4. SUMMARY OF EXCEEDANCES, COMPLAINTS, 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 is reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for December 2016, January 2017 and February 2017) 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 AMS7 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.
4.1.4 There was no marine works conducted during the reporting period and therefore, no relevant monitoring result is reported.
4.1.5 There was no marine works conducted during the reporting period and therefore, no ecology monitoring result is reported.
4.2 Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution
4.2.1 There were two complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The summary of environmental complaints is presented in Table 4.1. The details of cumulative statistics of Environmental Complaints are provided in Appendix I.
Table 4.1 Summary of Environmental Complaints for the Reporting Period
|
Log No. |
Environmental Complaint Ref. No. |
Date of Complaint Receipt |
Description |
|
004 |
ENPO-C0107 |
14 December 2016 |
Noise |
|
005 |
ENPO-C0108 |
28 December 2016 |
Hygiene on site |
(a) 14 December 2016 (Log No. 004)
........... The complaint was received by EPD from a member of the public who lived in Seaview Crescent on 13 December 2016 complained about hammering noise and noise created by impacting metals or metal/ground that possibly came from construction site’s operation overnight during the reporting period. After investigation, it was concluded that the complaint was not related to the construction site activities of Contract No. HY/2013/03. Nevertheless, the contractor had been reminded to complying with the specific CNP for overnight operation and reminded to comply with the requirements stipulated in the Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) of the EM&A Manual, in particular:
· Construction Noise (air borne):
N1: Use of good site practices to limit noise emissions: machines and plants (such as trucks, cranes) that may be in intermittent use should be shut down between work periods or should be throttled down to a minimum; and
N5: sequencing operation of construction plants where practicable.
(b) 28 December 2016 (Log No. 005)
........... The complaint was received by Highways Department from a member of the public on 28 December 2016 complained that there were many problems observed at the construction site of HZMB artificial island of Lantau. The complainant specified that mosquito breeding problem within the construction site was severe. Toilet’s hygiene was poor and lack of flushing facilities, which were belonged to CHEC’s construction site during the reporting period. After investigation, it was concluded that the complaint was not related to the construction site activities of Contract No. HY/2013/03. Nevertheless, the contractor had been reminded to comply with the requirements stipulated in the Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) of the EM&A Manual, in particular:
· Waste Management (Construction Waste)
WM4: Sewage
Adequate numbers of portable toilets should be provided for the workers. The portable toilets should be maintained in a state which will not deter the workers from utilizing these portable toilets. Night soil should be collected by licensed collectors regularly.
4.2.2 No notification of summons or prosecutions was received during the reporting period.
4.2.3 Statistics on notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix I.