Table of Contents
Executive Summary
1.1
Background
1.2
Scope of Report
1.3
Organization Structure
1.4
Summary of Construction Works
2.1
Air Quality
2.2
Noise Monitoring
2.3
Water Quality Monitoring
2.4
Dolphin Monitoring
2.5
EM&A Site Inspection
2.6
Waste Management Status
2.7
Environmental Licenses and Permits
2.8
Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation
Measures
2.9
Summary of Exceedances of the Environmental Quality
Performance Limit
2.10
Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and
Successful Prosecutions
3.1
Construction Programme for the Coming Month
3.2
Key Issues for the Coming Month
3.3
Monitoring Schedule for the Coming Month
4
Conclusions
and Recommendations
4.1
Conclusions
List of Appendices
Appendix A Project Organization for Environmental Works
Appendix B Three Month Rolling Construction Programmes
Appendix C Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation
Measures (EMIS)
Appendix D Summary of Action and Limit Levels
Appendix E Calibration Certificates of Monitoring Equipment
Appendix F EM&A Monitoring Schedules
Appendix G Impact Air Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical
Presentation
Appendix H Meteorological Data for the Reporting Month
Appendix I Impact Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical
Presentation
Appendix J Impact Water
Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentation
Appendix K Impact Dolphin Monitoring Survey Results
Appendix L Event Action Plan
Appendix M Monthly Summary
of Waste Flow Table
Under Contract No. HY/2012/07, Gammon
Construction Limited (GCL) is commissioned by the Highways Department (HyD) to undertake
the design and construction of the Southern Connection Viaduct Section of the
Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link Project (TM-CLK Link Project) while AECOM Asia
Company Limited was appointed by HyD as the Supervising Officer. For
implementation of the environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme
under the Contract, ERM-Hong Kong, Limited (ERM) has been appointed as the
Environmental Team (ET). Ramboll Hong Kong Ltd. was employed by the HyD
as the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) and Environmental Project Office
(ENPO) in accordance with Environmental Permit No. EP-354/2009/A. Further applications for variation of environmental
permit (VEP), EP-354/2009/B, EP-354/2009/C and EP-354/2009/D,
were granted on 28 January 2014, 10 December 2014 and 13 March 2015,
respectively.
The southern landfall of TM-CLK Link lies alongside
the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities
(HKBCF) where a reclamation area is constructed by Contract No. HY/2010/02
under Environmental Permit No. EP-353/2009/K and EP-354/2009/D.
Upon the agreement and confirmation between the Supervising Officer
Representatives and Contractors of HY/2010/02 and HY/2012/07 in
September 2015, part of the reclamation area for southern landfall under EP-353/2009/K
and EP-354/2009/D was handed-over to Contract No. HY/2012/07.
Another part of the southern landfall area under EP-354/2009/D was
handed-over to Contract No. HY/2012/07 after completion of reclamation
works by Contract No. HY/2010/02 in June 2016.
The
construction phase of the Contract commenced on 31 October 2013 and will be
tentatively completed by 2019. The impact monitoring of the EM&A
programme, including air quality, noise, water quality and marine ecological
monitoring as well as environmental site inspections, commenced on 31 October
2013.
This is the
sixty-third Monthly EM&A report presenting the EM&A works carried out
during the period from 1 to 31 January 2019 for the Southern Connection Viaduct Section in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual of
the TM-CLK Link Project. As informed by
the Contractor, major activities in the reporting period included:
Marine-based
Works
· Reinstatement
of Seawall at Seafront
Land-based
Works
· Reinstatement
works along Cheung Tung Road;
· Drainage
works;
· Construction
of sign gantries, light poles and street furniture;
· Barriers
installation; and
· Slope work
of Viaducts A, B, C & D.
A summary of
monitoring and audit activities conducted in the reporting period is listed below:
24-hour
TSP
Monitoring
6 sessions
1-hour
TSP
Monitoring
6 sessions
Water
Quality
Monitoring
13 sessions
Noise
Monitoring
6 sessions
Impact
Dolphin Monitoring
2
sessions
Joint
Environmental Site Inspection 5
sessions
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality
No exceedance
of Action and Limit Levels was recorded for construction air quality monitoring
in the reporting month.
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Noise
No exceedance
of Action and Limit Levels was recorded for construction air quality monitoring
in the reporting month.
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality
No exceedance
were recorded for water quality impact monitoring in the reporting month.
Impact
Dolphin Monitoring
During this
month of dolphin monitoring, no unacceptable impact from the construction
activities of the TM-CLKL Southern Connection Viaduct Section on Indo-Pacific
humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis (i.e. Chinese White Dolphin) was
noticeable from general observations. Due to monthly variation in dolphin
occurrence within the Study Area, it would be more appropriate to draw
conclusion on whether any impacts on dolphins have been detected related to the
construction activities of the TM-CLKL Southern Connection Viaduct Section in
the quarterly EM&A reports, in which comparison on distribution, group size
and encounter rates of dolphins between the quarterly impact monitoring period
and baseline monitoring period will be made.
Daily marine
mammal exclusion zone monitoring was undertaken during the period of marine
works under this Contract. No sighting of the Chinese White Dolphin was
recorded in January 2019 during the exclusion zone monitoring.
Environmental
Complaints, Non-compliance & Summons
No
complaints, notification of summons or successful prosecution recorded in the
reporting period.
Reporting
Change
There was no reporting change in the reporting period.
Upcoming
Works for the Next Reporting Period
Works to be
undertaken in the next monitoring period of January 2019 include the following:
Marine-based
Works
· Reinstatement
of Seawall at Seafront
Land-based
Works
· Drainage
works;
· Construction
of sign gantries, light poles and street furniture;
· Road marking
at Portion A; and
· Slope work
of Viaducts A, B, C & D.
Future Key
Issues
Potential
environmental impacts arising from the above upcoming construction activities
in the next reporting month of February 2019 are mainly associated with dust,
noise, marine water quality, marine ecology and waste management issues.
According to
the findings of the Northwest New Territories (NWNT) Traffic and Infrastructure
Review conducted by the Transport Department, Tuen Mun Road, Ting Kau Bridge,
Lantau Link and North Lantau Highway would be operating beyond capacity after
2016. This forecast has been based on the estimated increase in cross
boundary traffic, developments in the Northwest New Territories (NWNT), and
possible developments in North Lantau, including the Airport developments, the
Lantau Logistics Park (LLP) and the Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge
(HZMB). In order to cope with the anticipated traffic demand, two new
road sections between NWNT and North Lantau – Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link
(TM-CLKL) and Tuen Mun Western Bypass (TMWB) are proposed.
An
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of TM-CLKL (the Project) was prepared in
accordance with the EIA Study Brief (No. ESB-175/2007) and the Technical
Memorandum of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIAO-TM).
The EIA Report was submitted under the Environmental Impact Assessment
Ordinance (EIAO) in August 2009. Subsequent to the approval of the EIA
Report (EIAO Register Number AEIAR-146/2009), an Environmental Permit (EP-354/2009)
for TM-CLKL was granted by the Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) on 4
November 2009, and EP variation (EP-354/2009/A) was issued on 8 December
2010.
Under Contract No. HY/2012/07, Gammon
Construction Limited (GCL) is commissioned by the Highways Department (HyD) to
undertake the design and construction of the Southern Connection Viaduct
Section of TM-CLKL (“the Contract”) while AECOM Asia Company Limited was appointed by HyD as
the Supervising Officer. For implementation of the environmental
monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme under the Contract, ERM-Hong Kong,
Limited (ERM) has been appointed as the Environmental Team (ET). Ramboll
Hong Kong Ltd. was employed by HyD as the Independent Environmental Checker
(IEC) and Environmental Project Office (ENPO) in accordance with Environmental
Permit No. EP-354/2009/A. Further
applications for variation of environmental permit (VEP), EP-354/2009/B,
EP-354/2009/C and EP-354/2009/D, were granted on 28 January 2014,
10 December 2014 and 13 March 2015, respectively.
The southern landfall of TM-CLK Link lies alongside
the Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities
(HKBCF) where a reclamation area is constructed by Contract No. HY/2010/02
under Environmental Permit No. EP-353/2009/K and EP-354/2009/D.
Upon the agreement and confirmation between the Supervising Officer
Representatives and Contractors of HY/2010/02 and HY/2012/07 in
September 2015, part of the reclamation area for southern landfall under EP-353/2009/K
and EP-354/2009/D was handed-over to Contract No. HY/2012/07.
Another part of the southern landfall area under EP-354/2009/D was
handed-over to Contract No. HY/2012/07 after completion of reclamation
works by Contract No. HY/2010/02 in June 2016.
The
construction phase of the Contract commenced on 31 October 2013 and will be
tentatively completed by 2019. The impact monitoring phase of the
EM&A programme, including air quality, noise, water quality and marine
ecological monitoring as well environmental site inspections, commenced on 31 October
2013.
The general
layout plan of the Contract components is presented in Figures 1.1 & 1.2a to l.
This is the
sixty-third Monthly EM&A Report under the Contract No. HY/2012/07 Tuen
Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link – Southern Connection Viaduct Section. This
report presents a summary of the environmental monitoring and audit works in
January 2019.
The
organization structure of the Contract is shown in Appendix A. The
key personnel contact names and contact details are summarized in Table 1.1
below.
Table 1.1
Contact Information of Key Personnel
Party |
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Fax |
HyD (Highways Department) |
Project Coordinator |
Stanley Chan |
2762 3406 |
3188 6614 |
|
Senior Engineer |
Steven Shum
|
2762 4133 |
3188 6614 |
SOR (AECOM Asia Company Limited)
|
Chief Resident Engineer |
Daniel Ip |
3553 3800 |
2492 2057 |
|
Resident Engineer
|
Kingman Chan |
3691 3950 |
3691 2899 |
ENPO / IEC (Ramboll Hong Kong Ltd.) |
ENPO Leader
|
Y.H. Hui |
3465 2850 |
3465 2899 |
IEC |
Dr. F.C. Tsang |
3465 2851 |
3465 2899 |
|
Contractor (Gammon Construction Limited) |
|
|
|
|
Environmental Officer
|
Roy Leung |
3520 0387 |
3520 0486 |
|
|
24-hour Complaint Hotline
|
|
9738 4332 |
|
ET (ERM-HK) |
ET Leader |
Dr. Jasmine Ng |
2271 3311 |
2723 5660 |
The
construction phase of the Contract commenced on 31 October 2013. The
three-month rolling construction programme is shown in Appendix B.
As informed
by the Contractor, details of the major works carried out in this reporting
month are listed below:
Marine-based
Works
· Reinstatement
of Seawall at Seafront
Land-based
Works
· Reinstatement
works along Cheung Tung Road;
· Drainage
works;
· Construction of
sign gantries, light poles and street furniture;
· Barriers
installation; and
· Slope work
of Viaducts A, B, C & D.
The locations
of the construction activities are shown in Figure 1.3.
The Environmental Sensitive Receivers in the vicinity of the Project are shown
in Figure 1.4.
The
environmental mitigation measures implementation schedule is presented in Appendix C.
|
Figure 1.3 Locations of Major Construction
Activities in the Reporting Month
The EM&A
programme required environmental monitoring for air quality, noise, water
quality and marine ecology as well as environmental site inspections for air
quality, noise, water quality, waste management, marine ecology and landscape
and visual impacts. The EM&A requirements and related findings for
each component are summarized in the following sections.
In accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual,
impact 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted three (3) times every six (6) days
and impact 24-hour TSP monitoring was carried out once every six (6) days when
the highest dust impact was expected. The Action and Limit Levels of the
air quality monitoring is provided in Appendix D.
Table 2.1
Locations of Impact Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Monitoring Station |
Location |
Description |
Monitoring Dates |
ASR 9 |
MTR Depot |
On the ground nearby MTR Depot Entrance |
2, 8, 14, 17, 23 and 29 January 2019 |
ASR 8A |
Area 4 |
On ground at the works area, Area 4 |
2, 8, 14, 17, 23 and 29 January 2019 |
High Volume Samplers
(HVSs) were used for 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP monitoring at ASR8A and ASR9 in
accordance with the requirements of the Updated EM&A Manual. The TSP
monitoring stations are illustrated in Figure 2.1 and detailed in Table 2.1. Wind
meter was deployed at Area 4 for logging wind speed and wind direction.
Copies of the calibration certificates for the equipment are presented in Appendix E.
Details of the deployed equipment are given in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2 Air Quality Monitoring
Equipment
Equipment |
Brand and Model |
High Volume Sampler |
Tisch Environmental Mass Flow Controlled Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) High Volume Sampler (Model No. TE-5170)
|
Wind Sensor |
Global Water (Wind Speed Sensor: WE550; Wind Direction Sensor: WE570)
|
Wind Anemometer for calibration |
Lutron (Model No. AM-4201) |
The schedule
for air quality monitoring in January 2019 is provided in Appendix F.
The monitoring
results for 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP are summarized in Tables 2.3 and 2.4
respectively. Detailed impact air quality monitoring results are
presented in Appendix G.
Table 2.3
Summary of 1-hour TSP Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period
Monitoring Station |
Average (µg/m3) |
Range (µg/m3) |
Action Level (µg/m3) |
Limit Level (µg/m3) |
ASR 8A |
110 |
46-229 |
394 |
500 |
ASR 9 |
110 |
43-271 |
393 |
500 |
Table 2.4
Summary of 24-hour TSP Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period
Monitoring Station |
Average (µg/m3) |
Range (µg/m3) |
Action Level (µg/m3) |
Limit Level (µg/m3) |
ASR 8A |
73 |
45-101 |
178 |
260 |
ASR 9 |
79 |
51-114 |
178 |
260 |
The major dust
sources in the reporting period included construction activities under the
Contract as well as nearby traffic emissions.
All 1-hour
and 24-hour TSP results were below the Action and Limit Levels at all
monitoring locations in the reporting period. No action is thus required
to be undertaken in accordance with the Event Action Plan presented in Appendix L.
Meteorological
information collected at ASR8A including wind speed and wind direction is provided
in Appendix H.
In accordance
with the Updated EM&A Manual, impact noise monitoring was conducted once
per week during the construction phase of the Contract. The Action and
Limit Level of the noise monitoring is provided in Appendix D.
Noise
monitoring was performed on 2, 8, 14, 17, 23 and 29 January 2019 using sound
level meter at the designated monitoring station NSR1A (Figure 2.2; Table 2.5) in
accordance with the requirements stipulated in the Updated EM&A
Manual. Acoustic calibrator was deployed to check the sound level meters
at a known sound pressure level. Details of the deployed equipment are
provided in Table 2.6. Copies of the calibration certificates for
the equipment are presented in Appendix E.
Table 2.5
Location of Impact Noise Monitoring Station
Monitoring Station |
Location |
Description |
Parameter |
Frequency and Duration |
Monitoring Dates |
NSR 1A |
Pak Mong Village Pavilion |
On the ground at the village entrance |
30-minute measurement at each monitoring station between 0700 and 1900 on normal weekdays (Monday to Saturday). Leq, L10 and L90 would be recorded. |
At least once per week |
2, 8, 14, 17, 23 and 29 January 2019 |
Table 2.6
Noise Monitoring Equipment
Equipment |
Brand and Model |
Integrated Sound Level Meter |
Rion NL-52
|
Acoustic Calibrator |
Rion NC-73 |
The schedule for
construction noise monitoring in the reporting period is provided in Appendix F.
Results for
noise monitoring are summarized in Table 2.7 and the monitoring data is
provided in Appendix I.
Table 2.7
Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period
|
Average , dB(A), Leq (30mins) |
Range, dB(A), Leq (30mins) |
Limit Level, dB(A), Leq (30mins) |
NSR 1A |
64 |
64-65 |
75 |
Major noise
sources during the noise monitoring included noise from crane operation and
excavator, rock breaking and nearby traffic noise and aircraft noise.
Station ID |
Type |
Coordinates |
*Parameters, unit |
Frequency |
Depth |
|
|
|
Easting |
Northing |
|
|
|
IS(Mf)9 |
Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site) |
813273 |
818850 |
Temperature(°C) pH (pH unit) Turbidity (NTU) Water depth (m) Salinity (ppt) Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (mg/L and % of saturation) · Suspended Solid (SS) (mg/L)
|
Impact monitoring: 3 days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides during the construction period of the Contract
|
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 |
IS(Mf)16 |
Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site) |
814328 |
819497 |
|||
IS8 |
Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site) |
814251 |
818412 |
|||
SR4(N) |
Sensitive receiver (Tai Ho Inlet) |
814705 |
817859 |
|||
SR4a |
Sensitive receiver |
815247 |
818067 |
|||
CS(Mf)3(N) |
Control Station |
808814 |
822355 |
|||
CS(Mf)5 |
Control Station |
817990 |
821129 |
|||
*Notes: Water Quality Monitoring Station CS(Mf)3 was relocated to CS(Mf)3(N) since 2 May 2017. Water Quality Monitoring Station SR4 was relocated to SR4(N) since 2 March 2018. |
Table 2.9 Water Quality Monitoring
Equipment
Equipment |
Brand and Model |
Multi-parameters (Dissolved Oxygen, Salinity, Turbidity, Temperature, pH) |
YSI ProDSS
|
|
|
Positioning Equipment |
Furuno GP-170
|
Water Depth Detector |
Lowrance Mark 5x / Garmin Striker 4
|
Water Sampler |
WildCo Vertical Alpha Bottles 1120-2.2L /1120-3.2L Aquatic Research Instrument Vertical/Horizontal Point Water Sampler 2.2L / 3.0L |
No exceedances of Action and Limit Levels were recorded for water quality
impact monitoring in the reporting month. No action is required to be
undertaken in accordance with the Event Action Plan as presented in Appendix L.
Impact
dolphin monitoring is required to be conducted by a qualified dolphin
specialist team to evaluate whether there have been any effects on the
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis (i.e. Chinese White
Dolphin) from the Contract. In order to fulfil the EM&A requirements
and make good use of available resources, the on-going impact line transect
dolphin monitoring data collected by HyD’s Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge. Hong Kong Link Road - Section between Scenic Hill and Hong Kong
Boundary Crossing Facilities on the monthly basis is adopted to avoid
duplicates of survey effort.
Table 2.10 summarizes
the equipment used for the impact dolphin monitoring.
Table 2.10
Dolphin Monitoring Equipment
Equipment |
Model |
|
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Camera
Laser Binoculars
Marine Binocular
Vessel for Monitoring
|
Garmin 18X-PC Geo One Phottix
Nikon D90 300m 2.8D fixed focus Nikon D90 20-300m zoom lens
Infinitor LRF 1000
Bushell 7 x 50 marine binocular with compass and reticules
65 foot single engine motor vessel with viewing platform 4.5m above water level |
|
Dolphin monitoring should cover all transect lines
in Northeast Lantau (NEL) and the Northwest Lantau (NWL) survey areas twice per month throughout the entire
construction period. The monitoring data should be compatible with, and
should be made available for, long-term studies of small cetacean ecology in
Hong Kong. In order to provide a suitable long-term dataset for
comparison, identical methodology and line transects employed in baseline
dolphin monitoring was followed in the impact dolphin monitoring.
The impact dolphin monitoring was carried out in
the NEL and NWL along the line transect as depicted in Figure 2.4. The
co-ordinates of all transect lines are shown in Table 2.11 below ([1]).
Table 2.11 Impact
Dolphin Monitoring Line Transect Co-ordinates
Line No. |
Easting |
Northing |
Line No. |
Easting |
Northing |
||
1 |
Start Point |
804671 |
815456 |
13 |
Start Point |
816506 |
819480 |
1 |
End Point |
804671 |
831404 |
13 |
End Point |
816506 |
824859 |
2 |
Start Point |
805476 |
820800 |
14 |
Start Point |
817537 |
820220 |
2 |
End Point |
805476 |
826654 |
14 |
End Point |
817537 |
824613 |
3 |
Start Point |
806464 |
821150 |
15 |
Start Point |
818568 |
820735 |
3 |
End Point |
806464 |
822911 |
15 |
End Point |
818568 |
824433 |
4 |
Start Point |
807518 |
821500 |
16 |
Start Point |
819532 |
821420 |
4 |
End Point |
807518 |
829230 |
16 |
End Point |
819532 |
824209 |
5 |
Start Point |
808504 |
821850 |
17 |
Start Point |
820451 |
822125 |
5 |
End Point |
808504 |
828602 |
17 |
End Point |
820451 |
823671 |
6 |
Start Point |
809490 |
822150 |
18 |
Start Point |
821504 |
822371 |
6 |
End Point |
809490 |
825352 |
18 |
End Point |
821504 |
823761 |
7 |
Start Point |
810499 |
822000* |
19 |
Start Point |
822513 |
823268 |
7 |
End Point |
810499 |
824613 |
19 |
End Point |
822513 |
824321 |
8 |
Start Point |
811508 |
821123 |
20 |
Start Point |
823477 |
823402 |
8 |
End Point |
811508 |
824254 |
20 |
End Point |
823477 |
824613 |
9 |
Start Point |
812516 |
821303 |
21 |
Start Point |
805476 |
827081 |
9 |
End Point |
812516 |
824254 |
21 |
End Point |
805476 |
830562 |
10 |
Start Point |
813525 |
821176 |
22 |
Start Point |
806464 |
824033 |
10 |
End Point |
813525 |
824657 |
22 |
End Point |
806464 |
829598 |
11 |
Start Point |
814556 |
818853 |
23 |
Start Point |
814559 |
821739 |
11 |
End Point |
814556 |
820992 |
23 |
End Point |
814559 |
824768 |
12 |
Start Point |
815542 |
818807 |
24 |
Start Point |
805476 |
815900 |
12 |
End Point |
815542 |
824882 |
24 |
End Point |
805476 |
819100 |
The Action
and Limit levels of dolphin impact monitoring are shown in Appendix D. The
Event and Action plan is presented in Appendix L.
Dolphin
monitoring was carried out on 2, 3, 7 and 14 January 2019 (Appendix F).
A total of 266.74 km of
survey effort was collected, with 99.2% of the total survey effort being
conducted under favourable weather conditions (i.e. Beaufort Sea State 3 or
below with good visibility) during the surveys in January 2019. Among the
two areas, 97.80 km and 168.94 km of survey effort were collected from NEL and
NWL survey areas, respectively. The total survey effort conducted on
primary and secondary lines were 191.01 km and 75.73 km, respectively.
The survey efforts are summarized in Appendix K.
Four (4) groups of fourteen (14) Chinese White Dolphins
was sighted during the two sets of monitoring surveys in January 2019. All four (4) dolphin
sightings was made in NWL, while none was sighted in NEL. During the
surveys in January 2019, the two (2) of the four (4) sightings was made during
on-effort search on the primary line, while the other two groups were sighted
during off-effort search after the survey has ended. None of the dolphin
groups was associated with operating fishing vessel and was not sighted in the
proximity of the Project’s alignment. The distribution of dolphin
sighting during the reporting month is shown in Figure 2.5.
Encounter rates of Chinese White Dolphins are
deduced from the survey effort and on-effort sighting data made under
favourable conditions (Beaufort 3 or below) in January 2019 are shown in Tables
2.12 & 2.13.
Table 2.12 Individual
Survey Event Encounter Rates
|
|
Encounter rate (STG) (no. of on-effort dolphin sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
Encounter rate (ANI) (no. of dolphins from all on-effort sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
Primary Lines Only |
Primary Lines Only |
||
NEL |
Set 1: January 2nd /3rd |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Set 2: January 7th / 14th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
NWL |
Set 1: January 2nd /3rd |
3.3 |
14.9 |
Set 2: January 7th / 14th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Note: Dolphin Encounter Rates are deduced from the two sets of surveys ( two surveys in each set) in January 2019 in Northeast (NEL) and Northwest Lantau (NWL) |
Table 2.13 Monthly
Average Encounter Rates
|
Encounter rate (STG) (no. of on-effort dolphin sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
Encounter rate (ANI) (no. of dolphins from all on-effort sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
||
Primary Lines Only |
Both Primary and Secondary Lines |
Primary Lines Only |
Both Primary and Secondary Lines |
|
Northeast Lantau |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Northwest Lantau |
1.7 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
5.4 |
Note: Overall dolphin encounter rates
(sightings per 100 km of survey effort) from all four surveys are conducted in January 2019 on primary lines only as well as both primary
lines and secondary lines in Northeast and Northwest Lantau
During this
month of dolphin monitoring, no unacceptable impact from the construction
activities of the TM-CLKL Southern Connection Viaduct Section on Indo-Pacific
humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis (i.e. Chinese White Dolphin) was
noticeable from general observations. Due to monthly variation in dolphin
occurrence within the Study Area, it would be more appropriate to draw
conclusion on whether any impacts on dolphins have been detected related to the
construction activities of the TM-CLKL Southern Connection Viaduct Section in
the quarterly EM&A reports, in which comparison on distribution, group size
and encounter rates of dolphins between the quarterly impact monitoring period
and baseline monitoring period will be made.
Daily 250 m marine mammal exclusion zone monitoring
was undertaken during the period of daytime marine works activities. No
sighting of Chinese White Dolphin was recorded in January 2019 during the
exclusion zone monitoring.
Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) had been
decommissioned as no marine piling works was carried out outside the daylight
hours since September 2015.
Site inspections were carried out on a weekly basis
to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and
mitigation measures under the Contract. In the reporting month, five (5)
site inspections were carried out on 2, 9, 16, 22 and 31 January 2019.
Key observations during the site inspections are
summarized in Table 2.14.
Table 2.14 Specific Observations Identified
during the Weekly Site Inspections in this Reporting Month
Inspection Date |
Environmental Observations |
Recommendations/ Remarks |
|
2 January 2019 |
WA4A -4B Chemical drums and containers should be placed in drip tray. Accumulated refuse was observed
Gate 4A Soil should not be taken out by tyres of vehicles leaving site.
|
WA4A -4B The Contractor was reminded to place chemical drums and containers in drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to clear accumulated refuse. Gate 4A The Contractor was reminded to wash tyres before leaving site.
|
|
9 January 2019 |
Ramp F Chemical drums and containers should be placed in drip tray. Accumulated waste should be disposed in waste bin.
|
Ramp F The Contractor was reminded to place chemical drums and containers in drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to clear accumulated waste in the waste bin.
|
|
16 January 2019 |
Viaduct D General refuse was observed on the ground. Chemical containers should be placed in drip tray. NRMM label should be displayed on the excavator. Tyre marks were observed at the exit of the works area.
|
Viaduct D The Contractor was reminded to dispose general refuse in the waste bin. The Contractor was reminded to place chemical containers in drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to display NRMM label on the excavator. The Contractor was reminded to wash the car tyres thoroughly before leaving the works area. |
|
22 January 2019 |
Southern Landfall (Portion A) Soil stockpile was observed. Chemical containers should be placed in drip tray. Accumulated waste was observed.
|
Southern Landfall (Portion A) The Contractor was reminded to apply waters on the soil stockpile to avoid dust generation. The Contractor was reminded to place chemical containers in drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to remove accumulated waste.
|
|
31 January 2019 |
Southern Landfall (Portion A) Drip tray with chemical containers placed was observed to be damaged. Chemical containers should be placed in drip tray.
|
Southern Landfall (Portion A) The Contractor was reminded to replace the drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to place chemical containers in drip tray.
|
|
The
Contractor has rectified all of the observations identified during
environmental site inspections in the reporting month.
The
Contractor has submitted application form for registration as chemical waste
producer under the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were
available for general refuse collection and sorting.
Wastes generated
during this reporting period include mainly construction wastes (inert and
non-inert) and recyclable materials. Reference has been made to the waste
flow table prepared by the Contractor (Appendix M). The quantities of different types of
wastes are summarized in Table 2.15.
Table 2.15 Quantities of Different Waste
Generated in the Reporting Period
Month/ Year |
Inert C&D Materials (a) (m3) |
Imported Fill (m3) |
Inert Construction Waste Re-used (m3) |
Non-inert Construction Waste (b) (kg) |
Recyclable Materials (c) (kg) |
Chemical Wastes (kg) |
Marine Sediment (m3) |
||
Category L |
Category M (Mp & Mf) |
Category H |
|||||||
January 2019 |
3,687 |
0 |
0 |
251,110 |
0 |
800 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes: |
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(a) Inert construction wastes include hard rock and large broken concrete, and materials disposed as public fill. (b) Non-inert construction wastes include general refuse disposed at landfill. (c) Recyclable materials include metals, paper, cardboard, plastics, timber, felled trees and others. |
The
Contractor was advised to properly maintain on site C&D materials and waste
collection, sorting and recording system, dispose of C&D materials and wastes
at designated ground and maximize reuse/ recycle of C&D materials and
wastes. The Contractor was also reminded to properly maintain the site
tidiness and dispose of the wastes accumulated on site regularly and properly.
For chemical waste
containers, the Contractor was reminded to treat properly and store temporarily
in designated chemical waste storage area on site in accordance with the Code
of Practice on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.
The status of
environmental licensing and permit is summarized in Table 2.16 below.
Table 2.16
Summary of Environmental Licensing and Permit Status
License/ Permit |
License or Permit No. |
Date of Issue |
Date of Expiry |
License/ Permit Holder |
Remarks |
Environmental Permit |
EP-354/2009/D |
13 Mar 2015 |
N/A |
HyD |
Tuen Mun- Chek Lap Kok Link |
Environmental Permit |
EP-353/2009/K |
11 Apr 2016 |
N/A |
HyD |
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities |
Construction Dust Notification |
361571 |
5 Jul 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
|
Construction Dust Notification |
362093 |
17 Jul 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
For Area 23 |
Chemical Waste Registration |
5213-961-G2380-13 |
10 Oct 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
Chemical waste produced in Contract No. HY/2012/07 (Area 1 adjacent to Cheng Tung Road, Siu Ho Wan) |
Chemical Waste Registration |
5213-961-G2380-14 |
10 Oct 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
Chemical waste produced in Contract No. HY/2012/07 (Area 2 adjacent to Cheung Tung Road, Pak Mong Village) |
Chemical Waste Registration |
5213-974-G2588-03 |
4 Nov 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
Chemical waste produced in Contract No. HY/2012/07 (WA5 adjacent to Cheung Tung Road, Yam O) |
Chemical Waste Registration |
5213-951-G2380-17 |
12 Jun 2014 |
N/A |
GCL |
Viaducts A, B, C, D & E |
Construction Waste Disposal Account |
7017735 |
10 Jul 2013 |
N/A |
GCL |
- |
Construction Waste Disposal Account |
7019470 |
3 Mar 2014 |
N/A |
GCL |
Vessel CHIT Account |
Waste Water Discharge License |
WT00019017-2014 |
13 May 2014 |
31 May 2019 |
GCL |
Discharge for marine portion |
Waste Water Discharge License |
WT00019018-2014 |
13 May 2014 |
31 May 2019 |
GCL |
Discharge for land portion |
Construction Noise Permit for night works and works in general holidays Construction Noise Permit for night works and works in general holidays |
GW-RS0740-18
GW-RS0235-18 |
20 Aug 2018
23 Jan 2019
|
16 Feb 2019
13 Jun 2019
|
GCL
GCL
|
Broad Permit for Whole Site Areas
General works at WA5 |
In response to
the site audit findings, the Contractors carried out corrective actions.
A summary of
the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is
presented in Appendix C.
The necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly for this Contract.
The landscape
and visual (L&V) mitigation measures were also monitored on weekly basis in
the reporting period. The monitoring status is summarized in Appendix C.
Results for
1-hour TSP, 24-hour TSP, noise and water quality complied with the Action/ Limit
levels in the reporting period.
Cumulative
statistics on exceedances is provided in Appendix N.
The
Environmental Complaint Handling Procedure is provided in Figure 2.6.
There was no
complaint, notification of summons or successful prosecution recorded in the
reporting period.
Statistics on
complaints, notifications of summons, successful prosecutions are summarized in
Appendix N.
As informed
by the Contractor, the major works for this Contract in February 2019 will be:
· Reinstatement
of Seawall at Seafront
Land-based
Works
· Drainage
works;
· Construction
of sign gantries, light poles and street furniture;
· Road marking
at Portion A; and
· Slope work of
Viaducts A, B, C & D.
Potential environmental impacts arising from the above
upcoming construction activities in the next reporting month of February 2019
are mainly associated with dust, noise, marine water quality, marine ecology
and waste management issues.
The tentative
schedules for environmental monitoring in February 2019 are provided in Appendix
F.
This Sixty-third Monthly EM&A Report presents
the findings of the EM&A activities undertaken during the period from 1 to
31 January 2019 in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual and the
requirements of the Environmental Permits (EP-354/2009/D
and EP-353/2009/K).
Four (4) groups of fourteen (14) Chinese White
Dolphins was sighted during the two sets of monitoring surveys in January
2019. During this month of dolphin monitoring, no unacceptable impact from the
construction activities of the TM-CLKL Southern Connection Viaduct Section on
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis (i.e. Chinese White
Dolphin) was noticeable from general observations.
Environmental
site inspection was carried out five (5) times in January 2019.
Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractor for the
deficiencies identified during the site audits.
There was no
complaint, notification of summons or successful prosecution recorded in the
reporting period.
The ET will
keep track on the construction works to confirm compliance of environmental
requirements and the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation
measures.