Environmental Permit No. EP-233/2005
環境許可證編號 EP-233/2005
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第10條
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A DESIGNATED PROJECT
建造及營辦指定工程項目的環境許可證
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 Water Supplies Department (hereinafter referred to as the “Permit Holder”) to construct and operate the designated project 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水務署(下稱“許可證持有人”) 以建造及營辦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：
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Application No. 申請書編號：
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AEP-233/2005
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Document in the Register: 登記冊上的文件：
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(1) Project Profile – “De-stratification of Plover Cove Reservoir by Aeration” (Register No. PP-264/2005) 工程項目簡介 – “以曝氣法為船灣淡水湖消除層化作用” (登記冊編號：PP-264/2005)
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(2) Application for Environmental Permit submitted by the Permit Holder on 22 November 2005 (Application No. AEP-233/2005) 許可證持有人於2005年11月22日提交的環境許可證申請 (申請書編號 AEP-233/2005)
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Director’s Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit 署 長 准許直接申請環境許可證
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Letter Reference : (16) in EP2/N5/Q/45 信件檔號 : (16) in EP2/N5/Q/45
Date : 12 November 2005 日期 : 2005年11月12日 |
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December 2005 |
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(Maurice K.L. YEUNG) Acting Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Assessment and Noise) for Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (署理首席環境保護主任(評估及噪音) 楊國良先生代行) |
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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:
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Title of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的名稱
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De-stratification of Plover Cove Reservoir by Aeration [this is referred hereafter as “the Project”] [本指定工程項目下稱「工程項目」]
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Nature of Designated
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To install a fine bubble aeration system to combat stratification problem in Plover Cove Reservoir. 設置小氣泡曝氣系統以應付船灣淡水湖的層化問題
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點 |
Plover Cove Reservoir. The location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 of this Permit.
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指定工程項目的規模和範圍
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The Project comprises construction and operation of the aeration system. It includes: (i) a single storey air compressor house; (ii) a 450m long (100-150mm dia.) air dosing pipe; and (iii) a 500m long (100mm dia.) submerged sparge ring pipe surrounding the Plover Cove Draw-off Tower.
工程項目建造及營辦該曝氣系統，該系統包括: (i) 一座單層的空氣壓縮機樓； (ii) 450米長(100-150mm直徑)的空氣配送管；和 (iii) 500米長(100mm直徑)的環形噴氣管，圍繞船灣淡水湖的出水塔。
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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) and Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap.354). This Permit does not on 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 Register.
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 construction 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 site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public’s 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 site(s).
1.6 The Permit Holder shall construct the Project in accordance with the project description in Part Bof this Permit.
1.7 The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed and constructed in accordance with the information and mitigation measures described in the Project Profile (Register No.PP-264/2005), other relevant documents in the Register, 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 Register 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 made by the Director, if any, within one month of the receipt of the Director’s comments or otherwise 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 variations 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 EIA Ordinance (Cap. 499).
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 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.
1.12 The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the Project no later than one month prior to the commencement of construction of the Project. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the construction.
1.13 For the purpose of this Permit, “commencement of construction” does not include works related to site clearance and preparation or other works as agreed by the Director.
2. Specific Conditions
2.1 No tree felling shall be carried out for the project.
2.2 No dredging works shall be carried out for the project.
2.3 The compressor house shall be constructed within the existing pipe storage compound shown in Figure 1 attached to this Permit, and no site formation works shall be carried out for the construction of the compressor house.
2.4 The compressor house shall be a one-storey high building with height no more than 5.5m with a fully enclosed design and equipped with acoustic louvers to minimize potential noise disturbance to surrounding environment during operation.
2.5 The Permit Holder shall submit to the Director for approval at least one month before commencement of construction a landscape plan showing the colour scheme of the compressor house and on-ground air dosing pipe for matching with the surrounding environment and the details of the new planting outside the compressor house and along the access road. All measures described in the approved landscape plan shall be fully implemented throughout the project.
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 Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (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 Project site by the amended permit.
4. A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the Project may, before he assumes responsibility of the 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 Project site.
6. If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction 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 a designated project listed in Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid environmental permit.
7. Any person who constructs 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 that the Permit Holder should refer to the EIA Ordinance for details and seek independent legal advice.
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