EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1.              This is the 13th Quarterly 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 performed in the period between March and May 2016.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

2.              A summary of the monitoring activities in this reporting period is listed in Table I below:

Table I            Summary Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Period

Parameter(s)

Monitoring Date(s)

1-hr TSP Monitoring

2nd, 8th, 14th, 18th, 24th and 30th March 2016

5th, 11th, 15th, 21st and 27th April 2016

3rd, 9th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31st May 2016

24-hr TSP Monitoring

Noise Monitoring

3rd, 9th, 15th, 21st and 31st March 2016

6th, 12th, 22nd and 28th April 2016

4th, 10th, 20th and 26th May 2016

Water Quality Monitoring

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 29th and 31st March 2016

2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 25th, 27th and 29th April 2016

3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 28th and 30th May 2016

Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)

4th and 14th March 2016

7th and 20th April 2016

13th and 25th May 2016

Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring

2nd  and 16th March 2016

21st  and 29th April 2016

9th  and 16th May 2016

Environmental Site Inspection

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th March 2016

5th, 12th, 19th and 26th April 2016

3rd, 10th, 17th , 24th and 31st May 2016

Archaeological Site Inspection

29th March 2016

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

3.              Summary of the environmental exceedances of the reporting period is tabulated in Table II.

Table II          Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Period

 

Environmental Monitoring

Parameter

No. of Exceedance

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

24-hr TSP

0

0

0

0

Noise

Leq(30min)

0

0

0

0

Water Quality

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)

0

0

0

0

Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)

0

0

0

0

Turbidity

0

0

0

0

Suspended Solids (SS)

6

3

0

0

Dolphin Monitoring

Line-transect Vessel Surveys

0

0

0

0

 

4.              Environmental monitoring works were performed in the reporting period and all monitoring results were checked and reviewed.  The details of each exceedance were attached in the Monthly EM&A Reports.

Complaint Log

 

5.              No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

6.              No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting period.

Reporting Changes

 

7.              This report has been developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the quarterly EM&A Summary Report as required by the EM&A Manual for Hong Kong Link Road (EM&A Manual).

Future Key Issues

8.              Major site activities for the coming reporting month will include:

WA4

Ÿ   Cross Beam Precast Shell construction

 

Ancillary and Associated Facilities

Ÿ   E&M installation

Ÿ   Preparation works for installation of precast precast parapets

Ÿ   Construction of side barriers

 

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Precast Column Erection

Ÿ   Vertical Tendons Stressed

Ÿ   Grouting Vertical Tendons

Ÿ   Pier Head Concrete

Double Blade Column

Ÿ   Pier head construction

 

Deck Erection

Ÿ   Segment erection

Ÿ   Erection of canilever

Ÿ   Erection of SOP segments, movement joint, in-situ RC works

Ÿ   Cross Beam Precast Shell construction

 

Land Viaduct (P81 to Abutment at SHT)

Ÿ   Removal of filled platform

Ÿ   Reinstatement of slope area at P115

Ÿ   Construction of longitudinal stitching