Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap.499

Application for Permission to Apply Directly for an Environmental Permit

Application No.: DIR-150/2007

 

 

Project Title: Reprovisioning and Upgrading of Salt Water Service Reservoirs in Western District for Water Supplies Department

 

Conditions Imposed under Section 5(12) of the Ordinance

for Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit

 

 

 

 

1.             All measures described in the Project Profile (No. PP- 313/2007) submitted by the project proponent on 3 April 2007 shall be fully implemented.

 

2.             To protect the secondary woodland habitat as shown in Figure 3.2 of the Project Profile (No. PP- 313/2007), no construction works shall be allowed on the surface ground of this habitat area.

 

3.             To protect the two natural seasonal streams as shown in Figure 3.2 of the Project Profile (No. PP- 313/2007), there shall be no construction discharge into these streams from the project.

 

4.             To mitigate the construction noise impacts, the project proponent shall provide noise enclosure at the portal area of the rock cavern as shown in Figure Annex B-1 of the Project Profile (No. PP- 313/2007).

 

5.             The project proponent shall erect hoarding for the Elliot Treatment Works as an additional mitigation measure to further protect this Grade III historical building during the construction stage of the project.

 

6.             The project proponent shall set up and operate a community liaison office throughout the construction stage of the project to receive and respond to complaints or enquiries on environmental nuisances or pollution caused by the project and to follow up on the implementation of remedial mitigation measures.

 

7.             To monitor the environmental impact, the implementation of recommended mitigation measures and to answer potential public enquiries, the project proponent shall implement environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme by carrying out baseline and impact monitoring during construction stage.  The project proponent shall set up and maintain a dedicated web site to place the monitoring and site auditing data throughout the construction stage.  An EM&A Manual shall be submitted prior to commencement of the project.

 

8.             To monitor the disposal of construction waste, prevent fly-tipping and maximize recycling of the excavated rock material, the project proponent shall set up a recording system on the amount of the waste/C&D material/rock material generated, recycled and disposed of at various destination(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

Under section 17 of the EIA Ordinance, the applicant may appeal to the Appeal Board against any of the above conditions within 30 days of the receipt of this notice of the Director’s decision.

 

Environmental Protection Department

May 2007