EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 

Introduction

 

Maunsell Environmental Management Consultants Limited (MEMCL) is the designated Environmental Team (ET) for “Improvement to Castle Peak Road between Ka Loon Tsuen and Siu Lam” (The Project).  This is the twenty-sixth monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) report prepared by MEMCL for the Project. The EM&A programme for the Project commenced on 16 July 2004. This report documents the findings of EM&A Works conducted in the month of August 2006 (1 to 31 August 2006).

 

As informed by the Contractor, construction activities in the reporting period were:

 

·         Seawall construction;

·         Viaduct and new road construction; and

·         Reconstruction of Castle Peak Road.

 

A summary of monitoring and audit activities conducted in the reporting period is listed below:

 

1-hour TSP monitoring

5 sessions

24-hour TSP monitoring

5 sessions

Noise monitoring

5 sessions

Water quality monitoring

Nil

Environmental site inspection

5 sessions

 

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels [INCLUDE PARAMETERS FOR THIS SECTION ACCORDING TO EM&A MONITORING REQUIREMENTS]

 

Air Quality

 

All 1-hour TSP monitoring results recorded in the month complied with the Action and Limit Levels.

One Action level exceedance was recorded at AM1 on 22 August 2006. The exceedance was considered not related to the Project.

 

Noise

 

All measured noise levels complied with the Action and Limit Levels in the month.

 

Water Quality

 

Water quality monitoring was suspended since 1 December 2005 as there is no rock and sand excavation at the inter-tidal zone for the construction of Slope 6SW-D/FR 17.

 

Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

 

In general, the Contractor satisfactorily implemented all the required mitigation measures and was reasonably responsive to the ET’s recommendations on any discrepancy observed during the weekly environmental site inspection.

 

Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

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

 

Reporting Changes

 

A new environmental permit (EP/171/2003/B) for the Project had been issued by EPD on 14 July 2006.

 

Future Key Issues

 

Key issues to be considered in the coming month include:

·         Generation of dust from activities on-site;

·         Noise impact from operating equipment and machinery on-site;

·         Generation of site surface runoffs and wastewater from activities on-site;

·         Removal of stagnant water on site to prevent mosquitoes breeding; and

·         Management of chemicals and avoidance of oil spillage.