1.
This
is the 61st 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 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 |
|
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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 |
|
|
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 |
6, 12, 18, 22 and 28 Nov 24 |
6, 12, 18, 22 and 28 Nov 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
6, 12, 18, 22 and 28 Nov 24 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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|
KTN-DMS4(B) |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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24-hr TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
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|
FLN-DMS5A |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4(B) |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
6, 12, 18 and 28 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
6, 12, 18 and 28 Nov 24 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
5, 11, 21 and 27 Nov 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 |
5, 11, 21 and 27 Nov 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 |
4, 5, 12, 15, 19, 21, 28 and
29 Nov 24 |
4, 12, 19 and 28 Nov 24 |
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 |
20 and 26 Nov 24 |
20 and 26 Nov 24 |
26 Nov 24 |
26 Nov 24 |
26 Nov 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 |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
5, 11, 15, 21 and 27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Water Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29 Nov
24 |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29 Nov
24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Landfill Gas Monitoring |
27 Nov 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Built Heritage Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18 and 25 Nov 24 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
5, 14, 19
and 26 Nov 24 |
6, 13, 20
and 27 Nov 24 |
5, 14, 19
and 26 Nov 24 |
7, 12, 21
and 27 Nov 24 |
4, 15, 21
and 25 Nov 24 |
NIL |
4, 15, 18
and 25 Nov 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 |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Water
Quality |
DO |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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 |
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Ecological
Monitoring |
Avifauna |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-aquatic fauna |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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. One (1) Action
Level exceedance was recorded due to one noise complaint was received in the
reporting month. No Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Water Quality
7. All additional water
quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. Five (5) Limit
Level for DO, One (1) Action Level and Two (2) Limit
Level for turbidity 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/2019/02 for surveyed cultural heritage. No Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Ecological Monitoring
11. All ecological monitoring was conducted as
scheduled in the reporting month. Two (2) Action
Level exceedance and Two (2) Limit Level exceedance for non-aquatic fauna were
recorded at T1, T3 & T6 respectively. The exceedances were considered
non-project related as supported by environmental monitoring data. No evidence
to suggest that the exceedance was related to project activities. The ecological
monitoring result in the Reporting Month is shown in Appendix L.
Complaint Log
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 2024 to February 2025) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Drainage works,
watermain works, sheet piling, site
formation and slope works in Portion 1a (b)
Site
formation, drainage works, watermain works and
construction of noise barrier in Portion 1c (c)
Site formation,
construction of subway, road works, drainage
works, slope works and soil nail in Portion
2 (d)
Site
formation, excavation, road works, slope work,
drainage works, watermain works and soil nail in Portion
3 (e)
Drainage work, excavation,
backfilling, road works and construction of public lighting in Portion
5 (f)
Drainage
works, backfilling, road works, watermains
works, construction of retaining wall and slope works in Portion
6a (g)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (h)
Sheet
piling, excavation, stockpile of soil, drainage works, watermain
works and road works in Portion
7 (i)
Road pavement construction, backfilling
works, drainage works, watermain
works and soil nail in Portion
8a (j)
Trenchless
work, watermain works, ground
treatment and ELS construction in Portion
8b (k)
Sheet
piling, excavation, road works, drainage works, watermain works
and district cooling system in Portion
9b (l)
Site formation, excavation, drainage works, roadworks
and watermain works in Portion 11b (m)
Stockpile of soil in Portion 13 |
|
ND/2019/02 |
(a)
Pipe Jacking (b)
Backfilling (c)
Excavation (d)
Concreting (e)
Bedding and pipe laying (f)
Sheet Piling (g)
Cut and Fill of Slope |
|
ND/2019/03 |
(a) Portion 2 to Portion 20C -
Wetland creation & restoration, Dry agricultural land creation -
Defect Rectification of Lodging Facility |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Pile Cap (b)
Back Filling (c)
Excavation (d)
Road works (e)
Formwork and Scaffolding Erection (f)
Rebar Fixing (g)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
Backfilling (b)
Drainage works (c)
Water works (d)
Ducting and Road
works (e)
Slope works (f)
Segments erection (g)
ELS (h)
Wall construction |
|
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 and 4 (c)
Drainage works, Sewerage works at Portion 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d)
Filling works at Portion 2 and 4 (e)
Construction of site haul road at Portion 4 (f)
Waterworks at Portion 1, 2 and 4 (g)
Construction of noise barrier at Portion 4 |