Contents
Executive
Summary
1.1 Purpose of the Report
1.2 Structure of the Report
2.1 Background
2.2 General Site Description
2.3 Construction Activities
2.4 Project Organisation and Management Structure
2.5 Status of Environmental Approval Documents
3 Environmental Monitoring Requirement, environmental
Mitigation Measures
4 Implementation Status on Environmental Protection
Requirements
6.1 Weekly Site Audits
6.2 Landscape and Visual Audit
7 Environmental Non-conformance
7.1 Summary of Environmental Non-Compliance
7.2 Summary of Environmental Complaint
7.3 Summary of Environmental Summon and Successful
Prosecution
8.1 Key Issues for the Coming Month
8.2 Construction Programme
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Summary
of Construction Activities Undertaken in the Reporting Period
Table
2.2 Summary of Environmental
Licensing, Notification and Permit Status
Table
5.1 Quantities of Waste Generated
from the Project
Table
8.1 Construction Works to be
undertaken in the Next Reporting Period
LIST OF ANNEXES
Annex A |
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Annex B |
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Annex C |
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Annex D |
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Annex E |
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Annex F |
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Annex G |
Environmental
complaint, Environmental Summons and Prosecution Log |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The construction works of No. EP/SP/61/10 Organic Resources
Recovery Centre Phase 1 (the Project) commenced
on 21 May 2015. This is the 36th monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) report presenting the EM&A works carried out during
the period from 1 to 31 May 2018 in accordance with the EM&A Manual.
Summary of Construction Works undertaken during the
Reporting Month
Works undertaken in the reporting month included:
·
Building 1 – Finishing works and BS installation
continued, FS modification works completed
·
Building 2 & 3 – Finishing works, BS installation
continued and FS modification works completed
·
GRP ductwork to Building 1 roof and SBT area
substantially completed.
·
Installation of BS Roller Shutters.
·
Electrical installation (cable trays, Local Control
panels/switch installation, general cabling works, instrumentation and control
installation, lighting , ELV and SCADA installation) – to be continued.
·
BS works (MVAC, FS, P/D).
·
Boundary fence remaining behind B 2 completed.
·
Handover of areas to T&C team ongoing and
energization. Dry commissioning & wet commissioning in progress.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress
A summary of the monitoring activities undertaken in
this reporting period is listed below:
·
Joint Environmental Site Inspection |
5 times |
·
Landscape & Visual Monitoring |
3 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, 475.54 tonnes
of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 198.85
tonnes were reused in this Contract. The 276.69 tonnes of inert C&D
material were disposed of as public fill to the Fill Banks at Tuen Mun Area 38.
Non-inert C&D materials (construction wastes)
include metals, paper / cardboard packaging waste, plastics and other wastes
such as general refuse. 15,230.00 kg of
metals, 11,024.00 kg of papers/ cardboard packing and 0.00 kg of plastics were
sent to recyclers for recycling during the reporting period. 40.02 tonnes of general refuse was disposed
of at the landfill.
0.00 L of chemical waste was collected by licenced
waste collector.
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 May 2018. Details of the audit findings and
implementation status of the mitigation measures are presented in Section
6.1.
Landscape & Visual
Onsite inspections on landscape and visual
mitigation measures were performed on 2, 14 and 28 May 2018.
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 received 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:
·
Building
1 - Finishing works and BS installation.
·
Building
2 & 3 - Finishing works, BS installation.
·
Installation
of BS Roller Shutters.
·
Electrical
installation (cable trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general
cabling works, instrumentation and control installation, lighting, ELV and
SCADA installation).
·
BS
works (MVAC, FS, P/D).
·
Handover
of areas to T&C team ongoing and energization. Dry commissioning (a) &
wet commissioning (b) in progress.
Environmental impacts arising from the above
construction activities are mainly associated with dust, construction noise,
site runoffs, waste management and landscaping issues.
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, which
the project name has been updated to Organic Resources Recovery Centre (Phase I)
(the Project)
since November 2017.
This is the 35th EM&A report which
summarises the monitoring results and audit findings for the EM&A programme
during the reporting period from 1 to 31 May 2018.
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
The
Organic Resources Recovery Centre (ORRC) 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
ORRC Phase 1 (Contract No. EP/SP/61/10 Organic Resources Recovery Centre (Phase
1) (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. Variation to both
EPs No. EP-395/2010/B and No. FEP-01/395/2010/B were made in December
2015. The latest EPs, No. EP-395/2010/C
and No. FEP-01/395/2010/C, were issued by the EPD on 21 December 2015.
Under the requirements of Condition 5 of the EP (No.
FEP-01/395/2010/C), 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 October 2018.
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.
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 |
·
Building 1 - Finishing works and BS installation
continued, FS modification works completed ·
Building 2 & 3 - Finishing works, BS
installation continued and FS modification works completed ·
GRP ductwork to Building 1 roof and SBT area
substantially completed. ·
Installation of BS Roller Shutters. ·
Electrical installation (cable trays, Local Control
panels/switch installation, general cabling works, instrumentation and
control installation, lighting , ELV and SCADA installation) - to be
continued. ·
BS works (MVAC, FS, P/D). ·
Boundary fence remaining behind B 2 completed. ·
Handover of areas to T&C team ongoing and
energization. Dry commissioning (a) & wet commissioning
(b) in progress. |
Note: (a)
Dry Commissioning: Refers to individual equipment testing
for functionality and reliable operation. (b)
Wet Commissioning: Refers to the equipment testing
with water in manual and automatic mode in the process units, which are ready
to operate individually and as part of the process unit as a whole. |
The project organisation chart and contact details are
shown in Annex D.
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/C |
Throughout the Contract |
Permit granted on 21 December
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 –
P1&P2 |
GW-RW0637-17 (Superseded
CNP GW-RW0351-17) |
21
January 2018– 20 July 2018 |
Approved
on 14 December 2017 |
Construction Noise Permit – P3 |
GW-RW0565-17 (Superseded
CNP GW- RW0267-17) |
1
December 2017 – 31 May 2018 |
Approved
on 24 October 2017 |
Construction Noise Permit – P5
(Slope) |
GW-RW0107-18 |
30
March 2018 – 29 September 2018 |
Approved
on 20 March 2018 |
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 |
- |
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.
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.
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 |
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Total Inert C&D Materials Generated (a) |
Non-inert C&D Materials (b) |
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C&D Materials Recycled (c) |
C&D Waste Disposed of at Landfill (d) |
Chemical Waste |
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May 2018 |
475.54 tonnes |
26,254.00 kg |
40.02 tonnes |
0.00 L |
Notes: (a) Inert
C&D materials (public fill) include bricks, concrete, building debris,
rubble and excavated spoil. In total, 475.54 tonnes
of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 198.85
tonnes were reused in this Contract and the 276.59 tonnes
were disposed as public fill to the Fill Bank at Tuen Mun Area 38. 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) 15,230.00
kg of metals, 11,024.00 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. |
Joint site inspections
were conducted by representatives of the Contractor, the ER, IC and the ET on
2, 8, 16, 25 and 29 May 2018. The IEC was also present at the joint inspection on 16 May 2018. Follow-up actions resulting
from the last site inspections were generally taken as reported by the
Contractor.
Key observations
during the reporting period are summarised as follows:
2 May
2018
· Chemical waste containers
were observed in Building 2 and the contractor was reminded to remove the
containers to designated storage area, and dispose of according to the Code of
Practice.
8 May
2018
· Open stockpile was observed
near Building 1 and the contractor was reminded to cover the stockpile properly
to avoid dust emission.
16 May 2018
· Pipe leakage was observed
and the contractor was reminded to replace the pipe to prevent any leakage of
wastewater into the nullah.
· Chemical containers were
observed in Building 1 and the contractor was reminded to remove the containers
to designated storage area according the Code of Practice.
· The contractor was reminded
to remove the general refuse regularly.
25 May 2018
· The contractor was advised
to cover the exposed area of the slope properly with impervious tarpaulin to
prevent soil/ mud from slipping into the nullah.
29 May 2018
· No particular observation
during this site inspection.
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. Onsite inspections of the landscape and visual
mitigation measures were performed on 2, 14 and 28 May 2018.
It was confirmed that the
necessary landscape and visual mitigation measures as summarised in Annex E were generally implemented by the
Contractor. No specific observation
was found during site inspections on 2, 14 and 28 May 2018.
No non-compliance was received during the reporting
period.
No complaint was received during the reporting
period. The cumulative environmental
complaint log is shown in Annex G.
No summon/prosecution was received during the
reporting period. The cumulative
summons/prosecution log is shown in Annex G.
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 |
·
Building
1 – Finishing works and BS installation. ·
Building
2 & 3 – Finishing works, BS installation. ·
Installation
of BS Roller Shutters. ·
Electrical
installation (cable trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general
cabling works, instrumentation and control installation, lighting, ELV and
SCADA installation). ·
BS
works (MVAC, FS, P/D). ·
Handover
of areas to T&C team ongoing and energization. Dry commissioning (a)
& wet commissioning (b) in progress. |
Note: (a)
Dry Commissioning: Refers to individual equipment
testing for functionality and reliable operation. (b)
Wet Commissioning: Refers to the equipment testing
with water in manual and automatic mode in the process units, which are ready
to operate individually and as part of the process unit as a whole. |
Potential environmental impacts arising from the above
construction activities will be mainly associated with dust, construction
noise, site runoffs, waste management and landscaping issues.
The most up-to-date construction programme for the
Project is presented in Annex C.
This EM&A Report presents the EM&A programme
undertaken during the reporting period from 1 to 31 May 2018 in accordance with
EM&A Manual and requirements of EP (FEP-01/395/2010/C).
No air quality, noise and water quality monitoring is
required.
Bi-weekly landscape and visual monitoring was
conducted in the reporting period. The
necessary landscape and visual mitigation measures recommended in the EIA
Report were generally implemented by the Contractor.
No non-compliance event was received during 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.