Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual

 

 

Contents

 

1          INTRODUCTION

1.1...... Background of the Project

1.2...... Project Location and Programme

1.3...... Purpose of the Manual

1.4...... Project Organization

2          AIR QUALITY

2.1...... Introduction

2.2...... Air Quality Parameters

2.3...... Monitoring Requirement and Equipment

2.4...... Monitoring Locations

2.5...... Baseline Monitoring

2.6...... Impact Monitoring

2.7...... Event and Action Plan

2.8...... Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase

3          NOISE

3.1...... Introduction

3.2...... Noise Parameters

3.3...... Monitoring Requirement and Equipment

3.4...... Monitoring Locations for Construction Noise

3.5...... Baseline Monitoring for Construction Noise

3.6...... Impact Monitoring for Construction Noise

3.7...... Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise

3.8...... Construction Noise Mitigation Measures

3.9...... Operational Traffic Noise Monitoring

4          WATER QUALITY

4.1...... Introduction

4.2...... Site Inspection

4.3...... Mitigation Measures

5          WASTE MANAGEMENT

5.1...... Introduction

5.2...... Mitigation Measures

6          HAZARD TO LIFE

6.1...... Introduction

6.2...... Measures During Construction Phase

7          ECOLOGICAL IMPACT

7.1...... Introduction

7.2...... Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase

8          LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL

8.1...... Introduction

8.2...... Baseline Monitoring

8.3...... Event and Action Plan

8.4...... Mitigation Measures

9          SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINTS

9.1...... Introduction

9.2...... Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements

9.3...... Environmental Complaints

10        REPORTING

10.1.... General

10.2.... Baseline Monitoring Report

10.3.... Monthly EM&A Reports

10.4.... Quarterly EM&A Summary Reports

10.5.... Final EM&A Review Report

10.6.... Data Keeping

10.7.... Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances

 

List of Tables

 

Table 2.1          Proposed Dust Monitoring Station

Table 2.2          Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality

Table 2.3          Event and Action Plan for Air Quality (Dust)

 

Table 3.1          Noise Monitoring Stations during Construction Phase

Table 3.2          Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 3.3          Event/Action Plan for Construction Noise

Table 3.4          Noise Monitoring Stations during Operational Phase

 

Table 8.1         Event and Action Plan for Landscape and Visual Impact - Construction Phase

Table 8.2         Construction Phase Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures

Table 8.3          Operation Phase Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures

 

 


List of Figures

 

Figure 1.1 Site Plan

Figure 1.2 Project Organisation and Line of Communication

Figure 2.1 Locations of Dust Monitoring Stations

Figure 3.1 Locations of Noise Monitoring Stations

Figure 9.1 Environmental Complaint Flow Diagram

 

 

List of Appendices

 

Appendix A      Implementation Schedule of Mitigation Measures

Appendix B      Sample Data Sheet for Air Quality Monitoring

Appendix C      Sample Data Sheet for Construction Noise Monitoring

Appendix D      Sample Data Sheet for Operational Traffic Noise Monitoring

Appendix E      Sample Template for Complaint Log

Appendix F      Sample Template for the Interim Notifications of Exceedances