1.
This is the 49th 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
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 |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Nov 23 |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Nov 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Nov 23 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
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|
24-hr
TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and 29
Nov 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
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|
FLN-DMS5A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
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|
Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 30 Nov 23 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 30 Nov
23 |
N/A |
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|
CP-KTN-NMS2 |
1, 7, 13, 23 and 29
Nov 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 |
1, 7, 13, 23 and 29
Nov 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 |
1,
2, 9, 10, 13, 16, 23, 24, 27 and 28 Nov 2023 |
1,
9, 16, 23 and 28 Nov 23 |
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* |
|
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on
Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
14
and 20 Nov 23 |
14
and 20 Nov 23 |
20
Nov 23 |
20
Nov 23 |
20
Nov 23 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
Egretry Monitoring |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Water
Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13,
15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13,
15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27 and 29 Nov 23 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Landfill
Gas Monitoring |
30 Nov 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 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
7, 17, 21
and 29 Nov 23 |
1, 8, 15,
24 and 29 Nov 23 |
3, 10,
17, 21 and 28 Nov 23 |
2, 9, 16,
20 and 30 Nov 23 |
6, 14, 20 and 27 Nov 23 |
NIL |
3, 10, 17 and 24 Nov 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) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Water Quality |
DO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 |
|
Ecological
Monitoring |
Avifauna |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-aquatic fauna |
3 |
2 |
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. Two (2)
Action Level exceedances were recorded. No 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. No Built
heritage monitoring was carried out in the reporting month due to no works causing for surveyed cultural
heritage at all. No Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Ecological Monitoring
11. All
ecological monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
12. Three
(3) action level exceedance and two (2) limit level
exceedance for non-aquatic fauna were recorded at T1, T3 & T6. The exceedance were
considered non-project related, as large proportion of vegetative habitat along
T3 were observed either removed and tarmacked as haul road by construction
works outside of project, first reported in the Monthly Monitoring Report in
December 2021. Dry weather throughout the month might also have influenced
number of species of odonates recorded. In addition,
necessary Ecological mitigation measure were provided by all nearby project-related sites.
No evidence to suggest that the exceedance was related to project activities.
13. The
ecological monitoring result in the Reporting Month is shown in Appendix L.
Complaint Log
14. Two (2)
environmental complaints were received in the reporting month. The complaint
regarding noise from loading / unloading activities from construction site near
Tong Hang is for ND/2019/05, which was referred by EPD on 7 Nov 2023 for the
complaint case received by EPD on 2 Nov 2023.
15. The
other complaint regarding machine noise from the construction site near
Junction of Ma Sik Road and Sha Tau Kok Road is for ND/2019/04. This case was
received by EPD on 26 October 2023 and referred to ET and IEC on 7 Nov 2023.
The investigation is still in progress and the detail will be reported in the
next monthly EM&A report (December 2023).
Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
16. No
notification of summons or successful prosecutions was received in the
reporting month.
17. 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).
18.
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 2023 to February 2024) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Drainage works
and sheet piles in Portion 1a (b)
Site
formation, stockpile of soil, erection of hoarding and construction of noise
barrier in Portion 1c (c)
Temporary
storage of material in Portion 1e (d)
Site
formation work, construction of subway, road works and drainage works in Portion 2 (e)
Excavation,
backfilling, drainage and watermain works in Portion 3 (f)
Watermain
works, excavation, backfilling, road works, sheet piling and pipe jacking in
Portion 5 (g)
Drainage
works, backfilling, road works and watermains works in Portion 6a (h)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (i)
Sheet
piling, excavation, stockpile of soil, drainage works and watermain work in
Portion 7 (j)
Construction
of retaining wall, RC construction of fresh water reservoir, excavation at WSD’s
maintenance access, backfilling works, drainage works, soil nail and pipe pile wall
installation in Portion 8a (k)
Trenchless
work, excavation, watermain works and ground treatment in Portion 8b (l)
Sheet
piling, excavation, road works, drainage works and watermain works in Portion
9b (m)
Removal of existing structure in Portion 11b (n)
Site clearance, tree felling, removal of existing
structure and stockpile of soil 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 -
Construction of Pavilion at Yin Kong Road (b)
Portion 2
to Portion 20C -
Wetland creation & restoration, Dry
agricultural land creation -
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) -
Construction of Car Park and Farmer’s Forum |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Tree Pruning (b)
Pile Cap (c)
Back Filling (d)
Excavation (e)
Grouting (f)
Sheet Piling (g)
Road works (h)
Formwork and Scaffolding Erection (i)
Rebar Fixing (j)
Bore pile (k)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
Backfilling and drainage work at C4-02 &
C4-01. -
Backfilling at C2-02, C3-03 & portion II. -
Slope works at On Lok Garden FS 30. -
Extraction of sheet pile in abutment B1 and
construction of remaining abutment wall near portal B2-01. -
Construction of FW 53. -
Water works at Jockey Club Rd. -
Road works of northbound of Jockey Club Rd &
ducting works at central median. -
Sampling of existing pavement in southbound of
Jockey Club Rd. -
Construction of new box culvert & retaining
wall at Tong Hang Tsuen -
Drainage works – DN 900 at On Kui Street near B1. -
pier head construction at D2-01. -
Cross head construction at B2-01, B2-02 &
B2-03. (b)
Viaduct Works -
Segment fabrication for bridge C2, C1, D1, D2,
E1, E4 -
Segments erection by LG at bridges C3, C2 -
SOP construction at D2-01 -
Construction of Bridge B1 -
Parapet skin fabrication and parapet
construction. (c)
South Team Works -
TWSRW –
Road work and UUs laying (Section P800 CH 450 to 600). -
TWSRW –
Construction of lower berm and Hydroseeding at FS04. -
TWSRW -
CLP 11 kv cable diversion work (1ST) -
TWSRW –
Gas (IPA400 and HP600) diversion work -
TWSRW –
Foundation work of D2-04M -
HKY FB
(East) – Installation of cladding and E&M works. -
HKY FB
(West) – Construction of LT2 (Mini-piles) -
E3-04a,
E304b, E4-01 and E4-02 – cap construction -
E305M
Pier Head construction -
NB109 –
Bay 11~12 base slab construction. Bay 5 to 12 wall construction. -
NB69 –
Bay 2~8 ELS works -
NB110 –
Bay 6~7 ELS works -
Demolish
Existing NB74 and BBI -
Removal
Sign Gantry DS64 (d)
Form Traveler -
E3-01 – construction 3rd to 6th pair -
E2-02 – construction 14th pair &
dismantling of FT1 -
D2-02 – construction 06th to 8th pair -
D2-03 – construction 2nd pair to 4th pair -
E2-01 - erection of 5th set of form traveler. |
|
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 2, 3, 4 and 5 (g)
Construction of noise barrier at
Portion 4 and 5 (h)
Waterworks at Portion 1, 2 and 4 |