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.