CHECKED BY:
Raymond Dai
Environmental Team Leader
DATE:
April 2020
CONTRACT NO: HY/2019/18
WANCHAI DEVELOPMENT PHASE II AND CENTRAL
WANCHAI BYPASS
SAMPLING, FIELD MEASUREMENT AND TESTING WORK
(STAGE 4)
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT NO. EP-376/2009, FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS NO. FEP-01/376/2009
AND FEP-02/376/2009
QUARTERLY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
AND
AUDIT REPORT
- NOVEMBER 2019 TO JANUARY 2020 -
CLIENTS: PREPARED BY:
Civil Engineering and Development
Department
Lam Geotechnics Limited
11/F Centre Point
181-185 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, H.K.
Telephone: (852) 2882-3939
Facsimile: (852) 2882-3331
E-mail: info@lamenviro.com
Website: http://www.lamenviro.com
CHECKED BY:
Raymond Dai
Environmental Team Leader
DATE:
April 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................................
3
1. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 5
1.1 Scope of the Report ............................................................................................................ 5
1.2 Structure of the Report ........................................................................................................ 5
2. PROJECT
BACKGROUND............................................................................................. 6
2.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Scope of the Project and Site Description .......................................................................... 6
2.3 Project Organization and Contact Personnel ...................................................................... 7
2.4 Principal Work and Activities ............................................................................................... 8
3. MONITORING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................ 9
3.1. Noise Monitoring ................................................................................................................. 9
3.2. Air Quality Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 10
4. MONITORING RESULTS ............................................................................................. 12
4.1. Noise Monitoring Results .................................................................................................. 12
4.2. Air Quality Monitoring Results ........................................................................................... 12
4.3. Waste Monitoring Results ................................................................................................. 13
5. COMPLIANCE
AUDIT ..................................................................................................
14
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5.1. |
Noise Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 14 |
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5.2. |
Air Quality Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 14 |
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5.3. |
Site Audit ........................................................................................................................... 14 |
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5.4. |
Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance................................ 14 |
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6. |
5.5. CO |
Summary of action taken in
the event of and follow-up on non-compliance .................... 14 MPLAINTS,
NOTIFICATION OF SUMMONS AND PROSECUTION ............ 16 |
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MULATIVE CONSTRUCTION IMPACT
DUE TO THE CONCURRENT |
PROJECTS
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8. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 18
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1
Principal Work Activities in the reporting period Table
2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this Project
Table 2.2 Contact Details of Key Personnel
Table 2.3 Principal Work Activities in the reporting period
Table 3.1 Noise Monitoring Stations
Table 3.2 Air Monitoring Stations
Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 4.3 Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 6.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints
Table 6.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.2 Project Organization Chart
Figure 3.1 Locations of Environmental Monitoring Stations and Sensitive Receivers
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 2.1 Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule
Appendix 3.1 Action and Limit Level
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This is the Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
Report – November 2019 to January 2020 specific for Environmental Permit no. EP-376/2009 and Further Environmental Permits no. FEP-01/376/2009 and FEP-02/376/2009. The EM&A report is prepared by the
Environmental Team (ET) employed under Contract No. HY/2019/18 – Wan Chai
Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass – Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Works (Stage 4). This report presents the environmental monitoring and audit findings and information during the period from 27th October 2019 to 26th January 2020. The cut-off
date of reporting is
at 26th of each reporting period
Construction Activities for the Reported Period
ii. During this reporting period, the principle work
activities of the contract is
included as follows:
Contract no. HK/2012/08 – Wan Chai Development Phase II –
Central- Wan Chai Bypass at
Wan Chai West
Table 1 Principal Work Activities in the reporting period
|
November 2019 |
December 2019 |
January 2020 |
|
Nil |
Landscaping |
Landscaping |
Noise Monitoring
iii. Noise monitoring was conducted at
M1a
– Footbridge for Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre.
iv. With respect to the shift in major construction site portions at Wan Chai North, the noise
monitoring station M1a – Harbour Road Sports Centre was finely adjusted from East of
Harbour Road Sports Centre to West of Harbour Road Sports Centre on 21 June 2016.
v. With respect to the demolition of Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre, the respective noise
monitoring station M1a
– Harbour Road Sports Centre were finely adjusted on 16 and 25 May
2017 and thereafter to the Footbridge for Harbour Road Sports for noise monitoring.
vi. With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be
tree planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse noise impact would be contributed by the tree planting works, the respective noise monitoring at noise monitoring station M1a - Footbridge at EX-Wanchai
Harbour Road Sports Centre was temporary
suspended from 27
March 2019 onwards.
Air Quality Monitoring
vii. 1-hour and 24-hour
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring were conducted on every six days basis at CMA5b - Pedestrian Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site Office.
viii. With respect to WDII RSS confirmed
that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be
tree planting works at EP-376/2009
area
only, considered that no adverse air quality impact would be contributed by the tree planting works, the respective air quality monitoring at
monitoring stations CMA5b – Pedestrian Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site Office, were temporary suspended from 27 March 2019 onwards.
Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ix. There was no environmental complaint recorded in this reporting quarter.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope of the Report
1.1.1. Lam Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed take up the role as the Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit no. EP-376/2009 and Further Environmental Permits no. FEP-01/376/2009
and
FEP-02/376/2009
to implement the Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) programme as stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008).
This report documents the finding of EM&A works for Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-
376/2009 and Further Environmental Permits no. FEP-01/376/2009 and FEP-02/376/2009, during the period 27th October 2019 to 26th January 2020. The cut-off date of reporting is the 26th of each reporting period.
1.2 Structure of the Report
Section 1
Introduction – details the scope and structure of the report.
Section 2 Project Background – summarizes background and scope of the project, site description, project organization and contact details of key personnel
during the reporting period.
Section 3 Monitoring Requirements – summarizes all monitoring parameters,
monitoring locations, monitoring frequency, duration and action plan.
Section 4 Monitoring Results – summarizes the monitoring results obtained in the
reporting period.
Section 5 Compliance
Audit – summarizes
the auditing
of
monitoring
results,
all exceedances environmental parameters.
Section 6 Complaints, Notification of summons
and Prosecution – summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints, notification of summons and prosecution
Section 7 Cumulative Construction Impact due to
the Concurrent Projects – summarizes
the relevant cumulative
construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.
Section 8
Conclusion
2. PROJECT BACKGROUND
2.1 Background
2.1.1 Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (hereafter called “the
Project”)
are Designated Project (DP) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap.
499) (EIAO). The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan
Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) has been approved on 11 December 2008.
2.2 Scope of the Project and Site Description
2.2.1. The design and construction of Wan Chai Development Phase II and
Central Wanchai Bypass involves
the
construction and operation of primary and district
distributor roads that is shown at Figure 2.1.
2.2.2. The key purpose of the study area encompasses the Wan Chai harbourfront area. The area starts at the boundary of Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) at the west and connects to the existing Hung Hing Road at the east. The scope of the project includes:
A dual 2-lane primary distributor road, Road P2, approximately 0.6km in length; and
Other new primary and district distributor roads connecting to the slip roads of the
Central-Wan Chai Bypass with a total length of
approximately 0.7km.
2.2.3. The project also
contains various Schedule 2 DP that, under
the
EIAO, require Environmental Permits (EPs) to be granted by the DEP before they may be either constructed
or operated. Table 2.1 summarises the DP under this Project. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of these Schedule 2 DP.
Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Project under this Project
|
Item |
Designated
Project |
EIAO Reference |
|
DP2 |
Road P2 and other roads which are classified as
primary/district distributor roads |
Schedule 2, Part
I, A.1 |
2.2.4. The designated project work II (DP2) was awarded to China State-Build King Joint Venture
HK/2012/08 – Wan Chai Development Phase II Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai West as part of the Project works by the Civil Engineering and Development Department
(CEDD). The construction work under EP-376/2009 by Contract no. HK/2012/08 was
commenced on 13 May 2015.
2.3 Project Organization and Contact Personnel
2.3.1 Civil Engineering and Development Department and Highway Department are the overall
project controllers for the Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass
respectively. For the construction phase of
the
Project, Project Engineer, Contractor(s), Environmental Team and Independent Environmental Checker are appointed to manage and
control environmental issues.
2.3.2 The proposed project organization and lines of communication with respect to environmental
protection works are shown in Figure 2.2. Key personnel and contact particulars are summarized in Table 2.2:
Table 2.2 Contact Details of Key Personnel
|
Party |
Role |
Post |
Name |
Contact No. |
Contact Fax |
|
AECOM |
Engineer’s Representative for WDII |
Chief Resident Engineer |
Ms. Gloria Tang |
2587 1778 |
2587 1877 |
|
China State- Build King Joint Venture |
Contractor under Contract no. HK/2012/08 |
Project Director |
C. N. LAI |
9106 5806 |
2877 1522 |
|
Site Agent |
Mr. George Cheung |
9268 1918 |
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Environmental Officer |
Mr. James Ma |
9130 9549 |
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Environmental Supervisor |
Mr. Y.L. Ho |
9856 5669 |
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|
Ramboll
Hong Kong Limited |
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
Mr. David Yeung |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
Lam Geotechnics Limited |
Environmental Team (ET) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Raymond Dai |
2882 3939 |
2882 3331 |
2.4 Principal Work and Activities
2.4.1 During this reporting period, the principle work activities of the contract is
included as follows:
Contract no. HK/2012/08 – Wan Chai Development Phase II –
Central- Wan Chai Bypass at
Wan Chai West
Table 2.3 Principal Work Activities in the reporting period
|
November 2019 |
December 2019 |
January 2020 |
|
Nil |
Landscaping |
Landscaping |
2.4.2 Implementation status of the recommended mitigation measures during this reporting period
is presented in Appendix 2.1.
3.1. Noise Monitoring
NOISE MONITORING STATION
3.1.1. The noise monitoring station for the Project is listed and shown in Table 3.1 and Figure 3.1.
Appendix 3.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.
Table 3.1 Noise Monitoring Station
|
District |
Station |
Description |
|
Wan Chai |
M1a |
Footbridge for Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre |
NOISE MONITORING PARAMETERS, FREQUENCY AND DURATION
3.1.2. The construction noise level shall be measured
in
terms of the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (Leq). Leq (30 minutes) shall be used as the monitoring parameter
for the time period between
0700
and 1900 hours on normal weekdays. For all other time periods, Leq (5 minutes) shall be employed for comparison with the Noise Control Ordinance
(NCO) criteria. Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.
3.1.3. Noise monitoring shall be carried out at all the designated monitoring stations. The monitoring
frequency shall depend on the scale of the construction activities. The following is an initial
guide on the regular monitoring frequency for each station on a weekly basis when noise
generating activities are underway:
One set of measurements between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays.
MONITORING EQUIPMENT
3.1.4. As referred to in the
Technical Memorandum ™ issued under
the
NCO, sound level meters in compliance with the International Electrotechnical Commission Publications 651: 1979 (Type
1) and 804: 1985 (Type 1) specifications
shall be used for carrying out the noise monitoring.
Immediately prior to and following each noise measurement the accuracy of the sound level meter shall be checked using an acoustic calibrator
generating a known
sound pressure level
at a
known frequency. Measurements may be accepted as valid only if the calibration level
from before and after the noise measurement agrees
to within 1.0 dB.
3.1.5. Noise measurements shall not be made in fog, rain, wind with a steady speed exceeding 5
m/s or wind with gusts exceeding
10 m/s. The wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter capable of measuring the wind speed in m/s.
3.2. Air Quality Monitoring
AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS
3.2.1. The air monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 3.2 and Figure 3.1.
Appendix 3.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.
Table 3.2 Air Quality Monitoring Stations
|
Station ID |
Monitoring
Location |
|
CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
|
CMA6a |
WDII PRE Site Office |
AIR MONITORING PARAMETERS, FREQUENCY AND DURATION
3.2.2. One-hour and 24-hour TSP levels should be measured to indicate the impacts of construction
dust on air quality. The 24-hour TSP levels shall be measured
by following
the
standard high
volume
sampling
method as set out in the Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1 (Part 50), Appendix B.
3.2.3. All relevant data including temperature, pressure, weather conditions, elapsed-time meter reading for the start and stop of the sampler, identification and weight of the filter paper, and
any
other local atmospheric
factors affecting or affected by site conditions, etc., shall be recorded down in detail.
3.2.4. For
regular impact monitoring, the sampling frequency of at least once in every six-days, shall
be strictly observed at all the monitoring stations for 24-hour TSP monitoring. For 1-hour TSP
monitoring, the sampling frequency
of at
least three times in every six-days should be
undertaken when the highest dust impact occurs.
SAMPLING PROCEDURE AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT
3.2.5. High volume samplers (HVSs) in compliance with the following specifications shall be used
for
carrying out the 1-hour and 24-hour TSP monitoring:
0.6 – 1.7 m3 per minute adjustable flow range;
Equipped with a timing / control device with +/- 5 minutes accuracy for 24 hours
operation;
Installed with elapsed-time meter with +/- 2 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;
Capable of providing a minimum exposed area of 406 cm2;
Flow control accuracy: +/- 2.5% deviation over 24-hour sampling period;
Equipped with a shelter to protect the filter and sampler;
Incorporated with an electronic mass flow rate controller or other equivalent devices;
Equipped with a flow recorder for continuous monitoring;
Provided with a
peaked roof inlet;
Incorporated with a manometer;
Able to hold and seal the filter paper to
the sampler housing at horizontal position;
Easily changeable filter; and
Capable of operating continuously for a 24-hour period.
3.2.6. Initial calibration of dust monitoring equipment shall be conducted upon installation and
thereafter at
bi-monthly intervals.
The transfer standard
shall be traceable
to the internationally
recognized primary standard and be calibrated annually. The concern parties such as IEC shall properly document the calibration data for future reference. All the data
should be converted into standard temperature and pressure condition.
LABORATORY MEASUREMENT / ANALYSIS
3.2.7.
A clean laboratory with constant temperature and humidity
control, and equipped with
necessary measuring and conditioning instruments to handle the dust samples collected, shall be available for sample analysis, and equipment calibration and maintenance.
The laboratory should be HOKLAS accredited.
3.2.8. Filter paper of size 8” x 10” shall be labelled before sampling. It shall be a clean filter paper with no pinholes, and shall be conditioned in a humidity-controlled chamber for over 24-hours
and
be pre-weighed before use for the sampling.
3.2.9. After sampling, the filter paper loaded with dust shall be kept in a clean and tightly sealed plastic bag. The filter paper shall then be returned to the laboratory
for
reconditioning in the humidity
controlled chamber followed by accurate weighing by an electronic balance with readout down to 0.1 mg. The balance shall be regularly
calibrated against a traceable standard.
3.2.10. All the collected samples shall be kept in a good condition for 6 months before disposal.
4. MONITORING RESULTS
4.0.1. The environmental monitoring will be implemented based on the division of works areas of the
designed project managed
under the contract with FEP applied by contractor. Overall layout
showing work areas
of various contracts, latest status of
work commencement and monitoring stations is shown in Figure 2.1 and Figure 3.1. The monitoring results are presented in according to the Individual Contract(s).
4.0.2. In the reporting period, the concurrent contract is:
Contract no. HK/2012/08 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai
Bypass at Wan Chai West.
4.1. Noise Monitoring Results
4.1.1 Noise monitoring for project works under EP-376/2009 was commenced on 19 May 2015.
4.1.2 The proposed division of noise monitoring station is summarized in Table 4.1 below.
Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Station for
Contract no. HK/2012/08
|
Location ID |
District |
Description |
|
M1a |
Wan Chai |
Footbridge for Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre |
4.1.3 With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be
tree planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse noise impact would be contributed by the tree planting works,
the respective noise monitoring at noise monitoring
station M1a - Footbridge at EX-Wanchai Harbour Road Sports Centre was temporary
suspended from 27
March 2019 onwards.
4.1.4 The noise monitoring
results measured
in the past reporting
period are reviewed and
summarized. Details of continuous noise monitoring results and graphical presentation can be
referred to Appendix 4.1
4.2. Air Quality Monitoring Results
4.2.1 Air
Quality monitoring for project works
under EP-376/2009 was commenced on 16 May 2015.
4.2.2 The proposed division of air quality monitoring stations are summarized in Table 4.2 below.
Table 4.2 Air Quality Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2012/08
|
Station |
Description |
|
CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
|
CMA6a |
WDII PRE Site Office |
4.2.3 With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be
tree planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse air quality impact
would be contributed
by the tree planting works, the respective air quality monitoring at air quality monitoring stations CMA5b – Pedestrian Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site Office
were temporary suspended from 27 March 2019 onwards.
4.2.4 The air quality monitoring results measured in the past reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of air quality monitoring results and graphical presentation can be
referred in Appendix 4.2.
4.3. Waste Monitoring Results
4.3.1 No Inert and
Non-inert C&D wastes disposed in this reporting period. Details of the waste flow table are summarized in Table 4.3.
Table 4.3 Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. HK/2012/08
|
Waste Type |
Quantity this quarter |
Cumulative Quantity-
to-Date |
Disposal / Dumping Grounds |
|
Inert C&D materials disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
|
Inert C&D materials recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
|
Non-inert
C&D materials
disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
|
Non-inert
C&D materials
recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
|
Chemical waste
disposed, kg |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
5. COMPLIANCE AUDIT
5.0.1. The Event Action Plan for construction noise and air quality are presented in Appendix 5.1.
5.1. Noise Monitoring
5.1.1 With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse noise impact would be contributed by the tree planting works,
the respective noise monitoring at noise monitoring
station M1a - Footbridge at EX-Wanchai Harbour Road Sports Centre was temporary
suspended from 27
March 2019 onwards.
5.2. Air Quality Monitoring
5.2.1 With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse air quality impact
would likely be contributed by the tree planting works, the respective air quality monitoring at
air quality monitoring stations CMA5b – Pedestrian Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site Office were temporary suspended from 27 March 2019 onwards.
5.3. Site
Audit
5.3.1 There was
no
non-compliance
from
the
site
audits
in the
reporting
period.
During environmental site inspections conducted during the reporting period, minor deficiencies were
noted.
5.4. Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance
5.4.1 There was no non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting period.
5.5. Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance
5.5.1 There was no particular action taken since no project-related non-compliance was recorded
from the site audits and environmental monitoring in the reporting period.
5.6. Mitigation measures implemented to prevent muddy discharge and surface runoff
5.6.1 With a view to ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of measures to prevent the discharge of muddy water, including surface run-off, from construction works during wet season, the
following mitigation measures were implemented by Contractor(s) in the reporting period:
|
Contract No. |
Mitigation Measures implemented |
|
HK/2012/08 |
The remaining works associated with HK/2012/08 at EP-376 area
would be landscape works only, the water quality impact in related to muddy water discharge and surface runoff was not anticipated. |
6. COMPLAINTS, NOTIFICATION OF SUMMONS AND PROSECUTION
6.0.1. No environmental complaint received in this reporting quarter.
6.0.2. The
details of cumulative complaint log and
summary of complaints
are
presented in
Appendix 6.1.
6.0.3. No notification of summons or prosecution was received in the reporting period. Cumulative statistic on complaints and successful prosecutions are summarized in Table 6.1 and Table
6.2 respectively.
Table 6.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints
|
Reporting Period |
No. of Complaints |
|
Commencement works (May 2015) to last reporting quarter |
0 |
|
November 2019 to January 2020 |
0 |
|
Project-to-Date |
0 |
Table 6.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
|
Environmental Parameters |
Cumulative No.
Brought Forward |
No. of Successful
Prosecutions this
quarter (Offence
Date) |
Cumulative No.
Project-to-Date |
|
Air |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
Noise |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
Water |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
Waste |
- |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
- |
0 |
0 |
7. CUMULATIVE CONSTRUCTION IMPACT DUE TO THE CONCURRENT PROJECTS
7.0.1. According to the Condition 3.4 of the EP-376/2009,
this
section addresses the relevant cumulative construction impact due
to
the
concurrent activities
of
the
current projects including the Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII), Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII), Central-WanChai Bypass (CWB), Island Eastern Corridor Link projects (IECL) and Wan Chai
Development Phase II
– Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel).
7.0.2. According to the Final EM&A report of Central Reclamation
Phase III (CRIII) for Contract HK
12/02, the major construction activities were completed by end of January
2014 and no
construction activities were undertaken
thereafter and the water quality monitoring was
completed in October
2011. As such, it is considered that there were no cumulative construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the current projects with the Central
Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) undertaken by contractor HK12/02 in
the
reporting period.
7.0.3. According to the
construction programme of Central-Wanchai
Bypass at Wanchai West at the
Central Reclamation
Phase III area, no works was conducted in January 2020 reporting period. In view of the above, the cumulative
construction impact due to the Central
Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) was not anticipated.
7.0.4. According to the construction programme of Wan Chai Development Phase II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects, no construction activities under Wan
Chai Development Phase II was conducted at Wan Chai. The major construction activities
under Central-Wan
Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link Projects were ventilation building ABWF works at Central; seabed reinstatement at Causeway Bay; road works,
drainage improvement
work, utility diversion works and landscape works at Victoria Park;
bridge noise enclosure installation works, road works,
drainage works, soft landscape works
and
ventilation building ABWF work at North Point area in the reporting
period. In addition,
other non-Wan Chai Development Phase II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects were observed undertaken at Wan Chai North and North Point area.
7.0.5. As relevant site mitigation measures for air quality and construction noise were implemented, no significant air quality impact and noise impact from construction activities was concluded in
the reporting period. Besides, no finding in related to air quality and noise impact was recorded during the weekly site inspection of EP-376 area in the reporting period. Thus, it is evaluated that the cumulative construction impact from the concurrent projects including
Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII), Wan Chai Development
Phase II (WDII), Central- WanChai
Bypass (CWB), Island Eastern Corridor Link projects (IECL) was insignificant.
8. CONCLUSION
8.0.1. The EM&A programme was carried out in accordance with the EM&A Manual requirements,
minor alterations to the programme
proposed were made in response to changing circumstances.
8.0.2. No non-compliance and no prosecutions were received during the reporting period.
8.0.3. Mitigation measures according to the environmental mitigation implementation schedule and the EIA were generally implemented by the Contractor in this reporting
period. Environmental
site audit was conducted by the Environmental Team and the Independent Environmental
Checker and no cumulative environmental
impact was identified in the reporting period. Hence,
the EM&A programme was considered effective and shall be maintained.
8.0.4. The construction programmes
of individual contracts are provided in Appendix 8.1.