EIA study for proposed rural drainage scheme completed
The Drainage Services Department has completed an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the proposed Rural Drainage Rehabilitation Scheme (RDRS) in northern New Territories.
The study assessed the impacts on water quality, ecology, visual and landscape features, noise and air quality, and waste management from the construction and operation of the proposed scheme.
"Mitigation measures have been proposed to minimise the environmental impacts, and it is anticipated that these will be incorporated into the detailed design for the RDRS," a spokesman for the department said today (Saturday).
"The study also recommended that the application and success of the recommended mitigation measures be checked through an environmental monitoring and audit programme.
"This will be defined and reported during the detailed design phase of the
RDRS."
Copies of the EIA Final Assessment Report and its executive summary can be inspected and collected on a first-come-first-served basis at the office of the Drainage Services Department, Room 4213, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
The need for the RDRS and other drainage improvement schemes was identified in the Territorial Land Drainage and Flood Control Strategy Study - Phase 11, the spokesman said.
"The study has proposed improvements to the existing natural stream-courses in northern New Territories in order to minimise flooding, restore flow capacities and facilitate maintenance," he said.
The scheme will cover nine streams in north-west and north-east New Territories.
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