5.
COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1
Comments
5.1.1
According
to the environmental site inspections undertaken during the reporting period,
the following recommendations were provided:
For Contract No. HY/2013/03
1. CHEC
was reminded to remove the stagnant water accumulated on site;
2. CHEC
was reminded to remove the construction and general waste accumulated on site;
3. CHEC
was reminded to put the chemicals to chemical store;
4. CHEC
was reminded to provide vehicle washing facilities on site;
5. CHEC
was reminded to provide drip tray for the chemical on site; and
6. CHEC was reminded to clean the U channel on site.
For Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03
works area
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No
recommendation.
5.1.2
A
summary of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures
(EMIS) is presented in Appendix E. All
necessary mitigation measures at this stage of works were implemented properly.
5.2
Recommendations
5.2.1
With
implementation of the recommended environmental mitigation measures, the
contract¡¦s environmental impacts were considered environmentally acceptable.
The weekly environmental site inspections ensured that all the environmental
mitigation measures recommended were effectively implemented.
5.2.2
The
recommended environmental mitigation measures, as included in the EM&A
programme, effectively minimize the potential environmental impacts from the
contract. Also, the EM&A programme effectively monitored the environmental
impacts from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation
of mitigation measures. No particular recommendation was advised for the improvement
of the programme.
5.3
Conclusions
5.3.1
Commencement
of Contract No. HY/2013/03 took place on 10 April 2015 and the construction
works of Contract No. HY/2013/03 commenced on 29 August 2015 (commencement of
Contract No. HY/2013/06 took place on 14 August 2015 and the construction works
of Contract No. HY/2013/06 commenced on 13 September 2016 within Contract No.
HY/2013/03 works area). This is the 11th Quarterly EM&A Report summarising
the findings of EM&A activities conducted under Contract No. HY/2013/03 from
01 March 2018 to 31 May 2018 (includes the findings of EM&A activities
conducted under Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works
area from 01 March 2018 to 31 May 2018).
5.3.2
Summary
of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level at
AMS6 shall be referred to the monthly EM&A Reports (for March 2018, April
2018 and May 2018) prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.
5.3.3
There
was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level
recorded at station AMS2, AMS3B and AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract
No. HY/2013/01 during the reporting period.
5.3.4
There
was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and
station NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 during the
reporting period.
5.3.5
There
were Action Level exceedances of suspended solids recorded on eight days, Dissolved
Oxygen and Turbidity recorded on three days by the Environmental Team of
Contract No. HY/2013/01 during reporting period. After investigation, it was
concluded that all exceedances were not relevant to Contract No. HY/2013/03.
There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance recorded on other monitoring
dates at the monitoring stations shown as shown at Table 2.2 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01
during the reporting period.
5.3.6
Ecological
monitoring results at all transects are reported in the EM&A report
prepared by Contract No. HY/2013/01.
5.3.7
Environmental
site inspection was carried out on 01, 08,
16, 22 and 29 March 2018, 06, 12, 20 and 26 April 2018, 03, 10, 17, 25 and
31 May 2018 (includes
Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area).
Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the
deficiencies identified during the site inspections.
5.3.8
There
were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the
reporting period.
5.3.9
There
were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during the reporting
period.