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 8th Quarterly EM&A Summary
Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A programme
during the reporting period from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023. As informed
by the Contractor, major activities in the reporting period were 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 Environmental Quality Performance Limits (AL levels)
iv. No Action and
Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality monitoring and construction
noise monitoring in the reporting period.
v. No Action and
Limit Level exceedance was recorded for water quality in the reporting period.
vi. No
Action / Limit Level exceedance was recorded for noise levels at stations (NMS1
and NMS2) in close proximity to the active ardeid night roosts during the reporting period.
vii. A total
of five (5) Action Level exceedances and two (2) Limit Level exceedances were
recorded for the ecological monitoring of birds during the reporting period.
However, these exceedances were not project-related.
viii. No corrective
actions were required according to the Event and Action Plans for the
Monitoring Parameters.
Land Contamination
ix.
Regular site inspection was carried out to ensure the recommended
mitigation measures are properly implemented. The signed final Contamination
Assessment Report (CAR) for “Main Storeroom & Workshops”, “Mechanical
Workshop”, “Waste Storage Area” and “SAS Thickener House-1” were submitted to
EPD respectively
on 1st November 2021, 23rd November 2021, 29th
April 2022 and 6th July 2022. No contaminated soil and ground water was found within
the Main Storeroom & Workshop, Mechanical Workshop, Waste Storage Area and SAS
Thickener House-1 and no remedial action is required for both locations. Part
of the Site investigation (SI) work within the SAS Thickener House-2 (i.e. ENV-BH18, ENV-BH19, ENV-BH20 and ENV-BH21) was
completed by 23rd February 2023. While the laboratory results of
sampling works show that there is no contaminated soil or groundwater within the SAS Thickener
House-2, the findings are summarized in the CAR for the area which was certified
by ET Leader and verified by IEC on 30 March 2023 and will be submitted to EPD.
Complaint Log
x. No complaints were
received in the reporting period.
Notifications of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
xi. No notifications
of summons and successful prosecutions were received in the reporting period.
Reporting Change
xii. There were no
reporting changes during the reporting period.
2. SUMMARY
OF EM&A REQUIREMENTS AND MONITORING RESULTS
6. NON-COMPLIANCE, COMPLAINTS,
NOTIFICATIONS OF SUMMONS AND SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS
7. IMPLEMENTATION
STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURE
Tables
Table 1.1 – Contact Information of Key Personnel
Table 1.2 – Main Construction Works Carried out in the Reporting
Period
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 5.1 –
Observations and Recommendations of Site Audit
Table 5.2 – Waste
Generated by the Construction and Disposal Ground
Table 7.1 – Status of
submissions required under the EP
Figures
Figure
1 Location of
Proposed Yuen Long Effluent Polishing Plant
Figure 2 Location
of Construction Dust Monitoring Stations
Figure 3 Noise
Monitoring Locations
Appendices