Contract
No. HY/2014/05
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V
Remaining Ancillary Buildings and Facilities
Monthly EM&A Report No. 2
(Covering the Period from 1 April 2016 to 30 April 2016)
12 May 2016
Revision 1
Main Contractor Environmental
Team
Contents
Executive Summary
1.4 Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period
2....... Air Quality Monitoring
4....... Environmental Site Inspection and Audit
4.2 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status
4.3 Environmental Licenses and Permits
4.4 Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures
4.5 Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit
4.6 Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecution
5.1 Construction Programme for the Coming Months
5.2 Environmental Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month
Figures
Figure 2.1 Location
of Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Figure 3.1 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
Executive Summary
This monthly Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2014/05 Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) ¡V Remaining Ancillary Buildings and Facilities
(hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the Highways Department of Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Contract was awarded to
Leighton ¡V Chun Wo Joint Venture (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contractor¡¨)
and Atkins China Limited was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the
Contractor.
The Contract is part of
Hong Kong ¡V Zhuhai ¡V 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. The construction works of the Contract
commenced on 29 February 2016.
Atkins China 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 to the Contract.
This is the second monthly
EM&A Report for the
Contract which summarizes findings of the EM&A works during the reporting
period from 1 April 2016 to 30 April 2016.
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 ¡V Reclamation Works and
Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V 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:
Environmental Site
Inspection: 6,
13, 20 and 27 April 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 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 NMS2 and 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
Change
An application for variation
of an environmental permit of the Project was made on 24 March 2016 and the
current EP No. EP-353/2009/K was issued by the Director of Environmental
Protection on 11 April 2016. Therefore, the environmental permit number for the
Project has been updated.
Future Key Issues
The future key issues to be
undertaken in the upcoming month include:
¡P
Earth Works for Outbound X-Ray Scan Building;
¡P
Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure for
Inbound X-Ray Scan Building;
¡P
Site Office Set-up at WA3;
¡P
Plate Load Tests of Outbound X-Ray Scan Building and
Inbound X-Ray Scan Tunnel;
¡P
Binding of Outbound X-Ray Scan Building; and
¡P
Rebar Fixing of G/F slab of Outbound X-Ray Scan
Building;
(i) Construction
of the following ancillary buildings and facilities including architectural and
builder works, structural steel canopy, reinforced concrete frames,
foundations, curtain wall facade, building services and electrical and
mechanical works:
• Public
Toilets at Vehicle Clearance Plaza (VCP);
• Customs and
Excise Department (C&ED) Dangerous Good Store;
• Customs
Detective Dog Base Building;
• C&ED
Outbound Cargo Examination Building and Examination Platform;
• Inbound
Private Car Annexure;
• Outbound
Private Car Annexure;
• E&M
maintenance Building;
• Highways Depot
& Administration Building;
• Outbound
X-ray Building;
• Outbound
X-ray Scan Tunnel; and
• Inbound X-ray
Scan Tunnel.
(ii) Construction
of civil provisions, cable containment and power supply for the following
systems:
• Extra Low Voltage
(ELV) installed by Contract No. HY/2013/03;
• Automatic
Vehicle Clearance Support System (AVCSS) installed by Contract No. HY/2013/06;
and
• Gantry Type
X-ray Vehicle Inspection System installed by Contract No. HY/2014/04.
(iii) Supply and
installation of Mobile X-ray Vehicle Inspection System and other standalone
equipment;
(iv) Construction
of minor civil engineering works at the periphery of buildings;
(v) Construction
of minor Landscape hardworks and softworks; and
(vi) Other works
which are shown on Drawings or specified in the Specification or which may be
ordered in accordance with the Contract.
Table
1‑1 Contact
Information of Key Personnel
Party |
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Fax |
Engineer or
Engineer¡¦s Representative |
Chief Resident
Engineer |
Darrel Kingan |
3958 7339 |
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 |
|
Contractor |
Site Agent |
Albert Chan |
3973 0514 |
3621
0180 |
Environmental
Officer |
Donald Ip |
6461 8635 |
3621
0180 |
|
Environmental
Team |
Environmental
Team Leader |
Sharifah Or |
2972 1802 |
2890 6343 |
24 hours complaint hotline |
--- |
--- |
3958 7300 |
--- |
¡P
Earth Works at Inbound X-Ray Scan Building ;
¡P
Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure at
Inbound X-Ray Scan Building;
¡P
Fences and Gate Erection at WA3; and
¡P
Cone Penetration Test of Building Outbound X-Ray Scan
Building and Inbound X-Ray Scan Tunnel.
Table 2‑1 Construction
Dust Monitoring Locations
ID |
Location Description |
AMS 6(1) |
Dragonair/CNAC
(Group) Building |
AMS 7(1) |
Hong
Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
Remark:
(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 the latest notification from ENPO
when the monitoring station(s) is/are no longer covered by another ET of the
HZMB project.
Table 2‑2 Action
and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP
Monitoring
Station |
Action
Level, µg/m3 |
Limit
Level, µg/m3 |
AMS
6 ¡V Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
360 |
500 |
AMS
7 - Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
370 |
Table 2‑3 Action
and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP
Monitoring
Station |
Action
Level, µg/m3 |
Limit
Level, µg/m3 |
AMS
6 ¡V Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
173 |
260 |
AMS
7 - Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel |
183 |
Table 3‑1 Construction
Noise Monitoring Locations
ID |
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.
Table 3‑2 Action
and Limit Level for Construction Noise
Parameter |
Action Level |
Limit Level |
07:00 ¡V 19:00 hours on normal
weekdays |
When one documented complaint is received |
75 dB(A)* |
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.
* Limit level is 70 dB(A) for schools
and 65 dB(A) during school examination period.
Table 4‑1 Summary
of Environmental Site Inspections
Date
of Audit |
Observations |
Actions
Taken by Contractor / Recommendation |
Date
of Observations Closed |
6 April 2016 |
No particular
environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
13 April 2016 |
An oil spillage was
found next to a generator at Building 059 Area. |
The oil spillage next to the generator was
cleaned up. |
20 April 2016 |
20 April 2016 |
1. Fugitive dust emission was
observed when concrete breaking activity took place. |
1. Water spraying was provided when
concrete breaking activity took place. |
27 April 2016 |
2. Stagnant water was observed inside a drip tray. |
2. The stagnant water was removed. |
27 April 2016 |
|
3. A chemical drum was placed
without drip tray. |
3. A drip tray was provided for the
chemical drum. |
27 April 2016 |
|
27 April 2016 |
No particular environmental
issue was recorded during the site inspection. |
Nil. |
Nil. |
Table 5-1 Construction
Activities for May 2016
Site Area |
Description
of Activities |
Outbound X-Ray Scan Building |
Earth Works |
Inbound X-Ray Scan Building |
Construction of
Reinforced Concrete Structure |
WA3 |
Site Office Set-up |
Outbound X-Ray Scan Building and Inbound X-Ray Scan Tunnel |
Plate Load Tests |
Outbound X-Ray Scan Building |
Binding |
Outbound X-Ray Scan Building |
Rebar fixing of G/F
slab |