Contract
No. HY/2013/01
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V
Passenger Clearance Building
Quarterly EM&A Report No. 6
(Covering the Period from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2016)
3 May 2016
Revision 2
Main Contractor Environmental
Team
Contents
Executive Summary
1.4 Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period
2.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements
3....... Environmental Monitoring and Audit
3.1 Air Quality Monitoring Results
3.3 Implementation of Environmental Measures
3.4 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status
3.5 Environmental Licenses and Permits
4....... Summary of Exceedance, Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecution
4.1 Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit
4.2 Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecution
5....... Comments, Recommendations and Conclusion
Figures
Figure 2.1 Location of Air Quality Monitoring
Stations
Figure 2.2 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 E Implementation
Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS)
Appendix F Site
Audit Findings and Corrective Actions
Appendix H Environmental
Licenses and Permits
Executive Summary
This Quarterly 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/J for
HKBCF was issued on 25 February 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 (Version1.0) and will be providing
environmental team services to the Contract.
This is the sixth Quarterly EM&A
Report for the Contract which summaries findings of
the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 January 2016 to 31 March
2016.
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Progress
The 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, 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 environmental site inspection
during
the reporting period are listed below:
Environmental Site Inspection Date |
||
January 2016 |
February 2016 |
March 2016 |
6, 13, 20 and
27 |
3, 12, 17 and
24 |
2, 9, 16, 23
and 30 |
Breaches
of Action and Limit Levels
Summary of Action and Limit
Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level at station AMS6 shall be
referred to the monthly EM&A Reports (for January, February and March 2016)
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.
Implementation of Environmental
Measures
Site inspections were
carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper
environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project.
Potential environmental impacts due to the construction activities were
monitored and reviewed.
Complaint
Log
There was no complaint
received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.
Notifications
of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
There was no notification
of summon or prosecution received during this reporting period.
Reporting
Change
Air Quality Monitoring
Location, 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. The air
quality monitoring at AMS7-Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel started in January
2016. The action/limit level for air quality as derived from the baseline
monitoring data recorded at Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel (AMS7) was adopted
for the air quality monitoring location.
An application for
variation of an environmental permit of the Project was made on 18 February
2016 and the current EP No. EP-353/2009/J was issued by the Director of
Environmental Protection on 25 February 2016.. Therefore, the environmental
permit number for the Project has been updated. Another application for
variation of an environmental permit of the Project was made on 24 March 2016. The
application was being considered by EPD.
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 |
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 |
Donald Ip |
6461 8635 |
3621 0180 |
|
Environmental
Team |
Environmental
Team Leader |
Sharifah
Or |
2972 1802 |
2890
6343 |
24 hours complaint hotline |
--- |
--- |
3958 7300 |
--- |
Table 2.1 Summary
of Impact EM&A Requirements
Environmental Monitoring |
ID |
Location Description |
Air Quality |
AMS 6(1) |
Dragonair/CNAC
(Group) Building |
AMS 7(1), (2) |
Hong
Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
|
Noise |
NMS2(3) |
Seaview
Crescent |
NMS3B(3),(4) |
Site Boundary
of Site
Office Area at Works Area WA2 |
Remarks:
(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.
(3)
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.
(4)
The Action and Limit Levels for schools will be
applied for this alternative monitoring location.
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 ¡V 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 ¡V Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
183 |
Table 2.4 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.
* Reduce to 70
dB(A) for schools and 65 dB(A) during school examination period.