Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Contract KDB200 – Kowloon Southern Link Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual KCRC KOWLOON SOUTHERN LINK CONTRACT KDB200 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT MANUAL SEPTEMBER 2006 Certified By : Dr. Anne F Kerr Signed : Position : Environmental Team Leader Date : 28 September 2006 P:\Hong Kong\INF\Projects2\222813\EM&A\Submission\RtoC(Sep06)\EM&A Endorsement.doc abc EPD Comments on EM&A Manual dated 18 August 2006 Item R-to-C EM&A Comments Contractor’s Response Item No. Ref. (i) - - KCRC has advised on 11.8.06 that full copy of EM&A Manual Noted. The Groundwater Monitoring Working Plan is attached would be submitted when Working Plan (WP) to manage as part of the EM&A Manual. contaminated groundwater is finalized. The KDB200 WP in KCRC’s letter dated 31.7.06 has been placed on the EIAO Register; (ii) - - The R-to-C in KCRC’s letter dated 9.1.06 advises that Noted. The Groundborne Noise Monitoring Working Plan is construction ground borne noise monitoring requirement would attached as part of the EM&A Manual. be incorporated in the KDB 200 updated EM&A Manual. We have reviewed the KDB200 ground borne noise monitoring working plan. The latest version is in KCRC’s letter dated 28.2.06. Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation Kowloon Southern Link - Contract KDB200 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual Link 200 Joint Venture Environmental Monitoring & Audit Manual Contract KDB200 West Kowloon Station and Tunnels, Jordan Road to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station for KCR Corporation Prepared by: Project Environmental Manager Approved by: Project Director © Link 200 Joint Venture, 2005 © Link 200 Joint Venture, 2005 Page 1 of 56 J2298-EM&A; Revision 5; 15.9.06. Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation Kowloon Southern Link - Contract KDB200 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual Contents Page 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................5 1.1 Project Background .............................................................................................5 1.2 Construction Programme.....................................................................................5 1.3 Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule .........................................6 2 Purpose of Manual........................................................................................................7 3 Project Organization.....................................................................................................9 3.1 Environmental Manager......................................................................................9 3.2 Independent Environmental Checker ..................................................................9 3.3 Contractor’s Environmental Team Leader and Environmental Team ..............10 3.4 Engineer’s Representative.................................................................................10 3.5 Contractor..........................................................................................................11 3.6 Geotechnical Engineer/Decontamination Specialist ........................................11 4 Environmental Submission.........................................................................................12 4.1 Environmental Management Plan .....................................................................12 4.2 Construction Method Statement........................................................................12 4.3 Waste Management Plan...................................................................................12 4.4 Detailed Drawing(s) and Explanatory Statements of All Noise, Dust and Visual Impact Mitigation Measures for the TBM Launching Shaft and Spoil Conveyor System ...............................................................................................................13 4.5 Web Camera System..........................................................................................13 4.6 Groundwater Monitoring Plan ..........................................................................13 4.7 Detailed Landscape Drawing(s) .......................................................................14 4.8 As-built Drawing(s) for Tunnelling Works underneath the Former Marine Police Headquarters ..........................................................................................14 5 Environmental Monitoring.........................................................................................15 5.1 Air Quality.........................................................................................................15 5.1.1 Monitoring Parameters........................................................................15 5.1.2 Monitoring Equipment ........................................................................15 5.1.3 Laboratory Measurement/Analysis .....................................................17 5.1.4 Monitoring Locations..........................................................................17 5.1.5 Baseline Monitoring............................................................................19 5.1.6 Impact Monitoring..............................................................................20 5.1.7 Event and Action Plan for Air Quality................................................20 5.2 Airborne Construction Noise ............................................................................23 5.2.1 Monitoring Parameters........................................................................23 5.2.2 Monitoring Equipment ........................................................................23 5.2.3 Monitoring Locations..........................................................................24 5.2.4 Baseline Monitoring............................................................................25 5.2.5 Impact Monitoring..............................................................................25 5.2.6 Continuous Noise Monitoring.............................................................25 5.2.7 Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise...................................29 © Link 200 Joint Venture, 2005 Page 2 of 56 J2298-EM&A; Revision 5; 15.9.06. Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation Kowloon Southern Link - Contract KDB200 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual Contents (Continued) Page 5.3 Construction Ground-borne Noise ....................................................................31 5.3.1 Monitoring Parameters........................................................................32 5.3.2 Monitoring Equipment ........................................................................32 5.3.3 Monitoring Locations..........................................................................32 5.3.4 Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise...................................32 5.4 Water Quality....................................................................................................33 5.4.1 Baseline Monitoring Parameters.........................................................33 5.4.2 Groundwater Collection......................................................................35 5.4.3 Baseline Monitoring............................................................................35 5.4.4 Impact Monitoring..............................................................................35 5.4.5 Event and Action Plan.........................................................................36 5.5 Cultural Heritage...............................................................................................37 6 Environmental Site Audit ...........................................................................................38 6.1 Site Inspection ...................................................................................................38 6.2 Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirement .....................................39 6.3 Environmental Complaints................................................................................39 6.4 Environmental Mitigation Measures.................................................................41 6.4.1 Dust Mitigation Measures...................................................................41 6.4.2 Construction Noise Mitigation Measures ...........................................43 6.4.3 Water Quality......................................................................................44 6.4.4 Waste Management.............................................................................44 6.4.5 Land Contamination............................................................................46 6.4.6 Landscape and Visual .........................................................................48 6.4.7 Cultural Heritage.................................................................................49 7 Reporting ....................................................................................................................50 7.1 General ..............................................................................................................50 7.2 Baseline Monitoring Report ..............................................................................50 7.3 Monthly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Reports .....................................51 7.3.1 First Monthly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report ................51 7.3.2 Subsequent Environmental Monitoring & Audit Reports...................52 7.3.3 Final Environmental Monitoring & Audit Review Reports................53