Table of contents
1 Introduction.. 6
1.1.......... Scope of the Report 6
1.2.......... Structure of the Report 6
2 Project
Background.. 8
2.1.......... Background. 8
2.2.......... Scope of the Project and Site
Description.. 8
2.3.......... Project Organization and Contact
Personnel 8
2.4.......... Construction Activities. 9
3 Status of
Regulatory Compliance.. 11
3.1.......... Status of Environmental Licensing and
Permitting under the Project 11
3.2.......... Status of Submission under the
EP-513/2016. 12
4 Monitoring
Requirements. 14
4.1.......... Noise Monitoring. 14
4.2.......... Air Monitoring. 16
4.3.......... Water Quality Monitoring. 19
5. Monitoring
Results. 23
5.1.......... Noise Monitoring Results. 23
5.2.......... Air Monitoring Results. 23
5.3.......... Water Quality Monitoring Results. 23
5.4.......... Waste Management 24
6. Compliance
Audit.. 26
6.1.......... Noise
Monitoring. 26
6.2.......... Air Quality Monitoring. 26
6.3.......... Water Quality Monitoring. 26
6.4.......... Review
of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance. 26
6.5.......... Summary of action taken in the event of
and follow-up on non-compliance 26
7. Environmental
Site Audit.. 27
8. Complaints,
Notification of Summons and Prosecution.. 28
9. Conclusion.. 29
lIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this
Project
Table 2.2 Contact Details of Key Personnel
Table 3.1 Summary of the current status on licences
and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project
Table 3.2 Summary of submission status under
EP-513/2016
Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Station
Table 4.2 Noise Monitoring Equipment
Table 4.3 Action and Limit Level for Noise Monitoring
Table 4.4 Air Monitoring Station
Table 4.5 Air Quality Monitoring Equipment
Table 4.6 Action and Limit Level for Air Quality
Monitoring
Table 4.7 Marine Water Quality Stations for Water
Quality Monitoring
Table 4.8 Water Quality Monitoring Equipment
Table 4.9 Action and Limit Level for Water Quality
Monitoring
Table 5.1 Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D
Materials
Table 5.2 Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes
Table 7.1 Summary of Environmental Inspections
Table 7.2 Summary of Lanscape Inspections
Table 8.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints
Table 8.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful
Prosecutions
Table 9.1 Construction Activities and Recommended
Mitigation Measures in Coming Reporting 2 Months
lIST OF FIGUREs
Figure 2.1 Project Layout
Figure 2.2 Project Organization
Chart
Figure 4.1 Locations
of Noise Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 1 & 2)
Figure 4.2 Locations
of Noise Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 3)
Figure 4.3 Locations
of Air Quality Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 1 & 2)
Figure 4.4 Locations
of Air Quality Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 3)
Figure 4.5 Locations
of Water Quality Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 1 & 2)
Figure 4.6 Locations
of Water Quality Monitoring Station (for Road Improvement Work 3)
lIST OF APPENDIces
Appendix 3.1 Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule
Appendix 4.1 Action and Limit Level
Appendix 4.2 Copies of Calibration Certificates
Appendix 4.3 Wind data extracted from HKO
Automatic Weather Station
Appendix 5.1 Monitoring Schedule for
Reporting Month
Appendix 5.2 Noise Monitoring Results and
Graphical Presentations
Appendix 5.3 Air Quality Monitoring
Results and Graphical Presentations
Appendix 5.4 Water Quality Monitoring
Results and Graphical Presentations
Appendix 5.5 Monthly Summary Waste Flow
Table
Appendix 6.1 Event and Action Plans
Appendix 6.2 Summary for Notification of
Exceedance
Appendix 8.1 Complaint Log
Appendix 9.1 Construction Programme of
Individual Contracts
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
i.
This
is the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report
– April 2019
of Development
of Anderson Road Quarry Site – Road Improvement Works under Environmental
Permit no. EP-513/2016 (Hereafter as “the Project”). The construction works of
the Project was commenced on 2 November 2018 and the tentative completion date
is end of 2023. This is the 6th
EM&A report presenting the environmental monitoring findings and
information recorded during the period of 1 April 2019 to 30 April 2019. The cut-off date of reporting is at the end of each
reporting month.
ii.
In
the reporting month, the principal work activities conducted are as follow:
Works in Road Improvement Works 1 (RIW1)
·
Chain Linked Fence Erection;
·
Tree felling works;
·
TTA setup for piling platform;
Works in Road Improvement Works
2 (RIW2)
·
Site clearance at Portion B
·
Haul road for soil nail construction;
·
Install water barriers and erect chain linked
fence;
·
Remove works of central median along Clear Water
Bay Road of Traffic Sign diversion;
Works in Road Improvement Works
3 (RIW3)
·
Tree felling works at slope D1 and slope D3;
·
Modification works to junction of Lin Tak Road and
Sau Mau Ping Road for construction of temporary safety fence;
·
Construction of temporary safety fence;
·
Form the temporary access road to facilitate the rock cutting works at
Slope D3;
·
Form the haul road to implement the ELS works for Retaining Wall RWD2 at
Slope D2;
·
Construction of ELS works for construction of Retaining Wall RWD2 at
Slope D2;
·
Removal of dangerous tree under complaint at Lin
Tak Road
Air Quality Monitoring
iii.
1-hour Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring was conducted at
eight monitoring stations. The sampling frequency is 3 times in every 6 days in
the reporting month.
iv.
No action or limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting
period.
Noise Monitoring
v.
Noise monitoring was conducted at five noise
monitoring stations once per week in the reporting month.
vi.
No action or limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting
period.
Water Quality Monitoring
vii.
Water monitoring was conducted at four monitoring
stations three days per week in the reporting month.
viii.
No water can be collected at Station E on 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12 April
2019 as the station was dried out during the monitoring scheduled in the
reporting month.
ix.
One (1) suspend solid limit level exceedances were recorded at Station F
on 12 April 2019. After investigation, the exceedances were concluded as
non-project related.
One (1) turbidity limit level
exceedances were recorded at Station F on 12 April 2019. After investigation,
the exceedances were concluded as non-project related.
Site Inspections and Audit
x.
The Environmental Team (ET) conducted weekly site inspections
for the Contract on 4, 11, 16 and 25 April 2019. IEC attended the joint site inspection on 16 April 2019. No non-compliance was found during the
site inspection while reminders on environmental measures were recommended.
Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
xi.
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.
Reporting Changes
xii.
There are no particular reporting changes.
Future Key Issues
xiii.
In
coming reporting 2 months, the scheduled construction activities and the
recommended mitigation measures are listed as follows:
|
Key Construction
Works
|
Recommended Mitigation Measures
|
|
·
Arrangement for
TTA Trial run at Slip Road 2 (RIW1);
·
Piling Platform
Construction (RIW1);
·
Pull-out test for
soil nail construction (RIW2);
·
Remove existing
central median on Clear Water Bay Road (RIW2)
·
Construct site
access at Slope D1, D2 and D3;
·
Haul construction
for Slope D1 and D3;
·
Erect safety
fencing of Slope D3.
|
·
Dust control during dust generating works;
·
Implementation of proper noise pollution control; and
·
Provision of protection to ensure no runoff out of site area or direct
discharge into public drainage system.
|
1.1.1.
Lam Environmental Services Limited (LES) has been appointed to work as
the Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-513/2016 to
implement the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as
stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Report for Development of Anderson Road Quarry site - Road
Improvement Works (Register No.: AEIAR-195/2016).
1.1.2.
In accordance with Clause 3.4 stated in EP-513/2016, four hard copy and
one electronic copy of the monthly EM&A Report shall be submitted to the
Director within 2 weeks after the end of each reporting month throughout the
entire construction period.
1.1.3.
In accordance with Section 11.3.1 of the Project EM&A Manual, the
first Monthly EM&A Report should be prepared and submitted to EPD within a
month after the major construction works commences with the subsequently
Monthly EM&A Reports due in 10 works day of the end of each reporting
month.
Section 1 Introduction – details the scope and structure of the report.
Section 2 Project
Background – summarizes background and
scope of the project, site description, project organization and contact
details of key personnel during the reporting period.
Section 3 Status of Regulatory Compliance – summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits /
Licenses during the reporting period.
Section 4 Monitoring
Requirements – summarizes all monitoring
parameters, monitoring methodology and equipment, monitoring locations,
monitoring frequency, criteria and respective event and action plan and
monitoring programmes.
Section 5 Monitoring
Results – summarizes the monitoring
results obtained in the reporting period.
Section 6 Compliance Audit – summarizes
the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental
parameters.
Section 7 Environmental Site Audit – summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections
undertaken within the reporting period, with a review of any relevant follow-up actions within the reporting period.
Section 8 Complaints, Notification of
summons and Prosecution – summarizes the cumulative statistics on
complaints, notification of summons and prosecution
Section 9 Conclusion
2.1.1.
The Development of Anderson Road Quarry (ARQ) Site is to provide land
and the associated infrastructures for the proposed land uses at the existing
ARQ site at the north-eastern of East Kowloon.
2.1.2.
In addition to the site formation and infrastructure works within the
ARQ site, a new bus-to-bus interchange (BBI) at the toll plaza of Tseung Kwan O
Tunnel and a series of associated off-site road improvement works and
pedestrian connectivity facilities are also proposed to mitigate the potential
cumulative traffic impact arising from the proposed ARQ development.
2.1.3.
The Project under Environmental Permit (EP) (EP No. EP-513/2016) is for
the three associated of-site road improvement works which comprises: (i)
improvement of junction of (J/O) Lin Tak Road / Sau Mau Ping Road (RIW3) (ii)
widening and improvement of sections of Clear Water Bay Road and On Sau Road
(RIW2); and (iii) widening and improvement of sections of New Clear Water Bay
Road and Shun Lee Tsuen Road (RIW1). The location of the Project is shown Figure 2.1.
2.2.1.
The project contains various Schedule 2 Designated Projects (DPs) that,
under the EIAO, require EPs to be granted by the DEP before they may be either
constructed or operated. Table 2.1 summarises the DPs under this
Project.
Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated
Projects under this Project
|
Item
|
Designated Project
|
EIAO Reference
|
|
DP2
|
A
road which is an expressway, trunk road, primary distributor road or district
distributor road including new roads, and major extensions or improvements to
existing road
|
Schedule
2, Part I, A.1
|
2.3.1
Civil Engineering and Development Department is the overall project
controllers for the Project. For the construction phase of the Project, Project
Engineer, Contractor(s), Environmental Team and Independent Environmental
Checker are appointed to manage and control environmental issues.
2.3.2
The proposed project organization and lines of communication with
respect to environmental protection works are shown in Figure 2.2. Key personnel and contact
particulars are summarized in Table 2.2:
Table 2.2 Contact
Details of Key Personnel
|
Party
|
Role
|
Post
|
Name
|
Contact
No.
|
Contact
Fax
|
|
AECOM
|
Engineer’s
Representative
|
Senior
Resident Engineer
|
Mr. Brad Chan
|
5506 0068
|
2473 3221
|
|
Chun
Wo – China Metallurgical Group Corporation Joint Venture
|
Contractor
|
Site
Agent
|
Mr. Chris Lam
|
9801 9974
|
3965 9854
|
|
Environmental
Officer
|
Miss Tiffany Tsang
|
5117 9020
|
|
ANewR Consulting Limited
|
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC)
|
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC)
|
Mr. Adi Lee
|
2618 2836
|
3007 8648
|
|
Lam Environmental
Services Limited
|
Environmental Team (ET)
|
Environmental Team Leader
(ETL)
|
Mr. Sam Lam
|
6178 3179
|
2882 3331
|
2.4.1 In the reporting month, the
principal work activities conducted are as follow.
Works in Road Improvement Works 1 (RIW1)
·
Chain Linked Fence Erection;
·
Tree felling works;
·
TTA setup for piling platform;
Works in Road Improvement Works
2 (RIW2)
·
Site clearance at Portion B
·
Haul road for soil nail construction;
·
Install water barriers and erect chain linked
fence;
·
Remove works of central median along Clear Water
Bay Road of Traffic Sign diversion;
Works in Road Improvement Works
3 (RIW3)
·
Tree felling works at slope D1 and slope D3;
·
Modification works to junction of Lin Tak Road and
Sau Mau Ping Road for construction of temporary safety fence;
·
Construction of temporary safety fence;
·
Form the temporary access road to facilitate the rock cutting works at
Slope D3;
·
Form the haul road to implement the ELS works for Retaining Wall RWD2 at
Slope D2;
·
Construction of ELS works for construction of Retaining Wall RWD2 at
Slope D2;
·
Removal of dangerous tree under complaint at Lin
Tak Road.
2.4.2
In coming reporting 2 months, the scheduled construction activities are
listed as follows:
·
Arrangement for TTA
Trial run at Slip Road 2 (RIW1);
·
Piling Platform
Construction (RIW1);
·
Pull-out test for
soil nail construction (RIW2);
·
Remove existing
central median on Clear Water Bay Road (RIW2);
·
Construct site
access at Slope D1, D2 and D3;
·
Haul construction
for Slope D1 and D3;
·
Erect safety
fencing of Slope D3.
3.1.1.
A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on
environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1 Summary of the
current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent
to the Project
|
Permits and/or Licences
|
Permit. No. / Account No.
|
Valid
From
|
Expiry
Date
|
Status
|
|
Notification pursuant to
Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation
|
Form NA submitted to EPD
on 29 May 2018.
|
|
Environmental Permit
|
EP-513/2016
|
20 Jul 2016
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Construction
Noise Permit (CNP)
|
|
CNP for a section of
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Road in Area RIW3 for loading / unloading of construction
material or tree felling works
|
GW-RE0058-19
|
18
Feb 2019
|
17
May 2019
|
Valid
|
|
CNP for a section of Sau
Mau Ping Road in AreaRIW3 for loading / unloading of construction material
|
GW-RE0131-19
|
26
Feb 2019
|
25
May 2019
|
Valid
|
|
Billing Account for Disposal
|
|
Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste
|
7031075
|
20
Jul 2018
|
End of the Project
|
Valid
|
|
Chemical Waste Registration
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for Sau Mau Ping Road to Lin Tak Road
|
5213-294-C4239-04
|
6 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for Sau Mau Ping Area between Him Tat House and Sau Mau
Ping Salt Water Service Reservoir
|
5213-293-C4239-05
|
6 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for New Clear Water Bay Road (Start from 46 Clear Water
Bay Road, End at Shun Lee Tsuen Road and San Lee Street
|
5213-291-C4239-02
|
13 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for South Part of Hiu Ming Street Playground
|
5213-294-C4239-03
|
6 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for Clear Water Bay Road and New Clear Water Bay Road
(From the intersection of Fei Ngo Shan Road to Tai Pan Court) and on Sau Road
(From the intersection of New Clear Water Bay Road to 9 Anderson Road
|
5213-831-C4239-08
|
6 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Registration
as a Waste Producer for Sau Mau Ping Area Between Anderson Road and On Sau
Road, next to Oi Tat House
|
5213-292-C4239-06
|
6 Aug 2018
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Water Discharge Licence
|
|
Water
Pollution Ordinance Licence for Lin Tak Road to Sau Mau Ping Road including
Tseung Kwan O Tunnel Toll Plaza
|
WT00032742-2018
|
18
Jan 2019
|
31 Jan 2024
|
Valid
|
|
Water
Pollution Ordinance Licence for Sau Mau Ping Area between Anderson Road and
On Sau Road, next to Oi Tat House
|
WT00033223-2019
|
31
Jan 2019
|
31 Jan 2024
|
Valid
|
|
Water
Pollution Ordinance Licence for Sau Mau Ping Area at south part of Hiu Ming
Street playground
|
WT00033224-2019
|
21
Mar 2019
|
31 Mar 2024
|
Valid
|
|
Water
Pollution Ordinance Licence for intersection of Fei Ngo Shan Road to Tai Pan
Court and on Sau Road (From the intersection of New Clear Water Bay Road to 9
Anderson Road
|
WT00033299-2019
|
5
Mar 2019
|
31 Mar 2024
|
Valid
|
3.2.
3.2.1.
A summary of the current status on submission under EP-513/2016 is shown
in Table 3.2.
Table 3.2 Summary of
submission status under EP-513/2016
|
EP Condition
|
Submission
|
Date of Submission
|
|
Condition 1.12
|
Notification
of Commencement Date of Works
|
24
September 2018
|
|
Condition
2.10
|
Management
Organization of Main Construction Companies
|
27
September 2018
|
|
Condition
2.11
|
Submission
of Design Drawing(s) of the Project
|
28
September 2018
|
|
Condition
2.12
|
Submission
of Landscape and Visual Mitigation Plan(s)
|
28
September 2018
|
|
Condition
2.14 (a) and 2.15
|
Submission
of Detailed Vegetation Survey Report
(2nd
submission)
|
7
December 2018
|
|
Condition
2.14 (b) and 2.15
|
Submission
of Transplantation Proposal
|
7
December 2018
|
|
Condition
3.3
|
Submission
of Baseline Environmental Monitoring Report
(2nd
submission)
|
18
December 2018
|
Noise Monitoring Stations
4.1.1.
The noise monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table
4.1 and Figure 4.1 & 4.2.
Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Station
|
Monitoring Station ID
|
Monitoring Location
|
Measurement Type
|
Level
(in terms of no. of floor)
|
|
NMC01
|
Kei Shun Special School
|
Façade
|
G/F
|
|
NMC02
|
Shun Lee Disciplined
Services Quarters Block 6
|
Façade
|
3/F podium
|
|
NMC03
|
Sienna Garden Block 6
|
Free-field
|
G/F
|
|
NMC04
|
Po Tat Estate Tat Kai House
|
Free-field
|
3/F podium
|
|
NMC05
|
Hong Wah Court Block B Yee
Hong House
|
Façade
|
G/F
|
Noise Monitoring
Parameters, Frequency and Duration
4.1.2.
Noise monitoring shall be carried out at all the designated monitoring
stations. The monitoring frequency shall depend on the scale of the
construction activities. The following is an initial guide on the regular
monitoring frequency for each station on a weekly basis when noise generating
activities are underway:
·
One set of measurements between 0700-1900 hours on
normal weekdays (six consecutive Leq/5min readings);
·
One set of measurements between 1900-2300 hours;
·
One set of measurements between 2300-0700 hours of
next day; and
·
One set of measurements between 0700-2300 hours on
holidays (three consecutive Leq/5min readings).
4.1.3.
For the latter 3 sets of measurements specified in Section 4.1.2 above,
one set of measurements shall at least include 3 consecutive Leq (5min)
results.
4.1.4.
Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as
L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.
4.1.5.
If a school exists near the construction activity, noise monitoring
shall be carried out at the monitoring stations for the schools during the
examination periods. The ET leader shall liaise with the school’s personnel and
the examination authority to ascertain the exact dates and times of all
examination periods during the course of the contract.
Monitoring Equipment
4.1.6.
Noise monitoring was performed
using sound level meter at the
designated monitoring locations.
The sound level meters shall comply with the
International Electrotechnical Commission
Publications 651:1979
(Type
1) and
804:1985 (Type 1)
specifications.
Acoustic calibrator shall
be deployed to check the sound level meters at a known sound pressure level. Brand and model of the equipment is given in Table
4.2.
Table 4.2 Noise Monitoring
Equipment
|
Equipment
|
Brand
and Model
|
Series Number
|
|
Integrated
Sound Level Meter
|
NTi XL2
|
A2A-15269-E0
|
|
Larson Davis LxT
|
0005098
|
|
Acoustic Calibrator
|
Larson Davis CAL200
|
13098
13437
|
4.1.7. The calibration certificates of the noise monitoring
equipment are attached in Appendix 4.2.
Sampling Procedure and
Monitoring Equipment
4.1.8.
Monitoring Procedure
(a)
The monitoring station shall normally
be at a point 1m from the exterior of the sensitive receiver’s building façade
and be at a position 1.2m above the ground.
(b)
Façade measurements were made at the
monitoring locations. For free-field measurement, a correction factor of +3 dB
(A) would be applied.
(c)
The battery condition was checked to
ensure the correct functioning of the meter.
(d)
Parameters such as frequency weighting,
the time weighting and the measurement time were set as follows:
(e)
Frequency weighting: A, Time weighting:
Fast, Measurement time set: continuous 5 mins
(f)
Prior and after to the noise
measurement, the meter was checked using the acoustic calibrator for 94dB (A)
at 1000 Hz. If the difference in the calibration level before and after
measurement was more than ±1 dB (A), the measurement would be considered
invalid and repeat of noise measurement would be required after re-calibration
or repair of the equipment.
(g)
Noise measurements shall not be made in
fog, rain, wind with a steady speed exceeding 5m/s or wind with gusts exceeding
10m/s. The wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter capable
of measuring the wind speed in m/s.
4.1.9.
Maintenance and Calibration
(a)
The microphone head of the sound level
meter was cleaned with soft cloth at regular intervals.
(b)
The sound level meter and calibrator
were calibrated at yearly intervals.
EVENT and action plan
4.1.10. Noise Standards for Daytime Construction Activities are
specified under EIAO-TM. The Action and Limit levels for construction noise are
defined in Table 4.3 and Appendix 4.1. Should non-compliance of the
criteria occurs, action in accordance with the Event and Action Plan in Appendix 6.1
shall be carried out.
Table 4.3 Action and
Limit Level for Noise Monitoring
|
Monitoring Station
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level (dB(A))
|
|
0700-1900 hrs on normal weekdays
|
0700-2300 hrs on holidays (including Sundays); and
1900-2300 hrs on all days 2
|
2300-0700 hrs of all days 2
|
|
NMC01
|
When one documented complaint is received
|
65 / 70 1
|
60 / 65 / 70 3
|
45 / 50 / 55 3
|
|
NMC02
|
75
|
|
NMC03
|
75
|
|
NMC04
|
75
|
|
NMC05
|
75
|
Remark 1: Limit level of NMC01 - Kei Shun Special School reduce to 65 dB
(A) during examination periods if any.
Remark 2: Construction noise during restricted hours is under the
control of Noise Control Ordinance Limit Level to be selected based on Area
Sensitivity Rating.
Remark 3: Limit Level for restricted hour monitoring shall act as
reference level only. Investigation would be conducted on CNP compliance if
exceedance recorded during restricted hour noise monitoring period.
Air Quality Monitoring
Stations
4.2.1.
The air monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table
4.4 and Figure 4.3 & 4.4.
Table 4.4 Air Monitoring
Station
|
Monitoring
Station ID
|
Monitoring Location
|
Level
(in terms of
no. of floor)
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-1
|
Shun Lee Fire Station
|
2/F Roof
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-2
|
Shun Lee Estate Lee
Hang House
|
G/F
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-3
|
Shun Lee Disciplined
Services Quarters (Block 6)
|
4/F podium
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-4
|
Sienna Garden
|
G/F
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-5
|
Shun Chi Court Shun
Fung House
|
Roof
|
|
LTR_AMS-1
|
St Edward's Catholic
Primary School
|
G/F
|
|
LTR_AMS-2
|
Environmental
Protection Department's Restored Landfill Site Office
|
G/F
|
|
LTR_AMS-3
|
Po Tat Estate Tat Kai
House
|
3/F podium
|
Air Monitoring Parameters,
Frequency and Duration
4.2.2.
One-hour TSP levels should be measured to indicate the impacts of
construction dust on air quality.
4.2.3.
The sampling frequency of at least three times in every six-days should
be undertaken when the highest dust impact occurs.
Sampling Procedure and
Monitoring Equipment
4.2.4.
Monitoring Procedures
(a)
Check the calibration period of
portable direct reading dust meter prior to monitoring (The direct reading dust
meter was calibrated at 2-years interval and checked with High Volume Sampler
(HVS) yearly.)
(b)
Record the site condition near / around
the monitoring stations.
(c)
Install the portable direct reading
dust meter to the monitoring location.
(d)
Slide the power switch to turn the
power on.
(e)
Check of portable direct reading dust
meter to ensure the equipment operation in normal condition.
(f)
Select the period of measurement to
60mins.
(g)
Check and set the correct time.
(h)
Select the appropriate unit display for
the equipment.
(i)
Slide the power switch to turn the
power off when the monitoring period ended (3 times 1 hour TSP monitoring per
day).
(j)
Uninstall the portable direct reading
dust meter
(k)
Collected the sampled data for
analysis.
(l)
Remark: Procedures (c) to (h) may be
different subject to the brands and models of portable direct reading dust meter
4.2.5.
Maintenance and Calibration
(a)
The direct reading dust meter was
calibrated at 2-years interval and checked with High Volume Sampler (HVS)
yearly to determine the accuracy and validity of the results measured.
(b)
Checking of direct reading dust meter will
be carried out in order to determine the conversion factor between the direct
reading dust meter and the standard equipment, HVS. The comparison check is to
be considered valid based on correlation coefficient checked by HOKLAS
laboratory.
4.2.6.
The 1-hour TSP air quality monitoring was performed by using portable
direct reading dust meters at each designated monitoring station. The brand and
model of the equipment are given in Table
4.5.
Table 4.5 Air Quality
Monitoring Equipment
|
Equipment
|
Brand
and model
|
Series
Number
|
|
Portable
direct reading dust meter
|
Met One
BT- 645
|
X19299
X19296
X19297
X19295
R22586
R22584
|
|
Met One
AEROCET 831
|
W14016
W15448
W15449
W16848
R14332
|
4.2.7.
The calibration certificates of the air quality monitoring equipment are
attached in Appendix 4.2.
Wind Data
4.2.8.
The representative wind data from Tate’s Cairn HKO Automatic Weather
Station and Tseung Kwan O HKO Automatic Weather Station were obtained covering
the 1-hr TSP monitoring periods. The wind data were extracted and shown in Appendix 4.3.
EVENT and action plan
4.2.9.
The Action and Limit levels for construction air quality are defined in Table 4.6 and Appendix
4.1. Should non-compliance of the air quality criteria occur, action in
accordance with the Event and Action Plan in Appendix
6.1 shall be carried out.
Table 4.6 Action and
Limit Level for Air Quality Monitoring
|
Monitoring
Locations
|
1-hour TSP Level
in μg/m3
|
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-1
|
284.4
|
500.0
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-2
|
282.4
|
500.0
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-3
|
287.9
|
500.0
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-4
|
281.6
|
500.0
|
|
NCWBR_AMS-5
|
270.0
|
500.0
|
|
LTR_AMS-1
|
272.1
|
500.0
|
|
LTR_AMS-2
|
281.1
|
500.0
|
|
LTR_AMS-3
|
285.1
|
500.0
|
WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS
4.3.1.
Water quality monitoring was undertaken at 4 monitoring stations in the
reporting month. The proposed water quality monitoring stations of the Project
are shown in Table 4.7 and Figure 4.5 & 4.6.
Table 4.7 Marine Water Quality
Stations for Water Quality Monitoring
|
Inland Water
|
Stations
|
Description
|
Easting
|
Northing
|
|
Channelized nullah across the Project site
|
E
|
Upstream Control Station
|
841329
|
821753
|
|
F
|
Downstream Impact Station
|
841469
|
821635
|
|
Ma Yau Tong Stream
|
H
|
Upstream Control Station
|
843008
|
819880
|
|
I
|
Downstream Impact Station
|
842652
|
819573
|
Water Quality Parameters,
Frequency and Duration
4.3.2.
The levels of dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and pH shall be measured
in situ while suspended solids (SS) is determined by laboratory analysis at all
the designated monitoring stations.
4.3.3.
In association with the water quality parameters, other relevant data
shall also be recorded, such as monitoring location / position, time, water
temperature, salinity, DO saturation, weather conditions, and any special
phenomena underway near the monitoring station.
4.3.4.
The sampling frequency of at least three days per week should be
undertaken when the highest dust impact occurs. Upon completion of the
construction works, the monitoring exercise at the designated monitoring
locations should be continued for four weeks in the same manner as the impact monitoring.
4.3.5.
The interval between two sets of monitoring should not be less than 36
hours except where there are exceedances of Action and/or Limit Levels, in
which case the monitoring frequency will be increased.
4.3.6.
Replicate in-situ measurements should be carried out in each sampling
event.
Sampling Procedures and
Monitoring Equipment
Dissolved Oxygen And Temperature Measuring
Equipment
4.3.7.
The instrument should be a portable, weatherproof dissolved oxygen
measuring instrument complete with cable, sensor, comprehensive operation
manuals, and use a DC power source. It should be capable of measuring:
·
a
dissolved oxygen level in the range of 0-20 mg/l and 0-200% saturation
·
a
temperature of 0-45 degree Celsius
4.3.8.
It should have a membrane electrode with automatic temperature
compensation complete with a cable. Sufficient stocks of spare electrodes and
cables should be available for replacement where necessary. (e.g. YSI model 59
meter, YSI 5739 probe, YSI 5795A submersible stirrer with reel and cable or an
approved similar instrument).
4.3.9.
Should salinity compensation not be build-in in the DO equipment,
in-situ salinity shall be measured to calibrate the DO equipment prior to each
DO measurement.
Turbidity Measurement Instrument
4.3.10.
The instrument should be a portable, weatherproof turbidity-measuring
instrument complete with comprehensive operation manual. The equipment should
use a DC power source. It should have a photoelectric sensor capable of
measuring turbidity between 0‑1000 NTU and be complete with a cable (e.g. Hach
model 2100P or an approved similar instrument).
Sampler
4.3.11. Due to low water level as mentioned
in Section 6.4.3 of the EIA report, bucket sampler (Approximate 1L) will be use
instead of water sampler in order to obtain surface water sample without
disturb the stream sediment and collect representative results.
Salinity
4.3.12.
A portable salinometer capable of measuring salinity in the range of 0-70
ppt shall be provided for measuring salinity of the water at each of monitoring
location.
Monitoring Methodology
4.3.13.
Monitoring Procedure
(a)
The condition near the monitoring
stations shall be observed and recorded on the data log sheet.
(b)
Check of sensors and electrodes with
certified standard solutions before each use.
(c)
Wet bulb calibration for a DO meter
should be carried out before measurement.
(d)
Sample would be taken using bucket
sampler at surface level.
(e)
Transfer the sampled water carefully
into cleaned water bottles (2x 1000ml) provided by the laboratory at the spot
after the collection of the water sample for the subsequent laboratory
Suspended Solid testing.
(f)
Transfer the sampled water from the
bucket sampler to the rinsed water container for in-situ measurement (In case
of the in-situ measurement cannot be carried at spot due to safety and adverse
weather condition, sampled water from the bucket sampler will be transfer to
cleaned water bottles provided by laboratory. Then, In-situ measurement will be
conducted at a safe location which sampled water inside cleaned water bottle
will be transfer to the rinsed water container for in-situ measurement) In-situ
measurement shall be measured in duplicate.
(g)
Parameters including Water Temperature
(℃), pH (units), Salinity (ppt), DO (mg/L), DO saturation (%) will be measured
by the Multifunctional Meter and Turbidity (NTU) will be measured by turbid
meter. (Water Temperature and Salinity will be measured as reference
parameters)
(h)
Record the result on the data log sheet
and record any special finding during / after in-situ measurement.
(i)
The water sample bottles will be stored
in a cool box (at cooled to 4℃ without being frozen), which shall be delivered
to HOKLAS laboratory (ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd) for further testing to
determine the level of SS.
4.3.14.
Maintenance and Calibration
(a)
The responses of sensors and electrodes
of the water quality monitoring equipment were cleaned and checked at regular
intervals.
(b)
DO meter (Multifunctional Meter) and
turbid meter was certified by a laboratory accredited under HOKLAS or any other
international accreditation scheme, and subsequently re-calibrated at three
monthly intervals.
4.3.15.
Brand and model of the equipment are given in Table 4.8.
Table 4.8 Water Quality
Monitoring Equipment
|
Equipment
|
Brand and model
|
Series Number
|
|
Multifunctional Meter
|
YSI
Professional Plus
|
14E100105
16J100298
|
|
Turbid meter
|
Xin Rui WGZ-3B
|
1807063
1807079
|
4.3.16.
The calibration certificates of the water quality monitoring equipment
are attached in Appendix 4.2.
Laboratory Measurement /
Analysis
4.3.17.
Analysis of suspended solids has been carried out in a HOKLAS accredited
laboratory, which is ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd.
EVENT and action plan
4.3.18.
The Action and Limit levels for construction water quality are defined
in Table 4.9 and Appendix 4.1.
Should the monitoring results of the water quality parameters at any designated
monitoring station exceed the water quality criteria, action in accordance with
the Event and Action Plan in Appendix 6.1
shall be carried out.
Table 4.9 Action and
Limit Level for Water Quality Monitoring
|
Monitoring Station
|
Surface pH
|
Surface DO (mg/L)
|
Surface Turbidity (NTU)
|
Surface SS (mg/L)
|
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
|
E
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
F
|
Beyond
the range of 6.6-8.4
|
Beyond
the range of 6.5-8.5
|
5.8
|
5.5
|
24.4
|
32.7
|
17.0
|
23.8
|
|
H
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
I
|
Beyond
the range of 6.6-8.4
|
Beyond
the range of 6.5-8.5
|
5.5
|
5.4
|
206.9
|
214.2
|
172.8
|
201.4
|
*Remarks:
The value of
1.0mg/L was taken as the value for measurement with suspended solid level of
<1.0mg/L for Action and Limit level calculation.
It is
recommended that upstream monitoring station (monitoring station E and H) would
be taken as control reference for exceedance investigation only. Action and
limit level would not be establish using the baseline data.
5.0.1
The environmental
monitoring will be implemented based on the division of works areas of each
designed projects. Overall layout showing work areas and monitoring stations is
shown in Figure 2.1 and Figure 4.1
– 4.6 respectively.
5.0.2
The environment
monitoring schedules for reporting month and coming month are presented in Appendix 5.1.
5.0.
5.1.1
All noise monitoring
was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
5.1.2
On 2, 8, 15, 25 and 30
April 2019 at NMC03, the average noise level was greater than the limit level,
but after considering the baseline level, the construction noise level
calculated was lower than the limit level. Therefore, no action or limit level
exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
5.1.3
There was no examination period for NMC01
during the reporting period.
5.1.4
Noise monitoring
results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details
of noise monitoring results and graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.2.
5.2.1
All 1-hour TSP
monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
5.2.2
No action or limit
level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
5.2.3
Air quality monitoring
results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of air monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.3.
1
2
3
4
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.3.1 All water quality monitoring was
conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
5.3.2 No water can be collected at Station E
on 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12 April 2019 as the station was dried out during the
monitoring scheduled in the reporting month.
One (1) suspend solid limit level exceedances were recorded at Station F
on 12 April 2019. After investigation, the exceedances were concluded as
non-project related.
One (1) turbidity limit level exceedances were recorded at Station F on
12 April 2019. After investigation, the exceedances were concluded as
non-project related.
5.3.3
Water quality monitoring results measured in this reporting period are
reviewed and summarized. Details of water quality monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.4.
5.
5.3.2.
5.4
5.4.1
The quantities of waste for disposal in the Reporting Period are
summarized in Table 5.1 and Table 5.2. The Monthly Summary Waste
Flow Table is shown in Appendix 5.5. Whenever possible, materials were
reused on-site as far as practicable.
Table 5.1 Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
|
Waste Type
|
Quantity
(this month)
|
Quantity
(Project commencement to the end of last month)
|
Cumulative
Quantity-to-Date
|
Disposal Location
|
|
Hard Rock and Large Broken Concrete (Inert)
(in ‘000m3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nil
|
|
Reused in this Contract (Inert)
(in ‘000m3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nil
|
|
Reused in other Projects (Inert)
(in ‘000m3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nil
|
|
Disposal as Public Fill (Inert)
(in ‘000m3)
|
1.505
|
1.724
|
3.229
|
TKO137
|
Table 5.2 Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes
|
Waste Type
|
Quantity
(this month)
|
Quantity
(Project
commencement to the end of last month)
|
Cumulative
Quantity-to-Date
|
Disposal Location
|
|
Metals (in ‘000kg)
|
0
|
0.026
|
0.026
|
Nil
(waste recycle was arranged)
|
|
Paper / Cardboard Packing
(in ‘000kg)
|
0
|
0.425
|
0.425
|
Nil
(waste recycle was arranged)
|
|
Plastics
(in ‘000kg)
|
0
|
0.034
|
0.034
|
Nil
(waste
recycle was arranged)
|
|
Chemical Wastes
(in ‘000kg)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nil
|
|
General Refuses
(in ‘000m3)
|
0
|
0.017
|
0.017
|
SENT
|
6.0.1.
The Event Action Plan for construction noise, air quality and water
quality are presented in Appendix 6.1.
6.0.2.
The summary of exceedance is presented in Appendix 6.2.
6.1.1 No action or limit level exceedance was
recorded in the reporting period.
6.2.1
No action or limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting period.
6.3.1
No water can be collected at Station E on 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12 April
2019 as the station was dried out during the monitoring scheduled in the
reporting month.
6.3.2
One (1) suspend solid limit level exceedances were recorded at Station F
on 12 April 2019. After investigation, the exceedances were concluded as
non-project related.
One (1) turbidity limit level exceedances were recorded at Station F on
12 April 2019. After investigation, the exceedances were concluded as
non-project related.
6.4.1
No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting month.
6.5.1
There was no particular action taken since no non-compliance was
recorded in the reporting period.
7.
7.0.
7.0.1.
Within this reporting month, weekly environmental site audits were
conducted on 4, 11, 16
and 25 April 2019.
IEC attended the joint site inspection on 16 April 2019.
7.0.2. No non-compliance was found during
the site inspection while reminders on environmental measures were recommended.
Results and findings of these inspections in this reporting month are
listed below in Table 7.1.
Table 7.1 Summary of
Environmental Inspections
|
Date
|
Item
|
Reminder(s)/
Observation(s)
|
Action taken by Contractor
|
Outcome
|
|
16-4-2019
|
20190416_01
|
The oil was observed going into the gully at RIW3 at Lin Tak
Road. The contractor was reminded to provide proper protection for gullies
nearby also.
|
Oil stain was removed and gully was protected by sand bag
|
Completion as observed on 25 Apr 2019.
|
7.0.3.
Within this reporting month, biweekly landscape site audits were
conducted on 10 and 24 April 2019.
7.0.4.
No non-compliance was found during the landscape site inspection.
8. Complaints, Notification of
Summons and Prosecution
8.
8.0.
8.0.1.
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.
8.0.2.
The details of cumulative complaint log and updated summary of
complaints are presented in Appendix 8.1.
8.0.3.
Cumulative statistic on complaints and successful prosecutions are
summarized in Table 8.1 and Table 8.2 respectively.
Table 8.1 Cumulative
Statistics on Complaints
|
Reporting
Period
|
No.
of Complaints
|
|
April
2019
|
0
|
|
Project
commencement to the end of February 2019
|
0
|
|
Total
|
0
|
Table 8.2 Cumulative
Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
|
Environmental
Parameters
|
Cumulative
No. Brought Forward
|
No.
of Successful Prosecutions this month (Offence Date)
|
Cumulative
No. Project-to-Date
|
|
Air
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
|
Noise
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
|
Water
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
|
Waste
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
9.
9.0.
9.0.1.
The EM&A programme was carried out in accordance with the EM&A
Manual requirements, minor alterations to the programme proposed were made in
response to changing circumstances.
9.0.2.
The performance of the environmental management system of the previous
three months (quarter) was generally satisfied. Mitigation measures according
to the environmental mitigation implementation schedule and the EIA were
generally implemented by the Contractor. Hence, the EM&A programme was
considered effective and shall be maintained. The status of the water quality
station shall be kept in view, as station E usually was dried out.
9.0.3.
The scheduled construction activities and the recommended mitigation
measures for the coming 2 months are listed in Table 9.1. The construction programmes of the Project are provided
in Appendix 9.1.
Table 9.1 Construction Activities and Recommended
Mitigation Measures in Coming Reporting 2
Months
|
Key Construction Works
|
Recommended Mitigation Measures
|
|
·
Arrangement for
TTA Trial run at Slip Road 2 (RIW1);
·
Piling Platform
Construction (RIW1);
·
Pull-out test for
soil nail construction (RIW2);
·
Remove existing
central median on Clear Water Bay Road (RIW2);
·
Construct site
access at Slope D1, D2 and D3;
·
Haul construction
for Slope D1 and D3;
·
Erect safety
fencing of Slope D3.
|
·
Dust control during dust generating works;
·
Implementation of proper noise pollution control; and
·
Provision of protection to ensure no runoff out of site area or direct
discharge into public drainage system.
|
