Job No.: TCS00975/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CEDD Contract Agreement No. EDO/04/2018 -

Environmental Team for Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Summary Report

(December 2019 to February 2020)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared For

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

22 May 2020

TCS00975/18/600/R0381v2

My signature

Martin Li

(Environmental Consultant)

Tam Tak Wing

(Environmental Team Leader)

 

Version

Date

Remarks

1

21 May 2020

First Submission

2

22 May 2020

Amended against IEC¡¦s comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

executive summary

ES01            Civil Engineering and Development Department (hereafter referred as ¡§CEDD¡¨) is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of the Project Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O (hereinafter referred as ¡§the Project¡¨) which is a Designated Project to be implemented under Environmental Permit number EP-459/2013 (hereinafter referred as ¡§the EP-459/2013¡¨ or ¡§the EP¡¨).

 

ES02            AUES was awarded the CEDD Contract Agreement No. EDO/04/2018 - Environmental Team for Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O (hereinafter called ¡§the Service Contract¡¨). The Services under the Service Contract is to provide environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) services for the Works Contracts pursuant to the requirement of Environmental Team (ET) under the Approved EM&A Manual to ensure that the environmental performance of the Works Contracts comply with the requirement specified in the EM&A Manual and EIA Report of Agreement No. CE 43/2008 (HY) Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O - Investigation and other relevant statutory requirements.

 

ES03            This is the 5th Quarterly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1st December 2019 to 29th February 2020 (hereinafter ¡¥the Reporting Period¡¦).

 

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Activities

ES04            Environmental monitoring activities under the EM&A program in this Reporting Period are summarized in the following table.  

Table ES-4    Summary Environmental Monitoring Activities Undertaken in the Reporting Period

Issues

Environmental Monitoring Parameters / Inspection

Sessions

Air Quality

1-Hour TSP

51

24-Hr TSP

16

Construction Noise

Leq (30min) Daytime

28

Leq (5min) Evening(Note 1)

12

Water Quality

Marine Water Sampling(Note 2)

37

Inspection / Audit

Contract 1

ET Regular Environmental Site Inspection

12

Joint site audit with Project Consultant and IEC

3

Contract 2

ET Regular Environmental Site Inspection

12

Joint site audit with Project Consultant and IEC

3

Note 1     Total sessions are counted by every 3 consecutive Leq5min

Note 2     Total sessions are counted by monitoring days

 

Breach of Action and Limit (A/L) Levels

ES05            No air quality monitoring exceedance was recorded in this Reporting Period. No daytime construction noise monitoring exceedance was recorded while ten (10) sessions of evening additional construction noise monitoring exceedances were recorded in this Reporting Period. For water quality monitoring, two (2) Action Level and one (1) Limit Level exceedances were recorded for Suspended Solids in the reporting period. NOEs were issued to notify EPD, AFCD, IEC, the Contractor and the Project Consultant. The statistics of environmental exceedance, NOE issued and investigation of exceedance are summarized in the following table.


 

Table ES-5    Summary Environmental Monitoring Parameter Exceedance in the Reporting Period

Environmental Issues

Monitoring Parameters

Action Level

Limit Level

Event & Action

Investigation Results

Corrective Actions

Air Quality

1-Hour TSP

0

0

--

--

24-Hr TSP

0

0

--

--

Construction Noise

Leq30min Daytime

3

0

Project related

Mitigation measures were enhanced.

Leq5min Evening

0

10

Not project related

NA

Water Quality (Marine Water)

DO

0

0

--

--

Turbidity

0

0

--

--

SS

2

1

Not project related

NA

Note:        NOE ¡V Notification of Exceedance

 

ES06            For the marine water and evening construction noise monitoring exceedances recorded in the reporting period, investigations were carried out and it was considered that the exceedances recorded are unlikely caused by the Project.  Nevertheless, the Contractor was reminded to strictly follow the requirement stipulated in the applied CNP during evening works and check the implementation of silt curtain regularly to ensure no seepage of muddy water into the marine water body.

 

Environmental Complaint

ES07            Three (3) environmental complaint was recorded in this Reporting Period for the Project.  The statistics of environmental complaint are summarized in the following table.

Table ES-6    Summary Environmental Complaint Records in the Reporting Period

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Complaint Statistics

Related with the Works Contract(s)

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 December 2019 ¡V 29 February 2020

1

1

2

Noise

Yes

2

2

2

Noise

Yes

 

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

ES08            No environmental summons or prosecutions was received in this Reporting Period for the Project.  The statistics of environmental summons or prosecutions are summarized in the following tables.

Table ES-7    Summary Environmental Summons Records in the Reporting Period

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Summons Statistics

Related with the Works Contract(s)

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 December 2019 ¡V 29 February 2020

1

0

0

NA

NA

2

0

0

NA

NA

Table ES-8    Summary Environmental Prosecutions Records in the Reporting Period

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Prosecution Statistics

Related with the Works Contract(s)

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 December 2019 ¡V 29 February 2020

1

0

0

NA

NA

2

0

0

NA

NA

Site Inspection by External Parties

ES09            No site inspection was undertaken by AFCD within the Reporting Period. However, EPD inspection were undertaken on 20 December 2019 and 8 January 2020.


 

Table of Contents

1.    Introduction   3

1.1            Project Background   3

1.2            Report Structure  3

2.    Project Organization and Construction progress and Submission   4

2.1            Project Organization   4

2.2            Construction Progress  4

2.3            Summary of Environmental Submissions  4

3.    Summary of Environmental Monitoring Programmes and Requirements  5

3.1            General  5

3.2            Monitoring Parameters  5

3.3            Monitoring Locations  5

3.4            Monitoring Frequency and Period   6

3.5            Determination of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels  7

4.    Impact Monitoring Result   9

4.1            Results of Air Quality Monitoring in the Reporting Month   9

4.2            Results of Construction Noise Monitoring   9

4.3            Results of Water quality Monitoring   10

5.    Waste Management   12

5.1            General Waste Management  12

5.2            Records of Waste Quantities  12

6.    Site Inspection   13

6.1            Requirements  13

6.2            Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month   13

7.    Landfill Gas Monitoring   14

7.1            General Requirement  14

7.2            Limit Levels and Event and Action Plan   14

7.3            Landfill Gas Monitoring   14

8.    Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance   16

8.1            Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution   16

9.    Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures  17

9.1            General Requirements  17

10.  Conclusions and Recommendations  18

10.1          Conclusions  18

10.2          Recommendations  18

 

 

 

 


List of TABLES

Table 3-1        Summary of EM&A Requirements

Table 3-2        Designated Air Quality Monitoring Location recommended in EM&A Manual

Table 3-3        Designated Construction Noise Monitoring Location recommended in EM&A Manual

Table 3-4        Interim alternative location for air quality and noise monitoring

Table 3-5        Location of Water Quality Monitoring Station

Table 3-6        Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality

Table 3-7        Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 3-8        Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 4-1        Summary of Air Quality Impact Monitoring results

Table 4-2        Summary of Construction Noise Impact Monitoring results

Table 4-3        Result Summary of Depth Average (Surface & Middle Layer) of DO (mg/L)

Table 4-4        Result Summary of Bottom Depth of DO (mg/L)

Table 4-5        Result Summary of Depth Average of Turbidity (NTU)

Table 4-6        Result Summary of Depth Average of Suspended Solid (mg/L)

Table 4-7        Summary of Water Quality Exceedance

Table 4-8        Summary of Water Quality Exceedance

Table 5-1        Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials

Table 5-2        Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes

Table 6-1        Summary of Site Observations of Contract 1

Table 6-2        Summary of Site Observations of Contract 2

Table 7-1        Actions in the Event of Landfill Gas Being Detected in Excavations

Table 7-2        Summary of Landfill Gas Measurement Results

Table 8-1        Statistical Summary of Environmental Complaints

Table 8-2        Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Table 8-3        Statistical Summary of Environmental Prosecution

Table 9-1        Environmental Mitigation Measures in the Reporting Period

 

List of Appendices

Appendix A    Project Layout Plan

Appendix B    Project Organization Chart & Contact Details of Key Personnel

Appendix C    3-Month Rolling Construction Program

Appendix D    Monitoring Location (Air Quality, Noise and Water Quality)

Appendix E    Graphical plots of Monitoring Results

Appendix F    Meteorological Information

Appendix G    Waste Flow Table

Appendix H    Complaint Summary

Appendix I     Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (ISEMM)

 

 

 

 

1.                       Introduction

1.1                   Project Background

 

1.1.1             Civil Engineering and Development Department (hereafter referred as ¡§CEDD¡¨) is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of the Project Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O (hereinafter referred as ¡§the Project¡¨) which is a Designated Project to be implemented under Environmental Permit number EP-459/2013 (hereinafter referred as ¡§the EP-459/2013¡¨ or ¡§the EP¡¨).

 

1.1.2             AUES was awarded the CEDD Contract Agreement No. EDO/04/2018 - Environmental Team for Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O (hereinafter called ¡§the Service Contract¡¨). The Services under the Service Contract is to provide environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) services for the Works Contracts pursuant to the requirement of Environmental Team (ET) under the Approved EM&A Manual to ensure that the environmental performance of the Works Contracts comply with the requirement specified in the EM&A Manual and EIA Report of Agreement No. CE 43/2008 (HY) Cross Bay Link, Tseung Kwan O - Investigation and other relevant statutory requirements.

 

1.1.3             As part of the EM&A programme, baseline monitoring shall be undertaken before the Project construction work commencement to determine the ambient environmental condition. The baseline air quality, background noise and water quality monitoring has been carried out between 21st September 2018 and 13th November 2018 at the designated and interim locations.  The baseline monitoring report under the EP-459/2013 has been compiled by the ET and verified by Independent Environmental Checker (hereinafter the ¡§IEC¡¦) prior submitted to EPD on 19th November 2018 for endorsement.

 

1.1.4             This is the 5th Quarterly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1st December 2019 to 29th February 2020 (hereinafter ¡¥the Reporting Period¡¦).

 

1.2                   Report Structure

1.2.1             The Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report is structured into the following sections:-

Section 1

Introduction

Section 2

Project Organization and Construction Progress

Section 3

Summary of Impact Monitoring Requirements

Section 4

Impact Monitoring Results

Section 5

Waste Management

Section 6

Site Inspections

Section 7

Landfill Gas Monitoring

Section 8

Environmental Complaints and Non-Compliance

Section 9

Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

Section 10

Conclusions and Recommendations

 


2.                       Project Organization and Construction progress and Submission

2.1                   Project Organization

2.1.1             The project organization is shown in Appendix B.  The responsibilities of respective parties can be referred to Monthly Report.

 

2.2                   Construction Progress

2.2.1             3-month rolling construction program of each Works Contract is enclosed in Appendix C; and the major construction activities undertaken in the Reporting Period is presented in below sub-sections.

Contract 1 (Contract No. NE/2017/07)

2.2.2             The major construction activities of Contract 1 undertaken in this Reporting Period are:-

Ÿ  Piling works at Portion II

Ÿ  Welding of steel bracket for precast shell installation at Portion II

Ÿ  Fabrication of bottom deck panels, top deck panels and diaphragm panels at Portion II

Ÿ  Fabrication of arch panel

Ÿ  Precast shell fabrication at Portion II

Ÿ  Stainless steel gully fabrication at Portion II

Ÿ  Modification work for precast yard at Portion II

 

Contract 2 (Contract No. NE/2017/08)

2.2.3             The major construction activities of Contract 2 undertaken in this Reporting Period are:-

Ÿ  Bored-Piling Works (Portion III, VI & VII)

Ÿ  Pre-bored Socket H-Pile (Portion VI)

Ÿ  Pre-drilling Works (Portion VI)

Ÿ  Excavation Work (Portion VI)

Ÿ  Drainage Installation Work (Portion III & VI)

Ÿ  Sheet pile Work (Portion VI)

Ÿ  Footing construction (Portion III & VI)

Ÿ  Excavation & RC works (Superstructure) (Portion III)

Ÿ  Installation of temporary road lightings & removal of existing road lightings (Portion VI)

                                               

2.3                   Summary of Environmental Submissions

2.3.1             All the documents required under Environmental Permit No. EP-459/2013 were submitted within the required timeframe. The details can be referred to the Monthly Report.

 

2.3.2             Upon completed baseline monitoring, a Baseline Monitoring Report was verified by IEC on 19 November 2018 and submitted to EPD on that day for endorsement.

 

2.3.3             The notification of Project dedicated web site to EPD was made on 9 January 2019 (http://www.envcbltko.hk/).

 

 


3.                       Summary of Environmental Monitoring Programmes and Requirements

3.1                   General

3.1.1             The Environmental Monitoring and Audit Programmes and requirements are set out in the Approved EM&A manual.  Environmental issues such as air quality, construction noise and water quality were identified as the key issues during the construction phase of the Project.  A summary of EM&A programmes and requirements are presented in the sub-sections below.

 

3.2                   Monitoring Parameters

3.2.1             Monitoring parameters of air quality, noise and water quality are summarized in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1      Summary of EM&A Requirements

Environmental Issue

Parameters

Air Quality

Ÿ  1-hour TSP by Real-Time Portable Dust Meter; and

Ÿ  24-hour TSP by High Volume Air Sampler

Noise

Ÿ  Leq (30min) in six consecutive Leq(5 min) between 07:00-19:00 on normal weekdays

Ÿ  Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.

Water Quality

Ÿ  In-situ measurement ¡V Dissolved Oxygen (DO) concentration (mg/L) & saturation (%), pH, Salinity (mg/L), Temperature (ºC) and Turbidity (NTU); and

Ÿ  Laboratory analysis ¡V SS (mg/L)

 

3.3                   Monitoring Locations

Air Quality and Construction Noise

3.3.1             According to the Approved EM&A Manual Section 5.4 and Section 6.3, three (3) representative air sensitive receivers (ASR) and four (4) representative noise sensitive receivers were designated as monitoring stations.  The designated air quality and noise monitoring locations are listed in Table 3-2 and Table 3-3, and illustrated in Appendix D.

Table 3-2      Designated Air Quality Monitoring Location recommended in EM&A Manual

ID

Location in the EM&A Manual

Currently Situation

AM1

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Aided Primary School & Secondary School

Not yet construct

AM2

Lohas Park Stage 2 (Planned Development in Area 86)

Under Construction

AM3

Lohas Park Stage 3 (Planned Development in Area 86)

Under Construction

 

Table 3-3      Designated Construction Noise Monitoring Location recommended by EM&A Manual

ID

Location

Currently Situation

CNMS-1

Lohas Park Stage 1(Planned Development in Area 86, Package 5) (Southeast facade)

Available for resident occupation in November 2019

CNMS-2

Lohas Park Stage 1 (Planned Development in Area 86, Package 6) (Southeast facade)

Under Construction

CNMS-3

Lohas Park Stage 3 (Planned Development in Area 86,Package 11) (West facade)

Under Construction

CNMS-4

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Aided Primary School & Secondary School (Southwest facade)

Not yet construct

 

3.3.2             As observed and confirmed by ET and IEC during the joint site visit on 29th August 2018, the designated air quality and noise monitoring locations are under construction or yet to construct. It is considered that these designated locations are not appropriate to perform air quality and noise monitoring. In this regard, alternative locations were proposed as interim arrangement to carry out air quality and noise monitoring before occupation of the designated monitoring location. A letter enclosed with the alternative location proposal and IEC verification (Our Ref: TCS00975/18/300/L0038) was sent to EPD on 19th October 2018 and the proposal was agreed by EPD. Therefore, air quality and construction noise impact monitoring would be performed at the agreed alternative locations until the designated sensitive receivers occupied and granted the premises. 

 

3.3.3             The designated and interim alternative monitoring location for impact air quality and noise monitoring in the Reporting Period are summarized in Table 3-4 and illustrated in Appendix D.

 

Table 3-4      Interim alternative location for air quality and noise monitoring

Location ID

Monitoring Parameter

Location

AM4

1-Hour TSP Air Quality

Podium of Lohas Park Phase 2A (Le Prestige)

AM5

24-Hour TSP Air Quality

Boundary of Site Office near Junction of Wan Po Road and Wan O Road

CNMS-1

Noise (Leq, L10 & L90)

Podium of Lohas Park Package 4

CNMS-5

Noise (Leq, L10 & L90)

Podium of Lohas Park Phase 2A (Le Prestige)

               Remark: Since 24-Hour TSP Air Quality monitoring is not granted at AM4 Lohas Park Phase 2A, the 24-Hour TSP monitoring was therefore proposed at AM5 which is located at the boundary of the project site office.

 

Water Quality

3.3.4             According to Table 7.1 of the approved EM&A Manual Section 7.4, two Control Stations (C3 & C4), six (6) sensitive receivers (CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4, CC13 & SWI1) and one (1) Gradient station (I1) are recommended to perform water quality monitoring.  Details and coordinate of these water quality monitoring stations are described in Table 3-5 and the locations is shown in Appendix D.

Table 3-5      Location of Water Quality Monitoring Station

Station

Coordinates

Description

Easting

Northing

CC1

843201

816416

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Coral Sites at Chiu Keng Wan

CC2

844076

817091

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Coral Sites at Junk Bay

CC3

844606

817941

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Coral Sites at Junk Island

CC4

845444

815595

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Coral Sites at Fat Tong Chau West

CC13

844200

817495

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Coral Sites at Junk Bay near Chiu Keng Wan

SWI1

845512

817442

Sensitive Receiver ¡V Tseung Kwan O Salt Water Intake

C3

843821

816211

Control Station (Ebb Tide) ¡V within Junk Bay

C4

844621

815770

Control Station (Flood Tide) ¡V within Junk Bay

I1

844602

817675

Gradient Station ¡V in between Lam Tin Tunnel (LTT) and CBL

 

3.4                   Monitoring Frequency and Period

3.4.1             To according with the approved EM&A Manual, impact monitoring requirements are presented as follows.

 

Air Quality Monitoring

3.4.2             Air quality impact monitoring frequency is as follows:

Ÿ   Once every 6 days of 24-hour TSP and 3 times of 1-hour TSP monitoring; during course of works throughout the construction period

 

Construction Noise Monitoring

3.4.3             Construction noise monitoring frequency is as follows:

Ÿ   One set of Leq(30min) measurements in a weekly basis between 07:00 and 19:00 hours on normal weekdays during course of works as throughout the construction period

Ÿ   If construction works are extended to include works during the hours of 1900-0700, additional weekly impact monitoring shall be carried out during evening and night-time works. Applicable permits under the NCO shall be obtained by the Contractor.

 

Water Quality (Marine Water) Monitoring

3.4.4             Marine water impact monitoring frequency is as follows:

Ÿ   Three days a week, at mid ebb and mid flood tides during course of pile excavation works for the bridge pier foundations underway.  Moreover, the intervals between 2 consecutive sets of monitoring day shall not be less than 36 hours.

 

3.5                   Determination of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels

3.5.1             The baseline results form the basis for determining the environmental acceptance criteria for the impact monitoring.  A summary of the Action/Limit (A/L) Levels for air quality, construction noise and water quality are shown in Tables 3-6, 3-7 and 3-8 respectively.

Table 3-6      Action & Limit Levels of Air Quality (1-Hour & 24-Hr TSP)

Monitoring Station

Action Level (mg /m3)

Limit Level (mg/m3)

1-Hour TSP

24-Hr TSP

1-Hour TSP

24-Hr TSP

AM4

278

NA

500

NA

AM5

NA

190

NA

260

Note:     1-Hour & 24-Hr TSP of Action Level = (Average Baseline Results ¡Ñ 1.3 + Limit level)/2

 

Table 3-7      Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise, dB(A)

Monitoring Location

Action Level

Limit Level

(Leq30min)

Time Period: 0700-1900 hours on normal weekdays

CNMS-1

When one or more documented complaints are received

75 dB(A)

CNMS-5

Remarks:

1.           Construction noise monitoring will be resumed at the designated locations CNMS-2, CNMS-3 and CNMS4 once they are available and permission are granted;

2.           The designated locations CNMS-1, CNMS-2 and CNMS-3 are located at residential building which are still under construction, Limit Level of 75dB(A) will be adopted until they are occupied;

3.           The designated location CNMS-4 is located at planned school and still not yet to construction.  When the school occupied and operated, Limit Level of 70dB(A) should be adopted and should be reduced to 65dB(A) during examination period; and

4.           If construction works are required during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the Noise Control Authority shall be followed.

 

Table 3-8      Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Monitoring Station

Depth Average of SS (mg/L)

Action Level

Limit Level

CC1

7.8

OR 120% of upstream control station at the same tide of the same day

(Control Station C3 at Ebb tide and Control Station C4 at Flood tide), whichever is higher

9.3

OR 130% of upstream control station at the same tide of the same day

(Control Station C3 at Ebb tide and Control Station C4 at Flood tide) , whichever is higher

CC2

9.0

9.2

CC3

8.2

9.0

CC4

13.8

15.4

CC13

8.9

10.3

SWI1

8 mg/L

10 mg/L

 



Monitoring Location

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)

Depth Average of Surface and Mid-depth

Bottom

Action Level

Limit Level

Action Level

Limit Level

CC1

5.8

5.7

5.3

5.2

CC2

5.8

5.7

5.3

5.1

CC3

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.7

CC4

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.4

CC13

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.2

SWI1

5.4

4.8

5.1

5.0

 

Monitoring Location

Depth Average of Turbidity (NTU)

Action Level

Limit Level

CC1

5.8

OR 120% of upstream control station at the same tide of the same day

(Control Station C3 at Ebb tide and Control Station C4 at Flood tide) , whichever is higher

6.0

OR 130% of upstream control station at the same tide of the same day

(Control Station C3 at Ebb tide and Control Station C4 at Flood tide) , whichever is higher

CC2

4.6

5.5

CC3

4.8

5.4

CC4

6.1

7.1

CC13

6.0

6.3

SWI1

6.1

7.1

 

3.5.2             Should non-compliance of the environmental quality criteria occurs, remedial actions will be triggered according to the Event and Action Plan as stated EM&A Manual.

 


 

4.                       Impact Monitoring Result

4.1                   Results of Air Quality Monitoring in the Reporting Month

4.1.1             During the Reporting Period, 51 sessions of 1-hour TSP and 16 sessions of 24-hours TSP monitoring were carried out and the monitoring results are summarized in Table 4-1.  The relevant graphical plots are shown in Appendix E.

Table 4-1      Summary of Air Quality Impact Monitoring Results

Monitoring Location

1-hour TSP (µg/m3)

24-hour TSP (µg/m3)

Min

Max

Average

Min

Max

Average

AMS-4

51

116

79

 

Record Date

14-Feb-20

7-Dec-19

51 events

AMS-5

 

39

173

111

Record Date

11-Feb-20

17-Feb-20

16 events

 

4.1.2             As shown in Table 4-1, all the 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP monitoring results were below the Action / Limit Levels.  No Notification of Exceedance (NOE) was issued in this Reporting Period.

 

4.1.3             No adverse impact due to weather condition on the monitoring result was observed in reporting quarter. The summary of meteorological information for the Reporting Period is shown in Appendix F.

 

4.2                   Results of Construction Noise Monitoring

4.2.1             14 sessions of daytime construction noise monitoring and 6 sessions of evening construction noise monitoring were performed at the interim alternative location CNMS-1 in the reporting period; and 14 sessions of daytime construction noise monitoring and 6 sessions of evening construction noise monitoring were performed at the interim alternative location CNMS-5 in the reporting period.  The noise monitoring results at interim alternative location CNMS-5 is summarized in Table 4-2 and Table 4-3.  The relevant graphical plots are shown in Appendix E.

Table 4-2      Summary of Daytime Construction Noise Impact Monitoring Results

Monitoring Location

Leq, 30min (dB((A))

Min

Max

Average

CNMS-1

57.3

69.2

65.5

Record Date

3-Feb-20

26-Feb-20

14 sessions

CNMS-5

63.3

70.5

67.0

Record Date

3-Feb-20

10-Jan-20

14 sessions

 

4.2.2             All the measured daytime construction noise results were below 75dB(A) of the acceptance criteria. However, three (3) occasions of environmental complaints regarding construction noise was received in the Report Period, which has one occasion complaint was related Contract 1 and two occasions were related Contract 2.  No non-compliance was therefore found during the Reporting Period.

Table 4-3      Summary of Evening Construction Noise Impact Monitoring Results

Monitoring Location

Leq, 5min (dB((A))

Min

Max

Average

CNMS-1

52.2

58.9

54.6

Record Date

3-Dec-19

11-Dec-19

6 sessions

CNMS-5

59.0

63.0

61.9

Record Date

18-Dec-19

23-Dec-19

6 sessions

 

4.2.3             A total of ten (10) limit level evening noise monitoring exceedances were recorded in the reporting period due to the measured results were higher than 55dB(a) of the acceptance criteria. Investigations were undertaken by ET accordingly and it was considered the exceedances recorded were unlikely due to the Project.

 

4.3                   Results of Water quality Monitoring

4.3.1             In this Reporting Period, a total of 37 sampling days were performed for marine water monitoring at the nine designated locations.  Monitoring results of 3 key parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and suspended solids are summarized in Tables 4-4 to 4-7 and the graphical plots are shown in Appendix E.

Table 4-4      Results Summary of Depth Average (Surface & Middle Layer) of DO (mg/L)

Tidal

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC13

SWI1

C3

C4

I1

Mid-Ebb

Average

7.55

7.54

7.48

7.55

7.55

7.48

7.50

7.57

7.52

Min

5.07

5.18

5.37

5.29

5.21

5.37

6.53

4.77

5.31

Max

8.20

8.32

8.20

8.24

8.35

8.44

8.06

8.18

8.21

Mid-Flood

Average

7.59

7.56

7.49

7.54

7.57

7.55

7.52

7.56

7.54

Min

6.71

6.74

6.43

6.40

6.86

6.57

6.71

6.69

6.75

Max

8.20

8.33

8.22

8.22

8.33

8.26

8.14

8.16

8.21

Table 4-5      Results Summary of Bottom Depth of DO (mg/L)

Tidal

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC13

SWI1

C3

C4

I1

Mid-Ebb

Average

7.47

7.43

7.24

NA

7.49

7.45

7.42

7.49

7.37

Min

6.54

6.62

6.03

NA

6.70

6.26

7.45

7.51

7.39

Max

8.15

8.21

7.90

NA

8.22

8.28

7.46

7.52

7.40

Mid-Flood

Average

7.48

7.43

7.28

NA

7.51

7.48

7.42

7.47

7.37

Min

6.62

6.44

6.24

NA

6.55

4.84

6.53

6.59

6.29

Max

8.16

8.23

8.02

NA

8.28

8.33

7.92

7.90

8.07

Remark: No Dissolved Oxygen (Bottom) monitoring data available for CC4 due to the water depth measured at CC4 during the monitoring days were less than 3 meters.

Table 4-6      Results Summary of Depth Average of Turbidity (NTU)

Tidal

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC13

SWI1

C3

C4

I1

Mid-Ebb

Average

1.37

1.60

1.72

1.42

1.28

1.40

1.35

1.35

1.87

Min

0.56

0.77

0.93

0.63

0.57

0.56

0.59

0.37

1.02

Max

3.86

4.40

4.30

2.87

3.88

3.80

3.17

4.27

4.34

Mid-Flood

Average

1.31

1.42

1.73

1.39

1.35

1.41

1.41

1.38

1.55

Min

0.74

0.72

0.92

0.64

0.55

0.31

0.57

0.50

0.96

Max

3.83

2.35

4.30

4.32

5.25

3.89

3.50

3.80

2.79

Table 4-7      Results Summary of Depth Average of Suspended Solids (mg/L)

Tidal

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC13

SWI1

C3

C4

I1

Mid-Ebb

Average

3.60

3.56

3.70

3.58

3.45

4.33

3.72

3.34

3.78

Min

1.00

1.47

1.00

1.00

1.03

1.85

1.35

1.08

1.10

Max

10.43

8.45

7.50

6.75

7.22

10.08

8.23

7.13

9.10

Mid-Flood

Average

3.38

3.83

3.47

3.75

3.61

3.80

3.19

3.23

3.73

Min

1.10

1.00

1.12

1.00

1.12

1.65

1.35

1.02

1.15

Max

6.90

7.83

7.72

8.50

7.02

9.65

8.80

7.80

8.18

 

4.3.2             A summary of exceedances for the four parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and suspended solids (SS) are shown in Table 4-8.

 

4.4                   Table 4-8   Summary of Water Quality Exceedance

Station

DO

(Ave of Top & mid-depth)

DO

(Bottom Depth)

Turbidity

(Depth Ave)

SS

(Depth Ave)

Total Exceedance for the Station

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

AL

LL

CC1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

CC2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

CC3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

CC4

0

0

NA

NA

0

0

0

0

0

0

CC13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SWI1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

No of Exceedance

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

2

1

 

4.4.1                 In this Reporting Period, a total of two (2) Action Level and one (1) Limit Level exceedances of Suspended Solids recorded.   

 

4.4.2                 Upon confirmation of the monitoring result, Notification of Exceedances (NOEs) have been issued to relevant parties.  Investigation for the cause of exceedance was carried out by ET Since silt curtains as water quality mitigation measure were properly implemented, no abnormal and turbid discharge made from the construction site was observed during the course of marine water sampling, it is considered that the exceedances of suspended solid recorded in this period were unlikely caused by the Project. Nevertheless, the Contractor was reminded to check the implementation of silt curtain regularly to ensure no seepage of muddy water into the marine water body.

 


 

5.                       Waste Management

5.1                   General Waste Management

5.1.1             Waste management would be carried out by an on-site Environmental Officer or an Environmental Consultant from time to time.

 

5.2                   Records of Waste Quantities

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; and

l  General Refuse

 

5.2.2             According to the information provided by Contractor of Contract 1 and Contract 2, waste disposal was made in the Reporting period are summarized in Tables 5-1 and 5-2.

Table 5-1      Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials

Type of Waste

Contract

No

Quantity

Disposal Location

Dec 2019

Jan 2020

Feb 2020

Total Generated C&D Materials (Inert) (in '000m3)

1

1.104

1.020

0.102

TKO 137

2

0.700

1.374

1.750

Reused in this Project (Inert)

(in '000m3)

1

0

0

0

-

2

0

0

0

-

Reused in other Projects (Inert)

(in '000m3)

1

0

0

0

-

2

 

0

0

-

Disposal as Public Fill (Inert)

(in '000m3)

1

1.104

1.020

0.102

TKO 137

2

0.700

1.374

1.750

Imported Fill (¡¥000m3)

1

0

0

0

-

2

0

0

0

-

Table 5-2      Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes

Type of Waste

Contract

No

Quantity

Disposal Location

Dec 2019

Jan 2020

Feb 2020

Recycled Metal (¡¥000kg)

1

0

0

0

-

2

0

0

 

Recycled Paper / Cardboard Packing (¡¥000kg)

1

0.100

0.088

0.095

Licensed collector

2

0

0

0

Recycled Plastic (¡¥000kg)

1

0

0

0

-

2

0

0

0

Chemical Wastes (¡¥000kg)

1

0

0

0

Licensed collector

2

0

0.036

0

General Refuses (¡¥000m3)

1

0.154

0.100

0.073

NENT

2

0.012

0.019

0.004

 

5.2.3             The Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table of the Contracts 1 and Contract 2 are shown in Appendix G.

 

 

 


6.                       Site Inspection

6.1                   Requirements

6.1.1             According to the approved EM&A Manual, the environmental site inspection shall be formulation by ET Leader.  Weekly environmental site inspections should carry out to confirm the environmental performance.

 

6.2                   Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month

Contract 1

6.2.1             In this Reporting Period, 12 events of weekly joint site inspection was carried out for Contract 1 to evaluate site environmental performance. The summaries of the findings during site inspection are presented in Table 6-1 and the details of site inspection can be found in relevant EM&A monthly report.

 

Table 6-1      Summary of Site Observations of the Contract 1

Reporting Period

Date of site inspection

Nos. of Findings/ Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

December 2019

4, 11, 17 & 27 December 2019

4

Completed

January 2020

2, 6, 13 & 22 January 2020

5

Completed

February 2020

5, 12, 19 & 26 February 2020

4

Completed

 

6.2.2             In the Reporting Period, no non-compliance was recorded for Contract 1; however, 13 observations were recorded during the site inspections and the major findings were related to water quality and chemical management mitigation measures. Details of the findings of the inspection in the reporting period can be referred to the Monthly EM&A Report. The findings found in the weekly site inspection were in general rectified within the specified deadlines.  The environmental performance of the Project was therefore considered satisfactory.

 

Contract 2

6.2.3             In this Reporting Period, 12 events of weekly joint site inspection was carried out for Contract 2 to evaluate site environmental performance. The summaries of the findings during site inspection are presented in Table 6-2 and the details of site inspection can be found in relevant EM&A monthly report.

 

Table 6-2      Summary of Site Observations of the Contract 2

Reporting Period

Date of site inspection

Nos. of Findings/ Deficiencies

Follow-Up Status

December 2019

4, 11, 17 & 27 December 2019

7

Completed

January 2020

2, 6, 13 & 22 January 2020

4

Completed

February 2020

5, 12, 19 & 26 February 2020

6

Completed

 

6.2.4             In the Reporting Period, no non-compliance was recorded for Contract 2; however, 17 observations were recorded during the site inspections and the major findings were related to general housekeeping and chemical management mitigation measures.  Details of the findings of the inspection in the reporting period can be referred to the Monthly EM&A Report. The findings found in the weekly site inspection were in general rectified within the specified deadlines.  The environmental performance of the Project was therefore considered satisfactory.


7.                       Landfill Gas Monitoring

7.1                   General Requirement

7.1.1             Pursuant to Section 13 of the Project¡¦s EM&A Manual, Landfill gas monitoring shall perform during construction activities within the 250m Consultation Zone of Tseung Kwan O Stage II & III Landfill.  For landfill gas monitoring requirements, pre entry and routine measurement shall be undertaken in accordance with the Factories and Industrial Undertaking (Confined Spaces) Regulation.

 

7.1.2             According to Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) S14.7.6, portable monitoring equipment can be used to conduct landfill gas monitoring.  Moreover, the frequency and areas to be monitored should be set down prior to commencement of the works either by the Safety Officer or by an appropriately qualified person.

 

7.2                   Limit Levels and Event and Action Plan

7.2.1             In event of the trigger levels specified in Table 14.6 of the EIA report being exceeded, a person, such as the Safety Officer, shall be nominated, with deputies, to be responsible for dealing with any emergency which may occur due to LFG.  In an emergency situation the nominated person, or his deputies, shall have the necessary authority and shall ensure that the confined space is evacuated and the necessary works implemented for reducing the concentrations of gas.  The Limit levels and relevant Action Plans for landfill gas detected in utilities and any on-site areas following construction is listed in Table 7-1.

Table 7-1      Actions in the Event of Landfill Gas Being Detected in Excavations

Parameter

Limit Level

Actions

Methane

>10% LEL (i.e. >0.5% by volume)

Ÿ  Post ¡§No Smoking¡¨ signs

Ÿ  Prohibit hot works

Ÿ  Ventilate to restore methane to <10% LEL

>20% LEL (i.e. >1% by volume)

Ÿ  Stop excavation works

Ÿ  Evacuate personnel/prohibit entry

Ÿ  Increase ventilation to restore methane to <10% LEL

Carbon dioxide

>0.5%

Ÿ  Ventilate to restore carbon dioxide to <0.5%

>1.5%

Ÿ  Stop excavation works

Ÿ  Evacuate personnel/prohibit entry

Ÿ  Increase ventilation to restore carbon dioxide to <0.5%

Oxygen

<19%

Ventilation to restore oxygen >19%

<18%

Ÿ  Stop excavation works

Ÿ  Evacuate personnel/prohibit entry

Ÿ  Increase ventilation to restore oxygen to >19%

 

7.2.2             In the event of the trigger levels specified in Table 9-1 being exceeded, the Safety Officer shall be responsible for dealing with any emergency which may occur due to landfill gas.

 

7.3                         Landfill Gas Monitoring

7.3.1             In the Reporting Period, landfill gas monitoring was conducted at the zone Wan O Road which excavation work of Contract 2 was carried out.

 

7.3.2             There were a total of 68 days monitoring were carried by the Safety Officer or an approved and qualified persons.  The results of landfill gas measurement are summarized in Table 7-2.


 

Table 7-2     Summary of Landfill Gas Measurement Results

Landfill Gas Parameter

Action Level

Limit Level

Detectable at LMR

Min

Max

Methane

>10% LEL (>0.5% v/v)

>20% LEL (>1% v/v)

0.1%

0.1%

Oxygen

<19%

<18%

20.7%

21.0%

Carbon Dioxide

>0.5%

>1.5%

0.1%

0.2%

 

7.3.3             The measurement results shown that slightly methane concentration was detected, oxygen concentration measured was over 19.0 % and Carbon Dioxide was between 0.1% and 0.2 %.  No exceedance was triggered and therefore no corrective action was required accordingly


 

8.                       Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance

8.1                   Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution

8.1.1             In the Reporting Period, three (3) environmental complaints were received with respect to the construction noise arising from Contract 1 and 2. Besides, no summons and prosecution under the EM&A Programme was lodged for the project.  The statistical summary table of environmental complaint is presented in Tables 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3. A summarized record of all complaints received was provided in Appendix H.

 

Table 8-1      Statistical Summary of Environmental Complaints

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Complaint Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

1

0

1

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

0

1

NA

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

1

2

Noise

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

2

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

2

2

Noise

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

0

2

NA

 

Table 8-2      Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Complaint Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

1

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

2

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

0

0

NA

 

Table 8-3      Statistical Summary of Environmental Prosecution

Reporting Period

Contract

Environmental Complaint Statistics

Frequency

Cumulative

Complaint Nature

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

1

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 December 2019

2

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 31 January 2020

0

0

NA

1 ¡V 29 February 2020

0

0

NA

 

 

 


9.                       Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

9.1                   General Requirements

9.1.1             The environmental mitigation measures that recommended in the Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures (ISEMM) in the approved EM&A Manual covered the issues of dust, noise, water and waste and they are summarized presented in Appendix I.

 

9.1.2             The Contractors had been implementing the required environmental mitigation measures according to the Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual subject to the site condition.  Environmental mitigation measures generally implemented by the Contractors in this Reporting Month are summarized in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1      Environmental Mitigation Measures in the Reporting Period

Issues

Environmental Mitigation Measures

Construction Noise

¡P       Regularly to maintain all plants, so only the good condition plants were used on-site ;

¡P       If possible, all mobile plants onsite operation has located far from NSRs;

¡P       When machines and plants (such as trucks) were not in using, it was switched off;

¡P       Wherever possible, plant was prevented oriented directly the nearby NSRs;

¡P       Provided quiet powered mechanical equipment to use onsite;

¡P       Weekly noise monitoring was conducted to ensure construction noise meet the criteria.

Air Quality

¡P       Stockpile of dusty material was covered entirely with impervious sheeting or sprayed with water so as to maintain the entire surface wet;

¡P       The construction plants regularly maintained to avoid the emissions of black smoke;

¡P       The construction plants switched off when it not in use;

¡P       Water spraying on haul road and dry site area was provided regularly;

¡P       Where a vehicle leaving the works site is carrying a load of dusty materials, the load has covered entirely with clean impervious sheeting; and

¡P       Before any vehicle leaving the works site, wheel watering has been performed.

Water Quality

¡P       Debris and refuse generated on-site collected daily;

¡P       Oils and fuels were stored in designated areas;

¡P       The chemical waste storage as sealed area provided;

¡P       Site hoarding with sealed foot were provided surrounding the boundary of working site to prevent wastewater or site surface water runoff get into public areas; and

¡P       Portable chemical toilets were provided on-site. A licensed contractor was regularly disposal and maintenance of these facilities.

¡P       Silt curtain was installed and maintained in accordance with EP condition

Waste and Chemical Management

¡P    Excavated material reused on site as far as possible to minimize off-site disposal.

¡P    Scrap metals or abandoned equipment should be recycled if possible;

¡P    Waste arising kept to a minimum and be handled, transported and disposed of in a suitable manner;

¡P    Disposal of C&D wastes to any designated public filling facility and/or landfill followed a trip ticket system; and

¡P    Chemical waste handled in accordance with the Code of Practice on the Packaging, Handling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.

General

Ÿ The site is generally kept tidy and clean.

Ÿ Mosquito control is performed to prevent mosquito breeding on site.

 

 

 


10.                   Conclusions and Recommendations

10.1               Conclusions

10.1.1         This is the 5th Quarterly EM&A report as presented the monitoring results and inspection findings for the reporting period from 1st December 2019 to 29th February 2020.

 

10.1.2         In the Reporting Period, no daytime construction noise monitoring results that triggered the Limit Level was recorded. However, ten (10) sessions of evening additional construction noise monitoring results triggered the Limit Level. Investigation was undertaken by ET and it was considered that the exceedances recorded are unlikely caused by the Project.

 

10.1.3         In this Reporting Period, no 1-Hour TSP or 24-Hr TSP air quality monitoring exceedance was recorded. No NOE or the associated corrective actions were therefore issued.

 

10.1.4         For water quality monitoring, two (2) Action Level and one (1) Limit Level exceedance were recorded for Suspended Solids in the reporting period. Investigation for the cause of exceedance was carried out by ET subsequently and it is concluded that the exceedances recorded in this reporting period were unlikely caused by the Project.

 

10.1.5         In the Reporting Period, three (3) environmental complaints were received with respect to the construction noise arising from the contract 1 and 2 of the Project. Investigation for the complaints were undertaken by ET and mitigation measures were enhanced by the contractor. Nevertheless, the Contractor of Contract 1 and 2 were reminded to implement the noise mitigation measures as stated in EP and EM&A Manual as far as practicable.

 

10.1.6         No notification of summons or prosecution was received and recorded for the Project.

 

10.2               Recommendations

10.2.1         Due to the dry and windy season has begun in Hong Kong, the Contractors were reminded that all the works to undertaking must be fulfill environmental statutory requirement, especially construction dust come from working sites of the Project.

 

10.2.2         In regards to the marine works, special attention should be paid on excavation works for the bridge pier foundations underway in which water quality mitigation measures such as erection of silt curtain should be properly implemented and maintained.