Contract No. HY/2013/04 HZMB
HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion) |
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Mott MacDonald, 20/F AIA Kowloon Tower, Landmark
East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong
Kong
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Contents |
Chapter Title Page
Tables
Figure 1 Location of Air Quality
Monitoring Stations
Figure 2 Location
of Noise Monitoring Stations
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 F. Environmental Licenses and Permits
Appendix G. Implementation Schedule for
Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS)
Appendix I. Environmental Site Inspection Schedule
This Monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/04
“Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities –
Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion)” (hereafter referred to as
“the Contract”) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR). The Contract was awarded to China State Construction
Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited (hereafter referred to as “the Contractor”) and
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) was appointed as the Environmental Team
(ET) by the Contractor.
The Contract is part of the “Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities” (HZMB HKBCF)
Project which is a “Designated Project” under Schedule 2 of the Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap. 499) and for which an EIA Report
(Register No. AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared and approved. The current
Environmental Permit (EP) for HKBCF, namely No. EP-353/2009/J,
was issued on 25 February 2016. These documents are available through the EIA
Ordinance Register. Commencement of the Contract took place on 13 March 2015 and
the construction works commenced on 13 July 2015.
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong 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 will be providing
environmental team services for the Contract.
This is the 8th Monthly
EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A works
during the reporting period from 1 to 29 February 2016 (the “reporting period”).
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 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 AMS7 and noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered 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.
The dates of site inspection during the reporting period are listed below:
ˇ Environmental Site Inspection: 3, 12, 18 and 22 February 2016
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 AMS7 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.
Complaint Log
There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
There were no notifications of
summons or prosecutions received during this reporting period.
Reporting Changes
During the reporting period, an application for variation of Environmental Permit for the Project was submitted on 18 February 2016 and approved by EPD on 25 February 2016 with the issue of Environmental Permit No. EP-353/2009/J.
Future Key Issues
The future key issues to be undertaken in the upcoming month are:
ˇ Predrilling works;
ˇ Piling works; and
ˇ Generation of excavated marine sediment and/or transport to HKBCF Contract No. HY/2013/03 (if required).
ˇ No marine works are scheduled under this contract.
On 13 March
2015, Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) was commissioned by China State
Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited (also referred to as “the
Contractor”) to undertake the Environmental Team (ET) services (including
environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A)) for Contract No. HY/2013/04 “Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities –
Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion)” (“the Contract”) for the Highways
Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
The Contract is part of the “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities” (HZMB HKBCF) Project which is a “Designated Project” under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap. 499) and for which an EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared and approved. The current Environmental Permit (EP) for HKBCF, namely No. EP-353/2009/J, was issued on 25 February 2016. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Commencement of the Contract took place on 13 March 2015 and the construction works commenced on 13 July 2015. The works areas of the contract are shown in Appendix A.
This is the 8th Monthly EM&A Report summarising
the findings of EM&A activities
conducted under the Contract from 1 to 29 February 2016 (the “reporting period”)
and is submitted to fulfil Condition 5.4
of the EP.
The Proposed works
under this Contract comprise the following:
ˇ Construction of vehicular bridge and
at-grade roads at the southern portion of Hong Kong Boundary Crossing
Facilities;
ˇ Construction of associated street lighting,
street furniture, road marking, road signage, box culverts and outfalls,
drainage, sewerage, fresh water and flushing water supply, irrigation,
landscape, electrical and mechanical (E&M), utilities and services works;
ˇ Provisioning of civil engineering works and
power supply for Traffic Control and Surveillance System (TCSS); and
ˇ Other works in accordance with the Contract.
The organisation chart and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure together with the contact information of the key personnel are 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 |
Telephone |
Fax |
Engineer or Engineer’s Representative (AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.) |
Chief Resident Engineer |
Alfred Cheng |
3958 7471 |
3468 2076 |
Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental Project Office Leader |
Y H Hui |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
Independent Environmental Checker |
Raymond Dai |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
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Environmental Site Supervisor |
Ray Yan |
5181 8165 |
3465 2899 |
Contractor (China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited) |
Site Agent |
Eddie Tang |
9863 7686 |
2459 4336 |
Environmental Officer |
Gary Ng |
9475 6832 |
2459 4336 |
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Environmental Team (Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental Team Leader |
Gary Chow |
2828 5874 |
2827 1823 |
24-hour Complaint Hotline |
- |
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5236 7111 |
- |
The Construction Works Programme of the Project is provided in Appendix C.
A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:
ˇ 8 nos. pre-drilling holes completed on HKBCF Island;
ˇ 11 nos. bored pile completed on HKBCF Island;
ˇ Contractor’s temporary accommodation; and
ˇ Generation of excavated marine sediment and transport to HKBCF Contract No. HY/2013/03 for disposal.
No marine works were conducted under this contract during the reporting period.
The air quality 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 AMS7 as part of EM&A programme if these air quality monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. Figure 1 shows the locations of air monitoring stations.
Table 2.1: Construction Dust Monitoring Locations
Identification No. |
Location Description |
AMS6(1) |
Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building |
AMS7 (1) |
Hong Kong SkyCity Marriot Hotel |
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.
The air quality 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 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 – Dragonair / SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
360 |
500 |
AMS7 – Hong Kong SkyCity Marriot Hotel |
370 |
500 |
Table 2.3: Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP
Monitoring Station |
Action Level, mg/m3 |
Limit Level, mg/m3 |
AMS6 – Dragonair / SNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
173 |
260 |
AMS7 – Hong Kong SkyCity Marriot Hotel |
183 |
260 |
The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.
If exceedance(s) at these stations 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 monthly EM&A Report.
The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7 are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2011/03 and HY/2010/02 respectively.
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 AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.
The noise monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Reclamation Works”. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct 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. Figure 2 shows the locations of noise monitoring stations.
Table 3.1: Construction Noise Monitoring Locations
Identification No. |
Location Description |
NMS2(1) |
Seaview Crescent |
NMS3B(1) (2) |
Site Boundary of Site Office Area at Works Area WA2 |
Remarks:
(1) 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 the latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.
(2) The Action and Limit Levels for schools will be applied for this alternative monitoring location.
The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology and monitoring schedule are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02.
The Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 3.2.
Table 3.2: Action and Limit Level 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.
The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02. No noise exceedances were recorded at stations NMS2 and NMS3B by the ET of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.
Site Inspections were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control mitigation measures for the project. During the reporting period, site inspections were carried out on 3, 12, 18 and 22 February 2016.
Particular observations during the site inspections and corrective actions undertaken by the Contractor are described below.
3 February 2016
a. Some loose C&D waste (e.g. used cement bags) was observed on the ground. Subsequently, the loose C&D waste was collected, separated and disposed of. The observation was closed on 12 February 2016.
b. Accumulated stagnant water in drip trays was observed. Subsequently, the stagnant water was cleared from the drip trays. The observation was closed on 12 February 2016.
12 February 2016
a. No new observations were made.
18 February 2016
a. No new observations were made.
22 February 2016
a. As a general reminder, the Contractor was reminded to ensure that all NRMMs operated on-site are approved/exempted and affixed with requisite label, as applicable. Follow-up actions for the outstanding observation will be inspected during the upcoming site inspections and reported in the coming reporting period.
The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting. As a practical means, the disposal operation is managed by a single HKBCF contractor who is also responsible for applying dumping permit and its subsequent extension applications from EPD. Contract No. HY/2013/03 has been assigned to coordinate and arrange for disposal of extracted marine sediment from this Contract.
There was no generation of excavated sediment for treatment during this reporting period. Any treatment of excavated marine sediment will be conducted using cement solidification/stabilization (Cement S/S) techniques and the treated sediment will be reused onsite for either backfilling or landscaping (e.g. berm material).
The monthly summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix E.
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 Practice on the Packing, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Waste.
After the acceptance of the review of the approved Sediment Quality Report (SQR) for this Project under EPD letter dated 19 August 2015, an approval to dispose the marine sediment extracted from bored piling for this Project was then approved under memo from Secretary, Marine Fill Committee (MFC) of CEDD dated 20 August 2015 for the disposal of marine sediment extracted from bored piling works. The disposal sites allocated to this Project are the Mud Pit CMP2 of the Confined Marine Sediment Disposal Facility to the South of The Brothers (or at the East of Sha Chau). As advised by CEDD in the memo dated 19 February 2016, from 00:00 on 22 March 2016 onward, the disposal space at CMP2 of the South of The Brothers is closed and all disposal of contaminated sediment is to be carried out at CMP Vd to the East of Sha Chau (ESC).
There was no generation of excavated sediment for treatment during this reporting period. The marine sediment extracted from this Contract was disposed to the MFC allocated disposal sites directly without treatment.
The barge for disposal of marine sediment will morn at the temporary loading and unloading at the east shore of the HKBCF Island, which has been being used by reclamation contractor (Contract No. HY/2010/02) for reclamation activities. In terms of safety consideration and to avoid mixing of sediment between contracts, each dumping date will be allocated to one Contract. The quantity of marine sediment disposed on each date is from one Contract.
During dumping, each Contractor is responsible for transporting the marine sediment from his site area to the barge. The estimated quantity of marine sediment in each truck is confirmed by Resident Site Staff of each Contract. The trip tickets for transportation and disposal of marine sediment are collected and checked. Contract No. HY/2013/03 as the dumping permit holder is responsible for reporting to EPD the quantity disposed of as the condition stipulated in the dumping permit.
Marine sediment extracted from bored piling in this Contract was disposed to allocated dumping site via Contract No. HY/2013/03 on 29 February 2016. The quantity disposed during February 2016 is 704 m3.
The valid environmental licenses and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix F.
In response to the site audit findings, the Contractor carried out corrective actions.
A summary of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is presented in Appendix G. Most of the necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly.
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 AMS7 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.
There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The details of cumulative statistics of Environmental Complaints are provided in Appendix H.
No notification of summons or prosecutions was received during the reporting period.
Statistics on notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix H.
As informed by the Contractor, the major construction activities for March 2016 are summarized in Table 5.1.
Table 5.1: Construction Activities for March 2016
Site Area |
Description of Activities |
HKBCF |
· Predrilling works; · Piling works; and · Generation of excavated marine sediment and/or transport to HKBCF Contract No. HY/2013/03 (if required). · No marine works are scheduled under this contract. |
The tentative schedule for weekly site inspections for March 2016 is provided in Appendix I.
Commencement of the Contract took place on 13 March 2015 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 13 July 2015.
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 AMS7 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.
Environmental site inspections were carried out on 3, 12, 18 and 22 February 2016. Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractor for the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.
There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.
There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during the reporting period.
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. Waste Flow Table |
Appendix F. Environmental Licenses and Permits |
Appendix G. Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) |
Appendix H. Statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions |
Appendix I. Environmental Site Inspection Schedule |