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 Waste
Treatment Facilities Phase I (the Project) commenced
on 21 May 2015. This is the 25th monthly Environmental Monitoring
and Audit (EM&A) report presenting the EM&A works carried out during
the period from 1 to 30 June 2017 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 – structure for store room, ABWF and finishing work, cladding work for steel
roof, covered walkway and CAPCS stack steelwork, E&M & BS installation.
·
Building
2 & 3 – ABWF and finishing work, E&M & BS installation.
·
GRP
ductwork to Building 1 & 2 roof.
·
Link
bridge steelwork.
·
Weighbridge
control room structure.
·
Conical
tank footing construction. Conical tank installation.
·
AD
area – Piping work
·
Biogas
holder installation.
·
Pipe
racks - cable pulling & piping work.
·
Ammonia
Stripping Plant –mechanical and electrical work.
·
Electrical
installation (cable trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general
cabling works, instrumentation and control installation, lighting installation)
·
Sitewide – Underground drainage, drawpit
and catchpit work, water pipe, boundary fence wall
construction.
·
Portion
4 – Material handling and storage.
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, 352.12 tonnes
of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 104.00
tonnes were reused in this Contract. The 248.12 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. 1,800.00 kg of
metals, 16,400.00 kg of papers/ cardboard packing and 12,030.00 kg of plastics
were sent to recyclers for recycling during the reporting period. 70.58 tonnes of general refuse was disposed of
at the landfill.
700.00 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 26 June 2017. 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 5 and 19 June 2017. 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 – structure for store room, FSI chamber, ABWF and finishing work, cladding
work for steel roof and CAPCS stack, E&M & BS installation.
·
Building
2 & 3 – ABWF and finishing work, E&M & BS installation.
·
GRP
ductwork to Building 1 & 2 roof.
·
Installation
of Tunnel Doors, Roller Shutter and Rapid Door.
·
Link
Bridge ABWF.
·
Weighbridge
control room ABWF, guard house and water meter cabinet structure.
·
Weighbridge
installation, CHP platform installation.
·
AD
area – Piping and electrical work, AD tank water test.
·
Biogas
holder installation.
·
Pipe
racks - cable pulling & piping work.
·
Ammonia
Stripping Plant – electrical work.
·
Electrical
installation (cable trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general
cabling works, instrumentation and control installation, lighting installation)
·
Sitewide – Underground drainage, drawpit
and catchpit work, water pipe, boundary fence wall
construction, roadworks.
·
Portion
4 – Material handling and storage.
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
(the Project).
This is the 25th EM&A report which summarises
the monitoring results and audit findings for the EM&A programme during the
reporting period from 1 to 30 June 2017.
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 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. 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 April 2017.
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 - structure for store
room, ABWF and finishing work, cladding work for steel roof, covered walkway
and CAPCS stack steelwork, E&M & BS installation. ·
Building 2 & 3 - ABWF and
finishing work, E&M & BS installation. ·
GRP ductwork to Building 1 & 2
roof. ·
Link bridge steelwork. ·
Weighbridge control room
structure. ·
Conical tank footing construction.
Conical tank installation. ·
AD area - Piping work ·
Biogas holder installation. ·
Pipe racks - cable pulling &
piping work. ·
Ammonia Stripping Plant
-mechanical and electrical work. ·
Electrical installation (cable
trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general cabling works,
instrumentation and control installation, lighting installation) ·
Sitewide -
Underground drainage, drawpit and catchpit work, water pipe, boundary fence wall
construction. ·
Portion 4 - Material handling and
storage. |
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-RW0079-17 (Superseded
CNP GW-RW0678-16) |
07
March 2017- 06 September 2017 |
Approved
on 1 March 2017 |
Construction Noise Permit – P3 |
GW-RW0267-17 |
1 June
2017 – 30 November 2017 |
Approved
on 26 May 2017 |
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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June 2017 |
352.12 tonnes |
30,230.00 kg |
70.58 tonnes |
700.00 L |
Notes: (a) Inert
C&D materials (public fill) include bricks, concrete, building debris,
rubble and excavated spoil. In total, 352.12 tonnes
of inert C&D material were generated from the Project, of which 104.00 tonnes
were reused in this Contract and the 248.12 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) 1,800.00
kg of metals, 16,400.00 kg of papers/ cardboard packing and 12,030.00 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 5, 12, 21 and 26 June 2017. The IEC was also
present at the joint inspection on 26 June 2017. 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:
5 June 2017
· Chemical containers without
trip tray were observed near Building 2 and the contractor was reminded to
provide drip tray or remove the containers to designated chemical storage area
according to the Code of Practice.
· Stagnant water was observed in the skip near Building 1 and the contractor
was reminded to clear the stagnant water.
· Chemical waste was observed within the general refuse skip and the
contractor was reminded to remove the chemical waste to designed area according
to the Code of Practice and store different types of wastes in different
containers in the future.
12 June 2017
· Chemical containers without trip tray were observed near the staff
entrance and the contractor was reminded to provide drip trays or remove the
chemicals to the designated chemical storage area according to the Code of Practice.
· The contractor was reminded to provide proper wheel washing for the
vehicles which leave the site.
21 June 2017
· Chemical containers without trip tray were observed near the Building 2
and the contractor was reminded to provide drip trays or remove the chemicals
to the designated chemical storage area according to the Code of Practice.
· General waste not stored in enclosed bins was observed near Building 2
and the contractor was reminded to remove the waste.
26 June 2017
· Accumulation of general
refuse was observed on ground at various location and the contractor was
reminded to increase the refuse disposal frequency and provide sufficient waste
skip.
· The contractor was reminded
to implemented proper mitigation measures to avoid site effluent leaving from
site entrance.
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 5 and 19 June 2017.
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 inspection on 5 and 19 June 2017.
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 – structure for store room, FSI chamber, ABWF and finishing work, cladding
work for steel roof and CAPCS stack, E&M & BS installation. ·
Building
2 & 3 – ABWF and finishing work, E&M & BS installation. ·
GRP
ductwork to Building 1 & 2 roof. ·
Installation
of Tunnel Doors, Roller Shutter and Rapid Door. ·
Link
Bridge ABWF. ·
Weighbridge
control room ABWF, guard house and water meter cabinet structure. ·
Weighbridge
installation, CHP platform installation. ·
AD
area – Piping and electrical work, AD tank water test. ·
Biogas
holder installation. ·
Pipe
racks - cable pulling & piping work. ·
Ammonia
Stripping Plant – electrical work. ·
Electrical
installation (cable trays, Local Control panels/switch installation, general
cabling works, instrumentation and control installation, lighting
installation) ·
Sitewide – Underground drainage, drawpit
and catchpit work, water pipe, boundary fence wall
construction, roadworks. ·
Portion
4 – Material handling and storage. |
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 30 June 2017 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.