TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1......... INTRODUCTION. 1-1

Project Description. 1-1

Need of an EM&A Programme. 1-1

Purpose of the Manual 1-2

Project Organisation. 1-2

2......... ECOLOGY. 2-1

Introduction. 2-1

Ecological Mitigation Measures. 2-1

Ecological Monitoring and Audit Requirements. 2-3

3......... LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL. 3-1

Introduction. 3-1

Monitoring Requirement 3-1

Mitigation Measures. 3-2

4......... CONSTRUCTION noise. 4-1

Introduction. 4-1

Methodology and Criteria. 4-1

Monitoring Equipment 4-1

Monitoring Locations. 4-2

Baseline Noise Environment 4-2

Impact Monitoring. 4-2

Event and Action Plan. 4-3

Mitigation Measures. 4-5

5......... CONSTRUCTION WATER QUALITY. 5-1

Introduction. 5-1

Site Inspection. 5-1

Mitigation Measures. 5-1

6......... CONSTRUCTION AIR QUaLITY. 6-1

Introduction. 6-1

Methodology and Criteria. 6-1

Monitoring Equipment 6-1

Monitoring Locations. 6-2

Baseline Monitoring. 6-3

Impact Monitoring. 6-3

Compliance Assessment 6-4

Event and Action Plan. 6-4

Mitigation Measures. 6-7

7......... waste management. 7-1

Introduction. 7-1

Mitigation Measures. 7-1

8......... ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING.. 8-1

Site Inspections. 8-1

Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements. 8-1

Environmental Complaints. 8-2

9......... REPORTING.. 9-1

Electronic Reporting. 9-1

Baseline Monitoring Report 9-1

Monthly EM&A Reports. 9-2

Quarterly EM&A Summary Reports. 9-5

Final EM&A Review Report 9-6

Data Keeping. 9-7

Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances. 9-8

List of Tables

Table 4.1....... Acceptable Noise Levels (ANLs) 4-1

Table 4.2....... Noise Monitoring Stations during Construction Phase. 4-2

Table 4.4....... Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise. 4-3

Table 4.5....... Event / Action Plan for Construction Noise. 4-4

Table 6.1....... Air Monitoring Station during Construction Phase. 6-2

Table 6.2....... Initial Impact Monitoring Programme (TSP) 6-3

Table 6.3....... Proposed Action and Limit Levels for Impact Monitoring. 6-4

Table 6.4....... Event / Action Plan for Air Quality. 6-5

List of Figures

Figure 1.1 Location of the Project Site

Figure 1.2 Project Organisation

Figure 2.1 Habitat Map (Sheet 1) (Sheet 2)

Figure 3.1 Zone of Visual Influence and Visual Sensitive Receivers

Figure 4.1 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers

Figure 4.2 Proposed Construction Noise Monitoring Station

Figure 6.1 Proposed Air Monitoring Station

Figure 8.1 Environmental Complaint Flow Diagram

Appendices

Appendix A Construction Programme

Appendix B Implementation Schedule of Mitigation Measures

Appendix C Sample Data Sheets for Air Quality and Noise Monitoring

Appendix D Sample Template for the Interim Notification