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