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 Dolphin Monitoring Survey Results
Appendix K Event Action Plan
Appendix L 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 Seventieth Monthly EM&A report presenting the EM&A works carried out during the period from 1 to 31 August 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, there are no major works to be undertaken in the monitoring period of August 2019.
A summary of monitoring and audit activities conducted in the reporting period is listed below:
24-hour TSP Monitoring 5 sessions
1-hour TSP Monitoring 5 sessions
Water Quality Monitoring 13 sessions
Noise Monitoring 5 sessions
Impact Dolphin Monitoring 2 sessions
Joint Environmental Site Inspection 4 sessions
Breaches of Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality
No exceedance of Action and Limit Levels was recorded for 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP for 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 noise monitoring in the reporting month.
Breaches of Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality
A total of Twenty-three (23) Action Level exceedances and one (1) Limit Level exceedances of surface & middle-depth or bottom-depth dissolved oxygen (DO) were recorded for water quality impact monitoring in the reporting month.
Impact Dolphin Monitoring
One (1) Limit Level exceedance was observed for the quarterly dolphin monitoring data between June to August 2019, whilst 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.
No marine works were undertaken during the reporting period, therefore, daily 250 m marine mammal exclusion zone monitoring was not undertaken during the reporting period.
Environmental Complaints, Non-compliance & Summons
No complaints, notification of summons or successful prosecution recorded in the reporting period.
Reporting Change
There are currently no construction
works under this Contract starting in August 2019. EPD have approved the temporary suspension of
Air quality and Impact Noise Monitoring on 28 August 2019 as well as the
temporary suspension of Water Quality Monitoring on 30 August 2019.
Upcoming Works for the Next Reporting Period
There are no major works to be undertaken in the next monitoring period of September 2019.
Future Key Issues
Potential environmental impacts arising from the above upcoming construction activities in the next reporting month of September 2019 is mainly associated with 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 Seventieth 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 August 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
|
Chan Wah Fu |
2293 6434 |
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. The jetty removal works and reinstatement was hand over to Contract No.: HY/2012/08.
As informed by the Contractor, details of there are no major works carried out in this reporting month.
The Environmental Sensitive Receivers in the vicinity of the Project are shown in Figure 1.3.
The environmental mitigation measures implementation schedule is presented in Appendix C.
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 8A |
Area 4 |
On ground at the works area, Area 4 |
6, 12, 15, 21 and 27 August 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 August 2019 is provided in Appendix F. Air quality monitoring of 1-hr and 24-hr TSP at ASR9 was cancelled in August 2019 due to power shortage. There are currently no construction works under this Contract starting in August 2019. EPD have approved the temporary suspension of Air Quality Monitoring on 28 August 2019.
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 |
53 |
14-144 |
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 |
34 |
26-39 |
178 |
260 |
The major dust sources in the reporting period included construction activities under the Contract as well as nearby traffic emissions.
No exceedance of Action and Limit levels of 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP were recorded for air quality monitoring in the reporting month. No action is thus required to be undertaken in accordance with the Event Action Plan presented in Appendix K.
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 6, 12, 15, 21 and 27 August 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 |
6, 12, 15, 21 and 27 August 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. There are currently no construction works under this Contract starting in August 2019. EPD have approved the temporary suspension of Impact Noise Monitoring on 28 August 2019.
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 |
63 |
62-63 |
75 |
Major noise sources during the noise monitoring included noise from nearby traffic noise and aircraft noise.
All noise monitoring results were below the Action and Limit Levels in the reporting period. No action is thus required to be undertaken in accordance with the Event Action Plan presented in Appendix K.
Results of water quality monitoring were adopted from the published EM&A data of Contract No. HY/2012/08 Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link – Northern Connection Sub-sea Tunnel Section ([1]) in this reporting month.
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 (N) |
Impact Station (Close to HKBCF construction site) |
814413 |
818570
|
|||
SR4(N2) |
Sensitive receiver (Tai Ho Inlet) |
814688 |
817996
|
|||
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. Water Quality Monitoring Station SR4(N) was relocated to SR4(N2) since 12 June 2019 Water Quality Monitoring Station IS8 was relocated to IS8(N) since 12 June 2019. |
Results of water quality monitoring were adopted from the published EM&A data of Contract No. HY/2012/08 Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Link – Northern Connection Sub-sea Tunnel Section ([2]).
A total of twenty-three (23) Action Level exceedances and one (1) Limit Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO or bottom-depth DO were recorded for water quality impact monitoring in the reporting month. This includes twelve (12) Action Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO and eleven (11) Action Level exceedances bottom-depth DO and one (1) Limit level exceedance of bottom DO. There were no marine works conducted in the reporting month. The exceedance was considered not related to this Contract upon further investigation and the investigation report is presented in Appendix M. No action is required to be undertaken in accordance with the Event Action Plan as presented in Appendix K.
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 2.9 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 ([3]).
Table 2.10 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 K.
Dolphin monitoring was carried out 13, 14, 20, 26 and 29 August 2019 (Appendix F).
A total of 263.53 km of survey effort was collected, with 100% 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 August 2019. Among the two areas, 94.63 km and 168.90 km of survey effort were collected from NEL and NWL survey areas, respectively. The total survey effort conducted on primary and secondary lines were 195.51 km and 68.02 km, respectively. The northern end of transect no .24 was not travelled during the first set of survey due to safety reasons. The survey efforts are summarized in Appendix J.
No Chinese White Dolphin was sighted during the two sets of monitoring surveys in August 2019.
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 August 2019 are shown in Tables 2.12 & 2.13.
Table 2.11 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: August 13th / 14th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Set 2: August 20th /26th / 29th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
NWL |
Set 1: August 13th / 14th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Set 2: August 20th /26th / 29th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Note: Dolphin Encounter Rates are deduced from the two sets of surveys ( two surveys in each set) in August 2019 in Northeast (NEL) and Northwest Lantau (NWL) |
Table 2.12 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 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Note: Overall dolphin encounter rates (sightings per 100 km of survey effort) from all five surveys are conducted in August 2019 on primary lines only as well as both primary lines and secondary lines in Northeast and Northwest Lantau
One (1) Limit Level exceedance was observed for the quarterly dolphin monitoring data between June to August 2019, whilst 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.
No marine works were undertaken during the reporting period, therefore, daily 250 m marine mammal exclusion zone monitoring was not undertaken during the reporting period.
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, four (4) site inspections were carried out on 7, 15, 22 and 29 August 2019.
Key observations during the site inspections are summarized in Table 2.14.
Table 2.13 Specific Observations Identified
during the Weekly Site Inspections in this Reporting Month
Inspection Date |
Environmental Observations |
Recommendations/ Remarks |
7 August 2019 |
BCF Accumulated water in the drip tray should be discharged. |
BCF The Contractor was reminded to discharge accumulated water in the drip tray. |
15 August 2019 |
Seafront Chemical container was observed without drip tray. General refuse was observed on the ground.
|
Seafront The Contractor was reminded to place chemical container in drip tray. The Contractor was reminded to place general refuse in capped rubbish bin. |
22 August 2019 |
WA1 Accumulated waste should be cleared. Chemical container should be placed in drip tray.
|
WA1 The Contractor was reminded to clear accumulated refuse. The Contractor was reminded to place chemical container in drip tray. |
29 August 2019 |
BCF Accumulated refuse should be cleared or disposed in capped rubbish bin. |
BCF The Contractor was reminded to cleared accumulated refuse or disposed refuse in capped rubbish bin. |
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 L). The quantities of different types of wastes are summarized in Table 2.15.
Table 2.14 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 |
|||||||
August 2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31,050 |
0 |
0 |
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 2.15 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 |
Construction Noise Permit for night works and works in general holidays |
GW-RS0507-19 |
13 June 2019 |
11 December 2019 |
GCL |
Broad Permit for Whole Site Areas |
Construction Noise Permit for night works and works in general holidays |
GW-RW0266-19 |
21 June 2019 |
13 December 2019 |
GCL |
General works at WA5 |
Construction Noise Permit for night works and works in general holidays |
GW-RS0728-19 |
16 August 2019 |
25 October 2019 |
GCL |
Defect Repairing at under-bridge of Viaduct A, B, C and D |
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.
A total of twenty-three (23) Action Level exceedances and one (1) Limit Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO or bottom-depth DO were recorded for water quality impact monitoring in the reporting month. This includes twelve (12) Action Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO and eleven (11) Action Level exceedances bottom-depth DO and one (1) Limit level exceedance of bottom DO.
Results for air quality and impact noise monitoring complied with the Action/ Limit levels in the reporting period.
Cumulative statistics on exceedances is provided in Appendix M.
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 M.
As informed by the Contractor, there are no major works to be undertaken in the next monitoring period of September 2019.
Potential environmental impacts arising from the above upcoming construction activities in the next reporting month of September 2019 is mainly associated with waste management issues.
The tentative schedules for
environmental monitoring in September 2019 are provided in Appendix F.
This Seventieth Monthly EM&A Report presents the findings of the EM&A activities undertaken during the period from 1 to 31 August 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).
Air quality (1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP) noise, water quality monitoring (DO, turbidity and SS) and dolphin monitoring were carried out in the reporting month. A total of twenty-three (23) Action Level exceedances and one (1) Limit Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO or bottom-depth DO were recorded for water quality impact monitoring in the reporting month. This includes twelve (12) Action Level exceedances of surface and middle-depth DO and eleven (11) Action Level exceedances bottom-depth DO and one (1) Limit level exceedance of bottom DO. Results of air quality monitoring and impact noise monitoring complied with the Action and Limit levels in the reporting period.
No Chinese White Dolphins was sighted during the two sets of monitoring surveys in August 2019. One (1) Limit Level exceedance was observed for the quarterly dolphin monitoring data between June to August 2019, whilst 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 four (4) times in August 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.
([1])
Published EM&A data for water quality monitoring by Contract No. HY/2012/08
are available at: http://www.hzmbenpo.com/
([2])
Published EM&A data for impact water quality monitoring by Contract No.
HY/2012/08 are available at: http://www.hzmbenpo.com/