Contract No: HK/2009/05

Wanchai Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass

Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 1)

Environmental Monitoring & Audit

Monthly Report

- MAR 2010 -

CLIENT:	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
	Approved by:
	Raymond Dai Environmental Team Leader
	DATE:
	15 Apr 2010

Table of contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. iii

1. Introduction. 1

1.1 Scope of the Report 1

1.2 Structure of the Report 1

2. Project Background. 3

2.1 Background. 3

2.2 Scope of the Project and Site Description. 3

2.3 Division of the Project Responsibility. 4

2.4 Project Organization and Contact Personnel 5

3. status of regulatory compliance. 8

3.1 Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project 8

4. Monitoring Requirements. 10

4.1 Noise Monitoring. 10

4.2 Air Monitoring. 11

4.3 Water Quality Monitoring. 13

5. Monitoring Results. 17

5.1 Noise Monitoring Results. 17

5.2 Air Monitoring Results. 17

5.3 Water Monitoring Results. 18

5.4 Waste Monitoring Results. 18

6. Compliance Audit. 20

6.1 Noise Monitoring. 20

6.2 Air Monitoring. 20

6.3 Water Quality Monitoring. 20

6.4 Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance. 20

6.5 Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance. 20

7. Cumulative Construction Impact due to the Concurrent Projects. 21

8. Site Inspection. 22

9. Complaints, Notification of Summons and Prosecution. 23

10. Conclusion. 24

lIST OF TABLES

Table I Summary of Environmental Inspections  Mar 2010

Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this Project

Table 2.2 Details of Individual Contracts under the Project

Table 2.3 Contact Details of Key Personnel

Table 3.1 Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Table 3.2 Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/11

Table 3.3 Summary of submission status under FEP-01/356/2009 Condition

Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Station

Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Station

Table 4.3 Marine Water Quality Stations for Water Quality Monitoring

Table 4.4 Marine Water Quality Monitoring Frequency and Parameters

Table 5.1 Noise Monitoring Stations for HY/2009/11

Table 5.2 Water Monitoring Stations for HY/2009/11

Table 5.3 Details of Waste Disposal for HY/2009/11

Table 8.1 Summary of Environmental Inspections  Mar 2010

Table 9.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Table 9.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions

Table 10.1 Construction Activities and Recommended Mitigation Measures in Coming Reporting Month

Table 10.2 Summary of Key Construction Activities of Individual Contract(s) to be commenced in Coming Reporting Month

lIST OF FIGUREs

Figure 2.1 Project Layout

Figure 2.2 Project Organization Chart

Figure 4.1 Locations of Environmental Monitoring Stations

lIST OF APPENDIces

Appendix 3.1 Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule

Appendix 4.1 Action and Limit Level

Appendix 4.2 Copies of Calibration Certificates

Appendix 5.1 Monitoring Schedule for Reporting Month and Coming month

Appendix 5.2 Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 5.3 Water Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 6.1 Event Action Plans

Appendix 6.2 Summary for Notification of Exceedance

Appendix 9.1 Complaint Log

Appendix 10.1 Construction Programme of Individual Contracts

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. This is the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report  March 2010 for Contract No. HK/2009/05 –Wanchai Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass - Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 1). This report presents the environmental monitoring findings and information recorded during the period 17^th to 27^th March 2010.

Construction Activities for the Reported Period

2. During this reporting period, the major work activities for HY/2009/11 included:

- Dredging works,

- Special Hoarding erection and

- Erection of Refuse Collection Point (RCP)

Noise Monitoring

3. Noise monitoring during day time and evening time were conducted at the City Garden and Causeway Bay Community Centre on a weekly basis in the reporting period. Two action level exceedances were recorded due to the noise complaints on 21 March 2010. No limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

Air Quality Monitoring

4. No air quality monitoring was undertaken during the reporting month.

Water Quality Monitoring

5. Water quality monitoring at 6 designated monitoring stations namely WSD9, WSD10, WSD15, WSD17, C8 and C9 were conducted three days per week during the reporting period. On 19 and 22 March 2010, action level exceedances of suspended solid at C8 and C9 were recorded during mid-flood tide. Besides, on 22 March 2010, action level exceedance was recorded at WSD17 during mid-ebb tide. It was investigated that the value was within the tolerance of the baseline water monitoring range and no exceedance was recorded for the next mid-tide on the same day monitoring. It was concluded as localized influence and invalid exceedance.

Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

6. Two complaints were received on 21 March 2010 regarding loud noise and dark smoke emitted from dredging activities on Sunday. A valid Construction Noise Permit no. GW-RS0119-10 was obtained for the dredging works at area for North Point Reclamation during general holidays including Sunday between 0700-2300 hours and any day not being a general holiday between 1900-2300hours.

Site Inspections and Audit

7. The Environmental Team (ET) conducted 1 site inspection in this reported period. Major observations by the ET, actions by the Contractor and outcome are summarized in the following Table I.

Table I Summary of Environmental Inspections  Mar 2010

Item	Date	Observations	Action taken by Contractor	Outcome
1	23-Mar-10	Regular clear the floating debris behind the silt screen.	Daily clearance of the floating debris	Complete as observed on 30-Mar-10

Future Key Issues

8. In coming reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are anticipated as follows:

HY/2009/11- North Point Reclaimation

- Dredging works,

- Seawall foundation;

- Casting Caisson Seawall;

- Absorptive panel installation; and

- Special Hoarding erection

HK/2009/01 - Wan Chai Development Phase II  Central –Wanchai Bypass at HKCEC

- Marine and land SI for cross harbour mains, reclamation, utilities tunnel and P1 pipe pile wall;

- Prefabrication of steel stating for MTR Tsuen Wan Line trial pile;

- Erection of ER office at area WA1 & WA2;

- Dewatering for existing pumping station P1 to P5;

- Trial pit execavtion for cooling water mains;

- Silt screen installation for existing intake (no. 1 to 5, WSD7 & WSD19 which shown in EP-356/2009)

HK/2009/02 - Wan Chai Development II  Central  Wan Chai Bypass at WanChai East

- Site clearance;

- Hoarding & fencing erection;

- Excavation;

- Dismantle existing footing at WSD Salt Water Pumping Station;

- Dismantle existing footbridge staircase at Wan Shing Road; and

- Road modification Works

- Silt screen installation for existing intake

1. Introduction

1.1 Scope of the Report

1.1.1. Lam Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed to work as the Environmental Team (ET) for Contractor No. HK/2009/05 Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central –Wan Chai Bypass  Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 1) 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) and in the EM&A Manual of the approved EIA Report for Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (Register No. AEIAR-014/2001).

1.1.2. This report presents the environmental monitoring and auditing work carried out in accordance to the Section 10.3 of EM&A Manual and  /span>Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements /span> under Particular Specification Section 27.

1.1.3. This report documents the finding of EM&A works during the period 17^th to 27^th March 2010.

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 Staus of Regulatory Compliance  summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits / Licenses during the reporting period.

Section 4 Monitoring Requirements  summarizes all monitoring parameters, monitoring methodology and equipment, monitoring locations, monitoring frequency, criteria and respective event and action plan and monitoring programmes.

Section 5 Monitoring Results  summarizes the monitoring results obtained in the reporting period.

Section 6 Compliance Audit  summarizes the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental parameters.

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 Site Inspection  summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections undertaken within the reporting period, with a review of any relevant follow-up actions within the reporting period.

Section 9 Complaints, Notification of summons and Prosecution  summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints, notification of summons and prosecution

Section 10 Conclusion

2. Project Background

2.1 Background

2.1.1. “Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass and “Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (hereafter called “the Project  are Designed Project (DP) under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO). The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports for Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) have been approved on 31 August 2001 and 11 December 2008 respectively.

2.1.2. The key purpose of Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) is to provide land at Wan Chai North and North Point for construction of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB). Land formed under the project will be developed as a world-class waterfront promenade joining that at the new Central waterfront for public enjoyment.

2.1.3. There is a compelling and present need for the CWB to provide relief to the very congested east-west Connaught Road Central/Harcourt Road / Gloucester Road Corridor (the Corridor) which is currently operating beyond its capacity. The CWB will provide relief to the existing congestion along the Corridor and cater for the anticipated growth of traffic on Hong Kong Island. Without the CWB and its access roads, there will not be sufficient capacity to serve the heavy traffic demands at both strategic and local levels.

2.2 Scope of the Project and Site Description

2.2.1. The Project is located mainly in Wan Chai North, Causeway Bay and North Point, and is demarcated by Gloucester Road and Victoria Park Road to the south, Fenwick Pier Street to the west and Tong Shui Road Interchange to the east, as shown in Figure 2.1.

2.2.2. The study area encompasses existing developments along the Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and North Point shorelines. Major land uses include the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Extension, the Wan Chai Ferry Pier, the ex-Wan Chai Public Cargo Working Area (ex-PCWA), the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC), the Police Officers' Club, the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter (CBTS) and commercial and residential developments.

2.2.3. The scope of the Project comprises:

- Land formation for key transport infrastructure and facilities, including the Trunk Road (i.e. CWB) and the associated slip roads for connection to the Trunk Road and for through traffic from Central to Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. The land formed for the above transport infrastructure will provide opportunities for the development of an attractive waterfront promenade for the enjoyment of the public

- Reprovisioning / protection of the existing facilities and structures affected by the land formation works mentioned above

- Extension, modification, reprovisioning or protection of existing storm water drainage outfalls, sewerage outfalls and watermains affected by the revised land use and land formation works mentioned above

- Upgrading of hinterland storm water drainage system and sewerage system, which would be rendered insufficient by the land formation works mentioned above

- Provision of the ground level roads, flyovers, footbridges, necessary transport facilities and the associated utility services

- Construction of the new waterfront promenade, landscape works and the associated utility services

 span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>          The Trunk Road (i.e. CWB) within the study area and the associated slip roads for connection to the Trunk Road.

2.2.4. The project also contains various Schedule 2 DPs 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 five individual DPs under this Project. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of these Schedule 2 DPs.

Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Projects under this Project

Item	Designated Project	EIAO Reference	Reason for inclusion
DP1	Central-Wanchai Bypass (CWB) including its road tunnel and slip roads	Schedule 2, Part I, A.1 and A.7	Trunk road and road tunnel more than 800 m in length
DP2	Road P2 and other roads which are classified as primary/district distributor roads	Schedule 2, Part I, A.1	Primary / district distributor roads
DP3	Reclamation works including associated dredging works	Schedule 2, Part I, C.1 and C.12	Reclamation more than 5 ha in size and a dredging operation less than 100 m from a seawater intake point
DP5	Wan Chai East Sewage Outfall	Schedule 2, Part I, F.5 and F.6	Submarine sewage pipelines with a total diameter more than 1,200 mm and include a submarine sewage outfall
DP6	Dredging for the Cross-harbour Water Mains from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui	Schedule 2, Part I, C.12	A dredging operation less than 100 m from a seawater intake point

2.3 Division of the Project Responsibility

2.3.1. Due to the multi-contract nature of the Project, there are a number of contracts sub-dividing the whole works area into different work areas to be commenced. Contractors of individual contracts will be required by the EP holder to apply Further Environmental Permits (FEP) such that the impact monitoring stations are sub-divided accordingly to facilitate the implementation of EM&A programme and to streamline the EM&A reporting for individual FEP holders correspondingly.

2.3.2. In the reporting month, Contract no. HY/2009/11 - Central  Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation under the Project has been commenced on 17 March 2010. Two Contracts under the Project are anticipated to be commenced in mid-April 2010. The details of individual contracts are summarized in Table2.2.

Table 2.2 Details of Individual Contracts under the Project

Contract No.	Contract Title	Associated DP(s)	Construction Commencement
HK/2009/01	Wan Chai Development Phase II  Central –Wanchai Bypass at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre	DP3, DP6	End of April 2010
HK/2009/02	Wan Chai Development II  Central  Wan Chai Bypass at WanChai East	DP3, DP5	End of April 2010
HY/2009/11	Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central - Wan Chai Bypass - North Point Reclamation	DP3	17 March 2010

2.4 Project Organization and Contact Personnel

2.4.1. Civil Engineering Office of Civil Engineering and Development Department is the overall project controller. 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.

2.4.2. 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 2.3:

Table 2.3 Contact Details of Key Personnel

Party	Role	Name	Post	Contact No.	Contact Fax
AECOM	Engineer	Mr. David Kwan	Chief Resident Engineer	2607 7801	2687 2322
China Harbour- CRBC joint venture	Contractor under Contract no. HY/2009/11	Mr. Cho Yu Fun	Project Director	3157 1086	3157 1085
		Mr. Gregory Wong	Project Manager	3157 1086
		Mr. Daniel Cheung	Site Agent	3157 1086
		Mr. C. M. Wong	Environmental Officer	3157 1086
ENVIRON Hong Kong Limited	Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)	Mr. David Yeung	Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)	3743 0788	3548 6988
Lam Geotechnics Limited	Environmental Team (ET)	Mr. Raymond Dai	Environmental Team Leader (ETL)	2882 3939	2882 3331

2.4.3. For HY/2009/11, the principal work activities in this reporting month included:

- Dredging works;

- Special Hoarding erection; and

- Erection of Refuse Collection Point (RCP)

2.4.4. In coming reporting month, the principal work activities of individual contracts are anticipated as follows:

HY/2009/11- North Point Reclaimation

- Dredging works,

- Seawall foundation;

- Casting Caisson Seawall;

- Absorptive panel installation; and

- Special Hoarding erection

HK/2009/01 - Wan Chai Development Phase II  Central –Wanchai Bypass at HKCEC

- Marine and land SI for cross harbour mains, reclamation, utilities tunnel and P1 pipe pile wall;

- Prefabrication of steel stating for MTR Tsuen Wan Line trial pile;

- Erection of ER office at area WA1 & WA2;

- Dewatering for existing pumping station P1 to P5;

- Trial pit execavtion for cooling water mains;

- Silt screen installation for existing intake (no. 1 to 5, WSD7 & WSD19 which shown in EP-356/2009)

HK/2009/02 - Wan Chai Development II  Central  Wan Chai Bypass at WanChai East

- Site clearance;

- Hoarding & fencing erection;

- Excavation;

- Dismantle existing footing at WSD Salt Water Pumping Station;

- Dismantle existing footbridge staircase at Wan Shing Road; and

- Road modification Works

3. status of regulatory compliance

3.1 Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project

3.1.1. A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1 Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Permits and/or Licences	Reference No.	Issued Date	Expiry Date	Status
Environmental Permit	EP-356/2009	30 Jul 2009	N/A	Valid
Environmental Permit	EP-364/2009	17 Aug 2009	N/A	Valid
Environmental Permit	EP-376/2009	13 Nov 2010	N/A	Valid
Further Environmental Permit	FEP-01/356/2009	18 Feb 2010	N/A	Valid
Further Environmental Permit	FEP-02/356/2009	24 Mar 2010	N/A	Valid
Further Environmental Permit	FEP-03/356/2009	24 Mar 2010	N/A	Valid
Further Environmental Permit	FEP-01/364/2009	24 Mar 2010	N/A	Valid

3.1.2. Due to the multi-contract nature of the Project, the status of permits and/or licences under the individual contract(s) are presented as below:

HY/2009/11  Central  Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation

3.1.3. A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.2 and Table 3.3.

Table 3.2 Cumulative Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HY/2009/11

Permits and/or Licences	Reference No.	Issued Date	Expiry Date	Status
Further Environmental Permit	FEP-01/356/2009	18 Feb 2010	N/A	Valid
Notification of Works Under APCO	314911	9 Mar. 2010	N/A	Valid
Construction Noise Permit (CNP) for non-piling equipment	GW-RS0119-10	17 Feb 2010	22 Aug 2010	Valid
Dumping Permit (Type 1  Open Sea Disposal)	EP/MD/10-067	10 Mar 2010	9 Sep 2010	Valid
Dumping Permit (Type 1  Open Sea Disposal (Dedicate Sites) & Type 2  Confined Marine Disposal)	EP/MD/10-066	10 Mar 2010	9 Apr 2010	Valid

Table 3.3 Summary of submission status under FEP-01/356/2009 Condition

EP Condition	Submission	Date of Submission
Condition 2.6	Management Organization of Main Construction Companies	18 Dec 2009
Condition 2.7	Submission of works schedule and location plan	8 Feb 2010
Condition 2.8	Silt Curtain Deployment Plan	25 Feb 2010
Condition 2.9	Silt Screen Deployment Plan	25 Feb 2010
Condition 2.10	Coral Translocation Plan	20 Nov 2009
Condition 2.16	Noise Management Plan	1 Mar 2010

3.1.4. Implementation status of the recommended mitigation measures during this reporting period is presented in Appendix 3.1.

4. Monitoring Requirements

4.1 Noise Monitoring

Noise Monitoring Stations

4.1.1. The noise monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1.  /span>Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.

Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Station

Station	Description
M1a	Harbour Road Sports Centre
M2b	Noon Gun Area
M3a	Tung Lo Wan Fire Station
M4a	Causeway Bay Community Centre
M5b	City Garden
M6	HK Baptist Church Henrietta Secondary School
M7a	Harbour Building

Noise Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration

4.1.2. The construction noise level shall be measured in terms of the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (L_eq). L_{eq (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, L_{eq (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.

4.1.3. 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.

4.1.4. If construction works are extended to include works during the hours of 1900  0700 as well as public holidays and Sundays, additional weekly impact monitoring shall be carried out during respective restricted hours periods. Applicable permits under NCO shall be obtained by the Contractor.

Monitoring Equipment

4.1.5. As referred to in the Technical Memorandum (TM) 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 agree to within 1.0 dB.

4.1.6. 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.

4.1.7. The sound level meter shall be checked using an acoustic calibrator generating a known sound pressure level at a known frequency before deployment to the site and during each site visit. Measurements may be accepted as valid only if the calibration level from before and after the noise measurement agree to within 1.0 dB.

4.2 Air Monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring Stations

4.2.1. The air monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 4.2 and Figure 4.1. Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.

Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Station

Station ID	Monitoring Location	Description
CMA1b	Oil Street Community Liaison Centre	North Point
CMA2a	Causeway Bay Community Centre	Causeway Bay
CMA3a	Future CWB site office at Wanchai Waterfront Promenade	Causeway Bay
CMA4a	Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals	Wan Chai
CMA5a	Children Playgrounds opposite to Pedestrian Plaza	Wan Chai
CMA6a	Future AECOM site office at Work Area	Wan Chai
MA1b	Harbour Building	Central

Air Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration

4.2.2. 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.

4.2.3. 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.

4.2.4. 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

4.2.5. 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.

4.2.6. 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

4.2.7. 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.

4.2.8. Filter paper of size 8" x 10" shall be labeled 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.

4.2.9. 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.

4.2.10. All the collected samples shall be kept in a good condition for 6 months before disposal.

4.3 Water Quality Monitoring

4.3.1. The EIA Report has identified that the key water quality impact would be associated with the dredging works during the construction phase. Marine water quality monitoring for dissolved oxygen (DO), suspended solid (SS) and turbidity is therefore recommended to be carried out at selected WSD flushing water intakes. The impact monitoring should be carried out during the proposed dredging works to ensure the compliance with the water quality standards.

Water Quality Monitoring Stations

4.3.2. It is proposed to monitor the water quality at 9 WSD salt water intakes and 12 cooling water intakes along the seafront of the Victoria Harbour. The proposed water quality monitoring stations of the Project are shown in Table 4.3 and Figure 4.1. Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.

Table 4.3 Marine Water Quality Stations for Water Quality Monitoring

Station Ref.	Location	Easting	Northing
WSD Salt Water Intake
WSD7	Kowloon South	834150.	818300.3
WSD9	Tai Wan	838132.7	817798.6
WSD10	Cha Kwo Ling	841528.7	817713.4
WSD15	Sai Wan Ho	841194.4	816520.2
WSD17	Quarry Bay	839863.5	817077.5
WSD19	Sheung Wan	833415.0	816771.0
WSD20	Kennedy Town	830750.6	816030.3
WSD21	Wan Chai	836220.8	815940.1
RW1	Wan Chai (Reprovision)	836188.8	815911.1
Cooling Water Intake
C1	HKCEC Extension	835885.6	816223.0
C2	Telecom House	835647.9	815864.4
C3	HKCEC Phase I	835836.2	815910.0
C4	Wan Chai Tower and Great Eagle Centre	835932.8	815888.2
C5	Sun Hung Kai Centre	836250.1	815932.2
C6	World Trade Centre	837009.6	815999.3
C7	Windsor House	837193.7	816150.0
C8	City Garden	837970.6	816957.3
C9	Provident Garden	838355.0	817116.6
RC1	Proposed HKAPA Extension	835487.7	815987.7
RC5	Sun Hung Kai Centre (Reprovision)	836291.4	816029.7
RC7	Windsor House (Temporary Dilution)	837245.2	816156.6

Water Quality Parameters

4.3.3. Monitoring of dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity and suspended solids (SS) shall be carried out at WSD flushing water intakes and cooling water intakes. DO and Turbidity are measured in-situ while SS is determined in laboratory.

4.3.4. In association with the water quality parameters, other relevant data shall also be measured, such as monitoring location/position, time, sampling depth, water temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO) saturation, weather conditions, sea conditions, tidal stage, and any special phenomena and work underway at the construction site etc.

Sampling Procedures and Monitoring Equipment

4.3.5. The interval between two sets of monitoring should not be less than 36 hours except where there are exceedances of Action and/or Limit Levels, in which case the monitoring frequency will be increased. Table 4.4 shows the proposed monitoring frequency and water quality parameters. Duplicate in-situ measurements and water sampling should be carried out in each sampling event. For selection of tides for in-situ measurement and water sampling, tidal range of individual flood and ebb tides should be not less than 0.5m.

Table 4.4 Marine Water Quality Monitoring Frequency and Parameters

Activities	Monitoring Frequency^1	Parameters^2
During the 4-week baseline monitoring period	Three days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides	Turbidity, Suspended Solids (SS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), pH, Temperature, Salinity
During marine construction works	Three days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides	Turbidity, Suspended Solids (SS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), pH, Temperature, Salinity
After completion of marine construction works	Three days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides	Turbidity, Suspended Solids (SS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), pH, Temperature, Salinity

Notes:

1. For selection of tides for in-situ measurement and water sampling, tidal range of individual flood and ebb tides should be not less than 0.5m.

2. Turbidity should be measured in situ whereas SS should be determined by laboratory.

Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Measuring Equipment

4.3.6. The instrument should be a portable, weatherproof dissolved oxygen measuring instrument complete with cable, sensor, comprehensive operation manuals, and use a DC power source. It should be capable of measuring:

- a dissolved oxygen level in the range of 0-20 mg/l and 0-200% saturation

- a temperature of 0-45 degree Celsius

4.3.7. It should have a membrane electrode with automatic temperature compensation complete with a cable. Sufficient stocks of spare electrodes and cables should be available for replacement where necessary. (e.g. YSI model 59 meter, YSI 5739 probe, YSI 5795A submersible stirrer with reel and cable or an approved similar instrument).

4.3.8. Should salinity compensation not be build-in in the DO equipment, in-situ salinity shall be measured to calibrate the DO equipment prior to each DO measurement.

Turbidity Measurement Instrument

4.3.9. The instrument should be a portable, weatherproof turbidity-measuring instrument complete with comprehensive operation manual. The equipment should use a DC power source. It should have a photoelectric sensor capable of measuring turbidity between 0‑1000 NTU and be complete with a cable (e.g. Hach model 2100P or an approved similar instrument).

Sampler

4.3.10. A water sampler comprises a transparent PVC cylinder, with a capacity of not less than 2 litres, and can be effectively sealed with latex cups at both ends. The sampler should have a positive latching system to keep it open and prevent premature closure until released by a messenger when the sampler is at the selected water depth (e.g. Kahlsico Water Sampler or an approved similar instrument).

Sample Container and Storage

4.3.11. Water samples for suspended solids measurement should be collected in high-density polythene bottles, packed in ice (cooled to 4°C without being frozen), and delivered to ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd. as soon as possible after collection for analysis.

Water Depth Detector

4.3.12. A portable, battery-operated echo sounder shall be used for the determination of water depth at each designated monitoring station. This unit can either be handheld or affixed to the bottom of the workboat, if the same vessel is to be used throughout the monitoring programme.

Salinity

4.3.13. A portable salinometer capable of measuring salinity in the range of 0-40 ppt shall be provided for measuring salinity of the water at each of monitoring location.

Monitoring Position Equipment

4.3.14. A hand-held or boat-fixed type digital Global Positioning System (GPS) with way point bearing indication or other equivalent instrument of similar accuracy shall be provided and used during monitoring to ensure the monitoring vessel is at the correct location before taking measurements.

Calibration of In-situ Instruments

4.3.15. All in-situ monitoring instrument shall be checked, calibrated and certified by a laboratory accredited under HOKLAS or equivalent before use, and subsequently re-calibrated at 3 monthly intervals throughout all stages of the water quality monitoring. Responses of sensors and electrodes should be checked with certified standard solutions before each use. Wet bulb calibration for a DO meter shall be carried out before measurement at each monitoring location.

4.3.16. For the on site calibration of field equipment by the ET, the BS 127:1993, "Guide to Field and on-site test methods for the analysis of waters" should be observed.

4.3.17. Sufficient stocks of spare parts should be maintained for replacements when necessary. Backup monitoring equipment shall also be made available so that monitoring can proceed uninterrupted even when some equipment is under maintenance, calibration, etc.

4.3.18. Current calibration certificates of equipments are presented in Appendix 4.2.

Laboratory Measurement / Analysis

4.3.19. Analysis of suspended solids has been carried out in a HOKLAS accredited laboratory, ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd. Water samples of about 1L shall be collected at the monitoring stations for carrying out the laboratory SS determination. The SS determination work shall start within 24 hours after collection of the water samples. The SS determination shall follow APHA 19ed or equivalent methods subject to the approval of IEC and EPD.

5. Monitoring Results

5.0.1. The environmental monitoring will be implemented based on the division of works areas of each designed project managed under different contracts with separate FEP applied by individual contractors. Overall layout showing work areas of various contracts, latest status of work commencement and monitoring stations is shown in Figure 2.1 and Figure 4.1. The monitoring results are presented in according to the Individual Contract(s).

5.0.2. In the reporting month, the current contract has Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central - Wan Chai Bypass - North Point Reclamation under Permanent and temporary reclamation works including associated dredging works in Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) area (referred to as DP3 in the EIA Report) in the reporting month.

5.0.3. The environment monitoring schedules for reporting month and coming month are presented in Appendix 5.1.

5.1 Noise Monitoring Results

HY/2009/11  Central  Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation

5.1.1. The proposed division of noise monitoring stations for HY/2009/11 are summarized in Table 5.1 below:

Table 5.1 Noise Monitoring Stations for HY/2009/11

Station	Description
M4a	Causeway Bay Community Centre
M5b	City Garden

5.1.2. One day time and evening period noise monitoring was conducted at the City Garden and Causeway Bay Community Centre on 23 March 2010.

5.1.3. Noise monitoring results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of noise monitoring results and graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.2.

5.1.4. Two action level exceedances were recorded due to the noise complaints on 21 March 2010. The details of complaints can be referred to Section 9. No limit level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

5.2 Air Monitoring Results

5.2.1. The major construction activities of Contract no. HY/2009/11 was dredging works in the reporting month. No major dust impact is anticipated to be caused by the dredging works. Therefore, no air monitoring was conducted in the reporting month.

5.3 Water Monitoring Results

HY/2009/11  Central  Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation

5.3.1. The proposed division of water monitoring stations for HY/2009/11 are summarized in Table 5.2 below:

Table 5.2 Water Monitoring Stations for HY/2009/11

Station Ref.	Location	Easting	Northing
WSD Salt Water Intake
WSD9	Tai Wan	838132.7	817798.6
WSD10	Cha Kwo Ling	841528.7	817713.4
WSD15	Sai Wan Ho	841194.4	816520.2
WSD17	Quarry Bay	839863.5	817077.5
Cooling Water Intake
C8	City Garden	837970.6	816957.3
C9	Provident Garden	838355.0	817116.6

5.3.2. Four water monitoring were conducted at the proposed water monitoring stations on 19, 22, 24 and 26 March 2010.

5.3.3. Water monitoring results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of water quality monitoring results and graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.3.

5.3.4. Action level exceedance was recorded at C8 on 19 March 2010, C9 and WSD 17 on 22 March 2010 respectively. The details of the summary of exceedance can be referred to Section 6.

5.4 Waste Monitoring Results

HY/2009/11  Central  Wanchai Bypass, North Point Reclamation

5.4.1. No inert C&D material was disposed nor non-inert C&D material were disposed of. Details of the waste flow table are summarized in Table 5.3.

Table 5.3 Details of Waste Disposal for HY/2009/11

Waste Type	Quantity this month, m^3	Cumulative-to-Date, m^3	Disposal / Dumping Grounds
Inert C&D materials disposed	NIL	NIL	N/A
Inert C&D materials recycled	NIL	NIL	N/A
Non-inert C&D materials disposed	NIL	NIL	N/A
Non-inert C&D materials recycled	NIL	NIL	N/A
Chemical waste disposed	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marine Sediment (Type 1  Open Sea Disposal)	NIL	NIL	N/A
Marine Sediment (Type 1  Open Sea Disposal (Dedicate Sites) & Type 2  Confined Marine Disposal)	22,000	22,000	East Sha Chau

5.4.2. There was only Type 1  Open Sea Disposal (Dedicate Sites) & Type 2  Confined Marine Disposal marine sediment disposed in the reporting month. The maximum dredging rate in North Point Shoreline Zone is 3,000m3 per day in the reporting month, which is complied with the criteria listed in Table 5.10 of EIA Report Register No. AEIAR-125/2008.

6. Compliance Audit

6.0.1. The Event Action Plan for construction noise, air quality and water quality are presented in Appendix 6.1.

6.1 Noise Monitoring

6.1.1. Two action level exceedances were recorded due to the noise complaints on 21 March 2010. No limit level exceedance was recorded during day time and evening time noise measurement on 23 March 2010. An additional noise monitoring is schedule to be conducted on 5 April 2010 for the noise monitoring during public holiday.

6.2 Air Monitoring

6.2.1. No air monitoring was conducted in this reporting period.

6.3 Water Quality Monitoring

6.3.1. Action level exceedances of suspended solid were recorded at C8 on 19 March 2010 and C9 on 22 March 2010 mid-flood. Besides, on 22 March 2010, action level exceedance of suspended solid at WSD17 was recorded during mid-ebb tide. No muddy boom was observed during the monitoring and no exceedance was recorded in the next mid-tide monitoring. Moreover, the value is within the tolerance of the baseline water quality range. As such, it is concluded as invalid exceedance. Summary for notification of exceedance can be referred to Appendix 6.2.

6.4 Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance

6.4.1. There was no non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting period. The observations and recommendations made in each individual site audit session were presented in Section 8.

6.4.2. No project-related non-compliance from monitoring was recorded in the reporting month.

6.5 Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance

6.5.1. 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.

7. Cumulative Construction Impact due to the Concurrent Projects

7.0.1. According to Condition 3.4 of the EP-356/2009, this section addresses the relevant cumulative construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the current projects including the Central Reclamation, Central-Wan Chai Baypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects.

7.0.2. From the Monthly EM&A report (February 2010) of Central Reclamation Project, the key works in the March are as follows:

- Type A filling in FRAW and FRAE above +2.5mPD

- Surcharging in FRAW and FRAE

- Construction of cantilever slab at caisson

- Pile cap construction at Culvert F

- Sheet piling, excavation, structural works and backfilling for Culvert F

- General filling works above +2.5 mPD in IRAE

- Construction of storm and foul drainage and gullies in hinterlands for Road P2, Road D7, Road D8 and Road D9 and adjacent to the GPO

- Roadworks along Lung Wui Road, Tim Wa Avenue (Road D8) and Road P2

- Backfilling to Culvert K extension

- Precasting for seawall blocks and retaining wall (offsite)

- Installation of cooling water mains for Tamar Development Project at IRAE

- Installation of cooling mains discharge pipes in FRAE

- Diaphragm walling and barrettes for CWB Works

- Excavation to formation level at CWB works.

7.0.3. According to the construction programme of Central-Wan Chai Baypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects, the major construction activity under Wan Chai Development Phase II was the dredging work at North Point Reclamation Stage 1 in the reporting month. The major environmental impact was water quality impact at North Point.  /span>No construction activities were undertaken in the Central-Wan Chai Baypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects.

7.0.4. The major environmental impacts generated from the Central Reclamation Projects were located along the coastline of Central and Admiralty while only dredging work at North Point Reclamation Stage 1 was in operation in this reporting month. Beside, water quality mitigation measures were properly in place for the dredging works under HY/2009/11 in this reporting month. No project –related exceedance were recorded. Thus, it is evaluated that the cumulative construction impact from the concurrent projects including Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central Reclamation was insignificant.

8. Site Inspection

8.0.1. Weekly inspection was undertaken by the ET. One inspection was carried out on 23 March 2010 during this reporting period. The results of these inspections and outcomes are summarized in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1 Summary of Environmental Inspections Mar 2010

Item	Date	Observations	Action taken by Contractor	Outcome
1	23-Mar-10	Regular clear the floating debris behind the silt screen.	Daily clearance of the floating debris	Complete as observed on 30-Mar-10

9. Complaints, Notification of Summons and Prosecution

9.0.1. In this reporting period, no inspection notice, notification of summons or prosecution was received. Two complaints on 21 March 2010 was regarding the loud noise and dark smoke emitted from dredging activities on Sunday. A valid Construction Noise Permit no. GW-RS0119-10 was obtained for the dredging works at area for North Point Reclamation during general holidays including Sunday between 0700-2300 hours and any day not being a general holiday between 1900-2300hours. No exceedance was recorded during the day time and evening time noise monitoring on 23 March 2010. An additional noise monitoring is schedule to be conducted on 5 April 2010 for the noise monitoring during public holiday. The details of cumulative complaint log and summary of complaints are presented in Appendix 9.1.

9.0.2. Cumulative statistic on complaints and successful prosecutions are summarized in Table 9.1 and Table 9.2 respectively.

Table 9.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Reporting Period	No. of Complaints
17^th to 27^thMarch 2010	2
Project-to-Date	2

Table 9.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions

Environmental Parameters	Cumulative No. Brought Forward	No. of Successful Prosecutions this month (Offence Date)	Cumulative No. Project-to-Date
Air	-	0	0
Noise	-	0	0
Water	-	0	0
Waste	-	0	0
Total	-	0	0

10. Conclusion

10.0.1. 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.

10.0.2. The scheduled construction activities and the recommended mitigation measures for the coming month are listed in Table 10.1.

Table 10.1 Construction Activities and Recommended Mitigation Measures in Coming Reporting Month

Location	Key Construction Works	Recommended Mitigation Measures
General	Absorptive panel installation	To avoid concurrent noisy operation To avoid accumulation of refuse
	Special Hoarding erection
Marine work	Dredging works	Daily visual inspection of silt screen and silt curtain to ensure its operation properly Daily clearance of floating debris behind the silt screen
	Seawall foundation
	Casting Caisson Seawall

10.0.3. In the coming month, the key contracts related to EP-356/2009 are anticipated to be commenced on site are summarized in Table 10.2. The construction programmes of individual contracts are provided in Appendix 10.1.

Table 10.2 Summary of Key Construction Activities of Individual Contract(s) to be commenced in Coming Reporting Month

Contract No.	Key Construction Activities	Recommended Mitigation Measures
HK/2009/01	Marine and land SI for cross harbour mains, reclamation, utilities tunnel and P1 pipe pile wall; Prefabrication of steel stating for MTR Tsuen Wan Line trial pile; Erection of ER office at area WA1 & WA2; Dewatering for existing pumping station P1 to P5; Trial pit excavation for cooling water mains; Silt screen installation for existing intake (no. 1 to 5, WSD7 & WSD19 which shown in EP-356/2009)	To conform the installation and setting as in the silt screen deployment plan Frequency spray water on the dry dusty road and on the surface of concrete breaking
HK/2009/02	Site clearance; Hoarding & fencing erection; Excavation; Dismantle existing footing at WSD Salt Water Pumping Station; Dismantle existing footbridge staircase at Wan Shing Road; and Road modification Works Silt screen installation for existing intake	To cover the dusty material or stockpile by impervious sheet; Frequency spray water on the dry dusty road and on the surface of concrete breaking To well maintain the mechanical equipments / machineries to avoid abnormal noise nuisance To conform the installation and setting as in the silt screen deployment plan