1.
This is the 13th monthly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report under First Phase
Development of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling North (FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs),
comprising the Advance Works and First Stage Works (the Project). This report
was 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 Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) work conducted in November 2020.
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 |
Castle Peak Road Diversion |
12th 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 |
12th August 2020 |
|
|
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
1st June 2020 |
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Utilization of Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE)
from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works |
23rd
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 |
28th October 2020 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/03 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Development of Long Valley Nature
Park |
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
3rd
July 2020 |
|
|
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
6th October 2020 |
|
|
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) |
1st
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 |
29th
October 2019 |
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 |
Works Contracts |
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ND/2019/01 |
ND/2019/02 |
ND/2019/03 |
ND/2019/05 |
ND/2019/06 |
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1-hr Total
Suspended Particulates (TSP) Monitoring |
2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, 30 Nov
2020 |
3, 9, 13, 19, 25 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
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|
24-hr TSP Monitoring |
2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 Nov 2020 |
2, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 Nov 2020 |
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24-hr RSP
(Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
5, 11, 17, 23, 27 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
5, 11, 17, 23, 27 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
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|
Noise Monitoring |
2, 12, 18, 24 Nov 2020 |
2, 12, 18, 24 Nov 2020 |
3, 9, 19, 25 Nov 2020 |
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Landfill Gas Monitoring |
17 Nov 2020 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Ecologic-al 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, 13, 16, 25, 30 Nov 2020 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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Monitoring of Measures to Minimise
Impacts on Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
20, 27 Nov 2020 |
20, 27 Nov 2020 |
27 Nov 2020 |
27 Nov 2020 |
N/A* |
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|
Environmental
Site Inspection |
3, 10, 17, 24 Nov 2020 |
4, 11, 20, 25 Nov 2020 |
6, 13, 17, 27 Nov 2020 |
2, 11, 16, 23, 30 Nov 2020 |
5, 9, 19, 26 Nov 2020 |
|
Remark:
N/A – No relevant
monitoring is required according to updated EM&A Manual
N/A* – No relevant monitoring is required according
to Baseline Ecological Monitoring Plan (Table 3.1)
[1]Since the distance
between noise monitoring station CP-FLN-NMS2 and site
boundary of ND/2019/03 under EP-473/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station
is not applicable to the contract.
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 |
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Noise |
Leq(30min) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Landfill Gas |
O2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CH4 |
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|
CO2 |
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5. All
construction air quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
6.
All construction noise monitoring was
conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. One Action Level exceedance was
recorded due to documented noise complaints received for Contract ND/2019/05 in
this reporting month. No Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting
month.
7.
No construction of channel for alternation
of natural streams was carried out in the reporting month. Therefore, no water
quality monitoring was conducted. For the details, please refer to Section 5.
8.
All ambient arsenic monitoring was conducted
as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
9.
Monitoring of landfill gases 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.
10.
All ecological
monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. Action and limit
level will be compared after the issue of Final Baseline Ecological Report. The
ecological monitoring result in the Reporting Month is shown in Appendix H.
11.
Two environmental
complaints were received in the reporting month.
One complaint was received for ND/2019/01 and one complaint was received for
ND/2019/05.
12.
No notification of summons or successful
prosecutions was received in the reporting month.
13.
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).
14.
The major site
activities for the coming two months are shown in Table IV.
Table IV Summary Table for Site Activities in the coming Two
Months
|
Contract No. |
Site Activities (December 2020 and January
2021) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Ground
investigation, site clearance and tree felling in Portion 1f; (b)
Site clearance,
construct temporary road and soil nail in Portion 2 (c)
Tree survey
and site clearance in Portion 3 (d)
Construct
temporary noise barrier, construct open channel and sand trap in Portion 4 (e)
Temporary
slope cutting and temporary soil nailing in Portion 5 (f)
Site clearance,
temporary slope cutting and temporary soil nailing, sheetpiling
and excavation, pipes laying, pre-bored H-piling in Portion 6a (g)
Provide
soil treatment for HAC soil by ECM in Portion 6b (h)
Construction
of temporary road for alternative Po Lau Road and stockpiling in Portion 7 (i)
Site
clearance, construction of retaining wall, cut slope and soil nailing works, excavation
works for fresh water service reservoir, sub-soil drain laying at flushing
water reservoir, R.C. works for flushing water S.R. in Portion 8a; (j)
Tree survey,
site clearance and ground investigation in Portion 9b&9d (k)
Sheetpiling and excavation works, pipes laying
in Portion 10a (l)
Site
Clearance in 10b (m)
Site
Clearance in Portion 11a |
|
ND/2019/02 |
(a)
GI (b)
Trial Pit (c)
Tree
felling (d)
ELS (e)
Hoarding
erection (f)
Pre-bored
Socketed H-pile |
|
ND/2019/03 |
(a)
Drainage works along Yin Kong Road, soil replacing
in Portion 1; (b)
Portion 2
to Portion 20 -
Recommended
initial maintenance work -
Erection
of Permanent Boundary Structure -
Construction of Irrigation Channel -
Geotechnical Works in Long Valley (Trail Pits
& Drill Hole) -
Construction of Temporary Road in Long Valley -
Asbestos Removal in Long Valley -
Demolition of Existing Construction in Handed over Area -
Construction works of storage shed and type 2
Storage House -
Wetland Creation & Restoration works after
Obtaining Approval from AFCD (c)
Portion
22 and Portion 27 -
Site
clearance and demolition at Portion 22 -
Fish cage
placing for Pre-Translocation |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
Site Clearance (b)
Establishment of Temporary Site (c)
Tree Felling (d)
Trial Pits (e)
Installation of site hoarding, fencing
and temp. facilities (f)
Construction of PM’s Site Accommodation (g)
Ground Investigation/Pre-drilling (h)
Bored piling (i)
Socketed H-pile installation (j)
Footpath construction (k)
Removal of existing noise barrier |
|
ND/2019/06 |
(a)
Construction
of finishing works, E&M works and Building Services works of Management
Office Building (MOB) at Portion 4. (b)
Installation of steel canopy column at Portion 3. (c)
Construction of underground utilities in the
final stage market at Portion 3. (d)
Tree felling at Portion 6 (e)
Off-site fabrication and welding test of
columns and steel truss of steel canopy in China. (f)
Demolition of existing public toilet at
Portion 5. (g)
Slope improvement works at Portion 6. |