Executive Summary
ES.01.
This is the 22nd Quarterly
EM&A Summary Report for the “Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point
and Associated Works” under Environmental Permit No. EP-404/2011/D (hereinafter ‘‘the EP’’), covering the period from 1 November 2018 to 31 January
2019
(hereinafter “Reporting Period”).
Environmental Monitoring and
Audit Activities
ES.02. In the
Reporting Period, the construction works under Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai
Boundary Control Point and Associated Works of the Project
included Contract 2, Contract 3, Contract 6, Contract 7 and Contract SS C505. Environmental monitoring
activities under the EM&A programme in the
Reporting Period are summarized in the following table.
|
Environmental Aspect
|
Monitoring
Parameters / Inspection
|
Reporting Period
|
|
Monitoring Locations
/ Contracts
|
Total Occasions
|
|
Air Quality
|
1-hour TSP
|
9
|
417
|
|
24-hour TSP
|
9
|
140
|
|
Construction Noise
|
Leq(30min) Daytime
|
10
|
130
|
|
Water Quality
|
Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling
|
WM1 & WM1-C,
|
39 scheduled and 1 extra of sampling day
|
|
WM2A & WM2A-Cx
|
39 scheduled and 5 extra of sampling day
|
|
WM2B & WM2B-C
|
(*) 39 Scheduled
|
|
WM3 &WM3-C
|
39 scheduled and 3 extra of sampling day
|
|
WM4, WM4-CA &WM4-CB
|
39 scheduled and 0 extra of sampling day
|
|
Ecology
|
Woodland compensation
i) General Health condition of planted species
ii) Survival of planted species
|
9 Quadrats
|
1
|
|
Joint Site Inspection / Audit
|
IEC, ET, the Contractor and RE joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing
|
Contract 2
|
13
|
|
Contract 3
|
14
|
|
Contract 4
|
13
|
|
Contract 6
|
14
|
|
Contract 7
|
13
|
|
Contract SS C505 (#)
|
13
|
Note:
Extra monitoring day was due to measurement results exceedance
(#) IEC only joined inspection for Contract SS C505 once per month.
(*) During
the whole reporting period, water sampling was unable to carry out at WM2B and WM2B-C due to shallow
water (water depth under 150mm)
Breaches
of Action/Limit levels
ES.03. In the
Reporting Period, no noise exceedance and
valid noise complaint was registered for construction noise. For air quality, no exceedance
recorded for 1-hour TSP monitoring, however, one (1) Action Level exceedances
of 24-hour TSP monitoring was recorded. For water quality monitoring, a total of 13 Limit Level exceedances were recorded under the Project. The summary of exceedance for the
Reporting Period is shown below.
|
Environmental
Aspect
|
Monitoring Parameters
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
Event & Action
|
|
NOE Issued
|
Investigation
|
Corrective Actions
|
|
Air Quality
|
1-hour TSP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
--
|
|
24-hour TSP
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Not project related
|
0
|
|
Construction Noise
|
Leq(30min) Daytime
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
--
|
|
Water Quality
|
DO
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
--
|
|
Turbidity
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
• Refer to ES.05
|
The Contractor should fully implement water quality mitigation measure.
|
|
SS
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
ES.04.
There was one (1)
Action Level exceedance of 24-hour TSP recorded at Location AM2. Investigation result revealed that the
Contractor has implemented dust mitigation measures to control the dust
generated under the Project. It was
concluded that the exceedance was related to other dust source such as frequent
road traffic apart from the project and work area owned by other project
without proper maintenance site exit along Lin Ma Hang Road and unlikely due to
the works under Contract works.
ES.05. Investigation
Report for all water quality exceedances was completed by ET. Most of 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 and it was concluded that the exceedances
were related to the unknown source of muddy water contributed from outside the project
area and not caused by the works under the Project. However, one investigation result
revealed that exceedances recorded at WM3x on 10 November 2018 concluded that
the exceedances were caused to the isolated
incident of burst water pipe which related to the works under Contract 6. Nevertheless, the
Contractor was reminded to fully implement the water quality mitigation measure throughout the constriction phase as far as practicable.
Environmental
Complaint
ES.06.
In this Reporting
Period, five (5) documented environmental complaints were received under the
EM&A programme with respective to the dust issues at Kau
Lung Hang; the dust and water quality issues at Lin Ma Hang Road and dust
issues at Chun Wo construction site near FEHD’s RCP. The Investigation Reports
for the complaints were completed by ET without further comments from IEC.
ES.07.
In addition, EPD’s
recently ambush operation in Wo Keng Shan Road
revealed that a dump truck carrying dusty construction
waste materials from LT/HYW- C6 travelling to NENT Landfill on 14 December 2018
without proper cover. A warning
letter has been sent to the Contractor (CCKJV). To prevent recurrence of
the case, CCKJV rejected the subject dump truck and the related driver from
entering the site to perform the disposal activities effective immediately. Also, specific training was provided to
the representative of sub-contractor and urged him to convey the message to all
of their dump truck drivers that the mechanical cover of the dump truck should
be maintained fully close for the whole trip of the dumping activities. To ensure the mechanical cover shall be
covered properly before leaving the Site, the CHIT will only provide to the
dump truck driver after checked the mechanical cover has been covered properly
at site exit.
Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ES.08. No environmental summons or successful
prosecutions were recorded in the Reporting Period.
Reporting Changes
ES.09. No reporting
changes were made in the Reporting Period.
Future key issues
ES.10. During dry
season, special attention should be paid on the potential construction dust
impact since most of the construction sites are adjacent to villages. The
Contractor should fully implement the construction dust mitigation measures as appropriately.
ES.11. 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.
ES.12. 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.
ES.13. 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.
ES.14. 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 3
1.1 Project
Background 3
1.2 Report
Structure 3
2 Project Organization and
Construction progress 3
2.1 Construction
Contract Packaging 3
2.2 Project
Organization 3
2.3 Concurrent
Projects 3
2.4 Construction
Progress 3
2.5 Summary of Environmental Submissions 3
3 Project Organization and
Construction progress 3
3.1 General 3
3.2 Monitoring
Parameters 3
3.3 Monitoring
Locations 3
3.4 Monitoring
Frequency and Period 3
3.5 Monitoring
Equipment 3
3.6 Monitoring
Methodology 3
3.7 Equipment
Calibration 3
3.8 Derivation
of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels 3
3.9 Data
Management and Data QA/QC Control 3
4 Air Quality Monitoring 3
4.1 General 3
4.2 Summary
of Monitoring Results 3
5 Construction Noise
Monitoring 3
5.1 General 3
5.2 Summary
of Monitoring Results 3
6 Water Quality Monitoring 3
6.1 General 3
6.2 Summary
of Monitoring Results 3
7 Ecology Monitoring 3
7.1 General 3
8 Waste Management 3
8.1 General
Waste Management 3
8.2 Records
of Waste Quantities 3
9 Site Inspections 3
9.1 requirements 3
10 Non-compliance, Complaints,
Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions 3
10.1 Status
of Non-compliance Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution 3
11 Implementation Status of Mitigation
Measures 3
11.1 General
Requirements 3
12 Conclusions and Recommendations 3
12.1 Conclusions 3
12.2 Recommendations 3
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 Air Quality Monitoring Results
Table 4-2 Summaries
of Breaches of Air Quality A/L Levels
Table 5-1 Summary
of Construction Noise Monitoring Results
Table 5-2 Summaries
of Breaches of Construction Noise A/L Levels
Table 6-1 Summary
of the Water Quality Monitoring Results – Contracts SS C505 & 6
Table 6-2 Summary
of the Water Quality Monitoring Results – Contracts 2 & 3
Table 6-3 Summary
of the Water Quality Monitoring Results – Contract 6
Table 6-4 Summary
of the Water Quality Monitoring Results – Contracts 2 & 6
Table 6-5 Summaries
of Breaches of the Existing Water Quality A/L Levels
Table 6-6 Summary
of Water Quality Exceedance in the Reporting Period
Table 8-1 Summary
of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
Table 8-2 Summary
of Quantities of C&D Wastes
Table 9-1 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract 2
Table 9-2 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract 3
Table 9-3 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract 4
Table 9-4 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract 6
Table 9-5 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract SS C505
Table 9-6 Summary
of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection – Contract 7
Table 10-1 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Complaints
Table 10-2 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Summons
Table 10-3 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Prosecution
Table 11-1 Environmental
Mitigation Measures
List of Annexes
Appendix A Layout plan of the Project
Appendix B Environmental Management Organization Chart
Appendix C Designated
Monitoring Locations as Recommended in the Approved EM&A Manual
Appendix D Monitoring Locations for Impact Monitoring
Appendix E Event and Action Plan
Appendix F Graphical Plots for Monitoring
Result
Appendix G Weather information
Appendix H Waste Flow Table
Appendix I Implementation Schedule for
Environmental Mitigation Measures
1.1.1. Civil Engineering and
Development Department is the Project
Proponent and the Permit Holder of Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang /
Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works, which is
a Designated Project to be implemented under Environmental Permit number EP-404/2011/C granted on 12 March
2015 and the latest Environmental Permit
number EP-404/2011/D granted on 20 January 2017.
1.1.2. The Project consists of two main
components: Construction of a Boundary Control Point (hereinafter referred as
“BCP”); 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 – this section
comprises at-grade and viaducts and includes the improvement works at Lin Ma
Hang Road;
2)
Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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.
1.1.5.
This is the 22nd Quarterly EM&A Summary
Report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the
Reporting Period from 1 November 2018 to 31 January 2019.
1.2.1
The Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) Summary 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 Inspection
Section 10
