1.
This is the 30th monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) Report under First Phase Development of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling
North (FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs), comprising the Advance Works and
First Stage Works (the Project). This report was prepared by Wellab Limited under “Service Contract No. NDO 04/2019
Environmental Team for Environmental Monitoring and Audit Works in Construction
Phase for the First Phase Development of KTN and FLN NDAs” (hereinafter called the “Service
Contract”). This report documents the findings of Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) work conducted in April 2022.
2.
During the reporting month, the following Works
Contracts under relevant Environmental Permit(s) were undertaken for the
Project:
Table I Works
Contracts under relevant Environmental Permit(s) in the Reporting Month
|
Works Contracts |
Environmental Permit No. |
Designated Project (DP) |
Commencement date of construction |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/01 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Site Formation and Infrastructure
Works |
EP-466/2013 |
Castle Peak Road Diversion |
12th August 2020 |
|
EP-467/2013/A |
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road P1 and
P2 and Associated New Kwu Tung Interchange and Pak Shek Au Interchange Improvement |
12th August 2020 |
|
|
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
1st June 2020 |
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Utilization of Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE)
from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works |
23rd
March 2020 |
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Contract No. ND/2019/02 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Roads and Drains between Kwu Tung North New Development Area and Shek Wu Hui |
EP-469/2013 |
Sewage Pumping Stations in Kwu Tung North New Development Area |
28th
October 2020 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/03 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Development of Long Valley Nature
Park |
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
3rd
July 2020 |
|
|
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
6th
October 2020 |
|
|
Contract No. ND/2019/04 – Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1: Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shek
Wu San Tsuen North to Lung Yeuk Tau) |
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
23rd
February 2021 |
|
EP-546/2017 |
Fanling North Temporary Sewage Pumping Station |
16th
February 2021 |
|
|
Contract
No. ND/2019/05 - Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1: Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shung
Him Tong to Kau Lung Hang) |
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
1st
August 2020 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/06 - Fanling North New Development Area,
Phase 1: Re-provisioning of North District Temporary Wholesale Market for
Agricultural Products |
Reprovision of temporary Wholesale Market in
Fanling North New Development Area |
29th
October 2019 |
|
|
Contract No. ND/2019/07 – Fanling North New
Development Area, Phase 1: Site Formation and Infrastructure Works |
Works
area not under relevant Environmental Permit for Phase 1 of the Project. |
1st
March 2021 |
|
3.
A summary of the EM&A activities in
this reporting month is listed in Table
II below:
Table II Summary
Table for EM&A Activities in the Reporting Month
|
EM&A Activities |
Monitoring Station (s) |
Works Contracts |
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|
ND/2019/01 |
ND/2019/02 |
ND/2019/03 |
ND/2019/04 |
ND/2019/05 |
ND/2019/06 |
ND/2019/07 |
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1-hr
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
6, 11, 14, 20, 26 and
29 Apr 22 |
6, 11, 14, 20, 26 and
29 Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
6, 11, 14, 20, 26 and
29 Apr 22 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22 and
28 Apr 22 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22 and
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22 and
28 Apr 22 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22 and
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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24-hr
TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
4, 8, 13, 19, 25 and
28 Apr 22 |
4, 8, 13, 19, 25 and
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
4, 8, 13, 19, 25 and
28 Apr 22 |
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FLN-DMS5A |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22, and
28 Apr 22 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22, and
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22, and
28 Apr 22 |
1, 7, 13, 19, 22, and
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
6,
11, 20, and 26 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
6,
11, 20, and 26 Apr 22 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
1, 7, 13, 19 and 28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS3 |
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CP-KTN-NMS5 |
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CP-KTN-NMS6 |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 19 and 28 Apr 22 |
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Ecological
Survey |
Monitoring
of Measures to Minimise Disturbance to Water Birds
on Ng Tung River, Sheung Yue River,
and Long Valley |
N/A* |
N/A* |
1,
6, 8, 12, 14, 19, 26 and 29 Apr 22 |
6,
12, 19 and 26 Apr 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts
to Ma Tso Lung Stream and Siu Hang San Tsuen Stream |
22
Apr 22 |
N/A* |
22
Apr 22 |
22
Apr 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on
Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
21
and 25 Apr 22 |
21
and 25 Apr 22 |
25
Apr 22 |
25
Apr 22 |
25 Apr 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
6, 12, 14, 20, 26 and 29 Apr 22 |
N/A |
6, 12, 14, 20, 26 and 29 Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Water
Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29
Apr 22 |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29
Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Landfill
Gas Monitoring |
28 Apr 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Built
Heritage Monitoring |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Daily assessment subject to construction works
conducted within assessment area |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Environmental
Site Inspection |
4, 12, 20 and 26 Apr 22 |
6, 14, 20 and 27 Apr 22 |
1, 8, 14, 19 and 29 Apr 22 |
7, 14, 21 and 25 Apr 22 |
4, 11, 21 and 25 Apr 22 |
7,14, 21 and 28 Apr 22 |
1, 8, 14, 22 and 29 Apr 22 |
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Remark:
N/A – No relevant monitoring is required according
to updated EM&A Manual
N/A* – No relevant monitoring is required according
to Baseline Ecological Monitoring Plan (Table 3.1)
[1] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS2 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-468/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/03
[2] Since the distance between
monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS3 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-468/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/03
[3] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/02 under
EP-469/2013 exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/02
[4] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/05 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds500m. The monitoring station is not applicable to ND/2019/05
[5] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS3 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 and
ND/2019/04 under EP-473/2013/A exceeds 500m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03 and ND/2019/04
[6] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS5 and site boundary of ND/2019/05 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds 500m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/05
[7] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-FLN-NMS2 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 and
ND/2019/04 under EP-473/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03 and ND/2019/04.
[8] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-FLN-NMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03.
4.
Summary of the environmental exceedances
of the reporting month is tabulated in Table
III.
Table III Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Month
|
Environmental Monitoring |
Parameter |
No. of non-project related Exceedances |
Total No. of non-project related Exceedances |
No. of Exceedance
related to the Construction Works of the Contract |
Total No. of Exceedance related
to the Construction Works of the Contract |
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|
Action Level |
Limit Level |
Action Level |
Limit Level |
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|
Air Quality |
1-hr
TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Water Quality [1] |
DO |
1 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
SS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Arsenic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Landfill
Gas |
O2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CH4 |
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CO2 |
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Cultural
heritage |
Built Heritage Monitoring |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Air Quality
5. All
construction air quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Construction Noise
6.
All construction noise monitoring was
conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Water
Quality
7. All
additional water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. One (1) Action Level and seven (7) Limit Level for DO, two (2) Action
Level and four (4) Limit Level for
turbidity, one (1) Limit Level exceedances for suspended solids of impact water
quality monitoring were recorded. After investigation, all exceedances were
considered non-projected related.
No
construction of channel for alternation of natural streams was carried out in
the reporting month. Therefore, no water quality monitoring according to
pre-construction ET’s Updated EM&A Manual and Baseline Water Quality
Monitoring Report (KTN & FLN NDA) was conducted. For the details, please
refer to Section 5.
Land Contamination
8. All ambient
arsenic monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Landfill Gas Monitoring
9. Monitoring
of landfill gases in the reporting month was carried out by the Contractor
under ND/2019/01 at excavation location, Portion 6b. No Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Built Heritage Monitoring
10. Built
heritage monitoring in the reporting month was carried out by the Contractor
under ND/2019/05 for surveyed cultural heritage. No Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Ecological Monitoring
11. All
ecological monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. Action
and limit level will be compared after the issue of Final Baseline Ecological
Report. The ecological monitoring result in the Reporting Month is shown in Appendix L.
Complaint Log
12. No environmental
complaint was received in the reporting month.
Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
13. No
notification of summons or successful prosecutions was received in the
reporting month.
14. This
report has been prepared in compliance with the reporting requirements for the
subsequent monthly EM&A Report as required by the “Updated Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Manual for Advance and First Stage Works of Kwu Tung North and Fanling North
New Development Areas” (Updated EM&A Manual).
15. The major site activities for the coming two months
are shown
in Table IV.
Table IV Summary Table for Site Activities in the coming Two Months
|
Contract No. |
Site Activities (May 2022 and June
2022) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site Clearance, remove of existing structures and tree felling in
Portion 1a (b)
Site clearance, backfilling, ground investigation, sheet piling, excavation and drainage in Portion 1b (c)
Site clearance, demolition of existing structures in Portion 1c (d)
Site Clearance and tree felling in Portion 1e (e)
Site clearance, tree felling, temporary road construction and
site formation work in Portion 2 (f)
Site clearance, backfilling, excavation
and tree felling in
Portion 3 (g)
Site clearance, sheet piling and excavation, drainage works,
temporary road construction and watermain in Portion 5 (h)
Site
Clearance, sheet piling and excavation, pipes laying, backfilling,
construction of KB01 retaining wall, haul road construction in Portion 6a (i)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (j)
Site
clearance, sheetpiling and excavation, pipes laying
in Portion 7 (k)
Construction
of retaining Wall, slope cutting, slope drainage and maintenance access
construction, RC construction of flushing water service reservoir and fresh
water reservoir, water service reservoir and fresh water reservoir, GI works,
pipe pile wall of WSD’s maintenance access in Portion 8a (l)
Sheet
piling for receiving pit, trenchless works, excavation, ELS for jacking pit
at LWSC’s car park in Portion 8b (m)
Sheet piling and excavation, pipes laying,
demolition of existing structures, GI works in Portion 9b (n)
Stockpile
of soil and excavation in Portion 9c (o)
Excavation,
sheetpiling for ELS, drainage works, road
construction and utilities laying in Portion 10a (p)
Sheetpiling and excavation, drainage works
in Portion 10b (q)
Construction of MBR at 11b (r)
Construction of temporary sewage pumping station in Portion 14 |
|
ND/2019/02 |
(a)
Pipe
Jacking (b)
ELS (c)
Concreting (d)
Backfilling (e)
Sheet
Pile Installation (f)
Bedding
and Pipe Laying (g)
Cut and
Fill of Slope |
|
ND/2019/03 |
(a)
Portion 1 & Portion 1A -
Drainage
works at Yin Kong Road -
Construction
of Pai Lau (b) Long Valley -
Erection
of Permanent Boundary Structure -
Construction
of Compacted Earth Path / Walkway -
Construction
of Ditches -
Construction
of Irrigation Channel -
Construction
of Decking & Sluices -
Construction
of Wetland Boardwalk -
Construction
of Type 1 Storage House -
Construction
of Type 2 Storage House -
Construction
of Tea House -
Construction
of Composting Facility -
Construction
of Bird Hide -
Construction
of Outdoor Classroom -
Construction
of Storage Sheds -
Wetland
Creation & Restoration works |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Tree felling (b)
Predrill (c)
Bored piling (d)
Excavation (e)
Sheet piling (f)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
Pre-drilling for bored piles at B2-01-P3,
B2-03-P3, P5, P6 -
Bored piling at B1&B2(Portion II), C1(Portion
II), C2-02, C2-03a, C2-03b, C3-02, D2-01 & E2-01. -
ELS and Pile cap construction at C1-02b, C1-03,
C2-01, C2-04a, C3-01a, C3-02, C3-04b, C3-04a, D1-02 & E2-01 -
C3-03 & C3-04 Portal Beam -
Piling platform & haul road construction from
B2-03 to C1-02a at Portion II -
Raft footing construction at C4-02 -
Pier construction at C3-03a, C3-04ab, C4-02,
D1-01, E1-01, D1-02, D1-03, E1-03, D1-04 &E1-04. (b)
Viaduct Works -
Segment fabrication for bridge C4 & C3 &
D1 & E1. -
MJSOP erection at Pier C4-04 a/b M -
Launching Girder (LG) delivery to site. -
LG pre-assembly between pier C4-03 to C4-04a/bM. -
Cast in-situ SOP construction at Pier E2-02,
E3-03. -
1st set Form Traveler (FT) fabrication and
delivery. Target to deliver in Apr-2022. -
2nd set FT fabrication and delivery. Target to
deliver in May-2022. -
3rd set FT design and fabrication. To be used in
Feb-2023. -
4th set FT design and fabrication. To be used in
May-2023. -
Bridge rotation system fabrication1. (c)
South Team Works -
Venton Area
– Telecom ducts laying. -
Portion 13 – Twin DN1200 storm drain
construction. Backfill FW 52 bay 1 to bay 3. -
Portion 17 and 18 – Construction of DN 600 and
DN450 sewer. RW 52 bay 4 and 5 -
Portion 18 – 132kv ducts laying and Gas main laying. -
TWSR (West) – RW06 construction and FS04 slope
works. -
HKY FB (East) – construction of P01 -
Portion 11 – DN1200 and DN600 watermain laying
work. -
E2-03 – Pile cap construction. -
E3-01 – Pier construction. -
D2-02 – Reinstatement of Retaining wall and river
slab. Pier construction. -
D2-03 – ELS and cap construction. -
E3-04a – Piling works. |
|
ND/2019/06 |
(a)
Remedial works for finishing of painting at MOB at Portion 4. (b)
Installation of handrails at MOB at Portion 4. (c)
Grating installation at Portion 3. (d)
Road marking at carpark after removal of temporary ramp at
Portion 3. (e)
Installation of signage of the market at Portion 3. |
|
ND/2019/07 |
(a)
Site clearance at Portion 4 (b)
Erection of site hoarding at Portion 3, 4 (c)
C&D waste disposal at Portion 1, 2, 4 and 5 (d)
G.I. works at Portion 4 (e)
Construction of box culvert at Portion 2 (f)
Filling works at Portion 1, 2 and 4 (g)
Tree felling/ Disposal of yard waste at Portion 4 (h)
Construction of site haul road at Portion 4, 5 (i)
Drainage works and sewage works at Portion 1, 3,
4 and 5 (j)
Mini piling works at Portion 4 and 5 (k)
Construction of noise barrier at Portion 5 |