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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, which
has been updated to Organic Resources Recovery Centre (Phase I) (the
Project) since
November 2017.
This
is the tenth quarterly EM&A summary report, which summarizes the impact
monitoring results and audit findings for the EM&A programme during the
reporting period from 1 September 2017 to 30 November 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
background and scope of the Project, site description, project organization,
construction programme, the construction works undertaken and the status of
Environmental Permits (EP)/licences over the construction phase of the Project.
Section
3 : Environmental
Monitoring Requirements
It summarises the environmental monitoring including
monitoring parameters, monitoring programmes, monitoring frequency, monitoring
locations, Action and Limit Levels, Event/Action Plans, environmental
mitigation measures as recommended in the approved EIA report, EP and relevant
environmental requirements stated in the Contract Specification.
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, and environmental complaints and environmental summons
received within the reporting period.
Section 8 : Conclusions
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Project
information
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 (Contract No. EP/SP/61/10 Organic Resources Recovery Centre Organic
Resources Recovery Centre (Phase I)) 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
February 2018.
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 upgrading works is illustrated in Annex
A.
A
summary of the major construction
activities undertaken in the reporting period is shown 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
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Construction Activities Undertaken
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·
Building 1 – structure for parts store, ABWF and
finishing work, cladding work for external wall, E&M & BS
installation.
·
Building 2 & 3 – ABWF and finishing work,
E&M & BS installation.
·
GRP ductwork to Building 1 roof.
·
Installation of Roller Shutter.
·
Link bridge timber flooring, ABWF.
·
Weighbridge control room ABWF, guard house and water
meter cabinet structure.
·
AD area – piping & electrical work.
·
Biogas and desulphurization pipework.
·
Pipe racks - cable pulling & piping work.
·
Ammonia Stripping Plant – electrical &
Instrumentation work.
·
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).
·
Site wide – Underground drainage, catch pit work,
water pipe, boundary fence wall construction, U-channel & roadworks.
·
Handover of areas to T&C team and energization,
dry testing & commissioning.
·
DG 2,3,4,5 inspection.
·
Portion 4 – Material handling and storage.
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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
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Permit/ Licenses/
Notification
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Reference
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Validity Period
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Remarks
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Environmental Permit
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FEP-01/395/2010/C
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Throughout the Contract
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Permit granted on 21 December
2015
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Notification of
Construction Works under the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust)
Regulation
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Ref No. 386715
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Throughout the Contract
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-
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Effluent Discharge
License
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WT00021482-2015
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21 May 2015 – 31 May
2020
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Approved on 21 May
2015
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Construction Noise
Permit – P1&P2
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GW-RW0351-17
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21 July 2017– 20
January 2018
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Approved
on 17 July 2017
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Construction Noise
Permit – P3
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GW-RW0267-17
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1 June 2017 – 30 November 2017
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Approved on 26 May
2017
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Chemical Waste
Producer Registration
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WPN 5213-961-O2231-01
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Throughout the
Contract
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Approved on 29 April
2015
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Waste Disposal
Billing Account
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Account number: 702310
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Throughout the
Contract
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-
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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.
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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 in Table 5.1.
Table
5.1 Quantities
of Waste Generated from the Project
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Month
/ Year
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Quantity
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Total
Inert C&D Materials Generated (a)
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Non-inert
C&D Materials (b)
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C&D
Materials Recycled (c)
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C&D
Waste Disposed of at Landfill (d)
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Chemical
Waste
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September 2017
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3347.18 tonnes
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667,95.00
kg
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62.82
tonnes
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0.00
L
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October 2017
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2384.86 tonnes
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511,43.00
kg
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74.13
tonnes
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0.00
L
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November 2017
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797.42 tonnes
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494,65.00
kg
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163.03
tonnes
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0.00
L
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Notes:
(a) Inert
C&D materials (public fill) include bricks, concrete, building debris,
rubble and excavated spoil. In
total, 6,529.46 tonnes of inert C&D material were generated from
the Project, of which 2,732.18 tonnes were reused in this Contract and the
remaining 3,797.28 tonnes were disposed as public fill to Fill Banks 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) 65,431.00 kg of metals, 88,722.00 kg of papers/ cardboard packing and 13,250.00 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.
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6
Environmental Inspections
Thirteen site inspections
were conducted during the reporting period. There was no non-compliance recorded
during the site inspections.
Follow-up actions were undertaken as reported by the Contractor and
observed in the subsequent weekly site inspections conducted in the reporting
period.
September 2017
Joint site inspections were
conducted by the representatives of the Contractor, SOR and the ET on 4, 13, 18 and 25 September 2017. The IEC was also present at the joint inspection on 13 September 2017.
October 2017
Joint site inspections were
conducted by the representatives of the Contractor, SOR and the ET on 3, 9, 18, 23 and 30 October 2017. The IEC was also present at the joint
inspection on 18 October 2017.
November 2017
Joint site inspections were
conducted by the representatives of the Contractor, SOR and the ET on 6, 15, 20 and 27 November 2017. The IEC was also present at the joint inspection on 15 November 2017.
Seven landscape and visual
monitoring site inspections were conducted during the reporting period. Follow-up actions needed to be
implemented were recommended to the Contractor and the status of the follow-up
actions was reviewed during the subsequent weekly site inspections. It was confirmed that most of the
necessary landscape and visual mitigation measures as summarised in Annex E
were implemented by the Contractor.
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. The onsite inspection of the landscape and visual
mitigation measures has commenced since June 2015
during weekly site inspections.
September 2017
Bi-weekly site inspections
were conducted on 4 and 18 September 2017.
October 2017
Bi-weekly site inspections
were conducted on 2, 16 and 30 October 2017.
November 2017
Bi-weekly site inspections
were conducted on 6 and 20 November 2017.
Key
landscape and visual mitigation measures implemented in the reporting period
included:
·
Provide insect prevention
measures to the exposed root of retained tree to prevent potential damage due
to the exposure.
·
Provide the non-moisture
holding material around the trees to prevent potential damage.
·
Avoid placing machine near the
tree protection zone.
6.3
Effectiveness of
Mitigation Measures and Monitoring
The mitigation measures
recommended in the EIA report and required by the EP are considered effective
in minimizing environmental impacts.
The EM&A for the Project
was conducted as scheduled during the reporting period. No non-compliance events were observed
during site inspections and no exceedances
were recorded during this reporting period. The EM&A programme is
considered effective.
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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.
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Conclusions
This EM&A Report presents the
EM&A works undertaken during the reporting period from 1 September 2017 to 30
November 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 this quarterly period. Most of the necessary landscape and
visual mitigation measures recommended in the EIA Report were implemented by
the Contractor. Follow-up actions
would be implemented by the Contractor to improve protection measures on 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 on the EM&A
programme to ensure compliance of environmental requirements and the proper
implementation of all necessary mitigation measures in the coming periods.
