5.                 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINTS, NOTIFICATION OF SUMMONS AND SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION

 

5.1               There were two complaints received by EPD on 5 and 15 November 2007 concerning serious dust emissions from the haul roads and at the loading/ unloading areas of the temporary CWSF at TKO Area 137. The ET was notified on 17 December 2007. Complaint investigation had been conducted on 20 and 27 December 2007 at the CWSF at TKO137. Fugitive dust was observed during the investigation on 20 December 2007. The Contractor had replaced the water sprinklers at the non-inert waste stockpile area. Fugitive dust was not observed in the investigation conducted on 27 December 2007. The complaint investigation report was submitted to EPD by the ET on 9 January 2008.

 

5.2               No notification of summons and prosecution was received in the reporting quarter.

 

5.3               Table 5.1 summarized the complaints, summons and successful prosecution received in the reporting period.

 

Table 5.1     Summary of Environmental Complaints and Prosecutions

 

November 2007

December 2007

January 2008

Total

Complaints logged

0

2

0

2

Summons

served

0

0

0

0

Successful Prosecution

0

0

0

0

Total

0

2

0

2