Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap. 499

Application for Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit

Application No.: DIR-183/2009

Project Title : Water Reclamation Facilities for

Stonecutters Island, Sham Tseng and Siu Ho Wan Sewage Treatment Works

Conditions Imposed under Section 5(12) of the EIA Ordinance

for Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit

1. All measures described in the Project Profile (No. PP-391/2009) submitted by the Applicant on 24 June 2009 shall be fully implemented;

2. The reclaimed water quality of this Project shall meet the requirements set out in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Reclaimed Water Quality

Water quality parameter	Unit	Reclaimed Water Quality of this Project
		Make-up water	Ground and facility washing	Toilet flushing	Polymer preparation	Landscape irrigation
pH	-	6-9	6-9	6-9	6.2-8.3	6-9
Colour	HU	N.S.	N.S.	N.S.	< 20	N.S.
Turbidity	NTU	≦ 2	≦ 2	≦ 2	≦ 2	≦ 2
Total Suspended Solids (TSS)	mg/L	≦ 10	≦ 10	≦ 10	≦ 5	≦ 10
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)	mg/L	≦ 10	≦ 10	≦ 10	≦ 10	≦ 10
E. Coli	No./100mL	Not Detectable	Not Detectable	Not Detectable	Not Detectable	Not Detectable
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC)	mg/L	≧ 1	≧ 1	≧ 1	N.S.	≦ 1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	mg/L	N.S.	N.S.	N.S.	< 200	N.S.

3. Surplus reclaimed water shall be directed back to the sewage treatment works.

Note

Under Section 17 of the EIA Ordinance, the Applicant may appeal to the Appeal Board against any of the above conditions within 30 days of the receipt of this notice of the Director’s decision.

Environmental Protection Department

July 2009