CONTENTS
Page
1.
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1 Background......................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Purpose
and Objectives of this EIA Report.......................................................... 1-1
1.3 Structure
of this Report........................................................................................ 1-3
2.
CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES .................................................................. 2-1
2.1 Consideration of Alternative Site Locations
for the PAFF..................................... 2-1
2.1.1 Background............................................................................................. 2-1
2.1.2 Comparison of Alternative Sites............................................................... 2-8
2.1.3 Comparative
Environmental Assessment................................................... 2-8
2.1.4 Preferred
Site.......................................................................................... 2-10
2.2 Pipeline
Route Selection from Tuen Mun Area 38 to the Airport........................... 2-12
2.2.1 Pipeline
Route Options............................................................................ 2-12
2.2.2 Comparative
Assessment of Options during the Construction Phase.......... 2-17
2.2.3 Comparative
Assessment of Options during the
Operational Phase........... 2-26
2.2.4 Environmental Performance of the
Exising Pipeline.................................... 2-27
2.2.5 Conclusions............................................................................................. 2-28
2.2.6 Environmental
Conditions in the Absence of the Project............................ 2-29
2.2.7 References.............................................................................................. 2-30
3.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROJECT AND ASSUMPTIONS................................................ 3-1
3.1 Background......................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Tank
Farm and Onshore Facilities........................................................................ 3-1
3.3 Berthing
Jetty....................................................................................................... 3-2
3.5 Tanker Visit Frequency........................................................................................ 3-4
3.6 Emergency Backup Facilities................................................................................ 3-5
4.1 Environmental Legislation..................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.1 Air Quality Objectives............................................................................. 4-1
4.1.2 Air Pollution Control
(Construction Dust) Regulation................................ 4-1
4.1.3 Specified Process.................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.4 Odour..................................................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Air Sensitive Receivers........................................................................................ 4-2
4.3 Background
Air Quality....................................................................................... 4-3
4.4 Key
Issues.......................................................................................................... 4-3
4.5 Construction Phase Impact Assessment................................................................ 4-3
4.5.1 Assessment Methodology........................................................................ 4-3
4.5.2 Construction Air
Quality Assessment........................................................ 4-4
4.5.3 Mitigation Measures During Construction................................................. 4-5
4.6 Operational Air Quality Impact Assessment.......................................................... 4-6
4.6.1 General................................................................................................... 4-6
4.6.2 Odour Modelling
Methodology................................................................ 4-7
4.6.3 Odour Modelling Results and Assessment................................................ 4-8
4.7 Operational
Mitigation Measures.......................................................................... 4-8
4.8 Residual
Impacts................................................................................................. 4-8
4.9 Environmental Monitoring and Audit..................................................................... 4-8
4.10 References.......................................................................................................... 4-9
5.
NOISE ASSESSMENT................................................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Environmental
Legislation..................................................................................... 5-1
5.1.1 Construction Noise Criteria
During Non-restricted Hours......................... 5-1
5.1.2 Construction Noise Criteria During Restricted
Hours................................ 5-1
5.2 Noise Sensitive Receivers.................................................................................... 5-3
5.3 Existing
Conditions.............................................................................................. 5-3
5.4 Construction Activities......................................................................................... 5-3
5.5 Key Issues.......................................................................................................... 5-4
5.6 Impact
Assessment.............................................................................................. 5-5
5.7 Mitigation Measures............................................................................................ 5-5
5.8 Residual Impacts................................................................................................. 5-6
5.9 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit..................................................................... 5-6
6.
WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT.............................................................................. 6-1
6.1 Environmental
Legislation..................................................................................... 6-1
6.1.1 Water
Pollution Control Ordinance.......................................................... 6-1
6.1.2 WPCO Technical Memorandum on Effluent
Discharges........................... 6-3
6.1.3 EIAO
Technical Memorandum on EIA
Process....................................... 6-3
6.1.4 Works Bureau Technical
Circular on Management of Dredged Sediment.. 6-3
6.1.5 Others..................................................................................................... 6-4
6.2 Existing Conditions.............................................................................................. 6-4
6.2.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 6-4
6.2.2 Existing Pollution Sources
and Activities................................................... 6-5
6.2.3 Sensitive Receivers.................................................................................. 6-5
6.2.4 Baseline Water Quality Conditions........................................................... 6-7
6.2.5 Baseline Sediment Quality........................................................................ 6-8
6.3 Key Issues.......................................................................................................... 6-12
6.3.1 Construction Phase.................................................................................. 6-12
6.3.2 Operational Phase................................................................................... 6-13
6.4 Construction Phase Impact Assessment................................................................ 6-13
6.4.1 Assessment Approach............................................................................. 6-13
6.4.2 Computer Models................................................................................... 6-14
6.4.3 Model
Parameters................................................................................... 6-14
6.4.4 Modelling Scenarios................................................................................ 6-15
6.4.5 Environmental Assessment Criteria........................................................... 6-16
6.4.6 Impact Assessment.................................................................................. 6-16
6.5 Operational Phase Impact Assessment................................................................. 6-20
6.5.1 Assessment Method................................................................................ 6-20
6.6 Consideration of Alternatives............................................................................... 6-20
6.7 Mitigation
Measures............................................................................................ 6-21
6.7.1 Construction Phase.................................................................................. 6-21
6.7.2 Operational Phase................................................................................... 6-23
6.8 Residual Impacts................................................................................................. 6-24
6.9 Cumulative
Impacts............................................................................................. 6-24
6.10 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit..................................................................... 6-25
6.11 References.......................................................................................................... 6-26
7.
ECOLOGY ASSESSMENT.......................................................................................... 7-1
7.1 Environmental Legislation..................................................................................... 7-1
7.2 Key Sensitive Ecological Receivers...................................................................... 7-1
7.3 Objectives of the ecological Impact
Assessment................................................... 7-2
7.4 Description of Existing Conditions........................................................................ 7-4
7.4.1 Literature Review.................................................................................... 7-4
7.4.2 Present Eco-Physical
Characteristics of the Study Area............................ 7-6
7.4.3 Present Pollution Status............................................................................ 7-6
7.4.4 Benthic Macro-Infauna............................................................................ 7-7
7.4.5 Benthic Macro-Epifauna Invertebrates..................................................... 7-10
7.4.6 Horseshoe
Crab...................................................................................... 7-11
7.4.7 Corals..................................................................................................... 7-13
7.4.8 Cetaceans (Dolphins and Porpoises)........................................................ 7-14
7.4.9 Marine Habitat Quality............................................................................. 7-15
7.5 Ecological Impact Assessment Methodology........................................................ 7-18
7.6 Prediction
and Evaluation of Construction Phase Impacts...................................... 7-20
7.6.1 Potential Ecological Impacts..................................................................... 7-20
7.6.2 Alteration of Water Quality...................................................................... 7-20
7.6.3 Disturbance to the Benthic Habitat and
Habitat Loss................................. 7-21
7.6.4 Disturbance to Corals.............................................................................. 7-22
7.6.5 Disturbance to
Indo-Pacific Hump-backed Dolphin.................................. 7-24
7.6.6 Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park............................................ 7-28
7.6.7 Cumulative
Ecological Impacts (Marine
Ecology and Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphin) 7-29
7.7 Prediction
and Evaluation of Operational
Phase Impacts....................................... 7-31
7.7.1 Aviation Fuel Spill.................................................................................... 7-31
7.7.2 Disturbance to the
Benthic Habitat........................................................... 7-31
7.7.3 Disturbance
to Indo-Pacific Hump-backed
Dolphin.................................. 7-31
7.8 Mitigation Measures............................................................................................ 7-33
7.8.1 Marine Ecology....................................................................................... 7-33
7.8.2 Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphin.......................................................... 7-34
7.9 Conclusions
and Recommendations...................................................................... 7-39
7.10 Residual Ecological
Impacts................................................................................. 7-39
7.11 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements............................................... 7-39
7.12 References.......................................................................................................... 7-40
8.
LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL
ASSESSMENT.............................................................. 8-1
8.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Principal Environmental Legislation and Guidelines................................................ 8-1
8.3.1 Background............................................................................................. 8-1
8.3.2 Baseline
Landscape and Visual Resource Study....................................... 8-1
8.3.3 Review
of the Planning and Development Control Framework.................. 8-2
8.3.6 Nighttime
Glare Assessment..................................................................... 8-6
8.3.7 Recommendation
for Mitigation Measures................................................ 8-6
8.3.8 Residual
Landscape and Visual Impacts................................................... 8-7
8.4.3 Berthing Jetty........................................................................................... 8-10
8.6 Review of Planning and
Development Control Framework.................................... 8-18
8.7 Landscape and Visual Impact
Assessment during Construction............................. 8-19
8.7.2 Prediction
and Evaluation of Landscape Impacts during Construction................ 8-19
8.7.3 Prediction
and Evaluation of Visual Impacts during Construction............... 8-21
8.8 Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment during Operation................................. 8-22
8.8.2 Prediction
and Evaluation of Landscape Impacts during Operation............ 8-22
8.8.3 Prediction
and Evaluation of Visual Impacts during Operation................... 8-22
8.10 Recommended Landscape and Visual Mitigation
Measures.................................. 8-26
8.10.3 Landscape
Mitigation Measure 2 (LMM2) – Advanced Transplantation and Planting Buffer/Bund............................................................................................................... 8-27
8.10.4 Landscape
Mitigation Measure 3 (LMM3) – Compact Site Planning and Sensitive Design 8-29
8.10.5 Landscape
Mitigation Measure 4 (LMM4) – Minimise the Nighttime Glare 8-30
8.11 Residual Impacts and Acceptability of the
Proposed PAFF.................................. 8-30
9.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
ASSESSMENT..................................................................... 9-1
9.1.1 Environmental
Impact Assessment Ordinance........................................... 9-1
9.1.2 Hong
Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines......................................... 9-1
9.1.3 Antiquities
and Monuments Ordinance..................................................... 9-1
9.4.4 Historical
Background of Tuen Mun......................................................... 9-5
9.4.5 Lung
Kwu Chau and Sha Chau Islands.................................................... 9-9
10.
HAZARD TO LIFE ASSESSMENT............................................................................ 10-1
10.1 Background....................................................................................................... 10-1
10.2 Objectives and Scope of Work.......................................................................... 10-1
10.3 Background
Data.............................................................................................. 10-1
10.3.1 Existing Arrangement of Fuel Supply...................................................... 10-1
10.3.2 Proposed Facility at Tuen Mun Area 38 (TMA38)................................. 10-1
10.3.3 Meteorological
Data.............................................................................. 10-3
10.3.4 Time
Periods......................................................................................... 10-3
10.3.5 Surrounding Population.......................................................................... 10-4
10.4 Hazard
Identification.......................................................................................... 10-5
10.4.1 Hazardous Properties of Aviation Fuel................................................... 10-5
10.4.2 Hazards from the Tank Farm................................................................. 10-6
10.4.3 Hazards
From Submarine Pipeline.......................................................... 10-9
10.4.4 Hazards Due to Marine Transport.......................................................... 10-12
10.4.5 Hazards at the Jetty............................................................................... 10-13
10.4.6 Checklist of Representative Events......................................................... 10-14
10.5 Frequency
Estimation......................................................................................... 10-15
10.5.1 Background........................................................................................... 10-15
10.5.2 Frequency of Tank Farm Releases......................................................... 10-15
10.5.3 Submarine Pipeline................................................................................ 10-18
10.5.4 Frequency of Marine Events.................................................................. 10-19
10.5.5 Frequency of Jetty Events...................................................................... 10-22
10.5.6 Spill Size Distribution............................................................................. 10-23
10.5.7 Spill
Probabilities................................................................................... 10-24
10.5.8 Ignition Probability................................................................................. 10-24
10.5.9 Frequencies of Outcome Scenarios........................................................ 10-25
10.6 Consequence
Assessment.................................................................................. 10-27
10.6.1 Background........................................................................................... 10-27
10.6.2 Tank
Farm Consequences..................................................................... 10-28
10.6.3 Consequences of Marine Transport Events............................................. 10-34
10.6.4 Marine Jetty Events............................................................................... 10-36
10.6.5 Submarine Releases of Aviation Fuel...................................................... 10-37
10.7 Risk Summation................................................................................................. 10-39
10.7.1 Background........................................................................................... 10-39
10.7.2 Measures of Risk................................................................................... 10-39
10.7.3 Risk Results and Discussion................................................................... 10-40
10.7.4 Maximum Justifiable Spend.................................................................... 10-41
10.7.5 Recommendations................................................................................. 10-41
10.8 Mitigated
Risk................................................................................................... 10-43
10.9 Conclusions....................................................................................................... 10-44
10.10 Residual
Impacts............................................................................................... 10-45
10.11 Environmental Monitoring and Audit................................................................... 10-45
10.12 References........................................................................................................ 10-45
11.
FUEL SPILLAGE RISK
ASSESMENT....................................................................... 11-1
11.1 Existing Conditions............................................................................................ 11-1
11.2 Key
Issues........................................................................................................ 11-1
11.3 Prediction
and Evaluation of Impacts.................................................................. 11-5
11.3.1 Assessment Approach........................................................................... 11-5
11.3.2 Results
of Assessment............................................................................ 11-8
11.3.3 Predicted
Ecological Impacts from an Aviation Fuel Spill........................ 11-11
11.4 Mitigation
Measures.......................................................................................... 11-13
11.5 Residual Impacts............................................................................................... 11-15
11.6 Environmental Monitoring and Audit................................................................... 11-15
11.7 References........................................................................................................ 11-15
12.
FISHERIES ASSESMENT.......................................................................................... 12-1
12.1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 12-1
12.2 Relevant Legislation and Assessment Criteria...................................................... 12-1
12.3 Baseline Conditions........................................................................................... 12-2
12.6.2 Impact
from Suspended Solids on Fisheries Resources........................... 12-11
13.
LAND CONTAMINATION ASSESMENT................................................................ 13-1
13.1 Relevant Environmental Legislation..................................................................... 13-1
13.1.1 EPD
ProPECC Note No. 3/94.............................................................. 13-1
13.1.2 Hong
Kong Code of Practice for Oil Storage Installations, 1992............. 13-1
13.7 Environmental
Monitoring and Audit................................................................... 13-5
14.
WASTE
MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT................................................................. 14-1
14.1 Principal Environmental Legislation..................................................................... 14-1
14.1.1 Dumping
at Sea Ordinance.................................................................... 14-1
14.1.2 Works Branch Technical Circular WBTC
3/2000.................................. 14-1
14.1.3 Waste Disposal Ordinance..................................................................... 14-1
14.1.4 Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste)
(General) Regulation......................... 14-1
14.1.5 Land (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance........................................... 14-2
14.1.6 Public
Health and Municipal Services Ordinance – Public Cleansing and Prevention of
Nuisances By-laws................................................................................................. 14-2
14.2 Description
of Existing Conditions...................................................................... 14-2
14.3 Key Issues........................................................................................................ 14-3
14.4 Assessment
Methodology.................................................................................. 14-3
14.5 Construction Phase
Waste Management Assessment.......................................... 14-4
14.5.1 Background........................................................................................... 14-4
14.5.2 Dredged Marine Mud............................................................................ 14-4
14.5.3 Excavated Materials.............................................................................. 14-5
14.5.4 Construction
and Demolition Waste....................................................... 14-5
14.5.5 Chemical Waste.................................................................................... 14-6
14.5.6 General Refuse...................................................................................... 14-6
14.5.7 Sewage................................................................................................. 14-7
14.6 Operational
Phase............................................................................................. 14-7
14.7 Mitigation
Measures.......................................................................................... 14-7
14.8 Waste
Disposal Recommendations..................................................................... 14-10
14.9 Residual
Impacts............................................................................................... 14-11
14.10 Monitoring
and Audit Requirements................................................................... 14-11
14.11 Conclusions....................................................................................................... 14-11
15.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT................................................... 15-1
15.1 Introduction....................................................................................................... 15-1
15.2 EM&A Requirements........................................................................................ 15-2
15.3 Baseline Monitoring........................................................................................... 15-7
15.3.1 Water Quality........................................................................................ 15-7
15.3.2 Landscape/Visual Resources.................................................................. 15-7
15.3.3 Ecology................................................................................................. 15-7
15.4 Construction
Phase Impact Monitoring............................................................... 15-7
15.4.1 Action and Limit Levels......................................................................... 15-7
15.4.2 Water Quality........................................................................................ 15-7
15.4.3 Noise, Air, Waste.................................................................................. 15-9
15.4.4 Landscape and Visual............................................................................ 15-9
15.4.5 Ecology................................................................................................. 15-9
15.5 Operational Impact Monitoring.......................................................................... 15-9
15.6 EM&A
Responsibilities...................................................................................... 15-10
15.7 Reporting.......................................................................................................... 15-10
15.8 Implementation
Schedules.................................................................................. 15-11
16.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES................................................. 16-1
Figures
Figure
2.1 PAFF
Site Alternatives
Figure 2.1b Indicative
Cross Section
Figure 2.2 Proposed Tuen Mun Area 38 PAFF Location
and Pipeline Options
Figure 2.3 Constraints on Eastern Pipeline Routes
Figure 2.4 Key Areas of Seabed Disturbance
Figure 2.5 Distribution
of Chinese White Dolphin Densities
Figure 3.1 Permanent
Aviation Fuel Facility Study Area
Figure 3.2b Indicative
Cross Section
Figure 4.1 Locations
of Air Sensitive Receivers
Figure 4.2 TSP
(1 hour) Contours during Construction
Figure 4.3 TSP
(24 hour) Contours during Construction
Figure 4.4 Maximum
5 – second odour level (OU) plot at 1.5 m above ground (at day-time)
Figure 4.5 Maximum
5 – second odour level (OU) plot at 30m above ground (at day-time)
Figure 4.6 Maximum
5 – second odour level (OU) plot at 1.5 m above ground (at night-time)
Figure 4.7 Maximum
5 – second odour level (OU) plot at 30m above ground (at night-time)
Figure
5.1 Adjacent Land
Uses and Location of NSRs
Figure 6.1 Key
Areas of Seabed Disturbance and
Sewage Outfalls
Figure
6.2 Water
Quality and Ecological Sensitive Receivers
Figure
6.3 Location of EPD Marine Water and Sediment
Sampling Stations
Figure
6.4 Sediment Sampling Stations for East Sha
Chau CMP Monitoring 1997-1999
Figure 6.5 Cumulative
Sediment Sampling Stations for East Sha Chau IVb CMP Programme (2000-2005)
Figure 6.6 Sediment Sampling Station for AFRF Pipeline and
Access Channel
Figure 6.7 AAHK Environmental Monitoring Location of
Sediment Sampling Stations 1999-2000
Figure 6.8 Pearl
Estuary Showing update Model Boundary and Western
Harbour Model Boundary
Figure 6.9 Detail of the
Western Harbour Model Mesh
Figure 6.10 Location of Sensitive Receivers
in the Water Quality Model
Figure 6.11 Suspended Solids Concentration, Kadoorie Beach
Figure 6.12 DO Deficit (mg/L)
at Kadoorie Beach
Figure 6.13 Predicted
Minimum DO Concentrations (mg/L)
Figure 7.1 Ecological Characteristics Present in the
Northwestern Study Area
Figure 7.2 Distribution of the Chinese White Dolphin
(Sousa chinensis) in the Study Areas
Figure
7.3 Individual
Pipe Bubble Jacket
Figure 8.1 Proposed
Permanent Aviation Fuel Facility
Figure 8.2 Planning
and Development Control Framework
Figure
8.3a Landscape Character Units (LCUs)
Figure 8.3b Landscape Character Units (LCUs)
Figure 8.3c Landscape Elements
Figure 8.4a Sensitive
Visual Receivers (SVRs)
Figure 8.4a Sensitive Visual Receivers
(SVRs)
Figure
8.4c Sensitive Visual
Receivers (SVRs)
Figure 8.4d Sensitive Visual Receivers (SVRs)
Figure 8.5a Landscape Impact
Study
Figure 8.5b Visual
Impact
Study
Figure 8.6a Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures
Figure 8.6b Landscape
and Visual Mitigation Measures
Figure 8.6c Landscape
and Visual Mitigation Measures
Figure 8.7a Photomontage : Proposed Permanent
Aviation Fuel Facility
Figure 8.7b Photomontage : Proposed Permanent Aviation Fuel Facility
Figure 8.7c Photomontage : Proposed Permanent Aviation Fuel Facility
Figure 8.7d Photomontage : Proposed Permanent Aviation Fuel
Facility
Figure 8.7e Photomontage : Proposed
Permanent Aviation Fuel Facility
Figure 8.7f Photomontage : Proposed Permanent Aviation Fuel
Facility
Figure 9.1 Location of Archaeological Sites in the Study
Area
Figure 9.2 Late 16th Century Map of Kwang Tung By Kwok FEI
Figure 9.3 1730 Map of the
Coastline by Chan Lun Kwing
Figure 9.4 East India Company
Chart 1810
Figure 9.5 British Admiralty Chart 1853
Figure 9.6 British Admiralty
Chart 1856
Figure 9.7 British Admiralty
Chart 1888
Figure 9.8 British Admiralty Chart 1899
Figure 9.9 British Admiralty Chart 1966
Figure 10.1 Cross Section of Site Layout
Figure 10.2 Societal Risk Curve for 2016 Case
Figure 10.3 Societal
Risk Curve for 2040 Case
Figure 10.4 2016 Tank Farm Individual Risk Contours
Figure 10.5 2040 Tank
Farm Individual Risk Contours
Figure 10.6 Individual Risk Contours for Submarine
Pipeline
Figure 10.7 Mitigated Societal Risk Curve for 2016
Case
Figure 10.8 Mitigated Societal Risk Curve for 2040 Case
Figure 11.1 Spill Modelling Scenarios – Spill Release Points
Figure 12.1 Location of the Demersal Trawl
Sampling Stations
Figure
13.1 Typical
Tank Section
Figure 14.1 Sediment Quality Assessment Framework
for Dredged Sediment
Tables
Table
2.1 Environmental
Comparison Results: Construction
and Operational Phases
Table
2.2 Comparison of Sites Based upon
Non-Environmental Factors
Table
2.3 Pipeline Options 1 and 2 Pipeline
Lengths and Dredge Volumes
Table 2.4 Predicted Temporary loss of
Macro-infauna Biomass Attributed to Each Pipeline Option
Table 3.1 Tanker
Frequency Estimate
Table 4.1 Hong
Kong Air Quality Objectives
Table 4.2 Air
Sensitive Receivers
Table 4.3 Particle
Size Distribution
Table 4.4 1-hour
and 24-hour maximum TSP concentrations (µg/m3) at ASRs (including background level)
Table 4.5 Maximum (5-second) concentrations (OU) at
ASRs
Table 5.1 Recommended Construction Noise Levels
(Non-restricted Hours)
Table 5.2 Acceptable
Noise Levels for Percussive Piling
Table 5.3 Acceptable
Noise Level during the
Construction Phase (Restricted Periods)
Table 5.4 Typical Equipment Requirements
Table 5.5 Sound Power Level of Equipment for Predicted Construction Scenarios
Table 6.1 Water
Quality Objectives for the North Western Waters Water Control Zone
Table 6.2 WBTC
3/2000 Sediment Quality Criteria for the Classification of Sediment
Table 6.3 Summary
of EPD data for suspended sediments and dissolved oxygen in 1999 and 2000
Table 6.4 EPD
Routine Sediment Quality Data for North Western Waters (1995-99)
Table 6.5 Comparison of historical Class A Criteria with
current LCEL Criteria
Table 7.1a Summary
of the Macro-infauna Collected in August 2000 (ERM, 2001)
Table 7.1b Summary of the Macro-infauna Collected in May
2001 (Mouchel, 2001a)
Table 7.1c Summary of the
Macro-infauna Collected in August 2001 (Mouchel, 2002)
Table 7.2 Summary
of Invertebrate Trawling
Catch in the Vicinity of Sha Chau (Jan-Dec 1995)
Table 7.3 Summary
of Invertebrate Trawling Catch in the Vicinity of Sha Chau Collected in May
2001 (Mouchel, 2001a)
Table 7.4 Horseshoe
Crab Sightings and Landings in the Study Area between June 1987 and August 2001
(ERM, 1997; Chiu and Morton, 1999; Mouchel, ongoing)
Table 7.5 Ecological
Evaluation of Soft-bottom Benthic Habitat Within the Study Area
Table 7.6 Ecological Evaluation of Hard Substrate
Benthic Habitat Within the Study Area
Table 8.1 Significance Threshold of Landscape Impact
Table 8.2 Adverse
/ Beneficial Impacts of Landscape Impact
Table 8.3 Significance Threshold of Visual Impact
Table 8.4 Adverse
/ Beneficial Impacts of Visual
Impact
Table 8.5a Landscape Character Units (LCUs)
Table 8.6 Sensitive Visual
Receivers
Table 8.7 View
Point Options from the Nearest Residents
Table 8.8 Conflicts
Related Landscape and Visual
Impacts to the Existing Planning and Development Control Framework
Table 8.9 Summary of Disturbed Areas
Table 8.10 Summary
of Landscape Impacts (without
Landscape Mitigation Measures)
Table 8.11 Assessment
of Visual Impacts (without Landscape Mitigation Measures)
Table
8.12 Summary of Residual
Landscape Impacts (with Landscape Mitigation Measures)
Table 8.13 Summary of Residual Visual Impacts (with
Landscape Mitigation Measures)
Table 8.14 Summary
Landscape Mitigation Measures, Programming, Funding, Implementation, Management and Maintenance Agents
Table 10.1 Weather Data from Tuen Mun
Weather Station (1996)
Table 10.2 Population within 500m of Tank Farm
Table 10.4 Physical and Chemical Properties of Aviation Fuel
Table 10.5 Kerosene/Jet Fuel Tank Fires Since 1970
Table 10.6 Catastrophic Tank Failures of Petroleum
Products Tanks Since 1970
Table 10.7 Checklist of Representative Events
Table 10.8 Analysis of Tank Fire Frequency Data
Table 10.9 Failure Frequencies of Atmospheric Storage Tanks
Table
10.10 Summary of Tank Event Frequencies
Table 10.11 Generic Failure Frequency
Table 10.12 Leak Size
Distribution and Failure Frequencies
Table 10.13 Frequency of Collisions (2016 Case)
Table
10.14 Frequency of Collisions (2016 Case)
Table 10.15 Grounding
Frequency for Different Size Tankers (2016 Case)
Table
10.16 Grounding
Frequency for Different Size
Tankers (2040 Case)
Table 10.17 Fire and Explosion Frequencies (2016 Case)
Table
10.18 Fire
and Explosion Frequencies (2040
Case)
Table 10.19 Frequency of Impacts (2016 Case)
Table
10.20 Frequency
of Impacts (2040 Case)
Table 10.21 Frequency of Strikings (2016 Case)
Table
10.22 Frequency
of Strikings (2040 Case)
Table 10.23 Spill Size
Distribution for Various Failures
Table 10.24 Spill Probabilities
Table 10.25 Ignition
Probabilities
Table 10.26 Outcome Scenarios for
Striking/Grounding/Impact and Explosion
(2016 Case)
Table
10.27 Outcome Scenarios for
Striking/Grounding/Impact and Explosion (2040 Case)
Table 10.28 Frequency and Consequence for Tank Events
Table 10.29 Spill Quantities from Marine Transport Releases
Table 10.30 Pool Fire
Modelling Assumptions
Table 10.31 Effect Distances for Sea Surface Pool Fire
Table 10.32 Effect
Distances for Explosion Scenarios
Table
10.33 Frequency and Consequence of Submarine
Pipeline Event
Table 10.34 PLL
Values (2014 Case)
Table
10.35 PLL Values (2040 Case)
Table 10.36 Individual
Risk Results (2016 Case)
Table
10.37 Individual
Risk Results (2040 Case)
Table 11.1 Breakdown
of Global Oil Losses to Marine
Waters
Table 12.1 Fisheries
Production in Each Fishing Area (all fishing vessels)
Table
12.2 Most
Abundant Adult Fisheries Resources from the Study Area (by Biomass)
Table 12.3 Species Composition and Abundance of
Individuals (Total Counts) from Trawling in May 2001 (Mouchel, 2001a)
Table 13.1 Spill
Management Plan Rationale
Table 14.1 Estimate of excavated material for disposal as C&D waste
Table 14.2 Recommended Waste Disposal Sites
Table 15.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements
Table 15.2 Framework for Environmental Monitoring
Plan
Table 15.3 Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality
APPENDICES (under separate cover)
Volume 1 of 2
Appendix A Review
of Previous Studies
Appendix
A(i) Confirmed 55th ACE Meeting Minutes and ACE
Paper 48/98
Appendix
A(ii) Confirmed
81st ACE Meeting Minutes and ACE
Paper 38/2000
Appendix
A(iii) Confirmed
91st ACE Meeting Minutes and ACE
Paper 50/2001
Appendix
A(iv) Qualitative
Environmental Assessment of
Alternative Sites
Appendix B Environmental
Mitigation Implementation Schedules
Appendix C1 Construction
Dust and Odour Modelling Results
Appendix C2 Odour Modelling Results
Appendix
D Summary
Statistics of EPD Routine Water Quality Monitoring
Appendix
E Water
Quality Modelling
Results
Volume 2 of 2
Appendix F Fuel
Spill Modelling Results
Appendix
G Guidelines for
Marine Archaeological
Investigation