wall Installation

Ÿ   „XBackfilling works

Ÿ   „XPTB Major Plant Rooms ABWF & MEP Installation, Lift and Escalator Installation by NSC

Ÿ   „XIntegrated ABWF & MEP Works in PTB, Building no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,  13, 14, 18, 36 and 41

Ÿ   „XElevated Walkway E1, E2, E3 and E4 construction

 

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, 4, 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, 4, 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 (South Portal)

3 Mar 2014

28 Feb 2019

No. WT00023063-2015 (North Portal)

18 Dec 2015

31 Mar 2019

No.: W5/1I392

(Admin Building)

28 Mar 2014

31 Mar 2019

No.: WT00025594-2016 (Mid-Vent Portal)

7 Oct 2016

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-RN0211-18

North Portal

10-May-2018

09-Nov-2018

GW-RN0212-18

10-May-2018

09-Nov-2018

GW-RN0307-18

18-Jun-2018

17-Dec-2018

GW-RN0047-18

Mid Vent

05-Feb-2018

01-Aug-2018

GW-RN0049-18

05-Feb-2018

31-Jul-2018

GW-RN0400-18

06-Aug-2018

01-Feb-2019

GW-RN0401-18

06-Aug-2018

31-Jan-2019

GW-RN0238-18

South Portal

01-Jun-2018

30-Nov-2018

GW-RN0110-18

22-Mar-2018

21-Sep-2018

GW-RN0176-18

30-Apr-2018

27-Oct-2018

GW-RN0253-18

06-Jun-2018

05-Dec-2018

GW-RN0142-18

Admin Bldg

5-Apr-2018

27-Sep-2018

GW-RN0140-18

Cheung Shan Tunnel

3-Apr-2018

22-Sep-2018

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-RN0863-17

17 Jan 2018

5 Jul 2018

GW-RN0043-18

25 Feb 2018

24 Aug 2018

GW-RN0044-18

22 Feb 2018

21 Aug 2018

GW-RN0102-18

14 Mar 2018

31 Aug 2018

GW-RN0123-18

28 Mar 2018

5 Sep 2018

GW-RN0259-18

19 Jun 2018

17 Dec 2018

GW-RN0305-18

22 Jun 2018

17 Dec 2018

GW-RN0366-18

9 Jul 2018

18 Dec 2018

GW-RN0361-18

15 Jul 2018

18 Dec 2018

GW-RN0388-18

25 Aug 2018

24 Feb 2019

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-RW0668-17

16 Jan 2018

15 Jul 2018

GW-RW0086-18

1 Mar 2018

31 Aug 2018

GW-RW0121-18

30 Apr 2018

29 Oct 2018

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-RN0114-18

5 Apr 2018

4 Oct 2018

GW-RN0198-18

8 May 2018

7 Nov 2018

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-RN0206-18

8 May 2018

4 Nov 2018

                                  Contract 4

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No. 405353

22 July 2016

Till the end of Contract

2

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7024973

13 May 2016

Till the end of Contract


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 latest alternative monitoring locations has been updated in the revised EM&A Programme (Rev.7) which approved by EPD on 7 April 2017.  Besides, in view of Location AM1b was demolished and returned to the landlord on 27 April 2018, alterative location AM1c was proposed by ET.  The proposal for alterative location AM1c which verified by IEC 5 June 2018 has been submitted to EPD for approval on 6 June 2018.  EPD issued comments on 16 July 2018 and the proposal is under revision by ET.  Table 3-2, Table 3-3 and Table 3-4 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

AM1c(*)

Open area of Tsung Yuen Ha Village No. 63

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¡¦s ref.: (15) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.10 dated 8 Nov 2013).

@ 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¡¦s 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. Besides, Location AM1b was temporary suspended (24-hour TSP monitoring) since 27 April 2018 as the rented land was demolished and returned to the landlord.

* Proposal for alterative location AM1c which verified by the IEC on 5 June 2018 was submitted to EPD on 6 June 2018. EPD issued comments on 16 July 2018 and the proposal is under revision by ET

 

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 (Rev.7) which proposed that (1) if the measured water depth of the monitoring station is lower than 150 mm, alternative location based on the criteria were selected to perform water monitoring; and (2) If no suitable alternative location could be found within 15m far from the original location, the sampling at that location will be cancelled since sampling at too far from the designated location could not make a representative sample in accordance with the updated EM&A Programme (Rev. 07) (Section 4.1.4) (EPD ref.: ( ) in EP2/N7/A/52 Ax(1) Pt.20 dated 7 April 2017)

(*)        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¡¦s ref. (10) in EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.19)

(#)  Proposal for the change of water quality monitoring location (WM3x and WM2A-Cx was included in the EM&A Programme Rev .05 which approved by EPD on 29 March 2016 (EPD ref.: (3) in EP2/N7/A/52 Ax(1) 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¡¨), 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¡¨ 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* and Rion NL-31*

Calibrator

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¡¦ 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¡¨ 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¡¦s 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¡¨x10¡¨ 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¡¦s 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             If the water level of a monitoring station is too shallow when sampling, sediment would be disturbed which affecting the accuracy of water quality monitoring.  In order to avoid disturbing sediment, depth limits should be set up for the water sampling for the ease of reference.  When the measured water depth of the monitoring station (both control and impact stations) is lower than 150mm, water monitoring would not be to perform at that monitoring location.  Instead, the monitoring location will be moved to a temporary alternative location monitoring location based on the criteria below:-

(a)    the alternative location should be either upstream or downstream of the original location and at the same the river/drain channel

(b)   the alternative location should be within 15m far from the original location

(c)    if no suitable alternative location could be found within 15m far from the original location, the sampling at that location will be cancelled since sampling at too far from the designated location could not make a representative sample.

3.6.12             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.

 

3.6.13             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.

 

3.6.14             A ¡¥Willow¡¦ 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

3.6.15             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. 

 

3.6.16             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.

 

3.6.17             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. 

 

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

 

Laboratory Analysis

3.6.19             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¡¦s 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

AM1c

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¡¦s 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, 4, 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 135 events of 1-hour TSP and 45 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 AM1c

Date

24-hour TSP (mg/m3)

1-hour TSP (mg/m3)

Date

Start Time

1st reading

2nd reading

3rd reading

6-Jul-18

35

3-Jul-18

9:46

53

54

62

12-Jul-18

17

9-Jul-18

9:00

45

43

43

18-Jul-18

22

14-Jul-18

9:06

67

64

67

24-Jul-18

20

20-Jul-18

11:00

59

56

57

30-Jul-18

38

26-Jul-18

9:23

45

40

43

Average

(Range)

26

(17-38)

Average

(Range)

53

(40 ¡V 67)

 

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

6-Jul-18

122

3-Jul-18

9:41

55

58

64

12-Jul-18

109

9-Jul-18

9:21

49

44

41

18-Jul-18

63

14-Jul-18

9:06

67

64

67

24-Jul-18

66

20-Jul-18

10:45

89

60

39

30-Jul-18

105

26-Jul-18

9:27

43

42

42

Average

(Range)

93

 (63 ¡V 122)

Average

(Range)

55

(39 ¡V 89)

 

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

6-Jul-18

55

3-Jul-18

9:37

52

57

63

12-Jul-18

24

9-Jul-18

13:02

48

50

51

18-Jul-18

34

14-Jul-18

9:06

67

64

67

24-Jul-18

33

20-Jul-18

14:15

61

45

27

30-Jul-18

74

26-Jul-18

12:49

47

49

52

Average

(Range)

44

(24 ¡V 74)

Average

(Range)

53

 (27 ¡V 67)

 

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

5-Jul-18

27

6-Jul-18

9:26

58

66

69

11-Jul-18

69

12-Jul-18

9:26

44

43

46

17-Jul-18

47

18-Jul-18

9:32

21

22

25

23-Jul-18

29

24-Jul-18

9:18

27

43

37

28-Jul-18

28

30-Jul-18

9:23

68

54

63

Average

(Range)

40

(27 ¡V69)

Average

(Range)

46

(21 ¡V 69)

 

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

5-Jul-18

21

6-Jul-18

9:23

53

55

64

11-Jul-18

49

12-Jul-18

9:23

43

45

46

17-Jul-18

45

18-Jul-18

9:29

21

20

23

23-Jul-18

31

24-Jul-18

9:19

26

41

35

28-Jul-18

36

30-Jul-18

9:38

86

88

67

Average

(Range)

36

 (21 ¡V49)

Average

(Range)

48

(20 ¡V 88)

 

 

 

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

5-Jul-18

41

6-Jul-18

9:17

58

54

64

11-Jul-18

104

12-Jul-18

9:16

44

46

51

17-Jul-18

62

18-Jul-18

9:21

23

25

32

23-Jul-18

35

24-Jul-18

9:32

31

31

40

28-Jul-18

44

30-Jul-18

10:12

69

81

71

Average

(Range)

57

 (35 ¡V 104)

Average

(Range)

48

 (23 ¡V 81)

 

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

5-Jul-18

34

6-Jul-18

9:07

60

63

67

11-Jul-18

93

12-Jul-18

9:21

70

69

67

17-Jul-18

78

18-Jul-18

9:32

59

62

62

23-Jul-18

60

24-Jul-18

9:35

54

68

67

28-Jul-18

77

30-Jul-18

9:26

45

35

36

Average

(Range)

68

(34 ¡V 93)

Average

(Range)

59

(35¡V 70)

 

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

5-Jul-18

32

6-Jul-18

8:52

58

63

66

11-Jul-18

70

12-Jul-18

13:09

68

64

65

17-Jul-18

65

18-Jul-18

13:14

62

64

64

23-Jul-18

46

24-Jul-18

13:25

61

61

59

28-Jul-18

57

30-Jul-18

13:20

42

53

48

Average

(Range)

54

 (32 ¡V 70)

Average

(Range)

60

(42 ¡V 68)

 

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

6-Jul-18

31

3-Jul-18

9:12

54

56

61

12-Jul-18

32

9-Jul-18

9:27

46

47

51

18-Jul-18

29

14-Jul-18

9:36

59

56

60

24-Jul-18

31

20-Jul-18

9:24

39

40

40

30-Jul-18

25

26-Jul-18

10:30

53

52

47

Average

(Range)

30

(25 ¡V 32)

Average

(Range)

51

(39 ¡V 61)

 

 

4.2.2                 As shown in Tables 4-1 to 4-9, all the 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP monitoring results were below the Action/Limit Levels.  No Notification of Exceedance (NOE) was issued in this Reporting Period.

 

4.2.3                 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, 4, 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

5.2.1                 In the Reporting Period, a total of 45 events 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(*)

3-Jul-18

60

70

61

62

66

9-Jul-18

65

73

60

61

65

20-Jul-18

53

71

60

61

69

26-Jul-18

53

67

68

68

68

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

 

6-Jul-18

58

66

52

59

63

 

12-Jul-18

60

64

57

58

59

 

18-Jul-18

59

62

55

59

58

 

24-Jul-18

64

65

49

62

64

 

30-Jul-18

55

61

51

59

53

 

Limit Level

75 dB(A)

 

 

54

 

5.2.2                 As shown in Tables 5-1 and 5-2, no construction noise measurement results that exceeded the Limit Level were recorded.  Moreover, no valid noise complaint (which triggered Action Level exceedance) was recorded in the Reporting Period.


 

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, 4, 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 thirteen (13) sampling days was scheduled to carry out for all designated locations with their control stations.  Since exceedances were recorded at WM1, WM2A(a), WM3x and WM4, according to ¡§Event and Action Plan¡¨ stipulation, 3, 8, 7 and 1 additional water quality monitoring day were conducted for WM1, WM2A(a), WM3x and WM4 respectively and their control stations.  

 

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

3-Jul-18

6.7

7.5

6.1

133.5

23.1

87.2

95.0

21.0

64.0

4-Jul-18#

#

#

#

23.2

6.5

17.0

17.0

5.0

9.0

5-Jul-18

6.9

7.6

5.9

42.5

8.0

38.7

33.5

4.5

31.0

7-Jul-18

7.0

8.1

4.8

16.3

4.3

8.0

10.5

3.5

7.0

9-Jul-18

6.8

7.4

5.5

23.6

12.1

13.1

12.0

2.0

7.0

12-Jul-18

6.9

7.2

6.1

16.6

4.2

10.4

18.0

3.0

10.5

14-Jul-18

7.7

7.5

5.6

34.2

11.0

18.4

24.0

9.0

13.5

16-Jul-18

7.3

7.6

5.9

32.3

5.8

12.8

29.0

7.0

9.0

18-Jul-18

7.3

7.8

6.4

34.3

8.9

19.0

21.5

4.0

9.5

20-Jul-18

7.2

7.5

6.5

12.0

4.8

8.1

11.5

5.5

6.5

24-Jul-18

7.0

7.6

6.4

16.0

5.6

10.4

15.5

5.0

9.0

26-Jul-18

7.4

7.6

6.1

35.1

6.0

15.2

39.0

8.5

17.0

28-Jul-18

7.1

7.8

6.2

13.4

4.0

8.3

10.5

5.0

8.0

30-Jul-18

6.8

7.5

6.3

20.3

6.0

9.2

10.5

2.5

7.5

Remarks: bold and underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

 

(#) Additional water quality monitoring at the exceeded location(s) due to two consecutive monitoring days indicated Limit Level exceedance.

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

Date

Dissolved Oxygen

(mg/L)

Turbidity

(NTU)

Suspended Solids

(mg/L)

WM1

WM1-C

WM1

WM1-C

WM1

WM1-C

3-Jul-18

7.0

7.5

20.4

56.8

21.0

95.5

5-Jul-18

6.8

8.2

21.8

30.7

13.0

13.0

7-Jul-18

6.7

7.2

100.6

16.6

69.0

8.0

9-Jul-18

6.7

8.1

29.1

13.6

22.0

9.0

10-Jul-18#

#

#

37.2

22.7

25.0

17.0

12-Jul-18

6.9

7.1

43.9

25.5

35.0

16.5

14-Jul-18

7.0

7.1

637.0

266.5

409.5

155.0

16-Jul-18

7.7

7.4

217.0

24.8

171.5

24.0

17-Jul-18#

#

#

45.9

19.4

49.0

12.0

18-Jul-18

7.3

7.3

160.5

180.0

113.0

127.5

19-Jul-18

#

#

29.4

38.0

26.0

32.0

20-Jul-18

7.1

7.6

19.7

17.1

19.5

15.0

24-Jul-18

6.9

7.4

27.0

18.3

24.0

18.5

26-Jul-18

7.2

7.3

23.4

25.7

22.5

22.5

28-Jul-18

7.0

7.5

18.9

11.4

16.0

10.5

30-Jul-18

7.2

7.6

18.1

12.1

14.5

9.0

Remarks: bold and underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

(#) Additional water quality monitoring at the exceeded location(s) due to two consecutive monitoring days 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

3-Jul-18

7.1

7.5

*

*

Over

Range

128.0

*

*

1016.5

94.0

*

*

4-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

305.0

33.7

*

*

173.0

22.0

*

*

5-Jul-18

7.0

7.6

*

*

102.5

14.6

*

*

80.0

3.0

*

*

6-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

24.8

4.9

*

*

30.0

<2

*

*

7-Jul-18

8.1

7.6

*

*

16.1

11.2

*

*

11.0

2.5

*

*

9-Jul-18

7.0

7.5

*

*

13.5

11.9

*

*

6.5

3.0

*

*

12-Jul-18

6.9

7.2

*

*

194.5

8.6

*

*

121.0

9.5

*

*

13-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

437.5

76.9

*

*

304.0

24.0

*

*

14-Jul-18

7.7

7.7

*

*

192.0

30.2

*

*

118.0

25.0

*

*

16-Jul-18

7.4

7.7

*

*

263.5

10.2

*

*

173.5

6.0

*

*

17-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

37.4

6.4

*

*

25.0

6.0

*

*

18-Jul-18

7.4

7.9

*

*

411.5

8.1

*

*

259.5

4.0

*

*

19-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

37.6

6.7

*

*

40.0

6.0

*

*

20-Jul-18

7.1

7.6

*

*

260.0

7.9

*

*

242.5

6.5

*

*

21-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

101.8

8.8

*

*

75.0

6.0

*

*

23-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

86.1

10.7

*

*

59.0

7.0

*

*

24-Jul-18

7.0

7.3

*

*

718.5

14.5

*

*

358.0

9.0

*

*

25-Jul-18#

#

#

*

*

23.4

6.1

*

*

21.0

8.0

*

*

26-Jul-18

8.0

7.4

*

*

22.6

10.7

*

*

22.0

8.0

*

*

28-Jul-18

7.9

7.6

*

*

24.7

10.6

*

*

32.0

2.5

*

*

30-Jul-18

7.4

7.5

*

*

14.4

11.6

*

*

10.5

5.0

*

*

 

Remarks: * water sampling was unable to carry out at WM2B and WM2B-C due to shallow water (water depth under 150mm

Bold and underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

(#) Additional water quality monitoring at the exceeded location(s) due to two consecutive monitoring days 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

3-Jul-18

6.2

7.5

212.5

48.8

123.0

93.0

4-Jul-18#

#

#

53.9

5.7

46.0

7.0

5-Jul-18

6.4

7.1

13.0

3.5

12.5

5.0

6-Jul-18#

#

#

19.0

7.0

22.0

10.0

7-Jul-18

6.8

4.8

30.0

26.0

19.0

33.5

9-Jul-18

6.8

8.1

239.0

9.7

204.5

7.0

10-Jul-18#

#

#

13.0

5.5

13.0

3.0

11-Jul-18#

#

#

10.3

4.1

10.0

6.0

12-Jul-18

6.8

6.8

6.7

13.5

7.5

32.0

14-Jul-18

6.7

7.1

42.3

24.9

24.0

35.0

16-Jul-18

6.7

7.4

27.0

17.3

19.5

29.0

17-Jul-18#

#

#

12.3

9.5

12.0

5.0

18-Jul-18

6.7

7.2

87.3

23.6

71.5

31.5

19-Jul-18#

#

#

8.6

10.5

13.0

20.0

20-Jul-18

7.1

7.0

13.1

5.0

12.5

23.0

24-Jul-18

6.2

6.8

7.8

6.5

6.5

8.0

26-Jul-18

6.7

7.0

11.0

3.8

10.0

15.0

28-Jul-18

7.0

7.2

13.3

2.6

9.5

8.0

30-Jul-18

6.7

6.8

130.0

9.7

108.0

8.5

31-Jul-18

#

#

8.6

3.3

9.0

9.0

Remarks: bold and underline indicated Limit Level exceedance

(#) Additional water quality monitoring at the exceeded location(s) due to two consecutive monitoring days 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

3

0

3

0

6

0

0

WM2A(a)

0

0

0

14

0

18

0

32

0

0

WM2B

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WM3x

0

0

0

8

0

7

0

15

0

0 (#)

WM4

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

No of Exceedance

0

0

0

26

0

29

0

55

0

0

# The exceedances at WM3x on 30 July 2018 are still under investigation.

 

6.2.3                 In this Reporting Period, a total of fifty-five (55) Limit Level exceedances, namely twenty-six (26) Limit Level exceedance of turbidity and twenty-nine (29) Limit Level exceedances of Suspended Solids were recorded for the Project and they are summarized in Table 6-5.  Investigation Reports for water quality exceedances have been conducted by ET accordingly.  Investigation results revealed that the Contractor had properly implemented water quality mitigation measures such as well-maintained the wastewater treatment facility and covered the expose area with impervious sheet. It was concluded that all exceedances recorded at WM1, WM2A(a) and WM4 as well as the exceedances recorded at WM3x during 3 to 18 July 2018 were related to the rainstorm or external inflow of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under the Project. The investigation report for exceedances at WM3x on 30 July are still underway by ET and the investigation result will be presented in next Monthly EM&A Report.

 

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

3, 4 and 5 July 2018

WM2A(a)

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures such as providing tarpaulin sheet for open slopes and surface to minimize muddy runoff.  There was no adverse water quality impact observed during the site inspection.  It is considered that the exceedances on 3 July 2018 were due to rainstorm and the exceedances on 4 to 5 July were related to the residual impact after rainstorm and not caused by the works under the Project.

6 July 2018

WM2A(a)

SS

In our investigation, CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures such as providing tarpaulin sheet for open slope and surface to minimize muddy runoff.  There was no adverse water quality impact observed during the site inspection.  It is considered that the exceedance on 6 July 2018 was related to the residual impact after rainstorm and not caused by the works under the Project.

3 July 2018

WM4

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, Chun Wo had implemented water quality mitigation measures properly and no adverse water quality impact was observed during the site inspections.  Since inflow of muddy water was observed from outside the site boundary, it is considered that the exceedances were unlikely caused by the works under Contract 3.

Besides, DHK has properly implemented water mitigation measures such as well maintain the wastewater treatment facilities and hard paved most of the site surface.  In general, the condition of the South Portal Site under Contract 2 was in order and no adverse water quality impact was identified.  Since inflow of muddy water was observed from outside the site boundary, it was considered that the exceedances were not related to the works under Contract 2.

3, 4, 6 and 9 July 2018

WM3x

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, DHK had implemented and well maintained the wastewater treatment facilities and no adverse water quality impact was identified during site inspection.  In view of the external source of muddy water observed due to rainstorm, it is considered that the exceedances were related to other source of turbid water and not caused by the works under Contract 2.

CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures and no adverse water quality impact was observed during site inspection.   Since inflow of turbid water was observed from from Sha Tau Kok Road water and the adjacent villages during rainy days, it is considered that the exceedances were likely related to the rainstorm and external source of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under Contract 6.

10 July 2018

WM3x

SS

In our investigation, DHK had implemented and maintained the wastewater treatment facilities and no adverse water quality impact was identified during site inspection.  In view of the external source of muddy water observed, it is considered that the exceedances were not caused by the works under Contract 2.

CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures and no adverse water quality impact was observed during site inspection.  Since inflow of turbid water was observed from from Sha Tau Kok Road water and the adjacent villages during rainy days, it is considered that the exceedances were likely related to the rainstorm and external source of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under Contract 6.

7, 14 and 16 July 2018

WM1

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, the water quality mitigation implemented and site condition was generally in order, it was considered that exceedances were related to the impact of rain and not due to the works under Contract 6 and Contract SS C505.

12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 July 2018

WM2A(a)

Turbidity & SS

During the period of 12 to 16 July 2018, CCKJV observed that the subcontractor of CLP was discharging wastewater at improper location, which causing muddy water getting into the river course. CCKJV have advised the subcontractor of CLP to stop discharging the water at improper location until further improvement. No improper discharge by the subcontractor of CLP was observed by CCKJV since 17 July 2018.

In our investigation, CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures such as providing tarpaulin sheet for open slopes and surface to minimize muddy runoff. Since improper discharge by other parties was observed and successive heavy rainstorm happened, it is considered that the exceedances were related to the rainstorm and improper discharge by other parties and not caused by the works under the Project.

18, 19, 20 and 21 July 2018

WM2A(a)

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures such as providing tarpaulin sheet for open slopes and surface to minimize muddy runoff. There was no adverse water quality impact observed during the site inspection. It is considered that the exceedances on 18 to 20 July 2018 were resulted by rainstorm and the exceedances on 21 July 2018 were related to the residual impact after rain and not caused by the works under the Project.

14&16 July 2018

WM3x

Turbidity

In our investigation, the Contractor had implemented water quality mitigation measures and no adverse water quality impact was observed during site inspection.   Since inflow of turbid water was observed from Sha Tau Kok Road and the adjacent villages during rainy days, it is considered that the exceedances were likely related to the rainstorm and unlikely caused by the works under Contract 6.

18 July 2018

WM3x

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, CCKJV had implemented water quality mitigation measures and no adverse water quality impact was observed during site inspection.  Since inflow of turbid water was observed from Sha Tau Kok Road and the adjacent villages during rainy day, it is considered that the exceedances were likely related to the rainstorm and external source of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under Contract

23, 24, 25, 26 & 28 July 2018

WM2A(a)

Turbidity & SS

In our investigation, the Contractor had implemented water quality mitigation measures such as providing tarpaulin sheet for open slopes and surface to minimize muddy runoff. There was no adverse water quality impact observed during the site inspection. It is considered that the exceedances on were resulted by rainstorm/ residual impact after rain and not caused by the works under the Project.

30 July 2018

WM3x

Turbidity & SS

The investigation is underway by ET and the investigation findings will be presented in next Reporting Period.

 

 


 

7                    Ecology Monitoring

7.1              General

7.1.1                 Ecology monitoring for woodland compensation was shall be conducted at bi-monthly interval for the first year and the monitoring frequency would be reduced to quarterly from the second year.

 

7.1.2                 The last Quarterly Ecological Monitoring Report (March to May 2018) was submitted to EPD in June 2018 in standalone copy as supplementary of the EM&A Report.  There was no ecological monitoring conducted in the Reporting Period.

 

 


 

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 4

Contract 6

Contract 7

Contract SS C505

Total Qty.

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

C&D Materials (Inert)

(in '000m3)

6.0440

--

1.520

--

0

--

1.512

--

0.5

--

11.637

--

21.213

Reused in this Contract (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

0

--

0.476

--

0

--

0

--

0

--

0.282

--

0.758

Reused in other Contracts/ Projects (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

0.5840

Recycling facility as approved alternative site 

0

--

0

--

0.816

NENT

0

--

0

--

1.400

Disposal as Public Fill (Inert)

(in '000 m3)

5.4600

Tuen Mun 38

0.783

Tuen Mun 38

0

--

0.696

Tuen Mun 38

0.5

Tuen Mun 38

11.304

TKO 137

18.743

 

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

Type of Waste

Contract 2

Contract 3

Contract 4

Contract 6

Contract 7

Contract SS C505

Total

Quantity

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Qty.

Disposal location

Recycled Metal (¡¥000kg) #

30.750

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

0

--

2.5

Licensed collector

218.990

Licensed collector

252.240

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

0.2750

Licensed collector

0

-

0

-

1.608

Licensed collector

0.1

Licensed collector

0.280

Licensed collector

2.263

Recycled Plastic (¡¥000kg) #

2.100

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

0

--

0.001

Licensed collector

0

--

2.101

Chemical Wastes (¡¥000kg) #

1.5840

Licensed collector

0

-

0

--

0

--

0

--

0

--

1.584

General Refuses (¡¥000m3)

0.8810

NENT

0.135

NENT

0

--

0.846

NENT

0.2

NENT

3.146

NENT

5.208

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

 

 

 


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 6, 13, 20 and 27 July 2018.  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

6 July 2018

Ÿ   No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ   NA.

13 July 2018

Ÿ   Supsected leakage of unknown chemical from the boundary South Portal Site to the public drain was observed. The Contractor was advised to provide mitigation measure to prevent chemical getting into the drainage system and clean the chemical leakage properly.  (South Portal)

Ÿ   Muddy runoff from site boundary to public road was observed. The Contractor should place sandbags at the site boundary to prevent site runoff to public road and the stream.  (Admin Building)

Ÿ   The Contractor was reminded to provide proper mitigation measure to prevent muddy discharge from South Portal Site.

Ÿ  Proper mitigation measure was provided for site boundary.

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  Proper mitigation was provided along site boundary.

 

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

20 July 2018

Ÿ   pH value of discharge water was observed out of range (6-9). The Contractor should ensure all discharge water compiled with WPCO standard prior to discharge. (North Portal)

Ÿ  pH value of discharge water is within the range (6-9).

27 July 2018

Ÿ   Site runoff into the drainage system was observed at South Portal. The Contractor should maintain the sand bag bunds to prevent surface runoff.

 

Ÿ   Muddy trails and insufficient wheel washing facilities were observed at site entrance of Mid Vent. The Contractor should clean up the muddy trails and provide wheel washing facility at the site exit properly.

Ÿ  The wastewater treatment facility has been relocated and the discharge point has been blocked.

Ÿ  Wheel washing facility was provided, and muddy trails were cleaned.

 

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 5, 12, 18 and 26 July 2018.  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

5 July 2018

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to clean stagnant water within site area after raining.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to tidy up the construction materials near stream of BC 02 and have maintenance on covering of the slope.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

12 July 2018

Ÿ  Construction material and not enough runoff mitigation measure were observed near temporary draining system (BC02). The contractor should clean the construction material and provide proper mitigation to prevent muddy runoff.

Ÿ  The construction materials were removed and water quality mitigation measures were properly provided.

18 July 2018

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded that the muddy water cumulated after rain should be treated by wastewater treatment facility prior discharge off site.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

26 July 2018

Ÿ  Turbid discharge without proper treatment was observed, the Contractor should ensure all wastewater generated from the site are treated by wastewater treatment facility prior to discharge off site. (Locaiton:BC02)

Ÿ  The pipe was not in use.

 

Contract 4

9.2.5                 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection for Contract 4 to evaluate the site environmental performance has been carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and the Contractor on 6, 13, 20 and 23 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted.

 

9.2.6                 The findings / deficiencies of Contract 4 that observed during the weekly site inspection are listed in Table 9-3.

Table 9-3           Site Observations for Contract 4

Date

Findings / Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

6 July 2018

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

13 July 2018

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

20 July 2018

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

23 July 2018

Ÿ  No adverse environmental issue was observed.

Ÿ  NA

 

Contract 6

9.2.7                 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 5, 12, 19 and 26 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted.

 

9.2.8                 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

5 July 2018

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to clean the general waste on the ground of Bridge Y.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to maintain the public road surface at Don Don Shan to free of dusty materials.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

12 July 2018

Ÿ  General refuse was obseved cumuated on the ground of BridgeY.  The Contractor should dispose the waste more frequently and maintance the site in tidy and clean condition.

Ÿ  Uncovered stockpile was obseved near the stream in D01.  The Contractor should cover the stockpile with tarpaulin sheets to prevent muddy runoff.

Ÿ  The Wetsep in Don Don Shan was observed not in operation. The Contractor should ensure the Wetsep function properly.  Moreover, the wastewater generated from wheel washing should be directed to the wastewater treatment facility properly in order to maintain the public road cleanliness. 

Ÿ  General refuse was removed.

 

 

Ÿ  The stockpiles were covered with tarpaulin sheets.

 

Ÿ  Wastewater was diverted to a proper wastewater treatment facility and the public road was maintained cleanliness.

19 July 2018

Ÿ  Muddy runoff from site area to the stream was observed at bridge Y. The Contractor was advised to provide bunding to ensure no site runoff from the site without proper treatment.

 

 

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to remove stagnant water in opposite of bridge Y.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to maintain diversion system in Don Don Shan and Chuk Yuen village.

Ÿ  Tempoary bunding was provided to mmiminze the risk of site runoff flowing into the stream.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

26 July 2018

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to maintain the access road in clean and tide condition. (Don Don Shan)

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

 

Contract SS C505

9.2.9                 In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection for Contract SS C505 to evaluate the site environmental performance has been carried out by the RE, ET and the Contractor on 4, 11, 18 and 25 July 2018 in which IEC joined the site inspection on 25 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted. 

 

9.2.10             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

4 July 2018

Ÿ  Chemical containers were observed on the rood floor of building 5. The Contractor should place chemical containers inside drip tray to avoid leakage.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to clear stagnant water within site area.

Ÿ  Chemical containers was removed. Last observation closed.

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

11 July 2018

Ÿ  Cement grouting was observed at first floor of PTB. The Contractor should provide shelter area with three side and top for cement grouting activity.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to enhance house-keeping within site area.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to spray water during dusty construction activity.

Ÿ   

Ÿ  Proper shelter area for cement grouting was provided on site. Last observation closed.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

18 July 2018

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to clear the stagnant water within site area after rain storm.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

25 July 2018

Ÿ  Muddy trails were observed at the site entrance of Gate 3 and public road. The Contractor should clean the muddy trails and ensure no muddy trails presence on the public road.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to remove the stagnant water regularly to prevent mosquito bleeding.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to cover opened cement bags with tarpaulin sheets.

Ÿ  Muddy trails were cleaned and no muddy trail presence on the public road

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

 

Contract 7

9.2.11             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 6, 13, 17 and 27 July 2018.  No non-compliance was noted.

 

9.2.12             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

6 July 2018

Ÿ  Broken sandbags were observed at the boundary (location: Bridge E) The Contractor was advised to replace the sandbags prevent surface runoff.

Ÿ  The contractor was reminded to maintain the sedimentation tank regularly.

Ÿ  The broken sandbags was removed and replaced by a large rock.

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

13 July 2018

Ÿ  The contractor was reminded to provide proper mitigation to prevent surface runoff (bridge E).

Ÿ  The contractor was reminded to clean stagnant water regularly to prevent mosquito bleeding.

Ÿ  General refuse was disposed regularly.

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

17 July 2018

Ÿ  The contractor was reminded to review the wastewater treatment system.

Ÿ  The contractor was reminded to clean stagnant water regularly.

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

27    July 2018

Ÿ  Uncovered stockpile was observed on the ground near to site boundary at bridge E. The Contractor should cover it with tarpaulin sheet to avoid dust emission and muddy runoff.

Ÿ  The Contractor was reminded to maintain wastewater treatment system function properly and ensure wastewater was treated by wastewater treatment system prior to discharge.

Ÿ  To be followed.

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  Not required for reminder.

 

9.2.13             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.

10                Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance

10.1          Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecutions

10.1.1             In the Reporting Period, no environmental complaints were received under the EM&A program of the Project.  Moreover, no summons and prosecution under the EM&A Programme was lodged for all Contracts.  The status of the outstanding investigation report in previous months is summarized below.

 

10.1.2             The statistical summary 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

30 June 2018

Contract 2

0

35

Ÿ (19)Water Quality

Ÿ (8) Dust

Ÿ (5) Noise

Ÿ (1) dust & noise

Ÿ (1) waste management

Ÿ (1) Water quality and dust

(7) water quality

(2) dust

(1) noise

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 3

0

6

Ÿ (2) Dust

Ÿ (3) Water quality

Ÿ (1) Noise

0

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 5

0

4

Ÿ (3) Dust

Ÿ (1) Noise

0

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 6

0

38

Ÿ (23) Water Quality

Ÿ (8) Dust

Ÿ (3) Noise

Ÿ (1) Nuisance

Ÿ (1) Noise and dust

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

(7) water quality

(3) dust

(1) Nuisance

(1) Water quality and dust

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 7

0

3

Ÿ (1) Noise

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

(1) Water quality and dust

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

SS C505

0

5

Ÿ (1) Noise

Ÿ (1) dust

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

Ÿ (1) Water quality

(1) Water quality and dust

1 ¡V 31 July 2018

Contract 2

0

35

Ÿ (19)Water Quality

Ÿ (8) Dust

Ÿ (5) Noise

Ÿ (1) dust & noise

Ÿ (1) waste management

Ÿ (1) Water quality and dust

NA

Contract 3

0

6

Ÿ (2) Dust

Ÿ (3) Water quality

Ÿ (1) Noise

NA

Contract 4

0

0

NA

NA

Contract 6

0

38

Ÿ (23) Water Quality

Ÿ (8) Dust

Ÿ (3) Noise

Ÿ (1) Nuisance

Ÿ (1) Noise and dust

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

NA

Contract 7

0

3

Ÿ (1) Noise

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

NA

SS C505

0

5

Ÿ (1) Noise

Ÿ (1) dust

Ÿ (2) Water quality and dust

Ÿ (1) Water quality

NA

 

Table 10-2         Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Summons Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

19 May 2014 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 2

0

1

contravening the Water Pollution Control (General) Regulations

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 3

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 5

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 6

0

0

NA

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 7

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

SS C505

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 July 2018

Contract 2

0

1

NA

Contract 3

0

0

NA

Contract 4

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 Prosecutions

Reporting Period

Contract No

Environmental Prosecutions Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

19 May 2014 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 2

0

1

contravening the Water Pollution Control (General) Regulations

06 Nov 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 3

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 5

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 6

0

0

NA

15 Feb 2016 ¡V

30 June 2018

Contract 7

0

0

NA

16 Aug 2013 ¡V

30 June 2018

SS C505

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 July 2018

Contract 2

0

1

NA

Contract 3

0

0

NA

Contract 4

0

0

NA

Contract 6

0

0

NA

Contract 7

0

0

NA

SS C505

0

0

NA

 


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, 4, 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¡¨

¡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   Construction of external structure and backfilling activities

Ÿ   Finishing on adit enlargement internal structure

Ÿ   Stud tunnel internal structure and backfilling activities

Ÿ   Building fit out and E&M installation

North Portal

Ÿ   Construction of retaining wall, permanent drainage, site formation and slip road

Ÿ   Tunnel backfilling, VE panel and E&M installation

Ÿ   Construction of tunnel cross passage and internal structure

Ÿ   North ventilation building superstructure, internal structure and backfilling

Ÿ   De-silting the existing drainage system

South Portal

Ÿ   Construction of tunnel cross passage, tunnel backfilling and E&M installation

Ÿ   South ventilation building fit out and E&M installation

Ÿ   Backfilling and construction of slip road

Ÿ   Dismantling of site office and water treatement system

Admin Building

Ÿ   Building fit out, permanent drainage and E&M installation and soft landscaping works

Contract 3

Ÿ   Cable detection and trial trenches

Ÿ   Remaining works on new Footbridge

Ÿ   Noise barrier construction 

Ÿ   Road pavement works

Ÿ   Water main laying works (on Grade and on bridge deck)

Ÿ   Installation of Noise barrier steel column & panel, and sign gantry (on Grade and on bridge deck)

Ÿ   Parapet Installation on bridge deck

Ÿ   Road Drainage Works

Ÿ   Construction of profile barrier & Planter wall on Bridge deck

Ÿ   Bitumen paving on bridge deck

Ÿ   Installation of deck cell light inside the bridge deck

Ÿ   Installation of movement joint on the bridge

Ÿ   Construction of retaining wall

Ÿ   Landscaping works

Contract 4

Ÿ   E&M installation at Admin Building

Ÿ   E&M installation at Ventilation Building

Ÿ   E&A installation at OHVD in tunnel

Ÿ   High mast erection

Ÿ   Sign fabrication & installation

Contract 6

Ÿ   Bridge construction

Ÿ   Tunnel Works

Ÿ   Sewage Treatment Plant Construction

Ÿ   Tunnel Ventilation Building Construction

Ÿ   Slip Road/At-grade Road/Periphery Road Construction

Contract 7

Ÿ   Profile barrier construction at Bridges A, B, D and E

Ÿ   Construction of Façade and BMU at Bridge C

Ÿ   Waterproofing and drainage works at Roof of Bridge C

Ÿ   Drainage and watermains at perimeter road

Ÿ   Bitumen pavement at perimeter road

Contract SS C505

Ÿ   Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) G/F - Structure Works, Backfiling & Drainage, Under Ground Utilities, Fence Wall and On Grade Slab

Ÿ   PTB ABWF Works & MEP Installation - Front/Back of House Area ABWF Works & MEP Installation, External Staircases, Hall Block External Façade, Southern Entrance Construction

Ÿ   PTB Major Plant Room ABWF Works & MEP Installation from G/F to 2/F, E&MF Major Plant Rooms ABWF Works & MEP Installation, Lift & Escalator Installation by NSC (Sigma), MVAC Works, Plumbling & Drainage Works and LPG Installation

Ÿ   PTB External Works incl. Building 21-24, Roof & Upper Roof Roofing Works,

Ÿ   PTB M/F External Wall Structure & ABWF Works

Ÿ   PTB Roof & Upper Roof Roofing Works - Structure Works and Concrete Repair, Waterproofing, BMU System & Fall Arrest System, Soft and Hard Landscaping

Ÿ   PTB Podium Coach Canopy - Coach Canopy Construction & MEP Installation

Ÿ   PTB - Coach & Private Car Kiosks (Inbound / East) - Superstructure, ABWF Works, MEP Installation

Ÿ   PTB - Private Car Examination Buildings and MXRVSS (Inbound / East) - Superstructure, ABWF works, MEP Installation

Ÿ   PTB - Podium Open Area - Waterproofing, paving works, hard and soft landscaping

Ÿ   PTB - Ambulance Canopy / Glazed Canopy

Ÿ   Bridge C (C7 Portion) - Integrated ABWF & MEP Installation Works (C7 Portion)

Ÿ   C&ED Detector Dog Base - Integrated ABWF & MEP G/F & R/F Works

Ÿ   HKPF Building and Observation Tower - External Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Fire Station and Drill Tower - External Works, Integradted ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Cargo Examination Building (Inbound) - External Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Cargo Examination Building (Outbound) - External Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Fixed X-ray Vehicle Inspection System (FXRVIS) Buildings (Inbound) - Structures, External Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Fixed X-ray Vehicle Inspection System (FXRVIS) Buildings (Outbound) - Structures, External Works and Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   MXRVSS (Inbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   MXRVSS (Outbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   GV Kiosk (Inbound) - On-Grade Slab Construction, Steel Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works, End User Rooms

Ÿ   GV Kiosk (Outbound) - Structures Works, On-Grade Slab Construction, Steel Structure Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works, End User Rooms

Ÿ   Public Toilets (Inbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Public Toilets (Outbound) - Structures Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Disinsection Facilities (Inbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Disinsection Facilities (Outbound) - Substructure and Structure Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Weigh Station - Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   EUVSS & Monitoring Room - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Refuse Collection Point - Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Traffic Control Office (Inbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Traffic Control Office (Outbound) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Inspection Post - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Work

Ÿ   Guard Booth (Inbound/Outbound/Vehicle Detention Area) - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Steel Canopies - Structure Works, Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Fire Hydrant Tank & Pump Room - Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Irrigation Pump Room - Integrated ABWF & MEP Works

Ÿ   Master Water Meter Room 1,2,3 - Structures Works and Integrated ABWF and MEP Works

Ÿ   Elevated Walkway (E1, E2, E3 & E4) - Structures Works, ABWF and BS Works

Ÿ   Vehicular bridges 1-5 - Retaining walls, Road and Finishes Works

Ÿ   External Works - CLP Cable & Power ON Transfer room

Ÿ   External Works - Water Meter Room Connection

Ÿ   External Works - Underground Utilities, Structures and Inspection (Inbound & Outbound Areas)

Ÿ   External Works - Landscape Works

Ÿ   Landscape - Inbound Area

Ÿ   Testing & Commissioning (T&C) and FSD/SCCU Inspection - DOG, HKPF, FSD, CBI, EVA and SFH T&C

 

11.3          Key Issues for the Coming Month

11.3.1             Key issues to be considered in the coming month for Contracts 2, 3, 4, 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

 


12                Conclusions and Recommendations

12.1          Conclusions

12.1.1             This is the 60th monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the Reporting Period from 1 to 31 July 2018.

 

12.1.2             For air quality monitoring, no 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP monitoring results triggered the Action or Limit Levels were recorded.

 

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 55 LL exceedances, namely 26 LL exceedance of turbidity and 29 LL exceedances of SS were recorded.  Investigation Reports for water quality exceedances have been conducted by ET accordingly.  Investigation results revealed that the Contractor had properly implemented water quality mitigation measures such as well-maintained the wastewater treatment facility and covered the expose area with impervious sheet. It was concluded that all exceedances recorded at WM1, WM2A(a) and WM4 as well as the exceedances recorded at WM3x during 3 to 18 July 2018 were related to the rainstorm or external inflow of muddy water and unlikely caused by the works under the Project. The investigation report for exceedances at WM3x on 30 July are still underway by ET and the investigation result will be presented in next Monthly EM&A Report.

 

12.1.5             In this Reporting Period, no environmental complaints, environmental summons and prosecution were received under the EM&A programme.

 

12.1.6             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, 4, 6 and 7 in accordance with the EM&A Manual stipulation.  For Contract SS C505, weekly joint site inspection was carried out by the RE, IEC, ET and main-contractor whereas IEC performed monthly site inspection.  No non-compliance observed during the site inspection. 

 

12.2          Recommendations

12.2.1             During rainy season, 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.