This project was conducted over a period of 12 months between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 for the primary purpose of collecting construction air pollution fees, inspect pollution sources in construction sites, patrol and inspect construction sites, promote autonomous management at construction sites, manage early-warning systems, advocate construction site management and provide counseling for shortcomings, form submission, and data analysis.
There were a total of 3,878 cases of construction air pollution fees reported for collection at the beginning of projects with 10 cases exempt from collection, resulting in a total amount of NT$174,392,878 collected. Case files have been established for all sites, achieving an air pollution fee collection rate of 96% and a success rate of 100% for payment reminders. A total of 2,489 construction projects were completed.
The number of cases reported through the internet totaled 1,730, primarily level-2 building sites from the administrative districts of Zhongli, Yangmei, and Guanyin. The largest type of reported constructions were building (RC, SRC) projects; the online reporting rate of these types of projects was 72%.
In the inspection of construction sites in compliance with the Management Regulations for Construction Project Air Pollution Control Facilities (“management regulations”), this project completed inspections/audits for 13,680 locations; inspections tracked 96.6% of emissions, providing a coverage of 91.3%，level1Construction Sites 93.9%, level2Construction Sites 90.2%; emissions reduced by 61.9% up to December 31, 2020 for a 90.6% compliance rate to the management regulations. Non-compliant construction sites were requested to improve conditions before a deadline.
In the autonomous management of construction sites, road adoption was promoted to 109 locations resulting in the cleaning of 140,340.2 km of roads. Additionally, the project performed 72 supervisions during high pollution phases of construction projects such as excavation and completed counseling.
In terms of early warning management, aerial photography was performed at 20 locations during construction phases with high pollution; 47 construction sites were monitored for particulates (PM2.5, PM10). Close cooperation with the Environmental Protection Administration in the control of PM2.5 was performed by investigating and analyzing background data of fugitive pollution sources and emissions at construction sites. During this year’s announced days of poor air quality (total of 66 days), telephone and e-mail notifications were issued to construction sites (2,200 sites) to perform watering of roads and improve air pollution prevention measures. There were a total of 132 locations that performed poor air quality reporting at construction sites.
In terms of advocacy, the project promoted the collection of construction air pollution fees and the Management Regulations for Construction Project Air Pollution Control Facilities. Relevant business organizations were invited to participate depending on the nature of seminars. A total of 6 counseling seminars were organized during the project period with each event hosting 22~60 participants; excellent interactions with all departments and staff resulted in good promotion and advocacy.
