EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This
Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for
Contract No. HY/2019/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary
Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨ (hereafter referred to as ¡§the
Contract¡¨) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region (HKSAR). Contract No. HY/2019/01 was awarded to China Harbour
Engineering Co. Limited and Fugro Technical Services Limited (FTS) was
appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.
Contract
No. HY/2019/01 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
4 December 2019 and the construction site preparation works commenced in early
February 2020.
Fugro
Technical Services Limited (FTS) 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 is
providing environmental team services for the Contract.
This
is the 2nd Monthly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of
the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 March 2020 to 31
March 2020.
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, noise and the post-construction dolphin monitoring works for the
Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2019/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨. The ET of
the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact
air quality monitoring at AMS6 as part of EM&A programme if the impact air
quality monitoring work is no longer covered by Contract No. HY/2011/03 respectively.
However, this is subject to ENPO¡¦s final decision on which ET should carry out
the monitoring work at these stations.
Breaches
of Action and Limit Levels
No
Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality monitoring in
the reporting month. Also, no Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded
for construction noise monitoring in the reporting month.
Complaint
Log
No
complaints were received in the reporting period.
Notifications
of any Summons and Successful Prosecutions
No
notifications of summons and prosecutions were received in the reporting
period.
Reporting
Change
The
remaining post-construction dolphin monitoring works under Contract No.
HY/2013/04 ¡§HZMB HKBCF ¡V Infrastructure Works Stage II (Southern Portion)¡¨ were
suspended from 1 March 2020. The ET of Contract No. HY/2019/01 is required and
continues the full implementation of environmental monitoring commencing on 1
March 2020.
Future
Key Issues
The
main works will be anticipated in the next reporting period are as follow:
¡P
Site Fence at South Public Transport
Interchanges (SPTI) (land-based);
¡P
Recessed Cover near building 035 (land-based);
¡P
UPS room near building 062 (land-based);
¡P
Minor Works at Passenger Clearance
Building (PCB) (land-based);
¡P
Site hoarding at Vehicle Clearance
Plaza (VCP) (land-based);
¡P
Excavation at Vehicle Clearance Plaza
(VCP) (land-based);
¡P
Road & Drain works at South Public
Transport Interchanges (SPTI) and North Public Transport Interchanges (NPTI) (land-based);
¡P
Vertical access at Passenger Clearance
Building (PCB) (land-based);
¡P
Site office renovation at WA3 (land-based);
¡P
Covered Walkway at South Public
Transport Interchanges (SPTI) and North Public Transport Interchanges (NPTI)
(land-based);
Contents
6. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND
NON-COMPLIANCE
7. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION MEASURE
Tables
Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel
Table 1.2 Environmental Licenses, Notification and
Permits Summary
Table 2.1
Air Quality Monitoring Equipment
Table 2.2
Air Quality Monitoring Location
Table 2.3
Summary of Air Quality Monitoring Results
Table 3.1
Construction Noise Monitoring Equipment
Table 3.2
Monitoring Parameters and Frequencies of Noise Monitoring
Table 3.3
Construction Noise Monitoring Location
Table 3.4
Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results
Figures
Figure 1 The Site Layout Plan
of the Contract
Figure
2 The Location of the
Air Quality Monitoring Station
Figure 3 The Location of the
Noise Monitoring Station
Figure 4 Post-Construction
Dolphin Monitoring Line Transect Layout Map
Appendices
Appendix A Construction
Programme
Appendix B Project Organization Chart
Appendix C Action and Limit Levels
Appendix D Calibration Certificate of Monitoring Equipment
Appendix E Environmental Monitoring Schedule
Appendix F Air Quality Monitoring Results and
Construction Noise Monitoring Results
Appendix H Event and Action Plan
Appendix J Implementation Status of Environment
Mitigation Measures (Construction Phase)
Appendix K Weather and Meteorological Conditions
during Reporting Month
Appendix M Summary
of Site Audit in the Reporting Month