TABLE OF CONTENT

 

TABLE OF CONTENT............................................................................................................................................. i

LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................................................... ii

LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................................................................................. ii

LIST OF APPENDICES.......................................................................................................................................... ii

1     INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 1

1.1      Purpose of the Manual.............................................................................................................. 1

1.2      Background....................................................................................................................................... 2

1.3      Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements........................................... 2

1.4      Project Organisation.................................................................................................................. 2

1.5      Construction Programme........................................................................................................ 3

2     AIR QUALITY................................................................................................................................................. 4

2.1      Air Quality Parameters............................................................................................................ 4

2.2      Monitoring Equipment................................................................................................................ 4

2.3      Laboratory Measurement / Analysis.............................................................................. 6

2.4      Monitoring Location................................................................................................................... 6

2.5      Baseline Monitoring.................................................................................................................... 7

2.6      Impact Monitoring........................................................................................................................ 8

2.7      Event and Action Plan for Air Quality........................................................................... 8

2.8      Air Quality Mitigation Measures..................................................................................... 12

3.    NOISE............................................................................................................................................................. 13

3.1      Parameters...................................................................................................................................... 13

3.2      Monitoring Equipment.............................................................................................................. 13

3.3      Monitoring Location................................................................................................................. 13

3.4      Baseline Monitoring.................................................................................................................. 14

3.5      Impact Monitoring...................................................................................................................... 15

3.6      Event and Action Plan for Noise....................................................................................... 15

3.7      Noise Mitigation Measures.................................................................................................... 17

4     WATER QUALITY...................................................................................................................................... 18

4.1      Water Quality Mitigation Measures............................................................................. 18

5     WASTE MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................ 20

5.1      Mitigation Measures................................................................................................................ 20

6     HAZARD TO LIFE....................................................................................................................................... 22

6.1      Mitigation Measures................................................................................................................. 22

6.2      Monitoring and Audit Requirements.............................................................................. 22

7     SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT.............................................................................................................. 23

7.1      Site Inspections.............................................................................................................................. 23

7.2       Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements................................. 24

7.3       Environmental Complaints.................................................................................................. 24

8     REPORTING................................................................................................................................................. 26

8.1      General............................................................................................................................................... 26

8.2      Baseline Monitoring Report.................................................................................................. 26

8.3      EM&A Reports.................................................................................................................................. 27

8.4      Quarterly EM&A Summary Reports................................................................................. 31

8.5      Final EM&A Report....................................................................................................................... 32

8.6      Data Keeping................................................................................................................................... 34

8.7      Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances...... 34

9     OPERATIONAL PHASE EM&A............................................................................................................... 35

9.1      Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 35

9.2      Operational Phase Odour Patrol..................................................................................... 35

9.3      Operational Phase Noise Monitoring............................................................................. 39

10       MITIGATION MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE....................................................... 42