1.1.1
Civil Engineering
and Development Department (hereafter referred as “CEDD”) is the Project
Proponent and the Permit Holder of Agreement No. CE 59/2005 (EP)
Development of a Bathing Beach at Lung Mei, Tai Po (hereinafter
referred as “the Project”), which is a Designated Project to be implemented
under Environmental Permit number EP-388/2010 (hereinafter
referred as “the EP-388/2010” or “the EP”).
1.1.2
The major construction activities of the
Project comprise construction of 200-metre
long bathing beach with a groyne at each end, a shark prevention
net; a public car park; retaining walls; and the associated roadworks, drainage
and sewerage works. Layout plan of the Project is shown in Appendix A. Designated
works of the Project under the EP shall
include:
(i)
Construction of a 200m long beach with a groyne at each end of the beach which includes dredging and
sandfilling works;
(ii)
Construction of one culvert at the eastern side of the
beach and another small section of culvert and open drainage channel with
gabion embankments at the western end, both to collect and divert surface
runoff from upstream locations; and
(iii)
Construction of a beach building with associated beach
building facilities, kiosk and a carpark and associated road improvement works
adjoining the facility.
1.1.3
CEDD is Site
Resident Engineers (hereinafter referred as “SRE”) responsible for the Project
management; Welcome Construction CO., Ltd is a Main Contractor (hereinafter
referred as “Contractor”) responsible for construction
of the Project; and Action-United Environmental Services &
Consulting (hereinafter referred as “AUES”)
has been commissioned as an Independent Environmental Team (hereinafter referred
as “the ET”) to implement the relevant EM&A programme in accordance with the approved
EM&A Manual, as well as the associated duties. Moreover, Environmental Resources
Management is Independent Environmental Checker (hereinafter referred as “IEC”) of the Project.
1.1.4
As part of the Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) programme, baseline monitoring to determine the ambient
environmental conditions including air quality, noise and water quality were
undertaken between 7 June 2017 and 21 October 2017. After completed baseline monitoring, Baseline Monitoring Report for Air Quality and Noise (AUES Ref.: TCS00874/16/600/R0022v3) and Baseline
Monitoring Report for
Water Quality (AUES Ref.:
TCS00874/16/600/R0036v2) were verified by IEC and submitted to EPD for endorsement. These Baseline Monitoring Reports have summarized the key findings of
baseline condition and
determined a set
of Action and Limit Levels (A/L Levels) based on the baseline
data. The A/L Levels will serve as the
yardsticks for assessing the acceptability of the environmental impact during
construction phase of the Project Works impact monitoring.
1.1.5
The construction phase of the Project commenced on 1st
December 2017. Accordingly, the impact monitoring of the EM&A programme
commenced on the same date.
1.1.6
As advised by the Contractor and confirmed by CEDD, all marine dredging
was completed in late October 2019 and all sand laying underwater has been substantially completed in late
August 2020. It is confirmed that no further filling operation in the site
after sub-tidal profile survey check conducted on 31 August 2020 and CEDD have
no adverse comment on
it. The standing type silt
curtain installed as per Figure 3 of the Environmental Permit No. EP-388/2010
was removed and the shark prevention net was installed on 17 September 2020. In view of completion of all the marine
activities including dredging and sand laying underwater, the impact marine water quality monitoring for the
Project was terminated on 31 August 2020 according to the updated EM&A Manual Section 5.1.5. The notification of termination of
impact marine water quality monitoring was issued to CEDD, IEC and EPD without
adverse comment received.
1.1.7
In
view of substantial completion of construction work and in consideration of the
scale and nature of remaining works, the potential
environmental impacts associated with the remaining works for Project was
considered negligible. Proposal for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring
was submitted to EPD on 28th April 2021 and
the Proposal was approved by EPD on 17th May 2021. As advised by CEDD, operational phase of
the Project was commenced on 23rd June 2021.
1.1.8
This is the 43rd monthly EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection
findings for the reporting period from 1st to 30th June 2021.
1.2.1
The Monthly EM&A 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 Air Quality
Monitoring
Section 5 Construction
Noise Monitoring
Section 6 Water
Quality Monitoring
Section 7 Waste Management
Section 8 Ecology
Section 9 Site
Inspection
Section 10 Environmental
Complaint and non-compliance
Section 11 Implementation
Status of Mitigation Measures
Section 12 Conclusion
and Recommendation
2.1.1
Organization structure and contact details of relevant parties
with respect to on-site environmental management are shown in Appendix B.
The responsibilities of respective parties are:
Engineer or Engineers
Representative (ER)
2.1.2
The ER is responsible for overseeing the construction works and
for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance with
the specification and contract requirements. The duties and responsibilities of
the ER with respect to EM&A are:
·
monitor the Contractor’s compliance with contract specifications,
including the effective implementation and operation of environmental
mitigation measures and other aspects of the EM&A programme;
·
instruct the Contractor to follow the agreed protocols or those in
the Contract Specifications in the event of exceedances or complaints;
·
comply with the agreed Event and Action Plans in the event of any
exceedance;
·
liaise with the IEC and assist as necessary in the implementation
of the EM&A program; and
·
participate in joint site inspection undertaken by
the ET and IEC.
The Contractor
2.1.3
The duties and responsibilities of the Contractor are:
·
work within the scope of the construction contract and other
tender conditions;
·
provide assistance to the ET in carrying out monitoring;
·
Submit proposals on mitigation measures in
case of exceedances of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event and
Action Plans;
·
implement measures to reduce impact where Action and Limit levels
are exceeded;
·
implement the corrective actions instructed by ER/ET/IEC;
·
participate in the site inspections undertaken by the ET and the
IEC, as required, and undertake any corrective actions instructed by ER/ET/IEC;
and
·
adhere to the procedures for carrying out
complaint investigation.
Environmental Team (ET)
2.1.4
The ET will be led and managed by the ET Leader. The ET leader will have relevant
education, training, knowledge, experience and professional qualifications and
the appointment will be subject to the approval of the Director of
Environmental Protection and ER.
Suitably qualified staff will be included in the ET, and the ET should
not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project.
2.1.5
The duties and responsibilities of the ET are:
·
monitor various environmental parameters as required in this
EM&A Manual;
·
assess the EM&A data and review the success of the EM&A
programme determining the adequacy of the mitigation measures implemented and
the validity of the EIA predictions as well as identify any adverse
environmental impacts before they arise;
·
carry out regular site inspection to investigate and audit the Contractor’s
site practice, equipment and work methodologies with respect to pollution
control and environmental mitigation, and effect proactive action to pre-empt
issues;
·
review the Contractor’s working programme and methodology, and
comment as necessary;
·
review and prepare reports on the environmental monitoring data,
site environmental conditions and audits;
·
report on the environmental monitoring and audit results and
conditions to the IEC, Contractor, EPD and ER;
·
recommend suitable mitigation measures to the Contractor in the
case of exceedance of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event and
Action Plans;
·
adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation;
and,
·
the ET Leader will keep a contemporaneous
log-book and record each and every instance or circumstance or change of
circumstances which may affect the environmental impact assessment and every
non-conformance with the recommendations of the EIA Reports or the EPs.
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)
2.1.6
The duties and responsibilities of the IEC are:
·
review and monitor the implementation of the EM&A programme
and the overall level of environmental performance being achieved;
·
arrange and conduct monthly independent site inspections/audits of
the works;
·
validate and confirm the accuracy of monitoring results,
monitoring equipment, monitoring stations, monitoring procedures and locations
of sensitive receivers;
·
carry out random sample check and audit on monitoring data and
sampling procedures, etc;
·
audit the EIA recommendations and requirements against the status
of implementation of environmental protection measures on site;
·
on needed basis, audit the Contractor’s construction methodology
and agree the appropriate, reduced impact alternative in consultation with ER,
the ET and the Contractor;
·
provide specialist advice to ER and the Contractor on
environmental matters;
·
check complaint cases and the effectiveness of corrective
measures;
·
check that the necessary mitigation measures recommended in the
EIA, EP and Contract documents, or as subsequently required, are effectively
implemented;
·
review EM&A report submitted by the ET leader and feedback
audit results to ET by signing off relevant EM&A proformas;
·
report the findings of site inspections/ audits and other
environmental performance reviews to ER, ET, EPD and the Contractor;
2.2.1
The
major construction activities under the Project were completed.
2.3
Summary of Environmental Submissions
2.3.1
Summary of currently relevant permits,
licenses, and/or notifications on environmental protection for this Project in
this Reporting Period is presented in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits
|
Item
|
Description
|
License/Permit Status
|
|
Permit
no./Account no./ Ref. no.
|
From
|
To
|
|
1
|
Air pollution Control (Construction
Dust) Regulation
|
Ref. Number: 418137
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
2
|
Chemical Waste Producer Registration
|
Waste
Producers Number (WPN): 5213-728-W3437-01
|
21 August
2017
|
End of
Project
|
|
3
|
Water Pollution Control Ordinance
|
License No.: WT00028905-2017
|
24 October
2017
|
31 October
2022
|
|
4
|
Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of
Construction Waste) Regulation
|
Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste: Account No. 7017686
|
3 July 2013
|
End of
Project
|
2.3.2
The submission status as under the EP requirement
is presented in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2 Submission Status as under the EP Stipulation
|
Item
|
EP
condition
|
Description
|
Status
|
|
1
|
2.3
|
Management Organization of the Main Construction Companies
|
The updated version was submitted in May 2018
|
|
2
|
2.4
|
Report for Capture and
Relocation of Common Rat
Snake
|
Approved by EPD on 15 Sep 2017 (EPD ref.: (15) in
EP2/N5/C/46 Pt.6 dated 15 Sep 2017)
|
|
3
|
2.5
|
Landscape Plan
|
Approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 (EPD ref.: () in
EP2/N5/C/46 Pt.10 dated 6 July 2021)
|
|
4
|
3.12
|
Mangrove Seedling Planting Proposal
|
Approved by EPD on 22 April 2021 (EPD ref.: () in
EP2/N5/C/46 Pt.9 dated 22 April 2021)
|
|
5
|
3.13
|
Detailed Landscape As-built
Drawing(s)
|
Re-submitted to EPD on 22 June 2021
|
|
6
|
4.3
|
Baseline Monitoring Report for Air Quality
and Noise (AUES Ref.: TCS00874/16/600/R0022v3)
|
Approved by EPD on 8 Jan 2018 (EPD ref.: (36) in
EP2/N5/C/46 Pt.6 dated 8 Jan 2018)
|
|
7
|
Baseline Monitoring Report for Water Quality(AUES Ref.: TCS00874/16/600/R0036v2)
|
Approved by EPD on 10 Jan 2018 (EPD ref.: (37) in
EP2/N5/C/46 Pt.6 dated 10 Jan 2018)
|
3.1.1
The EM&A requirements are set out in the EM&A manual and
environmental issues such as air quality, construction noise and water quality
were identified as the key issues during the construction phase of the
Project.
3.1.2
In view of
completion of all the marine activities, the impact marine water
quality monitoring for the Project was terminated on 31 August 2020 according to the updated EM&A
Manual Section 5.1.5.
3.1.3
Moreover, in view
of substantial completion of construction work and in consideration of the
scale and nature of remaining works, the potential environmental impacts
associated with the remaining works for Project was considered negligible.
Proposal for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring was
submitted to EPD on 28th April 2021 and the
Proposal was approved by EPD on 17th May 2021.
4.
Air Quality Monitoring
4.1.1
In
view of substantial completion of work and in consideration of the scale and
nature of remaining works, a proposal for suspension of air quality and noise
monitoring was submitted to EPD on 28th April 2021 and the Proposal was approved by EPD on 17th May
2021.
4.1.2
Upon the proposal
for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring approved by EPD on 17th May
2021, impact air quality monitoring was not carried out in the Reporting
Period.
5.1.1
In
view of substantial completion of work and in consideration of the scale and
nature of remaining works, a proposal for suspension of air quality and noise
monitoring was submitted to EPD on 28 April 2021 and
the Proposal was approved by EPD on 17 May 2021.
5.1.2
Upon the proposal
for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring approved by EPD on 17th May
2021, impact noise monitoring was not carried out in the Reporting Period.
5.1.3
In the
Reporting Period, no complaint on construction
noise was received and registered, indicating no exceedance of Action Level. No non-compliance of construction noise was therefore found
during the Reporting Period.
6.1.1
In view of completion
of all the marine activities, the impact marine water quality monitoring for the
Project was terminated on 31 August 2020 according to the updated EM&A Manual Section 5.1.5. The notification of termination of
impact marine water quality monitoring was issued to CEDD, IEC and EPD without
adverse comment received.
6.1.2
Pursuant to updated EM&A Manual Section 5.1.6, post-project
marine water quality monitoring was conducted in September 2020 and October
2020 for 4 weeks to fulfill the EM&A requirement and the results were
presented in the monthly EM&A report (October 2020).
7.1.1
Waste management was carried out by an on-site Environmental
Officer or an Environmental Supervisor from time to time.
7.2.1
All types of waste arising from the construction work are
classified into the following:
Ÿ
Construction & Demolition (C&D)
Material;
Ÿ
Chemical Waste;
Ÿ
General Refuse; and
Ÿ
Excavated Soil.
7.2.2
The
quantities of waste for disposal in this Reporting Period are summarized in Tables
7-1 and 7-2 and the Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table is shown in Appendix C.
Whenever possible, materials were reused on-site as far as practicable.
Table 7-1 Summary
of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
|
Types
of Waste
|
Quantity
|
Disposal
Location
|
|
Total C&D Materials (Inert) (‘000m3)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Reused in this Contract (Inert) (‘000m3)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Reused in other
Projects (Inert) (‘000m3)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Disposal as Public
Fill (Inert) (‘000m3)
|
0
|
NA
|
Table 7-2 Summary
of Quantities of C&D Wastes
|
Types
of Waste
|
Quantity
|
Disposal
Location
|
|
Recycled Metal (‘000kg)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Recycled Paper / Cardboard Packing (‘000kg)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Recycled Plastic (‘000kg)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
Chemical Wastes (‘000kg)
|
0
|
NA
|
|
General Refuse (‘000m3)
|
0
|
NA
|
Seahorse
Translocation Surveys
8.1.1
The
seahorse captured and translocation was conducted in the period of 17
to 20
January 2018. Since the two tagged seahorses were not recorded at the
Ting Kok East reception site during the first 7 days Post-translocation
Seahorse Survey on 21 to 27
January 2018, Option 2 of monitoring programme was therefore adopted
to
perform the Post-translocation
Seahorse Survey in accordance
with the approved method
statement (Seahorses Translocation Plan (Version 1, 11 January 2018) refers). The Post-translocation Seahorse Survey
should be performed in the first year for a period of one year after the
completion of seahorse translocation. The proposed survey time would be at
least 28 man-hours (including 14 man-hours during daytime and 14 man-hours
during nighttime for each survey). The survey frequency
is listed below:
Ÿ
Daily for first week
Ÿ
three times per week for the second to fourth week
Ÿ
once a week for the
second to fourth month
Ÿ
once a month for the
fifth to twelve month
8.1.2
The one
year Post-translocation Seahorse
Survey at Ting Kok East
was completed in January 2019. Post-construction
will be undertaken at the installed shark net during the maintenance period of
the Project. A summary of submission regarding seahorse monitoring is shown in below Table 8-1.
Table 8-1 Summary
of Submission for Seahorse Monitoring
|
EM&A Ref.
|
Submission
|
First Submission
Date
|
Latest Version Submission
Date
|
Approval Status
|
|
S7.2.3.3
|
Seahorse
Translocation Plan
|
19 Sep 2017
|
30 Nov 2017
|
Approved by EPD
|
|
S7.2.3.8
|
Pre-translocation
Survey Report for Seahorse
|
1 Dec 2018
|
11
June 2020
|
Approved by EPD
|
|
S7.2.3.4
|
Seahorse
Translocation Report
|
29 Jan 2018
|
11
June 2020
|
Approved by EPD
|
|
S7.2.3.9
|
Post-translocation monitoring report (all reports)
|
|
|
1st Week
|
29 Jan 2018
|
To be updated by the
Contractor
|
The
report was submitted to EPD on 23 June 2021
|
|
2nd Week
|
4 Feb 2018
|
|
3rd Week
|
27 Mar 2018
|
|
4th Week
|
27 Mar 2018
|
|
Second Month
|
27 Mar 2018
|
|
Third Month
|
27 Mar 2018
|
|
Fourth Month
|
25 May 2018
|
|
Fifth Month
|
28 August 2018
|
|
Sixth Month
|
28 August 2018
|
|
Seven Month
|
28 August 2018
|
|
Eighth Month
|
4 Oct 2018
|
14 July 2020
|
|
Ninth Month
|
19 Oct 2018
|
12 April 2021
|
Approved by EPD on 27 Apr 21
|
|
Tenth Month
|
18 Nov 2018
|
12 April 2021
|
|
Eleventh Month
|
21 Dec 2018
|
12 April 2021
|
|
Twelfth Month
|
15 Feb 2019
|
12 April 2021
|
|
S7.2.3.10
|
1st
Post-construction monitoring report
|
30
Jun 2021
|
--
|
Pending approval
|
|
2nd
Post-construction monitoring report
|
To
be submitted
|
To
be submitted
|
Pending approval
|
|
3rd
Post-construction monitoring report
|
To
be submitted
|
To
be submitted
|
Pending approval
|
|
4th
Post-construction monitoring report
|
To
be submitted
|
To
be submitted
|
Pending approval
|
Marine
Ecological Monitoring
8.1.3
In
accordance to Section 7.2 of the updated EM & A manual, it is required to
conducting marine ecological monitoring after marine fauna relocation at a
six-monthly interval at (i) vicinity site near bathing beach at Lung Mei and
(ii) The Reception Site of Ting Kok East until expiry
of the Contract Maintenance Period.
8.1.4
The
objectives of the marine ecological monitoring are to collect data for
determining whether
there is any impact on the marine ecological resources (i) in the vicinity of
the Site
due to the development of the bathing beach at Lung Mei, and (ii) at the
Reception Site
of Ting Kok East due to translocation of the target
marine fauna.
Marine
Fauna Translocation
8.1.5
Target
marine fauna, including fishes, starfish, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, shall
be translocated
from the intertidal area of the Site at Lung Mei to the intertidal area at the Reception Site of Ting Kok
East before commencement of sand filling works or any other works that may cause disturbances to
the existing marine ecology. The translocation
works shall cover capturing, handling, holding, transporting and releasing of the captured target marine
fauna.
8.1.6
Baseline quantitative quadrat
surveys were conducted at the vicinity site of Lung Mei beach and Ting Kok East
in June 2017.
Moreover, fauna translocation was completed in
January 2018. After the translocation, marine ecological
monitoring was conducted
at a six-monthly interval at vicinity site near bathing beach at Lung Mei and the reception Site of Ting Kok
East until expiry of the Contract Maintenance Period.
8.1.7
A summary of submission regarding marine ecological monitoring is
shown in below Table 8-2.
Table 8-2 Summary
of Submission for Marine Ecological Monitoring
|
EM&A Ref.
|
Submission
|
First Submission
Date
|
Latest Version
Submission Date
|
|
S7.2.2.3
|
Fauna Translocation –
Stage 1
|
9 Oct 2017
|
18 Dec 2017
|
|
S7.2.2.3
|
Fauna Translocation –
Stage 2
|
19 Dec 2017
|
28 Dec 2017
|
|
S7.2.2.3
|
Fauna Translocation –
Stage 3 and 4
|
5 Jan 2018
|
5 Jan 2018
|
|
S7.2.2.4
|
Fauna Translocation
Report
|
29 May 2018
|
15 Jan 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Report for Baseline
Marine Ecological Survey on inter-tidal habitat (Lung Mei)
|
20
Jul 2017
|
15
Jan 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Report for Baseline
Marine Ecological Survey on inter-tidal habitat (Ting Kok)
|
26
Jun 2017
|
5
Oct 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (1st Report)
|
11
Jul 2018
|
29
June 2021 (Pending
approval)
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(1st Report)
|
11
Jul 2018
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (2nd Report)
|
29
Jan 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(2nd Report)
|
11
Jan 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (3rd Report)
|
29
July 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(3rd Report)
|
29
July 2019
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (4th Report)
|
29
June 2021
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(4th Report)
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (5th Report)
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(5th Report)
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (6th Report)
|
The report will be
submitted for approval
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(6th Report)
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Lung Mei (7th Report)
|
Tentative schedule on
21 July 2021
|
|
S7.2.1.4
& S7.2.2.6
|
Marine Fauna
Post-translocation Monitoring Report for Ting Kok
(7th Report)
|
9.1.1
According to the approved EM&A Manual, the environmental site
inspection shall be formulation by ET Leader. The site inspection
and audits should be conducted twice per month by ET.
9.2
Findings / Deficiencies During the Reporting Month
9.2.1
In the Reporting Period, site inspection and audit to evaluate
site environmental performance was carried out by the ET on 18th
and 30th June 2021. No non-compliance was noted
within this reporting period.
9.2.2
The
findings / deficiencies that observed during the weekly site inspection are
listed in Table 9-1.
Table 9-1 Site
Observations
10.1.1
In
the Reporting Period, no environmental complaint, summons and
prosecution was received.
10.1.2
In
the Reporting Period, 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 10-1, 10-2 and 10-3.
Table 10-1 Statistical Summary
of Environmental Complaints
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Complaint
Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
1 – 30 June 2021
|
0
|
2
|
Dust (2)
|
Table 10-2 Statistical Summary
of Environmental Summons
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Summons
Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Summons Nature
|
|
1 – 30 June 2021
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
Table 10-3 Statistical Summary
of Environmental Prosecution
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Prosecution
Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Prosecution Nature
|
|
1 – 30 June 2021
|
0
|
0
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NA
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11.1.1
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, ecology and waste etc.
and they are summarized presented in Appendix D.
11.1.2
The Contractor 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 Contractor in this Reporting
Month are summarized in Table 11-1.
Table 11-1 Environmental
Mitigation Measures in the Reporting Month
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Issues
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Environmental Mitigation Measures
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Construction Noise
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· Regularly
to maintain all plants and only the good condition plants were used on-site;
· If
possible, all mobile plants onsite operation has located far from NSRs;
· When
machines and plants were not in using, it was switched off;
· Wherever
possible, plant was prevented oriented directly the nearby NSRs
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|
Air Quality
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·
The construction
plants switched off when it not in use
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Water Quality
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·
Debris and
refuse generated on-site collected daily;
·
Oils and fuels
were stored in designated areas with locks;
·
The chemical
waste storage as sealed area provided with locks
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Waste and Chemical Management
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·
Waste arising
kept to a minimum and be handled, transported and disposed of in a suitable manner;
·
Disposal of
C&D wastes to any designated public filling facility and/or landfill
followed a trip ticket system; and
·
Chemical waste
handled in accordance
with the Code of Practice on the Packaging, Handling and Storage of Chemical
Wastes.
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General
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· The
site is generally kept tidy and clean.
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11.2.1
In
view of substantial completion of construction work and in consideration of the
scale and nature of remaining works, the potential environmental impacts
associated with the remaining works for Project was considered
negligible. Proposal for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring
was submitted to EPD
on 28th April 2021 and the Proposal was
approved by EPD on 17th May 2021.
11.2.2
As advised by the Contractor, the remaining works under the
Project was all completed and operational phase of the Project was commenced on
23rd June 2021. The
potential environmental impacts associated with Project are considered
negligible. However, the Contractor was
reminded that the environmental mitigation measures shall be properly
implemented and maintained where applicable, as per the Mitigation
Implementation Schedule in Appendix D,
in the remaining construction period and operational phase.
12.1.1
This is the 42nd monthly
EM&A report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for
the reporting period from 1st to 30th June 2021.
12.1.2
In
view of substantial completion of construction work and in consideration of the
scale and nature of remaining works, the potential environmental impacts
associated with the remaining works for Project was considered
negligible. Proposal for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring
was submitted to EPD
on 28th April 2021 and the Proposal was
approved by EPD on 17th May 2021.
12.1.3
In this Reporting Period, no construction
noise monitoring results that triggered the Limit Level was recorded. No NOE or the associated corrective
actions were therefore issued.
Moreover, no noise complaint (which is an Action Level exceedance) was
received for the Project.
12.1.4
In this Reporting Period, no air quality monitoring
exceedance was recorded. No NOE or the associated corrective actions were
therefore issued.
12.1.5
In the Reporting Period, joint site inspection and audit to
evaluate site environmental performance was carried out by the CEDD, ET and the
Contractor on 12th
and 31st May 2021. No non-compliance was noted within this reporting period. .
12.1.6
No environmental complaints, notification of
summons or successful prosecution were received in this Reporting Period.
12.2.1
In
view of substantial completion of construction work and in consideration of the
scale and nature of remaining works, the potential environmental impacts
associated with the remaining works for Project was considered
negligible. Proposal for suspension of air quality and noise monitoring
was submitted to EPD
on 28th April 2021 and the Proposal was
approved by EPD on 17th May 2021.
12.2.2
As advised by the Contractor, the remaining works under the
Project was all completed and operational phase of the Project was commenced on
23rd June 2021. The
potential environmental impacts associated with Project are considered
negligible. However, the Contractor was
reminded that the environmental mitigation measures shall be properly
implemented and maintained where applicable, as per the Mitigation
Implementation Schedule,
in the remaining construction period and operational phase.
