1. Air and Water Quality Monitoring for GT57 Operation in JULY 2006
This is the July 2006 Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) report for the Project “Operation of GT57 Combined Cycle Unit” prepared by the Environmental Team (ET). GT57 was not operated in the reporting month. In this regard, no air quality and water quality monitoring pertinent to GT57 was carried out in the reporting month.
2. PROJECT ORGANIZATION
As a result of organization alignment on 1 August
2006, Projects Division of HEC has taken up the EM&A work for GT57
Operation. The official contact person
between HEC and EPD is Chief Engineer (Projects).
The
management structure to oversee the Project, with effect from 1 August 2006, includes the following:
· Environmental Protection Department (The Authority);
· Chief Engineer (Projects) (The official contact person between HEC and EPD);
· Environmental Team Leader (ET);
· Independent Environmental Checker (IEC);
· Environmental Team (ET).
The new organization chart for the Operation EM&A programme is shown in Figure 2.1.
Figure 2.1 Organization Structure at Operational Phase of GT57 combined
cycle unit
3.
Progress
of Existing Ambient Air Quality Network Review
The
review of the existing HEC ambient air quality network is in progress. No suitable site has been identified for the
installation of an ambient air quality monitoring station at Cheung Chau as of
the date of this report.
4.
Implementation
Status on Thermal Plume Surveys
No
thermal plume survey was carried out in the reporting month. The survey would only be conducted under the
conditions stipulated in the proposal on the programme and methodologies for
thermal plume survey attached in the EM&A manual (Operational Phase).
5.
Future
Key Issues
5.1
Outage
Plan for the coming 3 months
No major outage plan for the next 3 months.
5.2 Key issues for the coming month
Key issues to be considered in the coming month include:
Air Impact
· To monitor the water injection rate continuously while GT57 is operating.
· To monitor the sulphur content of the LGO to be burnt in the combined cycle unit.
Water Impact
· To carry out water quality monitoring while GT57 is operating as required by the EM&A manual (Operational phase).
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