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 quality, water quality, chemical and waste management, 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   Watering on dusty materials should be carried out regularly for dust suppression.

l   The sheeting of stockpile should be check after typhoon weather.

l   Backfilling materials should be properly covered.

l   Dust was observed on the ground. Contractor should clean up the dust.

 

 

Construction Noise Impact

l   Contractor was reminded to use acoustic fabric during breaking.

 

Water Quality Impact

l   Sediments inside the sedimentation tank should be removed regularly.

l   Contractor was reminded to clear the sediments in the sedimentation tank regularly.

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

 

Chemical and Waste Management

l   Chemical containers should be placed in drip tray.


 

Land Contamination

l   No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

 

Landscape and Visual Impact

l   Check and properly cover all stockpiling after typhoon.

l   Backfilling materials should be properly 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.