3.1
Monitoring Requirement
3.1.1 In accordance with the approved EM&A Manuals, Leq
(30min) monitoring is conducted for at least once a week during the construction
phase between 0700 and 1900 on normal weekdays at the designated monitoring
locations.
3.2
Monitoring Equipment
3.2.1 The sound level meter used in noise monitoring will comply with the
International Electrotechnical Commission Publication
(IEC) 651:1979 (Type 1) and 804:1985 (Type 1) specifications as referred to in
the Technical Memorandum issued under the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO).
3.2.2
Sound level calibrator will be used for
the on-site calibration of the meter. This calibrator complies with the IEC
Publication 942 (1988) Class 1 and ANSI S1.40 - 1984. Noise measurements were
only accepted to be valid if the calibration levels from before and after the
measurement agree to within 1.0dB.
3.2.3
Measurements shall be recorded to the nearest
0.1dB. Sound level meters are programmed to measure A-weighted equivalent
continuous sound pressure level at 30-minute intervals between 0700 and 1900 on normal weekdays at least once a week when
construction activities are underway.
Table 3.1 summarizes the noise
monitoring equipment model being used for this project.
3.3
Monitoring Parameters
and Frequency
Table 3.2 presents
the noise monitoring parameters and frequencies.
3.4
Monitoring Methodology
3.4.1
The
monitoring procedures are as follows:
n The monitoring station is
set at a point 1m from the exterior of the sensitive receivers building façade
and set at a position 1.2m above the ground.
n The battery condition is
checked to ensure good functioning of the meter.
n Parameters such as
frequency weighting, the time weighting and the measurement time are set as
follows:
n frequency weighting : A
n time weighting : Fast
n measurement time : Weekly
30 minutes between 0700-1900 on normal weekdays
n Prior to and after
noise measurement, the meter shall be calibrated using the calibrator for 94.0
dB at 1000 Hz. If the difference in the calibration level before and after
measurement is more than 1.0 dB, the measurement will be considered invalid and
repeat of noise measurement is required after re-calibration or repair of the
equipment.
n Noise monitoring should
be cancelled in the presence of fog, rain, and wind with a steady speed
exceeding 5 m/s, or wind with gusts exceeding 10 m/s.
n Noise measurement
should be paused during periods of high intrusive noise if possible and
observation shall be recorded when intrusive noise is not avoided.
n At the end of the
monitoring period, the Leq, L10 and L90 are recorded.
In addition, site conditions and noise sources are recorded on a standard
record sheet.
3.5
Maintenance /
Calibration
3.5.1
Maintenance and Calibration procedures are as
follows:
n The microphone head of
the sound level meter and calibrator should be cleaned with a soft cloth at
quarterly intervals.
n The sound level meter and calibrator should be calibrated annually by a
HOKLAS laboratory.
n Relevant calibration certificates are provided in Appendix D.
3.6.1
According
to the EM&A Manual, three noise monitoring locations, namely KTD1, KTD2 and
KER1, are covered by this Contract within the South Apron Area of Former Kai Tak Airport. The other two noise monitoring locations,
which are identified in Cha Kwo Ling area, are
farther than 300m away from the site boundary and thus not covered by this
Contract. The monitoring works in Cha Kwo Ling area
are covered by other Contract(s) respectively.
3.6.2
According
to the approved alternative baseline air quality and noise monitoring locations
(EPD reference: () in EP2/K19/A/21 pt.5), the original monitoring locations
(KTD1, KTD2 and KER1) are proposed to be replaced by alternative monitoring
locations (KTD1a, KTD2a and KER1a) for noise monitoring.
3.6.3
According
to the approved relocation of monitoring location KER1a (EPD reference: () in EP2/K19/A/21
pt.5), the monitoring location KER1a are proposed to be relocated by alternative
monitoring locations KER1b for noise monitoring.
3.6.4
According
to the approved relocation of monitoring location KTD2a (EPD reference: () in EP2/K19/A/21
pt.6), the monitoring location KTD2a are proposed to be relocated by alternative
monitoring locations KTD2b for noise monitoring.
3.6.5
The
most updated locations are summarized in Table 3.3 and shown in Figure
2.
3.7.1 The schedule of noise monitoring in reporting month is provided in Appendix E.
3.7.2 During the monitoring month, at KTD1a, project related construction
activities and road traffic along Shing Cheong Road
were observed in the surroundings. At KTD2b, road traffic along the Kwun Tong By-pass and non-project related construction
activities at the nearby construction site was observed. At KER1b, road traffic
along Cheung Yip Street was observed. Major noise sources including noise
emission from plant & PME and some other construction activities, travel of
vehicles, loading and unloading of C&D waste were observed in the site. The above factors
may affect the monitoring results.
3.7.3 No raining and wind with speed over 5 m/s was observed during noise
monitoring according to the onsite observation. The weather conditions during the
monitoring month are provided in Appendix
K.
3.7.4 The noise monitoring data are summarized in Table 3.4. Detailed monitoring data are
presented in Appendix G.
3.7.5 No Action / Limit Level exceedance of location KTD1a, KTD2b and KER1b was
recorded for construction noise in the reporting month.
3.7.6 The Action and Limit Levels for noise impact monitoring have been set and
are presented in Appendix C.
3.7.7 The Event and Action Plan for noise is given in Appendix H.
3.8
Comparison of Noise Monitoring Results with EIA Predictions
3.8.1 The noise monitoring data was compared with the EIA predictions as
summarized in Table 3.5.