TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Executive Summary   I

1.       INTRODUCTION   1

2.       AIR QUALITY   5

3.       NOISE   10

4.       LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL   14

5.       WASTE MANAGEMENT   15

6.       SITE INSPECTION   16

7.       ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND NON-COMPLIANCE   17

8.       IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES   18

9.       FUTURE KEY ISSUES   19

10.     Conclusions   20

 

 

FIGURES

 

Figure 1                 Project General Layout

Figure 2                 Air and Noise Monitoring Locations

 

 

LIST OF APPENDICES

 

Appendix A	Construction Programme
Appendix B	Project Organization Chart
Appendix C	Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality and Noise
Appendix D	Calibration Certificates of Monitoring Equipment
Appendix E	Environmental Monitoring Schedules
Appendix F	Air Quality Monitoring Data
Appendix G	Noise Monitoring Data
Appendix H	Event Action Plans
Appendix I	Waste Flow Table
Appendix J	Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS)
Appendix K	Weather and Meteorological Conditions during Reporting Month
Appendix L	Cumulative statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
Appendix M	Summary of Site Audit in the Reporting Month
Appendix N	Outstanding Issues and Deficiencies

 

 

Executive Summary

 

 i.   The Civil Engineering and Development Department HKSAR has appointed MateriaLab Consultants Limited (MCL) to undertake the Environmental Team services for the Project and implement the EM&A works.

 

ii.   This Monthly EM&A report presents the environmental monitoring and audit works for the period between 1 February 2017 and 28 February 2017. As informed by the Contractor, major activities in the reporting month were:

 

ž   Temporary utility diversion;

ž   Implementation of Temporary Traffic Arragement (TTA);

ž   Construction of Tunnel structure;

ž   Construction of Subway B;

ž   Construction of guide walls and D-walls; and

ž   Construction of District Cooling System Works.

 

Breaches of the Action and Limit Levels

 

iii.   No Action / Limit Level exceedance was recorded for 24-hr TSP and construction noise at KTD1a, KTD2a and KER1b in the reporting month.

 

Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

 

iv.   A complaint received on 9 February 2017 was referred from EPD on 21 February 2017 and summarized as below:

 

ž   No car washing machine was found in the construction site near the gate of former Radar Tower (hereinafter referred to as “the Site”).

ž   Dust was observed when the vehicle leaving and entering the Site.

 

The notification of complaint was received by ET on 22 February 2017.

 

Reporting Changes

 

v.   There was no reporting change in the reporting month.

 

Future Key Issues

 

vi.   The key issues to be considered in the coming reporting month include:

 

Potential environmental impacts arising from the above construction activities are mainly associated with construction dust, construction noise, water quality, waste management and landscape and visual impact.