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. 8

(Covering the Period from 1 October 2016 to 31 October 2016)

 

10 November 2016

 

Revision 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Contractor                                                                                                                     Environmental Team 

 


 

 

Contents

Executive Summary

1...... Introduction.. 1

1.1                          Basic Project Information. 1

1.2                          Project Organisation. 2

1.3                          Construction Programme. 3

1.4                          Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period. 3

2....... Air Quality Monitoring.. 4

2.1                          Monitoring Locations. 4

2.2                          Monitoring Requirements. 4

2.3                          Monitoring Results. 5

3....... Noise Monitoring.. 6

3.1                          Monitoring Locations. 6

3.2                          Monitoring Requirements. 6

3.3                          Monitoring Results. 6

4....... Environmental Site Inspection and Audit 7

4.1                          Site Inspection. 7

4.2                          Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status. 8

4.3                          Environmental Licenses and Permits. 8

4.4                          Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures. 8

4.5                          Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit 8

4.6                          Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution. 8

5....... Future Key Issues. 9

5.1                          Construction Programme for the Coming Months. 9

5.2                          Environmental Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month. 9

6....... Conclusions. 10

6.1                          Conclusions. 10

 

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 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

                                                                                                                                                                                         


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 eighth monthly EM&A Report for the Contract which summarizes findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 to 31 October 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:          5, 12, 19 and 26 October 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 complaint 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         Earth Works for Buildings 021, 022, 023 and 044.

¡P         Binding for Building 021, 022, 023 and 044.

¡P         Construction of RC Structure of Building 021, 023, 025, 032, 044, 053, 058 & 059.

 


1        Introduction

1.1                Basic Project Information

1.1.1          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 ¡V Remaining Ancillary Buildings and Facilities (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. 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.

1.1.2          The Contract is part of Hong Kong ¡V Zhuhai ¡V Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) which is a ¡§Designated Project¡¨, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap 499).  An 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. The works areas of the Contract are shown in Appendix A.

1.1.3          The proposed works under this Contract comprise the following:

(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.

1.1.4       This is the eighth Monthly EM&A Report for the Contract which summarizes the audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 to 31 October 2016.

1.2                Project Organisation

1.2.1       The project organization structure and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure is shown in Appendix B.  The key personnel contact names and numbers are summarized in.

Table 11         Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party

Position

Name

Telephone

Fax

Engineer or Engineer¡¦s Representative
(AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.)

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
(Leighton ¡V Chun Wo Joint Venture)

Site Agent

Albert Chan

3973 0514

3621 0180

Environmental Officer

Donald Ip

6461 8635

3621 0180

Environmental Team
(Atkins China Limited)

Environmental Team Leader

Sharifah Or(1)

2972 1802

2890 6343

24 hours complaint hotline

---

---

3958 7300

---

Remarks:

(1)        Mr Keith Chau would take up the role of the Environmental Team Leader from Ms Sharifah Or effective from 1 November 2016. 

1.3                Construction Programme

1.3.1       A copy of the Contractor¡¦s construction programme is provided in Appendix C.

1.4                Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period

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

¡P         Earth Works for Buildings 044 and 045;

¡P         Binding for Building 044 and 032; and

¡P         Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure of Buildings 023, 025, 032, 044, 053, 058 & 059.


 

2        Air Quality Monitoring

2.1                Monitoring Locations

2.1.1       The air quality 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.

2.1.2       The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct 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 Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03.  Figure 2.1 shows the locations of the air monitoring stations.

Table 21         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.

2.2                Monitoring Requirements

2.2.1       The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology, monitoring schedule, meteorological information are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03.

2.2.2       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 22         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 23        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

 

2.2.3       The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

2.2.4       If exceedance(s) at these station(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.

2.3                Monitoring Results

2.3.1       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.

2.3.2       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.

2.3.3       There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 recorded by the ET of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

 


3        Noise Monitoring

3.1                Monitoring Locations

3.1.1       The noise monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF ¡V Reclamation Works. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these noise monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02. Figure 3.1 shows the locations of noise monitoring stations.

Table 31         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.

 

3.2                Monitoring Requirements

3.2.1       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 Nos. HY/2010/02.

3.2.2      The Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 3.2.

Table 32         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.

  

3.2.3       The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

3.2.4       If exceedance(s) at these station(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.

3.3                Monitoring Results

3.3.1       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.


 

4        Environmental Site Inspection and Audit

4.1                Site Inspection

4.1.1       Site Inspections were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Contract.  During the reporting period, site inspections were carried out on 5, 12, 19 and 26 October 2016.

4.1.2       Particular observations during the site inspections and corrective actions undertaken by the Contractor are described in Table 4.1.

        Table 41                 Summary of Environmental Site Inspections

Date of Audit

Observations

Actions Taken by Contractor / Recommendation

Date of Observations Closed

5 October 2016

 

No particular environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection.

Nil

Nil

12 October 2016

 

No particular environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection.

Nil

Nil

19 October 2016

 

No particular environmental issue was recorded during the site inspection.

Nil

Nil

26 October 2016

 

1. Chemical drums were found without drip try near Building 058.

1. The Contractor was reminded to provide drip tray for the chemical drums near Building 058.

Follow-up actions undertaken by the Contractor will be inspected during the site inspection to be undertaken in November 2016.

 

4.1.1       The Contractor has rectified most of observations as identified during environmental site inspections within this reporting month. The follow-up actions for observation issued for the last site inspection will be checked in the upcoming site inspection and reported in the next reporting period.

4.2               Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

4.2.1       The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting.

4.2.2       The monthly summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix E.

4.2.3       The Contractor was reminded that chemical waste should be properly treated and stored temporarily in designated chemical waste storage areas on site in accordance with the Code of Practice on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.

4.3               Environmental Licenses and Permits

4.3.1       The valid environmental licenses and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix F.

4.4               Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

4.4.1       In response to the site audit findings, the Contractors carried out corrective actions.

4.4.2       The Contractor conducts watering on all exposed soil within the Contract site and associated works areas 8 times per day when construction activities are being undertaken. 

4.4.3       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.

4.5               Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

4.5.1       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.

4.5.2       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.

4.5.3       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.

4.6                Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

4.6.1       There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period. No Notification of summons and prosecution was received during the reporting period.

4.6.2       Statistics on environmental complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix H.

 


5        Future Key Issues

5.1               Construction Programme for the Coming Months

5.1.1       As informed by the Contractor, the major construction activities for November 2016 are summarized in Table 5.1.

Table 5.1          Construction Activities for November 2016

Site Area

Description of Activities

Buildings 021, 022, 023 and 044

Earth Works

Buildings 021, 022, 023 and 044

Binding

Buildings 021, 023, 025, 032, 044, 053, 058 and 059

Construction of Reinforced Concrete Structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.2               Environmental Site Inspection Schedule for the Coming Month

5.2.1       The tentative schedule for weekly site inspections for November 2016 is provided in Appendix I.

 

6        Conclusions

6.1               Conclusions

6.1.1       The construction works of the Contract commenced on 29 February 2016. The eighth Monthly EM&A Report summarizes findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 to 31 October 2016.

6.1.2       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.

6.1.3       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.

6.1.4       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.

6.1.5       Environmental site inspections were carried out on 5, 12, 19 and 26 October 2016. Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

6.1.6       There was no complaint received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.

6.1.7       No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received during the reporting period.