Contract No.
HY/2013/01
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V
Passenger Clearance Building
Monthly EM&A Report No. 21
(Covering the Period from 1 June 2016 to 30 June 2016)
14 Jul 2016
Revision
1
Main Contractor Environmental
Team
Contents
Executive Summary
1.4 Construction
Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period
2....... Air Quality Monitoring
4....... Environmental
Site Inspection and Audit
4.2 Advice
on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status
4.3 Environmental
Licenses and Permits
4.4 Implementation
Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures
4.5 Summary
of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit
4.6 Summary
of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution
5.1 Construction
Programme for the Coming Months
5.2 Environmental
Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month
Figures
Figure 2.1 Location
of Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Figure 3.1 Location
of Noise Monitoring Stations
Appendices
Appendix A Location
of Works Areas
Appendix B Project
Organization for Environmental Works
Appendix C Construction
Programme
Appendix D Event
and Action Plan
Appendix F Environmental
Licenses and Permits
Appendix G Implementation
Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS)
Executive Summary
This monthly Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2013/01 Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) ¡V
Passenger Clearance Building (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the
Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The
Contract was awarded to Leighton ¡V Chun Wo Joint Venture (hereafter referred to
as ¡§the Contractor¡¨) and Atkins China Limited was appointed as the
Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.
The Contract is part of
Hong Kong ¡V Zhuhai ¡V Macao Bridge HKBCF which is a ¡§Designated
Project¡¨, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO)
(Cap 499) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No.
AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared for the Project. The current Environmental Permit (EP) No. EP-353/2009/K
for HKBCF was issued on 11 April 2016. These documents are available through the EIA
Ordinance Register. Site preparation works of the
Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction
works of the
Contract commenced on 6 October 2014.
Atkins China Limited has
been appointed by the Contractor to implement the Environmental Monitoring
& Audit (EM&A) programme for the Contract in accordance with the Updated EM&A
Manual for
HKBCF (Version 1.0) and will be providing
environmental team services to the Contract.
This is the twenty-first monthly
EM&A Report for the Contract which summarizes findings of the EM&A works
during the reporting period from 1 to 30 June 2016.
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Progress
The monthly EM&A
programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKBCF
(Version
1.0).
It should be noted that the air quality and noise monitoring works for the Contract are covered by
Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge HKBCF
¡V Reclamation Works and Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V Section between Scenic Hill
and HKBCF. The ET of the Contract or
another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring
at AMS6 and AMS7 and noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A
programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract Nos.
HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. However, this is subject to ENPO¡¦s final
decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring work at these stations.
The
dates of site inspection during the reporting period are listed below:
Environmental Site
Inspection: 1,
8, 15, 22 and 29 June 2016
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels
Summary of Action and Limit
Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level at AMS6 shall be
referred to the monthly EM&A report prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.
There was no Action and
Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7
by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting
period.
There was no Action and
Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B by the
Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.
Complaint Log
There were no complaints received in
relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
There were no notifications of summons or
prosecutions received during this reporting period.
Reporting
Change
There was no reporting change during the reporting period.
Future Key Issues
The future key issues to be
undertaken in the upcoming month include:
¡P
Piling
Test (WA1);
¡P
Bulk
Excavation at Box Culvert (WA1);
¡P
Pile
Cropping (WA1);
¡P
Tie
Beams (WA1);
¡P
Pile
Capping (WA1);
¡P
Service
Troughs construction (WA1);
¡P
Waterproofing
(WA1);
¡P
Tower
Crane Erection(WA1);
¡P
Southern
Drop off Area Pile Capping and Column (WA1);
¡P
Suspended
Slab Construction (WA1);
¡P
Marine
Mud Treatment (WA1);
¡P
Backfilling
(WA1);
¡P
Mega
Column Construction (WA1);
¡P
Reinforced
Concrete Structure Works at Common Utilities Enclosure (WA1);
¡P
Bored
Pilling Works at Northern Footbridge (WA1);
¡P
Formwork
and falsework stripping (WA1);
¡P
Column
and Wall Construction (WA1);
¡P
Blockwork
walls (WA1);
¡P
Pipework
and ductwork (WA1);
¡P
Seawater
Pump House Jet Grouting (WA1);
¡P
Footings
for Roof Erection (WA1);
¡P
Hanger
Rods for Cable Container (WA1);
¡P
Wet
Trade Works (WA1);
¡P
Sheet
Piling Seawater Pump House and Box Culvert (WA1);
¡P
Temporary
Launch Tower (WA1); and
¡P
Launch
Rail Installation (WA1);
¡P
Construction of
Passenger Clearance Building (PCB) including architectural and builders works,
structural steel roof and reinforced concrete frames, basement, piled
foundations, aluminium roof, curtain wall facades, building services and
electrical and mechanical works;
¡P
Installation of district
cooling system
including seawater cooling intake pumping station, seawater intake and
discharge water pipelines work; Installation of Chilled water cooling pipelines
system, heat exchanger and chilled pumping system;
¡P
Construction of
transport and associated facilities connecting to the PCB entailing the
Emergency Vehicular Access, an at-grade mainland side drop-off area, an Hong
Kong side elevated drop-off deck and 8 numbers of footbridge links;
¡P
Construction of a
public toilet, 6 numbers of C&ED observation booths, a generator set
building and a refuse storage & material recovery chamber;
¡P
Construction of a
section of 70m common utilities enclosure and staff subway and civil provisions
for associated electrical and mechanical works;
¡P
Construction of
drainage, sewerage, fresh water & flushing water supply and utilities &
service works;
¡P
Construction of civil
provisions, including draw pits & ducting for Traffic Control and
Surveillance System (TCSS) and Extra Low Voltage System (ELV);
¡P
Construction of box
culvert A;
¡P
Construction of 2 numbers
of vehicular bridge abutments at mainland side pickup area earthmound;
¡P
Construction of
geotechnical works including top up the existing earth mound from +11.5mPD to
the finished level as stated in the Contract, reinforced earth slope and fill
slopes and special backdrop manhole at mainland side pick up area earthmound;
¡P
Landscape hardworks
and softworks; and
¡P
Other works which are
shown on the Drawings or specified in the Specification or which may be ordered
in accordance with the Contract.
Table
1‑1 Contact
Information of Key Personnel
Party |
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Fax |
Engineer or
Engineer¡¦s Representative |
Chief Resident
Engineer |
Darrel Kingan |
3958 7339 |
3468 2076 |
Environmental
Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Environ Hong Kong
Limited) |
Environmental
Project Office Leader |
Y. H. Hui |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
Independent
Environmental Checker |
Raymond Dai |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
Contractor |
Project
Manager |
Gary Wong |
3973 0488 |
3621 0180 |
Environmental
Officer |
Michael Lee |
9502 5887 |
3621 0180 |
|
Environmental
Team |
Environmental
Team Leader |
Sharifah Or |
2972 1802 |
2890 6343 |
24 hours complaint hotline |
--- |
--- |
3958 7300 |
--- |
¡P
Piling Test (WA1);
¡P
Bulk Excavation at
Box Culvert (WA1)
¡P
Pile Cropping (WA1)
¡P
Tie Beams (WA1)
¡P
Pile Capping (WA1)
¡P
Base Slab
Construction and Service Troughs (WA1)
¡P
Waterproofing (WA1)
¡P
Tower Crane Erection
(WA1)
¡P
Southern Drop Off
Area Pile Capping & Column (WA1)
¡P
Suspended Slab Construction
(WA1)
¡P
Marine Mud Treatment
(WA1)
¡P
Backfilling (WA1)
¡P
Mega Column
Construction (WA1)
¡P
Reinforced Concrete
Structure Works at Common Utilities Enclosure (WA1)
¡P
Bored Pilling Works
at Northern Footbridge (WA1)
¡P
Formwork and Falsework
Stripping (WA1)
¡P
Column and Wall
Construction (WA1)
¡P
Blockwork Walls (WA1)
¡P
Pipework and Ductwork
(WA1)
¡P
Seawater Pump House
Jet Grouting (WA1)
¡P
Footings for Roof Erection
(WA1)
¡P
Hanger Rods for Cable
Container (WA1)
¡P
Wet Trade Works (WA1)
¡P
Sheet Piling at
Seawater Pump House and Box Culvert (WA1)
¡P
Temporary Launch
Tower (WA1)
¡P
Launch Rail
Installation (WA1)
Table 2‑1 Construction
Dust Monitoring Locations
ID |
Location Description |
AMS 6(1) |
Dragonair/CNAC
(Group) Building |
AMS 7(1), (2) |
Hong
Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
Remark:
(1)
The ET of
this Contract should conduct impact air quality monitoring at the AMS listed in
the table as part of EM&A programme according to the latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring
station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.
(2)
The original
monitoring location was at Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel (AMS7). As the permission to carry out air
quality monitoring at Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel was not granted after 31
January 2015, the monitoring location was relocated to Chu Kong Air-Sea Union
Transportation Co. Ltd. (AMS7A) from 5 February 2015 to 30 December 2015. The alternative monitoring location at Chu
Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd. was approved by EPD on 5 February
2015. However, AMS7A was
relocated back to its original location (AMS7-Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel)
on 30 December 2015. The relocation
of air quality monitoring location, AMS7A, back to AMS7 was approved by EPD on
21 December 2015.
Table 2‑2 Action
and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP
Monitoring
Station |
Action
Level, µg/m3 |
Limit
Level, µg/m3 |
AMS
6 ¡V Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
360 |
500 |
AMS
7 - Hong Kong SkyCity
Marriott Hotel |
370 |
Table
2‑3 Action and Limit Levels for
24-hour TSP
Monitoring
Station |
Action
Level, µg/m3 |
Limit
Level, µg/m3 |
AMS
6 ¡V Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
173 |
260 |
AMS
7 - Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
183 |
Table 3‑1 Construction
Noise Monitoring Locations
ID |
Location
Description |
NMS2(1) |
Seaview Crescent |
NMS3B(1)(2) |
Site Boundary of Site Office Area at Works Area WA2 |
Remarks:
(1)
The ET of
this Contract should conduct impact noise monitoring at the NMS listed in the
table as part of EM&A programme according to the latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring
station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.
(2)
The Action
and Limit Levels for schools will be applied for this alternative monitoring
location.
Table 3‑2 Action
and Limit Level for Construction Noise
Parameter |
Action Level |
Limit Level |
07:00 ¡V 19:00 hours
on normal weekdays |
When one documented complaint is received |
75 dB(A)* |
Notes:
If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by
the
Noise Control Authority have to be followed.
* Limit level is 70 dB(A) for schools and 65 dB(A) during school
examination period.
Table 4‑1 Summary
of Environmental Site Inspections
Date of Audit |
Observations |
Actions Taken
by Contractor / Recommendation |
Date of
Observations Closed |
9 March 2016 |
1. Stagnant water was
found near Public Toilet No.7. |
1. The stagnant water
was cleared near Public Toilet No. 7. |
1 June 2016 |
25 May 2016 |
1. No drip tray was provided
for chemical containers at Common Utilities Enclosure (CUE). |
1. The chemical
containers were removed at CUE. |
1 June 2016 |
1 June 2016 |
1. The haul road near
the temporary loading and unloading point was dry. |
1. The haul road was wet
near the temporary loading and unloading point. |
8 June 2016 |
2. Stagnant
water/chemicals inside a drip tray was nearly full. |
2. The chemical drums
and drip tray were removed. |
8 June 2016 |
|
8 June 2016 |
1. A chemical container
was found without drip tray. |
1. The chemical
container was removed. |
15 June 2016 |
15 June 2016 |
No particular
environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection. |
NIL |
NIL |
22 June 2016 |
1.Rubbish was scattered on the ground. |
1. Rubbish was cleared
on the ground |
29 June 2016 |
29 June 2016 |
1.Rubbish was found on the basement floor at CUE. |
1. The Contractor was
reminded to clear the rubbish on the basement floor at CUE. |
Follow-up actions
undertaken by the Contractor will be inspected during the site inspection to
be undertaken in July 2016. |
Table 5.1 Construction
Activities for July 2016
Site Area |
Description
of Activities |
WA1 |
Piling Test |
WA1 |
Bulk
Excavation at Box Culvert |
WA1 |
Pile Cropping
|
WA1 |
Tie Beams |
WA1 |
Pile Capping |
WA1 |
Service
Troughs construction |
WA1 |
Waterproofing
|
WA1 |
Tower Crane
Erection |
WA1 |
Southern Drop
off Area Pile Capping and Column |
WA1 |
Suspended
Slab Construction |
WA1 |
Marine Mud
Treatment |
WA1 |
Backfilling |
WA1 |
Mega Column
Construction |
WA1 |
Reinforced
Concrete Structure Works at Common |
WA1 |
Bored Pilling
Works at Northern Footbridge |
WA1 |
Formwork and
falsework stripping |
WA1 |
Column and
Wall Construction |
WA1 |
Blockwork
walls |
WA1 |
Pipework and
ductwork |
WA1 |
Seawater Pump
House Jet Grouting |
WA1 |
Footings for
Roof Erection |
WA1 |
Hanger Rods
for Cable Container |
WA1 |
Wet Trade
Works |
WA1 |
Sheet Piling
Seawater Pump House and Box Culvert |
WA1 |
Temporary
Launch Tower |
WA1 |
Launch Rail
Installation |