12.1 This Monthly EM&A Report
presents the EM&A work undertaken in December
2020
in accordance with Updated EM&A Manual.
12.2
No Action/Limit Level
exceedance were recorded for air quality, construction noise, ambient arsenic,
and landfill gas monitoring in the reporting month.
Contract No.
ND/2019/01
12.3
Environmental
site inspection were conducted on 1st, 8th,
15th, 22th, 29th December 2020 by ET in the reporting month.
Contract No. ND/2019/02
12.4
Environmental
site inspection were conducted on 2nd, 9th,
18th, 23th, 30th December 2020 by ET in the reporting month.
Contract No.
ND/2019/03
12.5
Environmental
site inspection were conducted on 4th, 11th,
15th, 22th, 30th December 2020 by ET in the reporting month.
Contract No.
ND/2019/05
12.6
Environmental
site inspections were conducted on 9th,
14th, 21st, 28rd December 2020 by ET in the reporting month.
Contract No.
ND/2019/06
12.7
Environmental
site inspections were conducted on 3rd,
10th, 14th, 24th, 31st December
2020 by ET in the reporting month.
12.8
There
was no environmental complaints, no notification of summons or successful prosecutions
received in the reporting month.
12.9
The
ET would keep track on the EM&A programme to ensure compliance of environmental
requirements and the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation
measures.
12.10 According to the
environmental audits performed in the reporting month, the following
recommendations were made:
Air Quality Impact
· To enhance the dust
suppression measures such as water spraying on all haul roads and expose work
site area; and
· To maintain the impervious
material to cover the stockpile of dusty materials;
and
· To ensure all regulated
machines with valid Non-road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) labels.
Water Impact
· To prevent any surface runoff
discharge into nearby drainage or stream;
· To divert all the water
generated from construction site to de-silting facilities with enough handling
capacity before discharge; and
· To ensure the drainage facilities
would not be clogged with waste to avoid overflow.
Waste/Chemical Management
· To avoid improper handling,
storage and dispose of oil drums or chemical containers on site; and
· To store chemical waste/waste
oil properly in the designated place before disposal.
Landscape & Visual Impact
· To clear the construction
materials/wastes properly within the tree protection zone.
· Retained trees should be
carefully protected.
· Dull
green fencing should be secured with no gaps or no holes.
Landfill Gas Hazard
· “No
Smoking”
and “No
Naked Flame”
notices in Chinese and English should be posted prominently around the
construction site.
Land Contamination
· Stockpiling
site(s) should be lined with impermeable sheeting and bunded. Stockpiles should
be properly covered by impermeable sheeting to reduce dust emission during dry
season or contaminated run-off during rainy season. Watering should be avoided
on stockpiles of soil to minimize runoff.