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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.1 |
Basic Project Information |
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1.2 |
Project Organization |
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1.3 |
Construction Programme |
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1.4 |
Construction
Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period |
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2 2.0 |
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2.1 |
Monitoring
Locations |
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2.2 |
Monitoring
Requirements |
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2.3 |
Monitoring
Results |
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3.1 |
Monitoring
Locations |
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3.2 |
Monitoring
Requirements |
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3.3 |
Monitoring
Results |
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4.1 4.2 |
Site Inspection Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste
Management Status |
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4.3 |
Environmental Licenses and Permits |
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4.4 |
Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation
Measures |
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4.5 |
Summary of Exceedance
of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit |
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4.6 |
Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons
and Successful Prosecution |
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5.1 |
Construction Programme
for the Coming Months |
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5.2 |
Environmental
Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month |
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Conclusions |
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Figure 2 |
Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Stations for
HKBCF |
APPENDICES |
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Location of Works Areas |
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Project Organization for
Environmental Works |
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Construction Programme |
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Event and Action Plan |
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Waste Flow Table |
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Environmental Licenses
and Permits |
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Implementation Schedule
for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) |
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Statistics on
Environmental Complaints,
Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions |
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Environmental Site Inspection Schedule |
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Complaint Investigation Report |
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This Monthly Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is
prepared for Contract HY/2013/02 Hong Kong¡VZhuhai-Macao
Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) ¡V Infrastructure Works
Stage I (Western Portion) (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the
Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The
Contract was awarded to China Harbour Engineering
Co., Ltd. (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contractor¡¨) and ETS-Testconsult Limited was appointed as the Environmental Team
(ET) by the Contractor.
The Contract is part of
ETS-Testconsult
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 provide environmental team services to the Contract.
This is the Sixth Monthly Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report for the Contract which summaries
findings of the EM&A works conducted during the reporting period
from 01 May 2015 to 31 May 2015.
Site Activities
As informed by the Contractor, site activities were
carried out in
this reporting month:
¡±
Pre-Drilling
Work in Portion C&F;
¡±
Trench Excavation for watermain
and Cable & Duct work in Portion I;
¡±
UU Detection Works in Portion I; and
¡±
Pile Cap preparation in Portion H.
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-
The date of site
inspection during the reporting period are listed below:
Environmental Site Inspection
07,15,21 and 28 May 2015
Breaches
of Action and Limit Levels
There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP
level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS6 by the Environmental
Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03 during the reporting period.
There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP
level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS
There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded
at station NMS2 and station NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the
reporting period.
Complaint Log
There
was a complaint received by EPD from a public via EPD¡¦s hotline on 21 May 2015
and was forwarded by EPD to Highways Department and then the ENPO on 22 May
2015.Then the ENPO forwarded the complaint by email to the R.E. (AECOM), the
Contractor (China Harbour) and the ET (ETS-Testconsult Ltd.) of Contract No. HY/2013/02 at 17:39 on 22
May 2015. The complainant complained that noise generation and dark smoke
emission produced from plants undertaking at night-time works at HKBCF Project.
The above mentioned complaint follow-up inspection was performed by the
ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 on 23 May 2015.The complaint investigation report
(Log No. 002) was issued by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 and verified by
the IEC/ENPO on 2 June 2015.
According to the investigation, the construction works of the Contractor
of Contract No. HY/2013/02 during 18 May 2015 to 21 May 2015 was carried out
from 08:00 to 18:00 and no any works and PME operation were undertaken at
night-time. The complaint was found non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02. The complaint investigation report (Log No. 002) was provided in Appendix J.
Notifications of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
There were no
notifications of summons or prosecutions received during the reporting period.
Reporting Change
There was no reporting change in the reporting period.
Future
Key Issues
The future key
issues to be undertaken in the upcoming month are as follows:
¡±
Pre-Drilling
Work in Portion C & F;
¡±
Bored
Piles Works in Portion A1;
¡±
Trench Excavation for watermain
and Cable & Duct work in Portion I;
¡±
UU Detection Works in Portion I; and
¡±
Pile Cap preparation in Portion H.
1.1 Basic Project
Information
¡±
Construction of the
viaducts and roads at the western portion of Hong Kong Boundary Crossing
Facilities (HKBCF) mainly for connection with the Hong Kong ¡V Zhuhai ¡V Macao Bridge
(HZMB), Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR), Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and
the Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL);
¡±
Construction of the road modification at the SkyCity Interchange at
¡±
Construction of associated street lighting,
street furniture, road marking, road signage, drainage, sewerage, fresh water
and flushing water supply, irrigation, landscape, electrical and mechanical
(E&M), utilities and services works;
¡±
Provisioning of civil engineering works and power
supply installation for the Traffic Control and Surveillance System TCSS);
¡±
Other works in accordance with the
Contract.
1.2 Project
Organization
Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel
Party |
Position |
Name of Key Staff |
Tel. No. |
Fax No. |
Engineer or Engineer¡¦s Representative
(AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.) |
Resident Engineer |
Mr. Fred Yeung |
63308293 |
31525116 |
Environmental
Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Environ Hong Kong
Limited) |
Environmental Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y. H. Hui |
34652888 |
34652899 |
Independent Environmental Checker |
Mr. Raymond Dai |
34652888 |
34652899 |
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Environmental Site Supervisor |
Mr. Ray Yan |
51818165 |
34652899 |
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Contractor (China Harbour Engineering Co.,
Ltd.) |
Environmental Officer |
Mr. K. F. Wong |
93724383 |
39150300 |
Environmental Supervisor |
Ms. Joy Chan |
54005086 |
39150300 |
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Environmental Supervisor |
Ms. Selena Yang |
55122662 |
39150300 |
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Environmental Team (ETS-Testconsult Ltd.) |
Environmental Team Leader |
Mr C. L. Lau |
2946 7791 |
2695 3944 |
1.3 Construction
Programme
1.4 Construction
Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period
A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this
reporting period is shown below:
¡±
Pre-Drilling
Work in Portion C & F;
¡±
Trench Excavation for watermain
and Cable & Duct work in Portion I;
¡±
UU Detection Works in Portion I; and
¡±
Pile Cap preparation in Portion H.
2.1 Monitoring
Locations
Table 2.1
Air
Quality
Monitoring
Locations
Identification No. |
Location Description |
AMS6(1) |
Dragonair / CNAC (Group)
Buidling |
AMS |
Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation
Co. Ltd. |
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 latest notification
from ENPO when the monitoring station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET
of the HZMB project.
2.2 Monitoring
Requirements
Table
2.2 Action and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP
Monitoring Station. |
Action Level,mg/m3 |
Limit Level,mg/m3 |
AMS6 ¡V Dragnair
/ SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
360 |
500 |
AMS |
370 |
500 |
Table 2.3 Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP
Monitoring Station. |
Action Level,mg/m3 |
Limit Level,mg/m3 |
AMS6 ¡V Dragnair
/ SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
173 |
260 |
AMS |
183 |
260 |
2.3 Monitoring Results
3.1 Monitoring Locations
Table
3.1 Construction Noise Monitoring
Locations
Identification No. |
Location Description |
NMS2(1) |
|
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 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.
3.2 Monitoring
Requirements
Table 3.2 Action and Limit Levels 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)* |
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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.
3.3 Monitoring Results
4 ENVIRONMENTAL
SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT
4.1 Site
Inspection
4.1.1 Site Inspections were carried out on a weekly
basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control
mitigation measures for the project. During the reporting period,site inspections were carried out on 07,15,21and 28 May 2015.
4.1.2 Particular observations during
the site inspections are described below:
07 May 2015
(a) No observation
was made.
15 May 2015
(a)
One excavator did not switch off while
it was observed idle at Potion A1. The label was provided for reminding the
driver to switch off the equipment while it was idle. This observation was
closed on 21 May 2015.
21 May 2015
(a) No observation
was made.
28 May 2015
(a) Oil
stain was observed in the drip tray of the drill rig at Portion C. The Contractor was reminded to clean
the oil stain.
Follow-up actions for the outstanding observation will be inspected during the
next site inspection.
(b) Water spaying was
observed insufficient for the breaking works at Portion I. The Contractor was reminded to enhance
the frequency of watering. Follow-up actions for the outstanding observation will be
inspected during the next site inspection.
4.2 Advice
on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status
4.2.3 The
monthly summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix E.
4.2.4 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 Packing, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Waste.
4.3 Environmental
Licenses and Permits
4.3.1 The valid environmental licenses and permits during
the reporting period are summarized in Appendix F.
4.4
Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures
4.4.3 The Contractor was reminded to provide
well-maintained plant operated on-site and plant served regularly;
4.4.4 The Contractor was reminded to switch off
vehicles and equipment while not in use;
4.4.5 The Contractor was reminded to schedule
the construction works to minimize noise nuisance etc.
4.4.6 A summary of the implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation
Measures (EMIS) is presented in Appendix G. Most of the necessary
mitigation measures were implemented properly.
4.5 Summary of
Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance
Limit
4.6 Summary of
Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution
The
above mentioned complaint follow-up inspection was performed by the ET of Contract
No. HY/2013/02 on 23 May 2015.The complaint investigation report (Log No. 002)
was issued by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 and verified by the IEC/ENPO on
2 June 2015.
According
to the investigation, the construction works of the Contractor of Contract No.
HY/2013/02 during 18 May 2015 to 21 May 2015 was carried out from 08:00 to
18:00 and no any works and PME operation were undertaken at night-time. The
complaint was found non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02.
Although this complaint was non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02, the Contractor of Contract No. HY/2013/02 was
reminded to provide appropriate noise and smoke mitigation measures, such as switched
off vehicles and equipment while not in use, scheduled the construction works
to minimize noise nuisance and well-maintained plant operated on-site to
minimize noise nuisance and dark smoke emission produced etc The complaint investigation report
(Log No. 002) was provided in Appendix J.
5.1 Construction Programme for the Coming Months
Table 5.1 Construction Activities for June 2015
Site Area |
Description of Activities |
Portion C & F |
Pre-Drilling
Work |
Portion A1 |
Bored
Piles Works |
Portion I |
Trench Excavation for watermain and Cable & Duct work |
Portion I |
UU Detection Works |
Portion H. |
Pile Cap preparation |
5.2
Environmental Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month
6 CONCLUSION.
6.1 Conclusions
6.1.5
There was a complaint was received by EPD from a
public via EPD¡¦s hotline on 21 May 2015 and was to Highways Department and then
the ENPO on 22 May 2015.Then the ENPO forwarded the complaint by email to the
R.E. (AECOM), the Contractor (China Harbour) and the ET (ETS-Testconsult Ltd.)
of Contract No. HY/2013/02 on 22 May 2015. After the investigation, the
complaint was found non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02.