Agreement No. CE 35/2006(CE)
Kai Tak Development Engineering Study
cum Design and Construction of Advance Works
– Investigation, Design and Construction
Kai Tak Development
environmental monitoring and audit manual
Contents
16.2 Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information
16.3 Baseline Monitoring Report
16.4 Monthly EM&A Reports. 16-1
16.5 First Monthly EM&A Report
16.7 Quarterly EM&A Summary Reports
16.8 Final EM&A Review Reports
16.10 Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances
(i) Up to half a page executive summary;
(ii) Brief project background information;
(iii) Drawings showing locations of the baseline monitoring stations;
(iv) An updated construction programme with milestones of environmental protection / mitigation activities annotated;
(v) Monitoring results (in both hard and soft copies) together with the following information:
· Monitoring methodology;
· Name of laboratory and types of equipment used and calibration details;
· Parameters monitored;
· Monitoring locations;
· Monitoring date, time, frequency and duration; and
· Quality assurance (QA) / quality control (QC) results and detection limits.
(vi) Details on influencing factors, including:
· Major activities, if any, being carried out on the site during the period;
· Weather conditions during the period; and
· Other factors which might affect results.
(vii) Determination of the Action and Limit Levels (AL Levels) for each monitoring parameter and statistical analysis of the baseline data, the analysis shall conclude if there is any significant difference between control and impact stations for the parameters monitored;
(viii) Revisions for inclusion in the EM&A Manual; and
(ix) Comments, recommendations and conclusions.
(i) Executive summary (1-2 pages):
· Breaches of Action and Limit Levels;
· Complaint log;
· Notifications of any summons and successful prosecutions;
· Reporting changes; and
· Future key issues.
(ii) Basic project information:
· Project organisation including key personnel contact names and telephone numbers;
· Construction programme with fine tuning of construction activities showing the inter-relationship with environmental protection / mitigation measures for the month;
· Management structure; and
· Works undertaken during the month.
(iii) Environmental status:
· Works undertaken during the month with illustrations; and
· Drawings showing the project area, any environmental sensitive receivers and the locations of the monitoring and control stations (with co-ordinates of the monitoring locations);
· Advice on the status of statutory environmental compliance, the status of compliance with environmental permit (EP) conditions under the EIA Ordinance, submission status under the EP and implementation status of mitigation measures.
(iv) A brief summary of EM&A requirements including:
· All monitoring parameters;
· Environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels);
· Event and Action Plans;
· Environmental mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report; and
· Environmental requirements in contract documents.
(v) Implementation status:
· Advice on the implementation status of environmental protection and pollution control / mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report, summarised in the updated implementation schedule.
(vi) Monitoring results (in both hard and diskette copies) together with the following information:
· Monitoring methodology;
· Name of laboratory and types of equipment used and calibration details;
· Parameters monitored;
· Monitoring locations;
· Monitoring date, time, frequency, and duration;
· Weather conditions during the period;
· Graphical plots of the monitored parameters in the month annotated against:
- The major activities being carried out on site during the period;
- Weather conditions that may affect the results; and
- Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results.
· Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results; and
· Quality assurance (QA) / quality control (QC) results and detection limits.
(vii) Report on non-compliance, complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions:
· Record of all non-compliance (exceedances) of the environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels);
· Record of all complaints received (written or verbal) for each media, including locations and nature of complaints investigation, liaison and consultation undertaken, actions and follow-up procedures taken, results and summary;
· Record of all notification of summons and successful prosecutions for breaches of current environmental protection / pollution control legislations, including locations and nature of the breaches, investigation, follow-up actions taken, results and summary;
· Review of the reasons for and the implications of non-compliance, complaints, summons and prosecutions including review of pollution sources and working procedures; and
· Description of the actions taken in the event of non-compliance and deficiency reporting and any follow-up procedures related to earlier non-compliance.
(viii) Others:
· Compare and contrast the EM&A data in the month with the EIA predictions and annotate with explanation for any discrepancies;
· An account of the future key issues as reviewed from the works programme and work method statements;
· Advice on the solid and liquid waste management status during the month including waste generation and disposal records; and
· Comments including effectiveness of the environmental management systems, practices, procedures, mitigation measures, recommendations (for example, any improvement in the EM&A programme) and conclusions.
(i) Executive summary (1 - 2 pages):
· Breaches of Action and Limit Levels;
· Complaints log;
· Notifications of any summons and successful prosecutions;
· Reporting changes; and
· Future key issues.
(ii) Environmental status:
· Construction programme with fine tuning of construction activities showing the inter-relationship with environmental protection / mitigation measures for the month;
· Works undertaken during the month with illustrations including key personnel contact names and telephone numbers;
· Drawing showing the project area, any environmental sensitive receivers and the locations of the monitoring and control stations; and
· Advice on the status of statutory environmental compliance, the status of compliance with environmental permit (EP) conditions under the EIA Ordinance, submission status under the EP and implementation status of mitigation measures.
(iii) Implementation status:
· Advice on the implementation status of environmental protection and pollution control / mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report, summarised in the updated implementation schedule.
(iv) Monitoring results (in both hard and diskette copies) together with the following information:
· Monitoring methodology;
· Name of laboratory and types of equipment used and calibration details;
· Parameters monitored;
· Monitoring locations;
· Monitoring date, time, frequency, and duration;
· Weather conditions during the period;
· Graphical plots of the monitored parameters in the month annotated against;
- The major activities being carried out on site during the period;
- Weather conditions that may affect the results; and
- Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results.
· Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results; and
· Quality assurance (QA) / quality control (QC) results and detection limits.
(v) Report on non-compliance, complaints, and notifications of summons and successful prosecutions:
· Record of all non-compliance (exceedances) of the environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels);
· Record of all complaints received (written or verbal) for each media, including locations and nature of complaints investigation, liaison and consultation undertaken, actions and follow-up procedures taken, results and summary;
· Record of all notification of summons and successful prosecutions for breaches of current environmental protection / pollution control legislations, including locations and nature of the breaches, investigation, follow-up actions taken, results and summary;
· Review of the reasons for and the implications of non-compliance, complaints, summons and prosecutions including review of pollution sources and working procedures; and
· Description of the actions taken in the event of non-compliance and deficiency reporting and any follow-up procedures related to earlier non-compliance.
(vi) Others:
· Compare and contrast the EM&A data in the month with the EIA predictions and annotate with explanation for any discrepancies;
· An account of the future key issues as reviewed from the works programme and work method statements;
· Advice on the solid and liquid waste management status during the month including waste generation and disposal records; and
· Comments including effectiveness of the environmental management systems, practices, procedures, mitigation measures, recommendations (for example, any improvement in the EM&A programme) and conclusions.
(vii) Appendix
· Action and Limit Levels;
· Graphical plots of trends of monitored parameters at key stations over the past four reporting periods for representative monitoring stations annotated against the following:
- Major activities being carried out on site during the period;
- Weather conditions during the period; and
- Any other factors that might affect the monitoring results.
· Monitoring schedule for the present and next reporting period;
· Cumulative statistics on complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions;
· Outstanding issues and deficiencies.
(i) Executive summary (1 - 2 pages);
(ii) Basic project information including a synopsis of the project organisation, programme, contacts of key management, and a synopsis of works undertaken during the quarter;
(iii) A brief summary of EM&A requirements including:
· Monitoring parameters;
· Environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels); and
· Environmental mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report.
(iv) Advice on the implementation status of environmental protection and pollution control / mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report, summarised in the updated implementation schedule;
(v) Drawings showing the project area, any environmental sensitive receivers and the locations of the monitoring and control stations;
(vi) Graphical plots of the trends of monitored parameters over the past four months (the last month of the previous quarter and the present quarter) for representative monitoring stations annotated against:
· The major activities being carried out on site during the period;
· Weather conditions during the period; and
· Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results.
(vii) Advice on the solid and liquid waste management status during the quarter including waste generation and disposal records;
(viii) Compare and contrast the EM&A data in the month with the EIA predictions and annotate with explanation for any discrepancies;
(ix) A summary of non-compliance (exceedances) of the environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels);
(x) A brief review of the reasons for and the implications of non-compliance, including a review of pollution sources and working procedures;
(xi) A summary description of the actions taken in the event of non-compliance and any follow-up procedures related to earlier non-compliance;
(xii) A summarised record of all complaints received (written or verbal) for each media, liaison and consultation undertaken, actions and follow-up procedures taken;
(xiii) A summary record of notifications of summons and successful prosecutions for breaches of the current environmental protection / pollution control legislations, locations and nature of the breaches, investigation, follow-up actions taken and results;
(xiv) Comments (for examples, a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the mitigation measures and the performance of the environmental management system, that is, of the overall EM&A programme); recommendations (for example, any improvement in the EM&A programme) and conclusions for the quarter; and
(xv) Proponents' contacts and any hotline telephone number for the public to make enquiries.
(i) Executive summary (1 - 2 pages);
(ii) Basic project information including a synopsis of the project organisation, contacts of key management, and a synopsis of work undertaken during the course of the Project or past twelve months;
(iii) A brief summary of EM&A requirements including:
· Monitoring parameters;
· Environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels); and
· Environmental mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report.
(iv) Advice on the implementation status of environmental protection and pollution control / mitigation measures, as recommended in the EIA report, summarised in the updated implementation status proformas;
(v) Drawings showing the project area, any environmental sensitive receivers and the locations of the monitoring and control stations;
(vi) Graphical plots of the trends of monitored parameters over the course of the Project, including the post-project monitoring for all monitoring stations annotated against:
· The major activities being carried out on site during the period;
· Weather conditions during the period; and
· Any other factors which might affect the monitoring results;
· The return of ambient environmental conditions in comparison with baseline data.
(vii) Compare and contrast the EM&A data with the EIA predictions and annotate with explanation for any discrepancies;
(viii) Provide clear-cut decisions on the environmental acceptability of the Project with reference to the specific impact hypothesis;
(ix) Advice on the solid and liquid waste management status including waste generation and disposal records;
(x) A summary of non-compliance (exceedances) of the environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit Levels);
(xi) A brief review of the reasons for and the implications of non-compliance including review of pollution sources and working procedures;
(xii) A summary description of the actions taken in the event of non-compliance and any follow-up procedures related to earlier non-compliance;
(xiii) A summary record of all complaints received (written or verbal) for each media, liaison and consultation undertaken, actions and follow-up procedures taken;
(xiv) Review monitoring methodology adopted and with the benefit of hindsight, comment on its effectiveness (including cost effectiveness);
(xv) A summary record of notifications of summons and successful prosecutions for breaches of the current environmental protection/pollution control legislations, locations and nature of breaches, investigation, follow-up actions taken and results;
(xvi) Review the practicality and effectiveness of the EIA process and EM&A programme (for examples, a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the mitigation measures and the performance of the environmental management system, that is, of the overall EM&A programme), recommendations (for example, any improvement in the EM&A programme); and
(xvii) A conclusion to state the return of ambient and / or the predicted scenario as per EIA findings.