Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Project Background 1
1.2 Report Structure 1
2 Contract Organization and Construction progress and Environmental Submissions 2
2.1 Contract Organization 2
2.2 Construction Progress 2
2.3 Summary of Environmental Submissions 2
3 Summary of Impact Environmental Requirements Under the Contract 3
3.1 General 3
3.2 Environmental Aspects 3
4 LandscAPe and Visual 5
4.1 General 5
4.2 Landscape and Visual Inspection 5
5 Waste Management 6
5.1 General Waste Management 6
5.2 Records of Waste Quantities 6
6 Inspection and Audit 7
6.1 Site Inspection 7
7 Environmental Complaint and Non-compliance 8
7.1 Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution 8
8 Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures 9
8.1 General Requirements 9
8.2 Tentative Construction Activities in the Coming
Month 9
8.3 Key Environmental Issues for the Coming Month 10
9 Conclusions and Recommendations 11
9.1 Conclusions 11
9.2 Recommendations 11
List
of TABLES
Table
2-1 Status
of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Contract
Table
4-1 Details
of Provision of Remaining Compensation Tree Planting Works Areas
Table
5-1 Summary
of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
Table
5-2 Summary
of Quantities of C&D Wastes
Table
6-1 Site
Observations for the Contract
Table
6-2 Outstanding
Items in Site Inspection of previous Reporting Period
Table
7-1 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Complaints
Table
7-2 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Summons
Table
7-3 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Prosecution
Table
8-1 Environmental
Mitigation Measures
List of Appendices
Appendix A Project
Layout Plan
Appendix B Layout Plan of the Contract
Appendix C Organization
of the Contract
Appendix D Three Months rolling Programme
Appendix E Layout
Plan for the Planting Zone
Appendix F Checklist
for Landscape and Visual Monitoring
Appendix G Event
and Action Plan
Appendix H Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table
Appendix I Environmental
Mitigation and Enhancement Measures Implementation Schedule (EMIS)
Appendix J Cumulative
Statistics of Complaint, Summon and Prosecution
Appendix K Investigation Report for the Complaint
1.1.1
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.
1.1.2
According to the
requirements of the EIA Report, the TM-CLKL Project shall carry out landscape softworks including planting of 6300 trees within the
project limits, amongst others. On completion of the planting works by the
three other contracts, 5353 trees were accommodated within the project limits.
The Landscape and Visual Plan (LVP) later prepared for this Project recommended
the compensatory planting of remaining trees at locations outside the limits of
the TM-CLKL Project.
1.1.3
Wing
Ho Yuen Landscaping Co., Ltd (hereafter “WHY”) is
commissioned by the Highways Department (HyD) as the Main Contractor of the Contract No. HY/2021/13 –Provision
of Remaining Compensation Tree Planting for the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link Project ((hereafter “the Contract”) and this
Contract is part of the Tuen Mun
– Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLK
Link Project).TM-CLK Link Project is a Designated Project under Environmental
Permit number EP-354/2009/D issued on 13 March 2015. The layout Plan of the Project and the
Contract are showed in Appendix A and B respectively.
1.1.4
The planting works for
the Contract No. HY/2021/13 was commenced on 21 June 2022.
1.1.5
The construction works
of the Contract mainly include:-
a.
Provision of
Remaining Compensation Tree Planting at Tuen Mun and Lantau Island Area fulfil the quantity of
compensation tree stated in the approved EIA Report.
1.1.6
This is 5th monthly
EM&A report presenting the inspection findings for period from 1 to 31 October 2022.
1.2.1
The Monthly Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) Report is structured into the following sections:-
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Contract Organization
and Construction Progress and Environmental Submissions
Section 3 Summary of Environmental
Requirements under
the Contract
Section 4 Landscape and Visual
Section 5 Waste Management
Section 6 Inspections and Audit
Section 7 Environmental
Complaints and Non-Compliance
Section 8 Implementation Status
of Mitigation Measures
Section 9 Conclusions and
Recommendations
2.1.1
The Contract organization and contact details
of key personnel are shown in Appendix C.
2.2.1
In the Reporting Period, the major
construction activity conducted under the Contract is summarized in below. The three-months rolling programme of the Contract is enclosed in Appendix D.
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 6SW-A/F25 Tseng Choi
Street
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 6NW-C/F153 Tuen Fu Road
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 9SE-B/F56 Shun Tung
Road
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 9SE-B/F74 Tat Tung
Road
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 10NE-C/F6 Magic Road
Ÿ
Tree Planting Works at Slope 10NW-D/F93 Magic Road
2.3
Summary of Environmental Submissions
2.3.1
The environmental submissions under the EP
requirement had been submitted to the EPD and they are listed in below:
Ÿ
Landscape and Visual Plan
Ÿ
Waste Management Plan
2.3.2
Summary of environmental
permits, licenses and notifications for the Contract is presented in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Status of Environmental
Licenses and Permits of the Contract
|
No.
|
Type of Permit/ License
|
Reference/
License No.
|
Date of Issue
|
Date of Expiry
|
|
1
|
Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation
|
Nil
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2
|
Chemical Waste Producer Registration - Waste Producers
Number
|
Nil
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
3
|
Water Pollution
Control Ordinance -Variation of Effluent Discharge License
|
Nil
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
4
|
Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for
Disposal of Construction Waste
|
7042684
|
24 December 2021
|
Nil
|
3.1.1
The major construction
activities under the Contract are land-based and no marine work will be
involved. In accordance with the
Project EM&A Manual requirements, the environmental aspects under the
Contract shall be included landscape and visual, site inspection during construction period. In addition, audit of
the contractor’s implementation of the air quality, construction noise and
land-based water quality pollution control measures are also required for the
Contract.
3.1.2
A summary of construction phase EM&A
requirements are presented in the
sub-sections below.
Air
3.2.1
Considering that the construction activities under
the Works Contract shall be a small scale works in a short period of time. If properly dust mitigation measures are
implemented, significant air quality impact generated from construction
activities of the Works Contract is not anticipated. Therefore, no
monitoring is required for the Contract.
3.2.2
Regular site inspections and audits will be carried out
during the construction phase in order to confirm compliance with the regulatory
requirements and conformity of the Contractor with regard to air quality
control and contract conditions.
Noise
3.2.3
Considering that the construction activities under
the Works Contract shall be a small scale works in a short period of time and
no PME will be used during the planting works. If properly noise mitigation measures
are implemented, significant noise impact generated from construction
activities of the Works Contract is not anticipated.
Therefore, no monitoring is required for the Contract.
3.2.4
Regular site inspections
and audits will be carried out during the construction phase in order to
confirm the construction works under the Contract comply with the regulatory
noise requirements.
Water Quality
3.2.5
No marine works will be
undertaken under the Contract. Therefore,
no water quality monitoring is required for the construction phase of the
Contract.
Ecology
3.2.6
No marine works will be
undertaken under the Contract and generated marine ecological impact, no dolphin monitoring
is required for the construction phase of the
Contract.
3.2.7
According to the scope of works under the
Contract, no identified ecology aspect was related to the Contract, therefore
no land base ecology monitoring and mitigation measure would be required.
Landscape and Visual
3.2.8
Measures to mitigate landscape and visual
impact during construction should be checked and monitored to ensure compliance
with the intended aims of the mitigation measures in
accordance with the EM&A Manual.
Cultural Heritage
3.2.9
According to the works area under the
Contract, no cultural
heritage zone is located. Therefore, no specific EM&A requirement for
construction phase was identified.
Landfill
Gas
3.2.10
According to work scope of the Contract,
there is no works area lies within the 250m Consultation Zone around the closed
Pillar Point Valley Landfill. Therefore, no landfill gas monitoring is required
for the Contract.
4.1.1
According to EM&A
Manual requirements, monitoring of Contractor’s operations during construction
period to report on Contractor’s compliance should be carried out on weekly
basis. Measure to mitigate landscape and
visual impact during construction should be checked and monitored by a
Registered Landscape Architect to ensure compliance with the intended aims of
the mitigation measures. Moreover, the progress
of the engineering works shall be regularly reviewed on site to identify the
earliest practical opportunities for the landscape works to be undertaken.
4.2.1
The planting works
under the contract was commenced on 21 June 2022. According to the approved
landscape and visual plan, the planting areas under the Contract are summarized in Table 4-1 and the
layout plan for the planting zone is illustrated in Appendix E.
Table 4-1 Details
of Provision of Remaining Compensation Tree Planting Works Areas
|
Works Area
|
Location
|
Proposed Use
|
|
Tuen Mun
|
|
Portion A1
|
Slope 6NW-C/F 153
|
Works area for compensation tree planting
|
|
Portion A2
|
Slope 6SW-A/F 25
|
|
Portion A3
|
Slope 5SE-B/F 89
Slope 5SE-B/F 70
|
|
Portion A4
|
Slope 5SE-D/F 73
|
|
Portion A5
|
Slope 6SW-C/FR 200
|
|
Portion A6
|
Slope 6SW-C/F 233
Slope 6SW-D/FR 279
|
|
Portion A7
|
Slope 6SW-D/FR 320
|
|
Lantau
|
|
Portion B
|
Slope 9SE-B/F 35
Slope 9SE-B/F 56
Slope 9SE-B/F 74
|
Works area for compensation tree planting
|
|
Portion C
|
Slope 10NW-D/F 86
Slope 10NW-D/F 88
Slope 10NW-D/FR 89
Slope 10NW-D/FR 90
Slope 10NW-D/F 93
Slope 10NE-C/F 4
Slope 10NE-C/F 5
Slope 10NE-C/F 6
|
Works area for compensation tree planting
|
|
Portion D
|
Southern Landfall
|
No additional tree planting works in this area,
respond to maintenance the existing planting area from the Contract
HY/2012/07 & HY/2017/10
|
4.2.2
In the Reporting
Period, site inspection for landscape and visual mitigation measures were undertaken
on 7th, 14th, 21st
and 28th October 2022 by the Registered Landscape Architect. The detailed inspection
checklists were provided in Appendix F.
4.2.3
In the event of
non-compliance the responsibilities of the relevant parties is detailed in the
Event/ Action Plan in Appendix G.
5
Waste Management
5.1.1
Waste management was carried out by an
on-site Environmental Officer or an Environmental Supervisor from time to time.
The effective management of waste arising during the construction phase will be
monitored through the site audit programme. The aims
of the waste audit are:
l to ensure
the waste arising from the works are handled, stored, collected, transferred
and disposed of in an environmentally acceptable manner; and
l to encourage the reuse and recycling of material.
5.1.2
In addition to the site inspections, the ET
shall review the documentation procedures prepared by the Waste Coordinator
once a week to ensure proper records are being maintained and procedures
undertaken in accordance with the Waste Management Plan.
5.2.1
All types of waste arising from the
construction work are classified into the following:
l Construction
& Demolition (C&D) Material;
l Chemical
Waste;
l General
Refuse; and
l Excavated
Soil.
5.2.2
The quantities of wastes generated under the
Contract in this Reporting Period are summarized in Tables 5-1 and 5-2 and the Monthly
Summary Waste Flow Table is shown in Appendix H. Whenever possible, materials were reused
on-site as far as practicable.
Table 5-1 Summary of
Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
|
Type of Waste
|
Quantity
|
Disposal Location
|
|
Reused in this
Contract (Inert) (`000m3)
|
0.000
|
-
|
|
Reused in other
Projects (Inert) (`000m3)
|
0.000
|
-
|
|
Disposal as Public
Fill (Inert) (`000m3)
|
0.000
|
Tuen Mun Area 38
|
Table 5-2 Summary
of Quantities of C&D Wastes
|
Type of Waste
|
Quantity
|
Disposal Location
|
|
|
0
|
-
|
|
Recycled
Paper / Cardboard Packaging (`000kg)
|
0
|
-
|
|
Recycled
Plastic (`000kg)
|
0
|
-
|
|
Chemical
Wastes (`000kg)
|
0
|
-
|
|
General
Refuses (`000m3)
|
0
|
-
|
6.1.1
According to the approved EM&A Manual,
the environmental site inspection shall be formulated by ET Leader on weekly
basis to confirm the environmental performance of the construction site.
Findings / Deficiencies During
Reporting Period
6.1.2
In the Reporting Period, joint site
inspections to evaluate site environmental performance were carried out by the
RE, ET and the Contractor on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th October 2022. No non-compliance and observation were recorded
during site inspection. Moreover,
ENPO/IEC has attended joint site inspection on 28th October 2022.
6.1.3
The findings / deficiencies observed during
the weekly site inspection in the Reporting Period are listed in Table 6-1.
Table 6-1 Site
Observations for the Contract
|
Date
|
Findings / Deficiencies
|
Follow-Up Status
|
|
7 October 2022
|
Ÿ Nil
|
Ÿ NA
|
|
14 October 2022
|
Ÿ Nil
|
Ÿ NA
|
|
21 October 2022
|
Ÿ Nil
|
Ÿ NA
|
|
28 October 2022
|
Ÿ Nil
|
Ÿ NA
|
6.1.4
No
outstanding deficiency remained to be rectified in previous Reporting Period
which presented in Table 6-2.
Table 6-2 Outstanding
Items in Site Inspection of previous Reporting Period
|
Date
|
Findings
/ Deficiencies
|
Follow-Up
Status
|
|
--
|
Ÿ NA
|
Ÿ NA
|
6.1.5
Air
quality mitigation measures such as watering of site area for at least 12 times per day and covering of exposed slopes should
be implemented during the construciton period to reduce construction dust
impact as recommended in the EMIS.
6.1.6
Good site practice for daily housekeeping is
reminded. In addition, stagnant water should be removed as
soon as possible after rain to prevent mosquito breeding on site.
6.1.7
Moreover, muddy water or other water
pollutants from site surface runoff shall not be discharged into public areas. Water quality mitigation measures to
prevent surface runoff into the public areas should be paid on special
attention.
7.1.1
In the Reporting Period, no environmental
complaint, summons and prosecution under the EM&A Programme
was lodged.
7.1.2
The statistical summary table of environmental
complaint, summons and prosecution are presented in Tables 7-1, 7-2 and 7-3 and the
cumulative statistics of complaint, summons and prosecution are illustrated in Appendix J.
Table 7-1 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Complaints
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Complaint Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
Air
|
Noise
|
Water
|
Others
|
|
October 2022
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Table 7-2 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Summons
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Summons Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
Air
|
Noise
|
Water
|
|
October 2022
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Table 7-3 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Prosecution
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Prosecution Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
Air
|
Noise
|
Water
|
|
October 2022
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
7.1.3
In the
Reporting Period, no warning letter related to environmental issue was
received from the EPD or HyD.
8.1.1
The environmental mitigation measures that
recommended in the Environmental Mitigation and Enhancement Measures
Implementation Schedule (EMIS) for in the Project EM&A Manual covered the
issues of air quality, cultural heritage, ecology, landfill gas hazard, landscape & visual, noise,
water and waste. The EMIS for
the Contract is shown in Appendix I.
8.1.2
The Contractor shall implement the required
environmental mitigation measures according to the EM&A Manual as subject
to the site condition. The environmental mitigation measures implemented by the
Contractor in this Reporting Period are
summarized in Table 8-1 and Appendix I.
Table 8-1 Environmental
Mitigation Measures
|
Issues
|
Environmental Mitigation Measures
|
|
Air Quality
|
· Sprayed water for exposed
area
· During transportation by truck, materials loaded lower
than the side and tail boards, and covered before transport
· Compacted all soil stockpiles
|
|
Water Quality
|
· Measures should be taken to
prevent the washout of construction materials, soil, silt or debris into any
drainage system.
· Open stockpiles of
construction materials (e.g. planting soil) on site should be covered with
tarpaulin or similar fabric during rainstorms.
|
|
Noise
|
· No
operation of powered mechanical equipment is allowed during restricted hours
from 19:00 to 07:00 on the following day and whole day during Sunday and
public holiday without construction noise permit (CNP)
· Keep good maintenance of
plants
· Shut down the plants when
not in use
|
|
Landscape and
Visual
|
·
Existing trees on boundary of the Project Area shall be carefully
protected during construction.
· Recycle/Reuse all felled
trees and vegetation
·
Compensatory tree planting shall be provided to the satisfaction of
relevant Government departments.
|
|
Waste and Chemical
Management
|
· On-site sorting prior to
disposal
· Follow requirements and
procedures of the “Trip-ticket System”
· Stockpiled material shall be
covered by tarpaulin
|
|
General
|
· The site was generally kept
tidy and clean.
|
8.2.1
Construction activities as undertaken in the
coming month for the Contract lists below:
Ÿ
Tree planting works at Tuen Mun Area.
Ÿ
Tree planting works at Lantau
Island Area
8.3.1
Key environmental issues to be considered in
the coming month include:
Ÿ
Implementation of dust
suppression measures at all times;
Ÿ
Potential wastewater
quality impact due to surface runoff;
Ÿ
Potential fugitive
dust impact due to the dry/loose/exposure soil surface/dusty material;
Ÿ
Ensure dust suppression measures are
implemented properly;
Ÿ
Sediment catch-pits and silt removal
facilities should be regularly maintained;
Ÿ
Protection of existing tress inside the works
area
Ÿ
Follow-up of improvement on general waste
management issues; and
Ÿ
Implementation of construction noise
preventative control measures
9.1.1
This is 5th monthly
EM&A report presenting the inspection findings for the period of 1 to 31 October 2022.
9.1.2
The planting works for
the Contract No. HY/2021/13 was commenced on 21 June 2022.
9.1.3
In the
Reporting Period, no complaint was received
by RE, the Contractor, ENPO or HyD.
9.1.4
No notifications of summons, or
successful prosecution were received by the Contractor during the Reporting
Period.
9.1.5
In the Reporting
Period, joint site inspection by the
RE, ET and the Contractor was carried out on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th October 2022 and the IEC has attended the joint site inspection on 28th October 2022. No non-compliance and observation was recorded
during the site inspection.
9.2.1
During
dry season, air quality mitigation measures such as watering of site area for at least 12 times per day and covering of exposed slopes should
be fully implemented to reduce construction dust impact as
recommended in the EMIS.
9.2.2
Moreover, muddy water or other water
pollutants from site surface runoff into the public areas will be key
environment issue. Special
attention should be paid on the water quality mitigation measures to prevent
surface runoff flow to public area.
9.2.3
Stagnant water should be removed as soon as
possible after rain to prevent mosquito breeding on
site.
