Environmental Permit No.   EP-179/2004

環境許可證編號  EP-179/2004

                               

 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE

(CHAPTER 499)

Section 10

 

環境影響評估條例

(第499章)

第10條

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A PART OF THE

DESIGNATED PROJECT

 

建造及營辦指定工程項目的環境許可證

 

PART A (MAIN PERMIT)

A部 (許可證主要部分)

 

Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (the EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants this Environmental Permit to Architectural Services Department (hereinafter referred to as the “Permit Holder”) to construct and operate; and decommission the designated projects described in Part B subject to the conditions specified in Part C.  The issue of this Environmental Permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below:

 

根據環境影響評估條例第10條的規定，環境保護署署長(署長)將本環境許可證批予建築處(下稱“許可證持有人”) 以建造及運作; 及清拆B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守C部所列明的條件。本環境許可證的發出，乃以下表所列的文件、批准或許可作為根據：

 

Application No. 申請書編號：		AEP-179/2003
Document in the Register: 登記冊上的文件：		(1)  Reprovisioning of Diamond Hill Crematorium (Register No. AEIAR-092076/20043) 重置鑽石山火葬場(登記冊編號：AEIAR-092/2003AEIAR-076/2004)    - Environmental Impact Assessment Report  (Final) (January 2004) – Volume 1 and Volume 2 [hereinafter referred to as the "EIA Report"] - 環境影響評估最終報告 (2004年1月) - –第一冊和第二冊 [下稱「環評報告」]    - Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual  (January 2004) - 環境監察審核手冊  (2004年1月)    - Executive Summary (January 2004)   - 摘要  (2004年1月)   (2) The Director’s letter of approval of the EIA Report dated 530.31.2004 in (36) in EP2/K11/Q/05 Part 3      署長已於2004年13月305日發出該環評報告的批准信，檔案編號(36) in EP2/K11/Q/05 Part 3
		(3) Application for EnviornmentalEnvironmental Permit dated 13 November 2003 (Application No. AEP-No. AEP-179/2003)       申請環境許可證編號 AEP-179/2003 許可證持有人於2003年11月13日提交的環境許可證申請文件(申請書編號AEP-179/2003)
	29February 2004
	Date 日期			(Elvis Au) Assistant Director of Environmental Protection (Environmental Assessment and Noise) for Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (助理署長 (環境評估及噪音) 區偉光代行)

 

 

PART B (DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECTS)

B部 (指定工程項目的說明)

 

Hereunder is the description of the designated projects mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit:

(hereinafter referred to as the Permit)

下列為本環境許可證(下稱許可證)A部所提述的指定工程項目的說明:

 

Title of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的名稱	1)       Reprovisioning of Diamond Hill Crematorium  2)       Decommissioning of the existing Diamond Hill Crematorium [The above designated projects are collectively referred to as “the Project” hereinafter]   1)       重置鑽石山火葬場 2)       拆除現有鑽石山火葬場及其設施 [以上指定工程項目合稱「工程項目」]
Nature of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的性質	Construction and operation of a new crematorium with six new cremators, plus demolition of the existing crematorium which was once used as a clinical wastes incinerator after the satisfactory commissioning of the new ones.   建造及營辦一所內設六組火化爐的新火葬場；和在新火化爐順利運作後，拆卸現有的火葬場 (此火葬場曾用作焚化醫療廢物)。
Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點	Diamond Hill.  The location of the project is shown in Figure 1 attached to this Permit. 鑽石山。圖 1 顯示工程項目的位置。
Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指定工程項目的規模和範圍	1)       Construct and operate a new crematorium of 6 new cremators with a total capacity of 1180 kg/hrwith .  sSupporting facilities includee : 4 service halls, automatic coffin transportation system, offices, E&M and fire services facility.  2)       Decommission the existing crematorium after the satisfactory commissioning of the new one. which was once used as a clinical wastes incinerator   1)       建造及營辦一所內設六組火化爐的新火葬場，其總容量為每小時1260公斤。其配套設施包括４個禮堂、一套靈柩自動運輸系統、辦公室、機電和消防設備。 2)       在新火化爐順利運作後，拆卸現有的火葬場，此火葬場曾用作焚化化學廢物。

 

 

 

PART C (PERMIT CONDITIONS)

 

1.            General Conditions

 

1.1              The Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall comply with all conditions set out in this Permit. Any non-compliance by any person may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap.499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the Ordinance.

 

1.2              The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including without limitation to the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap.400), Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap.311), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap.358), Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap.466)Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap.466)and Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap.354). This Permit does not of itself (a) constitute any ground of defence against any proceedings instituted under any legislation or (b) imply any approval under any legislation.

 

1.3              The Permit Holder shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit or the documents referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all sites/offices covered by this Permit. Any reference to the Permit shall include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents in the EIA Ordinance Register Office.

 

1.4              The Permit Holder shall give a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the Permit. The site(s) refers to site(s) of the construction, operation and decommissioning of the construction, operation and / or decommissioning of the Project and shall mean the same hereafter.

 

1.5              The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the Project Project site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public information at all times. The Permit Holder shall ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any amended permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project Projectsite(s).

 

1.6              The Permit Holder shall construct and operate the new crematorium,and decommission the existing crematorium as described in Part B of this Permit.

 

1.7              The Permit Holder shall ensure that the new crematoriumis designed, constructed and operated, and the existing crematorium is decommissioned, in accordance with the information and recommendations described in the approved EIA report, EIA Executive Summary, EM&A Manual (Register No. AEIAR-07653/20042),; and other relevant documents in the EIA Ordinance Register Office,; and the information and or mitigation measures described in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended in submissions that shall be deposited with or approved by the Director as a result of permit conditions contained in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended under on-going surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the Project.  Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the EIA Ordinance Register Office are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended in this Permit.

 

1.8              All submissions, as required under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance with the comments, if any, made by the Director within one month of the receipt of the Director's comments or otherwise as specified by the Director.

 

1.9              All submissions approved by the Director, all submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part C of this Permit. Any variation of the submissions shall be approved by the Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit conditions. Any non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a contravention of the EIAO (Cap.499).  All submissions or any variation of the submissions shall be certified by the Environmental Team (ET) Leader and verified by the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) referred to in Conditions 2.12 and 2.32 below, before submitting to the Director under the Permit.

 

1.10          The Permit Holder shall release all finalized submissions, as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies in the EIA Ordinance Register Office, or in any other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any other means as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.

 

1.11          The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement dates of the the Construction and the Decommissioning of the Project at least one one month before the commencement of the respective parts of theProject. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date.

 

1.12          All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the EIA Ordinance Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong). Electronic copies of all finalized submissions required under this Permit shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies.

 

1.13          For the purpose of this Permit, "commencement of the Project" includes commencement of all new crematorium construction and existing crematorium demolition works except do not include works related to site clearance and preparation, contamination investigations or other works as agreed by the Director.

 

 

2.    Submission or Measures before Commencement of Construction of Certain Parts of Construction and Decommissioning of the Project

 

 

Employment of Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A) Personnel

 

2.1              An Environmental Team (ET) shall be established by the Permit Holder no later than one two no later than months before the commencement of the Project.  The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the IEC for the Project.  The ET shall be headed by an ET Leader.  The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years’ experience in EM&A or, environmental management plus remediation of contaminated materials. The ET and the ET Leader shall be responsible for the implementation of the EM&A programme in accordance with the EM&A requirements as contained in the EM&A Manual and in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004)3EIA report (Register No. AEIAR-053/2002) and the approved EM&A Manual submitted under condition 2.5 of this Permit.  The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every instance or circumstance or change of circumstances which may affect the findings of the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004) and each and every non-compliance with the recommendations of the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-053/2002)or this Permit.  The ET Leader shall notify the IEC within one working day of the occurrence of any such instance or circumstance or change of circumstance.  This log-book shall be kept readily available for inspection by all persons assisting in the supervision of the implementation of the recommendations of the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004) recommendations and this Permit or by the Director or his authorized officers.  Failure to maintain records in the log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as defined in the EM&A Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the ET Leader.  Failure by the Permit Holder to make replacement, or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book despite the employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation.  The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the IEC for the Project.

 

2.2              An Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) shall be employed by the Permit Holder no later than one two at least months before the commencement of the Project.  The IEC shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project.  The IEC shall be a person who has at least 7 years’ experience in EM&A or environmental management plus remediation of contaminated materials.  The IEC shall be responsible for duties defined in the EM&A Manual3EM&A Manual submitted and approved under Condition 2.5 of this Permit, and shall audit the overall EM&A programme including described in the EIA report (Register No. AEIAR-053/2002) for the Project.  The IEC shall audit the implementation of all environmental mitigation measures described in the approved EIA report (Register No.: AEIAR-076/2004), submissions required in the EM&A Manual and any submissions required under this Permit. In addition, the IEC shall be responsible for verifying the environmental acceptability of permanent and temporary works, relevant design plans and submissions under this Permit.  The IEC shall verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.12 of this Permit.  The IEC shall notify the Director by fax, within one working day 24 hours of receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each and every occurrence, change of circumstances or non-compliance with the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-07653/20042) and or this Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impact from the Project.  In the case wWhere the IEC fails to so notify the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of the IEC as defined the EM&A Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC.  Failure to replace the IEC as directed or further failure to so notify the Director despite employment of a new IEC may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation.  Notification by the Permit Holder is the same as notification by the IEC for the purpose of this Condition.

 

Management Organization of Main Construction Companies

   

2.3              The Permit Holder shall, at least one week before the commencement of the Project, inform the Director in writing the management organization of the main construction companies and/or any form of joint ventures appointed for the Project.  The submitted information shall include at least an organization chart, names of responsible persons and their contact details. 

 

Submission of a Works Schedule

2.4              The Permit Holder shall deposit a detailed works schedule to the Director at least one week before the commencement of the Project.  The schedule shall include an update work programme indicating dates of commencement of Phase I and Phase II works, the various milestones start and the anticipated schedule of submissions under Phase I and Phase II works to reflect the submission requirements set out in Condtions 3.2, 3.7, 4.3, 5.2, 5.3, 5.8, 5.10 and 5.17 of this Permit.

 

Measures to mitigate environmental impacts through Design of New Crematorium

2.5              No more than 6 new cremators shall be installed at the new crematorium and their total maximum loading shall not exceed 1180 kg/hour.

 

2.6              No more than 4 units of joss paper burners, each of a maximum size of 1.5 m (L) x 1.5m (W) x 1.1 m (H), shall be installedatthe new crematorium.

 

2.7              Non-reflective material finishes with colour tone recessive to the surrounding, shall be used on the new crematorium building.

 

2.8              The outdoor areas shall be landscaped including planting trees in accordance with the Master Landscape Plan in Figure 3 of this Permit.  The Permit Holder shall provide planting at the periphery of the new Crematorium building to screen and soften the overall appearance of the new Crematorium.

 

2.9              The new underground fuel tank to be installed shall be designed and constructed with the following precautionary measures / features:

 

s   The underground fuel tank shall be placed within a concrete pit to avoid direct contact with soil and the concrete pit shall be accessible to allow annual tank integrity test;

s   Diesel fuel pipelines shall be installed aboveground.  Underground fuel piping, if unavoidable, shall be contained in concrete lined trenches; and

s   Meters shall be installed at two ends of a fuel pipeline to detect any pressure drop or leakage.

 

2.10          The total capacity of the fuel storage tanks in the New Crematorium shall be limited to 34,000L.

 

Submission of Design Details / Drawings of New Crematorium

2.4The Permit Holder shall deposit two sets of the design details / drawings (in term of air pollution control features) of the new crematorium to the Director within 6 weeks of award of contract.   Details to be provided include the fuel, capacity, design, operation conditions of the new cremators and details and performanceof the air pollution control system. The design shall be checked and verified by the IEC as specified in Condition 2.x, as meeting the recommendations of the EIA report(also reproduced in Conditions 3.2 to 3.x of this Permit) before submitting to the Director.

 

3.    Submission or Measures during the Construction and Demolition of Certain Parts of the Project (for Phase I Works)

 

3.1              For the purpose of this Permit, Phase I Works referss to the any construction of the six new cremators and major ancillary facilities of the new crematorium including two service halls and / demolition structures including the existing sitting out areas, works at the southern part of the Project site,, referred as Phase I Area in Figure 2 of this Permit.

 

 

worksSubmission of Waste Management Plan (Phase I WMP) for Phase I Works

3.2              The Permit Holder shall deposit three hard copies and one electronic copy of a Waste Management Plan for the Phase I Works of the Project,to the Director no later than six weeks after the commencement of Phase I Works.  Before submission to the Director, the WMP shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004) and in the supplementary contamination assessment report submitted under Condition 3.7. (s)(s)materials and excavated spoilThe WMP shall cover the different categories of wastes, excavated material and contaminated soil to be generated from the Phase I Works and shall at least contain:

 

a)            estimated quantity to be generated, reused or disposed; source of generation; and level of contamination and remediation required (if applicable);

b)            timing of waste arising; temporary on-site stockpiling / storage areas and arrangement for on-site sorting of C&D materials;

c)            possible recycling and reuse of materials and measures to enhance materials reuse / recycling;

d)            nature and storage method for chemical wastes generated;

e)            final disposal outletsfor surplus excavated materials and wastes, C&D wastes, and contaminated soil (including the associated permit requirements for the disposal), transportation route(s) and meansfor the disposal of various types of wastes (particularly contaminated  / soil) from the project site to the disposal site(s);

f)              implementation of the trip ticket system for waste transfer/disposal operations;

g)            measures to control nuisances and environmental impacts (such as air quality and water quality) due to generation, handling, storage, remediation andtransportation of waste(s), in particular to avoid loss of contaminated soil; and

h)            organization structure and individual responsibility for the implementation of waste management.

 

3.3              The Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall fully and properly implement all measures recommended in the Phase I WMP throughout the Phase I Worksperiod.

 

3.4              No waste, spoil, soil, excavated materials or materials alike arising from the Project shall be dumped in environmentallysensitive areas including designatedcountry parks, sites of special scientific interest and conservation areas3.

 

3.5              Excavated materials or materials alike arising from the Project shall be reused in the Project Site.  Surplus excavated materials and wastes, construction and demolition wastes and contaminated materialsshall properly be disposed of at the designated waste disposal facilities as specified in the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) or other location(s) as agreed with the Director.

 

Submission of Submission of Supplementary CAP, CAR and RAP

 

 

Phase I a- Demolition of Existing Facilities Supplementary Land Contamination Assessment (SCA) for CLP Secondary Substation at Phase I Area

3.6              The Permit Holder shall carry out supplementary contamination assessment (SCA) for the existing CLP secondary substation,as shown in Figure 4 of this Permit, to identify the extent of land contamination at this area in particular contamination by Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB).

 

3.7              The Permit Holder shall submit a sampling and analysis plan to the Director for agreement at least two weeks before the commencement of investigation works for the SCA.  After the completion of investigation works, aSCA report detailing the sampling and analysis results, identification of contaminants and quantity of contaminated soil shall be submitted to the Director for approval at least one month before the demolition of CLP Secondary Substation.  If a contamination exceeding the “Dutch B” standard levelsas listed out in Appendix AB of this Permit is detected at the CLP Secondary substation area,a remediation proposal with disposal outlet for contaminated soil shall also be included in the SCA report.  WorksBefore submission to the Director, the sampling and analysis plan and the SCA report shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004).

 

             

3.8              The Permit Holder shall follow the remediation proposal in the approved SCAreport to remedyand disposethe contaminated soil at this area.The Permit Holder shall provide the safety measures as listed out under Condition 5.16x to protect the workers engaged in the soil remedial works.

 

 

Phase I b- 3Construction of New Crematorium main facilities

 

3.1The Applicant shall erect a site barrier with the height of no less than 2.4m to enclose the work area.

 

Measures for Waste Management

 

3.1The Permit Holder shall reuse the excavated materials generated from the Project on-site as backfill materials and for landscaping works. 

 

3.1The Permit Holder shall sort on-site the C&D materials generated into public fill for reuse on-site or dispose of to designated public filling areas, and C&D wastes which shall be disposed of to landfill.  The Permit Holder shall promote reuse of public fill on-site to minimize the amount of wastes for off-site disposal.

 

3.1The Permit Holder shall set up a trip-ticket system to keep track of the disposal of C&D materials, solid waste and hazardous wastes at public filling areas, landfills, CWTC and other disposal outlets identified in the WMP.  The trip ticket system shall be implemented by the ET and the records audited by IEC.  

 

Measures to Mitigate for Landscape and Visual Impacts

 

3.9              The Permit Holder shall provide hSite hoarding of at least 2.4 m shall be constructed around the Site boundary to screen the works site site.

 

3.10          The Permit Holder shall appoint a landscape contractor for the establishment and maintenance of the transplanted trees as well as any new tree planting for 12 months upon completion of the construction works.

 

3.11          The trees immediately adjacent to the Project Site, that are  to be retained,shall beprotected by fencing aoundaround the area covered by the spreads of the trees and groups of trees with hoarding.The fencing for individual treees or groupsof trees  shall should remain intact throughout the whole construction period and no works shall ould take place within the fenced area. I,Additional protectionsshall be provided to individual tree trunks to avoid damage by machinery.

 

3.12          The Permit Holder shall relocate tThe 9 mature and semi-mature protected tree species and 12 protected shrub and immature tree species as shown in Figure 5Aa and Figure 5B 5bof this Permit shall be relocated to the sheltered and well maintained planted areas within the Project site upon the completion of construction worksas shown in Figure 2 of this Permit4. 

 

3.13         Ttopsoil excavated from the site during construction shall be reused for reuse in landscaping work upon completion of construction work.          

          

3.14         Nnew tree planting (including transplanted trees) shall be provided on a one-for-one basis to replace the 144 nos. trees to be removed          

 

Measures to Mitigate Noise Impacts

 

3.15          The Permit Holder shall use sSilenced[1] powered mechanical equipment (PME) shall be used throughout the period of construction of in the new crematorium construction and demolition of existing crematoriumworks.  The silenced PMEs to be used shall include, but not limited to, breaker, poker, lorry, mobile crane, bulldozer, excavator, truck mixer, concrete pump, generator and air compressors. 

 

3.16          The Permit Holder shall use mMoveable barriers of 3 to 5 m in heightshall be applied to shield the demolition and site formation work activities in close proximity to the schools to the north of the site (including the new private school at Po Kong Village Road School Village currently under construction, Po Leung Kuk Grandmont Primary School) and the staff quarter for Diamond Hill Crematorium.  The barriers shall be of 3 to 5 m in height with a smallcantilevered upper portion, and skid footing, placed within a few metres from the stationary plant and no more than 5m from a mobile equipment.  The purpose-built noise barriers or screens shall be constructed of materials with a minimum superficial density of 15 kg/m² and they shall have no openings or gaps.

 

3.17          The Permit Holder shall establish a communication channel with the nearby schools including but not lmited to those marked on Figure xx of this Permit.  The Permit Holder shall hold regular liaison meetings at a frequency no less than bi-monthly, with the school representatives of the nearby schools  to discuss construction noise impacts particularly during school examination period.   

 

3.18          No piling works shall be carried out at the siteSite.

 

 

4.            Submission or Measures During the Commissioning of New Crematorsium

 

4.1       To avoid introducing additional chimney emissions to the environment, During the commissioning period of the new cremators, the Permit Holder shall limit the total number of cremators in operation, accounting for both existing cremators in normal services and new cremators under commissioning test and / or operation runs, at any one time to no more than 6at any time during the commissioning period of the new cremators,to avoid additional loading of chimney emissions to the environment. 

 

4.2       The Permit Holder shall maintain an operational log-book to record the operational time of each new and existing cremator during the commissioning period and provide the log-book for ET/IEC audit.  Upon completion of satisfactory commissioning of the new cremators, the existing cremators shall be decommissioned.  The log book shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as accurate.

 

 

Submission of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

4.3       The Permit Holder shall deposit an EMP to the Director, at least one month before the commencement of the commissioning tests of the new cremators.  Before submission to the Director, the EMP shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004).  The EMP shall cover the management practices and measures to be carried out during the commissioning and operation of the new cremators to ensure the long term operation of the new crematorium will satisfy the relevant environmental legislation and regulations:

       

s         Environmental management structures and responsibilities for personnel responsible for the implementation of the EMP;

s         Commissioning schedule / administrative arrangement to ensure no more than 6 cremators (new and old cremators) would be in operation during commissioning phase;

s         Operator staff training;

s         Operation, management, monitoring and maintenance procedures for new cremators, APC system, fuel storage tank, joss paper burners etc.;

s         Event contingency plan ;

s         Spill response plan;

s         Environmental complaint investigation / handling procedures;

s         Waste management requirement for the new crematorium operation;

s         Key environmental issues associated with the commissioning and operation of the new crematorium and details of the mitigation measures (including the responsible party, location and timing for implementation); and

s         Odour patrol requirement and line of reporting and corrective actions to be taken when staff detects odour nuisanceduring odour patrol.

 

4.4    Operation, monitoring, management and maintenance practices set out in the deposited EMPshall be implemented during the commissioning and operation of the new cremators.

 

 

5.    Submission or Measures During the Construction and Demolition of Certain Parts of the Project (for Phase IIWorks)

 

5.1              For the purpose of this Permit, Phase II Works refers to the demolition of the existing crematorium building and the construction of the remaining ancillary facilities including another two service hallsat the northern part of the Project Site, referred as Phase II Area in Figure 2 of this Permit.

 

Submission of Phase II Works Waste Management Plan (Phase II WMP)

5.2 The Permit Holder shall deposit three hard copies and one electronic copy of a Waste Management Plan for the Phase II Works of the Project, to the Director no later than six weeks after the commencement of the Phase II Works.  Before submission to the Director, the Phase II WMP shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004) and in the further contamination investigation report(s) approved under Conditions 5.3, 5.8 and 5.10 of this Permit.  The Phase II WMP shall contain the information listed in Condition 3.2 above and coverdifferent categories of wastes, asbestos containing materials, dioxin/furan contaminated materials, contaminated soil/materials, construction and demolition materials and excavated materials arising from Phase II Works.  The Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall fully and properly implement all measures recommended in the Phase II WMP throughout the construction period.  Excavated materials or materials alike arising from the Project shall be reused in the Project Site.  Surplus excavated materials and wastes, construction and demolition wastes and contaminated materials shall properly be disposed of at the designated waste disposal facilities as specified in the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) or other location(s) as agreed with the Director.               

 

Submission of 5Contaminated Materials Investigation Report for Phase II Works

5.3              The Permit Holder shall sSubmit ssion to the Director for approval,DEP of a dioxin-contaminated materials/dioxin deposition investigation report at least 1 month before 6 weeks prior to the demolition commencement of decommissioning of the existing existing crematorium building as shown in Figure 4 of this Permit.  The investigation shall assess the level of , with special emphasisdioxin, polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and heavy metals contamination in /reference to the depositions / building structuresin interior surfaces of chimney, flue gas and cremators of the existing crematorium building, in particular chimney, flue and cremators.,  At least 4 weeks before the commencement of contaminated materials investigation works, the Permit Holder obtain the Director’s agreement on the sampling and analysis plan.  The investigation works shall be carried out in accordance with the agreed sampling and analysis plan.

 

5.1

5.4              Upon completion of the investigation works, the Permit Holder shall prepare and submit to the Director for approval a contaminated materials investigation report. The report shall present the findings of the investigation works and contain a demolition plan including building surface decontamination protocols, demolition method,and method for handling, remediation and disposal of the contaminated materials if contamination^[2] is confirmed to be present at the depositions / building structure.

 

5.5              to determine the need and methods for special demolition methods to avoid/reduce fugitive dioxin emission.  Permit Holder shall obtain the Director agreement on the  at least two weeks before the commencement of the investigation works and shall carry out the investigation according to the EPD agreed proposaldioxin remediation plan the remediation plan contain The sampling / analysis plan and the contaminated materials investigation report submitted under Conditions 5.32 and 5.43shall be certified by the ET and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004) before submission to the Director.  Demolition of the existing crematorium building shall not commence until the contaminated materials investigation report is approved by the Director.

 

DMeasures to Control Demolition of the Existing Existing Crematorium Building

5.6              If the investigation mentioned in Condition 5.3 above indicates that depositions / building structures insidethe existing crematorium building (including interior depositions on the existing chimney, flue and cremators) are contaminated, the Permit Holder shall fully implement the measures / methods recommended in the contaminated materials investigation report approved under Condition 5.3 and in accordance with the method outlined in Appendix B of this Permit, to demolish the existingcrematorium building and to handle and dispose of the contaminated materials arising.

5.7              All contaminated materials (including asbestos) shall be removed prior to the commencement of the building demolition of the existing crematorium building works unless the contaminant could only be removed when access is granted to particular areas as the demolition progresses.  Asbestos containing materials shall be removed / abated prior to the removal of other contaminated materials inside the main existing crematorium building.

 

5.1 

Submission of Confirmatory Analysis of Subsurface Soil for PAH, Dioxin and Heavy Metals Contamination Around Existing Crematorium Chimney at Phase II Area

5.8              The Permit Holder shall carry out confirmatory analysis of PAH, dioxin and heavy metals for analyzesurface soil samples from locations S1 to S6, as shown in Figure 6 of this Permit,to confirm if there is other contamination in the soil in addition to tin and lead contamination at locations S3 & S5 as identified in the EIA,due to the continuous operation of the existing crematorium since the completion of the EIA report.  A confirmation report detailing the findings of the confirmatory analysis and a remediation action plan should be submitted to the Director for approval at least one month before the commencement of construction / building works at Phase II area if other contaminants are found with exceedance of the “Dutch B” levelsas given in Appendix A of this Permit.  Before submission to the Director, the report shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004)

 

Measures and Submissions to Control the Removal of Underground Fuel Storage Tank for Phase II Works

5.9              The content of the underground fuel tank and the associated fuel pipeline shall be emptied prior to removal.  Sludge or sediment remaining in the tanks or pipeline shall be removed for disposal as chemical waste.

 

5.10          The Permit Holder shall retain a qualified environmental specialist to inspect the underground fuel tank removal with special reference to the base of the excavations after the tank removal for any visual or olfactory evidence of fuel contamination.  The Permit Holder shall notify the Director within 3 days after the completion of the tank removal, the inspection findings.  The Permit Holder shall collect confirmatory soil samples in accordance with ProPECC 3/94[3] for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) analysis if fuel contamination is suspected following excavation inspections.  If confirmatory soil samples indicate TPH contamination exceeds the “Dutch B” level given in Appendix A of this Permit, the Permit Holder shall submit a detailed remediation action plan to the Director for approval no later than one month after the completion of the tank removal.  Before submission to the Director, the detailed remediation action plan shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to theinformation and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-076/2004).  The qualification and experience of the qualified environmental contamination specialist shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC.

 

5.11          No construction works shall be conducted at the underground fuel storage tank area, as indicated in Figure 4 of this Permit, until the approval by the Director of the remediation action plan,if any,submitted under Condition 5.10.

 

Measures to Remediate Contaminated Soil Remediation

 

5.12          The Permit Holder shall clean up carry out the decontamination works at the soil at the contamination hotspots identified in the approved EIA report (Register No.: AEIAR-076/2004),(also referred to in Condition 5.132  of this Permit), and any other additional hotspots that may be ididentified in the supplementary contamination sampling and investigations to be completed under as per Conditions 3.7, 5.82.10 and 5.10of this Permit, in accordance with the remediation action plan(s) approved under Conditions 3.7, 52.812and 5.10of this Permit such that the remediation targets of the “Dutch B” levels as set out in Appendix AA of this permit are fully met for all contaminants identified.

 

5.13          The Permit Holder shall excavate the heavy metals (i.e. tin and lead) contaminated soil identified at the hotspots S3 & S5 as shown in Figure 65  of this Permit for disposal of at landfill.

 

5.14          Following excavation of heavy metals contaminated soil, the Permit Holder shall take 4 verification samples from the soil left on the north, south, east, west faces of the contaminated soil excavation pit and a sample at the base of the excavation pit for testing to confirm that all contaminated materials that fail to meet the “Dutch B”levels have been excavated.  Excavation shall be extended by a further 5m radius in the quadrant where the contaminated sample is encountered, or by a further 0.5 m depth if the contaminated sample is from the base of the excavation until all the samples taken from the excavation pit are below or equal to that of the “Dutch B”levels. When the ET and the IEC confirm / verify the test results and agree that no material exceeding the “Dutch B” levels still remains in the excavation pit, the Permit Holder shall inform the Director in writing, that all contaminated soil has been excavatedwithin 1 week of the receipt of verification test results.  The test results shall be reported in the following EM&A monthly report. If pre-treatment by solidifcation is required, the Permit Holder shall conduct a pilot trial to determine the optimal concrete mix recipe and the leachability of the products before carrying out solidification process. 

 

The Permit Holder shall take 4 verification samples from the soil left on the north, south, east, west faces of the excavation pit and a sample at the base of the excavation pit to confirm that all contaminated materials failing to meet the Dutch B Level have been removed for treatment.  Excavation shall be extended by a further 5m radius in the quadrant where the contaminated sample is encountered, or by a further 0.5 m if the contaminated sample is from the base of the excavation until all the samples taken are below or equal to that of the Dutch B standard. When the ET and the IEC are all satisfied with the testing results and agree that no material exceeding the Dutch B standard still remains in the excavation pit, the Permit Holder shall issue a written notice to the Director to confirm all contaminated soil has been excavated within 1 week of passing the confirmatory test.  The test results shall be reported in the next EM&A monthly report.

 

 

Measures to Control Measures during Soil Excavation/Remediation

5.1The Permit Holder shall provide sufficient number of the decontamination facilities, instruments and equipment on site to decontaminate the workers and vehicles before leaving the site.

 

5.1          The excavated contaminated soil should be treated / transported to landfill on a daily basis.

 

5.15          The Permit Holder shall implement, but not limited to, the following mitigation measures during the remedial works to prevent pollution / nuisances :

 

s            uUse bunds or perimeter drains to prevent run-off water from entering contaminated soil excavation pits

s            cover the excavations whenever rainstorms are expected to occur;s

s            dispose of all excavated contaminated soil to designated disposal location(s) or locations agreed by the Director, on a daily basis;

s            vehicles used for transporting contaminated soil should be sheeted to prevent the dispersion of contaminated soil during transportation and the wheels of the vehicles should be washed prior leaving the site; and

s            implement mitigation measures in the Phase II WMPsubmitted under Condition 5.2 aboveto control nuisance associated with the handling and transportation of contaminated soil.

 

5.16          The Permit Holder shall provide the following safety and protective measures to the workers engaged in the remediation works throughout the period of remediation works:

s            Protective footwear,

s            gloves,

s            dust masks;

s            overalls; and

s            a clean area with washing facilities.

 

Submission of Remediation Report(s) (RR)

5.17          The Permit Holder shall deposit three hard copies and one electronic copy of a RR to the Director no later than one month after the completion of all the remediation works to demonstrate the remediation works for the Project meets the requirements of the approved EIA report (Register No. AEIAR-092/2003AEIAR-076/2004) and requirements of the submissions approved under Conditions 3.7, 5.3, 5.8 and 5.10 of this Permit.  The RR shall provide detailed information on the remediation works carried out, types and volume of contaminated soil / materials treated on site, standards and levels of treatment, and locations of all off-site disposal sites (including record of disposal).  The RR shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-092/2003AEIAR-076/2004) prior to submission to the Director. 

 

Mitigation Measures to prevent Nuisance

5.18          Noise control and landscape and visual measures described in Conditions3.9 to 3.18shall be fully implemented throughout the Phase II Works. 

 

 

6.    Submission or Measures Before and During Operation of the New Crematorium

 

6.1            The Permit Holder shall design the new crematorium building as a low-rise structure with non-reflective material finishes and recessive colour tone.

6.1             

6.1            Environmental management structures and responsibilities for personnel responsible for the implementation of the EMP

6.1            Commissioning schedule / administrative arrangement to ensure no more than 6 cremators (new and old cremators) would be in operation during commissioning phase

6.1            Monitoring requirement

6.1            Operator staff training

6.1            Maintenance requirement for new cremators and APC system

6.1            Event contingency plan

6.1            Spill response plan

6.1            Key environmental issues associated with the commissioning and operation of the new crematorium and details of the mitigation measures (including the responsible party, timing for implementation, location)

6.1            Measures and procedures to ensure corrective actions are taken when staff detect potential odour nuisance;

6.1            Management measures to ensure the proper usage of joss paper burners

6.1            The Permit Holder shall limit tThe number of cremations for the new crematorium shall be per day to no more than 6 cremations per cremator per day.

 

6.2            No The Permit Holder shall not process pathological / clinical wastes shall be processed at the new crematorium.

 

6.3            Operation, monitoring, management and maintenance practices set out in the deposited EMP shall be implemented during the commissioning and operation of the new cremators to ensure the upkeep of the environmental management standards set out in the EMP.

 

6.1            The Permit Holder shall assign an odour patrol team to conduct regular odour patrol at the site boundary throughout the operation of new crematorium and undertake corrective actions if significant odour emission is detected.

6.4            No cremation shall be carried out beyond the period between 09:30 am and 7:30pm each day.

 

High Degree of Transparency of the Project

6.1           

6.5 To ensure a high degree of transparency regarding the performance of the new crematoriumin view of the public concern about the Project, the environmentalmonitoring data and results relating to the environmental monitoring and audit programme described in the EIA report and any enhanced frequency of monitoring works considered applicable under other relevant environmental protection and pollution control dioxin emission and odour level monitoring governed by licence conditions under Air Pollution Control oOrdinances, or in agreement separately with the Director, shall  shall be released to the public in the form of environmental monitoring and audit reports through a project web site to be set up by the Applicant under Condition 8.2 of this Permit, in the shortest possible time and in no event later than 2 weeks after such information is available.            

 

 

47.    Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Requirements during Construction Period

 

7.1              The EM&A programme for the construction period of the Project shall be implemented The EM&A programme shall be implemented as set out in accordance with the procedures and requirements in the EM&A Manual approved under Condition 2.7.  Any changes to the EM&A programme shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the requirements set out in the EM&A Manual and shall be approved by the Director.

 

7.2              Samples, measurements and necessary remedial actions shall be taken in accordance with the requirements of the EM&A Manual by:

(a)conducting baseline environmental monitoring on construction dust and construction noise;

(b)conducting impact monitoring on construction dust, construction noise, and tree transplant operations;

(c)carrying out remedial actions described in the Event/Action Plans of the updated EM&A Manual in accordance with the time frame set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as agreed by the Director;

(d)logging and keeping records of the details of (a) to (c) above for all parameters within 3 working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action(s), for the purpose of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A Reports and to make available the information for inspection on site.

 

7.3              The Permit Holder shall submit three hard copies and one electronic copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report to the Director at least 2 weeks before the commencement of the Project.  The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC.  Additional copies of the submission shall be provided upon request from the Director.

 

7.4              The Permit Holder shall submit three hard copies and one electronic copy of monthly EM&A Report to the Director within 2 weeks after the end of the reporting month.  The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC.  Additional copies of the submission shall be provided upon request from the Director.  The monthly EM&A Report shall also provide a A 1-page summary, in both English and Chinese, summarizing the EM&A activities, the non-compliance events and complaints received in the reporting month, shall be provided in the monthly EM&A report.

 

 

7.1              The actions described in the Event /Action Plans of the EM&A Manual shall be fully and properly carried out, in accordance with the time frame as set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as agreed by the Director.

7.1               

7.1              Records of measurements and remedial actions taken for this Project shall be logged and kept, within 3 working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action, for the purpose of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A Reports and making the information available for inspection on site or as required by the Director.

 

7.5              All EM&A data submitted under this Permit shall be true, valid and correct.

 

 

48. Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information          

 

89.1       To facilitate public inspection of the Baseline Monitoring Report and monthly EM&A Reports via the EIAO Internet Website and at the EIAO Register Office, electronic copies of these Reports, preparedin Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies as described in Conditions 7.2 to 7.3above.  For the HTML version, a content page capable of providing hyperlink to each section and sub-section of these Reports shall be included in the beginning of the document.  Hyperlinks to all figures, drawings and tables in these Reports shall be provided in the main text from where the respective references are made.  All graphics in these Reports shall be in interlaced GIF format unless otherwise agreed by the Director.  The content of the electronic copies of these Reports must be the same as the hard copies.

 

89.2       All environmental monitoring data described in Condition 88.1 and under Condition 6.5 above shall be made available to the public via internet access in the form of a website, in the shortest possible time and in no event later than 2 weeks after the relevant environmental monitoring data are collected or become available, unless otherwise agreed with the Director.  The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing within 6 weeks after the commencement of works the internet address where the environmental monitoring data are to be placed.

 

89.3       The internet website as described in Condition 88.2 above shall enable user-friendly public access to the monitoring data with features capable of:

 

(a)providing access to all environmental monitoring data collected since the commencement of works;

 

(b)searching by date;

 

(c)searching by types of monitoring data (noise, water and biogas); and

 

(d)hyperlinking to relevant monitoring data after searching;

 

            or otherwise as agreed by the Director.

 

 

Notes:

 

1.         This Permit consists of three parts, namely, PART A (Main Permit), PART B (Description of Designated Project) and PART C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the Ordinance, and the following notes are for general information only.

 

2.         If there is a breach of any conditions of this Permit, the Director or his authorized officer may, with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, order the cessation of associated work until the remedial action is taken in respect of the resultant environmental damage, and in that case the Permit Holder shall not carry out any associated works without the permission of the Director or his authorized officer.

 

3.         The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the Ordinance to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the construction site by the amended permit.

 

4.         A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated project may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated project, apply under Section 12 of the Ordinance to the Director for a further environmental permit.

 

5.         Under Section 14 of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit.  The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.

 

6.         If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or decommissioning of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance before the Project could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26(1) of the Ordinance to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid environmental permit.

 

7.         Any person who constructs or operates the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance, is liable: -

 

(i)                 on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;

 

(ii)                on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;

 

(iii)              on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;

 

(iv)              on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and

 

(v)               in any case where the offence is of a continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $ 10,000 for each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.

 

8.         The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the Ordinance within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.

 

9.         The Notes are for general reference only and the Permit Holder should refer to the EIA Ordinance for details and seek independent legal advice.

 

10.     Occupational health and safety issues are governed by Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509) and Factories and Industries Undertaking Ordinances (Cap. 5.9).  The Permit Holder is advised to contact Labour Departments for requirements relating to occupational safety and health issues.

 

11.       The Permit Holder is reminded to observe the Air Pollution Control Ordinance Specified License requirements on the new cremators design, emission standards, management, maintenance and monitoring.

 

12        The Permit Holder is reminded to observe Waste Disposal Ordinance requirements regarding the disposal of contaminated ash / soil / building materials as chemical waste.