1.1
Cinotech Consultants Limited (Cinotech) was
commissioned by China
State -ATAL Joint Venture and Leader – JEC
Joint Venture (the Contractors) to undertake the
baseline odour patrol for the Operational Phase of the “HATS Stage 2A – Upgrading Works at
Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works and Preliminary Treatment Works on
Hong Kong Island ” (hereafter referred to as “the
Project”).
1.2
The Project is part of the
scope under the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 2A which is a designated
project with Register No. : AEIAR-121/2008. The Environmental Permit
(Permit No. EP-322/2008/G), which was issued on 9th
May 2014 by the Environmental Protection
Department (hereinafter called EPD) to the Drainage Services Department (hereinafter called the DSD) as the Permit Holder.
1.3
According to the EM&A Manual for the HATS Stage 2A, baseline odour patrol for operational phase shall be
conducted one year prior to the commissioning of the HATS Stage 2A. All the site boundary of each preliminary treatment works (PTW) and the Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works (SCISTW), along with 23 Air Sensitive
Receivers (ASR) in total, were identified as the locations for the odour monitoring.
1.4
The baseline odour patrols were
conducted at the 23
ASR locations around the SCISTW, the eight PTWs and at the site boundaries of
each facility. The measured results will be served as the baseline
data and compared with the result obtained during the impact monitoring period
of the Operational Phase.
1.5
This baseline report is
prepared by Cinotech to present the methodology, requirements and results of the
baseline odour patrol for the Project.