1. This is the 54th
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 2024.
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 |
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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, 12,
18, 24 and 30 Apr 24 |
3, 9, 12,
18, 24 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
3, 9, 12,
18, 24 and 30 Apr 24 |
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|
FLN-DMS5 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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24-hr TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
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|
FLN-DMS5A |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
3, 9, 18, 24 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
3, 9, 18,
24 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
2, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
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, 11,
17, 23 and 29 Apr 24 |
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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 |
2, 5, 8 , 9, 15 19, 22, 25, 29 Apr 2024 |
2, 9,15,
25 and 29 Apr 2024 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts
to Ma Tso Lung Stream and Siu Hang San Tsuen Stream |
18 Apr 2024 |
N/A* |
18 Apr 2024 |
18 Apr 2024 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on
Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
10 and
23 Apr 24 |
10 and
23 Apr 24 |
10 Apr
24 |
10 Apr
24 |
10 Apr
24 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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Egretry Monitoring |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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24-hr RSP (Ambient
Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
3, 9, 15,
19, 25 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
3, 9, 15,
19, 25 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Water Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
2, 5, 8,
10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
2, 5, 8,
10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 and 30 Apr 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Landfill Gas Monitoring |
30
Apr 24 |
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 |
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|
2, 9, 17, 25 and 30 Apr 24 |
3, 10, 19 and 24 Apr 24 |
5, 12, 16 and 26 Apr 24 |
3, 11, 16 and 25 Apr 24 |
2, 8, 18, 22 and 29 Apr 24 |
NIL |
5, 12, 19 and 26 Apr 24 |
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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 |
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|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Water Quality |
DO |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
SS |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Arsenic |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
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Ecological Monitoring |
Avifauna |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Aquatic fauna |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Non-aquatic fauna |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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. Six (6) Limit Level for DO, Eight (8) Limit
Level for turbidity, Five (5) Limit Level and One (1) Action Level for SS, and One
(1) Action Level for arsenic 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.
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. Two (2) action level exceedance and one (1) limit level
exceedance for non-aquatic fauna were recorded at T6, and two (2) limit level
exceedance for aquatic fauna were recorded. The
exceedance were considered non-project related as
supported by environmental and ecological monitoring data. 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. Three (3) environmental
complaints were received in the reporting month. All complaints were against
ND/2019/04. The complaint regarding construction dust was referred by EPD on 9
April 2024 for the complaint case received by EPD on 8 April 2024. The second complaint
associated with polluting effluent discharged was referred by EPD on 17 April
2024 for the complaint case received by EPD on 14 April 2024. And the last
complaint regarding Soil/Muddy water discharged was referred by EPD on 26 April
2024 for the complaint case received by EPD on 25 April 2024.
Notification of Summons
and Successful Prosecutions
15.
No
notification of summons or successful prosecutions was received in the
reporting month.
16.
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).
17. The major site activities for the coming three months are shown in Table IV.