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Contract No: HK/2015/01 Wanchai
Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 3) Environmental Permit
no. EP-376/2009, Further Environmental
Permit No. FEP-01/376/2009 Quarterly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit Report
- November 2015 to January
2016 -
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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 |
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CHECKED by: |
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Raymond Dai Environmental Team Leader |
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20 February
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2.2 Scope of the Project and Site
Description
2.3 Project
Organization and Contact Personnel
2.4 Principal
Work and Activities
4.2. Air Quality Monitoring Results
5.4. Review of the Reasons for and the
Implications of Non-compliance
5.5. Summary of action taken in the
event of and follow-up on non-compliance
6. Complaints, Notification
of Summons and Prosecution
7. Cumulative Construction
Impact due to the Concurrent Projects.
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
2.1 Project Layout
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
Appendix 4.1 Noise Monitoring Graphical Presentations
Appendix 4.2 Air Quality Monitoring Graphical Presentations
Appendix 5.1 Event Action Plans
Appendix
6.1 Complaint Log
Appendix 8.1 Construction
Programme of Individual Contracts
Construction Activities for the
Reported Period
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
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November 2015 |
December 2015 |
January 2016 |
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· Utilities · Drainage |
· Drainage |
· Drainage |
Noise Monitoring
Air Quality Monitoring
24hr TSP for CMA5b was rescheduled from 20 November 2015 to 21 November
2015.
24hr TSP for CMA5b was rescheduled from 2 December 2015 to 3 December 2015.
24hr TSP for CMA5b was rescheduled from 9 January 2016 to 11 January 2016.
24hr TSP for CMA5b was rescheduled from 21 January 2016 to 22
January 2016.
Complaints, Notifications of Summons
and Successful Prosecutions
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 Permit no. FEP-01/376/2009 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-458/2008).
1.1.2.
This report documents the finding of EM&A
works for Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-376/2009
and Further Environmental Permit no. FEP-01/376/2009, during the period 28 November 2015 to 26 January 2016. The cut-off date of reporting is the 27th of each reporting period.
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
2.1.1 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.
2.2.1.
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:
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A
dual 2-lane primary distributor road, Road P2, approximately 0.6km in length;
and
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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
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Item |
Designated Project |
EIAO Reference |
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DP2
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Road
P2 and other roads which are classified as primary/district distributor roads
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Schedule
2, Part I, A.1 |
2.2.4.
The designated project work II (DP2) was
awarded to China State-Leader 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.
2.3.1 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
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Party |
Role |
Post |
Name |
Contact No. |
Contact Fax |
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AECOM |
Engineer’s
Representative for WDII |
Principal Resident
Engineer |
Mr. Frankie Fan |
2587 1778 |
2587 1877 |
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Engineer’s
Representative for CWB |
Principal Resident
Engineer |
Mr. Peter Poon |
3922 3388 |
3912 3010 |
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China State-
Leader JV |
Contractor under
Contract no. HK/2012/08 |
Project Director |
C. N.
LAI |
9106 5806 |
2877 1522 |
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Project Manager |
Mr. Eddie Chung |
9189 8118 |
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Site Agent |
Mr. Keith Tse |
9095 7922 |
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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 Environ Hong
Kong Limited |
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Mr. David Yeung |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
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Lam Geotechnics
Limited (For Enquiry) |
Environmental Team (ET) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Raymond Dai |
2882 3939 |
2882 3331 |
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
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November 2015 |
December 2015 |
January 2016 |
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· Utilities · Drainage |
· Drainage |
· Drainage |
2.4.2 Implementation status of the recommended mitigation
measures during this reporting period is presented in Appendix
2.1.
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
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District |
Station |
Description |
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Wan Chai |
M1a |
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:
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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.
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
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Station ID |
Monitoring Location |
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CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
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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:
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0.6
– 1.7 m3 per minute adjustable flow range;
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Equipped
with a timing / control device with +/- 5 minutes accuracy for 24 hours
operation;
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Installed
with elapsed-time meter with +/- 2 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;
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Capable
of providing a minimum exposed area of 406 cm2;
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Flow
control accuracy: +/- 2.5% deviation over 24-hour sampling period;
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Equipped
with a shelter to protect the filter and sampler;
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Incorporated
with an electronic mass flow rate controller or other equivalent devices;
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Equipped
with a flow recorder for continuous monitoring;
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Provided
with a peaked roof inlet;
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Incorporated
with a manometer;
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Able
to hold and seal the filter paper to the sampler housing at horizontal
position;
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Easily
changeable filter; and
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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.
4.0.1.
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:
Ÿ Contract
no. HK/2012/08 – Wan Chai Development Phase II – Central – Wan Chai Bypass at
Wan Chai West.
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
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Location ID |
District |
Description |
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M1a |
Wan Chai |
Harbour
Road Sports Centre |
4.1.3 One limit
level exceedance
was recorded at M1a – Harbour Road Sports Centre on 24 November 2015 in
November reporting month.
4.1.4 After the investigation, no construction
works for EP-376/2009 was conducted by Contract HK/2012/08 around the concerned
location during the time of measurement while breaking works at Ex- Wan Chai
Swimming Pool (adjacent to Habour Road Sports Centre directly opposite to the
monitoring station) under non WDIICWB Contractor was observed as the major
noise contribution during monitoring. As such, the exceedance was considered as
non-Project related.
4.1.5
Four limit level exceedances were recorded at M1a- Harbour Road Sports
Centre on 1, 8, 15 and 23 December 2015 in December reporting month.
4.1.6 Breaking works at Ex- Wan Chai Swimming
Pool (adjacent to Habour Road Sports Centre directly opposite to the monitoring
station) under non WDII-CWB Contractor was observed as the major noise
contribution during monitoring on 01, 08, 15 and 23 December 2015. As such, the exceedance was considered as
non-Project related.
4.1.7
Two limit level exceedances were recorded at M1a- Harbour Road Sports
Centre on 12 and 19 January 2016 in January reporting month.
4.1.8 Breaking and piling works at Ex- Wan
Chai Swimming Pool (adjacent to Habour Road Sports Centre directly opposite to
the monitoring station) under non WDII-CWB Contractor was observed as the major
noise contribution during monitoring on 12 and 19 January 2016. As such, the exceedance was considered as
non-Project related.
4.1.9
The noise monitoring results measured in this reporting period are
reviewed and summarized. Details of continuous noise monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred to Appendix 4.1
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
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Station |
Description |
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CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
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CMA6a |
WDII PRE Site Office |
4.2.3
No action or limit level exceedance was recorded in this reporting
quarter.
4.2.4
The air quality monitoring results measured
in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of air quality monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 4.2.
4.3.1
Inert and Non-inert C&D wastes were 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
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Waste Type |
Quantity this quarter |
Cumulative
Quantity-to-Date |
Disposal / Dumping Grounds |
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Inert C&D materials disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
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Inert C&D materials recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
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Non-inert C&D materials disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
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Non-inert C&D materials recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
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Chemical waste disposed, kg |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
5.0.1. The Event Action Plan for construction
noise and air quality are presented in Appendix 5.1.
5.1.1 One limit level exceedance was recorded
at M1a – Harbour Road Sports Centre on 24 November 2015 in November reporting
month. After the investigation, the exceedance was concluded as non-project
related.
5.1.2
Four limit level exceedances were recorded at M1a- Harbour Road Sports
Centre on 1, 8, 15 and 23 December 2015 in December reporting month.
5.1.3
Breaking works at Ex- Wan Chai Swimming Pool (adjacent to Habour Road
Sports Centre directly opposite to the monitoring station) under non WDII-CWB
Contractor was observed as the major noise contribution during monitoring on
01, 08, 15 and 23 December 2015. As
such, the exceedance was considered as non-Project related.
5.1.4
Two limit level exceedances were recorded at M1a- Harbour Road Sports
Centre on 12 and 19 January 2016 in January reporting month.
5.1.5
Breaking and piling works at Ex- Wan Chai Swimming Pool (adjacent to
Habour Road Sports Centre directly opposite to the monitoring station) under
non WDII-CWB Contractor was observed as the major noise contribution during
monitoring on 12 and 19 January 2016. As
such, the exceedance was considered as non-Project related.
5.2.1
No action or limit level exceedance was recorded in this reporting
quarter.
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.
5.4.1
There was no non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting
period.
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.
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
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Reporting Period |
No. of Complaints |
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Commencement works (May 2015) to October
2015 |
0 |
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November 2015 to January 2016 |
0 |
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Project-to-Date |
0 |
Table 6.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
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Environmental Parameters |
Cumulative No. Brought Forward |
No. of Successful Prosecutions this quarter (Offence Date) |
Cumulative No. Project-to-Date |
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Air |
- |
0 |
0 |
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Noise |
- |
0 |
0 |
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Water |
- |
0 |
0 |
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Waste |
- |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
- |
0 |
0 |
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 include caisson seawall
installation, ELS works, road works and drainage works and Road P1 pedestrian
road reinstatement were performed in January 2016 reporting month As no project related exceedance
were recorded during the reporting period, cumulative construction impact due
to the concurrent activities of the current projects with the Central
Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) was considered as insignificant.
7.0.4.
According to the construction programme of Wan Chai Development Phase
II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects, the
major construction activities under Wan Chai Development Phase II were
tunnel works, ELS works and road works at Wan Chai East and caisson
installation, D-wall construction and ELS works at Wan Chai West. The
major construction activities under Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern
Corridor Link Projects were bridge construction and road works at Central
Interchange, Tunnel works at Ex-PCWAW, ELS works and retaining wall
construction at Victoria Park; D- wall construction, ELS works and tunnel works
at TS3; IEC removal works, piling and tunnel works at North Point area in the
reporting month. In addition, other non-Wan Chai Development Phase II,
Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects was observed
undertaken at Wan Chai North area.
7.0.5.
No significant air quality impact from
construction activities was anticipated in the reporting period. Besides, no
project related exceedance was recorded during air quality and noise environmental
monitoring events 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.
8.0.1. 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.