Certified by Environmental Team Leader

 

Verified by Independent Environmental Checker

 

 

 

Contract No. HY/2013/04 HZMB HKBCF – Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion)

 

Quarterly EM&A Report for April 2018 to June 2018

 

July 2018

 

 

China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited

 

 

 

3/F Mapletree Bay Point

348 Kwun Tong Road

Kowloon

Hong Kong

 

T +852 2828 5757

F +852 2827 1823

mottmac.hk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Information class:

Standard

 

This document is issued for the party which commissioned it and for specific purposes connected with the above-captioned project only. It should not be relied upon by any other party or used for any other purpose.

We accept no responsibility for the consequences of this document being relied upon by any other party, or being used for any other purpose, or containing any error or omission which is due to an error or omission in data supplied to us by other parties.

This document contains confidential information and proprietary intellectual property. It should not be shown to other parties without consent from us and from the party which commissioned it.

This report has been prepared solely for use by the party which commissioned it (the ‘Client’) in connection with the captioned project. It should not be used for any other purpose. No person other than the Client or any party who has expressly agreed terms of reliance with us (the ‘Recipient(s)’) may rely on the content, information or any views expressed in the report. We accept no duty of care, responsibility or liability to any other recipient of this document. This report is confidential and contains proprietary intellectual property.

No representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made and no responsibility or liability is accepted by us to any party other than the Client or any Recipient(s), as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this report. For the avoidance of doubt this report does not in any way purport to include any legal, insurance or financial advice or opinion.

We disclaim all and any liability whether arising in tort or contract or otherwise which it might otherwise have to any party other than the Client or the Recipient(s), in respect of this report, or any information attributed to it.

We accept no responsibility for any error or omission in the report which is due to an error or omission in data, information or statements supplied to us by other parties including the client (‘Data’). We have not independently verified such Data and have assumed it to be accurate, complete, reliable and current as of the date of such information.

Forecasts presented in this document were prepared using Data and the report is dependent or based on Data. Inevitably, some of the assumptions used to develop the forecasts will not be realised and unanticipated events and circumstances may occur. Consequently Mott MacDonald does not guarantee or warrant the conclusions contained in the report as there are likely to be differences between the forecasts and the actual results and those differences may be material. While we consider that the information and opinions given in this report are sound all parties must rely on their own skill and judgement when making use of it.

Under no circumstances may this report or any extract or summary thereof be used in connection with any public or private securities offering including any related memorandum or prospectus for any securities offering or stock exchange listing or announcement.

 

 

Contents

Executive summary                                                                                                         2

1      Introduction                                                                                                               5

1.1    Basic Project Information                                                                                       5

1.2    Project Organisation                                                                                              5

1.3    Construction Programme                                                                                       6

1.4    Construction Works undertaken during the Reporting Period                                    6

2      EM&A Requirements                                                                                              7

2.1    Summary of EM&A Requirements                                                                          7

2.2    Monitoring Requirements                                                                                     10

2.3    Action and Limit Levels                                                                                        10

2.4    Event and Action Plans                                                                                        11

2.5    Mitigation Measures                                                                                             11

3      Environmental Monitoring and Audit                                                                  13

3.1    Air Quality Monitoring Results                                                                              13

3.2    Noise Monitoring Results                                                                                     13

3.3    Water Quality Monitoring Results                                                                          13

3.4    Dolphin Monitoring Results                                                                                   14

3.5    Implementation of Environmental Measures                                                          15

3.6    Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status                                    15

3.6.1     Disposal of Marine Sediment Extracted from Bored Piling Works                16

3.7    Environmental Licences and Permits                                                                    17

4      Summary of Exceedances, Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution                                                                                                            18

4.1    Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit              18

4.2    Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution       19

5      Comments, Recommendations and Conclusions                                            20

5.1    Comments                                                                                                          20

5.2    Recommendations                                                                                               20

5.3    Conclusions                                                                                                        21

 

 

Figures

Figure 2.1: Location of Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Figure 2.2: Location of Noise Monitoring Stations

Figure 2.3: Location of Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Figure 2.4: Impact Dolphins Monitoring Line Transect Layout Map

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 E.   Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS)

Appendix F.    Site Audit Findings and Corrective Actions

Appendix G.   Waste Flow Table

Appendix H.   Environmental Licences and Permits

Appendix I.     Statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

Tables

Table 1.1: Contact Information of Key Personnel 5

Table 2.1: Construction Dust and Noise Monitoring Locations  7

Table 2.2: Impact Water Quality Monitoring Stations  8

Table 2.3: Impact Dolphin Monitoring Line Transect Co-ordinates (Provided by AFCD) 8

Table 2.4: Action and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP  10

Table 2.5: Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP  10

Table 2.6: Action and Limit Level for Construction Noise  10

Table 2.7: Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality  10

Table 2.8: Action and Limit Levels for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring - Approach to Define Action Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL) 11

Table 2.9: Derived Value of Action Level (AL) and Limit Level (LL) for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring  11

Table 3.1: Summary of Water Quality Exceedances during Reporting Period  14

Table 3.2: Action and Limit Level Exceedance for Dolphin Monitoring  14

Table 3.3: Summary of Marine Sediment disposed to Dumping Site via Contract No. HY/2013/03  17

Table 4.1: Summary of Environmental Complaints for the Reporting Month  19

 

 

 


 

Executive summary

This Quarterly 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/K, was issued on 11 April 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 12th Quarterly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 (the “reporting period”).

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, for this Contract:

    The air quality monitoring works 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/2013/01 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Passenger Clearance Building”; and

    The noise, water quality and marine ecology monitoring works are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/01. 

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 NMS3B, water quality monitoring at the twenty-one stations and dolphin monitoring at the twenty-four transects as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract Nos. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/01 (as the case may be).  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:

    4, 11, 18 and 23 April, 2, 10, 14, 23 and 30 May and 6, 11, 20 and 27 June 2018

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 is reported in 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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 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/2013/01 during the reporting period.

During April 2018, a total of five Action Level exceedances of SS were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During May 2018, a total of four Action Level exceedances of water quality (consisting of two Action Level exceedances of turbidity and two Action Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During June 2018, a total of twenty-one exceedances of water quality (consisting of 18 Action Level and two Limit Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen, and one Action Level exceedance of turbidity) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Furthermore, Limit Level exceedances of impact dolphin monitoring were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the period of March 2018 to May 2018 and investigated by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects during the reporting period are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports for Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Complaint Log

There was one new complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.

Log No.

Environmental Complaint Ref. No.

Date of Complaint Receipt

Description

009

ENPO-C0135

22 June 2018

Water Quality

The complaint was about discharge of muddy water from HKBCF. According to site photos provided by HyD, it is noticed that there was muddy water discharged via as-constructed box culverts/outfall structures at various parts of seawall on 13 June 2018.

The complaint investigation by the ET of the Contract is ongoing and the findings will be presented in the next Quarterly EM&A report.

Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during this reporting period.

Reporting Changes

There was no reporting change during the reporting period. 

 

 

 

1        Introduction

1.1      Basic Project Information

This Quarterly 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/K, was issued on 11 April 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 12th Quarterly EM&A Report summarising the findings of EM&A activities conducted under the Contract from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 (the “reporting period”).

1.2      Project Organisation

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 Hong Kong Limited)

Environmental Project Office Leader

Y H Hui

3465 2888

3465 2899

Independent Environmental Checker

Raymond Dai

3465 2888

3465 2899

 

Environmental Site Supervisor

Ray Yan

5181 8165

3465 2899

Contractor

(China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited)

Site Agent

Jason Chung

 

9127 8369

2459 4336

Environmental Officer

Xavier Lam

9493 2944

2459 4336

 

Billy Lao

6679 1950

2459 4336

Environmental Team

(Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited)

Environmental Team Leader

Gary Chow 

 

2828 5874

2827 1823

24-hour Complaint Hotline

-

-

5236 7111

-

1.3      Construction Programme

The Construction Works Programme of the Project is provided in Appendix C.

1.4      Construction Works undertaken during the Reporting Period

A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:

    Box Culvert D: whole structure completed

    Box Culvert C: whole structure completed

    Pier Column: no works done

    Cofferdam Removal Works (land-based)

    Seawall Reinstatement Works (land-based)

    Segment Erection:  202 no. completed

    No marine-based segment delivery (all segments stored at segment storage yard on HKBCF island site)

    Depressed road: whole structure completed

    No generation of excavated marine sediment

During this reporting month, temporary soft landscaping works were conducted and marine-based outfall works had not commenced.  

 

 

 

2        EM&A Requirements

2.1      Summary of EM&A Requirements

The EM&A programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKBCF (Version 1.0).  It should be noted that, for this Contract:

    The air quality monitoring works 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/2013/01 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Passenger Clearance Building”; and

    The noise monitoring works are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/01 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Passenger Clearance Building”. 

The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7B 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/2011/03 and HY/2013/01 (as the case may be).  However, this is subject to ENPO’s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring work at these stations.  

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 2.1 and Figure 2.2, respectively.

Table 2.1: Construction Dust and Noise Monitoring Locations

Environmental Monitoring

Identification No.

Location Description

Air Quality

AMS6(1)

Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building

 

AMS7B(1)

3RS Site Offices

Noise

NMS2(2)

Seaview Crescent

 

NMS3B(2)(3)

AECOM PRE’s Office

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 the 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.

The water quality monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/01 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Passenger Clearance Building”. A total of twenty-one stations (nine Impact Stations, seven Sensitive Receiver Stations and five Control/Far Field Stations) are covered by the current EM&A programme. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct water quality at these stations as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2013/01. However, this is subject to ENPO’s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring work at these stations.

Table 2.2 and Figure 2.3 show the locations of water quality monitoring stations.

Table 2.2: Impact Water Quality Monitoring Stations

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(N)

Sensitive receivers (San Tau SSSI)

810689

816591

SR4(N)

Sensitive receivers (Tai Ho)

814705

817859

SR5(N)

Sensitive receivers (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(N)

Sensitive receivers (Ma Wan FCZ) 1

823644

823484

SR10B(N2)

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

Control Station

818103

823064

The dolphin monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2013/01 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Passenger Clearance Building”. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct dolphin monitoring at the twenty-four transects as part of EM&A programme if these transects are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2013/01. 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.

Table 2.3 shows the co-ordinates for the transect lines and layout map.

The revised layout map showing the transect lines have been provided by AFCD and are shown in Figure 2.4.

Table 2.3: Impact Dolphin Monitoring Line Transect Co-ordinates (Provided by AFCD)

Transect

HK Grid System

Long Lat in WGS84

 

X

Y

Long

Lat

1#

804671

815456

113.870287

22.277678

 

804671

831404

113.869975

22.421696

2#^

805476

820800

113.877995

22.325951

 

805476

826654

113.877882

22.378815

3^

806464

821150

114.030267

22.196697

 

806464

822911

114.047344

22.196712

4^

807518

821500

114.033651

22.206219

 

807518

829230

114.108618

22.206267

5^

808504

821850

114.037037

22.215126

 

808504

828602

114.102523

22.215169

6^

809490

822150

114.039938

22.224033

 

809490

825352

114.070995

22.224056

7#^

810499

822000

114.038474

22.233143

 

810499

824613

114.063820

22.233163

8#

811508

821123

113.936539

22.328966

 

811508

824254

113.936486

22.357241

9#

812516

821303

113.946320

22.330606

 

812516

824254

113.946279

22.357255

10*

813525

820827

113.956112

22.326321

 

813525

824657

113.956066

22.360908

11#

814556

818853

113.966155

22.304858

 

814556

820992

113.966125

22.327820

12

815542

818807

113.975726

22.308109

 

815542

824882

113.975647

22.362962

13

816506

819480

113.985072

22.314192

 

816506

824859

113.985005

22.362771

14

817537

820220

113.995070

22.320883

 

817537

824613

113.995018

22.360556

15

818568

820735

114.005071

22.325550

 

818568

824433

114.005030

22.358947

16

819532

821420

114.014420

22.331747

 

819532

824209

114.014390

22.356933

17

820451

822125

114.023333

22.338117

 

820451

823671

114.023317

22.352084

18

821504

822371

114.033556

22.340353

 

821504

823761

114.033544

22.352903

19

822513

823268

114.043340

22.348458

 

822513

824321

114.043331

22.357971

20

823477

823402

114.052695

22.349680

 

823477

824613

114.052686

22.360610

21

805476

827081

113.877878

22.382668

 

805476

830562

113.877811

22.414103

22

806464

824033

113.887520

22.355164

 

806464

829598

113.887416

22.405423

23

814559

821739

113.966142

22.334574

 

814559

824768

113.966101

22.361920

24^

805476

815900

113.979368

22.187721

 

805476

819100

114.010398

22.187756

Remarks:

(a)    *     Due to the presence of deployed silt curtain systems at the site boundaries of the Contract, some of the transect lines shown in Figure 2.4 could not be fully surveyed during the regular survey. Transect 10 is reduced from 6.4km to approximately 3.6km in length due to the HKBCF construction site. Therefore the total transect length for both NEL and NWL combined is reduced to approximately 108km.

(b)    #     Coordinates for transect lines 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 and 11 have been updated in respect to the Proposal for Alteration of Transect Line for Dolphin Monitoring approved by EPD on 19 August 2015.

(c)    ^     The change of transect lines 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and new transect line 24 were justified and verified by the ET Leader for Contract No. HY/2010/02 and the IEC respectively on 24 March 2017 and it was approved by EPD on 12 May 2017.

2.2      Monitoring Requirements

The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology, monitoring schedule, meteorological information are detailed in the quarterly EM&A reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2013/01 and HY/2011/03.

2.3      Action and Limit Levels

The Action and Limit Levels for 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP are provided in Table 2.4 and Table 2.5 respectively.

Table 2.4: 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

AMS7B – 3RS Site Offices

370

500

Table 2.5: 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

AMS7B – 3RS Site Offices

183

260

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 quarterly EM&A report.

The Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 2.6.

Table 2.6: 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.

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 quarterly EM&A Report.

The Action and Limit Levels for water quality are provided in Table 2.7.

Table 2.7: Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Parameters

Action

Limit

DO in mg L-1

(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-1 (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

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 4.2 mg/L and 3.6 mg/L respectively.

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 Action and Limit Levels for Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring are provided in Table 2.8 and Table 2.9, respectively.

Table 2.8: 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)]

Table 2.9: 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)]

If exceedance(s) at these survey 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 monthly EM&A Report.

2.4      Event and Action Plans

The event and action plans for air quality, noise, water quality and dolphin monitoring are provided in Appendix D.

2.5      Mitigation Measures

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

The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for April, May and June 2018) prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2011/03 and HY/2013/01 respectively.

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 April, May and June 2018) 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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the reporting period.

3.2      Noise Monitoring Results

The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for April, May and June 2018) prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/01. 

No noise exceedances were recorded at stations NMS2 and NMS3B by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the reporting period.

3.3      Water Quality Monitoring Results

The monitoring results for the twenty-one monitoring stations are reported in the monthly EM&A Report (for April, May and June 2018) prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During April 2018, a total of five Action Level exceedances of SS were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During May 2018, a total of four Action Level exceedances of water quality (consisting of two Action Level exceedances of turbidity and two Action Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During June 2018, a total of twenty-one exceedances of water quality (consisting of 18 Action Level and two Limit Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen, and one Action Level exceedance of turbidity) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Water quality exceedances recorded during the reporting period are summarised in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1: Summary of Water Quality Exceedances during Reporting Period

Date

Parameter (Units)

Station

Depth

Exceedance Recorded during Mid-ebb Tide

Exceedance Recorded during Mid-flood Tide

2 Apr 2018

SS

IS5

Depth Average

Action Level

-

18 Apr 2018

SS

SR6

Depth Average

-

Action Level

18 Apr 2018

SS

SR7

Depth Average

-

Action Level

20 Apr 2018

SS

IS10(N)

Depth Average

-

Action Level

23 Apr 2018

SS

SR7

Depth Average

-

Action Level

13 May 2018

Turbidity

IS(Mf)11

Depth Average

-

Action Level

13 May 2018

Turbidity

SR5(N)

Depth Average

-

Action Level

25 May 2018

DO

IS8

Bottom

Action Level

-

28 May 2018

DO

IS5

Bottom

Action Level

-

1 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Surface and Middle

Action Level

-

1 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Bottom

Action Level

-

11 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

13 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

13 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Bottom

-

Action Level

15 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

15 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Bottom

-

Action Level

15 Jun 2018

DO

SR7

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

15 Jun 2018

DO

IS(Mf)11

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

25 Jun 2018

DO

IS10(N)

Bottom

Action Level

-

25 Jun 2018

Turbidity

IS(Mf)6

Depth Average

Action Level

-

27 Jun 2018

DO

IS10(N)

Bottom

Action Level

Action Level

27 Jun 2018

DO

IS(Mf)11

Bottom

Action Level

Action Level

27 Jun 2018

DO

SR6

Surface and Middle

-

Action Level

29 Jun 2018

DO

IS5

Bottom

Action Level

-

29 Jun 2018

DO

SR10A(N)

Surface and Middle

-

Limit Level

29 Jun 2018

DO

SR10A(N)

Bottom

-

Action Level

29 Jun 2018

DO

SR10B(N2)

Surface and Middle

-

Limit Level

29 Jun 2018

DO

SR10B(N2)

Bottom

-

Action Level

The details of water quality exceedances can be made reference to the monthly EM&A reports under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

3.4      Dolphin Monitoring Results

The monitoring results for dolphin monitoring during the reporting periods are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for April, May and June 2018) prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Limit Level exceedance of impact dolphin monitoring was recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the period of March 2018 to May 2018 and investigated by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Dolphin monitoring exceedances recorded are summarised in Table 3.2.

Table 3.2: Action and Limit Level Exceedance for Dolphin Monitoring

Period

Parameter

Area

Exceedance Recorded

Mar 2018 – May 2018

Ecology (Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring)

Northeast Lantau (NEL)

Limit Level

Mar 2018 – May 2018

Ecology (Chinese White Dolphin Monitoring)

Northwest Lantau (NWL)

Limit Level

The details of the dolphin monitoring exceedances can be referred to in the Monthly EM&A reports under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

3.5      Implementation of Environmental Measures

In response to the site audit findings, the Contractor carried out corrective actions. Details of site audit findings and the corrective actions during the reporting period are presented in Appendix F.

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.

Implementation status of the Regular Marine Travel Route Plan (RMTRP) including checking of Contractor’s marine traffic records by ER, ETL and IEC/ENPO would be conducted in the event of Contract-related marine traffic taking place during the reporting period.

According to the Contractor of HY/2013/04, all marine-based segment deliveries were completed in January 2018 and no marine-based works were conducted under the contract during the reporting period. 

Implementation status of the Dolphin Watching Plan (DWP) was checked by ET. Training of marine mammal observer (MMO) was given to relevant staff and relevant records were kept properly. Silt curtains were provided at each box culvert for marine works areas in accordance with the approved Dolphin Watching Plan. The silt curtains were inspected regularly by ET and Contractor and the implementation was found to be in working order.

3.6      Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

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 summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix G.

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.

3.6.1      Disposal of Marine Sediment Extracted from Bored Piling Works

3.6.1.1         Background

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 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).

As Contract No. HY/2013/01 has commenced treatment of the extracted marine sediment, treatment will continue and the treated marine sediment will be re-used within the HKBCF Island. On the other hand, Contract Nos. HY/2013/02, HY/2013/03 and HY/2013/04 have not commenced the treatment of extracted marine sediment. Therefore the marine sediment extracted from these three Contracts will be disposed to the allocated disposal sites directly without treatment. As a practical means, the disposal operation is managed by one 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 all three Contracts.

The SQR was further reviewed in mid-2016. EPD has no comment to extend the validity of the SQR to August 2017 under letter dated 18 August 2016.

Based on the actual piling operation, the estimated quantity of marine sediment to be extracted has been revised from 85,000 m3 to 126,000 m3 (bulk volume). EPD has no comments on the request as in the letter dated 20 October 2016. The Secretary of Marine Fill Committee, CEDD approved the increasing quantity in the memo dated 10 November 2016.

During the course of reviewing the SQR, it was noted that the contamination level of the marine sediment extracted from the inner part of the HKBCF Island was not identified during the previous sampling and testing. As requested by EPD, sampling and testing are required. The Sediment Sampling and Testing Proposal (SSTP) for the inner area of the HKBCF Island was approved by EPD on 2 June 2016.

As in the agreed SSTP for the inner area of the HKBCF Island, samples were taken from the seventeen batches of stockpiled marine sediments and from five boreholes each in one of the five sampling grids. After conducting chemical tests on samples, six batches of stockpiled samples under Contract No. HY/2013/03 and all eight batches of stockpiled samples under Contract No. HY/20013/04 are classified as Category L sediment. The Secretary of Marine Fill Committee of CEDD allocated disposal sites under memo dated 24 October 2016 and dated 22 November 2016 for disposal of a total of 9,500 m3 in-situ volume of Category L sediment (using a bulk factor of 1.3). The Category L sediment was disposed in December 2016.

One sample from the batch of stockpiled marine sediment under Contract No. HY/2013/03 and samples from all five sampling grids had contamination levels exceeding the Lower Chemical Exceedance Levels (LCEL) and biological screenings were carried out. All samples passed the biological screenings and are classified as Category Mp sediment and to be disposed off site using Type II confined marine disposal method the same method used for marine sediment extracted from other part of the HKBCF Island.

3.6.1.2         Dumping Arrangements

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, each dumping date will be allocated to one Contract. The quantity of marine sediment disposed on the 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.

3.6.1.3         Reporting

AECOM has confirmed that the disposal of excavated marine sediments to allocated dumping site via Contract No. HY/2013/03 has been completed with the last batch disposal on 30 August 2017. The total quantities disposed are presented in the following table (Table 3.3):

Table 3.3: Summary of Marine Sediment disposed to Dumping Site via Contract No. HY/2013/03

Month/Year

Type of Sediment and Quantity Disposed (m3)

 

Cat. L (in Type I)

Type II

Total =

3,570

39,814

Note:       For monthly breakdown of these quantities, please refer to the waste flow table in Appendix G.

3.7      Environmental Licences and Permits

The valid environmental licences and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix H.

 

 

 

4        Summary of Exceedances, Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

4.1      Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

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 April, May and June 2018) 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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 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/2013/01 during the reporting period.

During April 2018, a total of five Action Level exceedances of SS were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During May 2018, a total of four Action Level exceedances of water quality (consisting of two Action Level exceedances of turbidity and two Action Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During June 2018, a total of twenty-one exceedances of water quality (consisting of 18 Action Level and two Limit Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen, and one Action Level exceedance of turbidity) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Furthermore, Limit Level exceedances of impact dolphin monitoring were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the period of March 2018 to May 2018 and investigated by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects during the reporting period are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/01.

4.2      Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

There was one new complaint 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 H.

Table 4.1: Summary of Environmental Complaints for the Reporting Month

Log No.

Environmental Complaint Ref. No.

Date of Complaint Receipt

Description

009

ENPO-C0135

22 June 2018

Water Quality

Environmental Complaint Ref. No. ENPO-C0135

The complaint was about discharge of muddy water from HKBCF. According to site photos provided by HyD, it is noticed that there was muddy water discharged via as-constructed box culverts/outfall structures at various parts of seawall on 13 June 2018.

The complaint investigation by the ET of the Contract is ongoing and the findings will be presented in the next Quarterly EM&A report.

Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

Statistics on notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix I.

 

 

 

5        Comments, Recommendations and Conclusions

5.1      Comments

According to the environmental site inspections undertaken during the reporting period, the following recommendations were provided:

    The Contractor was reminded to clear the general refuse as soon as possible.

    The Contractor was reminded to clear the stagnant water or provide effective mosquito mitigation measures.

    The Contractor was reminded to sort and clear the C&D waste as soon as possible.

    The Contractor was reminded to provide water spraying to keep road surface wet.

    The Contractor was reminded to secure the silt curtain to prevent contained site runoff entering the open waters.

    The Contractor was reminded to provide drip tray for the chemical container.

    The Contractor was reminded to provide larvicide to prevent growth of mosquito.

    The Contractor was reminded to check the integrity of the silt curtain.

    The Contractor was reminded to clear the stagnant water as soon as possible.

    The Contractor was reminded to have good maintenance for the lifting crane. 

    The Contractor was reminded to provide the NRMM label for the lifting crane.

    The Contractor was reminded to properly sort the construction materials.

    The Contractor was reminded to provide maintenance to the excavator the prevent further visible smoke emission.

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

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.

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 ensured the proper implementation of mitigation measures. No particular recommendation was advised for the improvement of the programme.

5.3      Conclusions

Commencement of the Contract took place on 13 March 2015 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 13 July 2015. This is the 12th Quarterly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018.  

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 Reports (for April, May and June 2018) 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 AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 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/2013/01 during the reporting period.

During April 2018, a total of five Action Level exceedances of SS were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During May 2018, a total of four Action Level exceedances of water quality (consisting of two Action Level exceedances of turbidity and two Action Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

During June 2018, a total of twenty-one exceedances of water quality (consisting of 18 Action Level and two Limit Level exceedances of dissolved oxygen, and one Action Level exceedance of turbidity) were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 and were referred to this Contract for follow-up. The ET of this Contract conducted investigations and the findings with respect to the Contract can be referred to the corresponding monthly EM&A Report prepared under Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Furthermore, Limit Level exceedances of impact dolphin monitoring were recorded by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the period of March 2018 to May 2018 and investigated by the ET of Contract No. HY/2013/01.

Impact dolphin monitoring results at all transects during the reporting period are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports (for April, May and June 2018) prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/01.  

Environmental site inspection was carried out on 4, 11, 18 and 23 April, 2, 10, 14, 23 and 30 May and 6, 11, 20 and 27 June 2018. Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

There was one new complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. The complaint was about discharge of muddy water from HKBCF. According to site photos provided by HyD, it is noticed that there was muddy water discharged via as-constructed box culverts/outfall structures at various parts of seawall on 13 June 2018. The complaint investigation by the ET of the Contract is ongoing and the findings will be presented in the next Quarterly EM&A report.

There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during the reporting period.

 

 

 


Figures

 

 

 

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. Site Audit Findings and Corrective Actions

 

 

 

 

Appendix G. Waste Flow Table

 

 

 

 

Appendix H. Environmental Licenses and Permits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix I. Statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions