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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive SUMMARY

Page

1

INTRODUCTION

1-2

1.1

Basic Project Information

1

1.2

Project Organization

1

1.3

Construction Programme

2

1.4

Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period

2

 

 

 

2

EM&A Requirement

2-5

2.1

Summary of EM&A Requirements

2-3

2.2

Monitoring Requirements

4

2.3

Action and Limit Levels

4-5

2.4

Event Action plans

5

2.5        

Mitigation Measures

5

 

 

 

3

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT

6-7

3.1

Air Quality  Monitoring Result

6

3.2

Noise Monitoring Results

6

3.3

Water Quality Monitoring Results

6

3.4

Dolphin Monitoring

7

3.5

Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

7

3.6

Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

7

3.7

Environmental Licenses and Permits

7

 

 

 

4

Summary of Exceedance, Complaint, notification of summons and sucessful prosecution

7-9

4.1

Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

7-8

4.2

Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

8

 

 

 

5

Comments, recommendation and conclusion

8-9

5.1

Comments

8

5.2

Recommendations

8

5.3

Conclusions

8-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figures

 

Figure 1

Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Stations for HKBCF

 

Figure 2

Water Quality Monitoring Stations(construction phases)

 

Figure 3

Dolphin Monitoring Transect Line and Layout Map

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE

Table 1.1

Contact Information of Key Personnel

Table 2.1

Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Locations

Table 2.2

Water Quality Monitoring Stations (construction phases)

Table 2.3

Action and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP

Table 2.4

Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP

Table 2.5

Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 2.6

Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 2.7

Action and Limit Levels for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring – Approach to Define Action

 

Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL)

Table 2.8

Derived Value of Action Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL) for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring

 

APPENDIX

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

Waste Flow Table

Appendix G

Environmental Licenses and Permits

Appendix H

Statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

Appendix I

Landscape Checklist

 


 

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/K for HKBCF was issued on 11 April 2016. 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 seventeenth 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 December 2018 to 31 January 2019. With reference to the memo with reference number (   ) in E771/E1/100 by Environmental Protection Department, the EM&A programme of construction phase of Contract No. HY/2013/02 was terminated since 01 February 2019.

 

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 monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2011/03 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between Scenic Hill and HKBCF” and Contract No. HY/2013/04 HZMB HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion). And the noise monitoring for the Contract are covered by No. HY/2013/04 HZMB HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion). The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7B, noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3C, water quality monitoring show in Figure 2 and dolphin monitoring show in Figure 3 as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/04. However, this is subject to ENPO’s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring works at these stations.

 

Due to the commence operation of HKBCF on 24 October 2018, environmental site inspection would only be conducted if there are any ad-hoc construction works within the construction site of Contract No. HY/2013/02. In December 2018 and January 2019, there were no ad-hoc construction works raised by the Contractor and thus no environmental site inspection had been conducted during the reporting month.

 

Since the landscape establishment work had been commenced on 24 October 2018, bimonthly inspection was conducted on 21 December 2018 for the period 24 October 2018 to 23 December 2018. Landscape Checklist is shown in Appendix I.

 

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 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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period.

 

There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3C by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period.

 

For water quality monitoring, there were 5 action level exceedances of suspended solids and 1 limit level exceedance of suspended solids during the reporting period. The following table summarized the number of exceedances on each sampling date:

 

Sampling Date

No. of Exceedances

DO

Turbidity

SS

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

07/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

10/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

12/12/2018

0

0

0

0

3

1

Total:

0

0

0

0

5

1

 

Since the removal of temporary loading and unloading point by Contract No. HY/2013/02, which involved marine work, was completed on 10 September 2017 and the area was handed back to Reclamation Contractor with Contract No. HY/2010/02 on 11 September 2017 for subsequent seawall construction as confirmed by RSS, there was no marine works or barge of this Contract worked at HKBCF reclamation site near the sea area or area near the monitoring station under Contract No. HY/2013/02 during December 2018 and January 2019. Hence, specific investigation shall be referred to other ET’s report(s) under the HZMB Projects in which the respective contract(s) with remaining marine works on-going for the exceedances recorded in water quality monitoring during this reporting period. There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance recorded on other monitoring date at the monitoring stations showed at Table 4.1 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period.

 

Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects were reported in the EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04 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. Due to the commence operation of HKBCF on 24 October 2018, environmental site inspection would only be conducted if there are any ad-hoc construction works within the construction site of Contract No. HY/2013/02. In December 2018 and January 2019, there were no ad-hoc construction works raised by the Contractor and thus no environmental site inspection had been conducted during the reporting month.

 

Complaint Log

There was no complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.

 

Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

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

 

Reporting Change

With reference to the memo with reference number (   ) in E771/E1/100 by Environmental Protection Department, the EM&A programme of construction phase of Contract No. HY/2013/02 was terminated since 01 February 2019. The seventeenth Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) is only cover the reporting period from 01 December 2018 to 31 January 2019.


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/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 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 seventeenth 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 December 2018 to 31 January 2019. With reference to the memo with reference number (   ) in E771/E1/100 by Environmental Protection Department, the EM&A programme of construction phase of Contract No. HY/2013/02 was terminated since 01 February 2019.

 

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. Winston Wong

6330 8293

3152 5116

Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Hong Kong Limited) 

Environmental Project Office Leader

Mr. Y. H. Hui

3465 2888

3465 2899

Independent Environmental Checker

Mr. Raymond Dai#

3465 2888

3465 2899

Environmental Site Supervisor / Independent Environmental Checker

Mr. Ray Yan#

5181 8401

3465 2899

Environmental Site Supervisor

Mr. Harris Wong*

5181 8165

3465 2899

Contractor (China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd.)

Environmental Officer

Mr. Endy Tse

5512 2662

3915 0300

Environmental Team (ETS-Testconsult Ltd.)

Environmental Team Leader

Mr. C. L. Lau

2946 7791

2695 3944

Remark(s):

(#) The duties of Mr. Raymond Dai was taken over by Mr. Ray Yan from 01 January 2019

 

(*)Mr. Harris Wong was appointed to ENPO’s Environmental Site Supervisor (ESS) for the project from 01 January 2019

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      As confirmed by RSS, the capital works were substantially completed on 28 March 2018. A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:

 

l   Establishment work for Landscape

 

2             EM&A Requirement

 

2.1          Summary of EM&A Requirements

 

2.1.1      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 monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2011/03 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between Scenic Hill and HKBCF” and Contract No. HY/2013/04 HZMB HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion) during the reporting period. And the noise monitoring for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/04 HZMB HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion) during the reporting period. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7B, noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3C show at Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2 and Table 2.1, water quality monitoring show at Figure 2 and Table 2.2 and dolphin monitoring show in Figure 3 as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/04. However, this is subject to ENPO’s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring works at these stations.

 

The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct dolphin monitoring at 24 transects as part of EM&A programme if these transects are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2013/04. The dolphin monitoring should adopt line-transect vessel survey method. The survey follows pre-set and fixed transect lines in the two areas defined by AFCD as: Northeast Lantau survey area; and Northwest Lantau survey area. Figure 3 shows the co-ordinates for the transect lines and layout map.

 

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 1.1 and Figure 1.2.

 

Table 2.1    Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Locations

Environmental Monitoring

Identification No.

Location Description

Air Quality

AMS6(1)

Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building

AMS7B(1)(2)

3RS Site Offices

Noise

NMS2(3)

Seaview Crescent

NMS3C(3)(4)(5)

Ying Tung Estate Refuse Collection Point

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)    Alternative Air Quality Monitoring Stations with effect from 06 February 2018

(3)    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.

(4)    The Action and Limit Levels for schools will be applied for this alternative monitoring location.

(5)    Alternative Noise Monitoring Station to replace NMS3B with effect from 20 August 2018

 

2.1.3      The water monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct water quality monitoring at twenty one stations (9 Impact Stations, 7 Sensitive Receiver Stations and 5 Control/Far Field Stations). Due to topographical conditions of SR3, SR10A and SR10B(N), the water quality monitoring (WQM) stations was proposed to be monitored at alternative WQM stations named as SR3(N), SR10A (N) and SR10B(N2). The proposal for alternation of water quality monitoring stations for HZMB HKBCF was justified by the ET Leader for Contract No. HY/2013/01 on 08 November 2017 and verified by the IEC on 13 November 2017; and submitted to EPD on 29 November 2017, and it was approved by EPD on 22 December 2017. Table 2.2 and Figure 2 shows the locations of water quality monitoring stations.

 

Table 2.2       Water Quality Monitoring Stations (construction phases)

Station

Description

East

North

IS5

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

811579

817106

IS(Mf)6

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

812101

817873

IS7

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

812244

818777

IS8

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

814251

818412

IS(Mf)9

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

813273

818850

IS10(N)

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

812942

820881

IS(Mf)11

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

813562

820716

IS(Mf)16

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

814328

819497

IS17

Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site)

814539

820391

SR3

Sensitive receivers (San Tau SSSI)

810525

816456

SR3(N)[3]

Sensitive receivers (San Tau SSSI)

810689

816591

SR4(N)

Sensitive receivers (Tai Ho)

814705

817859

SR5(N)

Sensitive receiver (Artificial Reef in NE Airport)

812569

821475

SR6

Sensitive receivers (Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park)

805837

821818

SR7

Sensitive receivers (Tai Mo Do)

814293

821431

SR10A[1]

Sensitive receivers (Ma Wan FCZ)1

823741

823495

SR10A(N) [1][3]

Sensitive receivers (Ma Wan FCZ)1

823644

823484

SR10B(N)[1]

Sensitive receivers (Ma Wan FCZ)2

823683

823187

SR10B(N2) [1][3]

Sensitive receivers (Ma Wan FCZ)2

823689

823159

CS(Mf)3(N)

Control Station

808814

822355

CS(Mf)5

Control Station

817990

821129

CS4

Control Station

810025

824004

CS6

Control Station

817028

823992

CSA[2]

Control Station

818103

823064

Note:

(1)      Additional monitoring station for Ma Wan FCZ.

(2)      Additional control monitoring station for Ma Wan FCZ

(3)      Alternative WQM Stations with effect from 22 December 2017

Remarks:

The ET of this Contract should conduct impact water quality monitoring at the WQMS 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. The ET of the Contract shall communicate and share the monitoring data to the ET(s) of other works contracts if the water quality monitoring station(s) is/are as part of EM&A programme.

 

2.1.4       The dolphin monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period. Figure 3 shown the layout map for the vessel-based transect lines.

 

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/2011/03 and HY/2013/04.

 

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 2.3 and Table 2.4 respectively. The Action and Limit Levels of AMS7B are as same as the original levels of AMS7.

 

Table 2.3    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

AMS7B 3RS Site Offices

370

500

 

Table 2.4    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

AMS7B - 3RS Site Offices

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 2.5

 

Table 2.5    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.

 

2.3.5      The Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality are provided in Table 2.6

 

Table 2.6    Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Parameters

Action

Limit

DO in mg/L

(Surface, Middle & Bottom)

Surface and Middle 5.0

Bottom 4.7

Surface and Middle 4.2 (except 5 mg/L for FCZ)

Bottom 3.6

SS in mg/L (depth-averaged) at all monitoring stations and control stations

23.5 and 120% of upstream control station's SS at the same tide of the same day*

34.4 and 130% of upstream control station's SS at the same tide of the same day and 10mg/L for WSD Seawater intakes*

Turbidity in NTU

(depth-averaged)

27.5 and 120% of upstream control station's turbidity at the same tide of the same day*

47.0 and 130% of upstream control station's turbidity at the same tide of the same day*

*Remarks:

Reference is made to EPD approval of adjustment of water quality assessment criteria

 

issued and  became effective on 18 February 2013.

Notes:

1.     "depth-averaged" is calculated by taking the arithmetic means of reading of all three depths.

 

2.     For DO, non-compliance of the water quality limits occurs when monitoring result is lower than the limits.

 

3.     For turbidity, SS, non-compliance of the water quality limits occurs when monitoring result is higher than the limits.

 

4.     All the figures given in the table are used for reference only and the EPD may amend the figures whenever it is considered as necessary.

 

5.     The 1%-ile of baseline data for dissolved oxygen (surface and middle) and dissolved oxygen (bottom) are 4.2mg/L and 3.6mg/L respectively.

 

2.3.6      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.

 

2.3.7      The Action and Limit Levels for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring are provided in Table 2.7 & Table 2.8

 

Table 2.7    Action and Limit Levels for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring – Approach to Define Action Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL)

 

North Lantau Social Cluster

NEL

NWL

Action Level

(STG < 70% of baseline) &

(ANI < 70% of baseline)

(STG < 70% of baseline) &

(ANI < 70% of baseline)

Limit Level

[(STG < 40% of baseline) & (ANI < 40% of baseline)]

AND [ (STG < 40% of baseline) & (ANI < 40% of baseline)]

For North Lantau Social Cluster, action level will be trigger if either NEL or NWL fall below the criteria; limit level will be triggered if both NEL and NWL fall below the criteria.

 

Table 2.8      Derived Value of Action Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL) for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring

 

North Lantau Social Cluster

NEL

NWL

Action Level

(STG < 4.2) & (ANI < 15.5 )

(STG < 6.9) & (ANI < 31.3)

Limit Level

[(STG < 2.4) & (ANI < 8.9)] AND [(STG < 3.9) & (ANI < 17.9)]

The ET of this Contract should conduct impact dolphin monitoring as part of EM&A programme according to latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring transect(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.

 

2.3.8      If exceedance(s) at these transect(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 AMS7B were reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (December 2018 and January 2019) prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/04.

 

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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

3.2          Noise Monitoring Results

 

3.2.1       The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3C were reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (December 2018 and January 2019) prepared by Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

3.2.2       There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3C by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

3.3          Water Quality Monitoring Result

 

3.3.1       The monitoring results for the monitoring stations showed in Table 2.2 were reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04. For water quality monitoring, there were 5 action level exceedances of suspended solids and 1 limit level exceedance of suspended solids during the reporting period. The following table summarized the number of exceedances on each sampling date:

 

Sampling Date

No. of Exceedances

DO

Turbidity

SS

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

07/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

10/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

12/12/2018

0

0

0

0

3

1

Total:

0

0

0

0

5

1

 

3.3.2.     Since the removal of temporary loading and unloading point by Contract No. HY/2013/02, which involved marine work, was completed on 10 September 2017 and the area was handed back to Reclamation Contractor with Contract No. HY/2010/02 on 11 September 2017 for subsequent seawall construction as confirmed by RSS, there was no marine works or barge of this Contract worked at HKBCF reclamation site near the sea area or area near the monitoring station under Contract No. HY/2013/02 during December 2018 and January 2019. Hence, specific investigation shall be referred to other ET’s report(s) under the HZMB Projects in which the respective contract(s) with remaining marine works on-going for the exceedances recorded in water quality monitoring during this reporting period. There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance recorded on other monitoring date at the monitoring stations showed at Table 4.1 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 during the reporting period.

 

3.3.3      Although the exceedances were not relevant to this Contract, the Contractor was reminded to provide appropriate water pollution mitigation measures, such as ensure all construction activities that would deteriorate the water quality was collected by sedimentation tanks or package treatment systems for proper treatment prior to disposal.

 

3.4          Dolphin monitoring Result

 

3.4.1      Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects were reported in the EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04. The monitoring results and Action or Limit Level Non-compliance will be prepared by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/04 and detailed in the quarterly EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

3.4          Implementation of Environmental Measures

 

3.5.1       In response to the site audit findings, the Contractor carried out corrective actions.

 

3.5.2      As confirmed by RSS, the capital works were substantially completed on 28 March 2018. The establishment of landscape works with mitigation code G1, G2, G4, G6, G7 & G9 were conducted around the site while landscape works with mitigation code G5 was mainly conducted at Portion D. The Contractor was reminded to resolve the potential conflicts between the proposed landscape measures and any other works of the project. The implementation status of Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures is presented in Appendix E.

 

3.5.3      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.

 

3.5.4      Since the landscape establishment work had been commenced on 24 October 2018, bimonthly inspection was conducted on 21 December 2018 for the period 24 October 2018 to 23 December 2018. Landscape Checklist is shown in Appendix I.

 

3.6          Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

 

3.6.1       The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting. The monthly summary waste flow table is shown in Appendix F

 

3.6.2       There was no excavated marine sediment generated in this reporting period. Since the disposal of excavated marine sediments has been completed with the last batch disposal on 30 August 2017 as confirmed by RSS, no excavated marine sediment was still remained and stored on site awaiting disposal during this reporting period under Contract No. HY/2013/02.

 

3.6.3       The summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix F.

 

3.7          Environmental Licenses and Permits

 

3.7.1      The valid environmental licenses and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix G.

 

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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

4.1.3      There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3C by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

4.1.4      For water quality monitoring, there were 5 action level exceedances of suspended solids and 1 limit level exceedance of suspended solids during the reporting period.  The following table summarized the number of exceedance on each sampling date:

 

Sampling Date

No. of Exceedances

DO

Turbidity

SS

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

07/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

10/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

12/12/2018

0

0

0

0

3

1

Total:

0

0

0

0

5

1

 

4.1.5      Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects were reported in the EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

4.2          Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

 

4.2.1      There were no complaints received during the reporting period.

 

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 H.

 

5             Comments, recommendations and conclusion

 

5.1          Comments

 

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 seventeenth Quarterly EM&A Report which summaries findings of the EM&A work during the reporting period from 01 December 2018 to 31 January 2019. With reference to the memo with reference number (   ) in E771/E1/100 by Environmental Protection Department, the EM&A programme of construction phase of Contract No. HY/2013/02 was terminated since 01 February 2019.

 

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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

5.3.4      There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3C by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

5.3.5      For water quality monitoring, there were 5 action level exceedances of suspended solids and 1 limit level exceedance of suspended solids during the reporting period. The following table summarized the number of exceedance on each sampling date:

 

Sampling Date

No. of Exceedances

DO

Turbidity

SS

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

Action

Limit

07/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

10/12/2018

0

0

0

0

1

0

12/12/2018

0

0

0

0

3

1

Total:

0

0

0

0

5

1

 

5.3.6       Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects were reported in the EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04.

 

5.3.7       There were no complaints received during the reporting period.

 

5.3.8       There was no notification of summons and successful prosecution received during the reporting period.

 

 

 

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