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Annex C Water Quality Case Studies
Discharge of restaurant waste and greywater in storm water drains
Case Studies
Lung Mei
Ma Wan New Village
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Small House number increases = Water Quality seriously impacted
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Small House No.
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How bad is the situation?
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Case Study No. 1 Lung Mei, Tai Po
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Long-term trend of Water Quality degradation (Data from EPD)
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More and more Small Houses built in Lung Mei
2005
2013 2001
1998
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Area already equipped with Public Sewers and Facilities
Why is there still poor water quality?
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“Eating Place” – Always Permitted at the Ground Floor of Small House
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“Eating Place” of course generates waste waters
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Construction and Operation of Small House both generate waste waters
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An Outlet at Lung Mei
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Who produces the waste waters? In reality, how to enforce the law
(Water Pollution Control Ordinance)?
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Underground Drainpipe being Built at Lung Mei
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Underground Drainpipe being Built at Lung Mei – Direct discharge to a nearby seasonal stream
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After the works is done, how to enforce the law?
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Case Study No. 2 Ma Wan New Village, Tung Chung
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Re-located Village due to Tung Chung New Town Development
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Surrounded by woodland, with a nearby stream and a V zone
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Early village houses should have been connected with public sewer
1996
1998 2000
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Small Houses built later are using Septic Tank and Soak-away System
2007 2001
2004
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Full of Small Houses now
2008
2011
2013
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Location of the site, and the E. coli level in the nearby stream (Data from EPD)
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E. coli and Faecal Coliforms Levels – Sharp Increase with Small House number (Data from EPD)
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Faecal coliforms
E. coli
E. coli (WQO)
1998 2001 2007 2011
E. coli: 120
F.C.: 1066
E. coli: 850
F.C.: 6300
E. coli: 3100
F.C.: 11000
E. coli: 18000
F.C.: 54000
E.coli WQO: 1000
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Ammonia Level – Sharp Increase with Small House number (Data from EPD)
1998 2001 2007 2011
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Ammonia-N
WQO
Ammonia:
0.04
Ammonia:
0.07
Ammonia:
0.37
Ammonia:
1.35
Ammonia WQO: 0.021
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Ma Wan New Village
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The stream next to Ma Wan New Village
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Highly polluted water observed
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Highly polluted water from an outlet
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The outlet connected with U-channels running through Small Houses
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Another outlet from unknown source(s)
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Potential pollutants – domestic sewage and discharge from the operation of the restaurants
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Outlets (supposed discharging stormwater only) along the channelised section of the same stream
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Unusual high mortality of wild frogs
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How bad is “High”?
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How many Small Houses are found at this site?
• Approximately 120 Small Houses in Ma Wan New Village (about 44 suspected to be connected with public sewer; remaining 76 Small Houses suspected using septic tank systems)
• 3 – 4 restaurants
• 2010 – 2013
E. coli: 18,000 – 39,000
Faecal coliforms: 54,000 – 120,000
Ammonia: ~ 1.4 mg/L
• Pollution Status
- Similar to Tin Shui Wai Channel, Yuen Long Nullah, Tuen Mun River
- Worse than Shing Mun River
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ProPECC does NOT Protect
• Ma Wan New Village – Built after the ProPECC PN 5/93 was adopted
• It seems that no one follows the ProPECC requirements
• ProPECC is NOT Enforceable in reality
• It is a planning problem!
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