Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule

Environmental Protection Measures	Location	Implementation Status
		Apr 06	May 06	Jun 06
Air Quality
Sufficient watering	All unpaved haul roads, stockpiled material, exposed site areas, barging point	@	@	b
Truck speed below 10 km/hr	All areas	b	b	b
Watering for truck loads after removal of tarpaulin cover	Site egress	b	b	b
Provision of vehicle washing facilities	Site egress	b	b	b
Provision of road sweeper	Public road near site egress	b	b	b
A buffer zone, where any dusty materials stockpiled, loading / unloading avoided, of at least 20 m should be maintained	Between the edge of the public fill stockpiling area of the fill bank and the nearest air sensitive receivers at River Trade Terminal	b	b	b
A "truckload control zone" of an area 100 m x 100 m established, where no more than 64 vehicle-trip per hour and 704 vehicle-trip per day shall be allowed to travel to the control zone	The north-eastern corner	b	b	b
Noise
Noisy equipment and activities should be sited by the Contractor as far away from sensitive receivers as is practical	All areas	b	b	b
Replace noisy plant with quieter alternatives	All areas	b	b	b
Idle equipment should be turned off or throttled down	All areas	b	b	b
Quieten power units of stationary and earth moving plant with partial or full enclosures or vibratory isolation	All areas	b	b	b
Properly maintain powered mechanical equipment	All areas	b	b	b
Schedule noisy activities to reduce duration and severity of noise	All areas	b	b	b
Include contract clauses for environmental protection	All areas	b	b	b
Water Quality
Tipping halls enclosed with top and 3-sides to prevent spillage of material into marine water	Seafront	b	b	b
Obtain discharge license	Site offices	@	b	b
Provide proper sewage treatment and disposal facilities in the form of chemical toilets for site workers	All areas	b	b	b
Include contract specifications for environmental protection	All areas	b	b	b
Provide proper drainage for collection of surface runoff	All areas	b	b	b
Provision of buffer distance of at least 50m between stockpiles and the seafront	Along the seafront	b	b	b
Sand and silt removal facility provided for stormwater to be treated before discharge	All areas	b	b	b
Construction of open channel	Perimeter of Fill Bank	b	b	b
Regular removal of sand and silt	All channels	@	@	@
Construction Waste
Segregate different categories of waste	All areas	b	b	b
Register chemical and maintenance wastes	All areas	b	b	b
Bund chemical material storage areas to 110% capacity	All areas	b	b	b
Do not connect chemical material storage areas to the foul or stormwater drainage system	All areas	b	b	b
Store and label dangerous goods	All areas	b	b	b
Prevent disposal of hazardous materials to air, soil, water bodies	All areas	@	@	b
Provide refuse containers at all work areas	All areas	b	b	b
Human waste discharged into septic tanks or tankered away	All areas	b	b	b
Landscape and Visual
Hydroseeding or coloured geo-textile matting (dark green / brown) provided on the slopes of the fill bank as the slopes of each layer of platform are formed	Along the eastern, northern and western sides of the fill bank	b	b	b
A buffer tree planting strip consists of row of at least 3 m high native evergreen trees species with a tall habit when fully grow (e.g. Casuarina equisetifolia) planted prior to operational phase of the project	Along the site boundary facing Lung Mun Road	b	b	b
The surface colour of structures at fill bank an earthy tone with strong natural qualities in green, grey or brown colour and the use of bold colour schemes avoided	All areas	b	b	b
Maximum stockpiling height at the fill bank limited to a maximum of +40mPD	All areas	b	b	b