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Great. This should keep the lads busy until the harbour redevelopment extravaganza kicks off in 2014. I wonder what will happen after that? Peace and quiet at last?

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It will be inconvenient for a while, but surely an improved sewerage system is a good thing for the island?

Yes a decent sewage system is a good thing. I'm just having a moan about the noise and mess, and the fact that there always seems to be another big project following on from the previous one - which applies to the whole of HK, not just Lamma. It's a big concrete mixer and it never stops.

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I think it would be may be a good idea to suggest the district authorities to impose by regulation and introduce (by e.g. incentive scheme to the owners; looks like the Govt. really loks the ways to spend the money – e.g. recent Lo Tik Wan shelter) some quieter VV’s on Lamma. The existing ones are particularly noisy. I can imagine all the deliveries to so many construction sites on the Sewerage Phase 2 project may be a really a nuisance. It could be also imposed on the Contractors to use some selected model. The Fire Brigade uses much better vehicles.

Just wondering, where does the poo go right now? I see that my house is on the pink line, but I bet I have sewerage already.

Public consultation tomorrow, Sat, June 11, 10am in the Primary School.

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It does not affect me directly as I am not an owner. Still, it is interesting, the Q1 and A1. The question is may be not precise and the answer is just stating general advantage of sewer. Is connection of the house to sewer a must enforced by law once the sewer is provided by the Govt.? Just wondering if the owners driven purely by caring of environment will spend money on the connection?

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AECOM, the consultants for Phase 2 of the YSW Sewerage Works, have just emailed me an English version of their presentation, translated on our request at the Sewerage meeting in the N. Lamma Primary School on June 11. Short, informative, with lots of visuals.
Have a look as this will affect almost every building in North Lamma:

Public Consultation Forum - English

Public Consultation Forum - Chinese

Lamma-zine story about this Public Consultation Forum

AECOM would like to clarify these points:

(1) AECOM is commissioned by the Drainage Services Department as the consultant to undertake investigation, design and construction supervision of the Phase 2 Sewerage project, while the contractor for Phase 2 construction works has not been engaged.

(2) For the project implementation schedule, Phase 2 is currently under detailed design and public consultation. Construction of Phase 2 works is scheduled to commence in late 2012 / early 2013 and anticipated for completion in 2017.

Some key graphics from the presentation:

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YSW SewageTreatment Plant - latest Artist's Impression, after some feedback from Living Lamma and other concerned Lamma community members. I've made it into a Day/Night flip-animation:



Scott/Wilson writes:

"As discussed and agreed at our last meeting, we have subsequently revised the day time view of the future treatment works to include more plantation on the building roofs and green panel along the front gate to match with those panels facing the sea.... Upon the maturing of the plantation on the roof, it would be closely matching with the green slope at the back, when viewing from afar.

"For the night view, we have carried out a few trials and finally come up with a dim lighting view, which again as per our discussion at the earlier meeting, is a compromising choice to avoid strong lightings which would just be energy wasting and causing glaring effect to local residents, but also sufficient to alert the locals and mooring/sailing vessels nearby.

"I hope you find the revised slides of significant improvement and acceptable from the local residents' point of view."

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Where does the poo go? This looks like a HOS project.

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The poo will be treated underground before being piped out to the sea once its been purified (sorta).

The above ground building section in the picture is designed to resemble village housing rather than looking like a factory building on the sea shore. Except for the office section, which is planned for the first block, the windows you see are actually false. A bit Disney-esqe if you ask me. But you have to give it to them, they are trying to make it look less intrusive although clearly it would have been less intrusive if it was somewhere else!

If you're a property owner you should have a deed of Mutual Covenant if you're in a shared block. These usually have an arbitration clause that can be used to resolve matters with fellow owners, the judgement will be legally binding.

If any property owners have a problem with their fellow owners this may focus the attention and get things done.

After all why are we putting up with years of disruption if in the end we don't get the benefit.