i. This Quarterly
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Summary Report is prepared for
Contract No. SPW 07/2020 “Environmental Team for Construction of Yuen Long
Effluent Polishing Plant Stage 1”. Drainage Services Department (DSD) has
appointed Fugro Technical Services Limited (FTS) to undertake the Environmental
Team services for the project and implement the EM&A works.
ii. This is the 1st Quarterly EM&A Summary
Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A programme
during the reporting period from 8 April 2021 to 30 June 2021. As informed by
the Contractor, major activities in the reporting period shown in section
1.4.1.
iii. The EM&A methodology
has been effective in monitoring the environmental impacts of the Project and
the effectiveness of the mitigation measures. The data collected were useful in
determining whether the Project had caused unacceptable impacts on the
sensitive receivers. Analysis of all EM&A data collected throughout the
baseline and the impact periods demonstrated the environmental acceptability of
the Project.
Breaches of Action and Limit Levels
iv. No Action and
Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality monitoring and construction
noise monitoring in the reporting period.
v. 5 Action Level
exceedance and 7 Limit Level exceedance were recorded for water quality in the
reporting period. It was found that these exceedances were not project-related.
vi. No Action / Limit
exceedance was recorded for noise levels at stations (NMS1 and NMS2) in close proximity to the active ardeid night roosts in the monitoring period.
vii. 4 Action Level
exceedances were noted for the ecological monitoring of birds during the reporting period, however,
these exceedances were not project-related.
viii. No complaints were
received in the reporting period.
Notifications of any Summons and Successful Prosecutions
ix. No notifications
of summons and prosecutions were received in the reporting period.
Reporting Change
x. There were no
reporting changes during the reporting period.
2. SUMMARY OF EM&A REQUIREMENTS AND
MONITORING RESULTS
5. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND NON-COMPLIANCE
6. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION MEASURE
Tables
Table 1.1 – Contact Information of Key Personnel
Table 2.1 – Air Quality and Noise Monitoring
Location
Table 2.2 – Coordinates of Water Quality
Monitoring Locations
Table 2.3 – Summary of Water Quality Exceedance
Table 4.1 – Observations and Recommendations of
Site Audit
Table 4.2 – Waste Generated by the Construction
and Disposal Ground
Figures
Figure 1 Location of Proposed Yuen Long Effluent Polishing Plant
Figure 2 Air Quality Monitoring
Locations
Figure 3 Noise Monitoring Locations
Appendices
Appendix A Construction
Programme
Appendix B Project Organization Chart
Appendix C Action and Limit Levels
Appendix D Graphical Presentation of Monitoring Data
Appendix E Event and Action Plan
Appendix G Implementation Status of Environment Mitigation Measures