The execution period of New Taipei City’s air pollution control
program of construction projects is 10 months, there are currently 19
executives in total, and all the working items have achieved the set goals.
The executive achievements are summarized as follows.
1. Improving the utilization rate of constructing the online declaration system
of air pollution fee
In 2017, 3,894 projects commenced were registered in the
declaration and registration system, including 2,285 projects registered
online with a utilization rate of 58.7%. In 2018, 5,497 projects
commenced were registered in the declaration and registration system,
including 3,314 projects registered online with a utilization rate of
60.3%. By the end of September 2019, 2,779 projects commenced have
been registered in the declaration and registration system, including
1,951 projects registered online with a utilization rate of 70.2%.
In 2017, 3,971 projects settled were registered in the declaration
and registration system, including 1,886 projects registered online with a
utilization rate of 47.5%. In 2018, 3,725 projects settled were registered
in the declaration and registration system, including 1,996 projects
registered online with a utilization rate of 53.6%. By the end of
September 2019, 2,504 projects settled have been registered in the
declaration and registration system, including 1,615 projects registered
online with a utilization rate of 64.5%.
The online declaration rate has been improved from 59.7% to
70.2%, and the utilization rate of the online completion registration has
been also improved from 52.3% to 64.5%. It seems that the online
declaration propaganda strategy generalized year by year in this program
is effective. The public acceptance on online declaration has increased.
Although there are some fluctuations due to changes in the system
structure, the overall utilization rate is still growing.
2. Understanding the status of pollutant emission to achieve an emission rate
of 80% under inspection
According to the statistics of the monthly pollutant emissions of the
construction sites under inspection control during the period from
December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, 4,542 construction sites were
in progress on average each month. During the period, the total dust
yield was 22,656.9 tonnes, the total dust reduction was 11,636.2 tonnes,
and the total dust emission was 11,020.7 tonnes, which was converted
into an average monthly dust emission of 1,102.1 tonnes. During the
period, the total TSP yield was 6,321.3 tonnes, the total TSP reduction
was 3,246.5 tonnes, and the total TSP emission was 3,074.8 tonnes,
which was converted into an average monthly TSP emission of 307.5
tonnes. During the period, the total PM10 yield was 3,511.8 tonnes, the
total PM10 reduction was 1,803.6 tonnes, and the total PM10 emission
was 1,708.2 tonnes, which was converted into an average monthly PM10
emission of 170.8 tonnes. Generally speaking, during the period of the
program, the average pollution reduction was 51.4% [total dust
reduction 11,636.2 tonnes ÷ total dust yield 22,656.9 tonnes].
The pollution control for various types of projects under inspection
reached 82.7% [17,818.41 tonnes of pollution under inspection ÷
21,557.31 tonnes of pollution under control], achieving the annual goal
of 80% in pollution control.
3. Strengthening on-site investigation and inspection
The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan
disclosed in the “executive manual on administrative measures for air
pollution control facilities of construction projects” that: in terms of the
control of the air pollution resulting from construction projects, air
pollution is already prohibited in the air pollution control act, and the
economic incentives including air pollution control fee collection,
reduction and exemption for construction projects are also used for
control. However, there are no regulations on the pollution control
facilities required for operation in construction projects. In order to
further improve the air pollution resulting from construction projects and
to enhance the control effects, according to the authorization of Item 2,
Article 23 of the air pollution control act, the “administrative measures
for air pollution control facilities of construction projects (hereinafter
referred to as administrative measures)” was formulated, so as to
regulate the pollution control facilities to be adopted for the construction
processes, places and operations of various construction projects that
may cause dusts.
Regulation compliance shall be calculated in the principle as
regulated in the administrative measures, that is, three categories are
divided: no absence (0 point), slight absence (less than 10 points) and
severe absence (more than 10 points). Regulation compliance refers to
that the number of cases with no absence as the numerator and the
number of all inspected cases as the denominator (must be unique), with
the percentage as the unit. According to the statistics from December 1,
2018 to September 30, 2019, first-grade inspection was conducted to
6,113 construction sites, including a total of 4,182 cases with no
absence, which was converted into a regulation compliance of 68.4%
currently; and second-grade inspection was conducted to 2,911
construction sites, including a total of 2,162 cases with no absence,
which was converted into a regulation compliance of 74.2% currently.
4. Assisting the Environmental Protection Department in reporting air
pollution by laws and inspecting disciplinary administration
According to the statistics from December 1, 2018 to September 30,
2019, 10 proposed inspection lists were totally reported, a total of 210
construction sites were reported, and 146 construction sites were
subsequently inspected. The adoption rate of proposed inspection lists
was 69.5%. Because the cases were reported for inspection each month
based on the absent points, but for those included in the monthly
proposed lists, the undertakers will decide whether they are included
according to the status. For the cases included in reports, a time limit for
improvement shall be given according to the absence, or those that have
been improved shall be removed from the inspection lists. In addition to
the monthly proposed inspection lists, the Environmental Protection
Administration will report monthly lists according to the emissions and
project status. The monthly inspection lists can be obtained by
integrating the above two methods. According to the statistics from
December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, the Environmental Protection
Department and New Taipei City Government have carried out 376
inspections in total.
Through the statistics of the detailed punishments of
commencement and report, a total of 107 construction sites were
reported due to violation against the air pollution control act, including 4
cases with dust when inspection and fined NTD 400,000 in total, 90
cases violating the administrative measures for air pollution control of
construction projects and fined NTD 5,540,000 in total and 13 cases
commencing early (30 days overdue). As of September 2019, the
completion rate of improvement was 69.1%.
5. Locking in first-grade construction projects (RC, SRC), and guiding to
achieve 80% utilization rate of autonomous reports
Because the construction sites would continue to increase during
the program execution, the current system utilization rate would be
calculated each month for promotion and effect tracking. According to
the statistics from December 2018 to September 30, 2019, 1,075
construction projects were the guided objects of this year. However, in
order to determine the rationality of the system utilization rate, it was
necessary to deduct the cases which are not yet started, special and
expected to be commenced. There are 755 actually guided projects,
including 651 projects joining the autonomous ranks, which was
converted into the system utilization rate of 74.6% (651 sites have joined
the autonomous ranks÷a total of 755 sites shall be guided to join the
autonomous ranks).
In addition, in the inspection records of the 651 construction sites
which have joined the independent ranks, there were a total of 579 cases
with no absence, a total of 51 cases with slight absence and a total of 14
cases with severe absence, which was converted into a regulation
compliance of 88.9%. Nearly 90% enterprises could achieve
autonomous maintenance.
6. Promoting and guiding at least 80 construction sites to improve road
cleanliness
Study reports indicated that earthwork must be carried frequently
according to the on-site construction needs and the main factors were the
vehicles carrying materials in and out, machines and tools, which
increased the moving pollution sources to the surrounding roads, as well
as the dust arising from incomplete cleaning. Hence, the Environmental
Protection Administration, Executive Yuan has been promoting road
cleaning and adoption since 2002. There was no specific statutory
requirement, but promoting good neighborliness at construction sites and
autonomously adopting surrounding roads are important in effective
improvement of air quality in work areas. According to the statistics
from December 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, a total of 104
construction sites were signed, and all the scope signed included 75
cases in all work areas. The enterprises were guided to wash the streets
with the cumulative length of 58,197.7 km and to sweep the streets with
the cumulative length of 21,516.8 km. The streets with a total length of
79,714.5 km were washed, swept and adopted.
