Environmental Permit No. EP-300/2008
環境許可證編號  EP-300/2008

 

 

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 AND OPERATE A 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 (EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants this environmental permit to the Drainage Services 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》(環評條例)第10條的規定，環境保護署署長(署長)將本環境許可證批予渠務署(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。本環境許可證是依據下列文件、批准或許可而簽發：

 

 

 

Application No.

申請書編號

 

 

AEP-300/2007

 

Document in the Register :

登記冊上的文件:

 

1.        Project Profile -
"Tai Po Tai Wo Road Sewage Pumping Station" (Register No.: PP-334/2007)

工程項目簡介 –

"大 埔 太 和 路 污 水 泵 房" (登記冊編號: PP-334/2007)

 

2.        Application for Environmental Permit submitted by the Permit Holder on 28 December 2007 (Application No.: AEP-300/2007)

許可證持有人於2007年12月28日提交的申請文件

(申請書編號: AEP-300/2007)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application No.

申請書編號

 

 

AEP-300/2007

 

Director's Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit
署長批准直接申請環境許可證

 

 

Letter Reference: (11) in EP2/N5/F/51

信件檔號: (11) in EP2/N5/F/51

 

Date: 20 December 2007

日期: 2007年12月20日

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 January 2008

 

 

Date

日期

 

(Maurice K.L. YEUNG)

Principal Environmental Protection Officer

(Assessment and Noise)

for Director of Environmental Protection

環境保護署署長

(首席環境保護主任(評估及噪音) 楊國良代行

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART B (DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)

B部 (指定工程項目的說明)

 

Hereunder is the description of the designated project 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 Project

指定工程項目的名稱

 

Tai Po Tai Wo Road Sewage Pumping Station

[This designated project is hereinafter referred to as "the Project"]

大埔太和路污水泵房。

[這指定工程項目下稱"工程項目"]

 

Nature of Designated Project

指定工程項目的性質

 

A sewage pumping station with an installed capacity of more than 2,000 m3 per day and its boundary is less than 150 m from the existing residential area.

裝置的泵水能力超過每天2,000立方米，且界線與現有的住宅區相距少於150米的污水泵水站。

 

Location of Designated Project

指定工程項目的地點

 

 

Tai Po Tai Wo Road, Tai Po.  The location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 of this Permit.

大埔太和路。工程項目的位置見載於本許可證夾附的圖一。

 

Scale and Scope of Designated Project

指定工程項目的規模和範圍

Construction and operation of a sewage pumping station with an average dry weather flow of about 12,100m3 per day.

建造及營辦一個平均旱季流量約為每天12,100立方米的污水泵水站。

 

 

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 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 the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400), Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358), Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354) and Country Parks Ordinance (Cap.208). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defense against any proceedings instituted under any legislation or 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 and 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 and operate the Project in accordance with the project description in Part B of this Permit.

 

1.7               The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed, constructed and operated in accordance with the information and recommendations described in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-334/2007) in the EIA Ordinance Register, the information and mitigation measures described in this Permit, 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, if any, made by the Director, within two weeks of the receipt of the Director’s comments or otherwise specified by the Director.

 

1.9               All submissions approved 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 Environmental Impact Assessment 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 Environmental Impact Assessment 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 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.

 

1.12            All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the Environmental Impact Assessment 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 construction” does not include works related to site clearance and preparation or other works as agreed by the Director.

 

 

2.         Specific Conditions

 

2.1               To minimize odour impact during operation of the Project, the inlet chamber, screen chamber and wet well shall be located underground with cover, and enclosed by a reinforced concrete superstructure.  Exhaust air from the pumping station shall be ventilated through a deodourizer capable of achieving at least 99.5% overall hydrogen sulphide removal efficiency, prior to discharge at a direction away from Tai Po Tau Shui Wai.

 

2.2               To minimize the chance of emergency sewage by-pass discharging into Tolo Harbour, the pumping station shall be provided with standby unit to the pumping equipment and mechanical screen; dual power supply system in the form of both a standby transformer and a ring power supply system; and at least 1 hour emergency storage capacity.  A telemetry system shall be provided to transmit signals showing irregularity or operation problem to the existing Tai Po Sewage Treatment Works for taking immediate actions.

 

2.3               To minimize operational noise impact of the Project, the pumping station in which the pumps and mechanical screens are installed shall be of fully enclosed design with acoustic louvers or silencers installed at outlets of exhaust and ventilation fans and acoustic louvers or double glazed windows installed at openings facing Tai Po Tau Shui Wai.

 

2.4               The Permit Holder shall submit a landscape plan to the Director for approval at least two months before commencement of construction of the Project.  The plan shall show the locations, size, number and plant species for compensatory planting; details of green roof design; and architectural and colour treatment of the pumping station to mitigate landscape and visual impacts.  Considerations should be given to native species with flowers and fruits when selecting plant species for compensatory planting. All landscape and visual mitigation measures shall be implemented for the Project in accordance with the approved landscape plan.

 

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, 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, 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.

 

Environmental Permit No. EP-300/2008

環境許可證編號  EP-300/2008

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