1.
This is the 4th monthly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Wellab Limited
for First Phase Development of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling North (FLN) New
Development Areas (NDAs) (the Project) under ¡§Service
Contract No. NDO 04/2019 Environmental Team for Environmental Monitoring and
Audit Works in Construction Phase for the First Phase Development of Kwu Tung
North and Fanling North New Development Areas¡¨ (hereinafter called the ¡§Service Contract¡¨).
This report documents the findings of Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) work conducted in February 2020.
2.
During the reporting month,
the following Works Contract was undertaken for the Project:
¡P
Contract No. ND/2019/06 Fanling North
New Development Area, Phase 1: Re-provisioning of North District Temporary
Wholesale Market for Agricultural Products
3.
A summary of the monitoring
activities in this reporting month is listed in Table I below:
Table I Summary
Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Month
Parameter |
Date |
Noise Monitoring |
5th , 14th , 17th
, 26th February 2020 |
Environmental Site Inspection |
6th
, 12th , 20th , 27th February 2020 |
4.
Summary of the environmental
exceedances of the reporting month is tabulated in Table II.
Table II 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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Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.
All construction noise
monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit
Level exceedance was recorded.
6.
No environmental complaint was received in the
reporting month.
7.
No notification of summons or successful
prosecution was received in the reporting month.
8.
This report has been prepared
in compliance with the reporting requirements for the subsequent monthly
EM&A Report as required by the Updated EM&A Manual for Advance and
First Stage Works of KTN and FLN NDAs (Updated EM&A Manual).
9.
Major site activities for the
coming reporting month will include:
(a)
Breaking up the remaining concrete surface and
disposal of C&D material off site at Portion 1;
(b)
Installation of road kerbs for interim stage;
(c)
Drainage works for interim stage including
construction of U-channel and manhole for interim stage;
(d)
Construction of road surface for interim stage;
and
(e)
Construction of footing of lighting for interim
stage;
10.
The commencement of
construction works for the Contract No. ND/2019/01 Kwu Tung North New
Development Area, Phase 1: Site Formation and Infrastructure Works ¡V Contract 1
is scheduled for 23 March 2020 under Environmental Permit EP-470/2013.