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Basic Project Information |
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Project Organization |
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Construction Programme |
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Construction
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Summary of EM&A Requirements |
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Monitoring Requirements |
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Action and Limit Levels |
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Event Action Plans |
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Mitigation Measures |
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Air Quality Monitoring Results |
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Noise Monitoring Results |
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Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures |
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Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status |
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Environmental Licenses and Permits |
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Summary of
Exceedance, Complaint, notification of summons and sucessful prosecution |
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Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit |
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Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
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Comments |
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Recommendations |
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Conclusions |
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FiGuRES |
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Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Stations for HKBCF |
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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 Prosecutions |
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Complaint Investigation Report |
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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 Fourth 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 September 2015 to 30 November 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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September 2015 |
October 2015 |
November 2015 |
02,09,16, 21 and 30 |
07,16,20 and 28 |
04,11,19 and 24 |
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 of
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
resident of
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.
Richard Ng |
59770593 |
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
¡± Bored Piles Works in Portion A1;
¡± Preparation works for bored piling in Portion A1;
¡± Construction of
Temporary Loading and Unloading Point for segment delivery in Portion A1 at
Land Section. There haven¡¦t any marine works during the reporting period
¡± Bored piles
works in Portion D;
¡± Pier &
abutment in Portion H.
¡± 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;
¡± UU Detection
Works in Portion I;
¡± Pit excavation
work for directional signs and duct laying in Portion I;
¡± Pit
excavation work and duct laying in Portion I; and
¡± Pre-drilling works for Bored Pile.
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
3.4 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
4.2.1
There was 1 complaint received in relation
to the environmental impact during the reporting
period. The complaint investigation reports (Log No. 004) was
provided in Appendix
J. The complaints are described below:
(a)
23 October
2015 (Log No. 004)
There was a complaint received by EPD from resident
of No. 1 Sky City Road East, HK Skycity Marriott Hotel via EPD¡¦s hotline on 23
October 2015 and was forwarded by EPD to the ENPO on 23 October 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
17:25 on 23 October 2015. The complainant complained that noise nuisance
generated from the HZMB construction site near
The above mentioned complaint follow-up inspection
was performed by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/02 on 26 October 2015.The complaint
investigation report (Log No. 004) was issued by the ET of Contract No.
HY/2013/02 and verified by the IEC/ENPO on 03 November 2015.
Refer to the above mentioned inspection, since no
any construction works was carried out after 23:00 and no works and PME
operation were undertaken at night-time. The construction works was carried out
from 08:00 to 23:00 hours for all days which was fully covered by the CNP no. GW-RS1098.
No noise record was exceeded the Action and Limit Level and no dark smoke
emission produced from plants was observed and also kept spraying water on site
at least 8 times per day in the past week. This 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 suitable mitigation measures to reduce the noise and duct impact and
dark smoke emission produced during the construction works.
5 Comments,
recommendations and conclusion
5.1 Comments
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The Contractor was reminded to provide drip tray for the
chemical container;
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The Contractor was reminded to store the general waste properly;
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The Contractor was reminded to clean the oil stain;
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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.
5.2 Recommendations
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 Fourth Quarterly EM&A Report which summaries findings of the EM&A
work during the reporting period from 01 September 2015 to 30 November 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 of 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 02, 09, 16, 21 and 30 September
2015, 07, 16, 20 and 28 October 2015 and 04, 11, 19 and 24 November 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. 004) was provided in Appendix J.
5.3.7
There was no notification of summons and successful prosecution was
received during the reporting period.