8.            Conclusions

 

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

 

8.1.2     A Limit Level exceedance was recorded for construction noise at KTD 2b on 22 March 2019. No Action / Limit Level exceedance was recorded for construction noise at KTD 1a and KER 1b in the reporting period.

 

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

 

8.1.4     13 weekly environmental site inspections were carried out in the reporting period. Recommendations on mitigation measures on air quality, noise quality, water quality, chemical and waste management and landscape and visual impact were given to the Contractor for remediating the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

 

8.1.5     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.

 

8.1.6     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   Every main haul road should be kept clear of dusty materials.

l   Open stockpiles should be avoided or covered.

 

Construction Noise Impact

l   Noise mitigation measure should be provided during breaking.

 

Water Quality Impact

l   Broken water pipe should be repaired as soon as possible.

 

Chemical and Waste Management

l   All wastes generated at the site should be collected and cleaned up regularly.

 

Land Contamination

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Landscape and Visual Impact

l   Open stockpiles should be avoided or covered.

 

General Condition

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Permit / Licenses

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.