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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This
Quarterly 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 10th Quarterly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings
of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 June 2022 to 31 August
2022.
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Progress
The
Quarterly 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 period. Also, no Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded
for construction noise monitoring in the reporting period.
Complaint
Log
According
to the EPD¡¦s reply email, EPD has no comment on the Proposal for Termination of
Air quality and Noise Monitoring, the air quality and noise monitoring for
Contract No: HY/2019/01 have been terminated on 25 March 2022, no Action /
Limit Level exceedance for air quality and noise monitoring was recorded during
the period.
Notifications
of any Summons and Successful Prosecutions
The
Proposal for Termination of EM&A Programme in Construction Phase (0002_20_ED_0467_04)
was verified by IEC on 13 June 2022 and approved by EPD on 5 July 2022 (EPD
ref. () in AX(12) in EP771/E1/100).
Reporting
Change
No reporting change in the reporting period.
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Contents
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Appendices
1.1.1
Fugro Technical Services Limited was commissioned by China Harbour
Engineering Co. Limited (also referred to as ¡§the Contractor¡¨) to undertake the
Environmental Team (ET) services (including environmental monitoring and audit
(EM&A)) for Contract No. HY/2019/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong
Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨.
1.1.2
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. The general layout
of the Project area is shown in Figure
1. Commencement of the Contract took place on 4 December 2019 and the
construction site preparation works commenced in early February 2020.
1.1.3
This is the 10th Quarterly EM&A report to document the
findings of site inspection activities and EM&A programme carried out by
the Contractor of Contract No. HY/2019/01 from 1 June 2022 to 31 August 2022
(reporting period) and is submitted to fulfil Condition 5.4 of the EP.
1.2.1
The works to be executed under Contract No. HY/2019/01 include the
following major items:
¡P
Landscaping
and establishment works;
¡P
Irrigation
system and associated drainage pumping system and facilities;
¡P
Erection
and installation in the Passenger Clearance Building;
¡P
Public
transport interchange (PTI) public toilet, satellite refuse collection point
(RCP) and observation guard booths;
¡P
PTI
cross boundary shuttle (CBS) / cross boundary coach (CBC) lanes and covered
walkway;
¡P
Vehicle
clearance plazas (VCP) vehicle kiosks and associate automatic vehicle clearance
supporting system (AVCSS).
1.3.1
The Project Organization structure is 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
|
Engineer or Engineer¡¦s
Representative
(AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.)
|
Senior Resident Engineer
|
Mr. Jason Yu
|
3748 8903
|
Resident Engineer
|
Mr. Winston Wong
|
3748 8918
|
Resident Engineer
|
Mr. Gordon Kok
|
3748 8967
|
Environmental Project Office / Independent
Environmental
Checker
(Ramboll Hong Kong Limited)
|
Environmental Project
Office Leader
|
Mr. Y. H. Hui
|
3465 2888
|
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC)
|
Mr.
Brian Tam
|
9700
6767
|
Environmental Site Supervisor
|
Mr. K. C. Chan
|
3465 2882
|
Contractor
(China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd)
|
Environmental Manager
|
Mr.
Marko Chan
|
9427
2879
|
Environmental Officer
|
Mr. Matthew Wu
|
6076 2675
|
Environmental Team
(Fugro Technical Services Limited)
|
Environmental Team Leader
(ETL)
|
Mr.
Calvin Leung
|
3565
4441
|
1.4.1
The site layout plan of the Contract is shown in Figure 1.
1.4.2
The construction programme of this Contract is shown in Appendix A.
1.4.3
The Proposal for Termination of EM&A Programme in Construction
Phase (0002_20_ED_0467_04) was verified by IEC on 13 June 2022 and approved by
EPD on 5 July 2022 (EPD ref. () in AX(12) in EP771/E1/100).
1.5.1
No main construction works was carried out in the reporting period.
2.
EM&A REQUIREMENTS
2.1.1
The Quarterly 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¡¨.
2.1.2
According to the Contract Specific EM&A Manual, air quality
monitoring at station AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B, and noise monitoring at station
NMS2 and NMS3C are covered by Contract No. HY/2019/01. It should be noted that
the air quality monitoring at station AMS6 is covered by Contract No.
HY/2011/03. 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.
2.1.3
The
most updated air and noise locations are summarized in Table 2.1. The locations of the air
quality and noise monitoring stations shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3,
respectively.
Table 2.1 Air
Quality and Noise Monitoring Location
Environmental
Monitoring
|
Monitoring
Station
|
Location
|
Air
Quality
|
AMS2
|
Tung
Chung Development Pier
|
AMS3C
|
Ying Tung
Estate Market Rooftop
|
AMS6
|
Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)
|
AMS7B
|
Third Runway Site Office
|
Noise
|
NMS2
|
Seaview
Crescent
|
NMS3
|
Ying Tung Estate Refuse Collection
Point
|
Remarks:
1.
The ET of this Contract should conduct impact air quality
monitoring at station AMS6 listed in the table as part of EM&A programme
according to latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring station is no
longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.
2.
The Limit Levels for schools will be applied for NMS3C.
2.1.4
According
to the Proposal on Post-construction Dolphin Monitoring (PCDM) prepared by
Contract No. HY/2013/ 04 which has been verified by ENPO and approved by EPD on
8 March 2019 (EPD ref. () in Ax(5) to E771/E1/100) ,
the completion date of the PCDM is in February 2021. Therefore, the reporting
of Chinese White Dolphins (CWD) monitoring works under this contract was completed on 1 March 2021.
2.2 Monitoring Requirement
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 report prepared for this
Contract.
2.2.2
The
air quality monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring
parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology, monitoring
schedule, meteorological information for AMS6 are detailed in the monthly
EM&A report prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03.
2.3.1
The
Action and Limit Levels for noise impact monitoring have been set and are
presented in Appendix
C.
2.4.1
The
event and action plans for air quality and noise monitoring are presented in Appendix D.
2.5.1
The
Contractor had implemented environmental mitigation measures and requirements
as stated in the EIA Reports, the EP and EM&A Manuals. The implementation
status of the environmental mitigation measures during the reporting period is
summarized in Appendix
E.
3.1.1
1-hour
TSP and 24-hour TSP impact monitoring at AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B were carried out
in the reporting period, the monitoring results are reported in the monthly EM&A Report
prepared for this Contract.
3.1.2
According
to the EPD¡¦s reply email, EPD has no comment on the Proposal for Termination of
Air quality and Noise Monitoring, the air quality monitoring for Contract No:
HY/2019/01 will be terminated on 25 March 2022. The last monitoring was
completed on 24 March 2022.
3.1.3
There
was no Action / Limit Level exceedance of 1-hour TSP level and 24-hour TSP
level at AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B was recorded during the reporting period.
3.1.4
The
monitoring results for AMS6 are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports
prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03.
3.1.5
Summary
of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hour TSP level and 24-hour TSP level
at AMS6 shall be referred to the monthly EM&A report prepared by Contract
No. HY/2011/03.
3.2.1
Construction
noise monitoring were carried out in the reporting period, the monitoring
results for NMS2 and NMS3C are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports
prepared for this Contract.
3.2.2
According
to the EPD¡¦s reply email, EPD has no comment on the Proposal for Termination of
Air quality and Noise Monitoring, the noise monitoring for Contract No:
HY/2019/01 will be terminated on 25 March 2022. The last monitoring was
completed on 24 March 2022.
3.2.3
There
was no Action / Limit Level exceedance for construction noise at NMS2 and NMS3C
was recorded during the reporting period.
3.2.4
School
calendar of Ho Yu College was checked against noise monitoring days at NMS3C.
3.3.1
According
to the Proposal on Post-construction Dolphin Monitoring (PCDM) prepared by
Contract No. HY/2013/04 which has been verified by ENPO and approved by EPD on
8 March 2019 (EPD ref. () in Ax(5) to E771/E1/100) ,
the completion date of the PCDM is in February 2021. Therefore, the reporting
of Chinese White Dolphins monitoring works under this contract was suspended on
1 March 2021.
3.4
Site Inspection
3.4.1
Site
inspections were carried out weekly to monitor the implementation of proper
environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. A
summary of the mitigation measures implementation schedule is provided in Appendix E.
3.4.2
5
weekly environmental site inspections were carried out in the reporting period.
Details of observations recorded during the site inspections are presented in Appendix F.
3.4.3
According
to the EPD¡¦s letter (EPD ref. () in AX(12) in EP771/E1/100), EPD has no comment on the Proposal
for Termination of EM&A Programme in Construction Phase, the site
inspection for Contract No: HY/2019/01 have been terminated on 5 July 2022. The
last inspection was completed on 29 June 2022.
3.5.1
As informed by AECOM, the commencement date of the 12-month
establishment period for the landscape monitoring under this contract is 5
January 2022. Bi-monthly landscape and visual site audits will be conducted
from 5 January 2022 to 4 January 2023.
3.5.2
2 bi-monthly landscape and visual site audit was carried out in
the reporting period by a Registered Landscape Architect.
3.6.1
The
Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient
numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and
sorting.
3.6.2
The
summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix G.
3.6.3
If
off-site disposal is required, the excavated marine mud from the land-based
works shall be disposed of at the designated disposal sites within Hong Kong as
allocated by the Marine Fill Committee or other locations as agreed by the
Director. The Contractor shall ensure no spilling and overflowing of materials
during loading / unloading / transportation is allowed.
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.
4.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND
NON-COMPLIANCE
4.1.1
No
Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level
recorded at station AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B in March 2022.
4.1.2
Summary
of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hour TSP level and 24-hour TSP level
at AMS6 shall be referred to the monthly EM&A report prepared by Contract
No. HY/2011/03.
4.1.3
No
Action / Limit Level exceedance for construction noise at NMS2 and NMS3C was
recorded in March 2022.
4.1.4
According
to the EPD¡¦s reply email, EPD has no comment on the Proposal for Termination of
Air quality and Noise Monitoring, the air quality and noise monitoring for
Contract No: HY/2019/01 have been terminated on 25 March 2022, no Action /
Limit Level exceedance for air quality and noise monitoring was recorded in
April and May 2022.
4.2.1
No
environmental complaint, notification of summons and successful prosecution
were received in the reporting period.
4.2.2
Cumulative
complaint log, summaries of complaints, notification of summons and successful
prosecutions are presented in Appendix
H.
5.1.1
1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP impact monitoring at AMS2, AMS3C and
AMS7B were carried out in the reporting period, no Action / Limit Level
exceedance was recorded in March 2022.
5.1.2
Summary of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hour TSP level
and 24-hour TSP level at AMS6 shall be referred to the monthly EM&A report
prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.
5.1.3
Construction noise monitoring were carried out in the reporting period,
no Action / Limit Level exceedance was recorded in March 2022.
5.1.4
5 weekly environmental site inspections were carried out in the
reporting period. Recommendations on mitigation measures for air quality
impact, water quality impact and chemical and waste management were given to
the Contractor for remediating the deficiencies identified during the site
inspections.
5.1.5
According
to the EPD¡¦s reply email, EPD has no comment on the Proposal for Termination of
Air quality and Noise Monitoring, the air quality and noise monitoring for
Contract No: HY/2019/01 have been terminated on 25 March 2022, no Action /
Limit Level exceedance for air quality and noise monitoring was recorded in
April and May 2022.
5.1.6
According
to the EPD¡¦s letter (EPD ref. () in AX(12) in EP771/E1/100), EPD has no comment on the Proposal
for Termination of EM&A Programme in Construction Phase, the site
inspection for Contract No: HY/2019/01 have been terminated on 5 July 2022. The
last inspection was completed on 29 June 2022.
5.1.7
As informed by AECOM, the commencement date of the 12-month
establishment period for the landscape monitoring under this contract is 5
January 2022. Bi-monthly landscape and visual site audits will be conducted
from 5 Jan 2022 to 4 Jan 2023.
5.1.8
2 bi-monthly landscape and visual site audit was carried out in
the reporting period by a Registered Landscape Architect.
5.1.9
Referring to the Contractor¡¦s information, no environmental
complaint, notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the
reporting period.
5.2.1
The recommended environmental mitigation measures, as proposed in
the EIA reports and EM&A Manuals shall be effectively implemented to
minimize the potential environmental impacts from the Project. The EM&A programme
would effectively monitor the environmental impacts generated from the
construction activities and ensure the proper implementation of mitigation
measures.
5.2.2
According to the environmental site inspections performed in the
reporting period, the following recommendations were provided:
Air Quality Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Construction Noise Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Water Quality Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Chemical and Waste Management
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Landscape
and Visual Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Permit/ Licenses
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Others
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.