Executive Summary

The Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) Works, Contract No. HK 12/02, was awarded to Leighton China State Van Oord Joint Venture (LCSVO-JV) by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). (Previously called the Territory Development Department before merger with the Civil Engineering Department on 1^st July 2004.)

The works under the Contract HK 12/02 commenced on 28^th February 2003. Contract HK 16/03 for the CRIII Hinterland Drainage Improvement Works was awarded to Wang Kee Construction Co. Ltd., and works for this contract commenced on 17^th December 2003.

Atkins China Limited (ACL) has been commissioned by CEDD as the Environmental Team (ET) to undertake the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme described in the approved EM&A Manual for the CRIII Project.

This is the 21^st quarterly EM&A Report for the works specified in Section 1.3 of the CRIII EIA Report. This report summarises the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A program during the reporting period from 1^st August 2008 to 31^st October 2008.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

Air quality, noise and water quality monitoring were conducted during this quarter. Weekly environmental site inspections were also conducted during this reporting quarter.

Exceedance of Action and Limit Levels

No exceedance in TSP level was recorded at the two monitoring stations during this reporting quarter.

Forty exceedances of noise were recorded at the City Hall monitoring station on 1^st August 2008, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th September 2008.

The exceedances may have been attributed to the Project works, possibly due to the concurrent operation of the backhoe and the sheet piling activity. The Contractor was advised to schedule the works at the former Queen’s Pier carefully such that the backhoe operation and the sheeting piling activity will not be undertaken concurrently. The Contractor had rescheduled their works at the former Queen’s Pier to avoid concurrent operation of the backhoe and vibrating hammer on 2^nd August 2008

The exceedances between 2^nd September and 5^th September may have been caused by the drilling machine penetrating the former seawall during the drilling process. The ET communicated this with the Contractor on 5^th September 2008. It was suggested that the drilling works at the former Queen’s Pier should be scheduled and operated carefully.

The exceedances between 8^th September and 10^th September may have been attributed to the Project works, possibly due to the concurrent operation of both the drilling and sheet piling activities. The ET communicated this with the Contractor representative on 10^th September 2008. The Contractor was advised to schedule the construction activities at the former Queen’s Pier carefully and that concurrent operation of both the drilling and sheeting piling activities should be avoided. It was also advised that short breaks between noisy activities should be taken as far as practicable. In addition, the Contractor was reminded to provide clear guidelines for the frontline staff to prevent the concurrent operation of both the drilling activities and the sheet piling activity in the former Queen’s Pier works area. No exceedances occurred after the communication on 10^th September 2008.

Complaint Log

There were no complaints received in relation to environment impact during this reporting quarter.

Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions

There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during this reporting quarter.

Site Inspection and Audit

Weekly environmental site inspections were carried out during this quarter. Minor deficiencies noted during the site inspections were rectified by the Contractor upon receipt of notification. The observations and findings are oulined below:

7^th August 2008

The silt curtain near caisson 15 was observed detached due to the typhoon which occurred on 6^th August 08. The Contractor was reminded to repair the silt curtain and to check the other curtain to ensure that they work properly. A skip (situated near the sub-contractor office at IRAW) containing general waste was observed as overflowing. The Contractor was reminded to arrange for the skip to be emptied appropriately.

14^th August 2008

A part of the access road was observed dry in the works area of FRAW. The Contractor was reminded to maintain watering of the access roads to prevent dust emission.

21^stAugust 2008

Stagnant water was observed in the low-lying area near the site entrance of Tun Wo lane. The Contractor was reminded to backfill the low-lying area as soon as possible. Grey smoke emission was observed from the bulldozer in the works area of FRAW. The Contractor was reminded to maintain the equipment properly.

28^th August 2008

Stagnant water was found in the unused sedimentation tank. The Contractor was reminded to remove the stagnant water and to relocate the unused sedimentation tank to avoid water accumulation. Greyish discharge was observed from existing Culvert J Outfall during the site inspection.

4^th September 2008

Chemical waste containers were placed on the ground without drip trays in the FRAE works area near former Queen’s Pier. The Contractor was reminded to store the chemical waste in a designated chemical waste storage area.

11^th September 2008

Dark smoke emission was observed from an excavator in the FRAW works area. The Contractor was reminded to provide appropriate maintenance for equipments to prevent dark smoke emission.

18^th September 2008

The surface of the filling area near pier 10 was not compacted – potential dust emission issues. The Contractor was reminded to prevent dust emission from the filling area. The Contractor arranged to compact the surface after the site inspection.

25^th September 2008

Sand and silt was observed on the access road near to the public road and site entrance of the Contractor Office. The Contractor was reminded that vehicle wheel washing should be undertaken before vehicles leave the site area. In addition, some rubbish was observed in the site area. The Contractor was reminded to keep the site tidy.

2^nd October 2008

A part of the access roads in FRAE was observed dry during inspection. The Contractor was reminded to ensure that access roads are watered appropriately.

9^th October 2008

The temporary storage area of sand in IRAE was not compacted (potential dust emission issues). The Contractor was reminded to prevent dust emission from the site area. Two chemical containers were placed on the ground without drip trays. The Contractor was reminded to ensure that chemicals should be placed in the chemical storage area or to provide drip trays for temporary storage. Part of the access road at IRAE was observed as dry. The Contractor was reminded to keep access roads wet

16^th October 2008

A small pool of water near the entrance to IRAE could become stagnant. The Contractor was reminded to prevent fill in the small pool of water near the entrance to IRAE.

23^rd October 2008

A part of the access roads in FRAE and IRAE were observed as dry with some dust emission noted. The Contractor was reminded to prevent dust emission from the access roads by watering. An additional observation was made where muddy discharge was observed at the outfall of Culvert J from out of the site boundary (from unidentifiable sources).

30^th October 2008

No findings were reported. An additional observation was made where a small amount of muddy discharge was observed at the outfall of Culvert J from out of the site boundary (from unidentifiable sources).

3. Environmental Status

3.1 Implementation of Environmental Measures

The Contractor has implemented relevant mitigation measures listed in the EIA Report, EM&A Manual and Further Environmental Permit.

3.2 Environmental Monitoring Locations

Drawings showing the project area and locations of the monitoring stations are provided in Annex D.

3.3 Air Quality Monitoring Results

The graphical plot of air quality monitoring results for this reporting quarter is provided in Annex F.

3.4 Noise Quality Monitoring Results

The graphical plot of noise monitoring results for this reporting quarter is provided in Annex G.

3.5 Water Quality Monitoring Results

The graphical plot of water quality monitoring results for this reporting quarter is provided in Annex H. The water quality monitoring on 6^th and 22^nd August 2008 was cancelled due to the bad weather (Typhoon signal No.8 was issued). The water quality monitoring on 24^th September 2008 was cancelled due to the bad weather (Typhoon signal No.3 was issued).

3.6 Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

Solid and liquid waste management was implemented according to the Waste Management Plan during this reporting quarter.

3.7 Landscape and Visual Audit

As the works undertaken during this reporting quarter were mainly related to reclamation, buildings and infrastructure works, the landscape and visual impacts are considered to be minimal.

4. Environmental Complaint and Non-Compliance

4.1 Environmental Exceedances

No exceedance in TSP level was recorded at the two monitoring stations during this reporting quarter.

Forty exceedances of noise were recorded at the City Hall monitoring station on 1^st August 2008, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th and 10^th September 2008.

The exceedances may have been attributed to the Project works, possibly due to the concurrent operation of the backhoe and the sheet piling activity. The Contractor was advised to schedule the works at the former Queen’s Pier carefully such that the backhoe operation and the sheet piling activity will not be undertaken concurrently. The Contractor had rescheduled their works at the former Queen’s Pier to avoid concurrent operation of the backhoe and vibrating hammer on 2^nd August 2008

The exceedances between 8^th September and 10^th September may have been attributed to the Project works, possibly due to the concurrent operation of both the drilling and sheeting piling activities. The ET communicated this with the Contractor representative on 10^th September 2008. The Contractor was advised to schedule the construction activities at the former Queen’s Pier carefully and that concurrent operation of both the drilling and sheeting piling activities should be avoided. It was also advised that short breaks between noisy activities should be taken as far as practicable. In addition, the Contractor was reminded to provide clear guidelines for the frontline staff to prevent the concurrent operation of both the drilling activities and the sheet piling activity in the former Queen’s Pier works area. No exceedances occurred after the communication on 10^th September 2008.

Water quality exceedances were recorded on 38 sampling days in this reporting quarter. All exceedances have been investigated and the exceedances of Action/Limit Level for SS that occurred on 29^th October 2008 were considered to be potentially attributed to the Project as well as other external factors. Additional sampling was undertaken on 31^st October by the Contractor. The exceedance of SS was recorded but it was not related to project works. In addition, no underwater filling at FRAE will take place after 31^st October 2008. Therefore, No further action was considered necessary.

All exceedances of Action/Limit Level for DO were considered to have not been related to the Project works. The water quality exceedances during this reporting quarter are summarised in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1 - Summary Water Quality Exceedances from May 2008 to July April 2008

	Date	Tide		Parameter	Exceedance			Station
	Water Quality Monitoring in Accordance with EM&A Manual
1^st August 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M6 and M12
4^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M6
8^th August 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
8^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M3_M5A, M5B, M6 and M12
11^th August 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
11^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
13^th August 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M10(S/M), M11 and M12
13^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M10(S/M), M11 and M12
15^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M6
18^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B and M5B
20^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M6
25^th August 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B and M11
25^th August 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
1^st September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M2A, M4B and M8(S/M)
3^rd September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6 M8(S&M), M10(S&M) and M11
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6 M8(S&M), M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	DO			LL	M10(S&M)
5^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6 M8(S&M), M10(S&M), M11 and M12
5^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6 M8(S&M), M10(S&M), M11 and M12
8^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M8(S&M) and M10(S&M)
8^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B. M5B, M6, M8(S&M) and M10(S&M)
10^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M6
12^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M10 (B)
12^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M2A and M4B
16^thSeptember 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S&M), M10(S&M), M11 and M12
16^thSeptember 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
18^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M8(S&M), M11 and M12
		Mid-ebb	DO			LL	M1A, M6 and M10(S&M)
		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M8(S&M), M10(S&M), M11 and M12
		Mid-ebb	DO			LL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B and M6
20^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A and M11
		Mid-ebb	DO			LL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M) and M12
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M10(B)
		Mid-flood	DO			LL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
22^nd September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A and M11
		Mid-ebb	DO			LL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M) and M12
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M10(B)
		Mid-flood	DO			LL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
26^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
26^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
26^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	SS			LL	M8 and M10
30^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
30^th September 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
30^th September 2008		Mid-ebb	SS			LL	M10
2^nd October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
2^nd October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(S/M), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
4^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(B), M10(B), M11 and M12
4^th October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8(B), M10(B), M10(S/M), M11 and M12
6^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M8 (S/M), M8 (B) and M10 (B)
6^th October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M5B, M6, M8 (S/M), M8 (B), M10 (B) and M12
8^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
8^th October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M8 (B), M10(B), M11 and M12
10^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M10(S/M), M8(B), M10(B) and M12
10^th October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M10 (B), M11 and M12
13^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M3_M5A, M4B, M5B and M10(B)
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	SS			AL	M10, M6 and M12
15^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M5B, M6, M8(B), M10(B), M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
			SS			AL	M1A
			SS			LL	M12
17^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
		Mid-ebb	SS			AL	M1A and M11
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
			SS			AL	M1A
			SS			LL	M6 and M12
20^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
20^th October 2008		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
22^ndOctober 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M8(B) and M10(B)
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M5B, M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	SS			AL	M3_M5A and M5B
24^thOctober 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M8(S/M), M8(B), M10(S/M) and M10(B)
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M8(S/M), M8(B), M10(S/M) and M10(B)
		Mid-flood	SS			AL	M1A and M11
27^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A
		Mid-ebb	SS			AL	M8
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	SS			AL	M1A, M8 and M11
29^th October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A
		Mid-ebb	SS			AL	M1A and M5B
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M11 and M12
31^st October 2008		Mid-ebb	DO			AL	M1A, M6, M8(B), M11 and M12
		Mid-flood	DO			AL	M1A, M2A, M3_M5A, M4B, M5B, M6, M11 and M12
			SS			AL	M1A and M5B
			SS			LL	M6, M11 and M12

	Date	Tide		Parameter		Exceedance		Station
	Additional Water Quality Monitoring for “Type A fill” Filling Works Conducted by the Contractor
29^th August 2008			Mid-flood		SS		LL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)
8^th September 2008			Mid-flood		SS		AL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)
15^th October 2008			Mid-flood		SS		AL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)
22^nd October 2008			Mid-flood		SS		AL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)
29^th October 2008			Mid-ebb & Mid-flood		SS		AL,LL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)
31^st October 2008			Mid-flood		SS		AL		Combined marine impact monitoring station (AM7-AM9)

A statistical analysis (presented in Annex I) of the suspended solids monitoring results found that the quarterly mean is significantly less than 1.3 times of the ambient mean recorded during the baseline period. This indicates that the Project construction works did not cause adverse impacts during the reporting period with respect to the baseline condition.

4.2 Non-Compliance

No non-compliance with regard to site environmental audit was recorded during the reporting period.

4.3 Summary of Actions Taken by the Contractor

The Contractor has implemented the following measures to prevent air and water quality impacts:

· Contractor has implemented their Drainage Management Plan to Control Site Run-off for the wet season – actions completed and underway include: repair and improvement of existing bunds/sandbags on the edge of the reclamation; installation of additional bunds; compaction of soil surface and paths where possible to prevent erosion, creation of drainage channels and soak pits;

· Provision of a single WetSep flocculation based water treatment plant and additional settlement tanks to remove suspended solids from discharge waters;

· Provision of catch pits to collect spill over from wheel washing facilities and increased frequency of cleaning of catch-pits; and

· Water browsing of haul roads and other areas of the site and covering of stockpiles.

4.4 Environmental Enquiries

No environmental enquiries were received during this reporting quarter.

4.5 Environmental Complaints and Prosecutions

No environmental complaints were received during this reporting quarter.

4.6 Record of Environmental Complaints and Summons & Prosecutions

There was no record of environmental complaints during this reporting quarter.

There were no notifications of summons and prosecutions during this reporting quarter.

Parameters	Descriptions	Locations	Frequencies	Duration
TSP	24-Hour TSP	2 Locations	Once every 6 days	During dust generating construction works
TSP	1-Hour TSP	2 Locations	Three times in every 6 days	During dust generating construction works
Noise	Leq (30 mins), L₁₀, L_90,	1 Location	Continuous measurements	Two weeks before Construction and During Construction
Water Quality	Dissolved Oxygen; Salinity; Temp; Suspended Solids; Turbidity.	16 Locations	3 times a week, Mid-ebb/flood tides	During Marine Works and for 4 weeks after completion of Marine Works
Waste	On-Site Waste Audit	Active Work Sites	Periodically	During Construction
Waste	On-Site Waste Inspection	Active Work Sites	Periodically	During Construction
Landscape and Visual	Audits to ensure effective implementation of mitigation measures			During Construction
General Site Conditions	Environmental Site Inspection	Works areas and areas affected by works	Periodically	During Construction

1. Introduction

1.1 Basic Project Information

1.2 Project Organisation and Management Structure

1.3 Works Undertaken

2. EM&A Requirements

2.1 Summary of Impact EM&A Requirements

2.2 Environmental Quality Performance Limits

2.3 Event Action Plan