7.1
This report presents the second quarter of the Fill Bank
operation. Major activity in the Fill Bank was the import and dumping
of fill material. Air and water qualities were the major environmental
issues in the Fill Bank.
7.2
There were 7 air quality and 35
water
quality exceedances recorded in the reporting quarter. In respect to the air
and water quality exceedances, interim notifications (NOE) were issued to EPD,
ER, IC(E) and the Contractor to inform of the
incidents. Two Action and
three Limit Level 24-hr TSP exceedances were recorded in April 2006. One Action Level and one Limit Level
exceedances were recorded in May 2006. There was no Action/Limit Level
exceedances recorded in June 2006. All exceedances were considered related to the
project. All the water quality exceedances were considered invalid to
the Project.
7.3
There was no complaint, summons or successful prosecution
recorded in the reporting quarter.
7.4
The implemented EM&A programme ensured that any
environmental impacts to the receivers would be readily detected and timely
actions could be taken to rectify any non-compliance. Assessment and analysis
of monitoring results collected demonstrated the environmental acceptability of
the Project. Weekly site inspections ensured that the EIA recommended all
monitoring works and mitigation measures were effective. No particular
recommendation was advised for improvement in the EM&A programme.