MONTHLY ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & AUDIT REPORT Highways Department Route 9 Between Tsing Yi and Cheung Sha Wan – Phase 2a Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi Viaduct: Monthly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report (21st August – 28th August 2003) Route 9 Phase 2a – Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi Viaduct Highways Department Monthly EM&A Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................4 1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................7 1.1 Purpose of the Report ...................................................................................................................7 1.2 Structure of the Report..................................................................................................................7 2. PROJECT INFORMATION .....................................................................................................8 2.1 Background...................................................................................................................................8 2.2 Site Description.............................................................................................................................8 2.3 Project Organisation .....................................................................................................................8 2.4 Project Work Programme .............................................................................................................8 3. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS....................................................9 3.1 Air Quality....................................................................................................................................9 Monitoring Requirements ......................................................................................................................9 Monitoring Frequency and Schedule.....................................................................................................9 Monitoring Locations ............................................................................................................................9 Monitoring Equipment.........................................................................................................................10 Monitoring Procedures and Calibration Details ..................................................................................10 Event/Action Plan ................................................................................................................................12 3.2 Noise Quality..............................................................................................................................12 Monitoring Requirements ....................................................................................................................12 Monitoring Frequency and Schedule...................................................................................................12 Monitoring Locations ..........................................................................................................................13 Monitoring Equipment.........................................................................................................................13 Monitoring Procedures and Calibration Details ..................................................................................14 Maintenance and Calibration..............................................................................................................14 Event/Action Plan ................................................................................................................................14 4. IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................................14 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LICENCE AND PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS ......................15 6. MONITORING RESULTS......................................................................................................16 6.1 Air Quality..................................................................................................................................16 1 Route 9 Phase 2a – Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi Viaduct Highways Department Monthly EM&A Report 1-hour TSP...........................................................................................................................................16 24-hour TSP.........................................................................................................................................16 Observations ........................................................................................................................................17 6.2 Noise ...........................................................................................................................................17 Normal Hour Monitoring.....................................................................................................................17 Observations ........................................................................................................................................18 Restricted Hour Monitoring.................................................................................................................18 7. AUDIT RESULTS ....................................................................................................................18 7.1 Air Quality..................................................................................................................................18 7.2 Noise ...........................................................................................................................................18 7.3 Water Quality..............................................................................................................................18 7.4 Waste Management.....................................................................................................................18 7.5 Site Inspection by Environmental Team (ET) ............................................................................20 7.6 Site Inspection by Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)..................................................20 7.7 Site Inspection by Environmental Protection Department (EPD) ..............................................21 8. COMPLAINTS, NOTIFICATIONS OF SUMMONS AND PROSECUTIONS ................22 8.1 Summary of Non-Compliance ....................................................................................................22 8.2 Summary of Complaints .............................................................................................................22 8.3 Summary of Notification of Summon and Prosecution ………………………………………..22 9. FUTURE KEY ISSUES............................................................................................................23 9.1 Key Issues for the Coming Month..............................................................................................23 9.2 Monitoring Schedule for the Coming Three Months..................................................................23 10. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS..................................................................24 10.1 Conclusions.................................................................................................................................24 10.2 Recommendations.......................................................................................................................24 2 Route 9 Phase 2a – Nam Wan Tunnel and West Tsing Yi Viaduct Highways Department Monthly EM&A Report LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Site Activities undertaken from during the reporting month Table 3.1 TSP Monitoring Parameter and Frequency Table 3.2 TSP Monitoring Locations Table 3.3 Air Quality Monitoring Equipment Table 3.4 Noise Monitoring Frequency and Parameters Table 3.5 Location of the Noise Monitoring Stations Table 3.6 Noise Monitoring Equipment Table 5.1 Summary of Environmental Licensing, Notification and Permit Status Table 6.1 Summary of 1-hour TSP Impact Monitoring Results Table 6.2 Summary of 24-hour TSP Impact Monitoring Results Table 6.3 Summary of Corrected Impact Noise Levels for Normal Hour Monitoring Table 7.1 Summary of Waste Disposal during the Reporting Period Table 8.1 Summary of Non-Compliance for the reporting month Table 8.3 Summary of Total Complaint Received LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Site Layout Plan Appendix B Project Organization Chart and Contact Details Appendix C Project Work Programme Appendix D1 Action/Limit Levels for Air Quality Appendix D2 Action/Limit Levels for Noise Appendix E Environmental Monitoring Schedule for the reported period Appendix F Locations of Monitoring Stations Appendix G1 Calibration Certificates for HVS Appendix G2 Calibration Certificate for the Weather Station Appendix G3 Calibration Certificates for High Volume Orifice Calibrator Appendix G4 Calibration Certificates for Sound Level Meter and Calibrator Appendix H1 Event/Action Plan for Air Quality Appendix H2 Event/Action Plan for Noise Appendix I Implementation Status of Environmental Protection Requirements Appendix J 1-hour and 24-hour TSP Monitoring Results Appendix K Graphical Presentation of 1-hour and 24-hour TSP Monitoring Results Appendix L Wind