1.
This is the 26th monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) Report under First Phase Development of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling
North (FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs), comprising the Advance Works and
First Stage Works (the Project). This report was prepared by Wellab Limited under “Service Contract No. NDO 04/2019
Environmental Team for Environmental Monitoring and Audit Works in Construction
Phase for the First Phase Development of KTN and FLN NDAs” (hereinafter called the “Service
Contract”). This report documents the findings of Environmental Monitoring and
Audit (EM&A) work conducted in December 2021.
2.
During the reporting month, the following Works
Contracts under relevant Environmental Permit(s) were undertaken for the
Project:
Table I Works
Contracts under relevant Environmental Permit(s) in the Reporting Month
|
Works Contracts |
Environmental Permit No. |
Designated Project (DP) |
Commencement date of construction |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/01 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Site Formation and Infrastructure
Works |
EP-466/2013 |
Castle Peak Road Diversion |
12th August 2020 |
|
EP-467/2013/A |
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road P1 and
P2 and Associated New Kwu Tung Interchange and Pak Shek Au Interchange Improvement |
12th August 2020 |
|
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Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
1st June 2020 |
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Utilization of Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE)
from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works |
23rd
March 2020 |
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Contract No. ND/2019/02 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Roads and Drains between Kwu Tung North New Development Area and Shek Wu Hui |
EP-469/2013 |
Sewage Pumping Stations in Kwu Tung North New Development Area |
28th
October 2020 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/03 - Kwu
Tung North New Development Area, Phase 1: Development of Long Valley Nature
Park |
Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
3rd
July 2020 |
|
|
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
6th
October 2020 |
|
|
Contract No. ND/2019/04 – Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1: Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shek
Wu San Tsuen North to Lung Yeuk Tau) |
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
23rd
February 2021 |
|
EP-546/2017 |
Fanling North Temporary Sewage Pumping Station |
16th
February 2021 |
|
|
Contract
No. ND/2019/05 - Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1: Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (Shung
Him Tong to Kau Lung Hang) |
EP-473/2013/A |
Fanling Bypass Eastern Section (New Road) |
1st
August 2020 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/06 - Fanling North New Development Area,
Phase 1: Re-provisioning of North District Temporary Wholesale Market for
Agricultural Products |
Reprovision of temporary Wholesale Market in
Fanling North New Development Area |
29th
October 2019 |
|
|
Contract No. ND/2019/07 – Fanling North New Development
Area, Phase 1: Site Formation and Infrastructure Works |
Works
area not under relevant Environmental Permit for Phase 1 of the Project. |
1st
March 2021 |
|
3.
A summary of the EM&A activities in
this reporting month is listed in Table
II below:
Table II Summary Table for EM&A
Activities in the Reporting Month
|
EM&A Activities |
Monitoring Station (s) |
Works Contracts |
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|
ND/2019/01 |
ND/2019/02 |
ND/2019/03 |
ND/2019/04 |
ND/2019/05 |
ND/2019/06 |
ND/2019/07 |
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1-hr
Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Dec 21 |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
2, 8, 14, 20, 24 and
30 Dec 21 |
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FLN-DMS5 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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24-hr
TSP Monitoring |
FLN-DMS1 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FLN-DMS3 |
N/A |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
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FLN-DMS5A |
17, 23 and 29 Dec 21 |
17, 23 and 29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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KTN-DMS4 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
1, 7, 13, 17, 23 and
29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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Noise Monitoring |
CP-FLN-NMS1 |
N/A |
2,
8, 14, 24 and 30 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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CP-FLN-NMS2 |
N/A |
2,
8, 14, 24 and 30 Dec 21 |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS2 |
1, 7, 13, 23 and 29 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
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CP-KTN-NMS3 |
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CP-KTN-NMS5 |
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CP-KTN-NMS6 |
N/A |
1, 7, 13, 23 and 29 Dec 21 |
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Ecological
Survey |
Monitoring
of Measures to Minimise Disturbance to Water Birds
on Ng Tung River, Sheung Yue River,
and Long Valley |
N/A* |
N/A* |
2,
3, 8, 9, 16, 23, 24, 28 and 29 Dec 21 |
2,
8, 16, 23 and 28 Dec 21 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts
to Ma Tso Lung Stream and Siu Hang San Tsuen Stream |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
|
|
Monitoring of Measures to Minimise Impacts on
Ecological Sensitive Habitats from Disturbance and Pollution |
10
and 15 Dec 21 |
10
and 15 Dec 21 |
10
Dec 21 |
10
Dec 21 |
10 Dec 21 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
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|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) Monitoring for Land Contamination |
6, 10, 16, 22 and 28 Dec 21 |
N/A |
6, 10, 16, 22 and 28 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Water
Quality Monitoring |
N/A |
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29
and 31 Dec 21 |
N/A |
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29
and 31 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Landfill
Gas Monitoring |
31 Dec 21 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Built
Heritage Monitoring |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Daily assessment subject to construction works
conducted within assessment area |
N/A |
N/A |
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Environmental
Site Inspection |
7, 14, 21 and 28 Dec 21 |
1, 8, 17, 22 and 29 Dec 21 |
3, 10, 14, 24 and 31 Dec 21 |
2, 10, 16, 23 and 30 Dec 21 |
8, 13, 20 and 28 Dec 21 |
2, 9, 13, 23 and 30 Dec 21 |
3, 9, 17, 24 and 31 Dec 21 |
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Remark:
N/A – No relevant monitoring is required according
to updated EM&A Manual
N/A* – No relevant monitoring is required according
to Baseline Ecological Monitoring Plan (Table 3.1)
[1] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS2 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-468/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/03
[2] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS3 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-468/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/03
[3] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-KTN-NMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/02 under
EP-469/2013 exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/02
[4] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/05 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds500m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/05
[5] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS3 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 and
ND/2019/04 under EP-473/2013/A exceeds 500m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03 and ND/2019/04
[6] Since the distance
between monitoring station FLN-DMS5 and site boundary of ND/2019/05 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds 500m. The monitoring station is not applicable to
ND/2019/05
[7] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-FLN-NMS2 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 and
ND/2019/04 under EP-473/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03 and ND/2019/04.
[8] Since the distance
between monitoring station CP-FLN-NMS1 and site boundary of ND/2019/03 under
EP-473/2013/A exceeds 300m. The monitoring station is not
applicable to ND/2019/03.
[9] 24-hr TSP monitoring at FLN-DMS5 – Noble Hill
was suspended since 19 Nov 2021 as the set up has
been reported stolen on 19 Nov 2021. The proposal of alternative station
FLN-DMS5A has been approved and operated since 17 Dec 2021.
4.
Summary of the environmental exceedances
of the reporting month is tabulated in Table
III.
Table III Summary Table for Events Recorded in the
Reporting Month
|
Environmental Monitoring |
Parameter |
No. of non-project related
Exceedances |
Total No. of non-project related Exceedances |
No. of Exceedance
related to the Construction Works of the Contract |
Total No. of Exceedance related
to the Construction Works of the Contract |
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|
Action Level |
Limit Level |
Action Level |
Limit Level |
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|
Air Quality |
1-hr
TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24-hr TSP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
24-hr RSP (Ambient Arsenic) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Noise |
Leq(30min) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Water Quality [1] |
DO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Turbidity |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
SS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Arsenic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Landfill
Gas |
O2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CH4 |
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CO2 |
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Cultural
heritage |
Built Heritage Monitoring |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Air Quality
5. All
construction air quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Construction Noise
6.
All construction noise monitoring was
conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Water
Quality
7. All
additional water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
8. No
construction of channel for alternation of natural streams was carried out in
the reporting month. Therefore, no water quality monitoring according to
pre-construction ET’s Updated EM&A Manual and Baseline Water Quality
Monitoring Report (KTN & FLN NDA) was conducted. For the details, please
refer to Section 5.
Land Contamination
9. All ambient
arsenic monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No
Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Landfill Gas Monitoring
10. Monitoring
of landfill gases in the reporting month was carried out by the Contractor
under ND/2019/01 at excavation location, Portion 6b. No Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Built Heritage Monitoring
11. Built
heritage monitoring in the reporting month was carried out by the Contractor
under ND/2019/05 for surveyed cultural heritage. No Limit Level exceedance was
recorded.
Ecological Monitoring
12. All
ecological monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. Action
and limit level will be compared after the issue of Final Baseline Ecological
Report. The ecological monitoring result in the Reporting Month is shown in Appendix L.
Complaint Log
13. One environmental
complaint for ND/2019/05 was received in the reporting month.
Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
14. No
notification of summons or successful prosecutions was received in the
reporting month.
15. This
report has been prepared in compliance with the reporting requirements for the
subsequent monthly EM&A Report as required by the “Updated Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Manual for Advance and First Stage Works of Kwu Tung North and Fanling North
New Development Areas” (Updated EM&A Manual).
16. The major site activities for the coming two months
are shown
in Table IV.
Table IV Summary
Table for Site Activities in the coming Two Months
|
Contract No. |
Site Activities (January 2022 and February 2022) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site Clearance, remove of existing structures and tree felling in
Portion 1a (b)
Site clearance, ground investigation, sheet piling, excavation
and drainage in Portion 1b (c)
Site Clearance and remove of existing structures in Portion 1e (d)
Site clearance, tree felling and temporary road construction in
Portion 2 (e)
Site clearance, backfilling, excavation and tree felling in Portion 3 (f)
Site clearance, sheet piling and excavation, drainage works and
temporary road construction in
Portion 5 (g)
Site
Clearance, sheet piling and excavation, pipes laying, backfilling,
construction of KB01 retaining wall, haul road construction in Portion 6a (h)
Operation
of HAC treatment facility in Portion 6b (i)
Site
clearance, sheetpiling and excavation, pipes laying
and construction of APLR in Portion 7 (j)
Construction
of retaining Wall, slope cutting, soil nailing, slope drainage and
maintenance access construction, RC construction of flushing water service
reservoir and fresh water reservoir, construction of temporary haul road in
Portion 8a (k)
Sheet
piling for receiving pit, trenchless works, excavation in Portion 8b (l)
Sheet piling and excavation, pipes laying,
demolition of existing structures, GI works in Portion 9b (m)
Stockpile
of soil and excavation in Portion 9c (n)
Excavation,
sheetpiling for ELS, drainage works and road
construction in Portion 10a (o)
Sheetpiling and excavation, drainage works
in Portion 10b (p)
Construction of MBR at 11b (q)
Construction of temporary sewage pumping station in Portion 14 |
|
ND/2019/02 |
(a)
Pre-bored
Socketed H-pile (b)
Tree
felling (c)
ELS (d)
Hoarding
erection (e)
Pipe
Jacking (f)
Construction
of Pile Cap |
|
ND/2019/03 |
(a)
Portion 1 & Portion 1A -
Drainage
works at Yin Kong Road (b) Long Valley -
Erection
of Permanent Boundary Structure -
Construction
of Compacted Earth Bund / Walkway -
Construction
of Ditches -
Construction
of Irrigation Channel -
Construction
of Decking & Sluices -
Construction
of Type 1 Storage House -
Construction
of Type 2 Storage House -
Construction
of Tea House -
Construction
of Composting Facility -
Construction
of Bird Hide -
Construction
of Outdoor Classroom -
Construction
of Storage Sheds -
Wetland
Creation & Restoration works |
|
ND/2019/04 |
(a)
Site clearance (b)
Tree felling (c)
Predrill (d)
Bored piling (e)
Excavation (f)
Sheet piling (g)
ELS |
|
ND/2019/05 |
(a)
North Team Works -
Pre-drilling for bored piles at B1 &
B2(Portion II), C1(Portion II) & C1-03 -
Bored piling at B1(Portion I), B1&B2(Portion
II), C1(Portion II), C1-03, C1-04, C2-01, C2-02, C2-03a, C2-03b, C3-02,
C3-03a, C3-04a, D2-01, E2-01 -
ELS and Pile cap construction at C3-03b, C3-04b,
C4-03, C4-04a, C4-04b, D1-01, D1-02, D1-03, D1-04, E1-01, E1-02, E1-03 &
E1-04 -
Footing construction at C4-02. -
Pier Construction at C4-03, C4-04a, C4-04b,
D1-01, E1-01, E1-02, E1-03, E1-04 (b)
Viaduct Works -
Installation of the 4th to 5th typical segment mould and SOP mould -
Fabrication of 6th to 8th typical segment mould to be completed by the end of Feb 2022 -
1st and 2nd SOP -
Target to cast in12 segments in and 16 segments -
Fabrication of launching girder (LG) is in
progress -
Fabrication of 1st set Form Travel (FT) -
Fabrication of pier bracket of Pier C4-04M -
Complete ground beams of segment motorized
trolley in CTC yard (c)
South Team Works -
Venton Area
– Gas main laying, 11kv and 132kv cross road duct laying -
Portion 13 –132kv duct laying. DN1200 storm drain
construction -
Portion 17 and 18 – Construction of DN 1650
storm. DN 600 and DN450 sewer -
Portion 18 – 132kv duct laying, Gas main laying -
Kee Kei area – demolish boundary wall -
TWSR (West) – RW06 construction -
HKY FB (East) – construction of LT1, P02 -
Portion 11 – DN1200 and DN600 watermain laying
work -
E2-02 pier – construction of tower crane
foundation -
E2-03 – Pile cap construction -
E3-01 – Pile cap construction -
E3-03 – Pier construction -
D2-02 – Pile cap construction. -
D2-03 – Temp. drainage diversion, access tower
erection, temp. lighting, Piling works |
|
ND/2019/06 |
(a)
Finishing works for the Management Office Building (MOB) at
Portion 4. (b)
Rectification works for T&C of E&M installations for the
steel canopy, MOB and additional water tank and pump house at Portion 3 (c)
Construction of concrete carriageway at Portion 3 (d)
Construction of screeding on stall area at Portion 3 (e)
Construction of footings of additional covered walkway at Portion
3 (f)
Finishing works for the additional water tank and pump house at
Portion 3 |
|
ND/2019/07 |
(a)
Site clearance at Portion 4 and 5 (b)
Erection of site hoarding at Portion 4 (c)
C&D waste disposal at Portion 1, 2, 4 and 5 (d)
G.I. works at Portion 4 and 5 (e)
Construction of box culvert at Portion 2 (f)
Filling works at Portion 1, 2 and 4 (g)
Tree felling/ Disposal of yard waste at Portion 4 (h)
Construction of site haul road at Portion 4 (i)
Demolition of villager’s houses at Portion 4 and 5 (j)
Drainage works and sewage works at Portion 1, 3
and 4 (k)
Main piling works and Portion 5 |