Agreement  No.  CE 67/98

Yuen Long, Kam Tin, Ngau Tam Mei &

Tin Shui Wai Drainage Improvement

Stage 1, Phase 2B – Kam Tin

Secondary Drainage Channel KT13

 

Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual

[382047/E/EMA/Issue 5]

 

May 2006

 

 

 

Report Authorized For

Issue By:

 

 

For and on Behalf of

Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited

 

 

 

                             Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited                                                        Drainage Services Department

Room 1201-11, Millennium City 5                                                            Project Management Division

418 Kwun Tong Road                                                                                42/F, Revenue Tower

Kowloon                                                                                                     5 Gloucester Road

Hong Kong                                                                                                Wan Chai

                                                                                                                              Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

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1.                  ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS               1-1

1.1              Introduction                                                                                                  1-1

1.2              Location of Designated Project and Existing Environment                              1-2

1.3              Secondary Drainage Channel KT13                                                              1-3

1.4              Design and Construction Programme                                                             1-3

1.5              Mitigation Measures listed in the Environmental Impact Assessment               1-3

            Report

1.6              Project Organization                                                                                     1-4

1.7              Approved EIA Report and Environmental Permit                                          1-9

 

2.                  AIR QUALITY                                                                                                        2-1

2.1              Introduction                                                                                                  2-1

2.2              Air Quality Parameters                                                                                  2-1

2.3              Monitoring Equipment                                                                                   2-1

2.4              Laboratory Measurement/Analysis                                                                2-3

2.5              Monitoring Locations                                                                                    2-4

2.6              Baseline Monitoring                                                                                      2-5

2.7              Impact Monitoring                                                                                        2-6

2.8              Event and Action Plan for Air Quality                                                            2-7

2.9              Mitigation Measures                                                                                     2-9

 

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                                                                                    3-2

3.5              Baseline Monitoring                                                                                      3-3

3.6              Impact Monitoring                                                                                        3-4

3.7              Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise                                               3-4

3.8              Construction Noise Mitigation Measures                                                       3-4

 

4.                  WATER QUALITY                                                                                                 4-1

4.1              Introduction                                                                                                  4-1

4.2              Water Quality Parameters                                                                             4-1

4.3              Sampling Procedures and Monitoring Equipment                                           4-1

4.4              Laboratory Measurement/Analysis                                                                4-3

4.5              Monitoring Locations                                                                                    4-4

4.6              Baseline Monitoring                                                                                      4-5

4.7              Impact Monitoring                                                                                        4-6

4.8              Event and Action Plan for Water Quality                                                       4-6

4.9              Water Quality Mitigation Measures                                                               4-9

 

5.                  WASTE MANAGEMENT                                                                                      5-1

5.1              General Requirements                                                                                   5-1

5.2              Waste Management Measures                                                                      5-1

5.3              Potential for Recycling or Reuse of Construction Wastes                               5-7

5.4              Responsibilities for Construction Waste Management                                    5-9

 

6.                  ECOLOGY                                                                                                             6-1

6.1              Introduction                                                                                                  6-1

6.2              Monitoring Parameters                                                                                  6-1

6.3              Equipment                                                                                                    6-1

6.4              Monitoring Areas                                                                                          6-1

6.5              Baseline Monitoring                                                                                      6-2

6.6              Impact Monitoring                                                                                        6-2

6.7              Event and Action Plan for Ecology                                                                6-5

 

7.                  CULTURAL HERITAGE                                                                                        7-1

7.1              Introduction                                                                                                  7-1

7.2              Staff                                                                                                             7-1

7.3              Methodology and Approach                                                                         7-1

7.4              Location of Structure to be Monitored                                                          7-1

7.5              Action and Limit Levels                                                                                7-1

7.6              Event and Action Plan for Cultural Heritage Resources                                  7-2

 

 

8.                  LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL                                                                                 8-1

8.1              Introduction                                                                                                  8-1

8.2              Baseline Monitoring                                                                                      8-1

8.3              Construction Phase Audit                                                                              8-1

8.4              Event and Action Plan                                                                                   8-2

8.5              Landscape and Visual Impact Mitigation Measures                                        8-3

 

9.                  SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT                                                                         9-1

9.1              Site Inspections                                                                                            9-1

9.2              Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements                                   9-2

9.3              Environmental Complaints                                                                             9-3

 

10.              REPORTING                                                                                                        10-1

10.1          General                                                                                                      10-1

10.2          Documentation                                                                                           10-1

10.3          Baseline Monitoring Report                                                                         10-1

10.4          Monthly EM&A Reports                                                                            10-2

10.5          Quarterly EM&A Summary Reports                                                           10-7

10.6          Final EM&A Summary Report                                                                    10-8

10.7          Data Keeping                                                                                           10-11

10.8          Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances              10-11

10.9          Sample Templates                                                                                    10-11

 

END OF TEXT

 

 

APPENDICES

 

Appendix A      Mitigation Measures Implementation Schedule

Appendix B      Proforma for EM&A Programme

 

 

LIST OF TABLES

 

Table 2.1          Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Table 2.2          Air Quality Monitoring Locations, Parameters, Frequency and Duration for Baseline

Table 2.3          Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality

Table 2.4          Event/Action Plan for Air Quality

Table 3.1          Noise Monitoring Stations for Baseline and Construction Monitoring

Table 3.2          Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 3.3          Event/Action Plan for Construction Noise Monitoring

Table 4.1          Proposed Monitoring Locations for Water Quality

Table 4.2          Water Quality Monitoring Locations, Parameter, Frequency and Duration for Baseline

Table 4.3          Locations, Parameters, Frequencies and Durations during Construction Phases

Table 4.4          Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 4.5          Event and Action Plan for Water Quality

Table 4.6          Summary of Mitigation Measures for Construction Impacts

Table 5.1          Construction Wastes Generated by Proposed Works

Table 5.2          Construction Wastes Types and their Potential for Recycling or Re-use

Table 5.3          Responsibilities for Waste Collection, Recycling and Disposal during the Construction Phase

Table 6.1          Action and Limit Levels for Ecology

Table 6.2          Event and Action Plan for Ecology

Table 7.1          Action and Limit Levels for Cultural Heritage Resources

Table 7.2          Event and Action Plan for Cultural Heritage

Table 8.1          Event and Action Plan for Landscape and Visual Impact – Construction Phase

 

 

LIST OF FIGURES

 

Figure 1.1         Construction Phase Environmental Monitoring & Audit Procedures

Figure 1.2         KT13 and its relation with catchments in Northwest New Territories

Figure 1.3a       Ma On Kong Channel KT13 Proposed Layout Plan

Figure 1.3b       Ma On Kong Channel KT13 Proposed Layout Plan

Figure 1.4         Project Organisation and Lines of Authorities for EM&A

Figure 1.5         Lines of Communication for Reporting Function for the EM&A

Figure 2.1         Proposed Air Monitoring Locations and Representative Air Sensitive Receivers

Figure 3.1         Proposed Noise Monitoring Locations and Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers

Figure 3.2         Locations of Proposed Temporary Noise Barriers

Figure 4.1a       Recommended Water Quality and Sediment Quality Monitoring

Figure 4.1b       Recommended Water Quality and Sediment Quality Monitoring

Figure 6.1         Ecology Monitoring Areas Recommended for Construction Phase and Operation Phase

Figure 7.1         Location of Cultural Heritage Resources Monitoring

Figure 9.1         Complaint Response Procedures