8.1
Summary of exceedance is provided in Appendix L.
8.2
No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality and construction
noise.
8.3
All water quality monitoring was conducted as
scheduled in the reporting month. There are twelve Action Level and ten
Limit Level exceedances for suspended solids were recorded. No Action/Limit
Level exceedance for dissolved oxygen and turbidity were recorded.
8.4
According to the investigation, the exceedances are considered not due
to the Contract due to the following reasons:
1)
No pollution discharge was observed from the site;
2)
Sediment plume due to natural fluctuation of shallow water and movement
of vessel;
3)
Sediment plume discharging to the monitoring stations from the area
outside the site boundary;
4)
No marine construction works were conducted in vicinity of monitoring
station in which exceedance was recorded; and
5)
The exceeded results were similar or within the ranges baseline
monitoring results.
8.5
No environmental related complaint was received in the reporting month. The
Complaint Log is attached in Appendix P.
8.6
There was one prosecution or notification of summons received since the Contract
commencement. Regarding the noise incident on 15 March 2014, EPD did not
proceed with DCVJV, but with the related subcontractor. The case was
completed and closed on 20 October 2014. The details are presented in the summary of successful prosecution as attached
in Appendix Q.