1.
This
is the 1st Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited for the “Agreement No. CE 59/2015 (EP) Environmental Team for Tseung
Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel – Design and Construction” (hereinafter called “the Project”). This summary report presents the EM&A works
performed in the period between November 2016 and January 2017.
2.
During the reporting quarter, the following works
contracts were undertaken within Kai Tak Site:
· Contract No. NE/2015/01 – Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin
Tunnel – Main Tunnel and Associated Works; and
· Contract No. NE/2015/02 – Tseung Kwan O – Lam
Tin Tunnel – Road P2 and Associated Works.
3.
Environmental
monitoring for the Project was performed in accordance with the EM&A Manual and the monitoring
results were checked
and reviewed. Site Inspections/Audits were conducted once per
week. The implementation of the
environmental mitigation measures, Event Action Plans and environmental
complaint handling procedures were also checked.
4. Summary of the non-compliance in
the reporting quarter for the Project is tabulated in Table I. Details of the environmental monitoring results is
presented in Section 3.
Table I
Non-compliance Record for the
Project in the Reporting Quarter
|
Parameter |
No. of Exceedance |
No. of Exceedance due to Construction Activities of this Project |
Action Taken |
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|
Action Level |
Limit Level |
Action Level |
Limit Level |
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|
November 2016 |
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|
1-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
24-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Noise |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Groundwater Quality |
0 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A (Refer to
Section 3.10) |
|
Marine Water Quality |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Groundwater Level Monitoring (Piezometer
Monitoring) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Ecological |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Cultural
Heritage |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Landfill Gas |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
December 2016 |
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|
Air Quality |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Noise |
9 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
Refer to
Appendix L |
|
Groundwater Quality |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
N/A (Refer to
Section 3.10) |
|
Marine Water Quality |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Groundwater Level Monitoring (Piezometer
Monitoring) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Ecological |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Cultural
Heritage |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Landfill Gas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
January 2017 |
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|
Air Quality |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Noise |
15 |
1 |
14 |
1 |
Refer to
Appendix L |
|
Groundwater Quality |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
N/A (Refer to
Section 3.10) |
|
Marine Water Quality |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
Groundwater Level Monitoring (Piezometer
Monitoring) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Ecological |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Cultural
Heritage |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Landfill Gas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
5. Summary
of key information in the reporting quarter is tabulated in Table II.
Table II Summary Table
for Key Information in the Reporting Quarter
|
Event |
Event Details |
Action Taken |
Status |
Remark |
|
|
Number |
Nature |
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|
Environmental
complaint received |
26(*) |
Air quality/ Construction
noise nuisance / Night-time lighting nuisance / soil and muddy
water due to the works |
Investigation
completed |
Closed
|
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|
Reporting Changes |
1 |
Variation of environmental permit (VEP) was
applied and the latest Environmental Permit (EP No.: EP-458/2013/C) was
issued by the DEP on 20 January 2017. |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Notifications
of any summons & prosecutions received |
0 |
--- |
N/A |
N/A |
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Note (*): Total
number of environmental complaints reported in this Quarterly EM&A Report
is updated after submissions of the Monthly EM&A Reports (December 2016 and
January 2017). Please refer to Appendix L for details.
6.
Environmental monitoring works for the Project are
considered effective and is generating data to categorically identify the
environmental impacts from the works and influencing factors in the vicinity of
monitoring stations.