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, noise impacts, 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.

 

8.1.4     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   Dust suppression should be provided.

l   Open stockpiles should be covered.

 

Construction Noise Impact

l   Noise mitigation should be provided during breaking.

 

Water Quality Impact

l   Water pipe should be replaced as soon as possible.

 

Chemical and Waste Management

l   Drip tray should be provided to prevent chemical leakage.

Land Contamination

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Landscape and Visual Impact

l   Hoarding should be erected around the site area.

l   Open stockpiles should be 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.