EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 37th 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 February 2016.

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, 19th and 25th February 2016

24-hr TSP Monitoring

3rd, 9th, 15th, 19th and 25th February 2016

Noise Monitoring

4th, 11th, 16th and 26th February 2016

Water Quality Monitoring

1st, 3rd, 5th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 26th and 29th February 2016

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

4th and 19th February 2016

Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring

5th  and 12th February 2016

Environmental Site Inspection

2nd, 11th, 18th and 23rd February 2016

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

Total No. of Exceedance

No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract

Total 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

0

0

24-hr TSP

0

0

0

0

0

0

Noise

Leq(30min)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Water Quality

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Turbidity

0

0

0

0

0

0

Suspended Solids (SS)

0

0

0

0

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. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Complaint Log

 

8.              No environmental complaint was received in the reporting month.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

9.              No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting month.

Reporting Changes

 

10.          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

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

 

WA4

Ÿ   Cross Beam Precast Shell construction

 

WA7

Ÿ   Storage area

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Pile Cap Construction:

Ÿ   Concreting works

Ÿ   Steel re-bar fixing for pile cap

Ÿ   Enhancement works

 

Column Construction:

Ÿ   Lift concrete pouring

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

 

Double Blade Column

Ÿ   Lifting works

 

Deck Erection

Ÿ   Setting up of equipment

Ÿ   Segment erection

 

Precast Segment

Ÿ   Segment casting

 

Land Viaduct (P81 to Abutment at SHT)

Ÿ   Removal of filled platform

Ÿ   Reinstatement works