Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 3.11.1 Environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) requirements have been specified in an EM&A Manual. The EM&A Manual contains full details of proposed baseline and compliance monitoring programmes, as well as performance specifications, audit requirements and monitoring procedures.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 3.1 Environmental monitoring and audit are recommended for dust, odour and construction noise, to check compliance with relevant statutory criteria and to ensure the effectiveness of the mitigation measures. Site inspection and audit are also recommended for water quality and waste management during construction. Details of the recommended mitigation measures, monitoring procedures and locations are presented in a stand-alone Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual. This will enable the Contractor to have early warning and provide necessary action to reduce impacts at specific areas if the critical assessment criteria are approached. The effectiveness of on-site control measures would also be evaluated through a monitoring exercise. All the recommended mitigation measures will be incorporated in an EM&A programme during implementation.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. REQUIREMENTS 10-1
10.1 Introduction 10-1
10.2 Implementation of EIA Findings and Recommendations 10-1
10.3 Statutory Requirements 10-1
10.4 Environmental Management Plan 10-1 10.5 EM&A Manual 10-2 10.6 Objectives of EM&A 10-3
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 3.11.1 An environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme will be implemented during the construction and operation of the Project, to check the effectiveness of the recommended mitigation measures and compliance with relevant statutory criteria. The EM&A procedures are required during construction and operational phases of the project implementation. The EM&A requirements are divided into environmental monitoring and/or project auditing in the form of site inspection and supervision. Only monitoring for air and noise has been recommended but regular auditing for air, noise, water quality, ecology, LVIA and waste would be required.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. An environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A programme) has been recommended for implementation during construction of the Project to ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards during Project implementation. Monitoring of construction noise and water quality is recommended during construction of the Project to verify the effectiveness of the mitigation measures and to obtain a robust, defensible database of baseline information of noise and water quality before construction, and thereafter, to monitor any variation of noise and water quality from the baseline conditions and exceedances of relevant noise criteria and water quality objectives (WQOs) at the sensitive receivers during construction of the Project.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 5.1.1 An environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme was recommended for air quality, noise, water quality, waste management, and landscape and visual during construction phase. Site inspection/audit was also recommended to check the implementation of the air quality, noise, water quality, waste management, and landscape and visual mitigation measures during the construction phase. A summary of the EM&A requirements by each of the environmental parameters is presented in Table 5.1 below. Table 5.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements Prior to Construction Construction Phase Operational Phase Air Quality Noise Water Quality Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Waste Management Landscape and Visual
5.1.2 Given the mitigated Total Suspended Particles, RSP and FSP levels (with implementation of recommended mitigation measures) would comply with the relevant air quality criteria/AQOs and minimal dust impact will be anticipated from the Project works itself, environmental monitoring for the Project is considered unnecessary. Nevertheless, regular audit during construction phase is recommended to ensure the effectiveness of implementation of recommended mitigation measures.
5.1.3 No adverse impact would be generated during the operational phase of this Project. Therefore, the EM&A works related to air quality for the operational phase is considered unnecessary.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. The areas of car repairing workshops (i.e., Site 1, Site 3 and Site 4) encroached upon the project boundary have been proposed for further investigation. A detailed CAP should be submitted to EPD for endorsement prior to conducting the contamination assessment works. Contamination assessment at the potential contaminated areas should follow the requirements laid out in the CAP. A CAR and RAP, where necessary, should be prepared based on the results obtained from the site investigation and submitted for EPD’s approval. The contaminated area shall be remediated in accordance with the approved CAR/RAP. The specific EM&A requirements are detailed in the separate EM&A Manual.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 7.10.1 As no adverse construction noise impact is expected at the NSRs in the vicinity of the work sites due to the large separation distance between the construction sites and the nearby NSRs, construction noise monitoring is therefore not proposed. However, regular site audit is required to ensure proper implementation of good site practices. Details of the programme are provided in a stand-alone EM&A Manual.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 4.8.1 Waste management will be the contractor’s responsibility to ensure that all wastes produced during the decommissioning works are handled, stored and disposed of in accordance with good waste management practices and EPD’s regulations and requirements. The mitigation measures recommended in Section 4.6 should form the basis of the site Waste Management Plan to be developed by the contractor in the construction stage.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit. Marine Archaeology
12.10.1 The recent 2007 MAI concluded no further MAI is necessary, yet it did not preclude the possibility that there could be items buried within the Marine Deposit which may be exposed by the dredging works. It is therefore recommended that the dredging contractor(s) should monitor the dredged spoils from those marine works that caused significant impact to the seabed. Guidelines for the Monitoring Brief have been prepared in consultation with the AMO and are attached as Appendix 12.
1. Xxxxxx works in KTD that may cause significant impact to the seabed include the dredging works for the immersed tunnel section of CKR at To Kwa Wan, dredging works for the relocation of the Hong Kong China Gas (HKCG) submarine main, dredging works for the proposed cruise terminal, and dredging works for the immersed tunnel section of Road T2 (including the dredging required for the associated reconstruction of a section of the existing Xxxx Xxxx submarine outfall). Details of the impacts and the recommended mitigation measures for the dredging works for proposed cruise terminal are presented in the corresponding approved EIA Report (EIAO Register No.: AEIAR-115/2007). Whereas the impacts and mitigation measures required for CKR, HKCG submarine main relocation, and Road T2 will be examined under the respective Schedule 2 EIA study. Terrestrial Archaeology
