executive summary
ES.01.
Civil Engineering and
Development Department (hereafter referred as “CEDD”) is the Project
Proponent for the Project
“Site Formation and Associated
Infrastructural Works for Development of Columbarium, Crematorium and Related
Facilities at Sandy Ridge Cemetery” (hereafter referred as “the
Project”). The Project is a Designated Project to be implemented
under Environmental Permit No. EP-534/2017. To facilitate the Project management, the Project works were separated into three different Contracts and they
are listed below.
Ÿ CEDD Contract No.
CV/2016/10 - Site Formation and Associated Infrastructural Works for
Development of Columbarium at Sandy Ridge Cemetery (hereafter referred as “Contract 1”)
Ÿ CEDD Contract No. CV/2017/02
- Infrastructural Works at Man Kam To Road and Lin Ma Hang Road for Development
of Columbarium at Sandy Ridge Cemetery (hereafter referred as “Contract 2”)
Ÿ Other CEDD’s Contract as related Development of Columbarium at
Sandy Ridge Cemetery (hereafter referred as “Contract 3”)
ES.02.
Hsin Chong Tsun Yip
Joint Venture (hereafter referred as “HCTYJV”) has
been awarded the CEDD Contract No. CV/2016/10 “Site Formation and Associated
Infrastructural Works for Development of Columbarium
at Sandy Ridge Cemetery” on 5 December 2017.
According to the Contract requirement, HCTYJV shall take over the responsibility for part of the Environmental Permit No. EP-534/2017 for ease of management, therefore application for Further Environmental Permit was submitted by HCTYJV to EPD on 26 January 2018 and Further Environmental Permit No. FEP-01/534/2017
was granted to
HCTYJV by EPD on
23 February 2018.
ES.03.
Action-United
Environmental Services & Consulting (hereinafter
referred as “AUES”) has been commissioned by HCTYJV as an
Environmental Team (hereinafter referred as “the ET”) to implement the Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A) programme in accordance with the approved EM&A Manual as well as
the associated duties.
ES.04.
According to the Further Environmental Permit
(FEP-01/534/2017) and
Environmental Permit (EP-534/2017) Condition 3.3, Baseline Monitoring
Report shall be deposited to EPD at least one month before commencement of the
construction of the Project. The coverage of baseline monitoring
includes the whole site boundary of EP-534/2017. Baseline monitoring for air quality was conducted from 25 April 2018 to 9 May 2018 and baseline noise monitoring was conducted from 25
April 2018 to 8 May 2018. Due to accessibility to the monitoring point, baseline water quality
monitoring was conducted from 27
April 2018 to 23 May 2018 for Locations M1, M3
and M4.
Baseline Monitoring Report (ver.1) which verified by Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) was submitted to Environmental Protection
Department (EPD) on 30 May 2018.
Upon receipt comment from EPD, baseline water quality monitoring at M2
was carried out from 12 July 2018 to 6
August 2018 upon the access was
available. Baseline Monitoring
Report (ver.2) was submitted to EPD on 8 August 2018 before commencement of
construction activities of the Contract. Further comment was issued by EPD on
15 August 2018 and the Baseline Monitoring Report (Version 3) was submitted to
EPD on 13 September 2018 for endorsement.
ES.05.
The
Baseline Monitoring Report (air, noise and
water) has summarized the key
findings and the rationale behind determining a set of Action and Limit Levels
(A/L Levels) from the baseline data.
As notified by HCTYJV, construction works of the Contract 1
was commenced on 16 August
2018
and therefore construction phase
impact monitoring was started on 16 August 2018.
ES.06.
The
baseline monitoring results form the basis for determining the environmental
acceptance criteria for the impact monitoring. The air quality, construction noise and water quality
criteria, namely Action and Limit levels were established according to Approved
EM&A Manual and they are given in Tables ES-1, ES-2 and ES-3
below.
Table ES-1 Action and Limit
Levels of Air Quality Monitoring
|
Monitoring Stations
|
Action Level (mg/m3)
|
Limit Level (mg/m3)
|
|
1-hour
|
24-hour
|
1-hour
|
24-hour
|
|
ASR-1
|
331
|
181
|
500
|
260
|
|
ASR-2
|
316
|
165
|
500
|
260
|
|
ASR-3
|
307
|
160
|
500
|
260
|
Table ES-2 Action and Limit Levels
of Construction Noise Monitoring
|
Monitoring Location
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level
|
|
Time Period: 0700-1900 hours on normal
weekdays
|
|
CN-1,CN-2, CN-3, CN-4
|
When
one or more documented complaints are received
|
75 dB(A)
|
|
Note 1: If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions
stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the NCA
have to be followed.
|
Table ES-3 Action
and Limit Levels of Water Quality Monitoring
|
Parameter
|
Performance criteria
|
Monitoring Location
|
|
M1
|
M2
|
M3
|
M4
|
|
DO (mg/L)
|
Action Level
|
3.03
|
4.99
|
4.58
|
3.62
|
|
Limit Level
|
2.97
|
4.90
|
4.49
|
3.52
|
|
Turbidity (NTU)
|
Action Level
|
7.1
|
39.7
|
5.6
|
5.4
|
|
Limit Level
|
7.6
|
42.2
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
|
SS (mg/L)
|
Action Level
|
8.5
|
29.0
|
9.3
|
4.8
|
|
Limit Level
|
10.1
|
31.0
|
9.5
|
5.0
|
ES.07.
In case where
exceedance of these environmental
criteria occurs, actions should be carried
out in accordance with the “Event Action Plan” in the Approved EM&A Manual.
ES.08.
This
is the 1st
monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit Report presenting the monitoring
results and inspection findings for the period of 16th to 31st August 2018 (the Reporting Month).
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Activities
ES.09.
Environmental
monitoring activities under the EM&A program in this Reporting Month is
summarized in the following table.
Table ES-4 Environmental monitoring activities in the
Reporting Period
|
Issues
|
Environmental Monitoring Parameters /
Inspection
|
Monitoring
Location under CV/2016/10
|
Occasions
|
|
Air Quality
|
1-hour TSP
|
ASR-1
|
3
|
|
24-hour
TSP
|
ASR-1
|
3
|
|
Construction
Noise
|
Leq (30min) Daytime
|
CN-1
|
3
|
|
Water Quality
|
In-situ measurement and Water sampling
|
M3
|
7
|
|
Ecology
|
Monthly
Monitoring
|
Transect within site area of CV/2016/10
|
1*
|
|
Landscape & Visual
|
Monthly
Site Inspection
|
Site area of CV/2016/10
|
1
|
|
Inspection / Audit
|
ET Regular Environmental Site Inspection
|
Site area of CV/2016/10
|
3
|
|
IEC Monthly Environmental Site Audit
|
Site area of CV/2016/10
|
1
|
* Pre-survey was undertaken on 7th August 2018
Breach of Action
and Limit (A/L) Levels
ES.010.
No
exceedance of air quality and construction noise monitoring was recorded in this Reporting Month. However, for water quality monitoring, a total of twelve (12) Limit Level exceedances were recorded.
Notification of Exceedance (NOE) of water quality was therefore
issued. The statistics of
environmental exceedance, NOE issued and investigation of exceedance are
summarized in the following table.
Table ES-5 Breach
of Action and Limit (A/L) Levels in the Reporting Period
|
Environmental Issues
|
Monitoring Parameters
|
Action Level
|
Limit
Level
|
Event & Action
|
|
NOE Issued
|
Investigation findings
|
Corrective Actions
|
|
Air
Quality
|
1-hour TSP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
24-hour
TSP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
Construction Noise
|
Leq30min
Daytime
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
Water Quality
|
DO
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
|
Turbidity
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
Not related to
the Contract Works
|
NA
|
|
SS
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
Not related to
the Contract Works
|
NA
|
Note: NOE
– Notification of Exceedance
ES.011. Investigation for the cause
of water quality exceedances have been undertaken by ET. Investigation results revealed that the
construction activities undertaken by Contract 1 were limited since contract
works commencement on 16 August 2018.
As water quality mitigation measures, wastewater treatment facilities
have been implemented and exposed surface have been covered by cement motar as far as
practicable to minimize generation of muddy runoff during rain. In addition, construction
of temporary drainage system was on-going. Nevertheless, except for 24th
and 25th August 2018, there were continuous heavy rainstorms since
the contract commencement. It is considered that
the exceedances were related to the rainstorm and unlikely caused by the works under
the Contract 1.
Environmental
Complaint
ES.012.
No environmental
complaint was recorded or received in this Reporting Month. The statistics of environmental
complaint are summarized in the following table.
Table ES-6 Environmental
Complaint Summaries in the Reporting Month
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Complaint Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
16 –
31 August 2018
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
ES.013. In addition, no
complaints received and emergency events relating to violation of environmental legislation for
illegal dumping and landfilling were received.
Notification of
Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ES.014.
No
environmental summons or successful prosecution was recorded in this Reporting Month. The statistics of summons or successful
prosecutions are summarized in the following tables.
Table ES-7 Environmental
Summons Summaries in the Reporting Month
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Summons Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
16 – 31 August 2018
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
Table ES-8 Environmental Prosecution
Summaries in the Reporting Month
|
Reporting Period
|
Environmental Prosecution Statistics
|
|
Frequency
|
Cumulative
|
Complaint Nature
|
|
16 – 31 August 2018
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
