ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT MANUAL (FINAL)

January 2003                                                          

1.	INTRODUCTION									
1.1	Purpose of the Manual								
1.2	Description of the Project							
1.3	Environment Monitoring and Audit Requirements				
1.4	Project Organisation								
1.5	Construction Programme								
2.	AIR QUALITY										
2.1	Introduction									
2.2	Construction Phase Dust Monitoring						
2.3	Event and Action Plan for Construction Phase Air Quality		
2.4	Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase				
2.5	Operational Phase Odour Monitoring						
2.6	Event and Action Plan for Operational Phase Air Quality		
2.7	Mitigation Measures During Operational Phase				
3.	NOISE											
3.1	Introduction									
3.2	Noise Parameters									
3.3	Monitoring Equipment								
3.4	Monitoring Locations								
3.5	Baseline Monitoring								
3.6	Impact Monitoring									
3.7	Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise				
3.8	Mitigation Measures for Construction Noise Control			
3.9	Mitigation Measures for Operational Noise Control			
4.	WATER QUALITY									
4.1	Introduction									
4.2	Monitoring Equipment 								
4.3	Construction Phase Effluent Discharge Monitoring			
4.4	Construction Phase Monitoring at Local Stream Course			
4.5	Operational Phase Marine Water Quality Monitoring			
4.6	Operational Phase Effluent Quality Monitoring				
4.7	Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Laboratory Analysis		
4.8	Data Analysis 									
4.9	Site Audits 									
4.10	Water Quality Mitigation Measures 						
5.	WASTE MANAGEMENT									
5.1	Introduction									
5.2	Mitigation of Adverse Impacts during Construction Phase		
5.3	Mitigation of Adverse Impacts during Operational Phase		
6.	LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL								
6.1	Introduction									
6.2	Mitigation Measures								
6.3	Baseline Monitoring								
6.4	Construction and Operational Phase Audit					
 
7.	SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT							
7.1	Site Surveillance									
7.2	Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements			
7.3	Environmental Complaints							
8.	REPORTING										
8.1	General										
8.2	Baseline Monitoring Report							
8.3	EM&A Reports									
8.4	Documentation									
8.5	Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances8-7
APPENDICES
Appendix A	Implementation Schedule of Recommended Mitigation Measures
Appendix B	Sample Forms for EM&A Programme
Figures
Figure 1.1	Key Elements Recommended in the YLKTSMP Review
Figure 1.2	Location of the NWNT Effluent Tunnel and Urmston Road Outfall
Figure 1.3	Location of the Key Project Items
Figure 1.4	Existing and Expanded/Upgraded San Wai STW
Figure 1.5	Existing and Expanded Ha Tsuen PS
Figure 1.6	Project Organization in EM&A Programme
Figure 2.1	Proposed Dust Monitoring Locations for San Wai STW
Figure 2.2	Proposed Dust Monitoring Locations for Ha Tsuen PS
Figure 3.1	Proposed Noise Monitoring Locations for San Wai STW
Figure 3.2	Proposed Noise Monitoring Locations for Ha Tsuen PS
Figure 4.1	Locations of Marine Water Quality Monitoring Stations
Figure 4.2	Locations of River Water Quality Monitoring Stations

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