Environmental Permit No. EP-463/2013/A

環境許可證編號No. EP-463/2013/A

 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE

(CHAPTER 499)

SECTION 10 & 13

環境影響評估條例

(499)

10條及13

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE

A DESIGNATED PROJECT

建造及營辦指定工程項目的環境許可證

 

 

PART A (MAIN PERMIT)

A (許可證主要部分)

 

Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) granted the Environmental Permit (No. EP-463/2013) to the CIVIL ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Permit Holder”) on 9 October 2013. Pursuant to Section 13 of the EIAO, the Director amends the Environmental Permit (No. EP-463/2013) based on the Application No. VEP-468/2015. The amendments described below, are incorporated into this Environmental Permit (No. EP-463/2013/A). This Environmental Permit as amended is for construction and operation of the designated project described in Part B of this Permit subject to the conditions specified in or attached to Part C of this Permit.  The issue of this Environmental Permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below:

 

根據環境影響評估條例(環評條例) 10條的規定,環境保護署長 (署長) 2013109將環境許可證(編號:EP-463/2013)批予土木工程拓展 (下稱 許可證持有人”) 根據環評條例第13條的規定,署長因應更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-468/2015修訂環境許可證編號EP-463/2013。以下修訂已包含在本環境許可證內 (編號:EP-463/2013/A)。本經修訂的環境許可證作為建造及營辦本許可證B所說明的指定工程項目,但須遵守本許可證C所說明或附載的條件。本環境許可證是依據下列文件、批准或許可而簽發:

 

Application No.

申請書編號

VEP-468/2015

 

Documents in the Register:

登記冊上的文件:

 

(1) Widening and Reconstruction of Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) (Register No.: AEIAR-020/1999)

-  Environmental Impact Assessment Report (August 1999) [hereinafter referred to as the "EIA Report"]

-  Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual (April 2000) [hereinafter referred to as the “EM&A Manual”]

 

(沙田段)擴闊及重建工程(登記編號: AEIAR-020/1999)
-
 環境影響評估報告 (19998) [下稱環評報告” ]

-   環境監察及審核手冊(20004) [下稱 環監手冊”]

 

 

 

(2) The Director’s letter of approval of the EIA Report dated 19 November 1999 (Reference: Ax(1) to EP2/N1/A/33)

 

   署長於19991119日發出批准環評報告的信件

        (檔案編號: Ax(1) to EP2/N1/A/33)

 

 

(3)  Documents attached to the Application for Environmental Permit submitted by the Permit Holder on 18 September 2013 (Application No.: AEP-463/2013)

-    Widening of Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section), EIA Review Report (September 2013)”

[Hereinafter referred to as the "EIA Review Report"]

 

許可證持有人於 2013 9 18日提交的環境許可證申請書夾附的文件 (申請書編號 : AEP-463/2013)

- 大埔(沙田段)擴闊工程–環檢討報告 (2013 9) [下稱 檢討報告]

 

(4)  Environmental Permit issued on 9 October 2013 (Permit No.: EP-463/2013)

 

201310 9日發出的環境許可證 (許可證編號EP-463/2013)

 

(5)  Application for Variation of Environmental Permit No. VEP-468/2015 including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 27 February 2015.

        [Hereafter referred to as “the Application VEP-468/2015]

 

許可證持有人於2015227日提交的更改環境許可證編號VEP-468/2015的申請和附件

[下稱申請書編號VEP-468/2015”]



 

 

 

Application No.

申請書編號

Date of Application

申請日期

List of Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit

已包含在本環境許可證內的修訂項目

Date of Amendment

修訂日期

VEP-468/2015

27 February 2015

2015227

-          Vary Figure 1 and Figures 2a to 2d of Environmental Permit

No. EP-463/2013

 

-          更改在環境許可證編號EP-463/201312a2d

 

   16 March 2015

2015316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            16 March 2015

         2015316

Date

日期

 

(Maurice K.L. YEUNG)

Principal Environmental Protection Officer

for Director of Environmental Protection

環境保護署長

(首席環境保護主任楊國良代行)

 


PART B (DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)

B (指定工程項目的說明)

 

Hereunder is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as the “Permit”):

 

下列為本環境許可證 (下稱許可證 ) A 所提及的指定工程項目的說明:

 

Title of Designated Project

指定工程項目的名稱

Widening and Reconstruction of Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) [Hereinafter referred to as "the Project"]
(沙田段)擴闊及重建工程 [本指定工程項目下稱"工程項目" ]

 

Nature of Designated Project
指定工程項目的性質

A major improvement to an existing primary distributor road

對現有主要幹路作重大改善工程。

 

Location of Designated Project

指定工程項目的地點

Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section).  The location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 attached to this Permit.

(沙田段)

工程項目的位置載於本許可證夾附的1

 

Scale and Scope of Designated Project

指定工程項目的規模和範圍

 

Widening and reconstruction of an approximate 1.2km long of the existing Tai Po Road (Sha Tin Section) from dual 2-lane to dual 3-lane carriageway; and improvement of the existing Sha Tin Rural Committee Road and its junctions.

擴闊及重建現時(沙田段)一段長約1,200米的路段,由雙線雙程道路改為線雙程道路; 並改善現時的沙田鄉事會路滙處

 

 

 


PART C (PERMIT CONDITIONS)

1.    General Conditions

1.1   The Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall comply with all conditions set out in this Permit.  Any non-compliance by any person may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the EIAO.

1.2   The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including, without limitation to, the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311), Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358), Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400) and Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap. 466).  This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defence against any proceedings instituted under any legislation or imply any approval under any legislation.

1.3   The Permit Holder shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit and the documents referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all sites/offices covered by this Permit.  Any reference to the Permit shall include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents in the Register.

1.4   The Permit Holder shall give a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated in the Permit.  The site(s) refers to site(s) of construction and operation of the Project and shall mean the same hereafter.

1.5   The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the Project site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public information at all times.  The Permit Holder shall ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any amended Permit, is displayed at such locations.  If the Permit Holder surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit.  The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project site(s).

1.6   The Permit Holder shall construct and operate the Project in accordance with the project descriptions in Part B of this Permit.

1.7   The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed, constructed and operated in accordance with the information and all recommendations described in the EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-020/1999), the EIA Review Report, the application documents for environmental permit (Application No. AEP-463/2013), other relevant documents in the Register, the information and mitigation measures described in this Permit, mitigation measures to be recommended in submissions that shall be deposited with or approved by the Director as a result of permit conditions contained in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended under ongoing surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the Project.  Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the Register are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded in this Permit.

1.8   All deposited submissions, as required under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance with the comments, if any, made by the Director within one month of the receipt of the Director’s comments or otherwise as specified by the Director.

1.9   All submissions, approved by the Director, all submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part C of this Permit.  Any variation of the submissions shall be approved by the Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit conditions. Any non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499).  All submissions or any variation of the submissions shall be certified by the Environmental Team (ET) Leader and verified by the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) referred to in Conditions 2.1 and 2.2 below, before submitting to the Director under the Permit.

1.10  The Permit Holder shall release all finalized submissions, as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies in the EIAO Register Office, or in any other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any other means as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.

1.11  All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the EIAO Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong).  Electronic copies of all finalized submissions required under this Permit shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 1.3 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies.

1.12  The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the Project no later than one month prior to the commencement of construction of the Project.  The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the construction.

1.13  For the purpose of this Permit, “commencement of construction” does not include works related to site clearance and preparation, or other works as agreed by the Director.

 

2.    Specific Conditions

Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Personnel

2.1   An Environmental Team (ET) shall be established by the Permit Holder no later than two weeks before the commencement of construction of the Project.  The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project.  The ET shall be headed by an ET Leader.  The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years of experience in environmental monitoring and auditing (EM&A) or environmental management.  The ET and the ET Leader shall be responsible for the implementation of the EM&A programme in accordance with the EM&A requirements as contained in the updated EM&A Manual submitted and approved under Condition 2.3 of this Permit.  The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every instance or circumstance or change of circumstances, which may affect the compliance with the recommendations of the EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-020/1999), the EIA Review Report and this Permit.  The ET Leader shall notify the IEC within one working day of the occurrence of any such instance or circumstance or change of circumstances.  The ET Leader’s log-book shall be kept readily available for inspection by all persons assisting in supervision of the implementation of the recommendations of the EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-020/1999), the EIA Review Report and this Permit or by the Director or his authorized officers. Failure to maintain records in the log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as defined in the updated EM&A Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the ET Leader.  Failure by the Permit Holder to make replacement, or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book despite the employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation.

2.2   An IEC shall be employed by the Permit Holder no later than two weeks before the commencement of construction of the Project.  The IEC shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project.  The IEC shall be a person who has at least 7 years of experience in EM&A or environmental management.  The IEC shall be responsible for duties defined in the updated EM&A Manual submitted and approved under Condition 2.3 of this Permit, and shall audit the overall EM&A performance, including the implementation of all environmental mitigation measures, submissions required in the updated EM&A Manual, and any other submissions required under this Permit.  In addition, the IEC shall be responsible for verifying the environmental acceptability of permanent and temporary works, relevant design plans and submissions under this Permit.  The IEC shall verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.1 of this Permit.  The IEC shall notify the Director by fax, within one working day of receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each and every change of circumstances or non-compliance with the recommendations of the EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-020/1999), the EIA Review Report and this Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impacts from the Project.  In case the IEC fails to so notify the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of the IEC as defined in the updated EM&A Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC.  Failure to replace the IEC as directed or further failure to so notify the Director despite employment of a new IEC may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation.  Notification by the Permit Holder is the same as notification by the IEC for the purpose of this Condition.

Submission of Updated Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual

2.3       The Permit Holder shall update the EM&A Manual to include the latest EM&A requirements in accordance with the information and recommendations described in the EIA Review Report and by taking into account any specific site conditions, such as on the protection and monitoring regime of old and valuable trees, that may be changed before the construction of the Project.  The Permit Holder shall, at least one month before the commencement of construction of the Project, deposit with the Director four hard copies and four electronic copies of the updated EM&A Manual.  Before submission to the Director, the updated EM&A Manual shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations described in the EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-020/1999) and the EIA Review Report, and taking into account any specific requirements with respect to the latest site conditions of the Project.  All measures recommended in the updated EM&A Manual approved under this Condition shall be fully and properly implemented in accordance with the requirements and time schedule(s) set out in the updated EM&A Manual.  The EM&A Manual deposited under this Condition shall hereinafter be referred to as the “updated EM&A Manual”.

Submission of Landscape Plan

2.4   The Permit Holder shall, at least one month before the commencement of the corresponding parts of landscape works of the Project, deposit with the Director four hard copies and four electronic copies of landscape plan(s).  The landscape plan(s) shall show the design details, confirmation of the feasibility for proposed planting, locations, implementation programme, maintenance and management schedules, and drawings in the scale of 1:1,000 or other appropriate scale of the landscape and visual mitigation measures of the Project.  Before submission to the Director, the landscape plan(s) shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the relevant information and recommendations contained in the EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-020/1999) and the EIA Review Report.  All landscape and visual mitigation measures shall be properly implemented and maintained for the Project in accordance with the deposited landscape plan.  The Permit Holder shall make available additional copies to the Director upon his request.

Submissions after Commencement of Construction of the Project

2.5   The Permit Holder shall, within one month after the commencement of construction of the Project, inform the Director in writing the management organization of the main construction companies and/or any form of joint ventures associated with the construction of the Project.  The information, to be submitted, shall include at least an organization chart, names of responsible persons and their contact details.

Measures to mitigate Water Quality Impacts during Construction of the Project

2.6   Channels, earth bunds or sand bag barriers shall be provided on site to direct storm water to silt removal facilities.

2.7   Water to be pumped out from trenches or foundation excavations shall be discharged into storm drains via silt removal facilities.

2.8   All drainage facilities shall be properly maintained to ensure efficient operation at all times.

2.9   Construction waste, debris and rubbish shall be properly collected, handled and disposed of to avoid water quality impacts.

2.10   Construction work force sewage shall be handled by temporary or permanent public toilets or by portable chemical toilets or sewage holding tanks with the sewage to be regularly collected.

Measures to mitigate Dust Impacts during Construction of the Project

2.11   On-site storage of excavated materials shall be covered by impervious sheeting or sprayed with water to keep the entire surface wet.

2.12  Every vehicle shall be washed to remove dusty materials from its body and wheels before leaving the construction site.

2.13  The haul road shall be sprayed with water to keep the entire road surface wet.

Measures to mitigate Traffic Noise Impact during Operation of the Project

2.14  To mitigate traffic noise impact arising from the Project, the Permit Holder shall implement all noise mitigation measures as shown in Figures 2a to 2d of this Permit before commencement of operation of the Project.  All noise mitigation measures implemented shall be properly maintained during operation of the Project.

 

3.    Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements

3.1        The EM&A programme shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures and requirements as set out in the updated EM&A Manual deposited under Condition 2.3 of this Permit.  Any change to the EM&A requirements or programme shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the relevant requirements set out in the updated EM&A Manual and shall seek the prior approval from the Director before implementation.

 

3.2        Samples, measurements and necessary remedial actions shall be taken in accordance with the requirements of the updated EM&A Manual by:-

(i)             conducting baseline environmental monitoring;

(ii)           conducting impact monitoring;

(iii)          carrying out remedial actions described in the Event/Action Plans of the updated EM&A Manual in accordance with the time frames set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as agreed by the Director, in case where specified criteria in the updated EM&A Manual are exceeded; and

(iv)         logging and keeping records of details of all parameters within 3 working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action(s), for the purpose of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A Reports and to make available for inspection on site.

 

3.3        Three hard copies and two electronic copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report shall be submitted to the Director at least 2 weeks before the commencement of construction of the Project.  The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as complied with the requirements as set out in the updated EM&A Manual before submission to the Director.  The ET Leader and IEC shall personally inspect the site within each reporting cycle prior to certification and verification of compliance of EM&A Reports.  Additional copies of the submission shall be provided upon request by the Director.

 

3.4        Three hard copies and two electronic copy of monthly EM&A Report shall be submitted to the Director within 2 weeks after the end of each reporting month throughout the entire construction period.  The EM&A Reports shall include a summary of all non-compliance.  The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as complying with the requirements as set out in the updated EM&A Manual before submission to the Director.  Additional copies of the submission shall be provided to the Director upon request by the Director.

 

3.5        All EM&A data submitted under this Permit shall be true, valid and correct.

 

4.    Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information

4.1       To facilitate public inspection of the Baseline Monitoring Report and Monthly EM&A Reports via the EIAO Internet Website and at the EIAO Register Office, electronic copies of these Reports shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 1.3 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies as described in Conditions 3.3 and 3.4 above of this Permit.  For the HTML version, a content page capable of providing hyperlink to each section and sub-section of these Reports shall be included in the beginning of the document. Hyperlinks to all figures, drawings and tables in these Reports shall be provided in the main text from where the respective references are made.  All graphics in these Reports shall be in interlaced GIF format unless otherwise agreed by the Director.  The content of the electronic copies of these Reports must be the same as the hard copies.

 

Notes :

1.   This Permit consists of three parts, namely, Part A (Main Permit), Part B (Description of Designated Project) and Part C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the EIAO, and the following notes are for general information only.

2.   If there is a breach of any condition of this Permit, the Director or his authorized officer may, with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, order the cessation of associated work until the remedial action is taken in respect of the resultant environmental damage, and in that case the Permit Holder shall not carry out any associated works without the permission of the Director or his authorized officer.

3.   The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the EIAO to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the Project site by the amended permit.

4.   A person who assumes responsibility for the whole or a part of the Project may, before he assumes responsibility of the Project, apply under Section 12 of the EIAO to the Director for a further environmental permit.

5.   Under Section 14 of the EIAO, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit.  The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project site.

6.   If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the EIAO before the Project could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26(1) of the EIAO to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the EIAO without a valid environmental permit.

7.   Any person who constructs or operates the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the EIAO, is liable :

(i) on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;

(ii) on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;

(iii) on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;

(iv) on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and

(v)  in any case where the offence is of a continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $10,000 for each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.

8.   The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the EIAO within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.

9.   The Notes are for general reference only and that the Permit Holder should refer to the EIAO for details and seek independent legal advice.

 

Environmental Permit No. EP-463/2013/A

環境許可證編號EP-463/2013/A

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