Drainage Services Department
Agreement No. CE29/2001 Outlying Islands Sewerage Stage 1
Phase 1 Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works and Sewerage Investigation, Design and
Construction
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual
August 2002
CONTENTS Page
1. INTRODUCTION 1-1
1.1 Purpose of the Manual 1-1
1.2 Background of the Project 1-1
1.3 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements 1-2
1.4 Project Organization 1-2
1.5 Construction Programme 1-7
2. AIR QUALITY 2-1
2.1 Introduction 2-1
2.2 Construction Phase Dust Monitoring 2-1
2.3 Event and Action Plan for Construction Phase Air Quality 2-5
2.4 Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase 2-7
2.5 Operational Phase Odour Monitoring 2-8
2.6 Event and Action Plan for Operational Phase Air Quality 2-13
2.7 Mitigation Measures During Operational Phase 2-15
3. NOISE 3-1
3.1 Introduction 3-1
3.2 Noise Parameters 3-1
3.3 Monitoring Equipment 3-1
3.4 Monitoring Locations 3-1
3.5 Baseline Monitoring 3-2
3.6 Impact Monitoring 3-2
3.7 Event and Action Plan for Noise 3-3
3.8 Mitigation Measures for Construction Noise Control 3-5
3.9 Operational Phase Mitigation Measures for Noise Control 3-7
4. WATER QUALITY 4-1
4.1 Introduction 4-1
4.2 Operational Phase Marine Water Quality Monitoring 4-1
4.3 Monitoring Equipment 4-2
4.4 Laboratory Measurement / Analysis 4-3
4.5 Marine Water Quality Monitoring Locations 4-3
4.6 Marine Water Quality Baseline Monitoring 4-4
4.7 Marine Water Quality Impact Monitoring 4-4
4.8 Operational Phase Mitigation Measures and Effluent Sampling 4-4
4.9 Construction Phase Mitigation Measures for Water Quality Control 4-6
4.10 Construction Site Audits 4-10
5. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL 5-1
6. WASTE MANAGEMENT 6-1
7. ECOLOGY 7-1
8. CULTURAL HERITAGE 8-1
9. SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT 9-1
9.1 Site Surveillance 9-1
9.2 Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements 9-2
9.3 Environmental Complaints 9-2
10. REPORTING 10-1
10.1 General 10-1
10.2 Baseline Monitoring Report 10-1
10.3 EM&A Reports 10-2
10.4 Documentation 10-8
10.5 Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances 10-8
APPENDICES
Appendix A Implementation Schedule for Recommended Mitigation Measures
Appendix B Sample Forms for EM&A Programme
LIST OF FIGURES
1.1 Project Organization (EM&A) 1-6
9.1 Complaint Response Procedures 9-4
DRAWINGS
Drawing No. 23400/R/G/001 General Layout Plan of the Project
Drawing No. 23400/EN/019 Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works and Possible Location of Cable Car Terminal
Drawing No. 23400/EN/093 Locations of Marine Water Quality Sampling Stations
Drawing No. 23400/EN/094 Locations of Noise and Dust Monitoring Stations
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