Contract
No. HY/2013/01
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V
Passenger Clearance Building
Quarterly EM&A Report No. 7
(Covering the Period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016)
21 July 2016
Revision 1
Main Contractor Environmental
Team
Contents
Executive Summary
1....... Introduction.. 1
1.1 Basic Project Information. 1
1.2 Project Organisation. 1
1.3 Construction Programme. 1
1.4 Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period. 2
2....... EM&A Requirement 3
2.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements. 3
2.2 Monitoring Requirements. 4
2.3 Action and Limit Levels. 4
2.4 Event Action Plans. 4
2.5 Mitigation Measures. 5
3....... Environmental Monitoring and Audit 6
3.1 Air Quality Monitoring Results. 6
3.2 Noise Monitoring Results. 6
3.3 Implementation of Environmental Measures. 6
3.4 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status. 6
3.5 Environmental Licenses and Permits. 6
4....... Summary of Exceedance, Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecution.. 7
4.1 Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit 7
4.2 Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecution. 7
5....... Comments, Recommendations and Conclusion.. 8
5.1 Comments. 8
5.2 Recommendations. 8
5.3 Conclusions. 9
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 G Waste
flow Table
Appendix H Environmental
Licenses and Permits
Appendix I Statistics
on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
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/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 (Version1.0) and will be providing
environmental team services to the Contract.
This is the seventh Quarterly
EM&A Report for the
Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A works during the reporting
period from 1 April to 30 June 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
|
April 2016
|
May 2016
|
June 2016
|
6, 13, 20 and
27
|
4, 11, 18 and
25
|
1, 8, 15, 22
and 29
|
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 April, May and June 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
An application for
variation of an environmental permit of the Project was made on 24 March 2016
and the current EP No. EP-353/2009/K was issued by the Director of
Environmental Protection on 11 April 2016. Therefore, the environmental permit
number for the Project has been updated.
1.1.1
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
¡V Passenger Clearance Building (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for
the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 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.
1.1.2
The Contract is part of Hong Kong ¡V Zhuhai ¡V
Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) which is a ¡§Designated
Project¡¨, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
(EIAO) (Cap 499). An 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 work of the
Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction
works of the Contract
commenced on 6 October 2014. The works areas of the Contract are shown in Appendix A.
1.1.3
This is
the seventh Quarterly
EM&A Report
for the Contract which summarizes the audit findings of the EM&A programme
during the reporting period from 1 April to 30 June 2016.
1.2.1
The project organization structure and
lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management
structure is shown in Appendix B. The key
personnel contact names and numbers are
summarized in Table 1.1.
Table
1.1 Contact
Information of Key Personnel
Party
|
Position
|
Name
|
Telephone
|
Fax
|
Engineer
or Engineer¡¦s Representative
(AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.)
|
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
(Leighton ¡V Chun Wo Joint Venture)
|
Project
Manager
|
Gary Wong
|
3973
0488
|
3621 0180
|
Environmental
Officer
|
Michael Lee
|
6461 8635
|
3621 0180
|
Environmental
Team
(Atkins China Limited)
|
Environmental
Team Leader
|
Sharifah
Or
|
2972 1802
|
2890
6343
|
24 hours complaint hotline
|
---
|
---
|
3958 7300
|
---
|
1.3
Construction
Programme
1.3.1 A copy of the
Contractor¡¦s construction programme is provided in Appendix C.
1.4
Construction Works Undertaken During the
Reporting Period
1.4.1 A summary of the
construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:
¡P Piling Test (WA1);
¡P Bulk Excavation at Common Utilities Enclosure (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 and Column (WA1);
¡P Column and Wall Construction (WA1);
¡P Suspended Slab Construction (WA1);
¡P Marine Mud Treatment (WA1);
¡P Backfilling (WA1);
¡P Mega Column Construction (WA1);
¡P Rebar Fixing and Concreting Works at Box Culvert and Common Utilities
Enclosure (WA1);
¡P Bored Pilling Works at Box Culvert and Northern
Footbridge (WA1);
¡P Formwork and Falsework Stripping (WA1);
¡P Blockwork Walls (WA1);
¡P Pipework and Ductwork (WA1);
¡P Seawater Pump House Jet Grouting (WA1);
¡P Footings for Roof Erection (WA1);
¡P Wet Trade Works (WA1);
¡P Self-Propelled Modular Transporter Path (WA1);
¡P Sheet Piling at Sea Water Pump House and Box Culvert (WA1).
¡P Hanger Rods for Cable Container (WA1);
¡P Temporary Launch Tower (WA1); and
¡P Launch Rail Installation (WA1);
1.4.2 No marine works
were undertaken under the Contract during this reporting period.
2.1.1
The EM&A programme was undertaken in
accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKBCF (Version 1). 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.
2.1.2
The permission to carry out impact air quality
monitoring work at AMS7 (Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott
Hotel) was not granted after 31 January 2015. The impact air quality monitoring
location (AMS7) was relocated to a nearby air sensitive receiver, Chu Kong
Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd. (AMS7A), from 5 February 2015 to 30 December 2015. The alternative
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. The baseline and 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.
2.1.3 A summary of air and
noise monitoring locations are presented in Table 2.1. The location of air quality and noise monitoring
stations are shown as in Figure 2.1 and Figure 2.2, respectively.
Table 2.1 Summary
of Impact EM&A Requirements
Environmental Monitoring
|
ID
|
Location Description
|
Air Quality
|
AMS6(1)
|
Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building
|
AMS7(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 Air Monitoring Station 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.
2.2
Monitoring Requirements
2.2.1 The monitoring requirements, monitoring
equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring
methodology, monitoring schedule, meteorological information are detailed in the
monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03.
2.3
Action and
Limit Levels
2.3.1 The Action and Limit Level for 1-hr TSP and
24-hr TSP are provided in Table 2.2 and Table
2.3, respectively.
Table 2.2 Action
and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP
Monitoring
Station
|
Action
Level, µg/m3
|
Limit
Level, µg/m3
|
AMS6
¡V Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)
|
360
|
500
|
AMS7
¡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
|
AMS6
¡V Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)
|
173
|
260
|
AMS7
¡V Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel
|
183
|
2.3.2
If exceedance(s) at these station(s) is/are recorded
by the ET of the Contract or referred by the other ET under the HZMB project to
the Contract, the ET of the Contract will carry out an investigation
and findings
will be reported in the quarterly EM&A Report.
2.3.3 The
Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 2.4.
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.
2.3.4 If exceedance(s) at these station(s) is/are
recorded by the ET of the Contract or referred by the other ET under the HZMB
project to the Contract, the ET of the Contract will carry out an investigation
and findings
will be reported in the quarterly EM&A Report.
2.4.1
The Event Actions Plans for air quality and
noise are provided in Appendix
D.
2.5.1
Environmental
mitigation measures for the contract were recommended in the approved EIA
Report. Appendix E lists the recommended mitigation measures and the
implementation status.
3 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
3.1
Air
Quality Monitoring Results
3.1.1 The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7 are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports
(for April, May and June 2016) prepared for Contract
Nos. HY/2011/03 and HY/2010/02, respectively.
3.1.2 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 Reports (for April, May and June 2016) prepared by
Contract No. HY/2011/03.
3.1.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr
TSP level recorded at AMS7 recorded by the ET of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting
period.
3.2
Noise
Monitoring Results
3.2.1
The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for April, May and June 2016)
prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02.
3.2.2
No noise exceedances
were recorded at stations NMS2 and NMS3B by the ET of Contract
No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting
period.
3.3.1 In
response to the site audit findings, the Contractor carried out corrective
actions. Details of site audit findings and the corrective actions during the
reporting period are presented in Appendix
F.
3.3.2 A summary
of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is
presented in Appendix E. Most of
the necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly.
3.3.3 The
Contractor waters 8 times per day on all exposed soil within the
Contract site and associated works areas when construction activities are being
undertaken.
3.4
Advice on the Solid and Liquid
Waste Management Status
3.4.1 The
Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were
available for general refuse collection and sorting.
3.4.2
Excavated marine sediment was generated and
treated using cement solidification/stabilization (Cement S/S) techniques
during the reporting period. The treated marine sediment was reused within
the Contract site during reporting period. Remaining treated marine sediment
was stored on site to be reused later. As informed by the Contractor in
March 2016, the transfer of treated marine sediment to Contract no. HY/2010/02
has been discontinued since July 2015.
3.4.3 The summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix
G.
3.4.4 The
Contractor was reminded that chemical waste containers should be properly
treated and stored temporarily in designated chemical waste storage area on
site in accordance with the Code of
Practice on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.
3.5.1
The valid environmental licenses and permits
during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix
H.
4 Summary
of Exceedance, Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution
4.1
Summary of
Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit
4.1.1
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 Reports (for April, May and
June 2016) prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.
4.1.2 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.
4.1.3 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.
4.2.1 There was no complaint received in relation
to the environmental impact during the reporting period. No notification of
summons and prosecution was received during the reporting period.
4.2.2 Statistics
on notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix
I.
5 Comments,
Recommendations and Conclusion
5.1.1
According to the environmental site inspections
undertaken during the reporting period, the following recommendations were
provided:
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to
provide drip trays for the chemical containers.
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to
remove rubbish near waste skip.
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to
provide maintenance for the excavator.
¡P
The Contractor is reminded to provide
proper labels for the chemical drums. The Contractor was reminded to clear the
rubbish on the ground.
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to
provide water spraying on the haul road.
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to clear
the stagnant water / chemicals inside the drip tray.
¡P
The Contractor was reminded to clear
the rubbish on the basement floor at Common Utilities Enclosure.
5.1.2 A summary
of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is
presented in Appendix E. Most of the necessary mitigation
measures were implemented properly.
5.2.1
With
implementation of the recommended environmental mitigation measures, the
contract¡¦s environmental impacts were considered environmentally acceptable.
The weekly environmental site inspections ensured that all the environmental
mitigation measures recommended were effectively implemented.
5.2.2
The
recommended environmental mitigation measures, as included in the EM&A
programme, effectively minimize the potential environmental impacts from the
contract. Also, the EM&A programme effectively monitored the environmental
impacts from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation
of mitigation measures. No particular recommendation was advised for the improvement
of the programme.
5.3.1 The site preparation work of the Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 6
October 2014. This is the seventh
Quarterly
EM&A Report summaries findings of the EM&A works during the reporting
period from 1 April to 30 June 2016.
5.3.2
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 Reports (for April, May and
June 2016) prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.
5.3.3 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.
5.3.4 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.
5.3.5
Environmental site inspections were carried out
on 6,
13, 20 and 27 April, 4,
11, 18 and 25 May and 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 June 2016. Recommendations on
remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified
during the site inspections.
5.3.6
There was no complaint
received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.
5.3.7 No
notification of summons and successful prosecution was received during the
reporting period.