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 in the construction material on site;
2. CHEC was reminded to provide drip tray for the
chemical on site; and
3. CHEC was reminded to remove the general waste
accumulated in their work area.
For Contract No.
HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area
1. 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 13th Quarterly EM&A Report summarising
the findings of EM&A activities conducted under Contract No. HY/2013/03
from 01 September 2018 to 30 November 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 September 2018 to 30 November 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 September 2018,
October 2018 and November 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 and AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract No.
HY/2013/01 (for September 2018). There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance
of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS3C by the
Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 (for September 2018). There was
no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level
recorded at station AMS2, AMS3C and AMS7B by the Environmental Team of Contract
No. HY/2013/04 (for October 2018 and November 2018).
5.3.4 There
was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 by
the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01 (for September 2018). There
was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS3C by
the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 (for September 2018). There
was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and
NMS3C by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/04 (for October 2018
and November 2018).
5.3.5 There
were Action and Limit Level exceedances recorded at different WQM stations
recorded on seven days by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2013/01
(for September 2018). There were Action and Limit Level exceedances recorded at
different WQM stations recorded on four days by the Environmental Team of
Contract No. HY/2013/04 (for October 2018 and November 2018). 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 (for September 2018). 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/2013/04 (for October 2018 and November
2018).
5.3.6 Ecological
monitoring results at all transects are reported in the EM&A report
prepared by Contract No. HY/2013/01 (for September 2018). Ecological monitoring
results at all transects are reported in the EM&A report prepared by
Contract No. HY/2013/04 (for October 2018 and November 2018).
5.3.7 Environmental
site inspection was carried out on 06, 14, 20 and 27 September 2018, 04, 11, 18 and
25 October 2018 (includes Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No.
HY/2013/03 works area). No site inspection except for bi-monthly landscape
establishment monitoring was carried out in November 2018 as all the sections
under Contract No. HY/2013/03 (includes Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No.
HY/2013/03 works area) were handed over to the relevant authorities on 24
October 2018 and the site had been changed to a closed area. Recommendations on
remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified
during the site inspections. Bi-monthly
Landscape Monitoring Report is shown in Appendix
J.
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.