6.                  ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT

 

Site Inspections

 

6.1               Site inspection was carried out to monitor the timely implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. The environmental site inspection summary is attached in Appendix E. Particular observations are described as follows:

 

Water Quality

 

·         No marine works were undertaken at Sham Tseng Reclamation Works Area in the reporting month. Therefore, no marine water quality impact was noted from this works area.

 

·         The Contractor was requested to properly collect the C&D waste along the shore for disposal.

 

·         The beaches along Castle Peak Road were generally clean in the reporting month.

 

Review of Environmental Monitoring Procedures

 

6.2               The monitoring works conducted by the Environmental Team were inspected regularly. The observations have been recorded for the monitoring works and summarised as follows:

 

Water Quality Monitoring

 

·         The monitoring team recorded the observations around the monitoring stations within and outside of the construction site.

 

·         The monitoring team recorded the temperature and general weather condition on the monitoring day.

 

·         EPD and AFCD accepted ET’s proposal on temporary suspension of water quality monitoring programme, which was submitted in January 2005. However, as informed by the ER, as some marine works might be conducted in the near future, the proposal on suspension would be postponed until completion of these marine works.

 

Assessment of Environmental Monitoring Results

 

6.3               All monitoring results were audited against the A/L levels and any exceedance would be validated and issued where necessary.

 

6.4               The monitoring results in this reporting period were comparable with those of baseline period. Detailed discussions were given in Section 4 of this Report.

 

Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

 

6.5               The Contractor’s registration as a chemical waste producer for this Project had been approved. The CWSA locating outside Golden Villa was properly maintained in the reporting month.

 

6.6               Waste disposal continued in November 2006.  Trip ticket system was implemented for all offsite waste disposal. The Contractor kept all trip tickets.  Table 6.1 summarises the waste disposal in the reporting month. 

 


Table 6.1         Waste Disposal in the Reporting Month

 

Waste Type

Status

Destination

Quantity

C&D waste and general refuse

Vegetation, domestic waste (site) collected in garbage bins and general refuse on land

WENT Landfill

14 Trucks

C&D material:

Excavated soil, rocks, etc.

For reuse internally or in other Contracts

AFCD Term Contract TCJ315

0 Trucks

To public fills

Fill Bank at TM Area 38

91 Trucks

To sorting facilities

Construction Waste Sorting Facility at TM Area 38

Nil

Chemical waste

Spent oil, paint, paint thinner, adhesive diesel

Collected by licensed collector

Nil

 

6.7               Toilets at the site office in Tsuen Wan were connected to foul sewers. For the remaining works areas, the Contractor had provided chemical toilets for the workers. They were maintained properly.

 

Environmental Licences and Permits

 

6.8               No new environmental permit and licence was applied or obtained in the reporting month. The status of all permits/licences obtained/in used during the reporting period is summarised in Table 6.2.

 

Table 6.2         Summary of Environmental Licensing and Permit Status

 

Description

Permit No.

Valid Period

Remarks

From

To

Environmental Permit

EP-095/2001

29/3/2001

-

For dredging and reclamation of about 0.3ha of land along the sea front near to the Gemini Beach to support the widening of the existing castle Peak Road

Chemical Waste Registration

5213-334-C1169-02

9/7/2002

-

For disposal of spend oil, paint, paint thinner, adhesive diesel

Effluent

Discharge Licence

EP742/334/0056I

11/2/2003

28/2/2008

For discharge of industrial trade effluent into inshore waters in Western Buffer Water Control Zone

 

Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

 

6.9               An updated summary of the Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) is presented in Appendix F. Most of the necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly. Any deficiencies were noted in the remarks of the schedule.

 

6.10            In response to the site audit findings, the Contractor carried out corrective actions.


Summary of Exceedances of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

 

6.11            57 water quality exceedances were recorded in the reporting month. NOE was issued to EPD, AFCD, ER, IC(E) and the Contractor after each monitoring event. As discussed in Section 4, all these exceedances were not associated with the Project. All the NOEs are attached in Appendix G.

 

Summary of Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

6.12            No environmental complaint, notification of summons and prosecution was received in the reporting month.

 

6.13            Summary of environmental complaints and prosecutions was given in Table 6.4

 

Table 6.4         Summary of Environmental Complaints and Prosecutions

 

Issue

Complaints logged

Summons served

Successful Prosecution

Nov 06

Cumulative

Nov 06

Cumulative

Nov 06

Cumulative

Noise

0

4

0

0

0

0

Air quality

0

0

0

0

0

0

Water quality

0

3

0

0

0

0

Other environmental issue

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

0

7

0

0

0

0