This report summarizes the project from the period of January 1st, 2017 to December 31st in the areas of payment applications of air pollution for the construction project in Hsinchu County, the auditing and controls in the management of the construction projects, greenery and aesthetics of fences, covering exposed land, general green paving of exposed land, road adoption and cleaning, and advisement to ensure land waste from falling on the ground. The year’s inspections on construction equipment gave an understanding in the usage and allocation of heavy machinery in the jurisdiction of the county; additionally, advisement was given to construction projects for advanced application of temporary electricity use to reduce the frequency of generator use and in turn reduce pollution from noise and smell of diesel fuel. The results of this year are as detailed below:
1、Collection and Auditing of Air Pollution Fees for Construction Projects
The project was executed in the period of January 1st, 2018 to December 31th (referred to below as the project period) and received a total of 2,201 cases applying for construction air pollution fees, totaling NTD $27,960,152 in applications; after deducting refunds, the total actual amount collected was NTD $43,279,347. The total number of completed construction sites that received telephone reminder for fee collection included the inspection of 1,262 completed projects and 1,894 of these companies have settled their balances at the Environmental Protection Agency for a total of NTD $7,183,528.
Notification methods include telephone, fax, and official letters with 668 contractors confirming project completion after being notified; they have settled their balance with the EPA and paid a total of NTD $5,877,294. The remaining projects are still underway or have stopped due to other issues; further follow-up of these projects will see continued notice to contractors to complete the settling of their balance.
2、Construction Project Auditing (Inspection) Operations
A total of 5,000 inspections of construction sites needed to be completed in the project period and a total of 5,217 inspections were completed between the period of January 1st, 2018 to December 31th with results as shown in table 3.1-4. The progress of inspections of construction sites has achieved planned targets. Of these, the total number of level 1 construction sites totaled 1,253, level 2 inspections totaled 1,680, while level 3 inspections totaled 1,680. Although level 3 construction sites are not restricted by pollution prevention mechanisms of construction sites, inspection staff reference the preventative measures of the regulations to request companies to use effective preventative measures or substitute solutions to achieve the goal of pollution prevention.
Prior to inspections, the county’s construction sites had an average TSP pollution load of 1.1 tons/month – hectare; post inspections, this figure was 0.43tons/month – hectare for an overall reduction of 60.7%. Regulations on the coverage of emissions totaled 6,133.7 tons of dust emissions between the months of January and November. Inspections of emissions totaled 5,764.0 tons, totaling control of 92.3% of all emissions. In terms of construction site coverage, a total of 3,693 construction sites were totaled between January and November with 4,089 sites receiving multiple inspections for regulation; the accumulated overall inspection rate was 87.1%.
3、Hosting of Advisement Meetings
During the project period, construction advisement meetings were held on March 29th, May 28th, and September 28th of 2018. Advisement targets included various construction operators and contractors with a total of 112 participants across the 3 meetings. The content of the meetings included prevention of common pollution sources and the introduction of their related regulations in the hopes of reducing pollution in construction sites to a minimum and increase the quality of life.
4、Performance of Various Policy Promotions
Project execution lasted between January 1st, 2018 to December 31th in which the construction sites within the jurisdiction of the county were invited to adopt roads and conduct maintenance operations. A total of 58 construction sites participated in this operation, adopting 81 roads that spanned 72.62 km. An accumulated distance of 15,027.8 km in roads were washed and 3,240.86 km in roads were swept for a total distance of 18,268.7 km of roads cleaned. Reductions totals were TSP: 313.15 tons, PM10: 41.12 tons, PM2.5: 9.49 tons.
Additionally, the focus on improvements to exposed lands of non-construction sites saw 13 locations across Hsinchu County for a total area of 13.14 hectares; currently, improved areas total 11.7hectares with a TSP reduction of 3.79 tons and PM10 reduction of 1.79 tons. Counseling was given to 91 construction sites to complete the process of aesthetic greenery for their fencing, completing 25,026 square meters. Many other sites are currently aggressively planning completion of this aspect, with 18 sites executing greenery for a total area of 6,707 square meters; 73 sites are completing aesthetic advertisements for a total area of 18,319 square meters. Additionally, 44 sites are under advisement and complying to execute policy to prevent land waste from falling on the ground and reduce pollution emissions.
During the project period, 3 construction sites were fitted with mobile remote monitoring systems for 314 days of surveillance in total; 62construction sites were photographed with drones and 4 sites were found in violation of regulations. Common pollution violations include dirty vehicle paths, totaling 3 violations or 11.4% of all violations, 2 violations of inadequately covered stacking areas were found, totaling 9.1%. A total of 36 construction sites installed enhanced dust cloths for a total area of 4,678 square meters for an estimated total reduction of PM10：1,094.6 kg.
