Agreement No. CE 29/2008(EP)
Engineering Investigation and Environmental
Studies for Integrated Waste Management Facilities
Phase 1 – Feasibility Study
Integrated Waste Management Facilities
Environmental Monitoring & Audit Manual
TABLE OF CONTENT
1.1 Purpose
of The Manual
1.2 Project
Description
1.2.1 Introduction
1.2.2 Project
Location
1.2.3 Scope
of Project
1.3 Construction
Programme
1.4 Project
Organization
1.4.1 Introduction
1.4.2 Construction
Phase
1.4.3 Operation
Phase
1.5 Structure
of This Manual
2a. AIR
QUALITY IMPACT (TTAL SITE)
2a.1 Introduction
2a.2 Monitoring
during Construction Phase
2a.3 Monitoring
during Operation Phase
2a.3.1 Stack Monitoring
2a.3.2 Odour Monitoring
2b. AIR
QUALITY IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
2b.1 Introduction
2b.2 Monitoring
during Construction Phase
2b.3 Monitoring
during Operation Phase
2b.3.1 Stack Monitoring
2b.3.2 Odour Monitoring
3b. NOISE
IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
3b.1 Introduction
3b.2 Noise
Parameters
3b.2.1 Construction Phase
3b.3 Baseline
Monitoring
3b.3.1 Construction Phase
3b.4 Impact
Monitoring
3b.4.1 Construction Phase
3b.5 Event
and Action Plan
3b.5.1 Construction Phase
3b.6 Mitigation
Measures
3b.6.1 Construction Phase
3b.6.2 Operation Phase
4a. WATER
QUALITY IMPACT (TTAL Site)
4a.1 Introduction
4a.2 Water
Quality Parameters
4a.3 Monitoring
Locations
4a.4 Baseline
Monitoring
4a.5 Impact
Monitoring
4a.5.1 Stream Water Quality Monitoring
4a.5.2 Marine Water Quality Monitoring
4a.6 Site
Audits
4a.7 Field
Log
4a.8 Monitoring
Equipment
4a.8.1 Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Measuring Equipment
4a.8.2 Turbidity Measurement Instrument
4a.8.3 pH Measurement Instrument
4a.8.4 Sampler
4a.8.5 Water Depth Detector
4a.8.6 Sample Containers and Storage
4a.8.7 Monitoring Position Equipment
4a.8.8 Calibration of In-Situ Instruments
4a.9 Laboratory
Measurement / Analysis
4a.10 Event
and Action Plan
4a.11 Mitigation
Measures
4b. WATER
QUALITY IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
4b.1 Introduction
4b.2 Water
Quality Parameters
4b.3 Monitoring
Locations
4b.4 Baseline
Monitoring
4b.4.1 Construction Phase
4b.4.2 Operational Phase
4b.5 Impact
Monitoring
4b.5.1 Construction Phase
4b.5.2 Operational Phase
4b.6 Efficiency
of Silt Curtain at Marine Access Opening
4b.7 Site
Audits
4b.8 Field
Log
4b.9 Monitoring
Equipments
4b.9.1 Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Measuring Equipment
4b.9.2 Turbidity Measurement Instrument
4b.9.3 pH Measurement Instrument
4b.9.4 Sampler
4b.9.5 Water Depth Detector
4b.9.6 Salinity
4b.9.7 Sample Containers and Storage
4b.9.8 Monitoring Position Equipment
4b.9.9 Calibration of In-Situ Instruments
4b.10 Laboratory
Measurement / Analysis
4b.11 Event
and Action Plan
4b.12 Mitigation
Measures
5a. WASTE
MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS (TTAL SITE)
5a.1 Introduction
5a.2 Waste
Management and Control
5a.2.1 Construction Phase
5a.2.2 Operation Phase
5a.3 Approach
to Prevent Land Contamination
5a.3.1 Fuel Oil Spillage Prevention
5a.3.2 Chemicals and Chemical Wastes Handling & Spillage
Prevention
5a.3.3 Preventive Measures for Incineration By-products Handling
5a.3.4 Incident Record
5b. WASTE
MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
5b.1 Introduction
5b.2 Waste
Management and Control
5b.2.1 Construction Phase
5b.2.2 Operation Phase
5b.3 Monitoring
Requirements For Biogas Generation
5b.4 Approach
To Prevent Land Contamination
5b.4.1 Fuel Oil Spillage Prevention
5b.4.2 Chemicals and Chemical Wastes Handling & Spillage
Prevention
5b.4.3 Preventive Measures For Incineration By-Products Handling
5b.4.4 Incident Record
6a. ECOLOGICAL
IMPACT (BOTH TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC) (TTAL SITE)
6a.1 Introduction
6a.2 Site
Inspection for Avoidance of Mortality of Little Grebe
6a.3 Site
Audit Requirement
6a.3.1 Construction Phase
6a.3.2 Operation Phase
6a.4 Ecological
Monitoring of Avifauna and their Habitat
6a.4.1 Construction Phase
6a.4.2 Operation Phase
6a.5 Ecological
Monitoring of Additional Compensatory Habitat and Enhanced Wetland Habitat
6b. ECOLOGICAL
IMPACT (BOTH TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC) (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
6b.1 Introduction
6b.2 Ecological
Mitigation Measures
6b.2.1 Specific Measures To Minimise Disturbance On Finless Porpoise
6b.2.2 Specific Measures To Minimise Impact On Corals
6b.2.3 Specific Measures To Minimise Disturbance On Breeding
White-Bellied Sea Eagle
6b.3 Marine
Mammal Monitoring
6b.3.1 Introduction
6b.3.2 Vessel-Based Line-Transect Survey
6b.3.3 Active Acoustic Monitoring
6b.3.4 Passive Acoustic Monitoring
6b.3.5 Land-Based Theodolite Tracking
6b.3.6 Land-Based Monitoring Of Channel Between The Iwmf And Shek Kwu
Chau
6b.3.7 Exclusion Zone
6b.3.8 Marine Mammal Watching Plan
6b.3.9 Assessment And Evaluation Of Monitoring Results
6b.4 Coral
Monitoring Programme
6b.4.1 Introduction
6b.4.2 Coral Monitoring Survey
6b.4.3 Post-Translocation Coral Monitoring Survey
6b.4.4 Coral Monitoring Methodology
6b.5 White-Bellied
Sea Eagle Monitoring Programme
6b.6 Reference
7a. FISHERIES
IMPACT (TTAL SITE)
7b. FISHERIES
IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
8a.1 Introduction
8a.2 Monitoring
of Radon Concentration
8a.2.1 Baseline Measurement
8a.2.2 Monitoring during Operation Phase
8a.2.3 Measurement of Radon Concentration
8b. HEALTH
IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
9a. LANDSCAPE
AND VISUAL IMPACT (TTAL SITE)
9a.1 Introduction
9a.2 Mitigation
Measures
9a.3 Design
Phase Audit
9a.4 Baseline
Review
9a.5 Construction
and Operation Phase Audit
9b. LANDSCAPE
AND VISUAL IMPACT (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
9b.1 Introduction
9b.2 Mitigation
Measures
9b.3 Design
Phase Audit
9b.4 Baseline
Review
9b.5 Construction
and Operation Phase Audit
10a. IMPACT
ON CULTURAL HERITAGE (TTAL SITE)
10b. IMPACT
ON CULTURAL HERITAGE (ARTIFICIAL ISLAND NEAR SKC)
11a. LANDFILL
GAS HAZARDS ASSESSMENT (TTAL SITE)
11a.1 Introduction
11a.2 Monitoring
and Measurement of Landfill Gas
12. SITE
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT & ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINTS
12.1 Site
Inspection
12.2 Compliance
with Legal and Contractual Requirements
12.3 Environmental
Complaints
13.1 General
13.2 Baseline
Monitoring Report
13.3 Monthly
EM&A Reports
13.3.1 Introduction
13.3.2 First Monthly EM&A Report
13.4 Quarterly
EM&A Summary Reports
13.5 Final
EM&A Review Report
13.6 Data
Keeping
13.7 Interim
Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances