Introduction
1.
This is the
twelfth Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by
Cinotech Consultants Limited (ET-Cinotech) for the project “Lamma Power Station
Extension – Supply and Installation of Submarine Gas Pipeline” (the
Project). This document reported the
findings of EM&A Works conducted in January 2006.
Environmental Monitoring Works
Water
Quality
2.
No water quality
monitoring for the Project was carried out in the reporting month.
Complaints and Prosecutions
3.
No environmental
complaint and prosecution was received during the reporting month. As regard to the complaint raised by the
local Fisherman reported in the Monthly EM&A Report (October 2005)
pertaining to their concerns on the rock dumping operations of the Project,
this complaint is being handled by HEC.
Future Key Issues
4.
Anchor
protection/rock dumping and pipeline discharge works are the major activities
in the coming months. The hydrotest medium is tentatively planned to be
discharged in Mainland China waters in April 2006 and a discharge license is
being applied from the PRC Authorities.
No major environmental impact is anticipated from the works.
1.1
Hong Kong
Electric Co., Ltd. (HEC) proposed to develop a 1,800 MW power station in Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to meet the forecast increase in
electricity demand to cope with the social and economical growth of the HKSAR.
The proposed power station is located at reclaimed land in the south of the
existing Lamma Power Station at the western edge of Lamma Island, termed Lamma Power Station Extension.
1.2
The proposed
Power Station will use natural gas as fuel to generate electricity. The natural
gas will be supplied from Guandong Liquefied Natural Gas (GD LNG) Terminal
located at Cheng Tou Jiao of Shenzen PRC via a 20 inches diameter gas submarine
pipeline.
1.3
HEC commissioned
Saipem Asia Sdn. Bhd. (hereafter called “the Contractor) for the design,
engineering, supply of materials, fabrication, testing at works, delivery to
site, complete erection including pre-trenching, pipe laying, rock dumping,
testing and pre-commissioning at site, preservation during the Defects
Liability Period of Submarine Gas Pipeline under to Project titled “Lamma Power
Station Extension – Supply and Installation of Submarine Gas Pipeline”
(hereinafter called “the Project”). Cinotech Consultants Limited was subsequently
commissioned by the Contractor as the Environmental Team (ET-Cinotech) to
provide environmental consultancy services and to undertake the Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) works for the Project.
1.4
The Project
works include Pre-Trenching works, Pipe-Lay installation, Post-Lay Trenching
(Jetting) and Rock Dumping works related to the installation of 92 km of 20
inches diameter Submarine Gas Pipeline between Guandong Liquefied Natural Gas
Terminal (GD LNG) and the receiving point at Gas Receiving Station (GRS) at
South-West of Lamma Extension on Lamma Island of Hong Kong – SAR. An
Environmental Permit (EP) has been issued for the Lamma Power Station Extension
project. Variations to the EP
requirements have been proposed recently for the Project works and the VEP no.
EP-071/2000/C was issued on 18th May 2005.
1.5
The
Pre-Trenching works, Pipe-Lay installation and Post-Lay Trenching (Jetting)
have been completed. Anchor protection/rock dumping and
pipeline discharge works are the major
activities in the coming months. The hydrotest medium is tentatively
planned to be discharged in Mainland China waters in April 2006 and a discharge license is
being applied from the PRC Authorities.
1.6
Different parties
with different levels of involvement in the project organization include:
· Project Proponent –Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd. (HEC)
· Contractor – Saipem Asia Sdn. Bhd.
· Environmental Team (ET-Cinotech) – Cinotech
Consultants Limited
1.7
The
responsibilities of respective parties are detailed in Section 3 of the
EM&A Requirements Review (Review) and the project organization chart is
presented in Figure 3.1 of the Review. The key contacts of the ET- Cinotech are
shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Key Project Contacts
|
Party
|
Name
|
Role
|
Phone No.
|
Fax No.
|
|
ET-Cinotech
|
Dr. Priscilla Choy
|
Project Manager
|
2151 2089
|
3107 1388
|
|
Ms. Winniss Kong
|
Coordinator
|
2151 2068
|
3107 1388
|
|
Mr. Henry Leung
|
Monitoring Team Leader
|
2151 2087
|
3107 1388
|
2.1
No water quality monitoring was carried out in the reporting month.
3.1
The
implementation status of mitigation measures is summarized in Appendix A.
3.2
No
non-compliance was recorded during the site audits in the reporting month.
3.3
No environmental
complaint and prosecution was received during the reporting month. As regard to the complaint raised by the
local Fisherman reported in the Monthly EM&A Report (October 2005)
pertaining to their concerns on the rock dumping operations of the Project,
this complaint is being handled by HEC.
3.4
The complaint
log for the Project is provided in Appendix B.
4.1
Anchor
protection/rock dumping and pipeline discharge works are the major activities
in the coming months. The hydrotest medium is tentatively planned to be
discharged in Mainland China waters in April 2006 and a discharge license is
being applied from the PRC Authorities.
Ad hoc site inspection will be carried out as necessary in accordance
with the EM&A Manual.
5.1
No environmental monitoring
and audit works were performed in the reporting month.
5.2
Anchor protection/rock
dumping and pipeline
discharge works are the major
activities in the coming months. The hydrotest medium is tentatively planned to be
discharged in Mainland China waters in April 2006 and a discharge license is
being applied from the PRC Authorities. No major environmental impact is anticipated.
