The construction works of No. EP/SP/61/10 Organic Waste Treatment Facilities Phase I (the Project) commenced on 21 May 2015. This is the 4^th monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) report presenting the EM&A works carried out during the period from 1 September 2015 to 30 September 2015 in accordance with the EM&A Manual.

Summary of Construction Works undertaken during the Reporting Month

Works undertaken in the reporting month included:

· Excavation Works for Building 1 and Building 2;

· Construction Works for Building 2; and

· AD Tank Foundation.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

A summary of the monitoring activities undertaken in this reporting period is listed below:

· Joint Environmental Site Inspection	4 times
· Landscape & Visual Monitoring	2 times

Waste Management

Waste generated from this Project includes inert construction and demolition (C&D) materials (public fill) and non-inert C&D materials (construction wastes).

Inert C&D materials (public fill) include bricks, concrete, building debris, rubble and excavated spoil. In total, 5,467.05 tonnes of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 0.00 tonnes were reused in this Contract and the remaining 5,467.05 tonnes were disposed as public fill to Fill Banks at Tuen Mun Area 38 and Tseung Kwan O Area 137.

Non-inert C&D materials (construction wastes) include metals, paper / cardboard packaging waste, plastics and other wastes such as general refuse. 0.00 kg of metals, papers/ cardboard packing and plastics were sent to recyclers for recycling during the reporting period. 83.81 tonnes of general refuse was disposed as landfill.

Environmental Site Inspection

Four weekly joint environmental site inspections were carried out by the representatives of the Contractor, SOR and the Environmental Team (ET). The IEC was also present at the joint inspection on 16 September 2015. Details of the audit findings and implementation status of the mitigation measures are presented in Section 6.1.

Landscape & Visual

An onsite inspection on landscape and visual mitigation measures was performed on 11 and 25 September 2015. Details of the audit findings and implementation status of the mitigation measures are presented in Sections 6.2.

Environmental Exceedance/Non-conformance/Compliant/Summons and Prosecution

No exceedance was recorded during the reporting period.

No non-compliance event was recorded during the reporting period.

No environmental complaint and summon/prosecution was received in this reporting period.

Future Key Issues

Works to be undertaken in the next reporting month include:

· Excavation Works for Building 1;

· Raft Foundation Footing Works for Building 2;

· Construction Works for Leachate Tank;

· Excavation Works for AD Tank; and

· Loading Test for Ammonia Stripping Plant.

Environmental impacts arising from the above construction activities are mainly associated with dust, construction noise, site runoffs, waste management and landscaping issues.

1 inTroduction

ERM-Hong Kong, Limited (ERM) was appointed by OSCAR Bioenergy Joint Venture (the Contractor) as the Environmental Team (ET) to undertake the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme for the Contract No. EP/SP/61/10 of Organic Waste Treatment Facilities Phase I (the Project).

1.1 Purpose of the Report

This is the 4^th EM&A report which summarises the monitoring results and audit findings for the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 to 30 September 2015.

1.2 Structure of the Report

The structure of the report is as follows:

Section 1: Introduction

It details the scope and structure of the report.

Section 2: Project Information

It summarises the background and scope of the Project, site description, project organization, construction programme, construction works undertaken and status of the Environmental Permits (EP)/licences over the construction phase of the Project.

Section 3: Environmental Monitoring Requirements

It summarises the environmental monitoring requirements including monitoring parameters, programmes, methodologies, frequency, locations, Action and Limit Levels, Event/Action Plans, environmental mitigation measures as recommended in the EM&A Manual and approved EIA report.

Section 4: Implementation Status on Environmental Mitigation Measures

It summarises the implementation of environmental protection measures during the reporting period.

Section 5: Waste Management

It summarises the quantity of public fill and construction waste generated in the reporting period

Section 6: Environmental Site Inspection

It summarises the audit findings of the weekly site inspections undertaken within the reporting period.

Section 7: Environmental Non-conformance

It summarises any exceedance of environmental performance standard, environmental complaints and summons received within the reporting period.

Section 8: Further Key Issues

It summarises the impact forecast and monitoring schedule for the next reporting month.

Section 9: Conclusions

2 Project information

2.1 Background

The Organic Waste Treatment Facilities (OWTF) Phase I development (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”) is to design, construct and operate a biological treatment facility with a capacity of about 200 tonnes per day and convert source-separated organic waste from commercial and industrial sectors (mostly food waste) into compost and biogas through proven biological treatment technologies.

The environmental acceptability of the construction and operation of the Project had been confirmed by findings of the associated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study completed in 2009. The Director of Environmental Protection approved this EIA Report under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499) in February 2010 (Register No.: AEIAR-149/2010) (hereafter referred to as the approved EIA Report). Subsequent Report on Re-assessment on Environmental Implications and Report on Re-assessment on Hazard to Life Implications were completed in 2013, respectively.

An Environmental Permit (EP) (No. EP-395/2010) was issued by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) to the EPD, the Permit Holder, on 21 June 2010 and varied on 18 March 2013 (No. EP-395/2010/A) and 21 May 2013 (No. EP-395/2010/B), respectively. The Design Build and Operate Contract for the OWTF (Contract No. EP/SP/61/10 Organic Waste Treatment Facilities Phase I (the Contract)) was awarded to SITA Waste Services Limited, ATAL Engineering Limited and Ros-Roca, Sociedad Anonima jointly trading as the OSCAR Bioenergy Joint Venture (OSCAR or the Contractor). A Further EP (No. FEP-01/395/2010/B) was issued by the EPD to the OSCAR on 16 February 2015.

Under the requirements of Condition 5 of the EP (No. FEP-01/395/2010/B), an Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as set out in the Agreement No. CE7/2008 (EP) EM&A Manual (hereinafter referred to as EM&A Manual) is required to be implemented. ERM-Hong Kong, Ltd (ERM) has been appointed by OSCAR as the Environmental Team (ET) to undertake the EM&A programme for the Contract.

The construction works commenced on 21 May 2015 and are scheduled for completion by April 2017.

2.2 General Site Description

The Project Site is located at Siu Ho Wan in North Lantau with an area of about 2 hectares. The layout of the Project Site is illustrated in Annex A.

2.3 Construction Activities

A summary of the major construction activities undertaken in the reporting period is shown in Table 2.1. The locations of the construction activities are shown in Annex B. The construction programme of the Project is presented in Annex C.

Table 2.1 Summary of Construction Activities Undertaken in the Reporting Period

Construction Activities Undertaken

· Excavation Works for Building 1 and Building 2

· Construction Works for Building 2

· AD Tank Foundation

2.4 Project Organisation and Management Structure

The project organisation chart and contact details are shown in Annex D.

2.5 Status of Environmental Approval Documents

A summary of the valid permits, licences, and/or notifications on environmental protection for this Project is presented in Table 2.2.

Table 2.2 Summary of Environmental Licensing, Notification and Permit Status

Permit/ Licences/ Notification	Reference	Validity Period	Remarks
Environmental Permit	FEP-01/395/2010/B	Throughout the Contract	Permit granted on 16 February 2015
Notification of Construction Works under the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation	Ref No. 386715	Throughout the Contract	-
Effluent Discharge License	WT00021482-2015	21 May 2015 – 31 May 2020	Approved on 21 May 2015
Construction Noise Permit	GW-RW0396-15	1 April 2015 – 14 January 2016	-
Chemical Waste Producer Registration	WPN 5213-961-O2231-01	Throughout the Contract	Approved on 29 April 2015
Waste Disposal Billing Account	Account number: 702310	Throughout the Contract	-

3 Environmental Monitoring Requirement, environmental Mitigation Measures

All the relevant environmental mitigation measures listed in the EIA Report and EM&A Manual are summarised in Annex E.

According to the EM&A Manual and EP requirement, no air quality, noise and water quality monitoring is required.

Bi-weekly landscape and visual audit is required to ensure that the design, implementation and maintenance of landscape and visual mitigation measures recommended in the EIA Report are fully achieved.

4 Implementation Status on Environmental Protection Requirements

The Contractor has implemented environmental mitigation measures and requirements as stated in the approved EIA Report and EM&A Manual. The implementation status of the measures during the reporting period is summarised in Annex E.

5 Waste Management

Wastes generated from this Project include inert construction and demolition (C&D) materials (public fill) and non-inert C&D materials (construction waste). Construction waste comprises general refuse, metals and paper/cardboard packaging materials. Metals generated from the Project are also grouped into construction waste as the materials were not disposed of with others at public fill. Reference has been made to the Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table prepared by the Contractor (see Annex F). With reference to the relevant handling records and trip tickets of this Project, the quantities of different types of waste generated in the reporting month are summarised in Table 5.1.

Table 5.1 Quantities of Waste Generated from the Project

Month / Year	Quantity
	Total Inert C&D Materials Generated ^(a)	Non-inert C&D Materials ^(b)
	Total Inert C&D Materials Generated ^(a)	C&D Materials Recycled ^©	C&D Waste Disposed of at Landfill ^(d)	Chemical Waste
September 2015	5467.05 tonnes	0.00 kg	83.81 tonnes	0 L
Notes: (a) Inert C&D materials (public fill) include bricks, concrete, building debris, rubble and excavated spoil. In total, 5467.05 tonnes of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 0.00 tonnes were reused in this Contract and the remaining 5467.05 tonnes were disposed as public fill to Fill Banks at Tuen Mun Area 38 and Tseung Kwan O Area 137. The detailed waste flow is presented in Annex F. (b) Non-inert C&D materials (construction wastes) include metals, paper / cardboard packaging waste, plastics and other wastes such as general refuse. Metals generated from the Project were grouped into construction wastes as the materials were not disposed of with others at the public fill. (c) 0.00 kg of metals, 0.00 kg of papers/ cardboard packing and 0.00 kg of plastics were sent to recyclers for recycling during the reporting period. (d) Construction wastes other than metals, paper/cardboard packaging, plastics and chemicals were disposed of at NENT Landfill by subcontractors.

6 Environmental Inspections

6.1 Weekly Site Audits

Joint site inspections were conducted by representatives of the Contractor, the ER, IC and the ET on 4, 11, 16 and 25 September 2015. The IEC was also present at the joint inspection on 16 September 2015. Follow-up actions resulting from the last site inspections were taken as reported by the Contractor and their results were observed in the site inspections conducted in the reporting period.

Major observations during the reporting period are summarised as follows:

4 September 2015

· A drip tray of a generator near Building 2 area was found to be containing pond water. It was recommended to clear the pond water in the drip tray.

11 September 2015

· Vehicle road was found to be dry and dusty in condition. It was recommended to spray water to prevent dry and dusty condition.

16 September 2015

· Chemical containers inside the chemical waste storage area were found to be without chemical waste label. It was recommended to provide corresponding chemical waste label for them.

25 September 2015

· Pond water was found in the tray under the chemical container near the chemical storage area. It was recommended to clear the pond water regularly, especially after raining.

6.2 Landscape and Visual Audit

In accordance with the EM&A Manual, bi-weekly landscape and visual inspection is required to ensure that the design, implementation and maintenance of landscape and visual mitigation measures recommended in the EIA Report are fully achieved. An onsite inspection of the landscape and visual mitigation measures was performed on 11 and 25 September 2015.

Follow-up actions resulting from the last site inspections were taken as reported by the Contractor and their results were observed in the site inspections conducted in the reporting period.

It was confirmed that most of the necessary landscape and visual mitigation measures as summarised in Annex E were implemented by the Contractor.

The major findings are summarised as follows:

7 Environmental Non-conformance

7.1 Summary of Environmental Non-Compliance

No non-compliance event was recorded during the reporting period.

7.2 Summary of Environmental Complaint

No complaint was received during the reporting period. The cumulative environmental complaint log is shown in Annex G.

7.3 Summary of Environmental Summon and Successful Prosecution

No summon/prosecution was received during the reporting period. The cumulative summons/prosecution log is shown in Annex G.

8 Future Key Issues

8.1 Key Issues for the Coming Month

Works to be undertaken for the coming monitoring period are summarised in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1 Construction Works to be undertaken in the Next Reporting Period

Construction Activities Undertaken

· Excavation Works for Building 1

· Raft Foundation Footing Works for Building 2

· Construction Works for Leachate Tank

· Excavation Works for AD Tank

· Loading Test for Ammonia Stripping Plant

Potential environmental impacts arising from the above construction activities will be mainly associated with dust, construction noise, site runoffs, waste management and landscaping issues.

8.2 Construction Programme

The most up-to-date construction programme for the Project is presented in Annex C.

9 Conclusions

This EM&A Report presents the EM&A programme undertaken during the reporting period from 1 September 2015 to 30 September 2015 in accordance with EM&A Manual and requirements of EP (FEP-01/395/2010/B).

No air quality, noise and water quality monitoring is required.

Bi-weekly landscape and visual monitoring was conducted in the reporting period. Most of the necessary landscape and visual mitigation measures recommended in the EIA Report were implemented by the Contractor. Follow-up actions are required by the Contractor to improve protection of the retained or to-be transplanted trees.

No non-compliance event was recorded during the reporting period.

No complaint and summons/prosecution was received during the reporting period.

The ET will keep track of the EM&A programme to ensure compliance of environmental requirements and the proper implementation of all the necessary mitigation measures in the coming periods.