Table 3.1        Summary of Impact EM&A Requirements

Type of Monitoring

Parameter

Frequency

Location

Remarks

Air Quality

1-hr TSP

Three times / 6 days

AMS1 – Sha Lo Wan

AMS4 – San Tau

While the highest

dust impact was expected

24-hr TSP

Once / 6 days

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Noise

L10(30 min.) dB(A)

L90(30 min.) dB(A)

Leq(30 min.) dB(A) (as six consecutive Leq, 5min readings)

Once per week

NMS1 – Sha Lo Wan

NMS4 – San Tau

Daytime on normal

weekdays

(0700-1900 hrs)

Water Quality

·         Temperature(°C)

·         pH(pH unit)

·         turbidity (NTU)

·         water depth (m)

·         salinity (ppt)

·         dissolved oxygen (DO) (mg/L and % of saturation)

·         suspended solids (SS) (mg/L)

Impact monitoring: 3 days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides (within ± 1.75 hour of the predicted time) during the construction period of the Contract

IS1, IS2, IS3

IS4, CS1, CS2, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR6, ST1, ST2, ST3, SRA

·      3 water depths: 1m below sea surface, mid-depth and 1m above sea bed.

·      If the water depth is less than 3m, mid-depth sampling only.

·      If water depth less than 6m, mid-depth may be omitted.

Dolphin

Line-transect Methods

Twice per

month

West Lantau

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