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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................................................................................................ 1

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

2         SUMMARY OF EM&A REQUIREMENTS                                                                              2

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

2.2            Environmental Mitigation Measures........................................................................ 2

3         SUMMARY OF EM&A Monitoring Data                                                                               2

3.1            Monitoring Data........................................................................................................ 2

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

4         WASTE MANAGEMENT                                                                                                        3

5         ENVIRONMENTAL NON-CONFORMANCE                                                                         3

6         CONCLUSION, COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS                                                 4

 

 

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 ¡V 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(NIL)

Appendix E  Environmental Monitoring Data for Air Quality and Noise(NIL)

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 May 2021 and 31 July 2021.

 

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 requirement.  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 event was recorded. No necessary remedial actions have been taken.

 

No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting quarter.  No environmental complaint was 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 have submitted the termination proposal to EPD on 4 April 2018. And EPD replied the Final EM&A Report need to be provided to facilitate the consideration of cessation of construction phase EM&A Programme and the EM&A monitoring and audit works will not be terminated without prior approval of EPD.

 

 

 

 


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         No construction activities undertaken in the reporting month. No construction programme will be presented in Appendix A

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. Julian Ling/

Mr. Eddie Luk

2171 3303

2171 3498

Mott MacDonald

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

IEC

Mr. Steven Tang

2828 5920

2827 1823

Chun Wo

Contractor

Site Agent

Mr. Chan

2638 6144

2638 7077

Environmental Officer

Mr. Yip Yun Lam

3166 5111

Meinhardt

Environmental Team (ET)

ET Leader

Mr. WK. Chiu

2859 5881

2540 1580

Enquiry Hotline

General Enquiry

--

Ms Helena Mak

6355 1731

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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 May 2021 to 31 July 2021.

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/m3

292.7

500

Three times every 6 days

24-hour TSP

mg/m3

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         As no remaining construction activities will be undertaken, the air quality and noise monitoring has been suspended since 31 October 2020. Thus, no air quality, noise monitoring results and the graphical presentation of air quality, noise monitoring data will be presented.

 

Table 4.1     Summary of Monitoring Data in the Reporting Quarter

Monitoring Location

Minimum

Maximum

Average

Air Quality

1 hour Total Suspended Particulate

SR77

-

-

-

24 hour Total Suspended Particulate

SR77

-

-

-

Construction Noise

SR77

-

-

-

 

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 monitoring were recorded at SR77 in the reporting quarter.

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

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 0m3 of excavated material has been generated. 0m3 of inert C&D materials was disposed of at public fill to Tuen Mun Area 38, while 0m3 of inert C&D materials was reused on site. 0m3 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 requirement.  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 event was 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.