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Project No.: 2001/005 Issue No.: 1 |
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Date: 03 October 2002 |
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KCRC East Rail Extension Development Contract No. HCC-300 and HCC-302 |
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Tsim Sha Tsui East
Station (HCC-300) Pedestrian Subway
(HCC-302) |
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Impact EM&A Report for September 2002
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Prepared For Gammon-Nishimatsu Joint Venture Limited |
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This report has
been prepared by Action-United Environmental Services & Consulting with
all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Agreement
with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of Business
and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the
client. We disclaim any
responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the
scope of the above. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. |
Table of Contents
3.0 Status of Environmental Permits and Submissions
4.0 Summary of EM&A Requirements
6.0 Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance
7.0 Implementation of Mitigation Measures
9.0 Effluent Discharge and In-house Sampling
10.0 Environmental Training and Awareness
11.0 Landscape and Visual Impact
13.0 Archaeological/Cultural Heritage Monitoring
14.0 Land Contamination Assessment
16.0 response to Comments from EPD/KCRC/IEC
List of Tables
Table 2-1 Summary of Major Construction Activities in September 2002
Table 3-1 Summary of License/Permit Status
Table 3-2 Summary of Document Submissions
Table 4-1 Locations of Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Table 4-2 Action/Limit Levels for 24-Hr TSP Monitoring
Table 4-3 Action/Limit Levels for 1-Hr TSP Monitoring
Table 4-4 Locations of Regular Noise Monitoring Stations
Table 4-5 Locations of Continuous Noise Monitoring Stations
Table 4-6 Action/Limit Levels for Regular and Continuous Noise Monitoring
Table 4-7 Distance Correction for Noise Monitoring Results
Table 5-1 Summary of 1-Hr TSP Monitoring Results
Table 5-2 Summary of 24-Hr TSP Monitoring Results
Table 5-3 Summary of Regular Noise Monitoring Results
Table 6-1 Summary of Complaint Statistics
Table 6-2 Summary of Environmental Complaint
Table 6-3 Summary of CPAR Statistics
Table 8-1 Summary of Waste Disposal in September 2002
List of
Appendices
Appendix A Project site layout for HCC-300 and HCC-302
Appendix B Key personnel contact list
Appendix C Maps showing environmental monitoring stations
Appendix D Graphical presentations of 1-Hr TSP monitoring results in September 2002
Appendix E Graphical presentations of 24-Hr TSP monitoring results in September 2002
Appendix F Graphical presentations of regular noise monitoring results in September 2002
Appendix G Graphical presentations of CNM results in September 2002
Appendix H Equipment calibration certificates
Appendix I Summary of CPAR Status
Appendix J Summary of mitigation measures implementation status
Appendix K Report on Champion Tree No. 251
Appendix L Schedule of EM&A schedule in upcoming 3 month (Oct, Nov and Dec 02)
Appendix M IEC comment response form
Executive
Summary
ES.01 Gammon-Nishimatsu Joint Venture Limited
(hereafter “the JV”) was awarded the Contracts of East Rail Extensions Tsim Sha
Tsui East (TST East) Rail development project HCC-300 and HCC-302 by the
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC).
ES.02 Action-United Environmental Services and Consulting (AUES) was commissioned by the JV to implement an Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) program in accordance with the approved EM&A Manual to maintain acceptable environmental quality throughout the construction period.
ES.03 This monthly EM&A report summarizes
the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A program in the
reporting month of September 2002.
Key Construction Progress
ES.04 The major construction activities in this
reporting month for both contracts HCC-300 and HCC-302 include sheet piling,
excavation work and road diversion for utilities. Details of the construction
work undertaken in this reporting month are summarized in Section 2.2.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress
ES.05 The monthly EM&A program was undertaken in accordance with the approved TST EM&A manual and relevant contractual requirements. A summary of the monitoring activities in this reporting month is listed below:
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1-Hr TSP Monitoring |
90 Occasions |
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24-HR TSP Monitoring |
30 Occasions |
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Regular Noise Monitoring |
35 Occasions |
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Continuous Noise Monitoring |
68
Occasions |
Summary of Environmental Exceedance
ES.06 A
summary of monitoring exceedance and the level of compliance in this reporting
month is presented as follows:
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Env. Quality |
Parameters |
% Compliance |
Investigation & Corrective Actions |
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Air Quality |
1-Hr TSP |
100% |
Not required for 100%
compliance |
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24-Hr TSP |
100% |
Not required for 100%
compliance |
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Noise |
Regular Noise |
100% |
Not required for 100%
compliance |
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CNM |
100% |
Not required for 100%
compliance |
Effluent Discharge and In-house Monitoring Program
ES.07 Site effluent is regularly sampled and
analyzed according to the requirements of the wastewater discharge permit
issued by EPD.
Restricted-Hour Noise Monitoring
ES.08 No construction was undertaken during
restricted hours in this reporting month and no restricted-hour noise
monitoring was required.
Site Inspection and Audits
ES.09 Environmental
audits and inspections were conducted in this reporting month. A summary of
dates of the audits and inspections carried out by the concerned parties are
presented as follows:
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Concerned Parties |
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Audit/Inspection |
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CET |
6, 10, 20 and 27 September 2002 |
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IEC/KCRC |
27 September 2002 |
ES.10 The IEC’s and CET’s audit findings are
summarized in the following table with the corrective actions/mitigation
measures implemented or proposed by the JV.
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IEC/CET |
Date Recorded |
Key Audit Findings |
Proposed
Actions/Mitigation Measures |
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HCC-300 |
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IEC |
27 Sept 02 |
Wing On Plaza (near Salisbury Road): The sedimentation system should
be maintained properly to avoid any leakage of chemical (flocculent). The
sediment should be removed regularly. |
Site staff has
been reminded to regularly maintain the sedimentation system with sediment
deposits removed. |
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IEC |
27 Sept 02 |
Wing On Plaza (D4, D5, D7 & D8): Site exit should be free from
dust/mud debris. |
The work sites
are metal decked. Site staff has been reminded to regularly clean up the soil
debris on the deck. |
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IEC |
27 Sept 02 |
Wing On Plaza:
Breaking without watering was observed. |
Site staff has
been reminded to apply watering in the course of breaking to control dust
emissions. |
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IEC |
27 Sept 02 |
Middle Road
Playground: Stockpiles should be watered whenever necessary. |
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