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Site
Formation and Associated Infrastructural Works for Development of Columbarium,
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Monthly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Report (No.50) ¡V September 2022 |
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Hsin Chong Tsun Yip Joint Venture & Sang Hing Civil Contractors Co., Ltd |
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Date |
Reference No. |
Prepared By |
Certified By |
17 October 2022 |
TCS00881/18/600/R0681v2 |
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Nicola Hon (Environmental Consultant) |
Tam Tak Wing (Environmental
Team Leader) |
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Date |
Remarks |
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12 October 2022 |
First Submission |
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17 October 2022 |
Amended
according to the IEC¡¦s comment |
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executive summary
ES.01.
This
is the 50th Monthly Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report summarizing the monitoring results and inspection findings under the
Project for the period from 1st to 30th September 2022 (the Reporting Month).
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Activities
ES.02.
In the Reporting Month, the major construction works under the
Project included Contract CV/2016/10 (hereinafter named ¡§Contract 1¡¨) and Contract
CV/2017/02 (hereinafter named ¡§Contract 2¡¨). Environmental monitoring activities under the EM&A programme in this Reporting Month are summarized in the following
table.
Table ES-1 Summary of EM&A Programme
in the Reporting Month¡@
Issues |
Environmental Monitoring Parameters /
Inspection |
Monitoring Locations |
Total Occasions/ dates |
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CV/2016/10 |
CV/2017/02 |
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Air
Quality |
1-hour
TSP |
ASR-1 |
ASR-2 ASR-3 |
45 |
24-hour TSP |
18 |
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Construction Noise |
Leq
(30min) Daytime |
CN-1 CN-2 |
CN-3 CN-4 |
20 |
Water
Quality |
In-situ
measurement and Water sampling |
M3 |
M1, M2 and M4 |
13 (#) |
Ecology |
Sensitive Habitat |
Transect within site area of CV/2016/10 |
Transect within site area of CV/2017/02 |
13th Sep 2022 |
Landscape
& Visual |
Site Inspection |
Site area of CV/2016/10 |
Site area of CV/2017/02 |
29th Sep 2022 |
Inspection
& Audit |
Environmental
Team (ET) Regular
Environmental Site Inspection |
Site area of CV/2016/10 |
Site area of CV/2017/02 |
4 |
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) Monthly Environmental Site Audit |
1 |
Remarks: (#) The channel of M2 was dried up / too shallow in Sep 22 and representative water sampling were unable be carried out.
Breach of Action and Limit
(A/L) Levels
ES.01.
In the Reporting Month, no exceedance of air quality,
construction noise and water quality monitoring was recorded. The statistics of environmental exceedance
and investigation of exceedance are summarized in the following table.
Table ES-2 Breach
of Action and Limit (A/L) Levels in the Reporting Month
Environmental Issues |
Monitoring Parameters |
Action Level |
Limit
Level |
Event & Action |
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Investigation Findings |
Corrective Actions |
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Air
Quality |
1-hour TSP |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
24-hour
TSP |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
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Construction Noise |
Leq30min
Daytime |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Water Quality |
DO |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
Turbidity |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
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Suspended Solids (SS) |
0 |
0 |
ES.02.
Monthly ecological monitoring for sensitive
habitat for area of Contract 1 and Contract 2 were undertaken on 13th
September 2022. After analysing survey results in September from 2019 to 2022, there was no significant
drop in species
richness and abundance for wetland and non-wetland habitat for area of Contract
1, but there was a decrease in species richness and abundance for wetland and
non-wetland habitats for area of Contract 2. Yet, good site practice during construction, with
reference to EM&A Manual, is required to prevent or alleviate environmental
impacts. For instance, the size of work
areas should be minimized and disturbed areas should be reinstated immediately
after completion of construction works. Unnecessary site clearance should be
avoided as well. In addition, implementing proper waste disposal is necessary
to reduce contamination to water and soil. Continuous monitoring is also
recommended to inspect any significant decrease in species diversity.
ES.03.
There was no precautionary check
for the presence of nesting
birds conducted outside the
concerned breeding season
(February to July).
ES.04.
Landscape and visual inspection at
both Contracts were undertaken on 29th September 2022. The Contractor was reminded
to prevent the construction material pile within Tree Protection Zone and
ensure no works is allowed within the TPZ.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT
ES.05.
In
the Reporting Month, a public complaint was
received from EPD on 22 September 2022 concerning the construction dust from construction site on Lin Ma Hang Road (Contract CV/2017/02). Investigation was conducted by ET according to the
complaint handling procedure in accordance with the EM&A Manual. In our investigation, the Contractor has
implemented dust mitigation measures for the construction works. Having noticed that the soil nail works
(major dust source) had completed and the slope surface had been compacted, the
dust impact to the public was considered largely minimized. To lessen the dust impact for remaining
work, the Contractor agree to provide water spraying regularly and provide
green netting and hydroseeding on the slope after the
last construction activity, which would be carried out tentatively in
mid-October 2022. The Contractor was reminded to pay special attention on the air quality mitigation measures
in coming dry season.
ES.06.
The
statistics of summons or successful prosecutions are summarized in the
following tables.
Table ES-3 Environmental
Complaint Summaries in the Reporting Month
Reporting Month |
Environmental Complaint Statistics |
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Frequency |
Cumulative |
Complaint Nature |
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1st ¡V 30th
September 2022 |
Contract 1 |
0 |
2 |
(1) Air Quality (1) Noise |
Contract 2 |
1 |
5 |
(1) Water (2) Air Quality (1) Noise (1) soil/
muddy water |
Notification of
Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ES.07.
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-4 Environmental
Summons Summaries in the Reporting Month
Reporting Month |
Environmental Summons Statistics |
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Frequency |
Cumulative |
Summons Nature |
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1st ¡V 30th
September 2022 |
Contract
1 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Contract
2 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Table ES-5 Environmental
Prosecution Summaries in the Reporting Month
Reporting Month |
Environmental Prosecution Statistics |
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Frequency |
Cumulative |
Prosecution Nature |
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1st ¡V 30th
September 2022 |
Contract
1 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
Contract
2 |
0 |
0 |
NA |
ES.08.
In addition, no complaint and emergency event
relating to violation of environmental legislation for
illegal dumping and landfilling was received.
Reporting Change
ES.09.
No reporting change was
made in the Reporting Month.
Site Inspection
ES.010. In the Reporting Month, joint site inspections for Contract 1 to evaluate the site
environmental performance were carried out by the Resident
Engineer, ET and the Contractor of the
Contract 1 on 8th,
15th 22nd and 30th September 2022. Moreover, joint site inspections for Contract 2 by the RE, ET and the
Contractor of Contract 2 were carried out on 8th,
15th 22nd and 30th September 2022. IEC attended joint site inspection for
both Contracts
on 15thSeptember 2022. No non-compliance was noted
during the site inspections.
ES.011. In coming dry
season, the Contractors are reminded to pay special attention on the air quality mitigation measures
such as wheel wash facilities, watering of haul roads,
loose soil construction surface and covering of dusty materials with tarpaulin
sheet should be implemented as far as practicable.
ES.012. Water quality mitigation measures as recommended
in the EM&A Manual should be fully implemented, in particular to prevent
surface runoff and other pollutants from flowing to local stream and
Conservation Area.
ES.013. Construction noise would be a
key environmental issue during construction phase of the Project. Noise mitigation measures such as using
quiet plants and mobile noise barriers should be implemented in accordance with
the EM&A requirement.
Table of Contents
2. Project Organization
and Construction progress
2.1 Construction Contract Packaging
2.3 Summary of Environmental Submissions
2.4 Summary of Submission Under the Environmental Permit Requirements
3. Summary
of Impact Monitoring Requirement
3.4 Monitoring
Frequency and Period
3.7 Data
Management and Data QA/QC Control
3.8 Determination
of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels
5.2 Noise
Monitoring Exceedance
6.2 Water
Quality Monitoring Exceedance
7.3 Ecological
Monitoring Survey Findings (Contract
1)
7.4 Ecological
Monitoring Survey Findings (Contract
2)
7.5 Monitoring
of Flora Species of Conservation Interest
7.6 Measure
for Protection of Nesting Bird
8.2 Findings
/ Deficiencies During Site Inspection in the Reporting Month
9.2 Records
of Waste Quantities
10.2 Findings
/ Deficiencies During Site Inspection in the Reporting Month
11. Environmental
Complaint and Non-Compliance
11.1 Environmental
Complaint, Summons and Prosecution
12. Implementation
Status of Mitigation Measures
12.2 Tentative
Construction Activities in the Coming Month
12.3 Key
Issues for the Coming Month
13. Conclusions and
Recommentations
List of TABLES
Table 2-1 Status
of Environmental Licenses and Permits for Contract 1
Table 2-2 Status
of Environmental Licenses and Permits for Contract 2
Table 2-3 Status
of Submission as under FEP for Contract 1
Table 2-4 Status
of Submission as under FEP for Contract 2
Table 3-1 Summary
of EM&A Requirements
Table 3-2 Designated
Air Quality Monitoring Location under the Project
Table 3-3 Designated
Construction Noise Monitoring Location under the Project
Table 3-4 Designated
Water Quality Monitoring Stations under the Project
Table 3-5 Air
Quality Monitoring Equipment
Table 3-6 Noise
Monitoring Equipment
Table 3-7 Water
Quality Monitoring Equipment
Table 3-8 Action
and Limit Levels for Air Quality Monitoring
Table 3-9 Action
and Limit Levels for Construction Noise
Table 3-10 Action and Limit
Levels for Water Quality
Table 4-1 Summary
of Air Quality Monitoring Results at ASR-1 under Contract 1
Table 4-2 Summary
of Air Quality Monitoring Results at ASR-2 under Contract 2
Table 4-3 Summary
of Air Quality Monitoring Results at ASR-3a under Contract 2
Table 5-1 Summary
of Construction Noise Monitoring Results under Contract 1
Table 5-2 Summary
of Construction Noise Monitoring Results under Contract 2
Table 6-1 Summary
of Water Quality Monitoring Results ¡V M3 under Contract 1
Table 6-2 Summary
of Water Quality Monitoring Results (M1, M2 and M4) under Contract 2
Table 6-3 Summary
of Field Measurements for Water Quality
Table 6-4 Action
and Limit (A/L) Levels Exceedance Record
Table 6-5 Summary
of Investigation of Water Quality Exceedance in the Reporting Month
Table 7-1 Action
and Limit Levels for Wet Woodland Habitats Monitoring
Table 7-2 Action
and Limit Levels for Non-Wet Woodland Habitats Monitoring
Table 7-3 Schedule
of Faunal Surveys in each year During Construction Phase
Table 7-4 Result
of Faunal Survey under Contract 1
Table 7-5 Result
of Freshwater Communities Survey under Contract 1
Table 7-6 Result
of Faunal Survey under Contract 2
Table 7-7 Result
of Freshwater Communities Survey under Contract 2
Table 8-1 Landscape
& Visual Inspection Finding for Contract 1
Table 8-2 Landscape
& Visual Inspection Finding for Contract 2
Table 9-1 Summary
of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials
Table 9-2 Summary
of Quantities of C&D Wastes
Table 10-1 Site Observations
for the Works of Contract 1
Table 10-2 Site Observations
for the Works of Contract 2
Table 11-1 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Complaints
Table 11-2 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Summons
Table 11-3 Statistical
Summary of Environmental Prosecution
Table 12-1 Environmental
Mitigation Measures
Table 12-2 Work Undertaken and
Mitigation Measures for Contract 1
Table 12-3 Work Undertaken and
Mitigation Measures for Contract 2
List
of Appendices
Appendix A Layout Plan of the Project
Appendix B Organization Structure and Contact
Details of Relevant Parties
Appendix C Three Months rolling Programme
Appendix D Designated Monitoring Locations
Appendix E Calibration Certificates of MONITORING
EQUIPMENT and Laboratory Certificate
Appendix F Event and Action Plan
of Air Quality, Noise and Water Quality
Appendix G Monitoring Schedules of the
Reporting Month and Coming Month
Appendix H Monitoring Data of 24-Hour
TSP Air Quality, Noise and Water Quality
Appendix I Graphical Plots of Air Quality,
Noise and Water Quality
Appendix J Meteorological Data of
the Reporting Month
Appendix K Ecological Survey Report
Appendix L Landscape & Visual
Inspection Checklist
Appendix M Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table
Appendix N Complaint Log and
Investigation Report
Appendix O Implementation Schedule for
Environmental Mitigation Measures (ISEMM)
Appendix P Illustrations of Site Activities
1.1.1
Civil Engineering and Development
Department (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¡¨. The Project is a Designated Project to be implemented
under Environmental Permit No. EP-534/2017/A and FEP-01/534/2017/A. The layout plan of the Project is shown
in Appendix A. Major works to be executed under the Project shall include to the
following:
Designated Works under EP-534/2017/A
(i)
Site formation of about 5.5 hectares of
land and associated drainage, sewerage and landscape works for development of
Columbarium and Crematorium facilities at the Sandy Ridge Cemetery;
(ii)
Construction of a new road (about 800m)
connecting the Crematorium and Man Kam To Road and the pick-up/drop-off point
at Man Kam To Road;
(iii)
Widening two sections of the existing
Sha Ling Road (about 900m and 500m respectively);
(iv)
Widening of about 1.4km of the existing
Lin Ma Hang Road; and
(v)
Improvement works to the existing
barging point at Siu Lam (the barging point is rejected by Tuen
Mun DC and no improvement works required)
Designated Works under FEP-01/534/2017/A
(i)
Site formation works for a formed
platform of about 1.8 hectares and associated drainage, sewerage and landscape
works for development of Columbarium at the Sandy Ridge Cemetery;
(ii)
Construction of the pick-up/drop-off
point at Man Kam To Road;
(iii)
Widening of 900m of the existing Sha
Ling Road;
(iv)
Improvement works to the existing
barging point at Siu Lam (the barging point is rejected by Tuen
Mun DC and no improvement works required)
1.1.2
To facilitate
the Project management, the Project works were separated into three Contracts to be executed which
are described in below sub-sections.
1.1.3
Contract No. CV/2016/10 ¡V Site
Formation and Associated Infrastructural Works for Development of Columbarium
at Sandy Ridge Cemetery (hereinafter
named ¡§Contract 1¡¨):-
Site formation of about 1.77 ha of land for the proposed pick-up
and drop-off area for shuttle bus operation;
Upgrading of a section of 900m existing Sha Ling Road from 3m wide
carriageway to 7.3m wide carriageway with footpath at both sides;
Construction of one EVA with a total length of about 160m;
Construction of noise barriers along Sha Ling Road;
Modification of junction between Man Kam To Road and Sha Ling
Road;
Construction of a new pick up / drop off point at Man Kam To Road;
Relocation and construction of a new refuse collection point near
junction between Man Kam To Road and Sha Ling Road;
Associated geotechnical works including cut and fill slopes, soil
nailing works and retaining structures;
Associated drainage, sewerage and waterworks along Sha Ling Road;
and
Associated landscaping works.
1.1.4
Contract
No. CV/2017/02 ¡V Infrastructural Works at Man Kam To Road and Lin Ma Hang Road
for Development of Columbarium at Sandy Ridge Cemetery (hereinafter
named ¡§Contract 2¡¨):-
Construction of a new road connecting Columbarium site to
Crematorium site;
Construction of one EVA with a total length of about 300m;
Widening of a section of 1.4 km long Lin Ma Hang Road (between Man
Kam To Road and Ping Yuen River) from 6m wide carriageway to 7.3m with 2m width
footpath on both sides;
Provision of a pair of lay-by at Lin Ma Hang Road;
Construction of a new vehicular access connecting the Sheung Shui Landmark North PTI
and Lung Sum Avenue;
Construction of covered walkway along Fanling
Station Road;
Removal of planters and central divider along Fanling
Station Road and San Wan Road;
Associated drainage, sewerage, waterworks and utility works along
Man Kam To Road and Lin Ma Hang Road;
Associated geotechnical works including cut and fill slopes, soil
nailing works and retaining structures; and
Associated landscaping works.
1.1.5
CEDD
Contract No. (to be confirmed):-
Site Formation for the platform of the columbarium site;
Construction of two 2 at-grade access roads;
Construction of road junction between Man Kam To Road and the new
access road;
Associated drainage, sewerage and waterworks along the two new
access roads;
Associated geotechnical works including cut and fill slopes, soil
nailing works and retaining structures; and
Associated landscaping works
1.1.6
Hsin Chong Tsun Yip
Joint Venture (hereafter referred as ¡§HCTYJV¡¨) has been awarded Contract 1 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. Furthermore, EPD issued Environmental Permit No. FEP-01/534/2017/A
on 24 December 2018.
1.1.7
Sang Hing Civil Contractors Company
Limited (hereinafter referred as ¡§Sang Hing¡¨) was awarded Contract 2 on
23 May 2018.
The Contract Works is a Designated Project as under Environmental Permit
(EP) No. EP-534/2017.
Furthermore, EPD issued Environmental
Permit No. EP-534/2017/A on
24 December 2018.
1.1.8
Action-United Environmental Services &
Consulting (AUES) has been commissioned by the Contractors as an
Environmental Team (ET) to implement the Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) programme in accordance with the approved EM&A Manual as well as the associated duties. As part of the EM&A programme, baseline
monitoring to determine the ambient environmental conditions was completed before construction work
commencement. The Baseline
Monitoring Report (air, noise and water) certified by ET Leader (ETL) and
verified by Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) was submitted to
Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and it was approved by EPD on 25 October
2018.
1.1.9
Major construction work of Contract 1 and
Contract 2 was
commenced on 16 August 2018 and 5 November 2018 respectively.
1.1.10 This is the 50th Monthly EM&A Report summarizing the monitoring results and inspection findings for
the period
from 1st to 30th September 2022.
1.2.1
The
Monthly EM&A Report is
structured into the following sections:-
Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Project Organization and Construction Progress
Section 3 Summary of Monitoring Requirements
Section 4 Air Quality Monitoring Results
Section 5 Noise Monitoring Results
Section 6 Water Quality Monitoring Results
Section 7 Ecology Monitoring Results
Section 8 Landscape & Visual
Section 9 Waste Management
Section 10 Site Inspections
Section 11 Environmental Complaints and Non-Compliance
Section 12 Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures
Section 13 Conclusions and Recommendation
2.1.1
To facilitate the project management and implementation, the
Project was divided
by the following contracts:
Contract
1 (Contract No.
CV/2016/10)
Contract
2 (Contract No.
CV/2017/02)
Contract
3 (Contract No. TBA)
2.1.2
Organization
structure and contact details of relevant parties with respect to on-site
environmental management are shown in Appendix B.
2.2.1
The
three-month rolling construction programme for Contract 1
and Contract 2 are enclosed in
Appendix C. Construction activities of the Contract 1 and Contract
2 undertaken in the Reporting Month are presented
below. The tentative construction
activities are summarised in Section 12.2
Contract 1
(CV/2016/10)
U-channel construction works at Fill Slope FS17
Paving block installation works
Compaction works at footpath and carriageway
Drill holes for planting works and fill top soil at
CS12,13
Laying bitumen works
Laying concrete carriageway
Contract
2 (CV/2017/02)
Construction of Manhole, gullies, drainage pipe at
Lin Ma Hang Road between CH0-50 Southbound & CH505-565 Northbound &
CH890-960 Northbound
Pipe Jacking works for DN400 watermain
in approx. CH0-300 at Man Kam To Road
DN400 DI Watermain
reinstatement works in approx. CH700-1040 at Man Kam To Road North Slow Lane
Construction of road works at Sandy Ridge Road E,
Road F, Road B
Fanling Station Road
Covered Walkway
Lung Sum Avenue road surface modification works
2.3.1
Summary of the relevant permits, licenses,
and/or notifications on environmental protection for the Project in this Reporting
Month is presented in Tables 2-1 and 2-2.
Table
2-1 Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits for Contract 1
Item |
Description |
License/ Permit ref
no. |
License/ Permit Status |
1 |
Air Pollution
Control (Construction Dust) Regulation |
Ref. no. 428909 Acknowledged by EPD on 20/12/2017 |
Valid |
2 |
Chemical
waste Producer Registration |
WPN:
5231-641-H3937-01 Issued by EPD on 27/03/2018 |
Valid |
3 |
Water
Pollution Control Ordinance |
License no. WT00030795-2018 Issued
date: 9/5/2018 Expire
Date: 31/5/2023 |
Valid |
4 |
Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste |
Account
no.:
7029769 |
Valid |
Table
2-2 Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits for Contract 2
Item |
Description |
License/ Permit ref
no. |
License/ Permit Status |
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1 |
Air
Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation |
Ref. no. 440406 Acknowledged by EPD on 14/12/2018 |
Man Kam To Road (near Sha Ling Road to Kong Nga
Po Road |
Valid |
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Ref. no. 440405 Acknowledged by EPD on 14/12/2018 |
Fanling
Station Road |
Valid |
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Ref. no. 440404 Acknowledged by EPD on 14/12/2018 |
Sa Ling Road (Sandy Ridge Cemetery) |
Valid |
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Ref. no. 440401 Acknowledged by EPD on 14/12/2018 |
Lin Ma Hang Road (San Uk
Ling ¡V Muk Wu Nga Yiu) |
Valid |
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Ref. no. 440402 Acknowledged by EPD on 14/12/2018 |
Lung Sum Avenue (near Landmark North) |
Valid |
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2 |
Chemical
waste Producer Registration |
WPN:
5213-641-S4151-01 Issued by EPD on 04/02/2019 |
Valid |
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3 |
Water
Pollution Control Ordinance |
License no: WT00032936-2018 Issued date: 16/01/2019 Expire Date: 31/01/2024 |
Man Kam To Road & Lin Ma Hang Road, Man Kam
To |
Valid |
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License no: WT00033335-2019 Issued date: 29/03/2019 Expire Date: 31/03/2024 |
Columbarium at Sandy Ridge Cemetery |
Valid |
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License no: WT00034717-2019 Issued date: 9/10/2019 Expire Date: 31/10/2024 |
Fanling
Station Road |
Valid |
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4 |
Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste |
Account
no.: 7031098 |
Valid |
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5 |
Construction
Noise Permit |
GW-RN0562-22 (1
Aug ¡V 30
Nov 2022) |
Valid |
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5a |
Construction
Noise Permit |
GW-RN0563-22 (14
Jul ¡V 13
Oct 2022) |
Valid |
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2.4.1
Tables 2-3 to 2-4 summarized the
submission status under the EP and/or FEP stipulation in the Reporting Month.
Table
2-3 Status of Submission as under FEP
Item |
EP and / or FEP
Stipulation |
Description |
Status |
1 |
Condition 2.10 of FEP |
Management
organization of : i) the main construction
companies; ii) ET; and iii) IEC and the supporting team |
Submitted and no approval is required. |
2 |
Condition 2.11 of FEP |
i) Detailed phasing programme
of all construction works; and ii) Location plan of all construction works |
Submitted and no approval is required. |
3 |
Condition 2.12 of FEP |
Contamination
Assessment Plan (CAP) |
Approved
by EPD on 27 May 2019 |
4 |
Condition 2.13 of FEP |
Grassland
Reinstatement Plan |
Pending approval |
5 |
Condition 2.14 to 2.16 of FEP |
Vegetation Survey Report and Vegetation Transplantation Proposal for Contract
1 |
Approved by EPD on 12 October 2018 |
6 |
Condition 2.17 of FEP |
Woodland Compensation Plan (Rev.05) |
Approved by EPD on 30 Jun 2020 |
7 |
Condition 2.18 of FEP |
Monitoring and Survey Plan for
Golden-headed Cisticola for Contract 1 (Rev.02) |
Approved by EPD on 22 Oct 2019 |
8 |
Condition 2.20 of FEP |
Landscape & Visual
Mitigation and Tree Preservation Plan(s) Contract 1 (Rev.04) |
Pending approval |
9 |
Condition 2.22 of FEP |
Traffic Noise Mitigation Plan Contract 1 (Rev. 4) |
Pending approval |
10 |
Condition 3.3 of the
FEP |
Baseline Monitoring Report (Air, Noise
and Water) |
Approved by EPD on 25 October 2018 |
11 |
Condition 4.2 of the FEP |
The Contract
Internet website |
Internet website address has notified
EPD on 15 Jun
2018 and no approval is required. |
Table
2-4 Status of Submission as under EP
Item |
EP and / or FEP
Stipulation |
Description |
Status |
1 |
Condition 2.10 of EP |
Management organization
of : i) the main construction companies; ii) ET;
and iii) IEC and the supporting team |
Submitted and no approval is required. |
2 |
Condition 2.11 of EP |
i) Detailed phasing programme
of all construction works; and ii) Location plan of all construction works |
Submitted and no approval is required. |
3 |
Condition 2.12 of EP |
Layout Plan for the proposed footpath at
Lin Ma Hang Road |
Approved
by EPD on 25 April 2022 |
4 |
Condition 2.13 of EP |
Contamination
Assessment Plan (CAP) |
Approved
by EPD on 27 May 2019 |
5 |
Condition 2.14 of EP |
Grassland
Reinstatement Plan |
Pending approval |
6 |
Condition 2.15 to 2.17 of EP |
Vegetation Survey Report and Vegetation Transplantation Proposal under
Contract 2 |
Approved by EPD on 15 June 2022 |
7 |
Condition 2.18 of EP |
Woodland Compensation Plan (Rev.05) |
Approved by EPD on 30 Jun 2020 |
8 |
Condition 2.19 of EP |
Monitoring and Survey Plan for
Golden-headed Cisticola Contract 2 |
Pending approval |
9 |
Condition 2.21 ¡V 2.22
of EP |
Landscape & Visual
Mitigation and Tree Preservation Plan(s) Contract 2 |
Pending approval |
10 |
Condition 2.23 of EP |
Traffic Noise Mitigation Plan Contract 2 |
Pending approval |
11 |
Condition 3.3 of the
EP |
Baseline Monitoring Report (Air, Noise
and Water) |
Approved by EPD on 25 October 2018 |
12 |
Condition 4.2 of the
EP |
The Contract
Internet website |
Internet website address has notified
EPD on 15 June 2018 and no approval is required. |
3.1.1
The EM&A requirements are set out in the Approved EM&A Manual.
Environmental issues such as air quality, construction noise, water quality and
ecology were identified as the key issues during the construction phase of the
Project.
3.1.2
A summary of construction phase EM&A
requirements are presented in the sub-sections below.
3.2.1
The EM&A impact monitoring shall cover the following
environmental aspect:
•
Air quality;
•
Construction noise;
•
Water quality;
•
Ecology; and
•
Landscape and visual
3.2.2
A summary of the monitoring parameters is presented in Table
3-1 below
Table 3-1 Summary
of EM&A Requirements
Environmental Issue |
Parameters |
Air Quality |
1-hour
TSP; 24-hour
TSP |
Noise |
Leq(30min) during normal working
hours.; and
Leq(15min) during the
construction works undertaken in Restricted Hours |
Water Quality |
In-situ Measurements Dissolved
Oxygen Concentration (mg/L) & Saturation (% ); Temperature
(¢J); Turbidity
(NTU); Salinity
(ppm) pH
unit; Water
depth (m); and Stream
Flow Velocity (m/sec). |
Laboratory Analysis Suspended
Solids (mg/L) |
|
Ecology |
Ecologically sensitive habitats
(wetland habitats and non-wetland habitats) |
3.3.1
According to the
Approved EM&A Manual of the Project ¡V Site Formation and Associated Infrastructural Works for
Development of Columbarium, Crematorium and Related Facilities at Sandy Ridge
Cemetery, the designated monitoring
locations for air quality, noise, water quality and ecology under the monitoring programme, is shown in Appendix D.
3.3.2
Since the Project was divided
into three Works Contracts and all Contracts will be
commenced at different time, the
construction phase impact monitoring will only be performed at the
Contract-related monitoring stations upon commencement of each
Contract Works.
Air Quality
3.3.3
There were three (3) designated
air quality monitoring
stations recommended in the Approved EM&A Manual
Section 5.6.1.1. There was proposed relocation
of air quality monitoring location ASR-3 in October 2018 since the landlord
refused to set up the HVS at his premises and nearby Conservation Area due to
noise nuisance and Muk Wu Nga Yiu
House No. 2A was proposed as alternative location
ASR-3a. The proposal dated on 9 November 2018 which
verified by IEC was submitted to EPD for approval. Based on
rationale in
Section 3.3.2, the
Contract-related air
quality monitoring location for construction phase were summarized in Table 3-2 and illustrated in Appendix D.
Table 3-2 Designated
Air Quality Monitoring Location under the Project
Location ID |
Description in EM&A Manual |
Location |
Related
Work Contract |
ASR-1 |
Village
House along Man Kam To Road |
Sha Ling Village House No.6 |
Contract
1 |
ASR-2 |
Village House at San Uk Ling |
San Uk
Ling Village House No.1 |
Contract
2 |
ASR-3 |
Village
House at Muk Wu Nga Yiu |
Muk Wu Nga Yiu
House No.28 |
Contract
2 |
ASR-3a (#) |
Village
House at Muk Wu Nga Yiu |
Muk Wu Nga Yiu
House No.2A |
Contract
2 |
Remark: (#) There was proposed relocation of air quality monitoring
location ASR-3 in October 2018. The proposal dated
on 9 November 2018 after verified by IEC was submitted to EPD for approval.
3.3.4
If the designated monitoring location
is required to relocate, alternative monitoring location shall agree with IEC and seek for EPD approval which
shall meet the following
criteria:
i)
Be at the site boundary or such locations
close to the major dust emission source;
ii)
Close to the sensitive receptors;
iii)
Take into account the prevailing meteorological conditions;
iv)
For monitoring location located in the vicinity of the ASRs, care
shall be taken to cause minimal disturbance to the occupants during monitoring.
v)
When positioning the HVS, the following points shall be noted:
a.
a horizontal platform with appropriate support to secure the
samples against gusty wind shall be provided;
b.
no two samplers shall be placed less than 2m apart;
c.
the distance between the HVS and an obstacle, such as buildings,
must be at least twice the height that the obstacle protrudes above the HVS;
d.
a minimum of 2 m separation from walls,
parapets and penthouses is required for HVS at the rooftop;
e.
a minimum of 2 m separation from any
supporting structure, measures horizontally is required;
f.
no furnace or incinerator flue is nearby;
g.
airflow around the sampler is unrestricted;
h.
the HVS is more than 20 m from the dripline;
i.
any wire fence and gate to protect the HVS, shall not cause any
obstruction during monitoring;
j.
permission must be obtained to set up the HVS and to obtain access
to the monitoring stations; and
k.
a secured supply of electricity is needed
to operate the HVS.
Construction
Noise
3.3.5
There were four (4) designated noise monitoring
locations recommended in the Approved EM&A Manual
Section 6.5.1.1. Based on rationale in Section 3.3.2, the Contract-related noise quality monitoring location for construction
phase were summarized in Table 3-3 and illustrated in Appendix D.
Table 3-3 Designated Construction
Noise Monitoring Location under the Project
Location ID |
Description in EM&A Manual |
Location |
Related
Work Contract |
CN-1 |
Village house to the west of
Sha Ling Road |
Village house to the west of
Sha Ling Road (free field condition) |
Contract
1 |
CN-2 |
Village house to the north of Man Kam To
Road |
Sha Ling
Village House No. 25 (free field condition) |
Contract
1 & 3 |
CN-3 |
Village house near San Uk Ling |
San Uk Ling
Village House No. 18 (free field condition) |
Contract
2 |
CN-4 |
Village house of Muk Wu |
Muk Wu Village House No. 267
(1m façade from the building) |
Contract
2 |
Water Quality
3.3.6
There were four (4) water quality monitoring
locations recommended in the Approved EM&A
Manual Section 7.6.1.2. The locations and coordinates of water quality monitoring were listed in Table 3-4. Based on rationale in Section 3.3.2, the Contract-related water quality monitoring
location for construction phase were summarized in Table 3-4 and illustrated in Appendix D.
Table 3-4 Designated Water Quality Monitoring
Stations under the Project
Proposed Location ID |
Co-ordinates |
Description |
Related
Work Contract |
|
North |
East |
|||
M1 |
843 431 |
831 308 |
Midstream
of Nam Hang Stream |
Contract
2 |
M2 |
843 840 |
831 101 |
Downstream
of Nam Hang Stream |
Contract
2 |
M3 |
843 509 |
830 040 |
Wetland
in the Conservation Area near Yuen Leng Chai |
Contract
1 |
M4 |
843 997 |
831 783 |
Watercourse across Lin Ma Hang
Road, running from east of San Uk Ling to Man Kam
To Boundary Control Point |
Contract
2 |
3.4.1
The requirements of impact monitoring were stipulated in Sections 5.8.1.1, 6.7.1.1 and
7.8.1.4 of the approved EM&A
Manual and presented as follows.
Air Quality
Monitoring
3.4.2
Monitoring frequency for air quality impact monitoring is as follows:
1-Hour TSP |
3 sets of 1-hour TSP monitoring shall be
carried out once every six days during construction periods |
24-Hour TSP |
24-hour TSP monitoring shall be
carried out every six days during construction periods |
Noise Monitoring
3.4.3
Noise impact monitoring shall be carried out once per week during
construction periods. The noise measurement
for the time period between 0700 and 1900 hours shall be measured in terms of Leq (30 minutes) or 6 sets of Leq (5mins).
Water Quality Monitoring
3.4.4
The monitoring frequency shall be 3 days per week during
construction phase and the interval between two sets of monitoring shall not be less
than 36 hours.
3.5.1
The
monitoring equipment using for the EM&A program as proposed by the ET shall
be verified by the IEC.
Air Quality
Monitoring
3.5.2
The 24-hour and 1-hour TSP levels shall be measured by following
the standard high volume sampling method as set out in the Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1 (Part 50), Appendix B. If ET proposes to use a direct reading
dust meter to measure 1-hour TSP levels, it shall submit sufficient information
to IEC for approval.
3.5.3
The filter paper
of 24-hour TSP measurement shall be determined by HOKLAS accredited laboratory.
3.5.4
All equipment used by ET for air quality monitoring is listed in Table
3-5.
Table 3-5 Air
Quality Monitoring Equipment
Equipment |
Model |
24-hour TSP |
|
High Volume Air
Sampler (HVAS) |
TISCH High Volume Air Sampler, HVS Model
TE-5170 |
Calibration
Kit |
TISCH Model TE-5025A |
1-Hour TSP |
|
Portable Dust Meter |
Laser Dust
Monitor, Model AM510 / Sibata LD-3 Laser Dust monitor
Particle Mass Profiler & Counter |
Wind Data Monitoring Equipment
3.5.5
According to the approved EM&A Manual, wind data monitoring
equipment shall also be provided and set up for logging wind speed and wind
direction near the dust monitoring locations. The equipment installation location shall
be proposed by the ET and agreed with the IEC. For installation and operation of wind
data monitoring equipment, the following points shall be observed:
1)
The wind sensors should be installed 10 m above ground so that
they are clear of obstructions or turbulence caused by buildings.
2)
The wind data should be captured by a data logger. The data shall
be downloaded for analysis at least once a month.
3)
The wind data monitoring equipment should be re-calibrated at
least once every six months.
4)
Wind direction should be divided into 16 sectors of 22.5 degrees
each.
3.5.6
ET has liaised with the premises owners/ landlords to grant the permission
for the HVS installation. However, they rejected to set
up wind data
monitoring equipment installation in their premises.
3.5.7
Under this situation, the ET proposed to obtain representative
wind data from the Hong Kong Observatory Ta Kwu Ling Weather
Station. Ta Kwu
Ling Station is located near the Project site which situated at the sea level above 15mPD and
the wind data
monitoring equipment is installed 10 m above the existing ground.
Noise Monitoring
3.5.8
Sound level meter in
compliance with the International Electrotechnical
Commission Publications 651: 1979 (Type 1) and 804: 1985 (Type 1)
specifications shall be used for carrying out the noise monitoring. The sound level meter shall be checked
using an acoustic calibrator. The
wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter capable of
measuring the wind speed in ms-1 before each noise monitoring event. Noise measurements should not be made in
fog, rain, wind with a steady speed exceeding 5 m s-1 or wind with
gusts exceeding 10 m s-1.
3.5.9
Noise monitoring equipment used for impact monitoring is listed in
Table
3-6.
Table 3-6 Noise
Monitoring Equipment
Equipment |
Model |
Integrating Sound Level Meter |
Rion NL-52 Sound Level
Meter |
Calibrator |
Rion NC-74 Acoustical Calibrator |
Portable Wind Speed Indicator |
Testo Anemometer |
3.5.10
Sound level meters listed above comply with the International Electrotechnical
Commission Publications 651:1979 (Type 1) and 804:1985 (Type 1) specifications, as recommended in TM issued
under the NCO.
Water Quality
Monitoring
3.5.11 Water
quality parameters include dissolved oxygen, water
temperature & depth, turbidity, salinity, pH and stream flow velocity shall
be measured in-situ, and suspended solids shall be analyzed by a HOKLAS-accredited
testing laboratory.
Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Measurement
3.5.12 The dissolved oxygen (DO)
measuring instruments should be portable and weatherproof. The equipment should
also complete with cable and sensor, and DC power source. It should be capable
of measuring:
• A DO level in the range of 0 ¡V
20 mg/L and 0 ¡V 200% saturation; and
• A
temperature of 0 ¡V 45 degree Celsius.
3.5.13
The equipment should have a
membrane electrode with automatic temperature compensation complete with a
cable.
3.5.14
Should salinity compensation not
be built-in to the DO equipment, in-situ salinity should be measured to
calibrate the DO measuring instruments prior to each measurement.
Turbidity Measurement
3.5.15
The turbidity measuring instruments should be a portable and
weatherproof with DC power source. It
should have a photoelectric sensor capable of measuring turbidity level between
0¡V1000 NTU (for example, Hach model 2100Q or an approved similar
instrument).
Salinity Measurement
3.5.16
A portable salinometer
capable of measuring salinity in the range of 0¡V40 parts per thousand (ppt) should be provided for measuring salinity of the water
at each monitoring location.
pH Measurement
3.5.17
A portable pH meter capable of measuring a
range between 0.0 and 14.0 should be provided to measure pH under the specified
conditions accordingly to the APHA Standard Methods.
Water Depth Measurement
3.5.18
A portable, battery-operated echo sounder or an approved similar
instrument should be used for water depths determination at each designated
monitoring station.
Stream Flow Velocity Equipment
3.5.19 Since the EM&A Manuals do
not specified instrument to use stream flow velocity measurement, the
monitoring of stream flow velocity is therefore proposed to be conducted by
using a flow probe which is a digital water velocity meter.
Water Sampling Equipment
3.5.20
A water sampler is required for suspended solid (SS) monitoring. A water sampler e.g. Kahlsico
Water Sampler, which is a transparent PVC cylinder with capacity not less than
2 litres, will be used for water sampling if water
depth over than 0.5m.
3.5.21
For sampling from very shallow water depths e.g. <0.5 m, water
sample will be collected from water surface below 100mm using plastic bottle to avoid
inclusion of bottom sediment or humus.
Moreover, Teflon/stainless steel bailer or self-made sampling buckets maybe
used for water sampling. The
equipment used for sampling will be depended the sampling location and depth
situations.
Sample Containers and Storage
3.5.22
Water samples for suspended solid should be stored in high density
polythene bottles with no preservative added, packed in ice (cooled to 4¢XC
without being frozen) and delivered to the laboratory within 24 hours of
collection and be analyzed as soon as possible after collection.
3.5.23
Analysis of suspended solids should be carried out in a HOKLAS or
other accredited laboratory. Water samples of about 1L should be collected at
the monitoring stations for carrying out the laboratory suspended solids
determination. The SS determination
work should start within 24 hours after collection of the water samples. The SS
analyses should follow the APHA Standard
Methods 2540D with Limit of Reporting of 2 mg/L.
3.5.24
Details
of the equipment used for water quality monitoring are listed in Table 3-7 below.
Table 3-7 Water
Quality Monitoring Equipment
Equipment |
Model |
Water Depth Detector |
Tape measures |
Water Sampler |
A
2-litre transparent PVC cylinder with latex cups at both ends or Teflon/stainless
steel bailer or self-made sampling bucket |
Thermometer & DO meter |
YSI Professional Plus/ YSI 550A |
pH meter |
AZ8685 pH meter /
YSI Professional Plus / YSI Professional DSS |
Turbidimeter |
Hach 2100Q/ YSI Professional Plus / YSI Professional DSS |
Salinometer |
Atago refractometer Atago S
Salinity Meter / YSI Professional Plus / YSI Professional DSS |
Stream Flow Velocity |
FP211 Global Flow Probe |
Sample Container |
High density polythene
bottles (provided by laboratory) |
Storage Container |
¡¥Willow¡¦ 33-litter plastic
cool box with Ice pad |
3.5.25
Furthermore, Suspended
solids (SS) analysis was carried out by ALS Technichem (HK) Pty Ltd. Which is one a local HOKLAS-accredited
laboratory
3.6.1
The HVAS is operated and calibrated on a regular basis in
accordance with the manufacturer¡¦s instruction using Tisch
Calibration Kit Model TE-5025A.
Calibration would carry out at fortnightly interval. The calibration data are properly
documented and the records are maintained by ET for future reference. Furthermore, Tisch Calibration Kit will be
calibrated by the manufacturer in yearly basis.
3.6.2
The 1-hour TSP meter calibrated by a local HOKLAS-accredited
laboratory would be undertaken in yearly basis. Zero response of the equipment was
checked before and after each monitoring event.
3.6.3
The sound level meter and acoustic calibrator are
calibrated and certified by a laboratory accredited under HOKLAS or any other
international accreditation scheme at yearly basis.
3.6.4
The multi-parameter Water Quality Monitoring
System is calibrated by HOKLAS accredited laboratory of three month intervals.
3.6.5
All updated calibration certificates of
the monitoring equipment used for the impact monitoring program in this
Reporting Month are attached in Appendix E.
3.7.1
The
impact monitoring data are handled by the ET¡¦s systematic data recording and
management, which complies with in-house Quality Management System. Standard
Field Data Sheets (FDS) are used in the impact monitoring program.
3.7.2
The
monitoring data recorded in the equipment e.g. 1-hour TSP meter, noise meter
and Multi-parameter Water
Quality Monitoring System are downloaded
directly from the equipment at the end of each monitoring day. The downloaded monitoring data are input
into a computerized database properly maintained by the ET. The laboratory results are input directly
into the computerized database and QA/QC checked by personnel other than those
who input the data. For monitoring
activities require laboratory analysis, the local laboratory follows the QA/QC
requirements as set out under the HOKLAS scheme for all laboratory testing.
3.8.1
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 listed in Tables 3-8, 3-9 and
3-10 below.
Table 3-8 Action and Limit Levels for Air
Quality Monitoring
Monitoring Station |
Action Level (mg /m3) |
Limit Level (mg/m3) |
||
1-hour TSP |
24-hour TSP |
1-hour TSP |
24-hour TSP |
|
ASR-1 |
331 |
181 |
500 |
260 |
ASR-2 |
316 |
165 |
500 |
260 |
ASR-3 |
307 |
160 |
500 |
260 |
Table 3-9 Action
and Limit Levels for Construction Noise
Monitoring Location |
Action Level |