1.
This is the 32nd monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) Report for the First Phase Development of Kwu Tung North
(KTN) and Fanling North (FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs), comprising the Advance
Works and First Stage Works (hereinafter called the “the Project”).
This report is 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 EM&A works conducted in June 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 |
12 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 |
12 August 2020 |
|
|
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1
to D5 |
1 June 2020 |
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Utilization of Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE)
from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works |
23
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 |
28
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 |
3 July
2020 |
|
|
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
6
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) |
23
February 2021 |
|
EP-546/2017 |
Fanling North Temporary Sewage Pumping
Station |
16
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) |
1
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 |
29
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. |
1 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 |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 June 22 |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 June 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 June 22 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
N/A |
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24-hr TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
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|
FLN-DMS5A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 June 22 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 24 and 30 June 22 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 24 and 30
June 22 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
1, 7, 13, 23 and 29
June 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, 23 and 29
June 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,
2, 8, 10, 14, 16, 23, 24, 28 and 30 June 22 |
1,
8, 16, 23 and 30 June 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts to Ma Tso Lung Stream and
Siu Hang San Tsuen Stream |
16
June 22 |
N/A* |
16
June 22 |
16
June 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on Ecological Sensitive Habitats
from Disturbance and Pollution |
9
and 15 June 22 |
9
and 15 June 22 |
15
June 22 |
15
June 22 |
15
June 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 June 22 |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 June 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Water Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29
June 22 |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29
June 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Landfill Gas Monitoring |
29
June 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 |
7, 15, 21 and 28 June 22 |
1, 8, 17, 23 and 29 June 22 |
2, 10, 17, 21 and 28 June 22 |
2, 8, 16, 23 and 30 June 22 |
6, 16, 20 and 27 June 22 |
2, 8, 16, 23 and 30 June 22 |
2, 10, 17, 24 and 29 June 22 |
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Remarks:
N/A – No relevant
monitoring is required according to the updated EM&A Manual
N/A* – No relevant
monitoring is required according to the 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 |
|
|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Water
Quality [1] |
DO |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
SS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Arsenic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Landfill Gas |
O2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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) Limit Level for DO, two (2) Limit Level for turbidity of impact
water quality monitoring were recorded. After investigation, all exceedances
were considered non-project related. No construction of channel for alternation
of natural streams was carried out in the reporting month. Therefore, no water quality monitoring was
conducted according to the Updated
EM&A Manual and Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Report (KTN & FLN
NDA). Relevant details are given in 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 gas 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 was carried out
in the reporting month 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. The
monitoring result is shown in Appendix L
and will be compared with the Action/Limit level after the issuance of Final
Baseline Ecological Report.
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 Three
Months
|
Contract No. |
Site Activities (July 2022 to September
2022) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site Clearance,
remove of existing structures, 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, tree felling in Portion 1e (e)
Site
clearance, tree felling, temporary road construction, site formation work in
Portion 2 (f)
Site
clearance, backfilling, excavation, tree felling and drainage works in
Portion 3 (g)
Site
Clearance, sheet piling and excavation, drainage works and temporary road
constructure, watermain in Portion 5 (h)
Site
Clearance, sheet piling and excavation, pipes laying, backfilling,
construction of KB01 retaining wall in Portion 6a (i)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (j)
Site
Clearance, (k)
sheet piling
and excavation, pipes laying in Portion 7 (l)
Construction
of retaining wall, slope cutting, slope drainage and maintenance access
construction, RC construction of flushing water service reservoir and fresh
water reservoir, pipe pile wall of WSD’s maintenance access, backfilling
works in Portion 8a (m)
Grouting
for receiving pit , trenchless works, excavation, ELS for jacking pit at
LWSC’s car park in Portion 8b (n)
Site
clearance, Sheet piling and excavation, drainage works , GI works and retaining
wall in Portion 9b (o)
Stockpile
of soil, excavation in Portion 9c (p)
Excavation,
sheet piling for ELS, drainage works, road construction, utilities laying in
Portion 10a (q)
Sheet
piling and excavation, drainage works in Portion 10b (r)
Construction
of MBR in Portion 11b (s)
Construction
of temporary sewage pumping station in Portion 14 |
|
ND/2019/02 |
(a)
Pipe
Jacking (b)
Backfilling (c)
Concreting (d)
Bedding
& Pipe Laying (e)
ELS (f)
Sheet
Pile Installation (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) Portion 2 to Portion 20C -
Erection
of Permanent Boundary Structure -
Construction
of Irrigation Channel -
Construction
works of Type 1 Storage House -
Construction
works of Type 2 Storage House -
Construction
of Tea House -
Construction
of Decking & Sluices -
Construction
of Composting Facility -
Construction
works of Bird Hide -
Construction
works of Outdoor Classroom -
Wetland
Creation & Restoration works -
Construction
of Compacted Earth Path/ Walkway -
Construction
of Wetland Boardwalk |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Tree
felling (b)
Predrill (c)
Bored
piling (d)
Excavation
(e)
Sheet
piling and ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
Pre-drilling for bored piles at B2-03-P3, P5, P6 -
Bored piling at B1& B2(Portion II),
C1(Portion II) & D2-01. -
ELS and Pile cap construction at C1-01b, C1-02b,
C1-03, C1-04, C2-02, C2-03a, C2-04a, C3-01a, C3-02, D1-02 & E2-01 -
C3-03 & C3-04 Portal Beam -
Raft footing construction at C4-02 -
Pier construction at C1-01b, C1-02b, C1-03,
C1-04, C2-01, C2-02, C3-03a, C3-04ab, C4-02, D1-02, D1-03, D1-04, E1-04 &
E2-01. (b)
Viaduct Works -
Segment fabrication for bridge C2 & C3 &
D1 & E1. -
Remaining components of Launching Girder (LG)
delivery to site. -
Erection of 1st pair non match cast segments at
pier C4-03. -
LG pre-assembly between pier C4-03 to C4-04a/bM. -
Cast in-situ SOP construction at Pier E2-02,
E3-03. -
1st set FT delivery. To be used in July-2022. -
2nd set FT fabrication and delivery. To be used
in July-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. -
Complete construction of pile caps E2-01 and
D2-01 and installation of cast-in rotation bridge components. -
Bridge rotation system fabrication completion and
delivery to site (c)
South Team Works -
Venton Area – Construct new road (section from
Venton to Kei Kee). -
Portion 13 – UU ducts laying after backfilling
completed at FW 52 bay 1 to bay 3. -
Portion 17 and 18 – Construction of DN 600 and
DN450 sewer. RW 52 bay 4a, 4b and 5 -
Portion 18 – 132kv ducts laying and Gas main
laying. -
TWSR (West) – Backfilling and form new road
behind FW06 and FS04 slope works. -
TWSR (East) – Form new road -
HKY FB (East) – construction of P01 -
Portion 11 – DN1200 and DN600 watermain laying
work. -
E2-03 – Pile cap and Pier construction. -
E3-01 – Pier construction. -
E3-02 – Cap and Pier construction -
D2-02 – Pier construction. -
D2-03 – Cap and Pier construction. -
E3-04a – Piling works. -
E3-04b, E3-05M and E4-01 – predrilling and
piling. -
NB109 – base slab construction. |
|
ND/2019/06 |
The construction phase has been completed and handed over to AFCD since 4
April 2022. |
|
ND/2019/07 |
(a)
Site clearance at Portion 4 (b)
Erection of site hoarding
at Portion 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 (i)
Drainage works, Sewerage
works at Portion 1, 3, 4 and 5 (j)
Mini
piling works at Portion 4 (k)
Construction
of noise barrier at Portion 4 and 5 (l)
Waterworks
at Portion 1 |