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 Limit Level exceedance was recorded. One Action
Level exceedance was recorded at AMS1 on 11 February 2015.
5.4
According to the investigation, no dust generation works was conducted
at near the monitoring station during the monitoring and observable dust source
from construction activity under Contract No. HY/2011/09. In addition, high and
very high Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) was recorded during the monitoring
period according to EPD. Therefore, the exceedance is considered not due to the
Contract.
Noise
5.5
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
Water Quality
5.6
There are 10 Action Level exceedances and 6 Limit Level exceedances were
recorded for suspended solids. No Action/Limit Level exceedance for
turbidity were recorded in the reporting period.
5.7
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)
Sediment plume which is
considered due to the movement of vessel was observed but no direct evidence to
show the vessel was belonged to HY/ 2011/09;
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;
4)
Adverse water quality outside
the site boundary;
5) Sediment plume due to natural fluctuation of shallow
water; and
6) Exceeded result was within the
range of baseline monitoring results.
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Survey)
5.8
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
5.9
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-2014-12-001 |
Shores of Po Chue Tam and Shek Tsai Po, Tai
O |
7 December 2014 |
Waste Management |
|
Com-2014-12-002 |
Site Office of
HZMB-HKLR – Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill |
2 December 2014 |
Noise |
|
Com-2014-12-003 |
Along the
shore from Yat Tung to Tai O |
24 December 2014 |
Waste Management |
5.10
There was one prosecution or notification of summons received since the Contract
commencement. Summary of successful
prosecution is attached in Appendix M.