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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i

1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT INFORMATION 1

1.1 Background.............................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Construction Programme and Activities.................................................................. 1

1.3 Project Organisation................................................................................................ 2

1.4 Purpose of the Report.............................................................................................. 2

2 SUMMARY OF EM&A REQUIREMENTS 2

2.1 Monitoring Requirements......................................................................................... 2

2.2 Environmental Mitigation Measures........................................................................ 3

3 SUMMARY OF EM&A Monitoring Data 3

3.1 Monitoring Data........................................................................................................ 3

3.2 Summary of Monitoring Exceedances.................................................................... 3

4 WASTE MANAGEMENT 4

5 ENVIRONMENTAL NON-CONFORMANCE 4

6 CONCLUSION, COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5

List of Tables

Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel

Table 2.1 Monitoring Parameter

Table 3.1 Summary of Monitoring Data in the Reporting Quarter

Table 3.2 Summary of Exceedance Events in the Reporting Quarter

List of Figures

Figure 1 Demarcation of Entrusted Portion of Widening of Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway between Island House Interchange and Fanling – Stage 2

Figure 2 Environmental Monitoring Locations

List of Appendices

Appendix A Construction Programme

Appendix B Project Organization Structure

Appendix C Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS)

Appendix D Meteorological Data Extracted from Hong Kong Observatory

Appendix E Environmental Monitoring Data for Air Quality and Noise

Appendix F Waste Flow Table

Appendix G Statistics on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report documents the findings of EM&A works conducted in the quarter between 1 August Nov 2018 and 31 Jan 2019.

The impact stage EM&A programme for the Project includes air quality and noise monitoring.

The EM&A programme was carried out by the ET in accordance with the EM&A Manual requirements. It is concluded from the environmental monitoring and audit works that adequate environmental mitigation measures have been implemented by the civil works contractors where appropriate in the reporting quarter.

In the reporting quarter, no exceedance events was recorded. No necessary remedial actions have been taken.

No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting quarter. No environmental complaints wasere received in the reporting quarter. No environmental related prosecution or notification of summons was received in the reporting quarter.

The box culvert works have been partially completed by the end of March 2014 except the last construction activity, installation of a base slab at Box Culvert ID4. The installation of the base slab at Box Culvert ID4 was commenced in December 2016 and has been completed in March 2017.

The 4-week post construction water quality monitoring has been commenced and completed in April 2017.

As informed by the contractor, all major construction activities of the Entrusted Portion Project of Section 1A and 1B were substantially completed on 28 September 2018 and 3 October 2018 respectively. In such regard, the EM&A Programme of the captioned project, including monthly EM&A reporting and the corresponding environmental monitoring and audit works, is no longer required and we proposed to cease it by the end of December 2018 and we have submitted the termination proposal to EPD on 24 December 2018. The EM&A monitoring and audit works will be carried until the termination proposal is approved.

1 INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT INFORMATION

1.1 Background

1.1.1 The Project is a Designated Project under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499). An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report together with an Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual were approved on 14 July 2000 (Register Number: EIA-043/2000). The Project is governed by an Environmental Permit (EP) (EP-324/2008) which was granted on 23 December 2008. A variation of EP (VEP) was applied and the VEP (EP-324/2008/A) was subsequently granted on 31 January 2012. An additional VEP has been applied on 24 February 2014 and the VEP (EP-324/2008/B) was subsequently granted on 17 March 2014. Furthermore, an additional VEP has been applied on 9 March 2015 and the VEP (EP-324/2008/C) was subsequently granted on 27 March 2015. The previous VEP (EP-324/2008/D) was granted on 27 August 2015. The current VEP (EP-324/2008/E) was granted on 26 January 2017.

1.1.2 Chun Wo Construction & Engineering Co Ltd (Chun Wo) was commissioned by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) as the Civil Contractor for the Entrusted Portion of Widening of Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway between Island House Interchange and Fanling Stage 2. Meinhardt Infrastructure & Environment Ltd (MIEL) has been appointed by Chun Wo as the Environmental Team (ET) to fulfill the corresponding EM&A requirements pursuant to Environmental Permit No. EP-324/2008/D in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual (dated March 2015) for Widening of Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway between Island House Interchange and Fanling Stage 2. The EM&A programme commenced in 5 November 2013.

1.1.3 Figure 1 shows the works areas for the Entrusted Portion of Widening of Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway between Island House Interchange and Fanling Stage 2.

1.2 Construction Programme and Activities

1.2.1 The construction programme is presented in Appendix A. The remaining construction activities undertaken in the reporting quarter are summarized below:

· Cable Detection and Trial Trenches;

· Noise Barrier Construction;

· Road Pavement Works;

· Water main laying works (on Grade and on bridge deck);

· Installation of Noise barrier steel column & panel, and sign gantry (on Grade and on bridge deck);

· Construction of Pavilion and Pai Lau;

· Parapet Installation on bridge deck;

· Road Drainage Work;

· Waterproofing works on bridge deck;

· Bitumen paving on bridge deck;

· Construction of retaining wall; and

· Landscaping works;

· Construction of Police Observation Platform on the Northbound Fanling Highway; and

· Remaining works of Kiu Tau footbridge.

2 Project Organisation

2.1.1 The project organization structure is shown in Appendix B. The key personnel contact names and numbers for the Project, together with the general enquiry hotline, are summarised in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party	Role	Position	Name	Telephone	Fax
AECOM	Engineer’s Representative	Senior Resident Engineer	Mr. Alan Lee	2171 3303	2171 3498
		Resident Engineer (Environmental)	Mr. Perry Yam	2171 3350
Mott MacDonald	Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)	IEC	Mr. Steven Tang	2828 5920	2827 1823
Chun Wo	Contractor	Site Agent	Mr. Daniel Ho	2638 6144	2638 7077
		Environmental Officer	Mr. Yang Ran	26386147
		Environmental Supervisor	Mr. Franki Leung	2638 7005
Meinhardt	Environmental Team (ET)	ET Leader	Mr. Fredrick Leong	2859 1739	2540 1580
Enquiry Hotline	General Enquiry	--	Ms Helena Mak	6355 1731	--

2.2 Purpose of the Report

2.2.1 This is the Quarterly EM&A Report which summaries the impact monitoring results and audit findings for the Project during the reporting period between 1 Nov 2018 and 31 Jan 2019.

3 SUMMARY OF EM&A REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Monitoring Requirements

3.1.1 In accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual, environmental parameters including Air Quality and Noise have been monitored. The specific parameters, monitoring frequency and the respective Action and Limit Levels are given in Table 3.1 and the location of the monitoring station is shown in the Figure 2.

Table 3.1 Monitoring Parameter

Parameter	Unit	Action Level	Limit Level	Frequency
Air Quality
1-hour TSP	mg/m^3	292.7	500	Three times every 6 days
24-hour TSP	mg/m^3	170.3	260	Once every 6 days
Construction Noise
Leq 30min	dB(A)	When one documented valid complaint is received	75	Once every Week

Temporary Suspension of Box Culvert Works and Water Quality Monitoring

3.1.2 The box culvert works have been completed in the end of March 2017. The 4-week post construction water quality monitoring has been completed in the end of April 2017 in the same manner as the impact monitoring.

3.2 Environmental Mitigation Measures

3.2.1 Environmental mitigation measures have been recommended in the EM&A Manual and are given in Appendix C. The implementation status for the reporting quarter is also given in the Appendix.

4 SUMMARY OF EM&A MONITORING DATA

4.1 Monitoring Data

4.1.1 Monitoring has been conducted in accordance with the specification in the EM&A Manual in the reporting quarter. Meteorological data for the reporting quarter have been extracted from Hong Kong Observatory and are given in Appendix D. Monitoring data with graphical presentation for the reporting quarter have been given in Appendix E. A summary on the monitoring results has also been given in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1 Summary of Monitoring Data in the Reporting Quarter

Monitoring Location	Minimum	Maximum	Average
Air Quality
1 hour Total Suspended Particulate
SR77	90.0mg/m^3	202.0mg/m^3	152.7mg/m^3
24 hour Total Suspended Particulate
SR77	46.8mg/m^3	101.4mg/m^3	75.0 mg/m^3
Construction Noise
SR77	64.5dB(A)	71.0dB(A)	69.067.1dB(A)

4.2 Summary of Monitoring Exceedances

4.2.1 The number of exceedances event recorded in the reporting quarter is summarized in Table 4.2.

Table 4.2 Summary of Exceedance Events in the Reporting Quarter

Parameter	Criteria	Number of Exceedances Events	Number of Project Related Exceedance Events
Air Quality
1-hour Total Suspended Particulates	Action Level	0	0
	Limit Level	0	0
24-hour Total Suspended Particulates	Action Level	0	0
	Limit Level	0	0
Construction Noise
Leq 30min	Action Level	0	0
	Limit Level	0	0
	Limit Level	0	0

4.2.2 No exceedance of Action Level and Limit level for 1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP air monitoring wasere recorded at SR77 in the reporting quarter.

4.2.3 No exceedance of noise monitoring was recorded at SR77 in the reporting quarter.

4.2.4 The Contractor has been reminded to strengthen the mitigation measures including:

Air Quality

· Stockpile of dusty material shall be covered by impervious sheeting entirely.

· Vehicle washing facility shall be provided at all site exits to wash away any dusty materials from vehicle before they leave the site.

· Mud and debris shall be removed to prevent potential muddy water flow to public road.

Waste/ Chemical Management

· Secondary containment shall be provided for chemical to prevent potential leakage.

5 WASTE MANAGEMENT

5.1.1 The Contractor has registered as a chemical waste producer of the Project. The C&D materials and waste sorting were carried out on-site. Receptacles were provided for general refuse collection.

5.1.2 During the reporting quarter, a total of 6281m³ of excavated material has been generated. 4335m³ of inert C&D materials was disposed of at public fill to Tuen Mun Area 38, while 356m³ of inert C&D materials was reused on site. 390m³ of general refuse was disposed of at North East New Territories (NENT) Landfill. No plastics and no paper/cardboard packaging were collected by recycling contractor in the reporting quarter. No metals were collected by recycling contractor in the reporting quarter. No chemical waste was collected by licensed contractor in the reporting quarter. Details of the waste management data are presented in Appendix F.

6 ENVIRONMENTAL NON-CONFORMANCE

6.1.1 No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting quarter. No environmental complaint was received. No environmental related prosecution or notification of summons was received in the reporting quarter. The summary for the non-compliance, complaints and prosecutions is provided in Appendix G.

7 CONCLUSION, COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1.1 The EM&A programme was carried out by the ET in accordance with the EM&A Manual requirements. It is concluded from the environmental monitoring and audit works that adequate environmental mitigation measures have been implemented by the civil works contractors where appropriate in the reporting quarter.

7.1.2 In the reporting quarter, no exceedance events wereas recorded.

7.1.3 No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting quarter. No environmental complaints were received in the reporting quarter. No environmental related prosecution or notification of summons was received in the reporting quarter.

7.1.4 The box culvert works have been completed in the end of March 2017. The 4-week post construction water quality monitoring has been completed in the end of April 2017 in the same manner as the impact monitoring.