Air Quality
7.1
2 Action Level and 1 Limit Level exceedance were recorded for 1-hr TSP
during the whole contract period. 7 Action Level exceedance were recorded for
24-hr TSP during the whole contract period.
Construction Noise
7.2
1 Action Level exceedance was recorded for the complaints received
throughout the construction period due to loading/unloading of metal plates and
oxygen-acetylene set.
Water Quality
7.3
A total of 24 Action Level exceedances and 15 Limit Level exceedances
for Dissolved Oxygen (Surface & Middle), 47 Action Level exceedances and 23
Limit Level exceedances for Dissolved Oxygen (Bottom), 47 Action Level
exceedances and 120 Limit Level exceedances for Turbidity and 330 Action Level
exceedances and 223 Limit Level exceedances for Suspended Solids were recorded
during the construction period of the Contract.
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Survey)
7.4
A total of
3 Action Level exceedance and 1 Limit Level exceedance were recorded during the
construction phrase of the Contract.
7.5
However, no Action/Limit
Level exceedances was recorded for air quality, water quality and dolphin
monitoring due to the Contract throughout the whole Contract.
7.6
Only one
Action Level exceedance was recorded in construction noise due to the
complaint. It was temporary and short-term
comparing to the whole construction period. No Limit Level
exceedances was recorded for construction noise due to the Contract throughout
the whole Contract. In addition, no Action exceedances and complaint in
construction noise was recorded since April, 2013.
7.7
The summary
of exceedance is attached in Appendix G. The details of each exceedance were attached in the Monthly
EM&A Reports.
7.8
There was no
non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting period. The observations
and recommendations made in each individual site audit session were attached in
the Monthly EM&A Reports.
7.9
24 environmental complaints were received since the
commencement of the Contract. In addition, no case of complaint was logged
since 5 May 2017. The Complaint Log is attached in Appendix E.
7.10 There was only one prosecution
or notification of summons received since the Contract commencement. Summary of
successful prosecution as attached in Appendix
F.