EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 34th 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 November 2015.

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

5th, 11th, 17th, 23rd and 27th November 2015

24-hr TSP Monitoring

5th, 11th, 17th, 23rd and 27th November 2015

Noise Monitoring

6th, 12th,18th and 24th November 2015

Water Quality Monitoring

2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th and 30th November 2015

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

13th and 19th November 2015

Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring

4th  and 20th November 2015

Environmental Site Inspection

3rd, 10th, 17th and 25th November 2015

Archaeological Site Inspection

(1)  N/A

             Remark:       (1)   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

0

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. No Action/Limit Level exceedance for dissolved oxygen and turbidity were recorded.

8.              According to the investigation, no pollution discharge was observed from the site. In addition, dispersion of sediment plume to the monitoring stations from the area outside the site boundary (i.e. works area not under and related to HY/2011/09) and sediment plume due to natural fluctuation of shallow water were observed. 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.

Reporting Changes

 

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).

Future Key Issues

12.          Major site activities for the coming reporting month will include:

WA4

Ÿ   Fabrication of lifting frames

Ÿ   Deliveries of frame structures

 

WA7

Ÿ   Fabrication of cofferdam frame structures

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Ÿ   Remove rockfill platform for  rock breaking for cofferdam installation

Ÿ   Completed concrete plug, cutting steel casing and blinding concrete

Ÿ   Enhancement work to cofferdam to improve water tightness

Ÿ   Pile testing

 

Pile Cap Construction:

Ÿ   Installation of precast cap shells

Ÿ   Concreting

Ÿ   Kingpost installation and associated steel welding works

Ÿ   Concreting trimming

 

Column Construction:

Ÿ   Lifting works

Ÿ   Lift concreting

Ÿ   Pier head works

Ÿ   Pier head concreting

 

Precast Column Erection

Ÿ   Installation of base units and precast units

Ÿ   Stressing of vertical nailing tendons

Ÿ   Vertical Tendons Stressed

Ÿ   Grouting Vertical Tendons

Ÿ   Pier Head Concrete

 

Deck Erection

Ÿ   Setting up of equipment

Ÿ   Segment erection

 

Precast Segment

Ÿ   Segment casting

 

Land Viaduct (P81 to Abutment at Scenic Hill Tunnel (SHT))

Ÿ   Commencement of reinstatement works

Ÿ   Removal of falsework

Ÿ   Removal of steel bracket system

Ÿ   Construction of upper bearing plinths