EIA Executive Summary

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0

INTRODUCTION

The proposed project is entitled, ³ Cadangan Pembangunan Projek Pendidikan Bagi SMK Julau No. 2, Julau, (30BD) Di Atas Lot 353, Block 3, Jikang Land District, Sarawak Untuk Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia ´. In the course of this Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), it will be referred to as ³ the Proposed Project ´. The proposed project is located south of Sg. Jikang and east of Julau Feeder Road encompassing an area of approximately 28.3 hectares (70 acres). The proposed project site is located approximately 4 km away (by road) from Julau Town and 55 km from Sarikei Town. The surrounding areas near the project site are either  agricultural agricultural lands or rural developments developments compromising of residential residential settlements. settlements. The area is currently accessible by car via an existing tar -sealed Julau Feeder Road, which also serves as a vital link with the town and the surrounding countryside. Figure 2.1 shows the locality plan of Julau and proposed site; and Figure 2.2 shows

the site plan of the project site. The proposed project is part of Ministry of  Education¶s plan to develop the undeveloped prime land into an education educational al centre of choice while assisting the government in providing quality education opportunities to fulfil the their obligation and and decentralize the growth growth at the other existing schools

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Dining Hall

y

Canteen

y

Male Dormitory

y

Female Dormitory

y

Class µµC¶ Quarters (1 block)

y y

Class µµD¶ Quarters (2 blocks) Class µµF¶

y

Guard House

y y

Bus Stand Courtyard

y

Bicycle Shed

y y

Motorcycle Bay Flag Pole

y

Garbage Centre

y

Children Playground

y

1 unit of Football Field

y

1 unit of Running Track

y

1 units of Basketball Court

y

1 unit of Volleyball Court

y

1 unit of Sepak Takraw Court

y

1 unit of Netball Court

y

1 unit of Badminton Court

y

1 unit of Elevated Water Tower  1 unit of Sewerage Treatment Plant

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The proposed project consists of design, construct and complete the earthworks, engineering facilities and buildings on the proposed land for future education usage. It falls under Item 3 (i) definition and therefore requires the submission of an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report to the Natural Resources and Environment Board, Sarawak for approval. This assessment assessment and the grant grant ing of  approval by the NREB are mandatory prior to the implementation of any component of the project.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Project Proponent (Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia ) and XYZ Sdn. Bhd. (project contractor) undertake the construction and completion of ³Cadangan Pembangunan Projek Pendidikan Bagi SMK Julau No.2, Julau, (30BD) Di Atas Lot 353, Block 3, Jikang Land District District,, Sarawak Untuk Kementerian Pelajaran Pelajaran Malaysia ´. The proposed project site is located on the south of Sungai Jikang and east of Julau Feeder Road (an area of approx 28.3 ha or 70 acres). It is located slight outside or  greater than 3 km radius from Julau Town, and in the midst of agricultural lands or  rural settlements.

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EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ENVIRON MENT

  A description of the existing environment is included to establish the assessment of 

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the Proposed Project is rural residential, commercial and predominantly agricultural lands. The project proponent will build a network of internal and perimeter drains to provide sufficient drainage drainag e for the entire project project area. The original landscape (datu m) of project site is relatively high. However, certain locations locations of the project site will involve cuts and fills to desired designed levels. The climate over Julau area is generally similar to all other parts of western Sarawak. Its annual rainy season is between October to January, with scattered rainfall pattern or locally known as ³Landas´ or northeast monsoon. The average monthly rainfall for  Jualu area over the 10 years period (1999-2008) was 303.54 mm. Water parameters at all sampling points conformed to Class IIB compliance limit with the exception of BOD (ranging from 6~7 mg/L) and COD levels (ranging from 25~32mg/L). Existing TSP levels at all monitoring locations were were well well within within the stipulated limits of  260 Qg/m3 recommended by the DOE. Noise levels (dBA) recorded all monitoring locations were within the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended noise exposure limits. b)

Biological Environment Flora

Within the boundary boundary of the Project site , a mixture of secondary forest especially along the banks of Sg . Jikang, The cocoa cocoa (Theobroma ( Theobroma cacao) cacao) farms, pepper (Piper (Piper nigrum) nigrum) and rubber (Hevea ( Hevea brasiliensis) brasiliensis ) gardens and small farmlands are predominant cultivated crops. These farms and gardens

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Secondary forests, which is a result of land clearing are observed to be dominated by fast-growing trees, notably several Macaranga spp. (Benuak), Vitex pubescens (Leban), (Leban) , Alstonia angustiloba (Pelai), Callicarpa sp., Glochidion sp.(Mayam) sp .(Mayam), Timonius borneensis (Rentap), (Rentap), Artocarpus nitidus (Telakong) Eugenia sp., Cratoxylum glaucum (Gerangan), Dellenia suffruticosa (Buan), Euodia alba (Jampang), Vernonia arborea (Entepong) and Ficus sp (Tempan). In highly disturbed areas, such as along roadsides, Dillenia suffruticosa, Nauclea maingayi  and Fagraea racemosa are dominant. dominant . In other heavily disturbed areas, a variety of grasses, shrubs, herbs and small trees (sparsely scattered). Sg. Jikang is only the river that passes through the proposed project site, and along the banks plants such as Asam Paya (Eleoidoxa conferta), Beluah (Macaranga triloba), Pandan Rasau (Pandanus affinis) and Engkabang and  Engkabang (Shorea mycrophylla). Fauna More than fourteen types of wild mammal were observed or known to exist in the or in the vicinity of the proposed Project site, including Callossiurus notataus (CommonTupai), Ratufa affinis (Tupai Engkerabak), Tupaia glis (Tree Shrews), Sus barbatus (Babi Hutan), Cervus unicolor  (Rusa), Macaca fascicularis (Monyet), Macaca nemestrina (Berok), Tragulus javanicus (Pelandok),   Arctictis binturong ( binturong (Binturong) Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Musang), Hystrx brachyura (Landak), Manis javanica (Tengiling) and Varanus salvator  (Biawak). (Biawak). Besides mammals, some common insects and molluscs pests are present at the Project site.

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Malays. Based on the recent surveys, about 61.3% of the sampled population were were young people at the age age group of 18 years years old and below . During the socio-econnomy survey, it was found that there was no medical clinic at the proposed Project Project Site. In fact, there is a Health Clinic Clinic (Klinik Kesihatan Julau) located in Julau town which is about 4.5 km away from the proposed Project Site. This clinic serves and caters for the minor medical needs of the local people and nearby rural residents, mainly from Entabai. For more severe severe medical conditions, they would seek medical attention at Sibu General Hospital Hospital , which is about 60 km away from Julau. Several education facilities are found in Julau area including kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools, which serve the local people to pursue their  knowledge and mentality training. In the region under study, there is a secondary schools (SMK Julau No. 1, Sarikei) serving the communities, which is within 2 km from the proposed project site.   About 58% of population who who were in the age group of 19-65 19 -65 years old involved in small-scaled farming. The remaining, especially the educated and the younger  members of the communities were engaged in daily -paid jobs, served in government sectors, employed by private firms, operating small businesses, and worked as manual labourers on contract or daily paid basis. Julau town and its vicinity areas are served with potable water. Among four of the surveyed longhouses (Rh. Lanting Ak. Bangku, Rh. Rh. Edward, Rh. Mabong A k. Sagai,

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Facilitating the decentralisation of urban development; Educational facilities to cater for the national secondary education capacity and development;  Additional employment/business opportunities for the construction sector; and Optimal utilisation of existing resources. Primary activities associated with the implementation of the project, toge ther with their potential impacts and mitigation measures are shown in Table 1.

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RESIDUAL IMPACTS

The environmental impacts that may persist after the implementation of the mitigation measures recommended in the EIA report are classified as residual impacts. The anticipated residual impacts are predicted to be insignificant, which include the permanent loss of vegetation cover and associated habitat, general increase in traffic traff ic and noise levels, and changes in ambient air and surface surface wate r  quality.

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CONCLUSIONS

The EIA study has established that the project can be implemented and occupied in an environmentally sound manner. Therefore, it is recommended that the project proponent, Ministry of Education , to be granted all the necessary environmental

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Table 1: Project Activity

Summary of Project Activities, Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measurement Nature of Impact

Cause of Impact

Adverse Impact

Mitigation Measurement

Beneficial Impact Investigation Stage

Felling of trees and clearing of undergrowth along traverse route.

None

Short-term employment

y

None, not necessary necessary

Development Stage Site Preparation: Site Clearing, Earthwork

Loss of vegetation cover 

Construction of  Excavation, Piling, Infrastructures Concreting, Pipe Laying and Surfacing of internal roads

 ABC Sdn Bhd 

y

Loss of habitats

y

Phasing the development.

y

Generation of bio-waste.

y

y

Soil erosion

y

Localised flooding

Construction of concrete retaining walls along platform¶s perimeter and areas prone to severe erosion.

y

Dust generation

y

y

Additional traffic nuisance & hazards to other road users.

Channeling of surface runoffs to network of internal drains.

y

Limit construction traffic to off-peak periods.

y

Transportation of materials during offpeak hours only.

y

Surface runoffs must be channelled to the internal drain network..

y

Immediate re-vegetation on exposed soil surfaces.

y

Good housekeeping and regular  maintenance of machinery and equipments during construction construction activities.

y

Additional traffic

y

Soil erosion

y

Elevation of noise level

y

Health & safety of workers

Increase in commercial activities and job opportunities

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Project

Activity

Nature of Impact

Cause of Impact

Adverse Impact

Mitigation Measurement

Beneficial Impact Development Stage

Mobilization

Mobilization activities

y

affic congestion Tr affic

y

Smoke

y

Safety

t-ter m em ployment Shor t-te

y

and noise

Mobilization activities a r e conducted du r ing ing daytime only and vehicles used should be egular ly ly maintained. r egula

of the public y

elevant Station r elevant

per sonnel sonnel at st r ategic ategic locations

to guide/cont r ol ol tr affic. affic. Establishment of 

Soil

wor ke ker s cam p(s)

and lubr icants icants

waste, engine oil, fuel

y

Br eeding eeding

y

Actual develop ment

y

y

constr uction uction

Pr ovide ovide r ubbish ubbish

Water  contamination,

y

Pr ope oper  handling

y

Pr ovide ovide

y

Same

Same

bins and a rr ange ange r egula egular 

disposal.

deter io ior ation ation in water  quality in eceiving r eceiving Gener al al

gr ound ound for  pest/disease

vector s. s.

of used oil and g r ease. ease.

pou r -flou -flour  toilet.

st r ea eams.

as for  the constr uction uction of 

inf r  a  str uctu uctu r e above rast

Incr ease ease in co mmer cial cial activities and  job oppo r tunities. tunities.

as for  the constr uction uction of inf r  astr uctu uctur e r ast

above, plus the following additional y

Wor ke ker s

es: measur es:

should be equipped with r elevant elevant

 per sonal sonal safety equip ment.

Disposal of  constr uction uction wastes

Constr uction uction wastes

Adequate scr eening eening of for eign eign wor ke ker s. s.

y

To co m ply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994.

y

Aesthetically unacceptable

y

Opti mal use of const r uction uction

y

Conta mination and clogging of 

y

ovision Pr ovision

dr ains ains and str ea eams

y

Open bu r ning ning per mit/appr oval oval

y

 ABC Sdn Bhd 

y

Safety

hazar ds ds

ials. mater ials.

of adequate waste r eceptacles. eceptacles. must

be obtained

f r  ning is an option). r om NREB (if bu r ning

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Project

Activity

Nature of Impact

Cause of Impact

Adverse Impact

Mitigation Measurement

Beneficial Impact

Development Stage Landscaping

Modification of the landscape due to ea r thwo thwor ks ks

y y

Aesthetically unacceptable

A r eady eady mar ket ket for 

y

oject must Pr oject

osion Soil er osion

landscape

y

The

ials mater ials

and site clea r ing ing

be i m plemented in phases.

layout design

elated matter s r elated y

must

take into conside r ation ation

to aesthetic aspects.

Landscaping activities must be a continual activity; integr al al par t of the const r uction uction

activities. Occupational

Occupational of 

anspor tation tation Tr anspo

Commer cial cial units

items

Solid waste collection and

Solid

waste

disposal

of household

y

y

y

Stage

Accidental dislodging of load f r  r om

y

Ensur e vehicles a r e not ove r loaded. loaded.

moving

y

anspor t household ite ms and per sonal sonal effects Tr anspo du r ing ing peak-hou r s. s.

vehicles

Deter io ior ation ation of su r face face quality of nea r  by water cou cour ses. ses. Br eeding eeding

y

Sewage

Sewage

sludge

adequate units of pu r  pose-built waste and a rr ange ange for  r egula egular  disposal at

appr oved oved du m psites.

gr ound ound for  disease vector s y

gener ation ation and dischar ge ge

Pr ovide ovide

eceptacles r eceptacles The

must

be r egula egular ly ly ser viced. viced.

y

Odor  or  smell

y

Deter io ior ation ation in su r face face water  quality of 

  be in com  pliance with the r equi equi r ements of the

near  by wate r cou cour ses. ses.

local author ity. ity.

y

y

The

co m pactor s

centr alize alize sewage t r eat eatment syste m

must

Regular  de-sludging of sewage syste m, e.g. at least once eve r y two year s. s.

y

Incor  por ate ate pr eventive eventive

y

Disposal of sewage sludge at app r oved oved municipal

 ABC Sdn Bhd 

maintenance.

sites.

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Project

Activity

Nature of Impact

Cause of Impact

Adverse Impact Occupational

affic Tr affic gener ation ation

esidents plying along The r esidents access r oute oute to-and-f r  r o m the

y

Mitigation Measurement

Beneficial Impact Stage

Im pr ove ovement in ser vices vices

Additional t r affic affic

y

 pr oject oject site Maintenance of 

Maintenance activities

 Not necessa r y since the additional t r affic affic gener ated ated by p r oject oject activities will not ser iously iously affect the Level of Ser vice vice along Julau Feeder  Road.

y

Additional e m ployment

 Not anticipated

utilities,

y

oppor tunities. tunities.

Maintenance pe r sonnel sonnel must be br iefed iefed on the safety p r ocedu ocedu r es es and equipped with

amenities and

 per sonal sonal pr otective otective equip ment.

ser vices vices

y

Pr ovision ovision

of war ning ning signs along public

oads. r oads. y

visor s must be well tr ained, ained, Site super viso qualified and expe r ienced. ienced.

Abandonment Pr oject oject

Abandoned buildings and

abandon ment

equipment

y

Potential

site for  illegal activities

y

All machiner y and physical st r uctu uctur es es must  be r emoved f r  ro   m site.

y

Exposed ar eas eas must be r e-vegetated e-vegetated with indigenous species.

y

Constr uction uction wastes

must

be disposed off at

appr oved oved disposal sites.

 ABC Sdn Bhd 

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