TABLE OF CONTENTS Page
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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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Summary of EM&A Requirements |
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2.2 |
Monitoring
Requirements |
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2.3 |
Action and Limit Levels |
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2.4 |
Event Action Plans |
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Mitigation Measures |
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Air Quality Monitoring Results |
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3.2 |
Noise Monitoring Results |
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3.3 |
Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures |
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3.4 |
Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management
Status |
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3.5 |
Environmental Licenses and Permits |
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Summary
of Exceedance, Complaint, notification of summons and sucessful prosecution |
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4.1 |
Summary of Exceedance of the
Environmental Quality Performance Limit |
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4.2 |
Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons
and Successful Prosecution |
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5.1 |
Comments |
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5.2 |
Recommendations |
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5.3 |
Conclusions |
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Figure 2 |
Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Stations for
HKBCF ( Started from 05 February 2015) |
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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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Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) |
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Site Audit Findings and Corrective Actions |
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Waste Flow Table |
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Environmental Licenses and Permits |
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Statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
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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) ¡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 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-
The dates of environmental site
inspections during the reporting period are listed below:
Environmental Site Inspection
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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 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.
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 (
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.
1.1 Basic Project
Information
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 (Ramboll
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 Officer (Effective on 30 June 2015) |
Mr. Richard Ng |
59770593 |
39150300 |
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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
¡± 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.
2.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements
Table
2.1
Summary of Impact
EM&A Requirements
Environmental Monitoring |
Identification No. |
Location Description |
Air Quality |
AMS6(1) |
Dragonair / CNAC
(Group) Buidling |
AMS |
Chu Kong
Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd |
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Noise |
NMS2(2) |
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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
2.3 Action
and Limit Levels
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 |
Table 2.4 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.
2.4 Event
Action Plans
2.5 Mitigation Measures
3 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit
3.1 Air
Quality Monitoring Results
3.2 Noise Monitoring Results
3.3
Implementation of Environmental Measures
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
3.4.3 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
4.2
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.
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 AMS
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.