EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 62nd 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 March 2018.

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

2nd, 8th, 14th, 20th,26th and 31st March 2018

24-hr TSP Monitoring

2nd, 8th, 14th, 20th,26th and 31st March 2018

Noise Monitoring

9th, 15th, 21st and 27th March 2018

Water Quality Monitoring

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 27th, 29th and 31st March 2018

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

7th and 15th March 2018

Environmental Site Inspection

6th, 13th, 20th and 27th March 2018

Archaeological Site Inspection

27th March 2018


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

0

3

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 exceedances were recorded.

 

24-hour TSP Monitoring

 

5.              All 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedances were 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 no 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 major marine construction activity was conducted;

2)      No pollution discharge from construction activity was observed;  and

3)      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) was observed.

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:

Western Water

¡P             Installation of cat ladders at pile cap walls;

¡P             Dismantling NSS access platforms; and

¡P             Installation of permanent maintenance platforms.

 

P68

¡P             Construction of permanent rockfill platform

 

P69 ¡V P70

¡P             Dismantling the temporary platform

 

Portion A

¡P             Construction of the sloping seawall; and

¡P             Reinstatement of South Perimeter Road (P81 ¡V P83)