6.1
This Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) Report presents the EM&A works (Construction Phase) undertaken in the period between September to November 2018 in accordance with EM&A Manual.
6.2
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality and noise.
6.3
There are two Action Level exceedances were recorded for suspended
solids. No Action/Limit Level exceedance for dissolved oxygen and turbidity was
recorded in the reporting period.
6.4
According to the investigation, all exceedances are considered not due
to the Contract.
6.5
No Action/Limit Level exceedance of dolphin monitoring for the quarterly
monitoring data.
6.6
During this quarter of dolphin
monitoring, no adverse impact from the activities of the HKLR09 construction
project on Chinese White Dolphins was noticeable from general observations.
6.7
Environmental site inspection was
conducted on 4th, 11th, 18th and 26th September
2018, 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd
October 2018 by ET in the reporting month. All
deficiencies identified during the site inspection have already rectified /
improved during the follow-up audit session.
6.8
The inspection to the Sha Lo
Wan (West) Archaeological Site was conducted on 18th September 2018. No access to Sha Lo Wan (West) Archaeological site for works areas
and storage of construction equipment was observed.
6.9
There was no environmental
complaint received in the reporting period. No notification of
summons and successful prosecution received in the reporting period.
6.10
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) has been commissioned on 24 October 2018. As the
Construction Phase EM&A Programme under
HY/2011/09 have been terminated since 24th October 2018 as per EPD’s letter to
SOR (EPD’s ref.: “( ) in AX(2) to EP771/E1/099” dated 30 November 2018), no
impact monitoring (air quality, construction noise, water quality and dolphin)
and weekly site audit was carried out starting from 24 October 2018.
6.11
Post-construction monitoring
for water quality and dolphin were carried out after the termination of
Construction Phase EM&A Programme. The corresponding
reports will be submitted separately.