1.
This is the 37th 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 November 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/A |
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 |
|
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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 and Fanling North New Development Areas,
Phase 1: Development of Long Valley Nature Park |
Kwu Tung North New
Development Area Road D1 to D5 |
3 July 2020 |
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|
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 |
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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 |
3, 9, 15, 21 and 25 Nov 22 |
3, 9, 15, 21 and 25 Nov 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
3, 9, 15, 21 and 25 Nov 22 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4(B) |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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24-hr TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
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FLN-DMS5A |
3, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
3, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4(B) |
3, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
3, 8, 14, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
3, 9, 15 and 21 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
3, 9, 15 and 21 Nov 22 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
2, 8, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 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 |
2, 8, 18, 24 and 30 Nov 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* |
7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 24, 28
and 29 November 22 |
10, 15, 24 and 29 November
22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts to Ma Tso Lung Stream and Siu Hang San
Tsuen Stream |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on Ecological Sensitive Habitats from
Disturbance and Pollution |
11 and 23 November 22 |
11 and 23 November 22 |
23 November 22 |
23 November 22 |
23 November 22 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic)
Monitoring for Land Contamination |
4, 10, 16, 22 and 28 Nov 22 |
N/A |
4, 10, 16, 22 and 28 Nov 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Water Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28 and 30 Nov 22 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Landfill Gas Monitoring |
29 Nov 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 |
Daily assessment subject
to construction works conducted within assessment area |
Daily assessment subject
to construction works conducted within assessment area |
N/A |
N/A |
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1, 8, 16, 22 and 29
Nov 22 |
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
Nov 22 |
4, 11, 15 and 25 Nov
22 |
3, 9, 17 and 24 Nov 22 |
7, 17, 21 and 28 Nov
22 |
3, 9, 17 and 24 Nov 22 |
4, 11, 18 and 25 Nov
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
[9] Due to the Severe
Tropical Storm NALGAE was in force on 2 November 2022 (from 13:40) , the 24hr TSP monitoring at KTN-DMS4(B), FLN-DMS5A were rearranged
to 3 November 2022.
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 |
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|
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
SS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 except 2
November 2022. Due to the Severe Tropical Storm NALGAE was in force on 2 November
2022 (from 13:40), the 24hr TSP monitoring at KTN-DMS4(B) and FLN-DMS5A were
rearranged to 3 November 2022. 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. No Action /Limit Level
Exceedance was recorded. 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/2019/04 and 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.
One environmental complaint was received
in the reporting month. The air quality complaint for ND/2019/04 was received
by EPD on 10 November 2022 and referred to ET and IEC on 2 December 2022. The
investigation is in progress and the detail will be reported in the next
monthly EM&A report (December 2022).
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 three
months are shown in Table IV.
Table IV Summary Table for Site Activities in the coming Three
Months
|
Contract No. |
Site Activities (December 2022 to February
2023) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site
Clearance, tree felling, removal of existing structures, site formation and
G.I works in Portion 1a (b)
Sheet
piling, excavation, backfilling, drainage works, construction of hoarding,
road works and noise barrier in Portion 1b (c)
Site
clearance and site formation in Portion 1c (d)
Temporary
storage of material and site formation in Portion 1e (e)
Site
clearance, tree felling, site formation work and construction of subway in
Portion 2 (f)
Excavation,
backfilling and drainage works in Portion 3 (g)
Drainage
works, watermain, excavation, backfilling, road works and sheet piling in
Portion 5 (h)
Drainage
works, backfilling and road works in Portion 6a (i)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (j)
Site
formation, sheet piling, excavation and drainage works in Portion 7 (k)
Construction
of retaining wall, maintenance access construction, RC construction of
flushing water service reservoir and fresh water reservoir, pipe pile wall of
WSD’s maintenance access and backfilling works in Portion 8a (l)
ELS for
jacking pit at LWSC’s car park and trenchless work, excavation and watermain
construction in Portion 8b (m)
Sheet
piling, excavation, drainage works and constructure of retaining wall and
soil nail in Portion 9b (n)
Stockpile
of soil in Portion 9c (o)
Excavation,
sheet piling for ELS, drainage works, road construction and utilities works
in Portion 10a (p)
Sheet
piling, excavation and drainage works in Portion 10b |
|
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 -
Road work
at Yin Kong Road -
Construction
of Pai Lau (b) Long Valley -
Erection of Permanent Boundary Structure -
Construction
of Type 1 Storage House -
Construction
of Type 2 Storage House -
Construction
of Tea House -
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 (f)
Drainage Works (g)
Grouting (h)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
Bored piling at B2 (Portion II) -
ELS works and Pile cap construction at B1-01m,
B1-02ab, C1-01ab, C1-02ab, C2-03ab, C2-04b, C3-01b, C3-02, D2-01 and E2-01. -
Pier construction at B1-02ab, C1-01ab, C1-02ab,
C1-03ab, C1-04b, C2-01, C2-02, C3-02, D1-02, E1-04 & E2-01. (b)
Viaduct Works -
Segment fabrication for bridge C2 & C3 &
D1 & E1. -
Segments erection for bridges D1 and E1. -
2nd set FT delivery remaining components. To be
used in October-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 delivery to site (b)
South Team Works -
Venton Area – Construct new road (section from Venton to Kei Kee). -
Portion 17 and 18 – Telecom ducts laying. Water
main laying. -
TWSR (West) – Slope work for FS06. Soil nail for
FS04. 132KV ducts laying at FS04. -
TWSR (East) – Form D300 new road, BBI footing -
HKY FB (East) – Erection of steel bridge -
E2-03 – Pier construction. -
E3-02 – Pier head construction -
D2-02 – Piling for tower crane construction. -
D2-03 – Cap and Pier construction. -
E3-04b, E3-05M and E4-01 – piling work. -
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)
Road works at Portion 1 (c)
C&D waste disposal at Portion 1,
2, 4 and 5 (d)
Construction of box culvert at Portion
2 (e)
Filling works at Portion 2 and 4 (f)
Construction of site haul road at
Portion 4 (g)
Drainage works, sewerage works at Portion
1, 3, 4 and 5 (h)
Mini piling works at Portion 4 (i)
Construction of noise barrier at
Portion 4 and 5 |