1.
This is the 9th monthly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech
Consultants Limited for the project ¡§Contract No. HY/2011/09 ¡V Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill¡¨ (hereinafter called the ¡§Contract¡¨). This report documents the findings of EM&A Works conducted in October
2013.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress
2.
A summary of the monitoring
activities in this reporting month is listed in Table I below:
Table I Summary
Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Month
Parameter(s) |
Date(s) |
1-hr TSP Monitoring |
3rd, 9th,
15th, 21st, 25th and 31st October
2013 |
24-hr TSP Monitoring |
3rd, 9th,
15th, 21st, 25th and 31st October
2013 |
Noise Monitoring |
10th, 16th
, 22nd and 28th
October 2013 |
Water Quality Monitoring |
2nd, 4th,
7th, 9th, 11th, 15th, 17th,
19th, 21st, 23rd, 25th , 28th
and 30th October 2013 |
9th and
18th October 2013 |
|
Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring |
(1) N/A |
Environmental Site Inspection |
2nd, 7th,
16th, 22nd and 29th October 2013 |
Archaeological Site Inspection |
(2)N/A |
Remark:
(1) The additional land-based dolphin behavior and movement
monitoring tentatively scheduled on 30 and 31 October 2013 were not conducted
in the reporting month. In view of the construction activities have no
significant change in the two months, the monitoring in October and November
2013 will be considered/reviewed in the monthly
EM&A report for November 2013.
(2)
No archaeological site inspection was conducted in the reporting month.
Breaches of Action and Limit Levels
3.
Summary of the
environmental exceedances of the reporting month is tabulated in Table II.
Table II Summary
Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Month
Environmental Monitoring |
Parameter |
No. of Exceedance |
No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract |
||
Action
Level |
Limit
Level |
Action
Level |
Limit
Level |
||
Air Quality |
1-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Water Quality |
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
(Surface & Middle) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
(Bottom) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Suspended Solids (SS) |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1-hour
TSP Monitoring
4.
All 1-hour TSP monitoring
was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
24-hour
TSP Monitoring
5.
All 24-hour TSP monitoring
was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Construction
Noise
6.
All construction noise
monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit
Level exceedance was recorded.
Water Quality
7.
All water quality
monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. There are five Action
Level and three Limit Level exceedances for suspended solids were recorded. One
Action Level exceedance for turbidity was recorded.
8.
According to the investigation,
no pollution discharge was observed from the site. In addition, no marine
construction works were conducted in vicinity of monitoring station in which
exceedances were recorded. Therefore, the exceedances are considered
not due to the Contract.
Complaint Log
9.
No environmental complaint
was received in the reporting month.
Notification of
Summons and Successful Prosecutions
10.
No notification of summons
and successful prosecution was received in the reporting month.
11.
This report has been
developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the subsequent
monthly EM&A Report as required by the EM&A Manual for Hong Kong Link
Road (EM&A Manual).
12.
Major site activities for the coming reporting
month will include:
WA4
Fabrication of rebar cages
Fabrication of temporary piling platforms
WA7
Fabrication of rebar cages
Loading and Unloading
Marine
Viaduct (P0 to P84)
Piling works for the temporary jetty
Beams and deck installation for jetty
Installation of temporary casings
Pile excavation by Reverse Circulation Drilling (RCD)
method
Pile excavation by Kelly method
Sonic Test
Installation of permanent casing
Installation of temporary piles for piling
platform
Predrilling works
Land
Viaduct (P85 to P114)
Land piling and concreting works
Formation of piling platform along seawall
Kicker pour for column
Formation of site access along the top of the
existing seawall
Marine landing access establishment work
Drainage and water main diversion
Predrilling works
Concrete surrounding works for slewed
telecommunication cables
Trench excavation for slewing of AAHK¡¦s COM
cable
Tree felling/transplant work
Pile head excavation / trimming
Pile cap and column construction