6. SUMMARY OF MONITORING EXCEEDANCE, COMPLAINTS, NOTIFICATION OF SUMMONS AND PROSECUTIONS................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Appendix A Master Programme
Appendix B Overview of Desalination Plant in Tseung Kwan O
Appendix C Summary of Implementation Status of
Environmental Mitigation
Appendix D Impact Monitoring Schedule of the Reporting Period
Appendix E Event/Action Plan for Noise Exceedance
Appendix F Event/Action Plan for Water Quality Exceedance
Appendix G Waste Flow Table
Appendix H Complaint Log
INTRODUCTION
A1. The Project, Design, Build and Operate First Stage of Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant (TKODP), is a Designated Project under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO) and is currently governed by a Further Environmental Permit (EP No. FEP - 01/503/2015/A) for the construction and operation of the Project.
A2. In accordance with the Updated Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual for the Project, EM&A works for marine water quality, noise, waste management and ecology should be carried out by Environmental Team (ET), Acuity Sustainability Consulting Limited (ASCL), during the construction phase of the Project.
A3. This is the 2nd Quarterly EM&A Report, prepared by ASCL, for the Project summarizing the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A programme at and around Tseung Kwan O Area 137 (TKO 137) during the reporting period from 1 Jun 2020 to 31 Aug 2020.
A4. The EM&A programme for this contract has covered environmental monitoring on construction noise level at selected NSRs and Contractor¡¦s environmental performance auditing in the aspects of construction dust, construction noise, water quality, waste management, Landscape and Visual and Ecology.
SUMMARY OF MAIN WORKS UNDERTAKEN & KEY MITIGATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTED
A5. Key activities carried out in this reporting period for the Project included the following:
- Land Survey;
- Ground Levelling;
- Access Road Construction;
- Site office formation work and footing;
- Site office¡¦s roof waterproofing and internal E&M installation;
- Construction of 132kV substation footing;
- Construction of Temp 11kV substation;
- Pre-boring for combine shaft and installation of sheeppiles;
- Excavation and formation for ActiDAFF and RO;
- Erection of hoarding around site office;
- Installation of temporary watermain;
- Excavation and installation of temporary soil nail for Product Water Tank;
- Installation of tower cranes.
A6. The major environmental impacts brought by the above construction works include:
- Construction dust and noise generation from the ground investigation works, access road construction and site office formation;
- Waste generation from the construction activities
A7. The key environmental mitigation measures implemented for the Project in this reporting period associated with the above construction works include:
- Dust suppression by regular wetting and water spraying for construction works
- Reduction of noise from equipment and machinery on-site
- Sorting and storage of general refuse and construction waste
SUMMARY OF EXCEEDANCE & INVESTIGATION & FOLLOW-UP
A8. No noise monitoring was conducted during the reporting period since there are no project- related construction activities undertaken within a radius of 300m from the monitoring locations. No project-related exceedance of the Action Level was recorded during the reporting period.
A9. No impact water quality monitoring was conducted in the reporting period since the commencement of marine construction and dredging activities for the Project are scheduled in November 2020 the earliest. No project-related exceedance of the Action Level was recorded during the reporting period.
A10. Weekly site inspections of the construction works were carried out by ET to audit the mitigation measures implementation status. Bi-weekly joint site inspections were carried out by ET and IEC.
COMPLAINT HANDLING AND PROSECUTION
A11. No project-related environmental complaint was received during the reporting period. A12.Neither notifications of summons nor prosecution was received for the Project.
REPORTING CHANGE
A13. There was no change to be reported that may affect the on-going EM&A programme.
1.1.
BACKGROUND
The Jardine Engineering Corporation, Limited, China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited and Acciona Agua, S.A. Trading As AJC Joint Venture (AJCJV) is contracted to carry out the Design, Build and Operate First Stage of Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant (DPTKO) under Contract No. 13/WSD/17 (the Project).
Acuity Sustainability Consulting Limited (ASCL) is commissioned by AJCJV to undertake the Environmental Team (ET) services as required and/or implied, both explicitly and implicitly, in the Environmental Permit (EP), Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIA Report) (Register No. AEIAR-192/2015) and Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual (EM&A Manual) for the Project; and to carry out the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme in fulfillment of the EIA Report¡¦s EM&A requirements and Contract No. 13/WSD/17 Specification requirements.
Pursuant to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection granted the Environmental Permit (No. EP-01/503/2015) and Variation of Environmental Permit (No. EP-01/503/2015/A) to Water Supplies Department (WSD); and granted the Further Environmental Permit (No. FEP-01/503/2015/A) to AJCJV for the Project.
1.2.
THE REPORTING SCOPE
This is the 2nd Quarterly EM&A Report for the Project which summarizes the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 Jun to 31 Aug 2020.
1.3.
PROJECT ORGANIZATION-
The Project Organization structure for Construction Phase is presented in Figure 1.1.
Contact details of the key personnel are presented in Table 1.1 below:
Party |
Position |
Name |
Telephone no. |
Project Proponent |
SE/CM2 |
Benny Lam |
2634-3573 |
Supervising Officer (Black & Veatch) |
Project Manager |
Christina Ko |
2608-7302 |
Chief Resident
Engineer |
Roger Wu |
6343-1002 |
|
The Jardine
Engineering Corporation, Limited, China State Construction Engineering (Hong
Kong) Limited and Acciona Agua, S.A. Trading |
Project Manager |
Stephen Yeung |
2807-4665 |
Environmental
Monitoring Manager |
Brian Kam |
9456-9541 |
|
Acuity Sustainability Consulting Limited |
Environmental Team Leader |
Jacky Leung |
2698-6833 |
ANewR Consulting Limited |
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Adi Lee |
2618-2831 |
1.4.
SUMMARY OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
Details of the major construction activities undertaken in this reporting period are shown in below. The construction programme is presented in Appendix A.
Key activities carried out in this reporting period for the Project included the following:
- Land Survey;
- Ground Levelling;
- Access Road Construction;
- Site office formation work and footing;
- Site office¡¦s roof waterproofing and internal E&M installation;
- Construction of 132kV substation footing;
- Construction of Temp 11kV substation;
- Pre-boring for combine shaft and installation of sheeppiles;
- Excavation and formation for ActiDAFF and RO;
- Erection of hoarding around site office;
- Installation of temporary watermain;
- Excavation and installation of temporary soil nail for Product Water Tank;
- Installation of tower cranes.
1.5.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS
A summary of the valid permits, licences, and /or notifications on environmental protection for this Project is presented in Table 1.2.
Permit/
Licenses/ Notification |
Reference |
Validity
Period |
Remarks |
Environmental Permit |
FEP
- 01/503/2015/A |
Throughout the Contract |
|
Notification
of Construction Works under the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust)
Regulation (Form NA) |
Ref. No.: 451539 |
30/12/2019
- 30/03/2023 |
|
Wastewater Discharge Licence |
WT00035775-2020 |
24/07/2020
- 31/07/2025 |
|
Chemical Waste Producer Registration |
5213-839-A2987-01 |
Throughout the Contract |
|
Construction
Noise Permit (24 hours) |
GW-RE0249-20 |
09/04/2020
- 08/10/2020 |
|
GW-RE0474-20 |
04/06/2020
- 03/12/2020 |
||
Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste |
7036276 |
Throughout
the Contract |
|
The status for all environmental aspects is presented in Table 1.3.
Parameters |
Status |
Water Quality |
|
Baseline Monitoring under EM&A Manual |
The baseline water quality monitoring would be
conducted from 12 May 2020 and completed on 6 June 2020 |
Impact Monitoring |
The impact water
quality monitoring has been scheduled after the commencement of marine
construction works |
Noise |
|
Baseline Monitoring |
The baseline noise monitoring result has been
reported in Baseline Monitoring Report and submitted to EPD under EP Condition 3.4 |
Impact Monitoring |
On-going |
Waste Management |
|
Mitigation Measures
in Waste Monitoring Plan |
On-going |
Environmental Audit |
|
Site Inspection covering Measures of Air
Quality, Noise Impact, Water Quality, Waste, Ecological Quality, Fisheries, Landscape and
Visual |
On-going |
Other than the EM&A work by ET, environmental briefings, trainings and regular environmental management meetings were conducted, in order to enhance environmental awareness and closely monitor the environmental performance of the contractors.
The EM&A programme has been implemented in accordance with the recommendations presented in the approved EIA Report and the EM&A Manual. A summary of implementation status of the environmental mitigation measures for the construction phase of the Project during the reporting period is provided in Appendix C.
2.1.
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
To ensure no adverse noise impact, noise monitoring is recommended to be carried out within 300m radius from the nearby noise sensitive receivers (NSRs), during construction phase. The NSRs selected as monitoring station are (i) NSR4 - Creative Secondary School, (ii) NSR24 - PLK Laws Foundation College, and (iii) NSR31 - School of Continuing and Professional Studies - CUHK respectively.
In accordance with the EM&A Manual, baseline noise level at the noise monitoring stations were established as presented in the Baseline Monitoring Report. Impact noise monitoring will be conducted once per week in the form of 30-minutes measurements Leq, L10 and L90 levels recorded at each monitoring station between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays.
Referring to EM&A manual Section 4.1.2, the impact noise monitoring should be carried out at all the designated monitoring stations when there are project-related construction activities undertaken within a radius of 300m from the monitoring stations.
No impact monitoring for noise impact was conducted in the reporting period due to the overly distant monitoring station from the works location, where they were farther than 1 km from the closet monitoring station NSR4 to the works location.
Construction noise level measured in terms of the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (LAeq). Leq 30min was used as the monitoring parameter for the time period between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays. Table 2.1 summarizes the monitoring parameters, frequency and duration of the impact noise monitoring.
Time |
Duration |
Interval |
Parameters |
||||
Daytime: 0700-1900 hrs |
Day time:
0700-1900 hrs (during weekdays) |
normal |
Continuously in Leq 5min/Leq 30min (average of 6 consecutive Leq 5min) |
Leq L10 |
30min
30min |
& L90 |
30min |
2.2.
MONITORING LOCATIONS
The monitoring locations should normally be made at a point 1m from the exterior of the NSRs building façade and be at a position 1.2m above the ground. A correction of +3dB(A) should be made to the free-field measurements.
According to the environmental findings detailed in the EIA report and Baseline Monitoring Report, the designated locations for the construction noise monitoring are listed in Table 2.2 below.
NSR ID |
Noise Sensitive Receivers |
Monitoring Location |
Position |
NSR 4 |
Creative
Secondary School |
Roof Floor |
1 m from
facade |
NSR 24 |
PLK Laws
Foundation College |
Pedestrian Road on Ground Floor |
Free-field |
NSR 31 |
School of Continuing and
Professional Studies - CUHK |
Roof Floor |
1 m from
facade |
The monitoring locations should normally be made at a point 1m from the exterior of the NSRs building façade and be at a position 1.2m above the ground. A correction of +3dB(A) should be made to the free-field measurements. Three noise monitoring locations for impact monitoring at the nearby sensitive receivers are shown in Figure 2.1-2.3.
|
Figure 2.1 NSR4 Creative Secondary School |
|
Figure 2.2 NSR24 PLK Laws Foundation College |
|
Figure 2.3 NSR31 School
of Continuing and Professional Studies
- CUHK |
2.3.
ACTION AND LIMIT LEVELS
The Action/Limit Levels in line with the criteria of Practice Note for Professional Persons (ProPECC PN 2/93) ¡§Noise from Construction Activities - Non-statutory Controls¡¨ and Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process issued by HKSAR Environmental Protection Department [¡§EPD¡¨] under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, Cap 499,
S.16 are
presented in Table 2.3.
Time Period |
Action |
Limit (dB(A)) |
0700-1900
hours on normal weekdays |
When one documented complaint is received from
any one of the noise sensitive receivers |
¡P
70
dB(A) for school and ¡P
65
dB(A) during examination period |
Notes: Limits
specified in the GW-TM and IND-TM for construction and operation noise,
respectively.
If exceedances were found during noise monitoring, the actions in accordance with the Event and Action Plan shall be carried out according to Appendix E.
2.4.
MONITORING RESULTS AND
OBSERVATIONS
Referring to EM&A manual Section 4.1.2, the impact noise monitoring should be carried out when there are project-related construction activities undertaken within a radius of 300m from the monitoring stations. No monitoring station was located within a radius of 300m of the Project site as shown in Figure 2.4, no impact monitoring for noise impact was conducted in the reporting period.
Figure 2.4 Site
Layout Plan with Noise Sensitive Receivers and Desalination Plant
In accordance with the recommendations of the EIA, water quality EM&A is required during dredging for the submarine pipelines and, during operation phase. In addition, baseline water quality monitoring will be required prior to the commencement of marine construction activities. The following Section provides details of the water quality monitoring to be undertaken by the Environmental Team (ET) to verify the distance of sediment and brine plume dispersion and to identify whether the potential exists for any indirect impacts to occur to ecological sensitive receivers. The water quality monitoring programme will be carried out to allow any deteriorating water quality to be readily detected and timely action taken to rectify the situation. The status and locations of water quality sensitive receivers and the marine works location may change after issuing this Document. If required, the ET in consultation with IEC will propose updated monitoring locations and seek approval from EPD.
Water quality monitoring for the Project can be divided into the following stages:
-
Dredging
activities during construction phase;
-
Discharge
of effluent from main disinfection during construction phase;
-
Operation
phase - first year upon commissioning; and,
-
Continuous
monitoring of effluent quality.
In addition, the marine works contractor is required to complete a silt curtain efficiency test for the combined use of floating silt curtain type and cage type silt curtain for dredging at seawater intake to confirm the silt curtain reduction efficiency assumptions of the assessment. The details of testing plan together with the silt curtain deployment plan updated testing plan shall be submitted by the ET to seek approval from the IEC and EPD.
3.1
IMPACT MONITORING METHODOLOGY
3.1.1. WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
The parameters that have been selected for measurement in situ and in the laboratory are those that were either determined in the EIA to be those with the most potential to be affected by the construction works or are a standard check on water quality conditions. Parameters to be measured in the baseline monitoring are listed in Table 3.1.
Parameters |
Unit |
Abbreviation |
In-situ measurements |
||
Dissolved
oxygen |
mg/L |
DO |
Temperature |
oC |
- |
pH |
- |
- |
Turbidity |
NTU |
- |
Salinity |
0/00 |
- |
Total
Residual Chlorine NOTE1 |
mg/L |
TRC |
Laboratory measurements |
||
Suspended
Solids |
mg/L |
SS |
Iron-Soluble
NOTE2 |
mg/L |
Fe |
Anti-scalant as Reactive Phosphorus NOTE2 |
mg/L |
PO4 as P- |
NOTE 1: Monitoring of TRC will be conducted when cleaning and sterilization of the new freshwater main is carried out.
NOTE 2: The testing methods shall be submitted to EPD for approval prior to the commencement of monitoring programme
In addition to the water quality parameters, other relevant data will also be measured and recorded in Water Quality Monitoring Logs, including the location of the sampling stations, water depth, time, weather conditions, sea conditions, tidal stage, current direction and velocity, special phenomena and work activities undertaken around the monitoring and works area that may influence the monitoring results.
3.1.2. MONITORING LOCATION
The water quality monitoring locations for baseline in accordance to the EM&A Manual and Contract Specification are shown in Figure 3.1 and Figure 4.1 respectively, and detailed in Table 3.3 below. A schedule for water quality monitoring shall be prepared by the ET and approved by IEC and EPD prior to the commencement of the monitoring.
Station |
Easting |
Northing |
Description |
CE |
843550 |
815243 |
Upstream
control station at ebb tide |
CF |
846843 |
810193 |
Upstream
control station at flood tide |
WSR1 |
846864 |
812014 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Tung Lung Chau |
WSR2 |
847645 |
812993 |
Fisheries
sensitive receiver at Tung Lung Chau |
WSR3 |
848023 |
813262 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Tung Lung Chau |
WSR4 |
847886 |
814154 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Tai Miu Wan |
WSR16 |
845039 |
815287 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Fat Tong Chau |
WSR33 |
847159 |
814488 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Tai Miu Wan |
WSR36 |
846878 |
814081 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Kwun Tsai |
WSR37 |
846655 |
813810 |
Ecological
sensitive receiver at Tit Cham Chau |
NF1 |
846542 |
813614 |
Edge of
mixing zone, ~ 200m west of outfall diffuser |
NF2 |
846942 |
813614 |
Edge of
mixing zone, ~ 200m east of outfall diffuser |
NF3 |
846742 |
813414 |
Edge of
mixing zone, ~ 200m south of outfall diffuser |
WSR1 to WSR37 were identified in accordance with Annex 14 of the EIAO-TM as well as Clause
3.4.4.2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Study Brief for Desalination Plant at Tseung Kwan O (No. ESB-266/2013). WSR1 to WSR3 are sited near the Tung Lung Chau Fish Culture Zone; WSR16 and WSR36 are sited near the coral assemblages along the coastlines of Fat Tong Chau and Kwun Tsai respectively; WSR 4 and WSR33 are sited near the Coastal Protection Area and coral assemblages in waters of Tai Miu Wan; WSR37 is sited near the fisheries resource including spawning and nursery grounds at the coastal water of Tit Cham Chau.
3.2.
MONITORING PROGRAMME
The ET of the Project had conducted the baseline water monitoring between 12 May 2020 to 6 June 2020 at the thirteen designated monitoring stations and the six designated monitoring at waters near TKO in accordance with the EM&A Manual and Contract Specification respectively. The monitoring results was presented in Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Report separately.
The commencement of marine construction and dredging activities for the Project are scheduled in November 2020 the earliest. The impact water monitoring shall be scheduled after the commencement of marine construction and dredging activities. Hence, no impact water monitoring was conducted during the reporting month.
The waste generated from this Project includes inert construction
and demolition (C&D) materials, and non-inert C&D materials. Non- inert
C&D materials are made up of general refuse, vegetative wastes and
recyclable wastes such as plastics and paper/cardboard packaging waste. Steel
materials generated from the project are also grouped into non-inert C&D
materials as the materials were not disposed of with other inert C&D
materials. With reference to relevant handling records and trip tickets of this
Project, the quantities of different types of waste generated in the reporting
month are summarised in Table 4.1. Details of cumulative waste management data are
presented as a waste flow table in Appendix
G.
Reporting Month |
Actual Quantities of Inert C&D Materials Generated Monthly |
Actual Quantities of C&D Wastes Generated Monthly |
|||||||||
Total Quantity Generated |
Hard Rock and Large Broken Concrete |
Reused in the Contract |
Reused in other Projects |
Disposed as Public Fill |
Imported Fill |
Metals |
Paper / cardboard packaging |
Plastics (see Note) |
Chemical Waste |
Others, e.g. general refuse |
|
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
(in ,000kg) |
|
Jun 2020 |
1081.95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1081.95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34.16 |
Jul 2020 |
146.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
146.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.92 |
Aug 2020 |
161.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
161.08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.07 |
Notes: (1)
Plastics refer to plastic bottles / containers, plastic sheets / foam from
packaging material
5.1.
MONITORING REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Section 11 of the EM&A Manual, monitoring of landfill gas is required for construction works within the 250m Consultation Zone. Part of the desalination plant and the indicative area of natural slope mitigation works fall within the SENT Landfill Extension Consultation Zone; and part of the 1,200 mm diameter fresh water mains along Wan Po Road falls within the SENT Landfill and SENT Landfill Extension Consultation Zones, TKO Stage II/III Restored Landfill and TKO Stage I Restored Landfill Consultation Zones.
5.2.
MONITORING LOCATION
Monitoring of oxygen, methane, carbon dioxide and barometric pressure was performed for excavations at 1m depth or more within the consultation Zone.
During construction of works within the consultation zones, excavations of 1m depth or more was monitored:
- At the ground surface before excavation commences;
- Immediately before any worker enters the excavation;
- At the beginning of each working day for the entire period the excavation remains open; and
- Periodically through the working day whilst workers are in the excavation.
For excavations between 300mm and 1m deep, measurements should be carried out:
- Directly after the excavation has been completed; and
- Periodically whilst the excavation remains open.
5.3.
MONITORING PROGRAMME
For the part of the desalination plant and the indicative area of natural slope mitigation works fall within the SENT Landfill Extension Consultation Zone in this contract. Since the SENT Landfill Extension is still under construction, the Landfill gas monitoring shall be conducted after the commencement of operation of the SENT Landfill Extension which will be 2021 Quarter 3 according to the latest construction programme shown in the monthly EM&A Report of SENT Landfill Extension. The Contractor¡¦s safety officer shall keep review the necessity of landfill gas monitoring during the construction stage. No landfill gas monitoring was conducted in the reporting period.
The
Environmental Complaint Handling Procedure is shown in below Figure 5.1:
No noise monitoring was conducted during the reporting period since there are no project-related construction activities undertaken within a radius of 300m from the monitoring locations.
The baseline water monitoring had been conducted between 12 May 2020 to 6 Jun 2020 at the thirteen designated monitoring stations and the six designated monitoring at waters near TKO. No impact water quality monitoring was conducted in the reporting period since the commencement of marine construction and dredging activities for the Project are scheduled in November 2020 the earliest.
No project-related exceedance of the Action Level was recorded during the reporting period. No notification of summons and prosecution was received in the reporting period.
Statistics on complaints and regulatory compliance are summarized in Appendix H.
Site inspections were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures under the Contract.
Joint site inspection with IEC was carried out on a bi-weekly basis.
Minor deficiencies were observed during weekly site inspection. Key observations during the site inspections are summarized below:
-
Prevention
actions for oil/chemical spillage were not carried out properly
-
Dust
suppression mitigation measures were not implemented properly
The Contractor has rectified the observations identified during environmental site inspections in the reporting period.
According to the EIA Study Report, Environmental Permit, contract documents and EM&A Manual, the mitigation measures detailed in the documents are implemented as much as practical during the reporting period. An updated Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is provided in Appendix C.
This is the 2nd Quarterly EM&A Report for the Project which summarizes the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 Jun to 31 Aug 2020, in accordance with the EM&A Manual and the requirement under FEP-01/503/2015/A.
No noise monitoring was conducted in the reporting period due to the over distant monitoring station from the works location.
The baseline water monitoring had been conducted between 12 May 2020 to 6 Jun 2020 at the thirteen designated monitoring stations and the six designated monitoring at waters near TKO. No impact water quality monitoring was conducted in the reporting period since the commencement of marine construction and dredging activities for the Project are scheduled in November 2020 the earliest.
No project-related exceedance of the Action / Limit Level was recorded during the reporting period.
Weekly environmental site inspection was conducted during the reporting period. Minor deficiency was observed during site inspection and was rectified. The environmental performance of the project was therefore considered satisfactory.
According to the environmental site inspections performed in the reporting period, the Contractor is reminded to pay attention on maintaining proper materials storage.
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.
No notification of summons or prosecution was received since commencement of the Contract.
The ET will keep track on the construction works to confirm compliance of environmental requirements and the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation measures.
Master Programme
Overview of Desalination Plant in
Tseung Kwan O
Appendix C
Summary of Implementation Status
of Environmental Mitigation
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
Air Quality |
|
|||||||
S4.8.1 |
Impervious dust screen or sheeting will be provided to
enclose scaffolding from the ground floor level of building for construction
of superstructure of the new buildings. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) |
S4.8.1 |
Impervious sheet will be provided for skip hoist for
material transport. |
Land site/ During Construction, particularly dry season |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
NA |
|
S4.8.1 |
The area where dusty work takes place should be sprayed
with water or a dust suppression chemical immediately prior to, during and
immediately after dusty activities as far as practicable. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
All dusty materials should be sprayed with water or a dust suppression chemical
immediately prior to any loading, unloading or transfer operation. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Dropping
heights for excavated materials should be controlled to a practical height to
minimise the fugitive dust arising from unloading. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S4.8.1 |
During
transportation by truck, materials should not be loaded to a level higher
than the side and tail boards, and should be dampened or covered before
transport. |
Land
site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S4.8.1 |
Wheel washing device should be provided at the exits of
the work sites. Immediately before leaving a construction site, every vehicle
shall be washed to remove any dusty material from its body and wheels as far
as practicable. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
|
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
S4.8.1 |
Road sections
between vehicle-wash areas and
vehicular entrance will be paved. |
Land site/ During Construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Hoarding of not less than 2.4m high from ground level
will be provided along the length of the Project Site boundary. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
ü |
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S4.8.1 |
Haul roads will be kept clear of dusty materials and
will be sprayed with water so as to maintain the entire road surface wet at
all times. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Temporary
stockpiles of dusty materials will be either covered entirely by impervious
sheets or sprayed with water to maintain the entire surface wet all the time. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Stockpiles of more than 20 bags of cement, dry pulverised fuel ash and dusty construction materials will
be covered entirely by impervious sheeting sheltered on top and 3-sides. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S4.8.1 |
All
exposed areas will be kept wet always to minimise
dust emission. |
Land
site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Ultra-low-sulphur diesel
(ULSD) will be used for all construction plant on-site, as defined as diesel
fuel containing not more than 0.005% sulphur by
weight) as stipulated in Environment, Transport and Works Bureau Technical
Circular (ETWB-TC(W)) No 19/2005 on Environmental Management on Construction Sites. |
Land site/ During construction/ During Operation |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
ü |
Implemented |
Environment, Transport and Works Bureau Technical
Circular (ETWB- TC(W)) No 19/2005 on Environmental
Management on Construction Sites |
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
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S4.8.1 |
The engine of the construction equipment during idling
will be switched off. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.8.1 |
Concrete batching plant will be required on site.
control measures recommended in the Guidance Note on a Best Practicable Means
for Cement Works (Concrete Batching Plant) (BPM 3/2 (93)) will be
implemented. The control measures recommended in the Guidance Note on a Best
Practicable Means for Cement Works (Concrete Batching Plant) (BPM 3/2 (93))
will be |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
Guidance Note on a Best |
S4.8.1 |
Regular
maintenance of construction equipment deployed on-site will be conducted to
prevent black smoke emission. |
Land
site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S4.10 |
To ensure proper implementation of the recommended dust
mitigation measures and good construction site practices during the
construction phase, environmental site audits on weekly basis is recommended
throughout the construction period. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s)/
Environmental Team (ET) & Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
Note: D - Design stage C - Construction O - Operation
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
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Noise |
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S5.7 |
Only well-maintained plant
will be operated on- site and plant will be serviced regularly during the
construction phase. |
All area/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Silencers or mufflers on construction equipment will be utilised and will be properly maintained during the
construction phase. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Mobile plant, if any, will be sited as far away from
NSRs as possible. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from
Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Machines and plant (such as trucks) that may be in
intermittent use will be shut down between work periods or will
be throttled down to a minimum. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Plants known to emit noise strongly in one direction
will, wherever possible, be orientated so that the noise is directed
away from the nearby NSRs. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Material stockpiles and other structures will be
effectively utilised, wherever practicable, in screening noise from on-site
construction activities. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Use of Quite Powered
Mechanical Equipment (QPME). |
Noise control/ During
construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A Practical Guide for the
Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Movable noise barriers of 3m in height with skid footing should be used and located
within a few metres of stationary plant
and mobile plant
such that the line of sight to the NSR is blocked by the barriers. The length of the barrier should be at least
five times greater than its height. The noise barrier material should
have a superficial |
Noise
control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
A Practical Guide for the
Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
|
surface density of at least 7
kg m-2 and have no openings or gaps. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S5.7 |
The noise insulating sheet should be deployed
such that there would be no opening or gaps on the joints. |
Noise control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
A Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works, |
S5.7 |
Construction
activities (e.g. excavation/shoring, reinstatement (asphalt), and pipe
jacking) will be planned
and carried out in sequence, such that items of PME proposed for these
activities will not be operated simultaneously. |
Noise
control/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A Practical Guide for the
Reduction of Noise from Construction Works |
S5.7 |
PMEs
will not be used at the works areas near educational institutions with
residual impact (ie the ¡§influence area¡¨ within a
radius of 40m) during school hours in order to reduce impact to the educational institutions. |
Noise
control / During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
A
Practical Guide for the Reduction of Noise from Construction Works |
S5.7 |
Noise enclosures or acoustic sheds would be used to
cover stationary PME such as generators. Portable/Movable
noise enclosure made of material with superficial surface density of at least
7 kg m-2 may be used for screening the noise from operation of the saw/groover, concrete. |
Noise control/ Pre- construction/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
ü |
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S5.9 |
Sawcutting pavement, breaking up of pavement, excavation /shoring,
pipe laying, backfilling, reinstatement (concrete) and pipe jacking shall be
scheduled outside the examination period. |
Noise control/ Pre- construction/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
ü |
ü |
|
N/A |
|
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the recommended
measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
S5.9 |
In view the duration of noise exceedance at Creative
Secondary School, PLK Laws Foundation College, TKO Kei Tak
Primary School and School of Continuing and Professional Studies-CUHK is
limited to 8 weeks, the construction work in the influence areas near the
four schools shall be scheduled during long
school holidays (eg summer holiday, Easter holiday or
Christmas holiday, etc) as far as practicable. Scheduling the construction work for the four
schools. |
Noise
control/ Pre- construction/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
ü |
ü |
|
N/A |
|
S5.10 |
A noise monitoring programme
shall be implemented for the construction phase. |
Designated monitoring stations
as defined in EM&A Manual/During construction phase |
Environmental Team (ET) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
|
S5.10 |
The effectiveness of on-site control measures could also
be evaluated through the regular site audits. |
All facilities/ During construction |
Contractor(s)/
Environmental Team (ET) & Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
Note: D - Design stage C - Construction O - Operation
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the
recommende measures & main
concerns to address |
Implementatio n Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
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Water Quality |
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S6.9 |
Dredged marine sediment will be disposed of in a gazetted marine disposal area in accordance with marine
dumping permit conditions of the Dumping at Sea Ordinance (DASO). |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
Dumping at Sea Ordinance (DASO) |
S6.9 |
Disposal vessels will be fitted with tight bottom seals
in order to prevent leakage of material during transport. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
Barges will be filled to a level, which ensures that
material does not spill over during transport to the disposal site and that
adequate freeboard is maintained to ensure that the decks are not washed by
wave action. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
After dredging, any excess materials will be cleaned from decks and
exposed fittings before the vessel
is moved from the dredging area. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
All vessels should be well maintained and inspected
before use to limit any potential discharges to the marine environment. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
All vessels must have a clean
ballast system. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
No discharge of sewage/grey
wastewater should be allowed. Waste water from potentially contaminated area
on working vessels should be minimized and collected. These
kinds of wastewater should be
brought back to port and discharged at appropriate collection and treatment system. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
No soil waste is allowed to be
disposed overboard. |
Marine Dredging/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
EIA Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the
recommende measures & main
concerns to address |
Implementatio n Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
S6.9 |
Silt removal facilities such as silt traps or
sedimentation facilities will
be provided to remove
silt particles from runoff to meet the requirements of the TM standard under
the WPCO. The
design of silt removal facilities will be based on the guidelines provided in
ProPECC PN 1/94. All
drainage facilities and erosion and sediment control structures will be
inspected on a regular basis and maintained to confirm proper and efficient
operation at all times and particularly during rainstorms. Deposited
silt and grit will be removed regularly. |
Land site & drainage/ During
construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
ProPECC PN 1/94 TM Standard
under the WPCO |
S6.9 |
Earthworks to form the final surfaces will be followed
up with surface protection and drainage works to prevent erosion caused by
rainstorms. |
Land site & drainage/ During
construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
S6.9 |
Appropriate
surface drainage will be designed and provided where necessary. |
Land site & drainage/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
The precautions to be taken at any time of year when
rainstorms are likely together with the actions to be taken when a rainstorm
is imminent or forecasted and actions to be taken during or after rainstorms
are summarised in Appendix A2 of ProPECC PN 1/94. |
Land site & drainage/ During
construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
ProPECC PN 1/94 |
S6.9 |
Oil interceptors will be provided in the drainage system
where necessary and regularly emptied to prevent the release of oil and
grease into the storm water drainage system after accidental spillages. |
Land site & drainage/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
S6.9 |
Temporary and permanent drainage pipes and culverts
provided to facilitate runoff discharge, if any, will be adequately designed
for the controlled release of storm flows. |
Land site & drainage/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the
recommende measures & main
concerns to address |
Implementatio n Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
S6.9 |
The
temporary diverted drainage, if any, will be reinstated to the original
condition when the construction work has finished or when the temporary
diversion is no longer required. |
Land site & drainage/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
- |
S6.9 |
Appropriate
numbers of portable toilets shall
be provided by a licensed contractor to serve the construction workers over
the construction site to prevent direct disposal of sewage into the water
environment. |
Land site & drainage/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
S6.9 and S6.12 |
The sterilization water should be dechlorinated with
total residual chlorine (TRC) level below
1 mg/L before discharge to public sewer. In situ testing of TRC should also
be conducted for the discharge of chlorinated water for pipeline disinfection
to ensure sufficient dechlorination before
discharge to public sewer. |
Sterilization of water mains
prior to commissioning |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
ü |
N/A |
Technical Memorandum for Effluents Discharged into
Drainage and Sewerage Systems Inland and Coastal Waters |
S6.9 |
The cleaning and flushing water should also be treated
and desilted to the relevant discharge requirement stipulated in TM-DSS
before discharging. |
Sterilization of water mains
prior to commissioning |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
ü |
N/A |
Technical Memorandum for Effluents Discharged into
Drainage and Sewerage Systems Inland and Coastal
Waters |
S6.9 |
Site drainage should be well maintained and good
construction practices should be observed to ensure that oil, fuels, solvents
and other chemicals are managed, stored and handled properly and do not
enter the nearby water streams. |
Land site & drainage/ During
construction/ During operation |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
ü |
Implemented |
- |
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/
Mitigation Measures |
Objectives of the
recommende measures & main
concerns to address |
Implementatio n Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
S6.12 |
Regular site inspections will be carried out in order to
confirm that regulatory requirements are being met and that contractors are
implementing the standard site practice and mitigation measures as proposed
to reduce potential impacts to water quality. |
During construction |
Contractor(s)/ Environmental Team (ET) & Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
Note: D - Design stage C - Construction O - Operation
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/ Mitigation
Measures |
Objectives of the recommended measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation Status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
Waste Management |
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S8.5 |
Nomination
of approved personnel to be responsible for standard site practices,
arrangements for collection and effective disposal to an appropriate facility
of all wastes generated at the site. |
Contract mobilisation/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
S8.5 |
Training of site personnel in proper waste management
and chemical handling procedures. Training will be provided to workers on the
concepts of site cleanliness and appropriate waste management procedures,
including waste reduction, reuse and recycling at the beginning of the construction works. |
Contract mobilisation/
During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
- |
S8.5 |
Provision of sufficient waste disposal points and
regular collection for disposal. |
All
area/ During construction/ During operation |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
ü |
Implemented |
DEVB TC(W) No. 8/2010, Enhanced
Specification for Site Cleanliness and Tidiness. |
S8.5 |
Appropriate measures to reduce windblown litter and dust
transportation of waste by either covering trucks or by transporting
wastes in enclosed containers. |
All
area/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
DEVB TC(W) No. 8/2010, Enhanced
Specification for Site Cleanliness and Tidiness. |
S8.5 |
A
waste management plan (WMP) as stated in the ¡§ETWB TC(W) No.
19/2005, Environmental Management on Construction Sites¡¨ for
the amount of waste
generated, recycled and disposed of (including the disposal
sites) will be established and implemented during the construction phase as
part of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). The
Contractor will be required to prepare the EMP and submits it to the
Architect/ Engineer under the Contract for approval prior to
implementation. |
All
area/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
ETWB TC(W) No. 19/2005, Environmental
Management on Construction Sites |
S8.5 |
Separation
of chemical wastes for special handling and appropriate treatment at the
Chemical Waste Treatment Centre at Tsing Yi. |
All
area/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
N/A |
Chapters
2 & 3 Code of Practice on the Packaging Labelling & Storage of Chemical Wastes publishe |
EIA
Reference |
Recommended Environmental
Protection Measures/ Mitigation
Measures |
Objectives of the recommended measures & main concerns to address |
Implementation Agent |
Implementation Stage |
Implementation Status |
Relevant Legislation & Guidelines |
||
D |
C |
O |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
under the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap 354), Section 35 |
S8.5 |
Regular cleaning and
maintenance programme for drainage systems, sumps and oil interceptors. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
Waste
Disposal Ordinance (Cap 354) |
S8.5 |
A recording system for the amount of wastes generated/ recycled and disposal sites. The
trip- ticket system will be included as one of the contractual requirements and implemented by the contractor(s). |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
DEVB TC(W) No. 6/2010, Trip
Ticket System for Disposal of Construction & Demolition Materials |
S8.5 |
Segregation and storage of different types of waste in
different containers, skips or stockpiles to enhance reuse or recycling of material and their proper
disposal. |
Land site/
During construction/ During
operation |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
WBTC 32/92, The Use of Tropical Hard Wood on
Construction Site |
S8.5 |
Encourage collection of aluminium
cans and waste paper by individual collectors during construction with
separate labelled bins provided to segregate these wastes from other general
refuse by the workforce. |
Land site/ During construction |
Contractor(s) |
|
ü |
|
Implemented |
ETWB TCW No. 33/2002, Management of Construction and Demolition Material Including Rock |
S8.5 |