1.
This is the 42nd 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 April
2023.
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 and
28 Apr 23 |
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 and
28 Apr 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 and
28 Apr 23 |
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|
FLN-DMS5 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
N/A |
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|
24-hr
TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
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|
FLN-DMS5A |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
3, 6, 11, 17, 21 and
27 Apr 23 |
N/A |
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|
Noise
Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
4, 12, 18 and 24 Apr 23 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
4, 12, 18 and 24 Apr
23 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
3, 11, 17 and 27 Apr
23 |
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 |
3, 11, 17 and 27 Apr
23 |
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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* |
4,
6, 12, 13, 17, 20, 24, 25 Apr 23 |
2,
12, 20, 24 Apr 23 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts to
Ma Tso Lung Stream and Siu Hang San Tsuen Stream |
21 Apr 23 |
N/A* |
21 Apr 23 |
21 Apr 23 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts
on Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
19
and 26 Apr 23 |
19
and 26 Apr 23 |
26
Apr 23 |
26
Apr 23 |
26
Apr 23 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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|
Egretry Monitoring |
N/A |
N/A |
24
Apr 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 and
28 Apr 23 |
N/A |
4, 6, 12, 18, 24 and
28 Apr 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Water
Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
3, 6, 11, 13, 15, 17,
19, 21, 24, 26, 28 Apr 23 |
N/A |
3, 6, 11, 13, 15, 17,
19, 21, 24, 26, 28 Apr 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Landfill
Gas Monitoring |
18 Apr 23 |
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 |
|
|
4, 11, 18 and 27 Apr 23 |
3, 12, 21 and 26 Apr 23 |
6, 13, 18 and 28 Apr 23 |
4, 13, 20 and 26 Apr 23 |
3, 11, 20 and 24 Apr 23 |
4, 13, 20 and 26 Apr 23 |
4, 14, 21 and 28 Apr 23 |
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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 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
SS |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Arsenic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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. Seven (7) Limit Level for DO, One (1) Action Level and Four (4) Limit
Level for turbidity, and Three (3) Limit Level for Suspended Solid of impact
water quality monitoring were 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/2019/05 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.
Egretry
Monitoring
12. All
Egretry monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the
reporting month. The monitoring results can refer to the Monthly Egretry Monitoring Report for April 2023.
Complaint Log
13. Two environmental complaints were received in
the reporting month. The two complaints regarding the same muddy water
discharge situation near Castle Peak Road, Kwu Tung,
were received and referred by EPD on 3 Apr 2023. Based on complaint
information, discharge from the Soil Stockpiling area at Kwu
Tung near was suspected.
Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
14. No
notification of summons or successful prosecutions was received in the
reporting month.
15. 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).
16. 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 (May to July 2023) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site
Clearance, tree felling, removal of existing structures, slope work and
drainage works in Portion 1a (b)
Excavation,
backfilling, construction of hoarding/fencing and road works and tree felling
in Portion 1b (c)
Site
clearance, site formation and socket H piling in Portion 1c (d)
Temporary
storage of material and site formation in Portion 1e (e)
Tree
felling, site formation work and construction of subway in Portion 2 (f)
Excavation,
backfilling and drainage works in Portion 3 (g)
Watermain,
excavation, backfilling, road works, sheet piling and pipe jacking in Portion
5 (h)
Drainage
works, backfilling, road works, watermains work 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, RC construction of fresh water reservoir, construction of
WSD’s maintenance access and backfilling works and drainage works in Portion
8a (l)
Construction
of jacking pit at LWSC’s car park and trenchless work, excavation, watermain
construction and trial pit in Portion 8b (m)
Sheet
piling, excavation, drainage works and watermain construction in Portion 9b (n)
Stockpile
of soil in Portion 9c (o)
Road
works and site clearance in Portion 10a (p)
Road
works and site clearance in Portion 10b (q)
Site clearance, tree felling, remove of existing
structure in Portion 13 |
|
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
& Drainage works and watermains works at Yin Kong Road -
Construction of Pai Lau -
Installation of Street Lighting -
Construction of Pavilion at Yin Kong Road (b)
Portion 2
to Portion 20C -
Wetland creation & restoration, Dry
agricultural land creation -
Construction of Tea House Pavilion -
Construction of compacted earth path -
Construction of Water Treatment Wetland -
Tree felling and tree pruning work -
Construction of Lodging Facility -
Construction of Dry Weather Flow Interception
(DWFI) |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Tree Felling and transplant (b)
Pile Cap (c)
Back Filling (d)
Excavation (e)
Grouting (f)
Sheet Piling (g)
Road works (h)
Pre-drill (i)
Bore pile (j)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
ELS works and Pile cap construction at B2-01,
B2-02, B2-03, C2-04b & D2-01 -
Pier construction at C2-03b, C2-04b, D2-01 &
E2-01. -
Pier head construction at C2-03b, C2-04b, C1-01a
& E2-01 -
Cross head construction at C2-01, C2-02, C3-02. -
Slope works, road works and drainage work at
Jockey Club Road (3SW-C/F63), Tong Hang -
Junction and Portion VI (FS28 & 29) Viaduct Works -
Segment fabrication for bridge C2 & D1 &
E1. -
Segments erection by LG at bridges C4, C3. -
Segments erection by crane at bridge D1 and E1. -
T-span construction by form traveler at Pier
E2-02, E3-03, D2-02, E3-01 -
SOP construction at E3-02, D2-03, E2-01 -
Construction of pile cap and installation of
bridge rotation components at pier D2-01. -
Design and fabrication of 3rd and 4th set of form
traveler. -
Design and fabrication of truss formwork for
Bridge B1. -
Erection of tower crane at E2-01. (b)
South Team Works -
TWSRW – Road work (section ch
250 to 450). UU diversion. -
TWSRW – Soil nail and ranking drain for FS04.
Outage of CLP 132 kv. -
TWSRE – Form D300 new road, BBI footing,
relocation of existing BBI and road diversion -
HKY FB (East) – construction of extension roof -
HKY FB (West) – Construction of LT2 -
E2-03 – Pier head construction. -
E3-04a, E3-05M, E4-01 and E4-02 – cap
construction. -
NB109 – bay 5~8, base slab construction. -
NB69 – ELS excavation |
|
ND/2019/06 |
The construction phase has been completed
and handed over to AFCD since 4 April 2022. |
|
ND/2019/07 |
(a)
Road works at Portion 1, 4 and 5 (b)
C&D waste disposal at Portion 1,
2, 4 and 5 (c)
Construction of box culvert at Portion
2 (d)
Filling works at Portion 2 and 4 (e)
Construction of site haul road at
Portion 4 (f)
Drainage works, Sewerage works at
Portion 1, 3, 4 and 5 (g)
Mini piling works at Portion 4 (h)
Construction of noise barrier at
Portion 4 and 5 (i)
Waterworks at Portion 1 and 4 |