TABLE OF CONTENTS

1          INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

PROPOSED WORKS AND WORK PROGRAMME

PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL

OBJECTIVES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT PROGRAMME

SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT PROGRAMME

STRUCTURE OF THE EM&A MANUAL

2          ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL

THE EM&A MANUAL

CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTATION

CONSTRUCTION PHASE

CONSTRUCTION PHASE EM&A MANUAL

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW

CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT

3          ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE

INTRODUCTION

PROJECT ORGANISATION

Contractor

Environmental Team (ET)

Engineer or Engineer’s Representative (ER)

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

4          EM&A GENERAL REQUIREMENT

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

ACTION AND LIMIT LEVELS

EVENT AND ACTION PLANS

SITE INSPECTIONS

ENQUIRIES, COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

REPORTING

CESSATION OF EM&A

5          AIR QUALITY MONITORING

INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

MONITORING EQUIPMENT

LABORATORY MEASUREMENT/ANALYSIS

MONITORING LOCATIONS

BASELINE MONITORING

IMPACT MONITORING

COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT

EVENT AND ACTION PLAN (EAP)

MITIGATION MEASURES

6          NOISE MONITORING

INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

MONITORING EQUIPMENT

MONITORING LOCATIONS

BASELINE MONITORING

IMPACT MONITORING

COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT

EVENT AND ACTION PLAN (EAP)

MITIGATION MEASURES

7          WATER QUALITY MONITORING

INTRODUCTION       

METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA    

MONITORING EQUIPMENT  

LABORATORY MEASUREMENT/ANALYSIS           

MONITORING LOCATIONS  

BASELINE MONITORING

IMPACT MONITORING          

COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT          

EVENT AND ACTION PLAN (EAP)

MONITORING OF TOTAL INORGANIC NITROGEN AND UN-IONISED AMMONIA

MONITORING OF TBT/PAHS/PCBS

8          WASTE MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION

WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

EM&A RECOMMENDATIONS

OBJECTIVES OF THE WASTE AUDIT

METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

MITIGATION MEASURES

9          TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY

POTENTIAL IMPACTS

RESIDUAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS

BASELINE MONITORING

MONITORING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE

COMPENSATORY TREE PLANTING

RARE/RESTRICTED/PROTECTED SPECIES


10        MARINE ECOLOGY

GENERAL

MARINE MAMMALS

Subtidal Monitoring Equipment

SEAWALL DESIGN AND EFFECTIVENESS

11        FISHERIES

EM&A RECOMMENDATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT

12        CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT

INTRODUCTION

AUDITING REQUIREMENTS

RESCUE EXCAVATION AT CHOK KO WAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

WAN TUK ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

13        LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL

INTRODUCTION

AUDITING REQUIREMENTS

MITIGATION MEASURES

14        ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING

SITE INSPECTIONS

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL AND CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT

15        REPORTING

GENERAL

BASELINE MONITORING REPORT

EM&A REPORTS

QUARTERLY EM&A SUMMARY REPORTS

FINAL EM&A REVIEW REPORT

DATAKEEPING

INTERIM NOTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LIMIT EXCEEDANCES

 

 


List of Tables

 

Table 5.1         EM&A Representative Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Table 5.2         Derivation of Action and Limit Levels for TSP Monitoring

Table 5.3         Action and Limit Levels for TSP

Table 5.4         Event and Action Plan for Air Quality

Table 6.1         Acceptable Noise Levels (ANLs)

Table 6.2         Noise Monitoring Equipment

Table 6.3         EM&A Representative Noise Monitoring Locations

Table 6.4         Derivation of Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 6.5         Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 6.6         Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise

Table 7.1         Analytical Methods to be Applied to Marine Water Quality Samples

Table 7.2         Locations of Marine Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Table 7.3         Locations of Marine Water Quality Control Stations

Table 7.4         Locations of Marine Water Quality Gradient Stations

Table 7.5         Summary of Baseline Monitoring Programme for Water Quality

Table 7.6         Derivation of Action and Limit Levels for Marine Water Quality

Table 7.7         Action and Limit Levels for Marine Water Quality

Table 7.8         Event and Action Plan for Marine Water Quality

Table 7.9         Analytical Methods for TIN and NH3-N

Table 7.10       Locations of Water Quality Monitoring for TBT/PAHs/PCBs

Table 7.11       Method for Laboratory Analysis of Water Samples

Table 7.12       Summary of Water Quality Monitoring Program

Table 7.13       Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 9.1         Event and Action Plan for White Bellied Sea Eagles

Table 10.1       Summary of Equipment and Personnel Requirements for Marine Mammals Monitoring

Table 10.2       Summary of Equipment and Personnel Requirements for Subtidal Monitoring

 

List of Figures

 

Figure 1.1        Layout of Work Site

Figure 1.2        Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers

Figure 1.3        Locations of Noise Sensitive Receivers

Figure 1.4        Locations of Water Quality Sensitive Receivers

Figure 3.1        Project Organisation

Figure 5.1        Locations of Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Figure 6.1        Locations of Noise Monitoring Stations

Figure 7.1        Locations of Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Figure 7.2        Locations of TBT/PAHs/PCBs Monitoring Stations

Figure 9.1        Location of White-bellied Sea Eagles Monitoring

Figure 10.1      Locations of Marine Mammals Monitoring

Figure 10.2      Locations of Subtidal Monitoring

 

 

List of Appendices

 

Appendix A      Project Programme

Appendix B      Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS)

Appendix C      Sample Date Record Sheet for Air Quality, Noise and Water Quality Monitoring

Appendix D      Environmental Complaint Handling Procedures

Appendix E      Complaint Record Form