8                          CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

8.1                    Conclusions

8.1.1                    No Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality monitoring and construction noise monitoring in the reporting period.

8.1.2                    No Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for water quality in the reporting period.

8.1.3                    No Action / Limit exceedance was recorded for noise levels at stations (NMS1 and NMS2) in close proximity to the active ardeid night roosts in the monitoring period.

6.1.1                    No Action / Limit exceedance for the ecological monitoring of birds in the reporting period.

8.1.4                    13 environmental site inspections and 13 landscape and visual site audits were carried out in the reporting period. Recommendations on mitigation measures were given to the Contractor for remediating the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

8.1.5                    No environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions were recorded in the reporting period.

8.1.6                    The EM&A methodology has been effective in monitoring the environmental impacts of the Project and the effectiveness of the mitigation measures. The data collected were useful in determining whether the Project had caused unacceptable impacts on the sensitive receivers. Analysis of all EM&A data collected throughout the baseline and the impact monitoring periods demonstrated the environmental acceptability of the Project.

8.2                    Comment and Recommendations

8.2.1                    The recommended environmental mitigation measures, as proposed in the EIA report and EM&A Manual shall be effectively implemented to minimize the potential environmental impacts from the Project. The EM&A programme would effectively monitor the environmental impacts generated from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation of mitigation measures.

8.2.1                    According to the environmental site inspections performed in the reporting period, the following recommendations were provided:

Air Quality Impact

·        Insufficient watering for the haul road.Sufficient watering should be applied for the works of sheet piling.

·        Open stockpiles at SDT should be avoided or covered

Construction Noise Impact

·        The Contractor was reminded to enclose the silentup at northwest of the Site.

·        The silentup at northwest of the Site should be enclosed.

Water Quality Impact

·        No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

Chemical Waste and Construction Waste Management

·        The Contractor was reminded to remove the construction waste from the Site timely

Land Contamination

·        The drip trays should be checked and cleaned regularly

Ecological Impact

·        No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

Landscape and Visual Impact

·        No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

Hazard to Life

·        No specific observation was identified in the reporting period.

Permit/ Licenses

·        The size of NRMM label for the sheet piling machine at SDB is incorrect.

·        NRMM label should be provided for the excavator at AGS.

Other

·        The Contractor was reminded to remove the stagnant water at the Main Entrance of the Site.