Appendix B - Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures
(EMIS)
Environmental Mitigation
Measures |
Location |
Implementation Status |
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Dec 13 |
Jan 14 |
Feb 14 |
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Construction Noise Impact |
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Site Formation |
Silenced powered mechanical
equipment (PME) for most equipment (including drill rig, backhoe, dump truck,
breaker and crane) and the decrease of percentage on time usage of drill rig
among the Central Area from 50% to 40% is proposed. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Temporary movable noise barrier
shall be used to shield the noise emanating from the drilling rig in order to
provide adequate shielding for the affected NSRs. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
@ |
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Construction Air Quality Impact |
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General Site Practice |
Mean vehicle speed of haulage
trucks at 10km/hr. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Twice daily watering of all
open site areas. |
All construction sites |
@ |
@ |
@ |
|
Regular watering (once every 1
hour) of all site roads and access roads with frequent truck movement. |
All construction sites |
@ |
@ |
@ |
|
During road transportation of
excavated spoil, vehicles should be covered to avoid dust impact. Wheel
washing facilities should be installed at all site exits together with
regular watering of the site access roads. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
|
Tarpaulin covering of all dusty
vehicle loads transported to, from and between site locations. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Establishment and use of
vehicle wheel and body washing facilities at the exit points of the site,
combined with cleaning of public roads were necessary. |
Site exits |
@ |
@ |
@ |
|
Suitable side and tailboards on
haulage vehicles. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
|
General Site Practice |
Watering of temporary
stockpiles. |
All construction sites |
@ |
@ |
V |
Blasting |
Use of select aggregate and
fines to stem the charge with drill holes and watering of blast face. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Use of vacuum extraction
drilling methods. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Carefully sequenced blasting. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Crushing |
Fabric filters installed for
the crushing plant. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Water sprays on the crusher. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Loading and Unloading Points,
and conveyor Belt System |
Water sprays at all fixed
loading and unloading points (at the crusher and conveyor belts). |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
The loading point at the
crusher is enclosed with dust collection system installed. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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When transferring materials
from conveyor belt or crusher to the dump trucks, chutes or dust curtains are
used for controlling dust. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
|
Cover the conveyor belts with
steel roof and canvas sides. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Construction Water Quality Impact |
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Construction Phase |
All active working areas should
be bounded to retain storm water with sufficient retention time to ensure
that suspended solids are not discharged from the site in concentrations
above those specified in the TM for the Victoria Harbour (Phase I) WCZ. All
fuel storage areas should be bounded with drainage directed to an oil
interceptor. |
Site drainage system |
V |
V |
V |
Separate treatment facilities
may be required for effluent from site offices, toilets (unless chemical
toilets are used) and canteens. |
Site drainage system |
V |
V |
V |
|
Construction Phase |
Discharged wastewater from the
construction sites to surface water and/or public drainage systems should be
controlled through licensing. Discharge should follow fully the terms and
conditions in the licenses. |
All works area |
V |
V |
V |
Relevant practice for dealing
with various type of construction discharges provided in EPD’s ProPECC Note
PN 1/94 should be adopted. |
All works area |
V |
V |
V |
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Waste Management |
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Waste Disposal |
Difference types of wastes
should be segregated, stored, transported and disposed of separately in
accordance with the relevant legislative requirements and guidelines as
proper practice of waste management. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Sorting of wastes should be
done on-site. Different types of wastes should be segregated and stored in
different stockpiles, containers or skips to enhance recycling of materials
and proper disposal of spoil. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Excavated spoil should be used
as much as possible to minimize off-side fill material requirements and
disposal of spoil. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Chemical waste should be
recycled on-site or removed by licenced companies. It should be handled
according to the Code of Practice on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of
Chemical wastes. When off-site disposal is required, it should be collected and
delivered by licenced contractors to Tsing Yi Chemical Waste Treatment
Facility and disposed of in accordance with the Chemical Waste (General)
Regulation. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
|
Necessary mitigation measures
should be adopted to prevent the uncontrolled disposal of chemical and
hazardous waste into air, soil, surface waters and ground waters. |
All construction sites |
@ |
@ |
@ |
|
Waste Storage |
Chemical material storage areas
should be bounded, constructed of impervious materials, and have the capacity
to contain 120 percent of the total volume of the containers. Indoor storage
areas must have sufficient ventilation to prevent the build-up of fumes, and
must be capable of evacuating the space in the event of an accidental
release. Outdoor storage areas must be covered with a canopy or contain
provisions for the safe removal of rainwater. In both cases, storage areas
must not be connected to the foul or stormwater sewer system. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
Dangerous materials as defined
under the DGO, including fuel, oil and lubricants, should be stored and
properly labelled on site in accordance with the requirements in the DGO. If
transportation of hazardous materials is necessary, hazardous materials,
chemical wastes and fuel should be packed or stored in containers or vessels
of suitable design and construction to prevent leakage, spillage or escape. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
|
Human waste should be
discharged into septic tanks provided by the contractors and removed
regularly by a hygiene services company. Refuse containers such as open skips
should be provided at every work site for use by the workforce. On-site
refuse collection points must also be provided. |
All construction sites |
V |
V |
V |
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Landscape and Visual |
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Additional Measures |
Planting and vegetation
restoration (including transplanted trees) on soil slopes including
restoration of grassland, scrub and woodland on slopes around the development
platforms and access road. Restoration would be undertaken using
predominantly native species. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Additional Measures |
Screen planting along the
access roads, to limit impacts of elevated structures and rock slopes. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Colouring of shotcrete slopes. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Limited planting on shotcrete
slopes. |
Whole development |
V |
V |
V |
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Landscape buffers and planting
in and around the development itself to screen partially close views of the
site. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Screen planting in front of
retaining walls / granite cladding to those walls to reduce glare and visual
impacts. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Careful design of road elevated
structure and abutments, to limit visual impacts. |
Whole development |
V |
V |
V |
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Roadside landscape features /
hardworks to limit visual impacts. |
Whole development |
V |
V |
V |
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Conservation of CDG or CDV
recovered from the site for re-use in the landscape restoration. |
Whole development |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Preservation (by transplanting
if necessary) of any trees identified as being of particular landscape value. |
Whole development |
V |
V |
V |
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Ecology |
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Soft cut slopes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Seeds of the native species
when possible should be added into the hydroseeding mix. Seedings should be
pit planted with placement of slow release fertilizer. |
Soft cut slopes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Maintenance and service,
including weeding, fertilizing, replacement of dead plants, etc. should be
performed during the first 1 years of planting to enhance the survival rate
of the plants. |
Soft cut slopes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Contaminated Land |
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In accordance with the approved
Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) and Remediation Action Plan (RAP) in
Nov 2006, it is recommended that cement solidification / stabilization prior
to on-site backfill for heavy metal contaminated soil and excavation followed
by disposal at designated landfill for organic contaminated soil. Upon the
completion of the proposed remediation exercise as outlined in CAR & RAP,
a Remediation Report will be complied for submission to EPD to demonstrate
that the proposed soil remediation has been carried out properly and
satisfactorily. Results from the confirmation tests will also be included in
the Remediation Report. Photos showing the area of excavation, the
solidification process, and remediated soil and site shall also be included
in the report for reference. |
Locations specified in CAR |
N/A (Works In Progress) |
N/A (Works In Progress) |
N/A (Works In Progress) |
Landfill Gas Hazard |
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Further site investigation
should be carried out during the detailed design stage in order to measure
landfill gas around the perimeter of the site, to re-confirm that there is no
preferential pathway for landfill gas migration and to assess the potential
for landfill gas hazards on the future development. If a landfill gas hazard
is identified, mitigation measures should be proposed and implemented to
address the hazard. |
The whole development site |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Legend: V =
implemented;
x = not implemented;
@ = partially implemented;
N/A = not applicable