8.            Conclusions

 

8.1.1     No Action and Limit Level exceedance for 24-hr TSP and noise was recorded in the reporting period at all monitoring stations.

 

8.1.2     No complaint of air quality was received. Therefore, no impact 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted in the reporting period.

 

8.1.3     13 weekly environmental site inspections were carried out in the reporting period. Recommendations on mitigation measures on air quality, water quality, waste management and landscape and visual impact were given to the Contractor for remediating the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

 

8.1.4     13 weekly Landscape and Visual Site audits were carried out on in the reporting period and 6 of them were carried out by a Registered Landscape Architect in the reporting period. The weekly Landscape and Visual Impact reports were counter-signed by IEC as according to the requirement of EM&A Manual (AEIAR-130/2009). No non-compliance was recorded in the weekly Landscape and Visual Site audits in the reporting period.

 

8.1.5     Referring to the Contractor’s information, no notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting period.

 

8.2         Comment and Recommendations

 

8.2.1     The recommended environmental mitigation measures, as proposed in the EIA reports and EM&A Manuals shall be effectively implemented to minimize the potential environmental impacts from the Project. The EM&A programme would effectively monitor the environmental impacts generated from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation of mitigation measures.

 

8.2.2     According to the environmental audit performed in the reporting period, the following recommendations were made:

 

Air Quality Impact

l   Unused construction materials and construction waste should be removed or covered properly.

l   Frequent watering the bare soil ground surface to suppress dust.

l   Proper label color should be used for NRMM label

 

Construction Noise Impact

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Water Quality Impact

l   The surrounding of discharge point should be kept clear of silt, dusty and muddy materials.

l   Chemical should be added to the sedimentation tank to facilitate the sedimentation of muddy water.

l   Sediments in the sedimentation tank should be cleared regularly.

l   Stagnant water should be removed regularly.

l   Gully should be sealed by concrete bund.

l   Sediments and stagnant water inside the gully should be removed regularly.

 

Chemical and Waste Management

l   Unused construction materials and construction waste should be removed or covered properly.

l   Construction waste should be removed promptly.

l   Chemical containers should be placed on the drip tray.

l   Different types of waste shall be segregated and handled properly. Unused waste shall be removed regularly.

 

Land Contamination

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Landscape and Visual Impact

l   Construction materials shall be orderly and carefully stored.

l   Construction waste should be removed promptly.

 

General Condition

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Permit / Licenses

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.