8.1
Environmental monitoring works were performed in
the reporting month and all monitoring results were checked and reviewed.
1-hr TSP Monitoring
8.2
The
location of 1-hour TSP monitoring at AM4(C) – NFS Pump Station was replaced
from the rooftop to the ground floor area due to unsuccessful accessibility to
the facility.
8.3
The EPD
had no adverse comment for the 1-hour TSP monitoring replacement from AM4(C) – NFS Pump Station to
AM4(D) – The Factory for the Blind on 10 November 2020. The first monitoring at
AM4(D) was carried on 13 November 2020.
8.4
All
other 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
24-hr TSP Monitoring
8.5
24-hour
TSP monitoring at AM4(C) – NFS Pump Station was suspended due to unsuccessful
accessibility to the facility. The alternative monitoring location is to be
confirmed and therefore no monitoring at alternative monitoring location was
conducted in the reporting month.
8.6
The EPD
had no adverse comment for the 24-hour TSP monitoring replacement from AM4(C) –
NFS Pump Station to AM4(D) – The Factory for the Blind
on 10 November 2020. The first monitoring at AM4(D)
was carried on 12 November 2020.
8.7
All
other 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month.
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Construction Noise Monitoring
8.8
All
construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting
month. One Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded at monitoring station MA3
on 21 October 2020.
8.9
The EPD
had no adverse comment for the noise monitoring replacement from M4 – Cognitio College to M4(A) – The
Bridge connecting the Latitude on 10 November 2020. The first monitoring at M4(A) was carried on 10 November 2020.
Landscape and
visual
8.10
No non-compliance was recorded in the reporting
month.
Complaint and Prosecution
8.11
8
complaints were reported from EPD concerning construction noise in Kai Tak Development Area in the reporting month. Details of the complaint case and
investigation results were presented in Appendix
L.
8.12
According
to the environmental audit performed in the reporting month, the following
recommendations were made:
Air Quality Impact
·
To
prohibit any open burning on site.
·
To
regularly maintain the quality of machinery and vehicles on site.
·
To
implement dust suppression measures on all haul roads, stockpiles, dry surfaces
and excavation works.
·
To provide hoarding along the entire length of that portion of the site boundary.
Noise Impact
·
To
inspect the noise sources inside the site.
·
To space
out noisy equipment and position the equipment as far away as possible from
sensitive receivers.
·
To
provide temporary noise barriers for operations of noisy equipment near the
noise sensitive receivers in an appropriate location.
Water Impact
·
To prevent any surface runoff discharge into any
stream course.
·
To review and implement temporary drainage
system.
·
To identify any wastewater discharges from site.
·
To ensure properly maintenance for de-silting
facilities.
·
To clear the silt and sediment in the
sedimentation tanks.
·
To review the capacity of de-silting facilities
for discharge.
·
To divert all the water generated from
construction site to de-silting facilities with enough handling capacity before
discharge.
·
To avoid accumulation of stagnant and ponding
water on site.
Waste/Chemical Management
·
To check
for any accumulation of waste materials or rubbish on site.
·
To ensure the performance of sorting of C&D
materials at source (during generation);
·
To carry out inspection of dump truck at site exit
to ensure inert and non-inert C&D materials are properly segregated before
removing off site.
·
To avoid
any discharge or accidental spillage of
chemical waste or oil directly from the site.
·
To avoid
improper handling or storage of oil drum on site.
Landscape and Visual
·
To protect the
existing trees to be retained.
·
To transplant the trees unavoidably affected by the
works.
·
To control of night-time lighting.
·
To provide decorative screen hoarding.
·
To
complete landscape works at site area as early as possible.