1. This is the
76th Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Ltd. for
“Contract No. KL/2014/01 - Kai Tak
Development – Stage 2 Infrastructure Works for Developments at the Southern Part of the
Former Runway” (Hereafter referred to as “the Project”).
This contract work comprises two Schedule 2 designated projects (DP), namely
the new distributor road D4 (part) and roads D3A & D4A serving the planned
KTD. The DPs are part of the designated projects under Environmental Permits
(EP) No.: EP-337/2009 (“New distributor roads serving the planned Kai Tak Development”) and EP-445/2013/B (“Kai Tak Development – Roads D3A & D4A”) respectively. This report documents the
findings of EM&A Works conducted in July 2022.
2. With reference to the same principle
of EIA report of the Project, air quality monitoring station should be provided
at the Air Sensitive Receivers (ASR) within 500 m from the boundary of this
Project while construction noise monitoring station should be provided at the
Noise Sensitive Receivers (NSR) within 300 m from the boundary of this Project.
Since the opening of the Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics
(Children’s Hospital) on 18 December 2018, the hospital is considered as the
only relevant monitoring location and therefore the monitoring is required.
3. The major site activities undertaken in the
reporting month included:
·
Architectural
features works at landscaped deck and ground floor open space;
·
Defect
work of pedestrian streets;
·
E&M
works;
·
Laying
of paving blocks for footpath;
·
Planting
works along footpath and at deck level, and;
·
TTA
implementation, minor works at Shing Fung Road and Wang Chiu Road / Kai Cheung
Road.
Environmental Monitoring
Works
4.
Environmental monitoring for
the Project was performed in accordance with the
EM&A Manual and the monitoring results were checked and
reviewed. Site Inspections/Audits were conducted once per week. The implementation of the environmental
mitigation measures, Event Action Plans and environmental complaint handling
procedures were also checked.
5.
Summary of the non-compliance
in the reporting month for the Project is tabulated in Table I.
Table I Non-compliance Recorded for the Project in the
Reporting Month
|
Parameter
|
No. of Project-related Exceedance
|
Action
Taken
|
|
Action
Level
|
Limit
Level
|
|
Noise
|
0
|
0
|
N/A
|
Environmental Monitoring for Air Quality and Construction Noise
6. No monitoring for air quality and
construction noise is required. No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
7. Licenses/Permits granted to the
Project include the Environmental Permits (EP) for the Project, EP-337/2009
issued on 23 April 2009 and EP-445/2013 issued on 3 May 2013 (Amended
Environmental Permit (No.: EP-445/2013/A) issued on 13 August 2014; further amendment
of Environmental Permit (No.: EP-445/2013/B) issued on 3 May 2022).
8. Billing
Account for Disposal of Construction Waste (A/C No. 7024073)
9. Registration
of Chemical Waste Producer (License: 5213-247-C4004-01).
10. Water
Discharge License (License: WT00023634-2016).
11. Construction
Noise Permits (Permit: GW-RE0442-20, GW-RE0639-20, GW-RE0045-21, GW-RE0717-21 &
GW-RE0656-21)
12. Summary of
key information in the reporting month is tabulated in Table II.
Table II Summary Table for Key Information in
the Reporting Month
|
Event
|
Event
Details
|
Action
Taken
|
Status
|
Remark
|
|
Number
|
Nature
|
|
Complaint
received
|
0
|
---
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
---
|
|
Reporting Changes
|
0
|
---
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
---
|
|
Notifications
of any summons & prosecutions received
|
0
|
---
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
---
|
13. The future
key environmental issues in the coming month include:
·
Architectural
features works at landscaped deck and ground floor open space;
·
Defect
work of pedestrian streets;
·
E&M
works;
·
Laying
of paving blocks for footpath;
·
Noise barrier modification
·
Planting
works along footpath and at deck level, and;
·
TTA
implementation, minor works at Shing Fung Road and Wang Chiu Road / Kai Cheung
Road.
14. Since the major parts of Works
under Contract no. KL/2014/03 has been completed, the environmental monitoring
works of EM&A monitoring station, KTD1a, was then handed over to the ET of
Contract no. ED/2018/04 in August, 2020. In order to obtain the environmental
impact monitoring data with higher representativeness based on several factors,
such as distance between monitoring location and the sensitive receiver,
non-project related interference, obstruction to the construction works on site
and the power supply problem, the monitoring location KTD1a was relocated to
the original location as proposed in the EM&A manual (AEIAR-174/2013), and
renamed as KTD1 on 3 August 2020.
1.1
The
Kai Tak Development
(KTD) is located in the south-eastern part of Kowloon Peninsula, comprising
the apron and runway areas of the former Kai Tak Airport and existing waterfront areas at To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Kok,
Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong and Cha Kwo Ling. It covers a
land area of about 328 hectares. Stage 2
Infrastructure Works for Developments for Southern Part of the Former Runway is
one of the construction stages of KTD. It contains two Schedule 2 DPs including
new distributor roads serving the planned KTD and KTD Roads D3A & D4A. The general layout of the
Project is shown in Figure 1.
1.2
One Environmental Permit (EP) No.: EP-337/2009 was issued on 23 April 2009 for new
distributor roads serving the planned KTD and one Environmental Permit No.:
EP-445/2013 was issued on 3 May 2013 for Kai Tak
Development Roads D3A & D4A to Civil Engineering
and Development Department (CEDD) as the Permit Holder. Pursuant
to Section 13 of the EIAO, the Director of Environmental Protection Department
amended the Environmental Permit No.: EP-445/2013 based on the Application No.
VEP-449/2014 and the Environmental Permit (No.: EP-445/2013/A) was issued on 13
August 2014. The Environmental Permit (No.: EP-445/2013/A) was further amended
and the Environmental Permit (No.: EP-445/2013/B) was issued on 3 May 2022.
1.3
A
study of environmental impact assessment (EIA) was undertaken to consider the
key issues of air quality, noise, water quality, waste,
land contamination, cultural heritage and landscape and visual impact, and identify possible mitigation
measures associated with the works. EIA Reports
(Register No. AEIAR-130/2009 and AEIAR-170/2013) were approved by the Environmental
Protection Department (EPD) on 4 March 2009 and 3
May 2013 respectively.
1.4
Cinotech
Consultants Limited (Cinotech) was commissioned by Civil
Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)
to undertake the role of the Environmental Team (ET) for the Contract No.
KL/2014/01 – Stage 2
Infrastructure Works for Developments at the Southern Part of the Former
Runway. The construction work under KL/2014/01 comprises the construction of
part of the Road D4 under the EP (EP-337/2009) and the
construction of Roads D3A & D4A under the EP (EP-445/2013/B).
1.5
Cinotech Consultants Limited was commissioned by Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) to undertake the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
works for the Project. The construction commencement of this
Contract is on 13 April 2016. This is the 76th Monthly EM&A
report summarizing the EM&A works for the Project in July 2022.
1.6
All
project information since the commencement of work under EPs including Monthly
EM&A Reports is made available to the public via internet access at the
website:
https://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/english/register/index8/vep4492014_content.html
1.7
Different
parties with different levels of involvement in the project organization
include:
·
Project
Proponent – Civil Engineering and Development
Department (CEDD).
·
The Supervising Officer and the Supervising Officer’s Representative
(SO) – AECOM Asia Co. Ltd. (AECOM).
·
Environmental
Team (ET) – Cinotech Consultants Limited (CCL).
·
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) – Ka Shing
Management Consultant Ltd. (KSMC).
·
Contractor – Continental Engineering Corp. and Chit
Cheung Construction Co. Ltd. Joint Venture (CCJV).
1.8
The
key contacts of the Project are shown in Table III.
Table
III Key Project Contacts
|
Party
|
Role
|
Contact
Person
|
Position
|
Phone
No.
|
Fax
No.
|
|
CEDD
|
Project Proponent
|
Mr. Ricky Yu
|
Engineer
|
3579 2124
|
3579 4516
|
|
AECOM
|
Supervising Officer
|
Mr. Clive
Cheng
|
CRE
|
3746 1801
|
2798 0783
|
|
Cinotech
|
Environmental Team
|
Mr. K S Lee
|
Environmental
Team Leader
|
2151 2091
|
3107 1388
|
|
Ms. Betty Choi
|
Audit Team
Leader
|
2151 2072
|
|
KSMC
|
Independent Environmental Checker
|
Dr. Douglas
Wong
|
IEC
|
2618 2166
|
2120 7752
|
|
CCJV
|
Contractor
|
Mr. Jack Lai
|
Environmental
Officer
|
2960 1398
|
2960 1399
|
1.9
The
site activities undertaken in the reporting month included:
|
·
Architectural features works at
landscaped deck and ground floor open space;
·
Defect work of pedestrian
streets;
·
E&M works;
·
Laying of paving blocks for
footpath;
·
Planting works along footpath
and at deck level, and;
·
TTA implementation, minor works
at Shing Fung Road and Wang Chiu Road / Kai Cheung Road.
|
1.10
The
construction programme showing the inter-relationship with environmental
protection/mitigation measures is presented in Table IV.
Table IV Construction
Programme Showing the Inter-Relationship with Environmental
Protection/Mitigation Measures
|
Construction Works
|
Major Environmental Impact
|
Control Measures
|
|
As mentioned
in Section 1.8
|
Noise, dust
impact, water quality and waste generation
|
Sufficient watering of the works site with active
dust emitting activities;
Properly cover the stockpiles;
On-site waste sorting and implementation of trip
ticket system;
Appropriate desilting/sedimentation devices
provided on site for treatment before discharge;
Use of quiet plant and well-maintained
construction plant;
Well maintain the drainage system to prevent the
spillage of wastewater during heavy rainfall;
Provide mitigation measure to temporary use of
chemicals;
Provide sufficient mitigation measures as
recommended in Approved EIA Report/Lease requirement.
|
1.11
The
EM&A programme requires construction noise
monitoring, air quality monitoring, landscape and visual monitoring and environmental site audit. The EM&A requirements for each parameter
are described in the following sections, including:
·
All
monitoring parameters;
·
Action
and Limit levels for all environmental parameters;
·
Event
Action Plans;
·
Environmental
requirements and mitigation measures, as recommended in the EM&A Manual
under the EP.
1.12
The
advice on the implementation status of environmental protection and pollution
control/mitigation measures is summarized in Section 5 of this report.
2.1
With
reference to the same principle of EIA report of the Project, air quality
monitoring station should be provided at the Air Sensitive Receivers (ASR)
within 500 m from the boundary of this Project. Since the opening of the Centre
of Excellence in Paediatrics (Children’s Hospital) on 18 December 2018, the
hospital is considered as the only relevant monitoring location and therefore
the monitoring is required.
2.2
As
the monitoring works for the hospital is covered by the Contract KL/2014/03
(Kai Tak Development Stage 3 Infrastructure Works for
Developments at the Southern Part of the Former Runway) at the monitoring
station (KTD1), the corresponding monitoring results for July 2022 should be
accessed in the EM&A report for the reporting month. Appendix A shows the
established Action and Limit Levels for the environmental monitoring works.
2.3
No
monitoring for air quality is required for this report. No Action/Limit Level exceedance at KTD1 was
recorded. The summary of exceedance record in reporting month is shown in Appendix B.
2.4
Site
audits were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor and audit the timely
implementation of air quality mitigation measures within the site boundaries of
this Project. The summaries of site
audits are attached in Appendix C.
Monitoring Requirements
3.1
With
reference to the same principle of EIA report of the Project, construction
noise monitoring station should be provided at the Noise Sensitive Receivers
(NSR) within 300 m from the boundary of this Project. Since the opening of the
Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics (Children’s Hospital) on 18 December 2018,
the hospital is considered as the only relevant monitoring location and
therefore the monitoring is required.
3.2
As
the monitoring works for the hospital is covered by the Contract KL/2014/03
(Kai Tak Development Stage 3 Infrastructure Works for
Developments at the Southern Part of the Former Runway) at the monitoring
station (KTD1), the corresponding monitoring results for July 2022 should be
accessed in the EM&A report for the reporting month. Appendix A shows the
established Action and Limit Levels for the environmental monitoring works.
Observations
3.3
No
monitoring for construction noise is required for this report. No Action/Limit Level exceedance at KTD1 was recorded.
The summary of exceedance record in reporting month is shown in Appendix B.
3.4
Site
audits were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor and audit the timely
implementation of construction noise mitigation measures within the site
boundaries of this Project. The
summaries of site audits are attached in Appendix
C.
Monitoring Requirements
4.1
According to EM&A Manual of the Kai Tak Development EIA Study, ET shall monitor and audit the
contractor’s operation during the construction period on a weekly basis, and to
report on the contractor’s compliance.
Results and Observations
4.2
Site audits were carried out on a weekly basis to
monitor and audit the timely implementation of landscape and visual mitigation
measures within the site boundaries of this Project. The summaries of site audits are attached in Appendix C.
4.3
No non-compliance of the landscape and visual
impact was recorded in the reporting month.
4.4
Should non-compliance of the landscape and visual
impact occur, action in accordance with the action plan presented in Appendix D shall be performed.
5.1
Site audits were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor
the timely implementation of proper environmental management practices and
mitigation measures in the Project site.
The summaries of site audits are attached in Appendix C.
5.2
Site audits were conducted by representatives
of the Contractor, Supervising Officer and ET on 7, 15, 22 & 27 July 2022 in the reporting month. IEC joint site
inspection was conducted on 27 July 2022. No non-compliance was observed during
the site audits.
Status of Environmental Licensing and Permitting
5.3
All
permits/licenses obtained for the Project are summarized in Table V.
Table
V Summary of Environmental
Licensing and Permit Status
|
Permit No.
|
Valid Period
|
Details
|
Status
|
|
From
|
To
|
|
Environmental Permit (EP)
|
|
EP-337/2009
|
23 Apr 2009
|
N/A
|
Construction of new distributor
roads serving the planned Kai Tak development.
|
Valid
|
|
EP-445/2013/A
|
13 Aug 2014
|
N/A
|
Construction of Kai Tak Development roads D3A and D4A
|
Valid
|
|
Effluent Discharge
License
|
|
WT00023634-2016
|
--
|
31 Mar 2021
|
Wastewater from the
construction site including effluent treated by screen and sedimentation
tank; There are no more need for the license after 31 March 2021 as the
project is close to completion and no significant waste water is being
generated from site.
|
Expired on
31
Mar 2021
|
|
Registration of Chemical Waste Producer
|
|
5213-247-C4004-01
|
--
|
N/A
|
Chemical Waste Types:
Surplus paint, waste
contaminated by paint, diesel, waste contaminated by diesel, spent
lubricating oil and waste, soil contaminated by lubricating oil.
|
Valid
|
|
Construction
Noise Permit (CNP)
|
|
GW-RE0442-20
|
14 Jun 2020
|
13 Dec 2020
|
Construction Noise
Permit for the use of powered mechanical equipment for carrying out construction
work other than percussive pilling and performing prescribed construction
work.
Construction Noise Permit for the use of
powered mechanical equipment for carrying out construction work other than
percussive pilling and performing prescribed construction work.
|
Expired on
13
Dec 2020
|
|
GW-RE0639-20
|
3 Aug 2020
|
19 Jan 2021
|
Expired on 19 Feb 2021
|
|
GW-RE0045-21
|
20 Jan 2021
|
19 Jul 2021
|
Expired on 19 Jul 2021
|
|
GW-RE0656-21
|
9 Jul 2021
|
30 Sep 2021
|
Expired on 30 Sep 2021
|
|
GW-RE0717-21
|
30 Jul 2021
|
19 Jan 2022
|
Expired on 19 Jan 2022
|
5.4
The amount of wastes generated by the major site
activities of this Project during the reporting month is shown in Appendix G.
5.5
In respect of the dump truck cover, the Contractor is
reminded to take record photos and inspection to ensure that all dump trucks
have fully covered the skip before leaving the site.
5.6
During
site inspections in the reporting month, no non-conformance was
identified. ET weekly site inspections
were carried out during the reporting month and the observations and
recommendations are summarized in Table VI.
Table VI Observations
and Recommendations of Site Inspections
|
Parameters
|
Date
|
Observations
and Recommendations
|
Follow-up
|
|
Water Quality
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Air Quality
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
Noise
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
Waste/
Chemical Management
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
|
Landscape and Visual
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
Permits/
Licenses
|
--
|
|
--
|
Summary of Mitigation Measures Implemented
5.7 An
updated summary of the EMIS is provided in Appendix
E.
5.8
The Event Action Plans for noise and landscape and
visual are presented in Appendix D.
No Event Action Plan for air quality is considered necessary.
Construction
Dust
5.9 No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.
Construction Noise
5.10 No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded in the reporting month.
Landscape and visual
5.11 No
non-compliance was recorded in the reporting month.
5.12
The summaries of environmental complaint, warning,
summon and notification of successful prosecution for the Project is presented
in Appendix F.
6.
FUTURE KEY ISSUES
6.1
Major
site activities undertaken for the coming two months include:
|
·
Architectural features works at
landscaped deck and ground floor open space;
·
Defect work of pedestrian
streets;
·
E&M works;
·
Laying of paving blocks for
footpath;
·
Noise
barrier modification
·
Planting works along footpath
and at deck level, and;
·
TTA implementation, minor works
at Shing Fung Road and Wang Chiu Road / Kai Cheung Road.
|
6.2
Key environmental issues in the coming
month include:
·
Wastewater
and runoff discharge from site;
·
Silt,
mud and sand along u-channels and sedimentation tanks;
·
Review
and implementation of temporary drainage system for the surface runoff;
·
Noise
from operation of the equipment, especially for rock-breaking activities,
piling works and machinery on-site;
·
Dust
generation from stockpiles of dusty materials, exposed site area, excavation
works and rock breaking activities;
·
Dust
generating activity and on haul road;
·
Storage
of construction materials on site;
·
Storage
of chemicals/fuel and chemical waste/waste oil on site;
·
Accumulation
of general and construction waste on site
6.3
The
tentative program of major site activities and the impact prediction and
control measures for the coming two months, i.e. August and September 2022 are summarized as follows:
|
Construction Works
|
Major Impact Prediction
|
Control Measures
|
|
As mentioned in Section 6.1
|
Air
quality impact (dust)
|
a)
Frequent watering of haul road and
unpaved/exposed areas;
b)
Frequent
watering or covering stockpiles with tarpaulin or similar means;
and
c)
Watering
of any earth moving activities.
|
|
Water quality impact (surface run-off)
|
a)
Diversion
of the collected effluent to de-silting facilities for treatment prior to
discharge to public storm water drains;
b)
Provision
of adequate de-silting facilities for treating surface run-off
and other collected effluents prior to discharge;
c)
Provision of perimeter protection such as sealing of
hoarding footings to avoid run-off from entering the existing storm water
drainage system via public road; and
d)
Provision
of measures to prevent discharge into the stream.
|
|
Noise Impact
|
a)
Scheduling
of noisy construction activities if necessary to avoid persistent noisy
operation;
b)
Controlling
the number of plants use on site;
c)
Regular maintenance of machines; and
d)
Use of acoustic barriers if necessary.
|
|
Waste/
Chemical Management
|
a)
Maintenance
involving activities with potential for leakage and spillage should only be
undertaken within the areas appropriately equipped to control these
discharges.
b)
Chemical
wastes should be hold by suitable containers with clear label and stored at a
safe location.
|
7.1
The Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
Report presents the EM&A works undertaken in July 2022.
Air Quality and
Construction Noise
7.2
No
regular monitoring air quality and noise monitoring is required for the
Project. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Landscape
and visual
7.3
No
non-compliance was recorded in the
reporting month.
Complaint and
Prosecution
7.4
No environmental complaints and environmental
prosecution were received in the reporting month.
7.5
The ET will keep track on the EM&A programme to
ensure compliance of environmental requirements and the proper implementation
of all necessary mitigation measures.
7.6
According
to the environmental audit performed in the reporting month, the following
recommendations were made:
Waste/ chemical management
· To
avoid the accumulation of general refuse.
