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Executive SUMMARY

 

1

INTRODUCTION

1

1.1

Basic Project Information

1

1.2

Project Organization

2

1.3

Construction Programme

2

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

3

2.3

Action and Limit Levels

4

2.4

 

Event Action Plans

 

 

 

4

2.5

 

Mitigation Measures

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Environmental monitoring and audit

5

3.1

Air Quality  Monitoring Results

 

5

3.2

Noise Monitoring Results

5

3.3

Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

5

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 sucessful 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

7-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Comments, recommendation and conclusion

9

5.1

Comments

9

5.2

Recommendations

9

5.3

Conclusions

10

 

 

Figures

Figure 2

Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Stations for HKBCF ( Started from 05 February 2015)

 

 

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

Appendix J

Complaint Investigation Report

 

 

 

 

 

Executive SUMMARY

 

This Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2013/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) – 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 Hong Kong – Zhuhai – 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/I for HKBCF was issued on 17 July 2015. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Site preparation works of the Contract was started on 25 July 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 24 November 2014.

 

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 Third Quarterly 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 June 2015 to 31 August 2015.

 

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 – Reclamation Works and Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – 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 AMS7A and noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. However, this is subject to ENPO’s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring works at these stations.

 

The dates of environmental site inspections during the reporting period are listed below:

           

Environmental Site Inspection Date

June 2015

July 2015

August 2015

04,12,18, 24 and 30

08,17,22 and 29

05,14,19 and 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 station AMS7A 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 station NMS2 and station 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 a complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The complaint was received by EPD from a public via EPD’s hotline on 11 July 2015 and was forwarded by EPD to Highways Department and then the ENPO on 13 July 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 13 July 2015. The above mentioned complaint follow-up inspection was performed by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 on 16 July 2015. The complaint investigation report (Log No. 003) was issued by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 and verified by the IEC/ENPO on 24 July 2015. After investigation, the complaint was found non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02. The complaint investigation report (Log No. 003) was provided in Appendix J.

 

Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

There were no notification of summon or prosecution received during the reporting period.

 

Reporting Change

 

There was no reporting change in the reporting period.

 

 

 

1         INTRODUCTION

 

1.1      Basic Project Information

 

1.1.1   This Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2013/02 Hong Kong–Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) – 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.

 

1.1.2   The Contract is part of Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge HKBCF which is a “Designated Project”, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap 499) and 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/I for HKBCF was issued on 17 July 2015. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Site preparation works of the Contract started on 25 July 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 24 November 2014. The works area of the Contract is shown in Appendix A.

 

1.1.3   This is the Third Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report for the Contract which summaries the audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 01 June 2015 to 31 August 2015.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

1.2       Project Organization

 

1.2.1 The project organisation 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 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 (Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited) 

Environmental Project Office Leader

Mr. Y. H. Hui

34652888

34652899

Independent Environmental Checker

Mr. Raymond Dai

34652888

34652899

Environmental Site Supervisor

Mr. Ray Yan

51818165

34652899

Contractor (China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd.)

Environmental Officer

Mr. K. F. Wong

93724383

39150300

Environmental Officer (Effective on 30 June 2015)

Mr. Richard Ng

59770593

39150300

Environmental Supervisor

Ms. Joy Chan

54005086

39150300

Environmental Supervisor

Ms. Selena Yang

55122662

39150300

Environmental Team (ETS-Testconsult Ltd.)

Environmental Team Leader

Mr C. L. Lau

2946 7791

2695 3944

 

 

 

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:

 

§ Bored Piles Works in Portion A1;

§ Preparation works for bored piling in Portion A1;

§ Pre-drilling works for Bored Pile;

§ Pile Cap in Portion H.

§ Pre-drilling Works in Portion C & F;

§ Trench Excavation for cable & duct laying in Portion I;

§ Trial pit works for directional sign footings in Portion I;

§ Water main installation, trench excavation for cable & duct laying in Portion I; and

§ UU Detection Works in Portion I.

 

 

 

2          EM&A Requirement

 

2.1       Summary of EM&A Requirements

 

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 – Reclamation Works and Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – 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 AMS7A and the noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer cover 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     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.

 

Table 2.1       Summary of Impact EM&A Requirements

Environmental Monitoring

Identification No.

Location Description

 

                            Air Quality

AMS6(1)

Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Buidling

AMS7A(1)

Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd

 

Noise

 

NMS2(2)

Seaview Crescent

   NMS3B(2)(3)

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 latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.

(2)      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.

(3)      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 Levels 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,mg/m3

   Limit Level,mg/m3

 AMS6 – Dragnair / SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)

              360

              500

 AMS7A – Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd.

              370

            500

 

 

 Table 2.3        Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP

 

Monitoring Station.

Action Level,mg/m3

   Limit Level,mg/m3

 AMS6 – Dragnair / SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)

              173

              260

 AMS7A –Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd.

            183

            260

 

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 provided in Table 2.4

 

Table 2.4        Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

 

Parameter

Action Level

Limit Level

07:00 – 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        Event Action Plans

 

2.4.1    The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

 

2.5        Mitigation Measures

 

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 AMS7A are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for June 2015, July 2015 and August 2015) 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 report 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 station AMS7A by the Environmental Team 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 June 2015, July 2015 and August 2015) prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02.

 

3.2.2   There was no exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

 

3.3        Implementation of Environmental Measures

 

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   The Contractor waters 8 times per day on all exposed soil within the project site and associated works areas when construction activities are being undertaken.

 

3.3.3    The Contractor was reminded to provide well-maintained plant operated on-site and plant served regularly;

 

3.3.4     The Contractor was reminded to switch off vehicles and equipment while not in use;

 

3.3.5     The Contractor was reminded to schedule the construction works to minimize noise nuisance etc.

 

3.3.6     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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.4       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     Disposal of excavated sediment was generated and stored properly on site during this reporting period. The excavated sediment will be stored properly on site until further instruction by the Engineer. The disposal of excavated sediment as per EP-353/2009/I to be implemented subject to confirmation.

 

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 Practise on the Packing, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Waste.

 

3.5        Environmental Licenses and Permits

 

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 report 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 station AMS7A 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 station NMS2 and station NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

 

4.2       Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

 

4.2.1      There was 1 complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The complaint investigation reports (Log No. 003) was provided in Appendix J. The complaints are described below:

 

(a)       11 July 2015 (Log No. 003)

There was a complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The complaint was received by EPD from a public via EPD’s hotline on 11 July 2015 and was forwarded by EPD to Highways Department and then the ENPO on 13 July 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 18:20 on 13 July 2015. The complainant complained that noise nuisance generation from barges loading/unloading construction materials during the night time in the vicinity of Tung Chung New Development Pier and noise nuisance generation from HKBCF construction site near HK Skycity Marriott Hotel after 23:00 during the past 10 days. The above mentioned complaint follow-up inspection was performed by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 on 16 July 2015. The complaint investigation report (Log No. 003) was issued by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 and verified by the IEC/ENPO on 24 July 2015. According to the investigation, no any barge loading works was carried out at the Tung Chung New Development Pier and the construction works of this Contract during the past 10 days was carried out from 08:00 to 18:00 and no any works and PME operation were undertaken at night-time and also the CNP no. GW-RS0503-15 is not relevant to Contract No. HY/2013/02. 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 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 produced etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.2.2  There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during the reporting period.

 

4.2.3 Statistics on environmental complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix I.

 

 

5         Comments, recommendations and conclusion

 

5.1       Comments

 

5.1.1     According to the environmental site inspection undertaken during the reporting period, the following recommendations were provided:

 

n   The Contractor was reminded to provide drip tray for the chemical container;

n   The Contractor was reminded to provide adequate drip tray for the air compressor;

n   The Contractor was reminded to clean the oil stain;

n   The Contractor was reminded to cover the dust material adequately;

n   The Contractor was reminded to cover the excavated marine sediment adequately;

n   The Contractor was reminded to repair the drip tray;

n   The Contractor was reminded to repair the lifting appliance and the crawl crane to avoid black smoke emission;

n   The Contractor was reminded to store the chemical bottle adequately;

n   The Contractor was reminded to provide additional watering for the breaking works; and

n   The Contractor was reminded to provide water spraying for the haul road regularly to prevent fugitive dust emission.

 

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       Recommendations

 

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       Conclusions

 

5.3.1      The site preparation work of the Contract was started on 25 July 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 24 November 2014. This is the Third Quarterly EM&A Report which summaries findings of the EM&A work during the reporting period from 01 June 2015 to 31 August 2015.

 

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 report 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 station AMS7A 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 station NMS2 and station 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 04, 12, 18, 24 and 30 June 2015, 08, 17, 22 and 29 July 2015 and 05, 14, 19 and 26 August 2015. Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

 

5.3.6      There was one complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The complaint was found non-related to Contract No. HY/2013/02. The complaint investigation reports (Log No. 003) was provided in Appendix J.

 

5.3.7      No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received during the reporting period.