5.1
Summary of exceedance is provided in Appendix K. The details of the exceedances were attached in the
Monthly EM&A Report.
Air Quality
5.2
For 1-hour TSP monitoring, no Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded
in the reporting period.
5.3
For 24-hr TSP monitoring, no Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded
in the reporting period.
Noise
5.4
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
Water Quality
5.5
There are 25 Action Level exceedances and 23 Limit Level exceedances
were recorded for suspended solids. No Action/Limit Level
exceedance for turbidity were recorded in the reporting period.
5.6
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)
The sea conditions were rough. Localized plumes due to natural
fluctuation were observed in the monitoring area;
3)
Sediment plume due to natural fluctuation of shallow water and movement
of vessel;
4)
Sediment plume discharging to the monitoring stations from the area
outside the site boundary;
5)
Adverse water quality outside the site boundary;
6)
The exceeded results were similar or within the ranges baseline
monitoring results.
7)
The major marine construction works (e.g. bored piling works) has not
been commenced during the water quality monitoring in which exceedance was
recorded;
8)
No marine construction works were conducted in vicinity of monitoring
station in which exceedance was recorded; and
9)
Localized red tides have been sighted during water
quality monitoring in which exceedances were recorded.
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Survey)
5.7
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
5.8
Three environmental related complaints were received in the reporting period.
The Complaint Log is attached in Appendix
L. All investigation reports for complaint of the Contract have been
submitted to summarize the investigation results. The summary of environmental complaints
is presented in Table 5.1.
Table 5.1
Summary of Environmental Complaints
in the Reporting Period
|
Complaint Log Ref. |
Location |
Received Date |
Nature of Complaint |
|
Com-2014-11-001 |
HZMB-HKLR –
Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill (Contract No. HY/2011/09) |
11 November 2014 |
Water Quality and Waste
Management |
|
Com-2014-11-002 |
HZMB-HKLR –
Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill (Contract No. HY/2011/09) |
18 November 2014 |
Water Quality and Waste
Management |
|
Com-2014-11-003 |
Floating
Concrete Batching Plant (FCBP) |
28 November 2014 |
Water Quality |
5.9
There was one prosecution or notification of summons received since the Contract
commencement. Summary of successful
prosecution is attached in Appendix M.