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 EM&A Monitoring Schedules
Appendix F Impact Dolphin Monitoring Survey Results
Appendix G Event Action Plan
Appendix H 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
seventy-first Monthly EM&A report presenting the EM&A works carried out
during the period from 1 to 30 September 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 September 2019.
A summary of
monitoring and audit activities conducted in the reporting period is listed
below:
Impact
Dolphin Monitoring
2 sessions
Joint
Environmental Site Inspection 4
sessions
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality
No air
quality monitoring was scheduled for the reporting month as construction works
was substantially completed on 31 July 2019. Notification of temporary
suspension of air quality monitoring has been approved by EPD on 28 August
2019. Air quality monitoring will be resumed when slope modification
commences.
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Noise
No noise
monitoring was scheduled for the reporting month as construction works was
substantially completed on 31 July 2019. Notification of temporary
suspension of noise monitoring has been approved by EPD on 28 August
2019. Noise monitoring will be resumed when slope modification commences.
Breaches of
Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality
No water
quality impact monitoring was scheduled for the reporting month as marine works were substantially completed on 21
August 2019. Notification of temporary suspension of water quality monitoring
has been approved by EPD on 30 August 2019.
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.
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
environmental 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
There are no
major works to be undertaken in the next monitoring period of October 2019.
Future Key
Issues
Potential
environmental impacts arising from the above upcoming construction activities
in the next reporting month of October 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
seventy-first 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
September 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, no major works were carried out in the 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.
No air quality monitoring was scheduled for the
reporting month as construction works was substantially completed on 31 July
2019. Notification of temporary suspension of air quality monitoring has
been approved by EPD on 28 August 2019. Air quality monitoring will be
resumed when slope modification commences.
No noise monitoring was
scheduled for the reporting month as construction works was substantially
completed on 31 July 2019. Notification of temporary suspension of noise
monitoring has been approved by EPD on 28 August 2019. Noise monitoring
will be resumed when slope modification commences.
No water quality impact monitoring
was scheduled for the reporting month as marine works were substantially completed on 21 August 2019.
Notification of temporary suspension of water quality monitoring has been
approved by EPD on 30 August 2019.
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 2.1 summarizes
the equipment used for the impact dolphin monitoring.
Table
2.1 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 2.1. The co-ordinates of all transect
lines are shown in Table 2.2 below ([1]).
Table
2.2 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 G.
Dolphin
monitoring was carried out on 4, 11, 17, and 23 September 2019 (Appendix F).
A total of 267.91 km of
survey effort was collected, with 98.8% 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 September 2019. Among
the two areas, 99.40 km and 168.51 km of survey effort were collected from NEL
and NWL survey areas, respectively. The total survey effort conducted on
primary and secondary lines were 193.93 km and 73.98 km, respectively.
The survey efforts are summarized in Appendix F.
Two (2) groups of five (5) Chinese White Dolphins was sighted
during the two sets of monitoring surveys in September 2019. All dolphin sighting
were made in NWL. During the surveys in September 2019, all dolphin
sightings were made during on-effort search and one of them was sighted on the
primary line. The dolphin group was not 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 2.2.
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 September 2019 are shown in Tables
2.3 & 2.4.
Table
2.3 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:
September 4th / 11th |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Set 2:
September 17th /23rd |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
NWL |
Set 1:
September 4th / 11th |
1.6 |
3.3 |
Set 2:
September 17th /23rd |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Note:
Dolphin Encounter Rates are deduced from the two sets of surveys ( two
surveys in each set) in September 2019 in Northeast (NEL) and Northwest
Lantau (NWL) ([1])
Due
to presence of construction vessels and safety reason, the section at the
southern end of transect line no.11 was not covered during the survey on 4
September 2019. |
Table
2.4 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 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
Note: Overall dolphin encounter rates
(sightings per 100 km of survey effort) from all four surveys are conducted in
September 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.
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 5, 11, 19 and 26 September 2019.
Key observations during the site inspections are summarized in Table
2.5.
Table 2.5 Specific Observations
Identified during the Weekly Site Inspections in this Reporting Month
Inspection Date |
Environmental Observations |
Recommendations/ Remarks |
5
September 2019 |
BCF Ÿ
Muddy water was observed
in the U-channel. |
BCF Ÿ
The Contractor was
reminded to keep accumulated soil from the U-channel. |
11
September 2019 |
BCF Ÿ
General refuse was
observed on the ground. |
BCF Ÿ
The Contractor was
reminded to place general refuse in capped rubbish bin. |
19
September 2019 |
BCF Ÿ
Chemical container should
be placed in drip tray. |
BCF Ÿ
The Contractor was
reminded to place chemical container in drip tray. |
26
September 2019 |
WA4 Ÿ
Nil. |
WA4 Ÿ
Nil. |
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 H). The
quantities of different types of wastes are summarized in Table 2.6.
Table 2.6 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 |
|||||||
September2019 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,720 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes: |
|||||||||
(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 2.7 below.
Table 2.7
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.
No water
quality impact monitoring was conducted in the reporting month.
No air
quality and noise impact monitoring was conducted in the reporting period.
Cumulative
statistics on exceedances is provided in Appendix I.
The
Environmental Complaint Handling Procedure is provided in Figure 2.3.
There was no
environmental complaint, notification of summons or successful prosecution
recorded in the reporting period.
Statistics on
complaints, notifications of summons, successful prosecutions are summarized in
Appendix I.
As informed
by the Contractor, there are no major works to be undertaken in the next
monitoring period of October 2019.
Potential environmental impacts arising from
the above upcoming construction activities in the next reporting month of
October 2019 is mainly associated with waste management issues.
The tentative
schedules for environmental monitoring in October 2019 are provided in Appendix
E.
This Seventy-first Monthly EM&A Report presents the findings of
the EM&A activities undertaken during the period from 1 to 30 September
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).
No Air
quality (1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP) noise, water quality monitoring (DO,
turbidity and SS) but only dolphin monitoring were carried out in the reporting
month.
Two (2)
groups of five (5) Chinese White Dolphins was sighted during the two sets of
monitoring surveys in September 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 four (4) times in September 2019.
Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractor for the
deficiencies identified during the site audits.
There was no
environmental 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.