Contract No: CV/2012/07

 

Development at Anderson road -

Footbridge D and Associated works AREA

 
Monthly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report

 

- june 2017 -

 

CLIENTS:

PREPARED BY:

 

Lam-Po Wing Joint Venture

 

Lam Environmental Services Limited

 

11/F Centre Point

181-185 Gloucester Road,

Wanchai, H.K.

 

Telephone: (852) 2882-3939

Facsimile: (852) 2882-3331

E-mail: info@lamenviro.com

Website: http://www.lamenviro.com

 

 

 

 

 

Certified by:



 

 

 

 

 

                                               

Derek Lo

Environmental Team Leader

 

 

DATE:

 

 

 July 2017

 


Table of contents

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 3

1.     Introduction. 4

1.1        Scope of the Report 4

1.2        Structure of the Report 4

2.     Project Background. 6

2.1        Background. 6

2.2        Scope of the Project and Site Description. 6

2.3        Project Organization and Contact Personnel 7

3.     Status of Regulatory Compliance. 9

3.1        Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project 9

4.     Monitoring Requirements. 10

4.1        Noise Monitoring. 10

4.2        Air Monitoring. 11

5.     Monitoring Results. 13

5.1        Noise Monitoring Results. 13

5.2        Air Monitoring Results. 14

5.3        Waste Monitoring Results. 15

6.     Compliance Audit. 16

6.1        Noise Monitoring. 16

6.2        Air Monitoring. 16

6.3        Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance. 16

6.4        Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance. 16

7.     Environmental Site Audit. 17

8.     Complaints, Notification of Summons and Prosecution. 18

9.     Conclusion. 19


lIST OF TABLES

 

Table 2.1      Contact Details of Key Personnel

Table 3.1      Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Table 4.1      Noise Monitoring Stations

Table 4.2      Air Monitoring Station

Table 5.1     Summary of Noise Monitoring Results at NM1 and NM2

Table 5.2     Summary of Air Monitoring Results at AQM1 - 24 hr TSP Monitoring

Table 5.3     Summary of Air Monitoring Results at AQM1 - 1 hr TSP Monitoring

Table 5.4      Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. CV/2012/07

Table 7.1      Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. CV/2012/07

Table 8.1      Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Table 8.2      Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions

 

 

lIST OF FIGUREs

 

Figure 2.1         Project Layout

Figure 2.2         Project Organization Chart

Figure 4.1         Locations of Environmental Monitoring Stations

 

 

 

lIST OF APPENDIces

 

Appendix 3.1    Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule

Appendix 4.1    Action and Limit Level

Appendix 4.2    Copies of Calibration Certificates

Appendix 5.1    Monitoring Schedule for Reporting Month and Coming month

Appendix 5.2    Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 5.3    Air Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentations

Appendix 6.1    Event Action Plans

Appendix 6.2    Summary for Notification of Exceedance_Air and Noise

Appendix 8.1    Complaint Log

Appendix 9.1    Construction Programme

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. This is the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Monthly Report ¡V June 2017 of ¡§Development at Anderson Road ¡V Footbridge D and Associated Works Area¡¨ (Hereafter called ¡§this Project¡¨). The construction works of this project was commenced on 20 July 2013. This is the 48th month of EM&A report presenting the environmental monitoring findings and information recorded during the period of 1 June 2017 to 21 June 2017. The cut-off date of reporting is at the end of each reporting month.

 

Construction Activities for the Reporting Period

¡P          Site Clearance

 

Noise Monitoring

  1. Noise monitoring during daytime was conducted at the stations NM1 and NM2 on a weekly basis in the reporting month. No exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

 

Air Quality Monitoring

  1. Air quality monitoring has been conducted at station AQM1. No exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

 

Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

  1. No complaint and notifications of summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in this reporting month.

 

Site Inspections and Audit

  1. The Environmental Team (ET) conducted weekly site inspections for Contract no. CV/2012/07 in the reporting month. Major observations and recommendations made during the audit sessions were rectified by the Contractors. No non-conformance was identified during the site inspections.

 

Reporting Change

vii.     There are no reporting changes in this Reporting Period.

1.         Introduction

1.1          Scope of the Report

1.1.1.     Lam Environmental Services Limited (LES) has been appointed to work as the Environmental Team (ET) to implement the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Development of Anderson Road.

1.1.2.     This report presents the environmental monitoring and auditing work carried out in accordance to the Section 1.4 of EM&A Manual and ¡§Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements¡¨ under Particular Specification Section 25.

1.1.3.     The construction works of this project was commenced on 20 July 2013. This report documents the finding of EM&A works for this Project and during the period of 1 June 2017 to 21 June 2017. The cut-off date of reporting is at the end of each reporting month.

 

1.2          Structure of the Report

 

Section 1        Introduction ¡V details the scope and structure of the report.

 

Section 2        Project Background ¡V summarizes background and scope of the project, site description, project organization and contact details of key personnel during the reporting period.

 

Section 3        Status of Regulatory Compliance ¡V summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits / Licenses during the reporting period.

 

Section 4        Monitoring Requirements ¡V summarizes all monitoring parameters, monitoring methodology and equipment, monitoring locations, monitoring frequency, criteria and respective event and action plan and monitoring programmes.

 

Section 5        Monitoring Results ¡V summarizes the monitoring results obtained in the reporting period.

 

Section 6        Compliance Audit ¡V summarizes the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental parameters.

 

Section 7        Cumulative Construction Impact due to the Concurrent Projects ¡V summarizes the relevant cumulative construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.

 

Section 8        Site Inspection ¡V summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections undertaken within the reporting period, with a review of any relevant follow-up actions within the reporting period.

 

 

Section 9        Complaints, Notification of summons and Prosecution ¡V summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints, notification of summons and prosecution

 

Section 10       Conclusion

2.         Project Background

2.1          Background

2.1.1.     The main objective of the project ¡§Development at Anderson Road ¡V Footbridge D and Associated Works Area¡¨ (Hereafter called ¡§this Project¡¨) is to construct a footbridge, Footbridge D, and associated lift towers across Shun On Road between the existing Shun Tin Estate and the future development platform.

2.1.2.     For this project, Tin Wan House (NM1) and Ning Po No.2 College (NM2 and AQM1) are the designated monitoring station during the construction period. Owing to this contract is under the master project and on the other hand, the construction area is vicinity to the monitoring station (On Yat House) ID2 and (Sau Nga House) ID3 of the master project, so that the baseline noise and air quality monitoring will adopt the baseline data from those stations instead of conducting baseline monitoring. All the baseline data are referred to the baseline report from the public domain web site (www.anderson-road.com/main.htm).

2.1.3.     The construction works of this project was commenced on 20 July 2013. During the construction phase of the project, air quality (dust) and noise impacts from the development site itself and the adjacent Anderson Road Quarry and other nearby construction sites are identified as the major environmental issues of concern. Besides, waste management is also identified in the EIA study as another environmental issue during the construction phase of the project that requires mitigation measures.

 

2.2          Scope of the Project and Site Description

2.2.1.     The Project is located mainly near Shun Tin Estate and Ning Po No.2 College, as shown in Figure 2.1.

2.2.2.     The scope of the Project comprises:

Ÿ   Construction of footbridge and associated lift towers between Shun On Road and future platform at +152mPD and across Shun On Road. In Conjunction with these footbridge works are the associated furniture, drainage system, irrigation system and traffic signs.

Ÿ   Construction of drainage system for diversion of an existing stream on the slope adjoining Footbridge D.

Ÿ   Site formation and associated slope works for Footbridge D adjacent to Shun On Road.

 

2.3          Project Organization and Contact Personnel

2.3.1.     Civil Engineering and Development Department is the overall project controllers for this project. For the construction phase of the Project, Project Engineer, Contractor(s), Environmental Team and Independent Environmental Checker are appointed to manage and control environmental issues.

 

2.3.2.     The proposed project organization and lines of communication with respect to environmental protection works are shown in Figure 2.2. Key personnel and contact particulars are summarized in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1 Contact Details of Key Personnel

Party

Role

Post

Name

Contact No.

Contact Fax

Ove Arup

Engineer

Chief Resident Engineer

Dennis Leung

2407 0300

2407 8382

 

Resident Engineer

Brian Wan

3656 3000

3656 1000

Lam-Po Wing Joint Venture

Contractor under Contract no. CV/2012/07

Project Manager

K.C. Wong

2318 0281

3171 7222

Site Agent

T.L. Lo

2318 0281

Safety Officer

K.W. Lau

2318 0281

Environmental Officer

K.I. Ip

2318 0281

Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

Mr. David Yeung

3465 2888

3465 2899

Lam Environmental Services Limited

Environmental Team (ET)

Environmental Team Leader (ETL)

Mr. Derek Lo

2882 3939

2882 3331

 

 

 

2.3.3.     For Contract no. CV/2012/07, the principal work activities in this reporting month included:

¡P          Site Clearance

 

 

 

3.         Status of Regulatory Compliance

3.1          Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project

 

3.1.1.     A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1 Summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the Project

Permits and/or Licences

Reference No.

Issued Date

Valid Period/

Expiry Date

Status

Discharge Licence

WT00015447-2013

27 March 2013

31 March 2018

Valid

Billing Account under Waste Disposal Ordinance

7017083

15 March 2013

N/A

Valid

The Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

355705

14 February 2013

N/A

Valid

Form A ¡V Application for Water Pollution Control Licence

355706

14 February 2013

N/A

Valid

Application for Registration as a Chemical Waste Producer

WPN5213-292-L2825-01

28 November 2013

N/A

Valid

Application for Construction Noise Permit

GW-RE0694-16

24 July 2016

14 August 2016

Expired

 

4.         Monitoring Requirements

4.1          Noise Monitoring

Noise Monitoring Stations

4.1.1.     The noise monitoring has been undertaken at the designated locations Tin Wan House (NM1) and Ning Po No.2 College (NM2). The detailed information of monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1. Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.

Table 4.1 Noise Monitoring Stations

Station ID

Monitoring Location

NM1

G/F of Tin Wan House

NM2

G/F of Ning Po No.2 College

 

Noise Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration

4.1.2.     The construction noise level shall be measured in terms of the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (Leq). Leq (30 minutes) shall be used as the monitoring parameter for the time period between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays. For all other time periods, Leq (5 minutes) shall be employed for comparison with the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO) criteria. Supplementary information for data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for reference.

4.1.3.     Noise monitoring shall be carried out at all the designated monitoring stations. The monitoring frequency shall depend on the scale of the construction activities. The following is an initial guide on the regular monitoring frequency for each station on a weekly basis when noise generating activities are underway:

¡P          one set of measurements between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays.

4.1.4.     If construction works are extended to include works during the hours of 1900 ¡V 0700 as well as public holidays and Sundays, additional weekly impact monitoring shall be carried out during respective restricted hours periods. Applicable permits under NCO shall be obtained by the Contractor.

Monitoring Equipment

4.1.5.     As referred to in the Technical Memorandum (TM) issued under the NCO, sound level meters 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. Immediately prior to and following each noise measurement the accuracy of the sound level meter shall be checked using an acoustic calibrator generating a known sound pressure level at a known frequency. Measurements may be accepted as valid only if the calibration level from before and after the noise measurement agree to within 1.0 dB.

4.1.6.     Noise measurements shall not be made in fog, rain, wind with a steady speed exceeding 5 m/s or wind with gusts exceeding 10 m/s. The wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter capable of measuring the wind speed in m/s.

4.2          Air Monitoring

Air Quality Monitoring Stations

4.2.1.     The air monitoring has been conducted at the designated location Ning Po No.2 College (AQM1).The air monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 4.2 and Figure 4.1. Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the monitoring works.

Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Station

Station ID

Monitoring Location

AQM1

Roof Top of Ning Po No.2 College

 

Air Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration

4.2.2.     One-hour and 24-hour TSP levels should be measured to indicate the impacts of construction dust on air quality. The 24-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.

4.2.3.     All relevant data including temperature, pressure, weather conditions, elapsed-time meter reading for the start and stop of the sampler, identification and weight of the filter paper, and any other local atmospheric factors affecting or affected by site conditions, etc., shall be recorded down in detail.

4.2.4.     For regular impact monitoring, the sampling frequency of at least once in every six-days, shall be strictly observed at all the monitoring stations for 24-hour TSP monitoring. For 1-hour TSP monitoring, the sampling frequency of at least three times in every six-days should be undertaken when the highest dust impact occurs.

Sampling Procedure and Monitoring Equipment

4.2.5.     High volume samplers (HVSs) in compliance with the following specifications shall be used for carrying out the 1-hour and 24-hour TSP monitoring:

¡P          0.6 - 1.7 m3 per minute adjustable flow range;

¡P          equipped with a timing / control device with +/- 5 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;

¡P          installed with elapsed-time meter with +/- 2 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;

¡P          capable of providing a minimum exposed area of 406 cm2;

¡P          flow control accuracy: +/- 2.5% deviation over 24-hour sampling period;

¡P          equipped with a shelter to protect the filter and sampler;

¡P          incorporated with an electronic mass flow rate controller or other equivalent devices;

¡P          equipped with a flow recorder for continuous monitoring;

¡P          provided with a peaked roof inlet;

¡P          incorporated with a manometer;

¡P          able to hold and seal the filter paper to the sampler housing at horizontal position;

¡P          easily changeable filter; and

¡P          capable of operating continuously for a 24-hour period.

 

4.2.6.     Initial calibration of dust monitoring equipment shall be conducted upon installation and thereafter at bi-monthly intervals. The transfer standard shall be traceable to the internationally recognized primary standard and be calibrated annually. The calibration data shall be properly documented for future reference by concerned parties such as the IEC. All the data should be converted into standard temperature and pressure equivalents.

Laboratory Measurement / Analysis

4.2.7.     A clean laboratory with constant temperature and humidity control, and equipped with necessary measuring and conditioning instruments to handle the dust samples collected, shall be available for sample analysis, and equipment calibration and maintenance. The laboratory should be HOKLAS accredited.

4.2.8.     If a site laboratory is set up or a non-HOKLAS accredited laboratory is retained for analysis, laboratory equipment shall be provided by the ER in consultation with the IC(E). Measurement performed by the laboratory shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the ER and the IC(E). The IC(E) shall conduct regular audit to the measurement performed by the laboratory to ensure the accuracy of measurement results. The ET leader shall provide the ER with one copy of the Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1 (Part 50), and Appendix B for his reference.

4.2.9.     Filter paper of size 8" x 10" shall be labelled before sampling. It shall be a clean filter paper with no pinholes, and shall be conditioned in a humidity-controlled chamber for over 24-hours and be pre-weighed before use for the sampling.

4.2.10.   After sampling, the filter paper loaded with dust shall be kept in a clean and tightly sealed plastic bag. The filter paper shall then be returned to the laboratory for reconditioning in the humidity controlled chamber followed by accurate weighing by an electronic balance with readout down to 0.1 mg. The balance shall be regularly calibrated against a traceable standard.

4.2.11.   All the collected samples shall be kept in a good condition for 6 months prior to disposal.

5.         Monitoring Results

5.0.1.     The environmental monitoring will be implemented based on the sensitive receivers which would be mostly affected. Overall layout showing the work area, latest status of work commencement and monitoring stations are shown in Figure 2.1 and Figure 4.1.

5.0.2.     The environment monitoring schedules for reporting month and coming month are presented in Appendix 5.1.

 

5.1          Noise Monitoring Results

5.1.1.     The noise monitoring results for Contract no. CV/2012/07 are summarized in Table 5.1 below:

Table 5.1      Summary of Noise Monitoring Results at NM1 and NM2

Date

Time

Location

Leq (dB)

Limit Level

3-Jun-17

10:35

NM1

68.5

75

11:30

NM2

62.0

70

9-Jun-17

10:30

NM1

67.0

75

11:30

NM2

62.5

70

15-Jun-17

13:02

NM1

64.9

75

14:02

NM2

68.0

70

20-Jun-17

15:45

NM1

65.1

75

15:10

NM2

66.5

70

Limit Level

65 / 70 /75*

 

Note :

-          70dB(A) and 65 dB(A) for schools during normal teaching periods and school examination periods, respectively.

5.1.2.     Day time period noise monitoring was conducted at the Tin Wan House (NM1) and Ning Po No.2 College (NM2).

5.1.3.     Noise monitoring results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. No exceedance was recorded in reporting month. Details of noise monitoring results and graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.2.

 

 

 

 

 

5.2          Air Monitoring Results

5.2.1.     The air monitoring results are summarized in Table 5.2 and Table 5.3 below. No exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

Table 5.2      Summary of Air Monitoring Results at AQM1 - 24 hr TSP Monitoring

Date

Time

TSP Level, (mg /m3)

2-Jun-17

8:00

62

8-Jun-17

8:00

30

14-Jun-17

8:00

46

20-Jun-17

8:00

32

Action Level

200

Limit Level:

260

 

Table 5.3      Summary of Air Monitoring Results at AQM1 - 1 hr TSP Monitoring

Date

Time

TSP Level, (mg /m3)

3-Jun-17

9:08

82

3-Jun-17

10:10

34

3-Jun-17

13:00

34

9-Jun-17

9:15

21

9-Jun-17

10:17

67

9-Jun-17

13:00

37

15-Jun-17

13:00

84

15-Jun-17

14:05

69

15-Jun-17

15:07

31

21-Jun-17

13:00

64

21-Jun-17

14:02

27

21-Jun-17

15:05

31

Action Level

197

Limit Level:

500

 

5.2.2.     Air monitoring results measured in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. No exceedance was recorded in reporting month. Details of air monitoring results can be referred in Appendix 5.3.

 

5.3          Waste Monitoring Results

5.3.1.     Inert C&D waste and general refuse were disposed in this reporting month. Details of the waste flow table are summarized in Table 5.4.

Table 5.4 Details of Waste Disposal for Contract no. CV/2012/07

Waste Type

Quantity this month

Cumulative Quantity-to-Date

Disposal / Dumping Grounds

Inert C&D materials disposed, m3

0.010578

12.3112

TKO137

Inert C&D materials recycled, m3

0

0

N/A

Non-inert C&D materials disposed, m3

0

0

N/A

Non-inert C&D materials recycled, kg

0

34.5436

N/A

Chemical waste disposed, kg

0

0

N/A

General refuse,m3

0.011375

0.98557

NENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.         Compliance Audit

6.0.1.     The Event Action Plan for construction noise, air quality and water quality are presented in Appendix 6.1.

 

6.1          Noise Monitoring

6.1.1.     No exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.

 

6.2          Air Monitoring

6.2.1.     No exceedance was recorded in the TSP monitoring in the reporting month.

 

6.3          Review of the Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance

6.3.1.     There was no non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting period. The observations and recommendations made in each individual site audit session were presented in Section 7.

 

6.4          Summary of action taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance

6.4.1.     There was no particular action taken since no project-related non-compliance was recorded from the site audits and environmental monitoring in the reporting period.

 

7.         Environmental Site Audit

7.0.1.     According to EM&A Manual stipulation, the regular weekly site inspections on 06, 13 and 20 June 2017 were carried out by ET, IEC, the Contractor and ARUP for Contracts no. CV/2012/07 to ensure the environmental performance. Observations and findings are summarized in Table 7.1.

Table 7.1 Summary of Environmental Inspections for Contract no. CV/2012/07

Date

Observations

Follow-Up

06 - June - 2017

 

l   No finding.

NA

13 ¡V June - 2017

 

l   No finding

NA

20 ¡V June ¡V 2017

l   No finding.

NA

 

 

8.         Complaints, Notification of Summons and Prosecution

8.0.1.     No complaint and notification of summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in this reporting month.

8.0.2.     The details of cumulative complaint log and updated summary of complaints are presented in Appendix 8.1.

8.0.3.     Cumulative statistic on complaints and successful prosecutions are summarized in Table 8.1 and Table 8.2 respectively.

Table 8.1 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints

Reporting Period

No. of Complaints

June 2017

0

Project-to-Date

1

 

Table 8.2 Cumulative Statistics on Successful Prosecutions

Environmental Parameters

Cumulative No. Brought Forward

No. of Successful Prosecutions this month (Offence Date)

Cumulative No. Project-to-Date

Air

-

0

0

Noise

-

0

0

Waste

-

0

0

Total

-

0

0

 

9.         Conclusion

9.0.1.     The EM&A programme was carried out in accordance with the EM&A Manual requirements, minor alterations to the programme proposed were made in response to changing circumstances.

9.0.2.     No construction air and noise monitoring results that triggered the Action and Limit Level was recorded. No complaint of air and noise were received by the ARUP and the contractor. Furthermore, no notification of summons or successful prosecution was received in this reporting month.

9.0.3.     Dismantling and paving were the key works of the current construction works. Vehicle loads transport should be the potential construction dust and noise impact since the construction site located nearby residential area of Shun Tin Estate. It is reminded that mitigation measures for dust and noise should be properly implemented.