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. 6
(Covering the
Period from 1 August 2016 to 31 August 2016)
12 September 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)
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 sixth monthly EM&A Report for the
Contract which summarizes findings of the EM&A works during the reporting
period from 1 to 31 August 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: 3,
10, 17, 24 and 31 August 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
There was no reporting change during the reporting
period.
Future Key
Issues
The future key issues to be undertaken in the upcoming month include:
¡P
Plate Load Test and Cone Penetration Test of Outbound
Private Car Annexure (Building 032), Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance
Building (Building 044) and Highways Depot and Administration Building
(Building 045);
¡P
Earth Works for Buildings 032, 044 and 045;
¡P
Binding for Customs and Excise Department Outbound
Cargo Examination Building (Building 023) and Building 045; and
¡P
Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure of
Building 023, Inbound Private Car Annexure (Building 025), Outbound X-Ray Scan
Building (Building 053), Inbound X-Ray Scan Tunnel (Building 058) and Inbound
X-Ray Scan Tunnel (Building 059).
(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 (Building 021);
•
Customs Detective Dog Base Building (Building 022);
•
C&ED Outbound Cargo Examination Building and
Examination Platform (Building 023);
•
Inbound Private Car Annexure (Building 025);
•
Outbound Private Car Annexure (Building 032);
•
E&M maintenance Building (Building 044);
•
Highways Depot & Administration Building (Building
045);
•
Outbound X-ray Building (Building 053);
•
Outbound X-ray Scan Tunnel (Building 058); and
•
Inbound X-ray Scan Tunnel (Building 059).
(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 for Building 023; and
¡P
Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure of
Buildings 023, 025, 053, 058 & 059.
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 |
3
August 2016 |
No
particular environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection. |
Nil |
Nil |
10
August 2016 |
No
particular environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection. |
Nil |
Nil |
17
August 2016 |
1. A chemical drum was
placed without drip tray at Building 053. |
1. The chemical drum was
removed. |
24
August 2016 |
24
August 2016 |
1. Mixed construction waste
was accumulated on ground next to Building 053 and no sorting was provided
for the mixed construction waste. |
1. The mixed construction
waste was removed from Building 053. |
31
August 2016 |
31
August 2016 |
1. A plug was not provided
for a drip tray at Building 053 and some chemicals/stagnant water leaked on
the ground. . |
1. The Contractor is
recommended to provide a plug for the drip tray and clear contaminated soil
on the ground properly at Building 053. |
Follow-up
actions undertaken by the Contractor will be inspected during the site
inspection to be undertaken in September 2016. |
2. Stagnant water/chemicals was
found inside a drip tray at Building 053. |
2. The Contractor is
recommended to clear the stagnant water/chemicals inside the drip tray at
Building 053. |
||
3. Some chemical containers were
not placed inside drip trays. No proper labels were provided for these
chemical containers at Building 053. |
3. The Contractor is
recommended to place the chemical containers inside drip trays and provide
proper labels for those chemical containers at Building 053. |
Table 5.1 Construction
Activities for September 2016
Site Area |
Description of Activities |
Buildings 032,
044 and 045 |
Plate Load Test and Cone Penetration Test |
Buildings 032,
044 and 045 |
Earth Works |
Buildings 023
and 045 |
Binding |
Buildings 023,
025, 053, 058 and 059 |
Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure |