1.
This is the 15th Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants
Limited for the project
“Contract No. HY/2011/09 – Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – 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 September to November 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,
20th, 26th and 30th September 2016 6th, 12th, 18th,
24th and 28th October 2016 3rd, 9th, 15th,
21st and 25th November 2016 |
|
24-hr TSP Monitoring |
|
|
Noise Monitoring |
9th, 15th, 21st
and 27th September 2016 7th, 13th, 19th
and 25th October 2016 4th, 10th, 16th
and 22nd November 2016 |
|
Water Quality Monitoring |
2nd, 5th, 7th, 10th,
12th, 14th, 17th, 19th, 21st,
24th, 26th, 28th and 30th
September 2016 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th,
13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 22nd,
24th, 26th, 28th and 31st October
2016 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th,
12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 22nd,
24th, 26th, 28th and 30th November
2016 |
|
9th and 20th September 2016 14th and 20th October 2016 4th and 11th November 2016 |
|
|
Environmental Site
Inspection |
6th, 13th, 20th
and 27th September 2016 4th, 11th, 18th
and 25th October 2016 1st, 8th, 15th,
22nd and 29th November 2016 |
|
Archaeological Site
Inspection |
20th September 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) |
39 |
6 |
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.
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).
8.
Major site activities for
the coming reporting month will include:
WA4
l Cross Beam Precast Shell
construction
Ancillary and
Associated Facilities
l E&M installation
l E&M ducting installation
l Construction of Load Centre
(CL1)
l Installation of carrier
drains
l Installation of precast
parapet skins
l Erection of Radar Platform
l Construction of median and
side barriers
l Construction of longitudinal
stitching
l Erection of gantry posts for
Sign gantry
l Reinstatement of slope area
and drainage works
l Reinstatement of sloping
seawall
Marine Viaduct (P0 to
P80)
Deck Erection
l Segment erection
l Erection of SOP segments
l Erection of cantilever
l Construction of cross beam precase shell
l In-situ RC works
l Erection of precase SOP unit to Turnaround
l Alignment and levels
adjustment
l Construction of temporary
platform
External Prestressing Tendon Installation
Internal Prestressing
Grouting