11
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements
11.1
Introduction
This Section describes the requirements for
environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) during the construction,
operation, restoration and aftercare of the Extension. The objectives of carrying out EM&A
include the following:
· to provide a
database against which any short or long term environmental impacts of the
Project can be determined;
· to provide an
early indication should any of the environmental control measures or practices
fail to achieve the acceptable standards;
· to monitor the performance
of the Project and the effectiveness of mitigation measures;
· to verify the
environmental impacts predicted in the EIA Study;
· to determine
Project compliance with regulatory requirements, standards and government
policies;
· to take remedial
action if unexpected problems or unacceptable impacts arise; and
· to provide data to
enable an environmental audit.
The implementation
schedule, containing the recommended mitigation measures, monitoring and audit
requirements, and implementation agent of the mitigation measures for the
Project, is presented in Annex E. Details of the EM&A requirements are
provided in a stand-alone EM&A Manual.
11.2
Organisation and Personnel of the EM&A
The proposed organisation of all personnel involved in
the EM&A process is illustrated in Figure 11.2a. The roles and responsibilities of the
various parties involved in the EM&A process are detailed in the EM&A
Manual, and summarised below:
·
Project Proponent: Waste Facilities
Group, Environmental Infrastructure Division, EPD.
·
Project Design,
Construct and Operate: Extension Contractor employed by the Project
Proponent to carry out design, construction and operate the Extension.
·
Environmental Team
(ET): The ET will be responsible for implementing all environmental measures
and EM&A requirements recommended in this EIA Report throughout the construction, operation, restoration and
aftercare of the Extension, and report to the Extension Contractor on all
environmental aspects of the Project.
The ET can be a separate consultants employed by the Extension
Contractor or the Contractor’s in house environmental specialists.
·
Independent
Consultant (IC): The IC will be appointed by the Project Proponent to provide an
independent review and certification of the design, construction, operation,
restoration and aftercare of the Extension.
·
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC): The IEC will be appointed by the Project Proponent
as part of the IC to provide independent monitoring and audit to verify the
overall environmental performance of the Project and to assess the
effectiveness of the ET in their duties.
An IEC will be responsible to certify all environmental submissions to
the EPD.
·
EPD: the EIAO Authority. The EPD will be the authority to approve
all submissions under the EIAO.
Figure 11.2a Organisation
Chart
11.3
Monitoring Requirements
11.3.1
Construction Phase
Monitoring of
dust, noise and surface water is required during the construction phase. Landfill gas, groundwater and organic
emissions will also be monitored prior to the commencement of waste filling to
establish the baseline conditions for these parameters. The details of the monitoring
requirements are summarized in Table
11.3a and the monitoring locations are shown in Figures 11.3a and 11.3b.
11.3.2
Operation/Restoration Phase
During the
operation/restoration phase, leachate levels within
the landfill, effluent discharged from the LTP, surface water discharged from
the Extension Site, groundwater, dust, odour, noise, landfill
gas, and organic emissions will be monitored at the designated monitoring
locations. The details of the
monitoring requirements are summarized in Table
11.3a and the monitoring locations are shown in Figures 11.3a and 11.3b.
11.3.3
Aftercare Phase
Most of the
monitoring requirements implemented during the operation/restoration phase
should be continued. However, the
number of monitoring locations and frequency of some monitoring aspects could
be relaxed. The details of the
monitoring requirements are summarized in Table
11.3a and the monitoring locations are shown in Figures 11.3a and 11.3b.