EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 44^th 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 September 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	2^nd, 8^th, 14^th, 20^th, 26^th and 30^th September 2016
24-hr TSP Monitoring	2^nd, 8^th, 14^th, 20^th, 26^th and 30^th September 2016
Noise Monitoring	9^th, 15^th, 21^st and 27^th September 2016
Water Quality Monitoring	2^nd, 5^th, 7^th, 10^th, 12^th, 14^th, 17^th, 19^th, 21^st, 24^th, 26^th, 28^th and 30^th September 2016
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)	9^th and 20^th September 2016
Environmental Site Inspection	6^th, 13^th, 20^th and 27^th September 2016
Archaeological Site Inspection	20^th September 2016

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)	3	5	8	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. There are three Action Level and five Limit Level exceedances were recorded for suspended solids. No Action/Limit Level exceedance for dissolved oxygen and turbidity were recorded.

8. According to the investigation, the exceedances are considered not due to the Contract due to the following reasons:

1) No pollution discharge was observed from the site;

2) Control Station value already exceeded either the Baseline Action or Limit Levels;

3) The exceeded results found at the monitoring station which is situated at the upstream of the construction sites;

4) Localized sediment plume due to the rough water condition was observed; and

5) The exceeded result was similar to the ranges baseline monitoring results.

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:

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¡P Cross Beam Precast Shell construction

Ancillary and Associated Facilities

¡P E&M installation

¡P E&M ducting installation

¡P Construction of Load Centre (CL1)

¡P Installation of carrier drains

¡P Installation of precast parapet skins

¡P Erection of Radar Platform

¡P Construction of median and side barriers

¡P Construction of longitudinal stitching

¡P Erection of gantry posts for Sign gantry

¡P Reinstatement of slope area and drainage works

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Deck Erection

¡P Segment erection

¡P Erection of SOP segments

¡P Dismantling of LG1

¡P Erection of cantilever

¡P Construction of cross beam precase shell

¡P In-situ RC works

¡P Erection of precase SOP unit to Turnaround

External Prestressing Tendon Installation

Internal Prestressing Grouting