11           ENVIRONMENTAL NON-CONFORMANCE

Summary of Exceedances

11.1     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.  After investigation, the exceedance was considered due to the other external factors rather than the contract works.

11.2     No Action/Limit Level exceedance for air quality, construction noise, ambient arsenic, built heraitage and landfill gas monitoring was recorded in the reporting month. The summary of exceedance record in the reporting month is shown in Appendix O.

11.3     Ecological monitoring was carried out in the reporting month. The results will be compared with Action and Limit Levels after issuance of the Final Baseline Ecological Report.

11.4     Should the monitoring results of the environmental monitoring parameters at any designated monitoring stations indicate that Action / Limit Levels are exceeded, the actions in accordance with the Event/Action Plan in Appendix N would be carried out.

Summary of Environmental Non-Compliance

11.5     No environmental non-compliance was recorded in the reporting month.

Summary of Environmental Complaint

11.6     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 near the site area of ND/2019/05, were received and referred by EPD on 3 Apr 2023. The Cumulative Complaint Log since the commencement of the Project is presented in Appendix S.  

Summary of Environmental Summon and Successful Prosecution

11.7     There was no successful environmental prosecution or notification of summons received since the Project commencement. The Cumulative Log for environmental summon and successful prosecution since the commencement of the Project is presented in Appendix T.