7.1 Environmental monitoring works were performed in the reporting period and all monitoring results were checked and reviewed.
1-hr TSP Monitoring
7.2
All
1-hr TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
24-hr TSP Monitoring
7.3
All
24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month except
the monitoring on 6 August 2008 has been changed to 7 August 2008 due to the
hoisting of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals No.8. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Construction Noise
Monitoring
7.4
All
construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.
Water Quality
7.5
All
water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month except
the monitoring on 6 and 22 August 2008 due to the hoisting of Tropical Cyclone
Warning Signals No.8 and No.9 respectively. Water Quality
Monitoring was then re-scheduled to 7, 9 and 23 August 2008. No Action/Limit Level
exceedance was recorded.
Complaint and
Prosecution
7.6
No environmental complaints and environmental
prosecution were received in the reporting month.
7.7
According
to the environmental audit performed in the reporting period, the following
recommendations were made:
Air Quality Impact
·
To
prohibit any open burning on site.
·
To
regularly maintain the machinery and vehicles on site.
·
To
implement dust suppression measures on all haul roads, stockpiles, dry surfaces
and excavation works.
·
To provide hoarding
Noise Impact
·
To
inspect the noise sources inside the site.
·
To
space out noisy equipment and position the equipment as far away as possible
from sensitive receivers.
·
To
provide temporary noise barriers for operations of noisy equipment near the
noise sensitive receivers in an appropriate location.
Water Impact
· To prevent any surface runoff discharge into any stream course.
· To review and implement temporary drainage system.
· To identify any wastewater discharges from site.
· To ensure properly maintenance for de-silting facilities.
· To clear the silt and sediment in the sedimentation tanks.
· To review the capacity of de-silting facilities for discharge.
· To divert all the water generated from construction site to de-silting facilities with enough handling capacity before discharge.
· To avoid accumulation of stagnant and ponding water on site.
Waste/Chemical Management
·
To
check for any accumulation of waste materials or rubbish on site.
·
To ensure the performance of sorting of C&D
materials at source (during generation);
·
To carry out inspection of dump truck at site exit
to ensure inert and non-inert C&D materials are properly segregated before
removing off site.
·
To
avoid any discharge or accidental spillage of chemical waste or oil directly from the
site.
·
To
avoid improper handling or storage of oil drum on site.