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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Summary of
Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period
Table 2.2 Summary of Environmental Licensing, Notification =
and
Permit Status
Table
3.1 Results=
of
Water Discharge Sampling
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Annex C=
Implementation Programm=
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Mitigation Measures
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The construction works for the Perm= anent Aviation Fuel Facility resumed on 9th July 2007. This eleventh monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) report presents the EM&A works carried out during the period from 1st September to 30th September 2007 in accordance with the EM&A Manual.
Breaches
of all Action and Limit Levels
No breaches of action or limit leve= ls occurred during the reporting month as no monitoring was undertaken.
Complaint
Log
No environmental complaint was rece= ived during the reporting period.
Notifications of any Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
No envi= ronmental summon or prosecutions was received in this reporting period.
Reporting Changes
There w= ere no reporting changes in the reporting period.=
Future Key Issues
· Arrangements for baseline= water quality monitoring for the commencement of dredging works;
· Capability of temporary drainage system to properly collect, treat and dispose of site runoff;
· Dust release and suppress= ion.
Leighton Contractors (
The construction works for PAFF com= menced in November 2005 based upon the previous EIA (EIAO Register Number AEIAR-062-2002) conducted and the Environmental Permit EP-139/2002 granted = on the 28th August 2002. Due to minor changes to the detailed layout of the site and the site boundary, application for Variation to the Environmental Permit (VEP) (VEP-133/2004) was submitted to the Director of Environmental Protection (D= EP) for approval. The variation t= o the EP (EP-139/2002/A) was granted by EPD in February 2004.
However, the decision by EPD to gra= nt the above Environmental Permit was subject to a Judicial Review. The Judicial Review sided in the f= avour of the DEP, as did the subsequent Judgement from the Court of Appeal from t= he High Court for Judicial Review in March 2005. However, the = DEP’s decision to grant the EP was quashed by the Judgement of the Court of Final Appeal of July 2006.
The construction works were stopped following the Judgement of the Court of Final Appeal of July 2006. As such, in order to continue with= the construction of the project, the project went through the statutory procedu= res under the EIAO again with a new design in order to obtain an environmental permit. The revised EIA was submitted in 2007 and the environmental permit (EP-262/2007) was granted in= May 2007.
The construction works and EM&A requirements were resumed on 9th July 2007 following the latest requirements of the EP-262/2007 and EM&A Manual. Details regarding the EM&A requirements and changes should refer to the updated EM&A Manual. For the marine works, all piling a= ctivities were completed before the previous suspension of construction works in 2006= .
This is the eleventh EM&A Report which summarizes the monitoring results and audit findings for the EM&A programme during the reporting period f= rom 1st September to 30th September 2007.
The project area is in Area 38 of T=
uen Mun
and the pipelines are located in
No air and noise sensitive receiver= s were identified close to the project area. However, water sensitive receivers and ecological sensitive receivers were identified in the EIA study, and are shown in Annex A= .
A summary of the major works undert= aken in this reporting period is shown in Table 2= .1.
|
Area |
Works undertaken |
|
Tuen Mun Area 38 |
Tank Farm and Bund Wall Construction Permanent Drainage Construction Operational & Fire Services Buildings Construction<= o:p> Minor Jetty Works (Non-piling) |
No monitoring was conducted during the reporting period. Water monitoring is expected to co= mmence towards October 2007.
A summary of the relevant permits, licences, and/or notifications on environmental protection for this Project= since July 2007 is presented in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2 &nb= sp; Summary of Environmental Licensing, Notification and Permit Status
|
Permit/ Licenses/ Notification |
Reference |
Validity Period |
Remarks |
|
Environm=
ental
Permit |
EP-262/2=
007 |
Througho=
ut
Project |
Issued o=
n 31 May
2007 (EP-139/2002 originally granted on 28 August 2002 and EP-139/2002/A
granted on 24 February 2004 were superseded) |
|
|
|||
|
Chemical=
Waste
Producer Registration |
WPN
5111-421-L2174-25 |
Througho=
ut
Project |
Issued o=
n 10
November 2005 |
|
Notifica=
tion of
Construction Works under Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regula=
tion |
H2104/U1=
D/5542/DG/DH/PL |
Througho=
ut
Project |
Notifica=
tion on 6
July 2007 |
|
Construc=
tion
Noise Permit |
GW-RW037=
2-07 |
25 July =
2007 to 24 Janua=
ry 2008 |
For air
compressors, breakers, excavators, wheeled loaders, mobile cranes, concre=
te
lorry mixers, hand-held pokers, bar benders/cutters, wood saws, grinders,
submarine water pump, lorries with crane, dump trucks, rollers, ventilati=
on
fans and generators |
|
|
GW-RW042=
7-07 |
28 Augus=
t 2007
to 27 February 2008 |
For conc=
rete
pump derrick barges, hand-held grinders, generators, air compressors, bor=
ing
machines, water pumps, tug boat, grout mixers and grout pumps |
|
Wastewat=
er
Discharge License |
EP760/42=
1/011399/l |
15 March 2006 to 31 March 2011 |
Issued o=
n 15 March
2006 |
According
to the EP requirements, a Community Liaison Group (CLG) shall be established
within three months after commencement of construction of the Project. The major duty of CLG is to advise=
on
and monitor the proper design, construction and operation of the Project.
No environmental non-compliance was= found during the reporting period.
No environment= al complaint was received during the reporting period. A statistical summary of environme= ntal complaints since project commencement is presented in Annex D.
No summons was received in this rep= orting period. A statistical summary= of legal proceeding since project commencement is presented in Annex D.
As no environmental complaint was rece= ived over the last reporting period, no follow-up action was required.
Weekly site inspections were carried o= ut by the ET on 6th, 13th, 19th and 24th September 2007. Overall, the site was i= n good orderly manner and no non-compliance was found. Environmental deficiencies and fol= low-up actions/mitigation measures were identified during the inspections, as foll= ows:
Air Quality
·=
; =
During the site audit o=
n 19th
September 2007, the sand pile outside the site office was not properly cove=
red
with tarpaulin sheets to avoid dust generation. Corrective action was taken by=
the
Contractor in the reporting period.
·
Water tankers were used
regularly to wet the road surface to minimize dust emission.
·
Site entrance was paved=
and
wheel-washing facility was provided to avoid dust deposit on the public roa=
d.
·
Main access road within=
the
site (between site office and exit) was paved to avoid dust emission. Other sections of the major access=
road
in the construction area were paved with stones.
Noise
·
No noisy activities wer=
e conducted
during the audit.
·
All air compressors on =
site
were operated with a valid noise label.
Water Quality
·
Sediment plume was obse=
rved
at the outfall of the temporary drainage system during the site audit on 24=
th
September 2007 during a rainstorm.
The Contractor was recommended to upgrade the design for the tempora=
ry
drainage system in order to ensure the quality of discharged water complies
with the standards stipulated under the Water Discharge Licence.
Corrective action to be undert=
aken
by the Contractor is still awaited in the reporting period.
·
Ponding of
rainwater was observed at areas around the near the site entrance during the
site audit on 13th, 19th and 24th September
2007. The Contractor was
recommended to provide sufficient pumps to remove the water via the tempora=
ry
drainage system particularly after rainstorm. Corrective action to be undertaken=
by
the Contractor is still awaited in the reporting period.
·
Site toilets were provi=
ded
on site. A soil soakaway
system with holding tanks was installed to treat the sewage from the
toilets. No effluent discharg=
e out
of the site was made.
·
The site canteen is no
longer in operation and hence no waste water is generated.
Waste Management
·=
; =
During the site inspection on 6th
September 2007, one of the chemical waste stores was observed to be full.
·=
; =
Disposal of stockpiled construction waste to pu=
blic
fill bank resumed. Trip ticke=
ts
were properly kept by the Contractor.
Landscape and Visual
·=
; =
The transplanted trees at the new site were in =
good
and healthy conditions; and,
·=
; =
The berm was domina=
ted by
vegetation.
Overall, the site was in a good ord= erly manner. The ET will keep trac= k on the EM&A programme to ensure compliance of environmental requirements a= nd the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation measures.
The implementation status of enviro=
nmental
mitigation measures and requirements as stated in the EIA Report, Environme=
ntal
Permits and EM&A Manual during the reporting period is summarized in
Air and Noise monitoring was not re= quired for the project.
Water quality monitoring at the mon= itoring stations was not required as no dredging activity was taken place.
According to the Wastewater Dischar= ge License (Industrial Trade Effluent) issued by the EPD on 15th March 2006, the Contractor is required to conduct grab sampling/analysis on total suspe= nded solids at the designated discharge point(s) quarterly to ensure the quality= of treated effluent at the designated discharge point(s) complies with the requirements of discharge license. One water sample at Discharge Point 2, the outfall near the operation building, was conducted on 28 September 2007. Table 3.1 shows that the effluent discharged from the Project was in complian= ce with the discharge limit stipulated in the Water Discharge License. The laboratory testing reports of = the sampling is presented in Annex E.
Table 3
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