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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES IN
MALAYSIA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Department of Environment (DOE) would like to express our gratitude to all the
government agencies, both at the Federal and States level, the local authorities,
planners, developers, consultants, statutory consulters and non-governmental
organisation (NGO) in providing input and information for development of this
handbook.
The Department is also grateful to all the DOE staffs for their great efforts and
passion in steering the development of this project into reality.
Finally, we wish to acknowledge all stakeholders for their great contribution in the
development of this book of guidelines.
PREFACE
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guidelines in Malaysia consists

of the updated guidelines prescribed by the Director General of
Environmental Quality in order to fulfill the requirements under the provision
of Section 34A (2c) of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and Environmental
Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order
2015 which has been gazette on 28th August 2015 and enforced the
following date.
The purpose of this guideline is to guide the project proponent and qualified
person (registered consultants by Department of Environment, DOE) in the
preparation of the EIA reports. The project proponent is required to appoint
registered consultants and consult with the DOE about the proposal as early
as at the project identification stage.
The Guideline contains EIA order which comprises of two schedules. For the
First Schedule, EIA report should be submitted to the relevant State Offices
of the DOE for review and approval. However, for the Second Schedule
report should be submitted to the DOE headquarters. In addition, for the
proposed project that traverse two or more states (such as linear project –
Highway), even though it is under first schedule, the EIA Report submission
must be made through the DOE Headquarters for review and approval.
This Guideline is also enhanced by providing guidance at pre, during and

post stages of EIA Report submission. It also introduces guidance on self-
regulation in the current practice by DOE to ensure the project proponent to
be fully responsible and accountable in EIA project implementation.
The Guideline consists of seven (7) chapters as follows:
Chapter 1: This chapter describes the purpose, concept, applicability and

principles of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in
Malaysia.
Chapter 2: This chapter explains the policy and legislations relating to EIA
Procedures in Malaysia.
Chapter 3: This chapter explains the general procedure, requirements and

study methodologies of EIA Report
Chapter 4: This chapter explains the requirements for pre-submission

stage of EIA Report
– Screening and scoping process
Chapter 5: This chapter explains the requirements for during submission

stage of EIA report.
– Review Process
Chapter 6: This chapter explains requirements for post-submission of EIA

reports which outlines the specifications and format of report on
Environmental Management Plan (EMP), Performance
Monitoring Document and Land Disturbing Pollution Prevention
and Mitigation Measures Document to be submitted to the
DOE.
Chapter 7: This chapter explains mainstreaming of environmental agenda

and self-regulation approach in EIA procedure.
The guideline also contains useful environmental information in a number of
appendices to facilitate project proponent and qualified person in the course
of report preparation.
This guideline was first drafted in December 1979 and was reviewed in 1987,
1995, 2000, 2007 and 2009. The guideline in its present form includes
updates and additional provisions required under Section 34A of the
Environmental Quality Act, 1974 (Amendment) 2012 and the Environmental
Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order
2015. It will be further updated as and when deemed necessary by the
Director General of Environmental Quality.
The Technical Committee of EIA Guideline chaired by Director General of

Environmental Quality Malaysia had endorsed the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Guideline in Malaysia on 19th July 2016.
(DATO’ DR. AHMAD KAMARULNAJUIB BIN CHE IBRAHIM)

Director General of Environmental Quality
Malaysia
Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline in Malaysia
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Table of Contents i
List of Tables iii
List of Figures iii
List of Appendices iv
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of the EIA Guideline in Malaysia 1

1.2 Applicability of the EIA Guideline 2
1.3 EIA in Malaysia 2
1.4 EIA Guiding Principles 5

(a) Development Befitting to Nature
(b) Proactive
(c) Transparency
(d) Credibility
(e) Cost-effectiveness
(f) Practical
(g) Social Accountability
(h) Quality Conscious
(i) Self-Regulatory
(j) Ethical
(k) Participative
(l) Sustainability
1.5 Integration of EIA Into Project Planning Cycle 8

1.5.1 EIA in Project Planning and Decision - Making 8
(a) Investment Security
(b) Social Acceptability
(c) Quality Planning
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CHAPTER 2: POLICY AND LEGISLATION
2.1 Introduction 12
2.2 Relevant National Policies and Plans 12
2.2.1 National Policy on the Environment 12
2.2.2 National Physical Plan 13
2.3 Environmental Legislation 14

2.3.1 Federal Legislation 14
2.3.2 States Legislations 16
(a) Sabah’s Environment Protection Enactment 2002 16
(b) Sarawak’s Natural Resources and Environment Ordinance 1993 17
2.3.3 Adherence to DOE Guidelines 17
CHAPTER 3 : GENERAL EIA PROCEDURE, REQUIREMENTS, AND STUDY

METHODOLOGIES
3.1 EIA study to be conducted by Qualified Persons 19

3.2 EIA Methodologies 19
3.2.1 Screening 20
3.2.2 Scoping 20
3.2.3 Terms of reference (TOR) formulation 22
3.2.4 Baseline studies 22
3.2.5 Impact assessment and evaluation of significance 24
3.2.6 Identification of mitigation measures 24
3.2.7 EIA Report preparation 26

3.2.8 EIA Report review 26
3.2.8.1 The EIA Report review at the DOE state office 27
3.2.8.2 The EIA Report review at the DOE Headquarters 27
3.2.9 Decision making 28
3.2.10 Project Implementation and impact monitoring 28
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3.3 EIA Report Quality control assessment 29

CHAPTER 4 : PRE- SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT
4.1 Screening 32
4.2 Scoping and Terms of Reference 32
4.2.1 Terms of Reference for Activities Falling Under the First Schedule
4.2.1.1 Terms of References (TOR) Review Procedure
4.2.2 Terms of Reference for Activities Falling Under the Second Schedule
4.3 Site suitability assessment 33

4.4 Baseline Conditions 34
4.5 Impact Assessment Methodology 34
4.6 Specifications and Format of EIA Report 35
CHAPTER 5 : DURING SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT
5.1 Submission of EIA Report 38

5.2 EIA Review Process 39
5.2.1 Objectives of EIA Review 40
5.2.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Parties Involved in the EIA
Procedure 40
(a) The project proponent
(b) The EIA Consultant
(c) The Environment Related Competent Agencies and Specialists
(d) The Public
(e) The Technical Review Committee
(f) The Approving Authority
5.2.3 EIA Review Process Timeline 43
5.3 Review Process of EIA Reports for First Schedule Activities 45
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5.3.1 Procedural steps for five (5) weeks assessment of EIA Report 45
5.4 Review Process of EIA Reports for Second Schedule Activities 48
5.4.1 EIA Report Reviewing Procedures 50
5.4.2 Display of EIA Reports 51
CHAPTER 6 : POST SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT
6.1 Guidance Document for preparation and submission of Environmental

Management Plan (EMP) 56
6.2 Objective of Guidance Document 56
6.3 How to get started 57
6.4 Preparation of Land Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
Measures (LD-P2M2) 61
(a) Narrative Description
(b) Schedule of construction (land disturbing) activities
(c) LD-P2M2 Plan and Construction Notes
(d) Method Statement
6.5 Format of Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Policy
Chapter 3: Organizational Structure
Chapter 4: Training Requirement
Chapter 5: Environmental Requirements

a. EIA Approval Conditions (COAs)
b. LD-P2M2 document
c. Pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) to be implemented
as in the Table 6.1.
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d. Water Pollution Control
i. Environmental monitoring
ii. Effluent treatment
iii. Temporary sullage and sewage treatment
iv. Permanent sullage and sewage treatment
v. Control of oil and grease, concrete wash, etc.
e. Control of Air Pollution and Noise

i. Air pollution control monitoring
ii. Air pollution control
f. Materials and Waste Management

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i. Raw materials and stockpiles.
ii. Solid waste.
iii. Biomass.
iv. Spoils/dredge materials/construction waste.
v. Open burning.
vi. Housekeeping.
g. Scheduled Waste Management

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h. Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
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i. Abandonment Plan And Closure Plan
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j. Declaration and Checklist
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CHAPTER 7: MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA AND SELF

REGULATION APPROACH IN EIA PROCEDURE
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7.1 General considerations 72

7.2 Roles and core duties of different players in EIA project implementation 75
LIST OF TABLES
Table 3.1 Good Practical Steps and Tips in Scoping Consultations 21

Table 3.2 Self–assessment tool for EIA Report quality control 29
Table 5.1 EIA Report Submission Requirements 39
Table 5.2: Summary of General Requirements on EIA Report Review 43
Table 6.1 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (P2M2)
To Be Implemented 61
Table 6.2 Declaration By Project Proponent/Authorized Person 68
Table 6.3 Environmental Management Plan Preparation Checklist 69
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1.1 General Overview of EIA Procedure in Malaysia 4

Figure 4.1 Procedural steps for assessment of EIA Report for First Schedule
Activities – TOR Adequacy Check Stage 47
Figure 4.2 Procedural steps for assessment of EIA Report for Second Schedule
Activities – TOR Adequacy Check Stage
Figure 5.1 Procedural steps for five (5) weeks assessment of EIA Report 54
Figure 5.2 Procedural steps for assessment of EIA Report for Second
Schedule Activities – EIA Report Review Stage 55
Figure 6.1 Typical steps in EMP Preparation 58
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix 1 List of Relevant Policies Related to Development Planning

Appendix 2 List Of Regulations Issued Under The Environmental Quality Act, 1974
And Other Environment Related Legislations
Appendix 3 Guidance Document For Addressing Soil Erosion And Sediment Control
Aspects In The Environmental Impact Assessment
Appendix 4 Guidance Document For The Preparation of The Document on Land
Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures
Appendix 5 List of Guidelines
Appendix 6 Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities)(Environmental Impact
Assessment) Order 2015
Appendix 7 Environmental Assessment Matrix

Appendix 8 Guidance Document for Preparing Terms of Reference (TOR)
Appendix 9 Specifications and Format of EIA Report
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ABBREVIATION
2I’s1M Installation, Inspection and Maintenance

AIs Appointed Individuals
APCS Air Pollution Control System
BAT Best available technologies
BMPs Best Management Practices
CM Compliance Monitoring
CD Compact Disc
CPESC Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control
COA EIA Conditions of Approval
DID Department of Irrigation and Drainage
DOE Department of Environment
EAR Environmental Audit Report
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIATRC EIA Technical Review Committee
EiMAS Environmental Institute of Malaysia
EKMC Enviro Knowledge Management Centre
EMP Environmental Management Plan
EMR Environmental Monitoring Report
EO Environmental Officer
EPD Environmental Protection Department
EPMC Environmental Performance Monitoring Committee
EQA 1974 Environmental Quality Act 1974
ERP Emergency Response Plan
ESCP Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
ESI Environmental Scoping Information
EXCO State Executive Council
GAs Government Agencies
GIS Geographical Information System
GSR Guided Self-Regulation
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IETS Industrial Effluent Treatment System
IM Impact Monitoring
ISC3 Industrial Source Complex 3 Dispersion Model
KML Keyhole Mark-up Language
LD-P2M2 Land-disturbing pollution prevention and mitigation measures
MIDA Malaysia Industrial Development Authority
NDPC National Development Planning Committee
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NPE National Policy on the Environment
NPP National Physical Plan
NREB Natural Resources and Environment Board
OSA One Stop Agency
PCS Pollution control systems
PDF Portable Document Format
PM Performance Monitoring
PMD Performance Monitoring Document
PMR Performance Monitoring Report
PP Project Proponent
P2M2 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures
QC Quality Control
RA Report Adequacy
RAC Report Adequacy Check
RDA Regional Development Authority
RQSAT EIA Report Quality Self-Assessment Tool
SMCs Subject Matter Consultants
SSA Site Suitability Assessment
STS Sewage Treatment System
SZIRA Siting and Zoning of Industry and Residential Area
TOR Terms of Reference
TORAC Terms of Reference Adequacy Check
TRC EIA Technical Review Committee
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USEPA US Environmental Protection Agency
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of the EIA Guideline in Malaysia
This Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline (to be referred to as the EIA

Guideline) in Malaysia is prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section
34A (2C) of the Environmental Quality Act (EQA), 1974 (Act 127) to provide an
understanding of the EIA procedures, preparation, and submission of the EIA
Report for review and approval. Compliance with the requirements set out in this
Guideline will fulfil the Project Proponent’s obligation stated under Section 34A
(2C) of the EQA.
The primary purpose of the EIA Guideline is to provide guidance to Project

Proponents, Qualified Persons (i.e., DOE-registered EIA consultants), and other
EIA-related practitioners in the preparation and submission of EIA Reports in order
quality reports can be prepared in a timely manner. The EIA Guideline gives clear
explanations of the requirements to be complied with at each stage of the EIA
procedure: pre-EIA report submission, during EIA report submission and post-EIA
report submission. Strict adherence to the stipulated requirements will produce
quality EIA Reports that can be processed and approved by the DOE with
confidence and within the stipulated time periods. It also avoids costly implications
due to the need for submittal of additional information before final decision on the
EIA Reports can be made.
This Guideline embeds a new requirement on environmental mainstreaming to be

embraced by the Project Proponent as a strategic tool for promoting, instilling, and
achieving self-regulation culture in his EIA project. In this Guideline, environmental
mainstreaming refers to the integration of environmental concerns, aspects, and
considerations in all business processes, at all stages of decision making, at all
levels of organizational hierarchy, and at all phases of the implementation of the
project. Through environmental mainstreaming imposed in this Guideline, the
Project Proponent is shouldered with greater environmental responsibility and
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accountability for ensuring environmental friendly options are chosen in the course
of implementing his project.
This EIA Guideline does not only serve as the primary guidance and resource
document for Project Proponents and Qualified Persons (EIA Consultants), but it
also serves as a useful reference for project approval authorities and the relevant
stakeholders.
1.2 Applicability of the EIA Guideline
This EIA Guideline shall only be used within the framework of the Environmental
Quality Act 1974 and its subsidiary regulations. It is not be applicable for EIA
legislations enacted under the environmental laws of Sabah and Sarawak.
However, for prescribed activities in Sabah and Sarawak that are subject to the
EQA 1974, this Guideline shall prevail.
1.3 EIA in Malaysia
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can be broadly defined as a study to

identify, predict, evaluate, and communicate information about the impacts (both
beneficial and adverse) on the environment of a proposed development activity
and to detail out the mitigating measures prior to project approval and
implementation. Although the emphasis is often on the biophysical environment, in
recent years, social and economic environment have also been included in EIA
studies. Through the EIA process, the most environmentally suitable options from
various perspectives such as site, manufacturing technology, resources, and
mitigation measures can be identified at an early stage. As a consequence, not
only positive impacts can be maximized, adverse and damaging impacts, and
costly remedial measures can be prevented or reduced.
The EIA procedure in Malaysia has been developed primarily as an aid to the
environmental planning of new development projects or to the expansion of
existing development projects. It can be compared with similar techniques which
have been devised for the technical and economic planning of projects such as
financial feasibility studies. The procedure has been tailored specifically to the
assessment of development project proposals.
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In Malaysia, EIA is a statutory requirement for activities which have been

prescribed under Section 34A of the Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974.
Section 34A (2C) of the Act stipulates that any person intending to carry out any of
the prescribed activities is required to appoint a Qualified Person to conduct an EIA
and submit a report to the Director General of Environment. A Qualified Person is
an individual who has met the DOE’s technical and experience criteria, hence he is
eligible to be registered as an EIA Consultant. In this Guideline, the terms Qualified
Person and EIA Consultant are used interchangeably. A general overview of the
EIA procedure in Malaysia is illustrated in Figure 1.1, while the details are
discussed in Chapter 4 through Chapter 6.
In the EIA Report, the Project Proponent makes a legal pledge of his commitment
to implement pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) to reduce the
adverse impacts to the environment. EIA Report serves as a decision making tool
for the project approval authority to decide whether a proposed project can be
approved for implementation.
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Proposed Project
Screening by Project Proponent

1. Is the project subject to section 34A, First and Second Schedule?
2. Is the project in line with Development Plan & Policies?
First Schedule Activities Second Schedule

(5 Weeks EIA Reviewing Activities (12 Weeks EIA
Procedure) Reviewing Procedure)
Process
PRE-SUBMISSION Scoping Ends
OF EIA REPORT (Formulation of Terms of Reference)
STAGE
Revised TOR
Submission of TOR not submitted
TOR Revised,
TORAC MEETING No Re-submited
in time
Yes
If Conformed
First Schedule Second Schedule
Submission of EIA Report Submission of EIA Report
EIA
TRC Report
Rejected Rejected
TRC
DURING
SUBMISSION Yes
OF EIA REPORT
STAGE Public Display
EIATRC EIATRC
.MEETING .MEETING
No . AND DECISION Approved
AND DECISION
MAKING (STATE
MAKING(DG) No
DIRECTOR OR DG)
Yes
Approved With Conditions

Notes:
POST - Submission of EMP
TRC : DOE Technical Review Committee (Team
SUBMISSION - Presentation of COA of DOE officers at DOE State or Headquarters)
OF EIA REPORT Execution Plan TORAC: Terms Of Reference Adequacy Check
STAGE Figure 1.1 General RAC: Report Adequacy Check
EIATRC: EIA Technical Review Committee at
Overview of EIA DOE State or Headquarters
-Compliance Monitoring (CM) GAs: Government Agencies
Procedure in AIs: Appointed Individuals on case by case
-Impact Monitoring (IM)
Malaysia basis and may include Non-Governmental
-Performance Monitoring (PM) Organization (NGOs)
-3rd Party Audit
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1.4 EIA Guiding Principles
The EIA process shall be guided by the following principles:
(a) Development Befitting to Nature

Project Proponent should have a deep understanding of the
existing environmental conditions of the site of his development
project, and should rationalize, and customize his proposed
development project to harmonize with the natural environment.
The natural environment should not be overly modified to suit the
proposed development.
(b) Pro-active
The EIA process should start as early as possible within the
project planning cycle and decision making for project approval so
that environmental impacts of a project are considered right from
the beginning to address all potential environmental impacts that
might result from the proposed development.
(c) Transparency
The EIA study should be conducted in a transparent manner
involving inputs from all relevant stakeholders. The EIA Report
produced should be clear, concise, informative, transparent,
balanced, easily accessible, and understood by the stakeholders.
(d) Credibility
The EIA study should be carried out by professionals and
performed with integrity, rigor, fairness, and objectivity. The study
which invariably involves measurement and collection of data and
its subsequent analysis and interpretation should apply established
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and appropriate techniques to address key areas of environmental

concerns. The study should be comprehensive and comply with
statutory requirements to guarantee the quality of the EIA Report.
(e) Cost-effectiveness
The proposed environmental management plan including pollution
prevention and mitigating measures, follow up surveillance and
monitoring, and compliance audit should be cost-effective and be
based on best available technologies or best industry practices.
The environmental cost should be accounted for in the total project
cost which should be reflected in the contract documents signed by
the Project Proponent and his contractors and suppliers.
(f) Practical
The information and outputs provided by the environmental
assessment process, documented in the EIA Report should be in
the form which is readily usable for decision making and planning.
The proposed mitigation measures should be practically
implemented.
(g) Social Accountability

The Project Proponent and decision makers are accountable to the
stakeholders for decisions and actions. The Project Proponent is
also legally responsible for regulatory compliance of his project at
all times. The Project proponent should allocate sufficient funds
and provide dedicated staff on a full time basis to be responsible
for all environmental management matters related to the project.
(h) Quality Conscious

The findings from the EIA study provide pertinent information to the
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authorities for making decision on the development project. Quality

decision is contingent upon quality EIA Report. Quality control at
every stage of the EIA study and report preparation is essential to
ensure decisions on the EIA Report and project planning and
implementation can be made in a timely manner. To accomplish
the above, the Project Proponent and the EIA Consultant should
thoroughly review the EIA Report and ensure it is a stand-alone
document, comprehensive, and its contents coherent. The practice
of submitting additional information through separate documents in
supporting the EIA Report should not be practiced.
(i) Self-Regulatory
Self-regulation ensures environmental commitment and regulatory
compliance is achieved on a sustained basis. The practice of self-
regulation by Project Proponent is a driver for cultivating a positive
work culture in the day-to-day management of the project paving
the way for excellence in environmental regulatory compliance.
The environmental commitment should be displayed and
translated into action at all levels of the project organization and all
phases of project development.
(j) Ethical
All personnel involved in the EIA study should uphold their
professional ethics to fulfil their professional obligations with
extreme sense of responsibility, professionalism and integrity. The
ethical principles should be applied not only in the EIA study phase
but also in the project implementation and operational phases.
(k) Participative
EIA is a multi-disciplinary study on environmental components
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such as water quality, air quality, waste management,

environmental sensitive area and natural resources. It involves
participation of government agencies, non-governmental
organizations, academicians, experts, and environmental
practitioners including qualified and competent persons, industries
and public at large. Hence, the EIA process should provide
adequate opportunities to all stakeholders including the affected
public to express their concerns and provide inputs for decision
making process by the relevant approving authority.
(l) Sustainability
The proposed project should be thoroughly studied to ensure it is
environmentally sound, sustainable, and beneficial to the society.
1.5 Integration of EIA Into Project Planning Cycle
The benefits of EIA may only be achieved if the environmental dimensions are
integrated in a timely manner within the project planning and development cycle.
As EIA is conducted in response to a project proposal, the assessment
procedure is project centred, and moulded around the normal project planning
process.
1.5.1 EIA in Project Planning and Decision-Making
Effective project planning and decision-making requires proper

understanding of policies and legislations relevant to environmental
protection and management. A decision as to whether a project may be
allowed to proceed or not often rests with the project meeting basic
requirements of international conventions, national policies, local laws,
regulations and procedures. These may be in the form of statutory or
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non-statutory requirements from one or more national agencies or

authorities, which have either direct or indirect interest in the project. In
addition, some international funding institutions may require certain
conditions to be fulfilled as a prerequisite for providing financing for
projects.
EIA as a project planning and decision-making tool intends to accomplish

the following:
(i) To provide the Project Proponent with appropriate information to

ensure project design and operation meets environmental
sustainability objectives;
(ii) To provide the relevant approving authority with the appropriate
information and assurance for it to make a decision on whether
or not to approve the project; and
(iii) To provide the public and other stakeholders the assurance that
the benefits to the society from the project are greater than the
environmental costs to society.
EIA is carried out not for the sole purpose of securing authority approval
for the project but to be applied to improve project design and to meet
sustainability objectives of quality planning, social acceptability and
investment security. The EIA Report provides the information needed for
decision-making by the authority.
Integrated project planning requires the Project Proponent to assess and

evaluate his planning decisions taking into account the technical,
economic, and environmental factors. It implies that environmental
assessment should be a continuous process throughout the course of
project planning.
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Considerations of the environmental issues and the use of various

environmental planning tools early in the project cycle allow actions to be
taken at the early stage when site selection and project design are being
undertaken and not at the stage when the project is ready for construction
or operation.
The benefits of integrated project planning of which EIA is one of the tools
available for that purpose to the Project Proponent include:
(a) Investment Security

The investor whose project has been planned on sound
environmental principles right from the start might be safeguarded
against environmental costs once the project has been implemented.
EIA being a preventative-planning tool helps to avoid costly remedial
actions by taking proactive measures also helps to protect the
investment.
(b) Social Acceptability

The question of social acceptability of a project will become
increasingly important to Project Proponents in Malaysia as the
demand for a better quality of life is manifested in a growing public
concern for environmental quality. A project which has gone through
an EIA study and the EIA Report has been approved is more likely to
be acceptable than a project which has not undergone through the
process.
(c) Quality Planning

An important and integral part of EIA is the review of project options
from the economic, environmental, and social standpoints. A
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deliberate assessment of project options during project planning

encourages the project proponent to search for the “state of the art”,
“best”, and “win-wins” from the perspective of location, manufacturing
technology (which includes raw materials, energy and water sources
and uses, design capacity, etc.), manpower requirements,
construction methods, pollution prevention and mitigation measures,
and environmental monitoring. The overall result is to enhance the
quality of projects, minimize adverse impacts, and maximize benefits
to society.
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CHAPTER 2
POLICY AND LEGISLATION
2.1 Introduction
Effective project planning requires proper understanding of policies and

legislations relevant to environmental protection and management. A
decision on project approval relies on the project’s ability to meet all legal
requirements (statutory or non-statutory), procedures and the project is in
line with national development policies. The project may be of interest to
several agencies, directly or indirectly, be it at national, state or local
authority level.
2.2 Relevant National Policies and Plans
Some key national policies and plans are as follows:-

 National Policy on the Environment
 National Policy on Biological Diversity
 National Policy on Climate Change
 National Physical Plan
A complete list of relevant policies is listed in Appendix 1. The Project

Proponent and consultants are required to ensure that the proposed
project is in line with and do not contradict these policies and plans.
2.2.1 National Policy on the Environment
The National Policy on the Environment (NPE) was formulated

in 2002 with the aim of providing policy directions for the
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protection and sustainable management of the environment.

The Policy is based on eight principles which inter-alia are
intended to harmonize economic development goals with
environmental protection agenda. A key objective of the Policy
is the integration of environmental considerations into planning
through the EIA process.
2.2.2 National Physical Plan
Malaysia's Second National Physical Plan (2010 - 2020)

provides a long-term strategic framework for national spatial
planning and includes measures required to shape the
direction and pattern of land use, biodiversity conservation and
development in Peninsular Malaysia.
The Physical Plan is a set of guidelines for federal and state

governments to control development and land administration.
The Physical Plan includes measures to address climate
change and conserve natural resources and biological
resources in the country, including establishing carbon sinks
for sequestration, establishing sustainable forest and water
management, and a Central Forest Spine to link key
ecological areas in Peninsular Malaysia. The Plan
complements the Five-Year Economic Development Plan as it
provides the spatial dimension to the sectoral distribution of
natural resources in the country.
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2. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
Federal and state laws relating to the environment are as follows:-
(a) Federal Legislation

(i) Environmental Quality Act, 1974 (Act 127) and its subsidiary
Regulations and Orders – applicable to all states and is
administered by the Department of Environment (DOE).
(b) State Legislation

(i) Environment Protection Enactment, 2002 (Enact. 12/2002) –
applicable to the State of Sabah and is administered by the
Environmental Protection Department (EPD);
(ii) Natural Resources and Environment Ordinance, 1993 (Chap.

84) – applicable to the State of Sarawak and is administered by
the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB).
The relevant environmental laws with respect to requirements of EIA are

given in Appendix 2.
2.3.1 Federal Legislation
The Environmental Quality Act (EQA) was formulated in 1974 to prevent,

abate, and control pollution and to enhance the environmental quality in
Malaysia. Regulations and Orders have been made under the EQA to
control and manage various environmental aspects.
The administration of the EQA is entrusted to the Department of

Environment (DOE) Malaysia. The DOE, an agency of the Ministry of
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Natural Resources and the Environment, is the authority established

under the EQA and plays a key role in the enforcement of the provisions
of the Act and its subsidiary regulations.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a statutory requirement for

activities which have been prescribed under Section 34A of the EQA.
Section 34A(2) of the Act stipulates that any person intending to carry out
any of the prescribed activities is required to conduct an EIA study and
submit a report to the Director General of Environment for prior approval.
The main highlights of EIA provisions in the EQA 1974 include:

 Section 34A (1) – The Minister may prescribe any activity which have
significant environmental impacts as prescribed activity
 Section 34A (2) – Appointment of qualified person to conduct EIA
 Section 34A (2) (A) – Director General shall maintain a list of qualified
persons
 Section 34A (2) (B) – Qualified person shall be responsible for the EIA
 Section 34A (2)(C) – EIA report shall be in accordance with the
guidelines
 Section 34A (3) – Director General can approve the EIA report with
conditions and inform relevant approving authority
 Section 34A (4) – Director General may not approve the EIA report if
not consistent with physical plan or fulfil the guidelines
 Section 34A (5) – Director General can require the submission of
additional reports other than the EIA report
 Section 34A (6) – Activity is not to be carried out until EIA report is
approved
 Section 34A (7) – Responsibility of the proponent to provide proof of
compliance with conditions of approval
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 Section 34A (8) – Fine not exceeding five hundred thousand or

imprisonment for contravening section 34A
 Section 34AA – Director General may issue prohibition or stop work
order
2.3.2 State Legislations
The states of Sabah and Sarawak enacted their own environmental

legislations requiring Environmental Impact Assessment for activities
which fall within the state jurisdiction. These include activities associated
with the exploitation, development and use of land and natural resources
including water, soil, minerals, forest, and other resources.
(a) Sabah Environment Protection Enactment 2002

Section 12 of the Enactment provides for the Minister to prescribe
any development to be a Prescribed Activity for which an EIA or a
proposal for mitigation measures is required to be submitted to the
Director of the Environment Protection Department (EPD) for
approval. The Enactment provides powers to prohibit the execution
of any prescribed activity that is in contravention of the regulations.
Two subsidiary Orders have since been established to bring into
effect the provisions of this Enactment.
The Environment Protection (Prescribed Activities) Order 2005

spells out the 12 groups of prescribed activities. The above Order
further categorizes the prescribed activities into First and Second
Schedules which differ in the type of EIA Report submission
required to be made to the Director of the EPD. Prescribed
activities under First Schedule are required to submit a proposal
for mitigating measures while prescribed activities under Second
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Schedule are required to prepare and submit an EIA Report. The

Director of the EPD may by a notice in writing to the project
proponent to cease a prescribed activity in the event of non-
compliance with the conditions of approval issued for the
prescribed activity.
(b) Sarawak’s Natural Resources and Environment Ordinance

1993
The Natural Resources and Environment (Prescribed Activities)
Order, 1994 (Sarawak) made under the Natural Resources and
Environment Ordinance 1993 stipulates the types of activities
which are subjected to an environmental impact assessment.
Activities prescribed under the Ordinance are related to the
development of natural resources of the State.
The provision of this Ordinance is quite similar to that of the EQA

and the Environmental Protection Enactment of Sabah. Section
11A of the Ordinance confers powers to the NREB by Order, to
require any person undertaking a prescribed activity to submit a
report on the impact of such activities on the natural resources and
environment to the Board for its approval. A unique feature of the
Ordinance is the provision for early commencement of preparatory
work for the activity or part of it (such as earthworks) prior to the
approval of the EIA Report. An Order prescribing the activities
requiring an environmental impact assessment was established in
1994.
2.3.3 Adherence to DOE Guidelines
At the stage of EIA Report preparation and all stages of project
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implementation, the requirements and specifications stipulated in

the following Guidelines issued by the DOE shall be adhered to:
(a) Guidance Document for addressing soil erosion and

sediment control aspect in EIA Report as per Appendix 3.
(b) Guidance Document for the preparation and submission of

Environmental Management Plan (EMP) as per Chapter 6
of this EIA Guideline.
(c) Guidance Document for the preparation of the document on

land disturbing pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(LD-P2M2) as per Appendix 4.
(d) List of Guidelines/Technical Guidance Documents as per

Appendix 5.
(e) Other relevant guidelines issued by the DOE pertaining to

environmental-related system and management.
(f) Other documents issued by the DOE from time to time

related to EIA process and procedure.
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CHAPTER 3
GENERAL EIA PROCEDURE, REQUIREMENTS, AND STUDY

METHODOLOGIES
3.1 EIA study to be Conducted by Qualified Persons
An EIA study shall only be carried out by a team of Qualified Persons who
hold a valid registration with the DOE as stipulated under Section 34A
(2B) of the EQA 1974 (Amendment) 2012. The Qualified Persons are
commonly referred to as the EIA Consultants. The EIA team shall
comprise professionals (qualified persons) who are competent and
experienced in the technical fields relevant to the EIA study. The team
shall be led and supervised by a team leader who shall be responsible for
coordinating the EIA study and for ensuring the EIA Report to be written
is complete, clear, coherent, balanced, and impartial and is useful for
decision making process.
3.2 EIA Methodologies
EIA study shall follow the following typical steps or phases commonly
followed by EIA practitioners and widely adopted by environmental
agencies worldwide:
o Screening
o Scoping towards formulation of terms of reference
o Baseline study
o Identification of mitigation measures
o Impact assessment and evaluation of significance
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o EIA Report preparation

o EIA Report review
o Decision making
o Project implementation and environmental monitoring
o Environmental audit
The steps are briefly explained in the following paragraphs.
3.2.1 Screening
Screening is the first process in the EIA study to determine if a proposed

development project is subject to a regulatory provision requiring an EIA.
3.2.2 Scoping
Scoping is the initial phase of the EIA process which

occurs early in the project cycle. Scoping is the process of identifying the
key environmental issues and the study spatial and temporal boundaries.
The scoping answers the question of what to to be investigated and
assessed during the subsequent phases of the EIA process, and the
range and extent of the key issues to be addressed. The scoping step is
of extreme importance because it determines the focus and depth of the
EIA study, which in turn implicates the requirements on time, personnel,
and cost of the study.
The scoping shall consider issues of concerns identified and expressed

by the stakeholders and the public (especially the local community), the
professional and scientific community, government departments, and
non-governmental organizations (NGOs). During the scoping process
desktop analyses, stakeholder interviews, and public meetings may be
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conducted to ascertain whether additional information is needed to

evaluate baseline conditions and potential impacts within the proposed
project area.
Table 3.1 provides some recommended practices in organizing scoping

consultations.
Table 3.1 Good Practical Steps and Tips in Scoping Consultations

Some good practices and steps in organizing scoping consultations are:
1. Identify relevant stakeholders and local residents who are
concerned in the proposed project.
2. Contact the stakeholders and local residents to participate in
scoping.
3. Provide the stakeholders and local residents information about
the proposed project. Give contact details for information and
comment.
4. Arrange meeting place for getting feedback on scoping
consultation process.
5. Collate and analyze all responses and take them into account in
the EIA study.
6. Thank respondents for their help and explain how their comments
have been addressed.
7. If there is considerable local interest, consider holding a public
exhibition or special focus group meeting in a community hall at
which the project will be presented and staff will be ready
answering questions and queries.
8. Record the views expressed in scoping consultations in the EIA
Report.
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The scoping ensures that only significant issues and reasonable

alternatives are examined and the exercise results in the formulation of
the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA study.
3.2.3 Terms of Reference (TOR) Formulation
Terms of reference (TOR) is the product of the scoping process. The

scoping identifies the issues to be addressed, whereas the TOR sets the
objectives, defines the scope, and establishes the strategy and schedule
for the EIA process to address these issues. Typically, the TOR will:
 Define what types of information obtained from the scoping

process are to be presented in the EIA Report such as
 Specify what studies will be performed
 Identify who will conduct the studies
 State when the studies will be carried out and the study timeline
 Outline the methodologies to be used in impact assessment and
evaluation of significance
3.2.4 Baseline Studies
A baseline study is the study of the current status of the environment in

the area proposed for development before the development work of the
project is started. The baseline study phase may involve field studies (the
collection of data directly from the project site – primary sources) or
desktop studies (data obtained from published records, project
documents, maps, photos - secondary sources). The baseline study will
identify key issues likely to be faced as a result of the implementation of
the proposed project. The baseline studies will provide a detailed
description of the affected area and establish the existing environmental
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and socio-economic baseline status that will be used in the impact

assessment phase.
Typically baseline studies may address following main areas:
Physical:
- Land use
- Topography
- Geology, hydrogeology
- Soils and terrain
- Watershed
Environmental:
- Air quality
- Water quality
- Noise, vibration and nuisance
- Groundwater
- Visual/aesthetics
Biological:
- Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
- Flora and fauna
- Environmentally sensitive areas
Socio‐economic:
- Demography
- Development needs and potential
- Infrastructure facilities
- Economic activities
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Cultural/Heritage:
- Archaeological resources
- Historical resources
The list is not exhaustive, and not all items listed above are applicable to
all EIA studies. The subject areas to be covered in the baseline study
should focus only on those aspects that are likely to be affected. The
areas generally depend on the nature, scale, location of the proposed
project, and the extent of the impact.
3.2.5 Impact Assessment and Evaluation of Significance
During the impact assessment phase of the EIA study, the impacts of the
proposed project are determined. The impacted sectors could be
environmental, socio-economic, health, etc. To identify and assess the
magnitude of potential impacts associated with or resulting from project
activities, a number of methodologies have been developed and used
worldwide. These include the following:
 Experts judgement
 Checklist and matrices
 Multi-criteria analysis
 Mathematical models and simulation
 Case comparison
 Geospatial analysis
 Risk analysis
There is no single ideal method: some methodologies are appropriate in

certain situations while others are more applicable to other situations,
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depending on several factors including the nature and scale of

development project, impact receptors, budget availability, etc.
Another important process in the impact assessment stage is to evaluate

the significance of the impacts. It is a standard practice to firstly
categorize the impacts generated by any activity for every component of
the project into adverse (negative impacts) or enhancement (for positive
impacts). The impacts are then graded for their significance by using
some form rating system for both scenarios of “before mitigation” and
“after mitigation”. Significance is often differentiated into impact
magnitude and impact significance. Impact magnitude refers to the
measurable change (i.e. intensity, duration and likelihood) while impact
significance refers to the value placed on the change by different affected
parties (i.e. level of significance and acceptability). To determine whether
an impact is significant the following criteria are commonly used:
 Impact characteristics (temporal, spatial, reversibility)

 Geographic extent
 Ecological context
 Environmental standards, guidelines, or objectives
Rating of impacts will provide a basis for prioritization of impacts to be

addressed, understanding the scale of the impacts, and the method of
assessment of the effectiveness of the mitigation measures.
There will be sources of uncertainty involved at several stages of the EIA

study including the baseline studies and impact prediction. The sources of
uncertainty are identified and discussed.
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3.2.6 Identification of Mitigation Measures
This step of the EIA study will identify mitigation measures that can be
implemented to avoid, prevent, minimize, or offset the predicted adverse
impacts. The environmental agencies normally require that state of the art
technologies or best available technologies (BAT) and industry best
practices appropriate to the project components are evaluated for
implementation to mitigate the adverse environmental impacts on the
various receptors.
Mitigation measures include all actions and activities taken, put

in place, or executed which could be structural, non -structural,
procedural, or administrative in nature, to mitigate the adverse
impacts.
3.2.7 EIA Report Preparation
Based on the results of all studies, the EIA team leader will coordinate the
writing of the EIA Report and thoroughly review it to ensure it
encompasses all the elements in the TOR, and is comprehensive,
coherent, balanced, impartial and technically acceptable for submission
to the authorities.
The EIA consultant acting as the team leader shall extract and
summarize the major findings of the reports prepared by subject matter
consultants (SMCs) and place them in the appropriate chapters in the EIA
Report. The report summary made by the EIA consultant shall be cross
referenced to the relevant pages in the SMCs' reports. The original
reports by the SMCs shall be placed in the Appendix to the EIA Report.
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3.2.8 EIA Report Review
EIA Report review is conducted either at the DOE state office or at the
DOE Headquarters depending on the nature and location of the proposed
project. If the project falls under the First Schedule of the EIA Order, the
EIA Report will be reviewed at the state office, while for a project which
falls under the Second Schedule, the EIA Report will be reviewed at the
DOE Headquarters. If a First Schedule activity traverses two or more
states, the EIA Report will also be reviewed at the DOE Headquarters.
The differences between the EIA reports review process at the state DOE
and at the DOE Headquarters are briefly discussed below.
3.2.8.1 The EIA Report review at the DOE state office

The submitted EIA Report will firstly be checked for “Report Adequacy”
(RAC) by a technical committee comprised of a team of DOE State
officers to be known as Technical Review Committee (TRC). The
adequacy checking involves quality checks for compliance with the Terms
of Reference (TOR), EIA Report format, absence of obvious scientific and
technical errors, coherence of the report, environmental pledge by the
Project Proponent, etc. An EIA Report which does not pass the RAC will
be rejected. The EIA Report which passes the RAC will be reviewed by a
technical committee known as the EIA Technical Review Committee
(EIATRC). The members of EIATRC, other than the TRC members are
representatives from government agencies (GAs) and in certain
circumstances when needed, individuals (referred to as appointed
individuals-AIs) from within the DOE or outside of DOE who possess vast
experience or specific expertise relevant to the EIA study will be
appointed on a case to case basis. Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) may also be invited to the EIATRC meetings as general
representatives or as Appointed Individuals (AIs). The Appointed
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Individuals (AIs) are required to submit a written comment on the Report

to the DOE. The final decision to approve or not to approve an EIA report
is made by the DOE state Director after taking into consideration the
views of the EIATRC members.
3.2.8.2 The EIA Report review at the DOE Headquarters

The EIA Reports will undergo a review process as follows: Firstly, it will
be checked for “Report Adequacy” (RAC) by a technical committee
comprised of a team of DOE HQ officers to be known as Technical
Review Committee (TRC). The adequacy checking involves quality
checks for compliance with the Terms of Reference (TOR), EIA Report
format, absence of obvious technical errors, coherence of the report,
environmental pledge by the Project Proponent, etc. An EIA Report which
does not pass the Report Adequacy Check (RAC) will be rejected. The
EIA Report which passes the RAC will be reviewed by the EIATRC
members, comprised of the TRC members, individuals appointed (AIs) on
an ad hoc basis from within the DOE or outside of DOE and relevant
government agencies (GAs). Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
may also be invited to the EIATRC meetings as general representatives
or as Appointed Individuals (AIs). The individuals, appointed based on
their extensive experience or particular expertise on a subject matter
relevant to the EIA study are required to submit a written comment on the
Report to the DOE. The Director General will make the final decision
whether to approve or not to approve an EIA Report after taking into
consideration the opinions and views of the EIATRC members.
3.2.9 Decision Making
A decision is made at the end of the review process to approve or reject

the EIA Report. The decision is then conveyed to the project approving
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authority to assist them in arriving at a decision on the project.
3.2.10 Project Implementation and Monitoring
If the proposed project is approved for implementation, the project will

proceed to the subsequent phases of design, construction and operation.
Monitoring activities will be conducted to verify that the findings of the EIA
study of the potential impacts identified during EIA scoping process are
correct, appropriate mitigation and prevention measures are properly
implemented, and the measures are effective in mitigating the adverse
impacts to the environment. This form of monitoring can be described as
impact monitoring (IM). Monitoring also serves the purpose of ensuring
the EIA conditions of approval (COAs) are complied with. In this phase,
an environmental audit may also be carried out to assess the overall
project compliance and opportunity for optimization and further
improvement in environmental management of the project. This form of
monitoring can be termed as compliance monitoring (CM). Additionally,
monitoring may also involve the monitoring the performance of pollution
control systems and other mitigation measures. This type of monitoring is
commonly known as “performance monitoring” (PM).
3.3 EIA Report Quality Control Assessment
As general guidance, the Project Proponent and the EIA Consultant may
utilize the EIA Report Quality Self-Assessment Tool (RQSAT) shown in
Table 3.2 to assist them in conducting self-check on the quality of the EIA
Report prepared and the possibility of it be approved. EIA Reports scoring
an A or B will likely to be approved while those scoring an F will be
rejected. The Project Proponent and the EIA Consultant are advised not
to submit to the DOE any EIA Reports which has been self-assessed,
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where an F score is obtained.
Table 3.2: Self–assessment tool for EIA Report quality control

Assessment criteria Score Expected assessment
result
* All important tasks (e.g. studies, public A The EIA Report can
engagements, modelling, etc., wherever be approved.
relevant) were performed
* All TOR components were covered
* EIA Report complies with the report
standard format
* Data and information are factually correct,
can be verified, and technically defensible
* EIA Report is coherent, legible, and
balanced
* Proposed mitigation measures (P2M2s)
are considered to be BAT or best practices
* PP made pledge to implement EMP
&P2M2s
* Most important tasks (e.g. studies, public B The EIA Report can
engagements, modelling, etc., wherever be approved
relevant) were performed but some minor
ones were not performed
* All TOR components were covered

* Data are factually correct and technically
defensible but some non-substantive facts
cannot be verified
* EIA Report is coherent and balanced but
some non-substantive information may not
be presented clearly
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* EIA Report complies with the report

standard format
* Some non crucial contents (e.g. maps) of
EIA Report are illegible or calculations not
performed or incorrect
*PP made pledge to implement EMP &
P2M2s
* Important tasks (e.g. studies, public F The EIA Report
cannot be approved
engagements, modelling, etc., wherever
and will be rejected
relevant) were not performed
* Some TOR components were not covered
* EIA Report did not comply with the report
standard format
* Important data and information are
factually incorrect and are not technically
defensible
* Important studies were not conducted, or
inadequate, or technically flawed.
* Some parts of EIA Report are biased,
incoherent, and unreadable
* Proposed P2M2s are not considered to be
BATs or best practices
* PP did not make pledge to implement EMP

& P2M2s
The score of an A or B or F in column 2 of Table 3.2 is assigned as the overall

score of the EIA Report. To achieve an overall score A or B, all the criteria listed
in column 1 of the Table must be complied with. On the other hand, an overall F
score will be given to the Report if any of the criteria listed in column 1 is not
complied with.
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CHAPTER 4
PRE- SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT
4.1 Screening
Prior to conducting an EIA study, the Project Proponent and the Qualified
Person (i.e. the EIA Consultant) shall carry out the screening process to
determine whether a proposed project is a prescribed activity under the
Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact
Assessment) Order, 2015. The Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities)
(Environmental Impact Assessment) Order, 2015 is reproduced in Appendix 6.
The EIA Consultant needs to determine which Schedule the proposed project
falls under: the First Schedule or the Second Schedule. The EIA for First
Schedule projects follows a different EIA procedure from the EIA for Second
Schedule projects, as described in Chapter 3.
The Case Where the Proposed Project Has More Than One Prescribed Activity
If the proposed project consists of more than one prescribed activity and one of
them falls under the Second Schedule, then the project as a whole shall be
considered to fall under the Second Schedule of the Environmental Quality
(Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order, 2015.
4.2 Scoping and Terms of Reference
The scoping process to identify the impacts of specific projects on the

environment shall follow the EIA guidelines for specific projects issued by the
DOE. An example of environmental assessment matrix to assist the Project
Proponent and the EIA Consultant to identify significant impacts of projects is
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given in Appendix 7. From the scoping process the EIA Consultant then
prepares an Environmental Scoping Information (ESI) that determines the
proposed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA study. The general
requirements for scoping process and TOR preparation shall follow those
described in Chapter 3.
4.2.1 Terms of Reference for Activities Falling Under the First Schedule
For prescribed activities that fall under the First Schedule, the EIA Consultant
shall prepare an Environmental Scoping Information (ESI) that determines the
proposed - Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA study and submit it to the
DOE State Office for endorsement. The ESI and TOR will be assessed and
endorsed by the Director of DOE State Office either through a TORAC meeting
or mail correspondence, whichever deemed appropriate. Subsequently, when
the EIA Report has been prepared, it shall be submitted to the relevant DOE
state office for review, as described in Chapter 3.
The output of scoping exercise is the terms of reference (TOR). The Project
Proponent shall first submit to the DOE the TOR together with the
Environmental Scoping Information (ESI), in accordance with the format outlined
in the Guidance Document For Preparing Terms Of Reference (TOR) and/or
specific EIA guidelines (if available) for endorsement. Appendix 8 gives a
general guidance on scoping and also the general contents of TOR which shall
be followed in the TOR formulation.
The review of the TOR is carried out by the EIA Technical Review Committee
(EIATRC) comprised of TRC members (a team of DOE officers at the State
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Office), and may include individuals who are specifically appointed (AIs) on an
ad hoc basis from within or outside of the DOE as well as representatives
from government agencies (GAs).
The TOR review involving parties outside of the DOE shall be done either
through a Terms of Reference Adequacy Check (TORAC) meeting or by
submission of comments through mail correspondence.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) may also be invited to the TORAC

meeting (or requested comments through mail) as general representatives or as
Appointed Individuals (AIs). The AIs are individuals who have vast technical
experiences in the relevant areas related to the proposed project, which may
include potential project environmental impacts, impact study methodologies,
and applicable pollution prevention and mitigation measures. The same
personnel (i.e. TRC members and AIs) will also serve as the committee for
reviewing the EIA Reports.
The adequacy of the scoping coverage and the TOR formulated will be decided
in a Terms of Reference Adequacy Check (TORAC) meeting which will be
chaired by the State Director of the DOE. The TORAC meeting members
comprise the TRC members, and may include AIs and GAs, as well as NGOs as
deemed appropriate. At this meeting, the TOR may be accepted or agreed upon
or it may require a revision.
Figure 4.1 shows the procedural steps for submission of TOR.
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Proposed project
Submission of
TOR
Appointment of AIs
Process Ends
Distribution of TOR
Revised TOR not

submitted in time
Site Visit
(if necessary)
Submission of
TERMS OF REFERENCE ADEQUACYYCY Revise Revised TOR
CHECK MEETING (TORAC)
Conformed
TOR
Endorsement
NOTE:
Process ends when
EIA Revised TOR is not
Submission submitted within timeframe
Process by the Project Proponent
Figure 4.1: Procedural steps for assessment of EIA Report for First Schedule
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The TOR review process involves the following:
(i) The review process will be completed within a period of 6

weeks (30 working days) and an additional of two weeks (10
working days) for submission of revised TOR.
(ii) A minimum of 3 hard copies and 1 softcopy (in PDF format)

of the draft TOR shall be submitted to the DOE HQ.
Additional copies are to be submitted whenever necessary.
Through the Project Proponent, the TRC (DOE
Headquarters) will distribute the Report to the relevant
government agencies (GAs) and appointed individuals (AIs)
for the purpose of the TORAC meeting or submission of
comments through mail correspondence.
(iii) A visit to the project site by the DOE and appointed

individuals (AIs) may be required, which shall be arranged
by the Consultant through the TRC.
(iv) The TORAC meeting will be conducted (as and when

necessary), after the site visit normally within the third week
from date of submission of the TOR to DOE. At this
meeting, the proposed TOR will be presented by the Project
Proponent and his Consultant to the TORAC meeting when
deemed necessary. Otherwise the TOR review decision will
be issued through mail correspondence.
(v) The outcome of the TOR review may lead to:
(a) Acceptance of the TOR, provided:

 The TOR is in line with the specific EIA guidelines (if
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available) and/or the contents of the TOR specified in

Appendix 8.
 Recommendations from the TORAC meeting
members or mailed comments have been accepted
or agreed upon.
(b) Revision of TOR, where:

 The TOR is not in line with the specific EIA
guidelines (if available) and/or the contents of the
TOR specified in Appendix 8.
 There is need to provide additional information to
clarify any unresolved or outstanding matters
arising during the review process. The additional
scope shall be submitted at least two weeks
before the processing time ends. If the additional
scope or revised TOR is not submitted within the
time frame, the process will end and new
submission is required if the relevant party is still
interested.
4.2.2 Terms of Reference for Activities Falling Under the Second Schedule
For prescribed activities that fall under the Second Schedule, the EIA Consultant
shall prepare an Environmental Scoping Information (ESI) that determines the
proposed - Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA study and submit it to the
DOE Headquarters for endorsement. The same procedure applies to a
prescribed activity that traverses two or more states.
A site visit by the TRC members and appointed individuals may be required,
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which shall be arranged by the EIA Consultant.
The output of scoping exercise is the terms of reference (TOR). For

projects that fall under the Second Schedule, the Project Proponent shall
first submit to the DOE the TOR, in accordance with the format outlined in
the specific EIA guidelines (if available) for endorsement. Appendix 8
gives a general guidance on scoping and also the general contents of
TOR which shall be followed in the TOR formulation.
The review of the TOR is carried out by the EIA Technical Review
Committee (EIATRC) comprised of TRC members (a team of DOE
officers at the Headquarters), individuals specifically appointed (AIs) on
an ad hoc basis from within or outside of the DOE and representatives
from government agencies (GAs). Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) may also be invited to the EIATRC meetings as general
representatives or as Appointed Individuals (AIs). The AIs are individuals
who have vast technical experiences in the relevant areas related to the
proposed project, which may include potential project environmental
impacts, impact study methodologies, and applicable pollution prevention
and mitigation measures. The same personnel (i.e. TRC members and
AIs) will also serve as the committee for reviewing the EIA Reports. The
adequacy of the scoping coverage and the TOR formulated will be
decided in a Terms of Reference Adequacy Check (TORAC) meeting
which will be chaired by the Director General of the DOE. The TORAC
meeting members comprise the TRC members, AIs and GAs, and may
include NGOs. At this meeting, the TOR may be accepted or agreed upon
or it may require a revision.
Figure 4.2 shows the procedural steps for submission of TOR.
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Proposed project
Submission of
TOR
Appointment of AIs
Process Ends
Distribution of TOR
Revised TOR not

submitted in time
Site Visit
(if necessary)
Submission of
TERMS OF REFERENCE Revised TOR
ADEQUACY CHECK MEETING (TORAC) Revise
Conformed
TOR
Endorsement
agreed
EIA NOTE:
Process ends when
Submission Revised TOR is not
Process submitted within timeframe
by the Project Proponent
Figure 4.2: Procedural steps for assessment of EIA Report for Second Schedule
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The TOR review process involves the following:
(i) The review process will be completed within a period of 6

weeks (30 working days) and an additional of two weeks (10
working days) for submission of revised TOR.
(i) A minimum of 3 hard copies and 1 softcopy (in PDF format)

of the draft TOR shall be submitted to the DOE HQ.
Additional copies are to be submitted whenever necessary.
Through the Project Proponent, the TRC (DOE
Headquarters) will distribute the Report to the relevant
government agencies (GAs) and appointed individuals (AIs)
for the purpose of the TORAC meeting.
(ii) A visit to the project site by the DOE and appointed

individuals (AIs) may be required, which shall be arranged
by the Consultant through the TRC.
(iii) The TORAC meeting will be conducted after the site visit,
normally within the third week from date of submission of
the TOR to DOE. At this meeting, the proposed TOR will be
presented by the Project Proponent and his Consultant to
the TORAC meeting when deemed necessary.
(iv) The outcome of the TOR review meeting may lead to:
(a) Acceptance of the TOR, provided:

 The TOR is in line with the specific EIA guidelines (if
available) and/or the contents of the TOR specified in
Appendix 8.
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 Recommendations from the TORAC meeting

members have been accepted or agreed upon.
(b) Revision of TOR, where:

 The TOR is not in line with the specific EIA
guidelines (if available) and/or the contents of the
TOR specified in Appendix 8.
 There is need to provide additional information to
clarify any unresolved or outstanding matters
arising during the review process. The additional
scope shall be submitted at least two weeks
before the processing time ends. If the additional
scope or revised TOR is not submitted within the
time frame, the process will end and new
submission is required if the relevant party is still
interested.
4.3 Site Suitability Assessment
The EIA Consultant shall perform site suitability assessment (SSA) by

comparing the proposed project (its location and type of development) with the
approved development plans such the National Physical Plan (NPP), structure
plans, and Guidelines for the Siting and Zoning of Industry and Residential
Areas (SZIRA) or any other guidelines prescribed by the Director General of
Environment which are relevant to the proposed project. Comments on SSA
shall be reported in the EIA Report. There may be a situation where the
proposed project site or location may not contradict the approved development
plans or any other guidelines prescribed by the DOE, but the site exhibits certain
critical characteristics (for example, geomorphological features) that may
present a particularly formidable constraint to the proposed project, due to the
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nature of the project. In such a situation, the Consultant shall thoroughly

examine the suitability of the site and report it in the EIA Report.
4.4 Baseline Conditions
A description of the existing environment where the proposed project is to be

located (termed as “baseline conditions”) shall be presented. The important
components of the affected environment shall be identified and described. The
methods used and investigation undertaken for this purpose shall be discussed
and clearly indicated and shall be appropriate to the size and complexity of the
assessment tasks. Uncertainties encountered in the studies shall also be
indicated. Land use plans for the proposed project site shall be consulted and
other data collected as necessary to assist in the determination of the baseline
conditions.
4.5 Impact Assessment Methodology
Appropriate methodologies to assess the environmental impacts shall be

identified for a particular EIA study and the rationale for the choice of
methodologies shall be discussed.
For example, for air pollution impact studies, several mathematical models
which have been developed by US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
are available, while some companies have developed their own models. Specific
dispersion models such as the industrial source complex (ISC3) dispersion
models developed by US Environmental Protection Agency may be used for
calculation of the ground-level concentrations for point, area, flare and volume
sources. The results of modeling exercise shall be presented in an appropriate
form such as pollutant concentration with contour visualization on a map using
ArcGIS as GIS platform. The meteorological data (wind speed, wind direction,
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stability class, ambient temperature, cloud base height, cloud cover, mixing
height) used for model input shall be adequate and acceptable to be used for
determining the highest short term and long term air quality impacts at air
sensitive receptors. The modeling exercise shall capture the worst case
scenarios to determine the worst case short term impacts.
Similarly, impact assessment studies may involve assessing water quality

impacts, sediment transport, groundwater pollution, oil slick, and liquefied
natural gas spill. All modelling studies shall undergo the stages of verification,
calibration, and validation. The outputs of the modeling studies shall be
presented in an easy to understand manner. The uncertainties in the models
shall be discussed thoroughly.
4.6 Specifications and Format of EIA Report
It is the responsibility of the Project Proponent and the EIA consulting team
(especially the EIA team leader) to ensure quality control of the EIA Report is
performed before the EIA Report is submitted to the DOE. Internal quality check
will ensure that all relevant and pertinent tasks have been performed
satisfactorily and no important tasks left incomplete; the latter situation may lead
to rejection of the Report or delay in decision making on the Report. The EIA
Report which is ready for submission shall have taken into account the following
general quality control elements:
(a) To ensure the scoping of study has been sufficiently deliberated

(b) To ensure statutory and administrative requirements are met
(c) To ensure the EIA Report is organized and presented clearly and
in a coherent manner
(d) To ascertain the EIA Report is impartial
(e) To assure the Report is able to answer key questions regarding
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the proposed project that are critical for decision making

(f) To ensure the information about impacts has been organized in a
concise, logical, coherent manner and is communicated in an
intelligent fashion
(g) To ensure the proposed project and its options are described in a
comprehensive manner using satellite imagery, diagrams, plans or
maps
(h) To ensure the EIA Report is scientifically and technically sound
from the perspective of:
(i) The reliability of data and coefficients (constants) used for
modelling (predictive technique) where they must be accurate
and based on local conditions where the proposed project is
to be sited
(ii) The quantitative impact prediction, where the magnitude and
significance of impacts must be predicted both with the
mitigating measures in place and for the worst case scenario
(i) To ensure that the Report identifies the follow-up works of post EIA
stage that are required, such as Environmental Management Plan
(EMP), Environmental Monitoring Report (EMR) and
Environmental Audit Report (EAR).
An example of arrangement of the front cover and various chapters of the EIA
report shall follow the example given in Appendix 9.
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CHAPTER 5
During Submission Stage of EIA Report
5.1 Submission of EIA Report
EIA Reports for activities falling under the First Schedule are to be
submitted to the respective DOE state offices, while those falling under
the Second Schedule are to be submitted to the DOE Headquarters. If a
project is located on a site involving two or more states, the Report shall
be submitted to the DOE Headquarters.
EIA Reports shall be prepared in the form of hard and soft copies,
accompanied with a cover letter bearing the Project Proponent’s letter
head which shall be submitted to the respective DOE office. A summary
of EIA Report submission requirements is shown in Table 5.1.
Table 5.1: EIA Report Submission Requirements

Second Schedule
Item First Schedule Activities
Activities
DOE State*
Submission of (*For prescribed activity that
DOE Headquarters
EIA Report traverses across states, the EIA
report shall be submitted to the
DOE Headquarters)
Minimum thirty fives
No. of EIA Five (5) weeks procedure: (35) Hard copies and
Report  Minimum twelve (12) hard one (1) soft copy
copies and 1 soft copy to
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Second Schedule
Item First Schedule Activities
Activities
State DOE
 Minimum one (1) hard copy
and 1 soft copy to DOE HQ
5.2 EIA Review Process
5.2.1 Objectives of EIA Review
The key objectives of EIA review are to:

 Assess the adequacy and completeness of the EIA Report to
ensure it meets the scope of work required of the EIA
 Assess that information presented in the EIA Report is clear,
concise, transparent, quantitatively accurate, well defined, explicit,
and is of adequate quality for decision making;
 Assess public comments and feedbacks for the EIA Report for
prescribed activities with adverse significant environmental impacts
and high public interest; and
 Make decision on the approval of the Report and the conditions to
be attached to the approval.
5.2.2 Roles and Responsibilities of Parties Involved in the EIA Procedure
Several individuals and organizations play important and specific roles

and shoulder different responsibilities in the EIA procedure. The roles and
responsibilities are briefly described below
(a) The Project Proponent
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The Project Proponent (PP) is an individual or organization

that is proposing to undertake the development of a
prescribed activity. The PP may be from the public or the
private sector and he may be represented by a consultant.
The PP is responsible for all aspects related to the
development of the project including the environmental
planning of the project and its associated cost. He may
delegate the task of conducting the environmental impact
assessment of the project to his project consultant or to
another organization but he remains ultimately responsible
for the content of the EIA Report on his project.
(b) The EIA Consultant

The EIA Consultant is an individual who has been tasked by
the Project Proponent to conduct the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) of the project. The Consultant is typically
the leader of a team of consultants from various disciplines
relevant to the proposed project and is responsible to the
Project Proponent. The EIA team leader who may work for
an EIA consulting firm and the subject matter experts shall
be DOE-registered consultants who shall maintain
professionalism in conducting a comprehensive EIA study
and produce a quality EIA Report that is useful for decision-
making purposes.
(c) The Environmental Related Agencies and Experts

Environmental related agencies and individuals who have
vast technical expertise and experience in specific areas
have an important role to play in providing relevant inputs on
environmental impacts, impact study techniques, and
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pollution prevention and mitigation measures. The inputs

from these agencies and individuals may be sought by the
DOE whenever deemed necessary.
(d) The Public

Public participation is an essential and integral part of
project development to provide an avenue for the public to
channel their views on the proposed project. Public
engagement is a direct method of obtaining information on
the concerns of the impacted community resulting from the
project implementation. Some form of public participation to
obtain their inputs to the EIA study, shall be implemented
which may include public engagement and public display of
EIA Reports.
(e) The Technical Review Committee

The review of the EIA Reports is carried out by a committee
known as the EIA Technical Review Committee (EIATRC)
established both at the DOE state office and at the DOE
Headquarters. The EIATRC at the DOE state office reviews
the EIA Reports of activities under the First Schedule while
the EIATRC at the DOE Headquarters reviews Reports of
activities under the Second Schedule. Members of both
EIATRCs are the TRC members, representatives from
relevant government agencies (GAs), and individuals
appointed (AIs) from within or outside of the DOE, who have
vast technical experiences in the relevant areas related to
the proposed project. The technical areas may include
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potential project environmental impacts, impact study

methodologies, and applicable pollution prevention and
mitigation measures. Additionally, Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGOs) may also be invited to sit on the
committees as general representatives or as Appointed
Individuals (AIs). In the case of the EIATRC at the DOE
state offices which reviews EIA Reports of the First
Schedule activities, AIs will only be appointed when needed
on a case to case basis, as described earlier.
The Approving Authority

The approving authority is the Government Authority that
has the task of deciding, in view of the environmental and
development costs, and the benefits of the proposed project
to the community, how (or whether) a project should
proceed. The project approving authorities include:
(i) The National Development Planning Committee

(NDPC) for Federal Government sponsored projects;
(ii) The State Executive Council (EXCO) for State

Government sponsored projects;
(iii) The various Local Authorities or Regional

Development Authorities (RDA) with respect to
planning approval within their respective areas;
(iv) The Ministry of International Trade and Industry or

MIDA for industrial projects.
5.2.3 EIA Review Process Timeline
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The timeline for the EIA review process and decision is as follows:
(a) For EIA Reports of projects falling under the First Schedule
- 25 working days (5 weeks)
(b) For EIA Reports of projects falling under the Second Schedule
- 60 working days (12 weeks)
The general requirements on EIA Report review are summarized in Table 5.2
while the committees involved in the review process are summarized in Table
5.3.
Table 5.2: Summary of General Requirements on EIA Report Review

Components of EIA First Schedule Second Schedule
Review Process Activities Activities
Submission of EIA Submit to DOE State Submit to DOE HQ

Report Office
Public participation in Not required Required
EIA study
Public display of EIA Not required Required
Report
Web display of EIA Required. Submit Required. Submit
Report softcopy of the EIA softcopy of the EIA
Report to DOE State Report to DOE HQ
Office
Advertisement of EIA Not required Required. Advertise in
Report two major newspapers
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Table 5.3: Summary of Committees Involved in EIA Report Review

Process
Personnel involved
Details of Review First Schedule Second Schedule
Committee Activities Activities
Name of Review DOE State Office DOE Headquarters
Committee EIA Technical Review EIA Technical Review
Committee Committee
(EIATRC) (EIATRC)
Chairperson of Review Director of DOE State Director General of
Committee Office Environment
Members of Review DOE state officers, DOE Head Office
Committee appointed individuals officers, appointed
(AIs) – in certain individuals (AIs),
circumstances, representatives from
representatives from Government Agencies
Government Agencies (GAs)
(GAs) and NGOs and NGOs, if required
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5.3 Review Process of EIA Report for First Schedule Activities
5.3.1 Procedural steps for five (5) weeks assessment of EIA Report
The review process will be undertaken within a period of 5 weeks (25

working days). Figure 5.1 shows the procedural steps for five (5) weeks
assessment of EIA Report. This five weeks assessment procedure is
characterized by the following:
a. A minimum of 12 hard copies and 1 softcopy (in PDF format) of the

EIA Report are to be submitted to the DOE State Office and 1
softcopy to the DOE Headquarters.
b. The submitted EIA Reports will firstly be checked for “Report
Adequacy” (RAC) by a technical committee comprised of a team of
DOE officers (TRC). This quality check process will check the EIA
Report for compliance with the EIA Report format, absence of
obvious technical errors, coherence of the report, environmental
pledge by the Project Proponent, etc. An EIA Report which does
not pass the RAC will be rejected. The EIA Report which passes
the RAC will be reviewed by the EIATRC.
c. The EIA Report which passes the RAC will be distributed to
relevant government agencies (GAs) for written comments and a
minimum of three working days will be given before comments are
due.
d. A visit to the project site by the DOE officers (TRC) (if necessary).
e. A presentation to the DOE State EIA Technical Review Committee
(EIATRC) by the Project Proponent and his Consultant. As
mentioned earlier section 3.2.8.1 of this EIA Guideline, members of
EIATRC are TRC members (DOE state officers), representatives
from government agencies (GAs) and in certain circumstances
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whenever needed, appointed individuals (AIs) from within the DOE

or outside of DOE, who possess vast experience or specific
expertise relevant to the EIA study will be appointed on a case to
case basis. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) may also be
invited to attend the EIATRC meeting as general representatives
or as Appointed Individual (AIs).
f. The EIA review meeting will be conducted in the third week from
date of submission of the EIA Report to the DOE.
g. The outcome of the EIA review meeting may lead to:

(i) Approval of the EIA Report, provided:
 The EIA Report meets with the requirements of the
section 34A(3) of EQA 1974;
(ii) Rejection of EIA Report, if:

 The EIA Report that does not meet the requirements of
the section 34A(4) of EQA 1974.
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Proposed Project
Submission of EIA Report Resubmission of New

of the Proposed Project EIA Report
(If desired)
Rejected
TRC
(STATE)
Distribution of EIA Report
Process
Ends
Corrected EIA
Report NOT
submitted
Site Visit EIATRC Rejected
(If necessary) MEETING
& DECISION
MAKING (STATE
DIRECTOR or DG)
Meets the Minor documentation errors:

Requirement of Sec. (e g: typo errors, unclear
34A (3), EQA 1974 maps, etc.)
Within
Time Limit Submission of Corrected EIA
Approve With or Without Report to state DOE within
Conditions timeframe Exceed
Time
Limit
- Submission of EMP
- Presentation of COA NOTE:
Execution Plan Process ends when
Figure 5.1: Procedural Corrected EIA Report is
steps for five (5) weeks not submitted within
assessment of EIA Report timeframe by the Project
-Compliance Monitoring (CM) Proponent
-Impact Monitoring (IM)
-Performance Monitoring (PM)
-3rd Party Audit
-EMR, EAR, etc.
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5.4 Review Process of EIA Report for Second Schedule Activities
5.4.1 EIA Report Reviewing Procedures
The review of EIA Report for Second Schedule activities is carried out by
the DOE Headquarters as described as follows: Firstly, the DOE HQ
Technical Review Committee (TRC) comprised of a team of DOE officers
will check for “Report Adequacy” (RAC). This quality check process will
check the EIA Report for compliance with the Terms of Reference (TOR)
and EIA Report format, absence of obvious technical errors, coherence of
the report, environmental pledge by the Project Proponent, etc. An EIA
Report which does not pass the RAC will be rejected. The EIA Report
which passes the RAC will be reviewed by the EIATRC, which is
composed of individuals specifically appointed (AIs) on an ad hoc basis
from within the DOE or outside of DOE, and representatives from relevant
government agencies (GAs). EIATRC may include NGOs, either invited
to sit on the committee as general representatives or appointed as AIs.
The individuals appointed (AIs) based on their broad experience or
particular expertise on a subject matter relevant to the EIA study are
required to critically review the Report and submit a written comment on
the Report to the DOE. The reviews by the AIs shall focus on specific
subject areas and examine whether they have been addressed in a
technically defensible manner. Additionally, the review shall evaluate
whether the proposed pollution prevention and mitigation measures are
adequate and can be considered to be the best available technologies
(BATs) or the best industry practices. The Director General will make the
final decision whether to approve or not to approve the EIA Report after
taking into account the opinions of the EIATRC members.
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5.4.2 Display of EIA Reports

The EIA Reports for Second Schedule activities are also displayed at the
relevant DOE state offices, public libraries and local authority offices for
public review and comments. The Reports can also be accessed through
the DOE’s homepage. The public is notified through the mass media and
homepage of the DOE as to when and where the EIA Reports are
available for review and comment.
The entire review process will be completed by the DOE within a period of
60 working days. Figure 5.2 shows the EIA Report Review Process for
Second Schedule Activities. The review process is characterized by the
following:
(i) The review process will be completed within a period of 12 weeks.
(ii) A minimum of 35 hard copies and 1 softcopy (in PDF format) of the
report shall be submitted to the DOE HQ. Additional copies are to
be submitted whenever necessary. The DOE will distribute the
Report through the Project Proponent to the relevant government
agencies and members of the EIATRC. The Project Proponent
shall display the Report at specified locations. Additionally, the
Project Proponent/Consultant may also recommend suitable
display locations besides those specified by the DOE. This is to
allow as many affected or interested parties to review the Report
and submit comments to the DOE. This has to be done within one
week from the date of submission of the EIA Report.
(iii) Upon submission of the EIA Report, the Project Proponent shall
advertise in major newspapers to announce the availability of the
EIA Report for public review. This entails placing advertisements in
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at least two (2) major newspapers for three (3) consecutive days (a
total of 6 advertisements). A draft copy of the advertisement shall
be submitted to the EIA Secretariat for approval prior to the
placement. The advertisement shall include information on the
project and the locations where copies of the Reports may be
reviewed or purchased. For projects in Sabah and Sarawak, the
advertisement must be placed in at least one regional newspaper.
The Project Proponent may also choose to advertise in on-line
news portals, subject to agreement by the DOE.
(iv) The Project Proponent and/or the Consultant shall make available
the EIA Report, both in the form of hard copies and soft copies (in
PDF format) for purchase by the public. The price of the Report in
hard copy shall be affordable to the public and shall normally be
equivalent to its printing cost.
(v) The EIA Report shall be displayed for 30 days from the date of
announcement. The time frame for public to submit their comments
to the DOE is 45 days.
(vi) A visit to the project site by the DOE officers (TRC) (if necessary).
(vii) The Project Proponent and the Consultant shall respond to all the
written comments received from the public. The responses are to
be submitted to the DOE Headquarters for review.
The outcome of the EIA review meeting may lead to:
(a) Approval of the EIA Report, provided:

 The Report meets with the requirements of the
section 34A(3) of EQA 1974.
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(b) Rejection of the EIA Report, where:

 The Report does not meet the requirements of the
section 34A(4) of the EQA 1974.
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Submission of EIA Report Re-submission of EIA

Report (if intended)
TRC (HQ)
Rejected
NOTE:
Process ends when
Revised Corrected EIA
i. Public Displays & Comments Report is not submitted
ii. Distribution of EIA Report within timeframe by the
Project Proponent
Site Visit
(if necessary)
EIATRC
MEETING
AND DECISION Process
MAKING (DG) Rejected
Ends
Corrected EIA
Report NOT
submitted
Meets The Minor documentation errors:
Requirement of Sec. (eg. Typo errors, unclear maps etc.)
34A(3), EQA 1974
Within Time
Approval with or without Submission of Corrected EIA
Limit
conditions Report to DOE HQ within
timeframe Exceed Time Limit
Submission of EMP and Presentation of

COA Execution Plan to relevant state
office and to be attended by
representative from DOE Headquarters if
necessary Figure 5.2: Procedural steps for
assessment of EIA Report for Second
Schedule Activities – EIA Report Review
-Compliance Monitoring (CM)
-Impact Monitoring (IM) Stage
-Performance Monitoring (PM)
-3rd Party Audit
-EMR, EAR, etc
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CHAPTER 6
POST SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT
6.1 GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) translates the pollution

prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2s) recommended in the EIA
Report and the approval conditions (COAs) into action. The EMP is
neither a report of another study nor a document which is descriptive in
character. As a contrast, the EMP document states in explicit terms what
actions will be taken, what measures will be instituted, what structures will
be built, what will be installed, when the actions will be executed; etc. in
order to incorporate the P2M2s in the project activities and for the project
activities to be compliant with the COAs. The EMP is a concrete plan of
action which is explicit, illustrative, action-oriented, time-bound and
definitive. Even though the EMP exhibits all of the above characteristics,
the EMP is by nature a living document which needs to be revised and
updated when there exists certain circumstances which demand changes
to be made. These factors may include changes to project details and
surrounding areas and inadequacy of the control measures to comply
with regulatory standards.
Although in this EIA Guidelines the EMP is discussed in the post

submission stage of the EIA Report, the Project Proponent is
recommended to prepare the EMP at the same time as the EIA Report. If
this option is taken, both the EIA Report and the EMP can be submitted
to the DOE at the same time. If deemed necessary, the EMP can later be
updated to incorporate the requirements of the COAs.
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6.2 OBJECTIVE OF GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
The objective of the Guidance Document is to provide general guidance

to the Project Proponent and consultants in the preparation of EMPs to
be submitted to the DOE for approval. Pertinent aspects to be
incorporated in the EMPs are stipulated to ensure that the EIA approval
conditions (COAs) are translated into actionable items resulting in
reduced adverse impacts to the environment.
6.3 HOW TO GET STARTED
Firstly the Project Proponent and the Consultant who has been tasked to
prepare the EMP shall study and understand the pollution prevention and
mitigation measures (P2M2s) recommended in the EIA Report and the
EIA approval conditions (COAs).
Secondly, for each P2M2s and COAs, whether it is administrative or

physical in nature, the Consultant shall identify actions required to be
executed in order to implement the P2M2s or comply with the COAs.
Thirdly, the Consultant shall compute an estimated cost to be incurred for

each of the executable actions.
Fourthly, the Consultant shall brief the Project Proponent (PP) on the
executable actions to be undertaken and the cost implication. Later, the
PP shall make a declaration or pledge that all the actions stipulated in the
EMP will be implemented.
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The logical steps to be followed in the EMP preparation as outlined above

are depicted in Figure 6.1.
Step: Action by:
1 Study recommended P2M2s EMP Preparer

and COAs
2 Translate identified P2M2s and EMP Preparer
COAs into executable actions
Prepare cost estimate
3 EMP Preparer
Make declaration
4 Project Proponent
Figure 6.1: Typical steps in EMP Preparation
Note: The EMP preparer shall be a consultant registered with the DOE.
6.4 PREPARATION OF LAND DISTURBING POLLUTION PREVENTION

AND MITIGATION MEASURES (LD-P2M2)
Brief explanation on LD-P2M2 is given below.
The LD-P2M2 document is a legal pledge made by the Project Proponent

to take efforts, measures, actions, or due diligence in accomplishing the
overarching goal of protecting the environment and in mitigating the
environmental impact in the process of implementation of the proposed
development project.
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The LD-P2M2 gives guidance to the Project Proponent’s personnel

especially the Environmental Officer (EO), in supervising the
implementation of the LD-P2M2 that includes the installation, inspection
and maintenance (2I’s1M) of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) as
well as in preparing the required documentation and reports on (2I’s1M).
The focus of the LD-P2M2 is on the prevention, mitigation and control of

the discharge from the development area containing the major pollutant
(suspended solids) resulting from land disturbing activities.
The Guidance Document for the preparation of the document on Land

Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (LD-P2M2)
replaces the Guidance Document for the Preparation of Erosion and
Sediment Control Plan (ESCP) issued earlier by the DOE.
The Land Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (LD-

P2M2) document is to be attached or inserted into the EMP as part of the
EMP submission requirement.
Generally, the following shall be prepared and provided in the LD-P2M2

document. The details are explained in the Guidance Document for the
preparation of the document on Land Disturbing Pollution Prevention and
Mitigation Measures (LD-P2M2).
(a) Narrative Description

The narrative describing the project description, existing site
conditions, conditions after development, major land
disturbing activities, total site area, total disturbed area, soil
types, design criteria for Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
Measures (P2M2), expected rainfall, runoff velocities and
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peak flows, and illustration of how, what, where, why, and

when P2M2 is to be installed, inspected and maintained.
(b) Schedule of construction (land disturbing) activities

Schedule of construction activities detailing the project
phasing, construction stages and sequences that progress
with the implementation of each of the LD-P2M2s in a timely
manner. Holding a pre-construction meeting to be attended
by the owner or owner’s representative, or his project
environmental officer, project contractors and sub-
contractors is an example of an initial construction
sequence conducted prior to any land disturbing activities.
(c) LD-P2M2 Plan and Construction Notes

A plan consisting of maps and/or site plans showing the
existing geomorphology and land use of the site, to be
overlaid with site development map that depict the proposed
land disturbing activities or earthworks, inclusive of
proposed area alterations and the locations of all P2M2s
facilities. Construction notes which refer to general
instructions of P2M2s application, shall be included in the
LD-P2M2 plan or may written on a separate sheet.
(d) Method Statement

Method Statement and layout plan to be implemented for
the major land disturbing activities of the project that may
cause the discharge of pollutants, particularly suspended
solids. In this context, Method Statement refers to
Environmental Method Statement that details how, what,
where, why, and when the elements of environmental
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protection, P2M2s will be integrated and implemented into

each of the land disturbing activities. The land disturbing
activities which progress in stages and sequence include
but are not limited to:
i. Site land clearing
ii. Excavation of cuttings
iii. Forming of embankments and fills
iv. Excavation of foundation pits, trenches and tunnels
or viaduct
v. Stream or river diversion
vi. Stream or river crossing
vii. In-stream works
viii. Drilling of boreholes
6.5 FORMAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)
The EMP shall at a minimum, contain the following chapters: chapter 1 to

chapter 5. However, the depth of treatment and details discussed in
chapter 5 shall be tailored to suit the individual project, the pollution
prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2s) recommended in the EIA
Report and the EIA approval conditions (COAs).
The EMP for prescribed activities falling under both Schedules (First
Schedule and Second Schedule) of the EIA Order shall follow the general
specifications and format, and shall contain chapters 1 to 5 as explained
below.
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Provide information on:

a. Project layout as approved in the Development Order by
Local Authority.
b. Project implementation schedule.
c. Name of the EMP preparer and his consulting firm.
Chapter 2: Policy

a. Company’s corporate policy statement on environmental
management and protection.
b. Commitment by the top management on the mainstreaming
of environmental agenda and instiling of self regulation in
the development project and on ensuring continous
compliance with the environmental regulatory requirements.
Chapter 3: Organizational Structure
a. Organization chart of the company’s top management with

responsibilities on environmental management and
protection (provide names, positions, mobile phone contact
numbers and e-mail addresses).
b. Name, mobile phone contact number and e-mail address of
environmental manager, environmental officer (EO),
engineering consultant, contractor, site supervisor and
competent person* (wherever relevant and available).
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(*Note: Competent person is a person certified by the DOE

through the certification program administered by the
Environment Institute of Malaysia, EiMAS)
c. Name of environmental consultant and accredited
laboratory conducting environmental monitoring, analysis of
environmental samples and submitting reports to the DOE.
Chapter 4: Training Requirement

a. Plan for staff training in order to develop competency to
discharge responsibilities on environmental requirements
and compliance. The training areas shall include
maintenance and performance monitoring of all P2M2 (LD-
P2M2, IETS, APCS, STS, management of scheduled
waste), wherever relevant.
Chapter 5: Environmental Requirements

a. EIA Approval Conditions (COAs)
b. LD-P2M2 document
c. Pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) to be
implemented as in the Table 6.1.
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Table 6.1: Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures

(P2M2) To Be Implemented
Project activities Impacts P2M2 P2M2 to be
and environmental recommended implemented
issues concerned in EIA Report
(Note: The contents of the above Table are to be derived from

“Summary of Impacts and pollution prevention and mitigation measures”
recommended in the EIA Report and additional requirements stipulated in
the EIA approval conditions (COAs). P2M2 shall be those which can be
described as “state of the art technologies” or “industry best practices”).
d. Water Pollution Control
i. Water pollution control monitoring

Water pollution control monitoring consists of performance
monitoring (PM) of effluent treatment system (for treating
sewage or industrial effluent), effluent discharge monitoring
(Compliance monitoring-CM) and ambient water quality
monitoring (Impact monitoring-IM). IETS or STS
performance monitoring (PM) is compulsory, while ambient
water quality monitoring covering areas beyond the
boundary of project site may be required only on a case to
case basis (IM). Proposed PM and CM program shall be
prepared with details on parameters, the recommended
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ranges, monitoring frequency, field log sheets, data analysis

and interpretation, and record keeping. For IM program,
details on monitoring location, longitude and latitude,
frequency, parameters, equipment, monitoring schedule,
and personnel required shall be provided.
ii. Effluent treatment

The following information shall be provided: proposed
treatment technology; schedule for submission of
Notification for new source of effluent discharge, design of
IETS; recruitment of competent person and purchase of
relevant equipment. The IETS shall be that which can be
described as state of the art technologies or industry best
practices.
iii. Temporary sullage and sewage treatment

The following information shall be provided: proposal for the
management and treatment of sullage and provision of
temporary sewage facilities for workers shall be provided.
iv. Permanent sullage and sewage treatment

treatment technology; schedule for submission of
Notification for new source of sewage discharge, design of
sewage treatment system (STS); recruitment of competent
person and purchase of relevant equipment.
v. Control of oil and grease, concrete wash, etc.

methods of managing discharge of other pollutants,
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particularly oil and grease, and concrete wash effluent

during the construction phase.
e. Control of Air Pollution and Noise
i. Air pollution control monitoring

Air pollution control monitoring consists of performance
monitoring (PM) of air pollution control system (APCS), air
emission discharge monitoring (Compliance monitoring-CM),
and ambient air quality monitoring (Impact monitoring-IM).
APCS performance monitoring (PM) is compulsory, while
ambient air quality monitoring covering areas beyond the
boundary of project site (IM) may be required only on a case to
case basis. Proposed PM and CM program shall be prepared
with details on parameters, the recommended ranges,
monitoring frequency, field log sheets, data analysis, and
record keeping. For IM program, details on monitoring location,
longitude and latitude, frequency, parameters, equipment,
monitoring schedule, and personnel required shall be provided.
ii. Air pollution control

The following information shall be provided: proposed control
technology; schedule for submission of Notification for new
sources of air pollution; design of air pollution control system
(APCS); recruitment of competent person and purchase of
relevant equipment. The APCS shall be that which can be
described as “state of the art technologies” or industry best
practices.
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f. Materials And Waste Management
i. Raw materials and stockpiles.

management of raw materials, including chemicals, fuels, etc.,
and stockpiles.
ii. Solid waste.

management of solid waste during land disturbance and
construction phase.
iii. Biomass.
management of biomass during land clearing and construction
phase.
iv. Spoils/dredge materials/construction waste.

management of spoils/ dredge materials/construction waste
during land disturbance/earthwork and construction phase.
v. Open burning.
The following information shall be provided: Measures to
prevent occurrence of open burning.
vi. Housekeeping.
The following information shall be provided: proposal for
implementing best practices in general housekeeping, including
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housekeeping of the vehicles and machinery maintenance

area.
g. Scheduled Waste Management

management of scheduled waste to comply with Environmental
Quality (Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005 generated during
construction and post construction stages.
h. Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
The following information shall be provided: name and contact

details (mobile phone number, e-mail address) of the professional
who has been tasked to prepare the ERP and the schedule for its
preparation and submission to DOE.
i. Abandonment And Closure Plan
In a particular case where the project proponent intends to

abandon a project whether it is in the construction stage or after it
has started operation, an abandonment and closure plan shall be
prepared. Decommissioning and closure plan is especially relevant
to extractive industries such as minerals mining and oil and gas
exploration and extraction.
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j. Declaration And Checklist
(a) Declaration
The Project Proponent is required to make a declaration that all
the actions/measures/plans outlined in the EMP will be
implemented as in the Table 6.2. The form is required to be filled
out and submitted to the DOE together with the EMP document.
Table 6.2: Declaration By Project Proponent/Authorized Person
DECLARATION BY PROJECT PROPONENT/AUTHORIZED PERSON
I certify that the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been

prepared with my knowledge and I shall undertake the responsibility to
ensure the actions/plans/ and pollution prevention and mitigation
measures (P2M2) stated in the EMP will be implemented. I have
provided sufficient allocation for the implementation of the EMP and
P2M2.
PROJECT TITLE: ……………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………..………………………………………………………..
PROJECT ADDRESS/LOCATION: ………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………..
Name of Project Proponent/authorized person
(b) CHECKLIST
Signature: (…………………………)
Date: ………………………
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To assist the Consultant who has been assigned the task to

prepare the EMP for submission to the DOE, a checklist/form
A checklist to assist the Consultant in the EMP preparation and to

summarize the EMP actionable items is given in Table 6.3.
Table 6.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION

CHECKLIST
PROJECT TITLE: ______________________________________________

NAME OF PROJECT PROPONENT: _______________________________
_____________________________________________________________
NAME OF CONSULTANT: _______________________________________
RECOMMENDED POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES

(P2M2s) AND EIA APPROVAL CONDITIONS (COAS) COMPLIANCE
CHECKLIST
P2M2 RECOMMENDED ACTIONABLE ITEM IN NOTES
OR COA NUMBER…. EMP ON PAGE…..
Name of Project Proponent
……………………………………………………..
Signature : (…………………………)
Date : ……………………………
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CHAPTER 7
MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA AND SELF

REGULATION CULTURE IN EIA PROCEDURE
Self-regulation has been adopted by the Department of Environment (DOE) as a

long-term goal to be achieved and a culture to be inculcated within the regulated
sectors through mainstreaming of environmental agenda. Environmental
mainstreaming has been integrated into all the recent regulations of the DOE.
The implementation of environmental mainstreaming to promote and instil self-
regulation in industrial pollution control has been translated into regulatory
requirements on performance monitoring of pollution control measures,
scheduled reporting, record keeping, competent persons, and involvement of
environmental professionals playing specific roles. This approach to pollution
control is a win-win concept which has shown to accrue positive results in
optimal operation of pollution control systems (PCSs), prevention of PCS
failures, cost savings in PCS operation, systematic management of performance
monitoring data and improved regulatory compliance on a sustained basis. On a
wider perspective, self-regulation which complements the existing command and
control approach of the DOE, would result in cultivating environmental
ownership and excellence in environmental commitment from the regulated
sectors.
The EIA procedure, a preventive strategy of the DOE also needs to embrace the
environmental mainstreaming and self-regulation goal in order to enhance its
effectiveness in mitigating the adverse impacts from development projects on
the environment at every stage of the EIA procedure. Self-regulation culture in
EIAs means that the Project Proponent will be charged with full responsibility
and accountability for taking environmental friendly options and instituting
effective pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) and self-
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demonstration of regulatory compliance of the EIA procedure at all stages of

project implementation. From business perspective, self-regulation is a potent
business strategic tool where positive image of good governance and corporate
social responsibility could be portrayed to the public, enhancing the public’s
acceptance of an EIA project. Additionally, self-regulation would also result in
reducing snapshot enforcement inspections currently practiced by the
Department of Environment, whose inspectors find it impossible to be constantly
involved in inspecting the EIA projects in every phase of its implementation.
Taking into consideration of the current scenario in Malaysia, Guided Self-
Regulation (GSR) adopted by the DOE would require the project proponents to
undertake several actions that are necessary to make way for the
mainstreaming of environmental agenda in the EIA projects.
This chapter is dedicated to the discussion of the roles, functions and core
duties of the various players involved in a development project: the Project
Proponent, the EIA Consultant, and the Environmental Officer (EO). The
implementation of the guidance provided in this chapter would result in
mainstreaming the environmental agenda into the EIA project management
decision making process as well as into the day to day management of project
implementation, paving the way for excellence in environmental regulatory
compliance. The guidance is also intended to cultivate self-regulation by
promoting the practice of quality control and performance monitoring of EIA
projects as a routine activity at every stage of the EIA procedure including pre-
submission, during submission and post submission of EIA Report.
7.1 General Considerations
Legal responsibility rests on the shoulders of the Project Proponent hence he

shall be totally committed towards ensuring regulatory compliance of his project
with the EIA procedure at all stages of project planning and implementation. The
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Project Proponent is the key driver for ensuring the success self-regulation
approach in environmental management through the mainstreaming of
environmental agenda throughout his project implementation phases. The
project proponent shall ensure top-down organizational commitment to
environmental regulatory compliance to all personnel, at all levels of the
organization, including the registered EIA consultant, the EO, the contractors,
and other parties involved in the project implementation.
To exercise quality control and ensure regulatory compliance, the following

general considerations shall be taken:
a) In a situation where the service of an EIA consultant firm is required, the

Project Proponent may appoint a DOE-registered EIA consultant firm to
provide advice on the EIA procedure and to act on his behalf for
communication with the DOE. The consultant firm is composed of EIA
team members who are registered with the Department of Environment.
The members comprise various EIA subject matter consultant (SMC) who
are relevant to the project proposal.
b) During the stage of pre-submission of EIA Report, the Project Proponent

is responsible to ensure a proposed project is screened to determine
whether an EIA is necessary, since the project may fall under a
‘prescribed activity” classified either under the First Schedule or the
Second Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activity)
Environmental Impact Assessment Order 2015. The screening process is
also important to decide whether an EIA Report needs to be submitted to
the respective DOE State Office for First Schedule activities or to DOE
Headquarters for Second Schedule activities. In case of Second
Schedule activities, public display of EIA Reports is mandatory.
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In performing the screening process, the project proponent is advised to

appoint a DOE-registered EIA consultant to determine the EIA scoping for
the project proposal. The Project Proponent is also required to ensure the
adequacy of the scope of the EIA studies. The scoping process is
important to decide on the coverage and boundary of the EIA studies to
ensure that significant environmental issues are adequately assessed
and reported in the EIA Report. Any inadequacies in treating the
significant issues may jeopardize the timing of EIA Report approval. The
Project Proponent is required to obtain prior endorsement from the DOE
for the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the preparation of EIA Report.
Among others, The TOR will comprise the following: intention and brief
description of the project proposal, scoping (coverage of the EIA studies),
study methodology, sampling details (frequency, parameters, and
locations), technical personnel, and study schedule. The TOR will also
state the number of hardcopy EIA Reports to be submitted to the
Department of Environment. The TOR is subject to comments and
endorsement from the EIA Technical Review Committee (EIATRC) prior
to EIA Report Preparation.
In the course of EIA Report preparation, the Project Proponent shall take
into consideration of the alternatives, demonstrate commitment to
ensuring the successful conduct of the EIA study and implementation of
measures to mitigate the significant impacts as recommended by the EIA
Consultant. This is accomplished by allocating sufficient funds for the
above purposes. The funds shall cover the cost required for all activities
associated with the EIA study, and preparation and implementation of
environmental management plan (EMP) and pollution prevention and
mitigation measures (P2M2).
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c) In the conduct of EIA study, a comprehensive site survey and

investigation of the existing site conditions shall be made to provide
crucial data of the study area which are necessary for planning
considerations, formulating scope of work, and ensuring effective
selection and design of pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2).
d) During the stage of submission of EIA Report of a Second Schedule

activity, the Project Proponent shall be present with the EIA Consultant
team members to defend the EIA Report in a public display which will be
arranged by the EIA Consultant in consultation with the DOE. During this
stage the Director General of Environment Malaysia will finalize decision
on the EIA Report.
e) During project implementation, wherever necessary, consideration shall

be made by the Project Proponent to appoint a consultant to supervise
the implementation of pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2).
Specific considerations which shall also be taken into account during each stage
of project implementation are enumerated below.
7.2 ROLES AND CORE DUTIES OF DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN EIA

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The Project Proponent

The Project Proponent (PP) is not only legally responsible for ensuring
regulatory compliance, but is the driver for mainstreaming the environmental
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agenda in all stages of project implementation. The major roles and

responsibilities of the PP include the following:
(a) Formulating an Environmental Policy (EP) of the company with

respect to the EIA project, which shall be communicated to the
stakeholders, consultants, contractors and other parties involved in
the project planning and implementation.
(b) Establishing an organizational structure which clearly shows the

emplacement of a Registered EIA Consultant and an
Environmental Officer (EO), where they are charged with specific
responsibilities to ensure environmental aspects are taken into
consideration, and pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2) are integrated into every stage of project planning and
implementation.
(c) Allocating sufficient funds for all steps in the EIA process and
every stage of project planning and implementation with itemized
budget required for water quality monitoring, air quality and noise
monitoring, for comprehensive site survey and investigation of the
specific existing site conditions, for implementation of
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) including temporary
pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2). P2M2 shall
be those which can be described as state of the art technologies,
best available technologies (BATs), or industry best practices.
(d) Appointing an Environmental Officer (EO), at the stage of post

submission of EIA Report to be charged with responsibilities to
execute environmental quality control and performance monitoring
functions during the construction and operation phases of the
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project implementation. Service of an EO can also be obtained

from an Environmental Officer Service Provider. Service of EO
from EO service provider is allowed during the construction stage
only. However, at the operational stage, the Project Proponent
shall employ his own EO.
(e) Establishing a project Environmental Performance Monitoring

Committee (EPMC) to monitor the environmental performance,
effectiveness of pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2), and status of regulatory compliance of the project. The
EPMC shall be represented by all relevant parties involved in
project implementation and chaired by a senior member
representing the Project Proponent. The chairman who shall be
formally appointed by the Project Proponent shall be responsible
for ensuring the decisions of the meeting are responsibly
executed. The EPMC shall meet at a minimum, once in a quarter
and the minutes of the meeting shall be maintained.
(f) Setting up a “mini laboratory”, wherever appropriate, to facilitate

the implementation of environmental performance monitoring
program. This mini laboratory shall be adequately equipped with
relevant resources including staff and portable analytical testing
equipment.
(g) Ensuring the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) including

temporary and permanent pollution prevention and mitigation
measures (P2M2) are implemented and maintained according to
industry’s best practices.
The Environmental Consultant
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The registered EIA Consultant is the key person who is entrusted with the
responsibilities for ensuring environmental impacts from a project are correctly
identified, assessed, and mitigated. The roles and core duties of the EIA
Consultant include the following:
 Preparing the Terms of Reference (TOR) for EIA study of a

project proposal.
 Performing quality control (QC) to ensure the quality of EIA Report
meets the requirements* of DOE and hence, is fit for submission.
 Preparing and defending the EIA Report of a project.
 Setting up Public Display and Engagement Meetings.
 Preparing the Environmental Management Plan (EMP).
(Note: * The requirements refer to all requirements on EIA procedure stipulated,

mentioned, and discussed throughout this EIA Guideline).
The Environmental Officer (EO)

The Environmental Officer (EO) is the main project personnel responsible for
ensuring regulatory compliance at the project implementation stage (post
submission of EIA Report). The roles and core duties of the EO include the
following:
(a) Implementing the environmental management plan (EMP), and

installing the temporary and permanent pollution prevention and
mitigation measures (P2M2).
(b) Preparing Environmental Performance Monitoring Document

(EPMD). PMD describes in detail how EIA approval conditions are
going to be complied and how performance monitoring* of the
various pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) will be
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conducted to ensure the optimal functionality of the P2M2 is

maintained. The details shall include, among others: performance
monitoring equipment/instruments, sampling protocols and
analysis, monitoring parameters, sampling frequency, preventive
and corrective maintenance procedure for the P2M2, discharge
compliance, record keeping, etc. EPMD also includes compliance
monitoring (CM) and impact monitoring (IM) wherever relevant.
(* Note: Performance monitoring in this context refers to the

monitoring of certain characteristics that would indicate that a P2M2
is functioning in an optimal manner. It also includes the preventive
and corrective maintenance of the P2M2 to maintain their optimal
performance. P2M2 refers to all measures to prevent and mitigate
pollution such as IETS, APCS, STS, and includes temporary
pollution prevention and mitigation measures).
(c) Performing or supervising the conduct of performance monitoring

(PM) program as specified in the PMD.
(d) Preparing Performance Monitoring Report (PMR). PMR discusses

the results of the performance monitoring conducted as described
in the PMD. Wherever relevant, PMR shall include data
interpretation and assessment of the effectiveness of the pollution
prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) by making comparison
of the performance monitoring parameters with their recommended
ranges (or standards). Statistical techniques and graphical
presentation of the performance monitoring parameters should be
used wherever appropriate. PMR shall also make some definitive
conclusions on the overall performance of the P2M2 and suggest
improvement measures to be taken if necessary. PMR shall be
submitted to the Environmental Performance Monitoring Committee
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(EPMC) as established by the Project Proponent for the EIA project

and maintained for the inspection of the DOE officers.
(e) Communicating the status of environmental regulatory compliance

of the project during construction and operation phases to the
Project proponent.
(f) Maintaining a detailed record of major upset conditions

encountered, if any, for the duration of the project construction and
operation phases. The date of occurrence, nature and causes of
upset conditions, and the corrective actions taken shall be
recorded. Upset conditions refer to failures of pollution prevention
and mitigation measures (P2M2) which result in noncompliance
with the EIA approval conditions or discharge/emission standards,
or pollution that affects the immediate neighbourhood or seriously
threatens the environment or public health and safety.
(g) Acting as an environmental advisor to the Project Proponent in

advising him to undertake additional efforts, if any, to further ensure
effective implementation environmental management plan (EMP)
including temporary pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2) on a sustained basis.
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Appendix 1
LIST OF RELEVANT POLICIES RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
1. National Physical Plan
2. Malaysia’s National Policy On Biological Diversity
3. National Climate Change Policy
4. National Policy on the Environment
5. Laporan Kawasan Sensitif Alam Sekitar – JAS 1993
6. Kawasan Sensitif Alam Sekitar: Peranan dan Sumbangan Perancangan Guna

Tanah – JPBD 1998
7. Pendekatan dan Garis Panduan Umum Perancangan Kawasan Sensitif Alam

Sekitar – JPBD 1998
8. Strategi Pembangunan Mampan dan Agenda 21 Selangor - Kawasan Sensitif

Alam Sekitar - Kerajaan Negeri Selangor 1999.
9. Garis panduan Pemuliharaan Kawasan Sensitifi Alam Sekitar (JPBD, 2004).
10. Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) (Incorporating amendments up to
1st January 2006)
11. Land Conservation Act (Act 385) (incorporating amendments up to 1st January
2006)
12. National Land Code (Act 56 of 1965)
13. Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) (Incorporating amendments up to 1 st Act
A1311 of the year 2007)
Appendix 2
LIST OF REGULATIONS ISSUED UNDER THE

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, 1974
AND OTHER ENVIRONMENT RELATED LEGISLATIONS
1. Environmental Quality (Licensing) Regulations, 1977.
2. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Crude Palm Oil) Order 1977.
3. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Crude Palm Oil) Regulations, 1977.
4. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Raw Natural Rubber) Regulations,

1978.
5. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Premises) (Raw Natural Rubber) Order, 1978.
6. Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014
7. Environmental Quality (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 1978.
8. Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations, 2009.
9. Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations, 2009.
10. Environmental Quality (Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline)

Regulations, 1985.
11. Environmental Quality (Motor Vehicles Noise) Regulations, 1987.
12. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment)

Order, 2015
13. Environmental Quality (Prohibition on the Use of Chlorofluorocarbons and Other

Gases as Propellants and Blowing Agents) Order, 1993.
14. Environmental Quality (Prohibition on the Use of Controlled Substance in Soap,

Synthetic Detergent and Other Cleaning Agents) Order, 1995.
15. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers on Marine Pollution Control) Order,

1993.
16. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers on Marine Pollution Control) Order,

1994.
17. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) Order, 1999.

18. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) Order, 2005.
19. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) (Perbadanan Putrajaya) Order,

2002.
20. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) (Investigation on Erosion and

Sediment Control) Order, 2012.
21. Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Diesel Engines) Regulations,

1996.
22. Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Petrol Engines) Regulations,

1996.
23. Environmental Quality (Control of Petrol and Diesel Properties) Regulations, 2007.
24. Environmental Quality (Refrigerant Management) Regulations, 1999.
25. Environmental Quality (Halon Management) Regulations, 1999.
26. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) (Halon Management) Order, 2000.
27. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Open Burning) Order, 2000.
28. Environmental Quality (Compounding of Offences) (Open Burning) Rules, 2000.
29. Environmental Quality (Delegation of Powers) (Investigation of Open Burning)

Order, 2000.
30. Environmental Quality (Declared Activities) (Open Burning) Order, 2003.
31. Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2014
32. Environmental Quality (Appeal Board) Regulations, 2003.
33. Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Motorcycles) Regulations, 2003.
34. Environmental Quality (Dioxin and Furan) Regulations, 2004.
35. Environmental Quality (Prescribed Conveyance) (Scheduled Wastes) Order, 2005.
36. Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations, 2005.
37. Environmental Quality (Control of Pollution from Solid Waste Transfer Station and
Landfill) Regulations, 2009.
Appendix 3
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR ADDRESSING SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT

CONTROL ASPECTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA)
REPORT
REQUIREMENT TO ADDRESS SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

ASPECTS IN ALL EIA REPORTS
1. All Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports are required to address the
aspects of soil erosion and sediment control.
PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
2. This Guidance Document is prepared to assist project proponents and

environmental consultants in addressing the aspects of soil erosion and sediment
control in the EIA reports. The information required as specified in this Guidance
Document is additional to that required by the EIA Guideline in Malaysia and EIA
specific guidelines for different sectors.
CONTENT OF RELEVANT CHAPTERS ADDRESSING SOIL EROSION AND

SEDIMENT CONTROL
3. Soil erosion and sediment control shall be discussed in the following chapters in
the EIA report.
3.1 Project Description The project concept shall take into consideration the following
aspects amongst others: terrain, geology, natural topography, hydrology and natural
features.
Specifically, the following principles shall be adopted:-
a. Plan the development to fit the particular topography, soils, drainage patterns,
natural features and vegetation of the sites, which is to be reflected in the layout
plan.
b. Method statement that describes how the major activities of the project that may
cause erosion and sedimentation are going to be undertaken. Taking into
consideration site conditions involved, the method statement shall also incorporate
appropriate phasing (taking into account rainy seasons or monsoon period),
preservation of green areas and buffer zones.
3.2 Project Options describe options for method statement and layout plans and the
reasons why a specific method statement and layout plan has been chosen.
3.3 Description of the Existing Environment apart from the information required as
described in the EIA Guideline in Malaysia, the following information shall be
included:-
a. Geological terrain mapping (for development on hills and highlands) in accordance

with the requirements of the Department of Minerals and Geoscience (Manual
Pemetaan Geologi Terain, JMG 2006).
b. Erosion risk map.
c. Pre development conditions taking into consideration the following factors:-
rainfall-runoff erosivity factor (R), soil erodibility (K), topographic factor (LS), cover
management factor (C), erosion control practice factor (P), volume of runoff (V) and
peak flow (Q) for the storm event in order to determine soil loss and sediment yield
using Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) and Modified Universal Soil Loss
Equation (MUSLE).
All factors used in the USLE and MUSLE shall be taken from local conditions and
results from studies conducted locally. R= rainfall erosivity data, must be obtained
from rainfall station nearest to the project site based on average ten years records.
C = cover management factor must be taken from the published results of studies by
the DID Malaysia or other researchers, if unavailable. K= soil erodibility data, must
be obtained from results from tests done for the specific site. Tests must be
conducted to obtain values for K (erodibility).
3.4 Potential Significant Impacts
Apart from the information required as described in the EIA Guideline, the
information on R, K, LS, C, P, V, and Q for the storm event shall be provided and
used to determine soil loss and sediment yield using Universal Soil Loss Equation
(USLE) and Modified Universal Soil Loss Equation (MUSLE) for the following
scenarios:
a. During development/construction:
i. Without mitigating measures (worst case scenario).
ii. With mitigating measures.
b. Post development conditions
The calculation to determine the soil loss (USLE) and sediment yield (MUSLE) must
be performed according to the stages of construction and phases of development.
Mitigation measures shall be instituted to ensure that the pre development’s flow
conditions at the site are maintained in the post development stage.
The details of USLE and MUSLE calculations in paragraphs 3.3c, 3.4a and 3.4b
shall be included as an appendix to the EIA report.
4. Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (P2M2)
4.1 Principles in Erosion and Sediment Control
To prevent erosion and control sediment, the following primary principles shall be
adopted:-
a. Integrate project design with site constraints.
b. Preserve and stabilize drainageways.
c. Minimize the extent and duration of disturbance.
d. Control runoff flows onto, through, and from the site in stable drainage structures.
e. Install perimeter controls.
f. Stabilize disturbed areas promptly in a timely manner.
g. Protect steep slopes.
h. Use sediment controls to prevent off-site damage.
i. Protect inlets, storm drain outfalls, and culverts.
j. Provide access and general construction controls.
k. Inspect and maintain control measures.
l. Employ experienced and competent personnel.
m. Conduct training on environmental requirements to relevant parties
In addition to the measures taken in conformity with the above principles, erosion
and sediment loss from the site shall be effectively controlled by applying appropriate
P2M2.
4.2 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures
The following information shall be provided:-
A site plan (which contains existing topographical and hydrological features, and
land use) to be superimposed with site development plan (which illustrates the
earthwork activities) which depicts pollution prevention and mitigating measures
(P2M2) to be implemented on the site. The P2M2 shall include both temporary and
permanent measures as described in paragraph 4.1. The drawings shall be drawn to
scale and the scale clearly indicated. Drawings shall be legible with standard coding
and submitted in A1 or A3 paper depending on the size of the project.
PROFESSIONAL TO PREPARE WRITE-UP ON SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT

CONTROL IN EIA REPORT
5. The write-up on soil erosion and sediment control as required by this Guidance
Document shall be undertaken by an environmental consultant who is
knowledgeable and experienced in the subject matter and holds a certification as a
professional in erosion and sediment control issued by the Department of
Environment.
PROVISION OF FUND FOR SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
6. Sufficient fund shall be made available for the implementation of P2M2 and their
maintenance, including EMP preparation, auditing, monitoring and emergencies. The
commitment of the project proponent on making the fund available for the above
purposes shall be clearly stated in the EIA report.
Department of Environment, Malaysia July 19, 2016

Pahang-Selangor Raw Water Transfer Project
Lot 1-2: Kelau Dam and Related Works Date of Observations: 14 October 2014
Date of EIA Approval : 24 February 2001

COA Ref. No. : AS50/013/201/006 Jilid 8
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Date of EMP Approval : 8 October 2008
EMP Approval Ref. No. : AS50/013/201/006 Jilid 20 (5)
PERFORMANCE MONITORING – ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL MEASURES Date of ESCP Approval : 17 June 2011
ESCP Approval Ref. No. : Bil.(15) dlm.JPS.PHG.TK 008/30 BHG.3
Response from
Provision *Accepted
Contractor dated Observations/Findings/Suggestions
Control Status Observations/Findings/Suggestions Observations/Findings/Suggestions
No. Location 09/10/2014 (Recent Inspection – 30/09 &
Measures (Installation) (Last Inspection – 18/09/2014) (Latest Inspection – 14/10/2014)
ESCP Actual (Maintenance: Reply to 01/10/2014) (√ / X)
PM-01/10/2014)
A. Silt Traps and Vicinity Area
Installed on: 1 Aug Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:
2011 Taken: Clear discharge is observed from Clear discharge is observed from Slightly clear discharge is observed
silt trap. silt trap. from silt trap.
Status: Operational Next Maintenance: Some section of exposed slope at Some section of exposed slope at Some section of exposed slope at
09 October 2014 RHS & LHS Saddle Dam A has RHS & LHS Saddle Dam A has RHS & LHS Saddle Dam A has yet
Last Maintenance: yet to be vegetated. yet to be vegetated. to be vegetated.
- 09 Aug 2014: De-
silt Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Saddle Dam
1. ST-2-01   - 09 June 2014: - To vegetate the exposed slope - To vegetate the exposed slope - To vegetate the exposed slope X
A
De-silt immediately. immediately. immediately.
- 24 Feb 2014: De- - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
silt inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after
- 14 Jan 2014: De- event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour.
silt
- 28 Dec 2013:
Gabion wall X X X
Installed on: 15 Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:

Aug 2011 Taken: - Clear water ponding is observed. - Outlet has been constructed for - Clear discharge is observed.
this pond. - In progress of land clearing including
Status: Operational Next Maintenance: Suggestions/Recommendations:. - No discharge is observed. bushes in the reservoir area.
17 October 2014 - Daily monitoring and regular
Last Maintenance: inspection to be carried out after Suggestions/Recommendations:. Suggestions/Recommendations:.
- 26 July 2014: De- event of heavy downpour. - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
Saddle Dam
2. ST-2-02   silt inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after 
A
- 09 June 2014: event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour.
De-silt earth drain
- 26 Feb 2014: De-
silt √
- 8 Feb 2014: De- √ √
silt

July 2012 Taken: - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed.
- Dumping activity active has been - Natural vegetation is observed in - Natural vegetation is observed in the
Status: Operational Next Maintenance: done. the pond and surrounding it. pond and surrounding it.
05 November 2014
Forest Area
5. ST-2-05   Last Maintenance: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: 
(Access)
- 5 Dec 2013: De- - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
silting inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after
- 2 Oct 2013: De- event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour.
silting √ √ √
Installed on: May Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:
2012 Taken: - No access due to natural - No access due to natural - No access due to natural vegetation
GB 14
River vegetation and hydroseeding vegetation and hydroseeding and hydroseeding grows very well
6. (d/stream of -  X
Diversion Status: Operational grows very well surrounding the grows very well surrounding the surrounding the silt trap.
ST5)
Next Maintenance: silt trap. silt trap.
Last Maintenance: (To be updated by Suggestions/Recommendations:
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Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)
- 17 November Contractor) Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: - To clear the bushes and make an
2013: Close - To clear the bushes and make an - To clear the bushes and make an access.
turfing access. access. - Daily monitoring and regular
- 9 Oct 2013: - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular inspection to be carried out after
Closed-turfing inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after event of heavy downpour.
event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour.
X X X

June 2011 Taken: - Exposed slope (LHS & RHS) at - Exposed slope (LHS & RHS) at - Exposed slope (LHS & RHS) at
newly constructed drain has yet to newly constructed drain has yet to newly constructed drain has yet to
Status: Closed on Next Maintenance: be vegetated. be vegetated. be vegetated.
01-03- (To be updated by
Contractor) Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
7. Spillway ST-2-06  X Last Maintenance: - To protect the exposed slope - To protect the exposed slope - To protect the exposed slope X
-16 Jan immediately. immediately. immediately.
2014:Replaced - To maintenance regularly the - To maintenance regularly the - To maintenance regularly the
plastic sheets access road. access road. access road.
-16 Jan 2014: De-
silting sump X X X
Installed on: 5 Sept Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:

2011 Taken: - Dry silt trap is observed. - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed.
Status: Operational Next Maintenance: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:

03 November 2014 - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
Batching Last Maintenance: inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after inspection to be carried out after
8. ST-2-06a -  
Plant - 6 Dec 2013: event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour. event of heavy downpour.
Construct earth
bund
- 8 Nov 2013: De-
silting √ √ √

March 2012 Taken: - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed. - Clear discharge is observed.
- Silt trap has been de-silted. - Silt trap has yet to be de-silted. - Silt trap has yet to be de-silted.
Status: Operational Next Maintenance: - Backflow from river water is
18 October 2014 Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: observed.
Last Maintenance: - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
- 18 Sep 2014: De- maintenance works. maintenance works. Suggestions/Recommendations:
9. Main Dam ST-2-06d -  X
silt - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - To plan and provide schedule for
- 10 June 2014: inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be maintenance works.
De-silt carried out after event of heavy carried out after event of heavy - Daily monitoring and regular
- 24 Mar 2014: De- downpour. downpour. inspection/maintenance to be carried
silting out after event of heavy downpour.
- 24 Feb 2014: De- √ X X
silting
Dec 2012 Taken: - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed. - No discharge is observed.
Contractor will rectify the - Eroded river bank/embankment - Eroded river bank/embankment - Eroded river bank/embankment LHS
Status: Operational embankment together with LHS ship pile has yet to be LHS ship pile has yet to be ship pile has yet to be rectified.
construction of permanent rectified. rectified.
10. Coffer Dam ST-2-06e -  Last Maintenance: gabion wall. Suggestions/Recommendations: X
- 6 Aug 2014: De- Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: - To rectify eroded river
silting Next Maintenance: - To rectify eroded river - To rectify eroded river bank/embankment immediately.
- 8 July 2014: 06 November 2014 bank/embankment immediately. bank/embankment immediately. - Daily monitoring and regular
Install dissipater - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular inspection/maintenance to be carried
- 6 Feb 2014: De- inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be out after event of heavy downpour.

Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)
silting carried out after event of heavy carried out after event of heavy - To plan and provide schedule for
- 30 Dec 2013: downpour. downpour. maintenance works.
Closed turfing - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
- 10 Dec 2013: De- maintenance works. maintenance works.
silting X
X X
Installed on: 21 Next Maintenance: Observation: Observation: Observation:
February 2014 03 October 2014 - No discharge is observed from the - Slightly turbid discharge is - Turbid discharge is observed from
silt trap. observed from the silt trap due to the silt trap due to heavy downpour.
Status: Operational heavy downpour at night.
Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Relocation ST-2-15 - To rectify the outlet immediately. Suggestions/Recommendations: - Daily monitoring and regular
13.  - X
Road (B) CH 2550 - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular inspection/maintenance to be carried
inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be out after event of heavy downpour.
carried out after event of heavy carried out after event of heavy
downpour. downpour.
√ X X

February 2014 03 October 2014 - No discharge from silt trap is - No discharge from silt trap is - No discharge from silt trap is
observed. observed. observed.
Status: Operational - Dry silt trap is observed. - Gap is observed at the gabion - Gap at the outlet gabion has yet to
- Riprap works in progress along wall. be rectified.
the expose slope. - Riprap works in progress along - Riprap works is in progress along
the expose slope. the expose slope.
Relocation ST-2-16 Suggestions/Recommendations:
14.  - X
Road (B) CH 2650 - Daily monitoring and regular Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
inspection/maintenance to be - To rectify the gap immediately. - To rectify the gap immediately.
carried out after event of heavy - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
downpour. inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be carried
carried out after event of heavy out after event of heavy downpour.
downpour.
√ X X

February 2014 Taken: - No discharge is observed from the - Turbid discharge is observed from - Turbid discharge is observed from
- Ruptured geotextile has silt trap. the silt trap due to heavy the silt trap due to heavy downpour.
been rectified. - Eroded outlet has yet to be downpour at night. - Eroded outlet gabion has yet to be
Status: Operational rectified. - Eroded outlet has yet to be rectified.
Next Maintenance: rectified.
Last Maintenance: 03 October 2014 Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Relocation ST-2-17
15.  - - 12 July 2014: - To rectify the outlet immediately. Suggestions/Recommendations: - To rectify the outlet immediately. X
Road C5 CH 3200
Rectify geotextile - Daily monitoring and regular - To rectify the outlet immediately. - Daily monitoring and regular
inspection/maintenance to be - Daily monitoring and regular inspection/maintenance to be carried
carried out after event of heavy inspection/maintenance to be out after event of heavy downpour.
downpour. carried out after event of heavy
downpour.
X X X
February 2014 03 October 2014 - Dry silt trap is observed. - Slightly clear discharge is - Slightly clear discharge is observed.
- Outlet is observed to be eroded. observed. - Outlet gabion is observed to be
Status: Operational - Outlet is observed to be eroded. eroded.
Relocation ST-2-18 Suggestions/Recommendations:
16.  - X
Road CH 3600 - To rectify the outlet immediately. Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
- Daily monitoring and regular - To rectify the outlet immediately. - To rectify the outlet immediately.
inspection/maintenance to be - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
carried out after event of heavy inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be carried
downpour. carried out after event of heavy out after event of heavy downpour.

Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)
downpour.
X X X
B. Retention Ponds and Vicinity Area

1. Reservoir RP 1   Status: Proposed Action / Action Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
2. Reservoir RP 2/P02   - Construct 2 new Taken: To construct the retention ponds To construct the retention ponds To construct the retention ponds as
3. Reservoir RP 3/P03   RPs on 11 Mar as proposed in the approved as proposed in the approved proposed in the approved ESCP.
4. Reservoir RP 4  - 2013 ESCP. ESCP. To construct the retention pond at
5 Reservoir RP 5  - - Constructed 3 Date to be completed / To construct the retention pond at To construct the retention pond at strategic locations (lower points to
6. Reservoir RP 6  - RP Date of completion: strategic locations (lower points to strategic locations (lower points to capture silted run-off).
st
7. Reservoir RP 7  - - 1 installed on capture silted run-off). capture silted run-off).
8. Reservoir RP8  - July 2012 Next Maintenance:
nd rd
9. Reservoir RP 9  - - 2 &3 (To be updated by
10. Reservoir RP 10  - installed on Contractor)
  September 2012
11. Reservoir RP 01a
12. Reservoir RP 01b  
Status: Operational
13. Reservoir RP 01c  
14. Reservoir RP 11  -
Last Maintenance:
15. Reservoir RP 12  - 
13 September
16. Reservoir RP 13  - 2013: Rectify gaps
17. Reservoir RP 14  - at the outlet gabion
18. Reservoir RP 15  - RP 2
19. Reservoir RP 16  - 13 June 2013:
20. Reservoir RP 17  - Rectify gaps at the
21. Reservoir RP 18  - outlet gabion RP 2
√ √ √
C. Gabion Walls / Silt Fences and Other Control Facilities

Installed on: Proposed Action / Action Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
December 2011 Taken: - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be
Last Maintenance: Next Maintenance: carried out. carried out. carried out.
CD - 20 May 2013: Everyday monitoring
Temporary
1. Service Road -  De-silting sump 
Bridge
1 - 01 Apr 2013:
Remove
excessive earth
materials on the √* √* √*
bridge.

Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)
Installed on: Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:
06 November 2012 Taken: - Maintenance of WT has been - Maintenance of WT has been - Maintenance of WT has been carried
carried out. carried out. out.
Status: Operational Date to be completed /
Date of completion: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Wash Last Maintenance: - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular
2. WT   - 23 Jan 2014: Next Maintenance: inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be 
Trough
Carry out Everyday monitoring carried out. carried out. carried out.
maintenance
works
- 16 Jan 2014: De-
silting earth drain √ √ √

June 2012 Taken: - Dead turfing grass has yet to be - Dead turfing grass has yet to be - Dead turfing grass has yet to be
rectified. rectified. rectified.
Last Maintenance: Date to be completed /
- 27 May 2014: De- Date of completion: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Stockpile 1
silting - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
(behind Exposed
3. -  - 2 Jan 2014: Next Maintenance: maintenance works. maintenance works. maintenance works. X
batching slope
Closed turfing (To be updated by
plant)
- 20 Nov 2013: De- Contractor)
silting
- 10 Oct 2013: De-
silting & erect SF X X X

June 2012 Taken: - Silted drain is observed in front of - Silted drain is observed in front of - Silted drain in front of office access
office access road. office access road. road has yet to be rectified.
Last Maintenance:
- 16 Jan 2014: De- Date to be completed / Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Stockpile 2 Drainage
4. -  silting Date of completion: - To de-silt the drain. - To de-silt the drain. - To de-silt the drain. X
(office) system
- 10 Oct 2013: - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
Erect silt fence maintenance works. maintenance works. maintenance works.
- 16 July 2013: De- Next Maintenance: X
silting Everyday monitoring X X
Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:

Taken: - Water browsing has been carried - Raining season is coming. - Raining season, no dust anymore.
out.
Next Maintenance: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Everyday monitoring Suggestions/Recommendations: - Road wetting to be carried out - Road wetting to be carried out more
5. Access Road Dust Control 
- Road wetting to be carried out more regularly. regularly.
more regularly. - Reduce speed limit. - Reduce speed limit.
- Reduce speed limit.
√ √ √

Taken: - Exposed slope has yet to be - Exposed slope has yet to be - Exposed slope has yet to be
vegetated and dead turfed grass vegetated and dead turfed grass vegetated and dead turfed grass is
is observed. is observed. observed.
Administrator
Exposed
6. office (RHS Next Maintenance: X
slope Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
access road) Everyday monitoring
- To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
maintenance works. maintenance works. maintenance works.
X X X

Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)

Taken: - Dead turfed grass has yet to be - Dead turfed grass has yet to be - Dead turfed grass has yet to be
rectified. rectified. rectified.
Canteen
Exposed Next Maintenance:
7. (R/LHS Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: X
slope Everyday monitoring
access road) - To carry out maintenance works - To carry out maintenance works - To carry out maintenance works and
and watering the grass. and watering the grass. watering the grass.
X X X
Last Maintenance: Proposed Action / Action Observation: Observation: Observation:
- 20 Nov 2013: Re- Taken: - Poor housekeeping is observed at - Poor housekeeping is observed at - Housekeeping is observed at
leveling canteen area and also at workers’ workers’ camp has yet to be workers’ camp has yet to be carried
Next Maintenance: camp has yet to be rectified. rectified. out.
Everyday monitoring - Remnants of open burning are - Remnants of open burning are - Remnants of open burning are
observed everywhere. observed everywhere. observed at workers’ camp near pipe
Workers’ storage.
8. Housekeeping - - X
Camp Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
- Daily monitoring and regular - Daily monitoring and regular Suggestions/Recommendations:
inspection/maintenance to be inspection/maintenance to be - Daily monitoring and regular
carried out. carried out. inspection/maintenance to be
carried out.
X X X

Taken: - Oil spill observed at genset area - Oil spill observed at genset area - No more oil spill at genset area near
near site office has yet to be near site office has yet to be site office.
Date to be completed / rectified. rectified. - Contaminated sand has been
Date of completion: - No label and contaminated sand collected.
Suggestions/Recommendations: is observed. - No labelling at schedule waste is
Next Maintenance: - SW to be properly contained,
Oil & Grease; observed.
Everyday monitoring labelled, stored and
9. Site Office Scheduled - - Suggestions/Recommendations: X
handled/disposed in accordance - SW to be properly contained, Suggestions/Recommendations:
Waste (SW)
to the regulations. labelled, stored and - SW to be properly contained,
- Inventory record to be handled/disposed in accordance labelled, stored and
maintained. to the regulations. handled/disposed in accordance to
- Inventory record to be the regulations.
maintained. - Inventory record to be maintained.
X X X
-3 July 2014: Taken: - Anticipated direct runoff into the - Anticipated direct runoff into the - Anticipated direct runoff into the
Compacting river. river. river.
access road with Date to be completed / - Ruptured plastic sheeting is - Ruptured plastic sheeting is - Direct water pumping is observed
gravel Date of completion: observed. observed. but water is clear.
Temporary
access road
10. Silt control - - Next Maintenance: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations: X
(d/stream
Everyday monitoring - To construct contour bund and - To construct contour bund and - To construct contour bund and
spillway)
channel it into spillway area. channel it into spillway area. channel it into spillway area.
- To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
maintenance works. maintenance works. maintenance works.
X X X

Exposed
11. Main Dam - - -18 Sep 2014: Re- Taken: - Exposed slope is observed at - Hydroseeded starts to grow. - Hydroseeded starts to grow. X
slope
hydroseeding IPA IPA area has been re-hydroseed.

Response from
Provision *Accepted
PM-01/10/2014)
slope Date to be completed / Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
15 May 2014: Date of completion: Suggestions/Recommendations: - To install sprinkler to watering the - To install sprinkler to watering the
Closed turfing has - To use others method to plant the hydroseeded grass. hydroseeded grass.
been carried out. Next Maintenance: seeds (netting, coil log). - To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
Everyday monitoring - To install sprinkler to watering the maintenance works. maintenance works.
hydroseeded grass.
- To plan and provide schedule for
maintenance works.
X X X
Taken: - Exposed slope is observed along - Turfing works has been started at - Turfing works has been started at
Constructed check dam at relocation. some area. However still many some area. However still many
culvert C4. - Riprap works is in progress at exposed slope is observed along exposed slope is observed along
slope area. relocation. relocation.
Date to be completed / - Riprap works is also in progress - Riprap works is also in progress at
Date of completion: Suggestions/Recommendations: at slope area. slope area.
Relocation Exposed
12. - To vegetate/ protect exposed X
Road slope
Next Maintenance: slope immediately. Suggestions/Recommendations: Suggestions/Recommendations:
Everyday - To plan and provide schedule for - To vegetate/ protect exposed - To vegetate/ protect exposed slope
maintenance works. slope immediately. immediately.
- To plan and provide schedule for - To plan and provide schedule for
maintenance works. maintenance works.
X X X
- 3 June 2013: Taken: - Oil spill and contaminated soil - Oil spill and contaminated soil - Oil spill and contaminated soil has
Repair broken Oil spillage has been has yet to be rectified. has yet to be rectified. yet to be rectified.
bund collected as SW and the - Poor housekeeping is observed. - Housekeeping has yet to be to be
area has been rectified. Suggestions/Recommendations: - Silted earth drain is observed. carried out.
- SW to be properly contained, - Silted earth drain has yet to be de-
Next Maintenance: labelled, stored and Suggestions/Recommendations: silted.
Every day morning handled/disposed in accordance - To carry out housekeeping and
Oil & Grease;
Batching to the regulations. de-silting works immediately. Suggestions/Recommendations:
13. Scheduled - - X
Plant - Inventory record to be - SW to be properly contained, - To carry out housekeeping and de-
Waste (SW)
maintained. labelled, stored and silting works immediately.
handled/disposed in accordance - SW to be properly contained,
to the regulations. labelled, stored and
- Inventory record to be handled/disposed in accordance to
maintained. the regulations.
- Inventory record to be maintained.
X X X
Note: * To be commented by Engineer

* Accepted with condition (Suggestions/Recommendations/ Proper improvement measures taken on site accordingly)
X Requires improvement actions to be taken immediately

PHOTOS
Areas of Concern on 14 October 2014 and pending issues on 30 September & 01 October 2014
Plate 1a: Exposed slope along the constructed Plate 1b: Exposed slope is observed (RHS Plate 1c: Exposed slope is observed (LHS u/stream Plate 1d: Exposed slope is observed (Main Dam).
drain (access road). u/stream of ST-2-01; Saddle Dam A). of ST-2-01; Saddle Dam A).
Plate 1e: Formation of gullies is observed (RHS Plate 1f: Exposed slope is observed (d/stream Plate 1g: Exposed slope is observed (LHS Plate 1h: Exposed slope is observed (LHS & RHS
Main Dam). spillway). relocation road CH 2150). relocation road CH 2150).
Plate 1i: Exposed slope is observed (LHS CH 2650 Plate 2a: Silted drain is observed (behind batching Plate 2b: Silted earth drain has yet to be de-silted Plate 3a: Turfing has been dead is observed (Main
relocation road). plant-access road). (batching plant). Dam).

Plate 3b: Turfing has been dead is observed Plate 3c: Turfing has been dead is observed (near Plate 4a: Eroded embankment of silt trap is Plate 4b: Outlet to be eroded is observed (ST-2-18).
(behind batching plant). to the pipe storage). observed (ST-2-06e).
Plate 5a: Solid waste is observed scatter around Plate 5b: Housekeeping for construction waste has Plate 5c: Poor housekeeping is observed (batching Plate 5d: Poor housekeeping is observed (batching
(workers’ camp). yet to be carried out (draw-off tower). plant). plant).
Plate 6a: Poor housekeeping is observed (batching Plate 6b: Oil spill is observed (batching plant). Plate 6c: Contaminated geotextile and oil ponding is
plant). observed (workers’ camp).

PHOTOS
Areas of Concern on 14 October 2014
Plate 1a: Remnant of open burning activity is Plate 1b: Poor housekeeping is observed (drain at Plate 2a: Silted drain has yet to be de-silted (near Plate 2b: Silted silt trap has yet to be de-silted (ST-
observed (workers’ camp near pipe storage). workers’ camp). main entrance gate). 2-06d).
Plate 3a: Gap is observed at gabion wall (ST-2-16). Plate 3b: Gap is observed at gabion wall (ST-2-17). Plate 4a: Exposed slope has yet to be protected Plate 4b: Exposed slope has yet to be vegetated
(relocation road under bridge). (relocation road).
Plate 4c: Exposed slope has yet to be vegetated Plate 5a: Schedule waste without labelling is Plate 5b: Oil drums without tray are observed
(relocation road). observed (workers’ camp). (saddle dam b).

Rectification works
Plate 1a (Before): Oil spill is observed (near genset Plate 1a (After): No more oil spill (near genset at Plate 1b (Before): Contaminated sand is observed Plate 1b (After): Contaminated sand has been
at site office). site office). in the tray and no labelling (workers’ camp). collected (workers’ camp).
Plate 2 (Before): Remnant of open burning activity Plate 2 (After): Remnant of open burning activity Plate 3a (Before): Exposed slope has yet to be Plate 3a (After): Riprap works is in progress
is observed (workers’ camp). has been clean up (workers’ camp). protected (relocation road near bridge). (relocation road near bridge).
Plate 3b (Before): Exposed slope has yet to be Plate 3b (After): Exposed slope has been turfed Plate 3c (Before): Exposed slope has yet to be Plate 3c (After): Exposed slope has been turfed
vegetated (relocation road). (relocation road). vegetated (relocation road). (relocation road).

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF
THE DOCUMENT ON LAND-DISTURBING POLLUTION PREVENTION
AND MITIGATION MEASURES (LD-P2M2)
PREFACE
This paper provides guidance for the preparation of LD-P2M2 document which is to be
included as a part of the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to be submitted to the
Department of Environment (DOE) for approval.
LD-P2M2 refers to the use of construction methods, processes, materials, and practices
that is intended to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the generation of pollutants at the
source (development site) during any land-disturbing activity through the protection of
natural resources by preservation and conservation, reduction of waste generation and
releases or discharges of pollutants to land, air, and water, and incorporation of best
management practices (BMPs) and techniques to attain compliance with the conditions
stipulated in the EIA approval conditions (Conditions of approval-COA).
The focus of the LD-P2M2 document (or simply LD-P2M2) is on the prevention,
mitigation and control of the discharge from the development area containing the major
pollutant (suspended solids) resulting from land disturbing activities.
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This Guidance Document is organized into 8 sections as follows:
Section 1 discusses the following introductory topics: mainstreaming of

environmental agenda, definitions, rationale for the establishment of LD-P2M2,
purposes of the Guidance Document, overall objective of LD-P2M2, and scope of
the Guidance Document.
Section 2.0 explains the legal basis for LD-P2M2.
Section 3.0 lists out the references for LD-P2M2.
Section 4.0 specifies who is eligible to prepare LD-P2M2.
Section 5.0 specifies who is responsible for LD-P2M2 implementation.
Section 6.0 outlines the basic principles to be adopted to reduce impacts from
land-disturbing activities.
Section 7.0 specifies the minimum standards** requirements of pollution
prevention and mitigation measures.
(Note ** The term “minimum standards” refers to the minimum P2M2 to be
adopted, implemented and installed which are capable to achieve the required
level of quality or attainment).
Section 8.0 gives a list of the information, documents, maps and drawings
required for LD-P2M2 submission.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Department of Environment, Malaysia would like to acknowledge the contributions

made by the DOE staff in the preparation of this Guidance Document.
Special thanks and credit are due to Mr Don Lee from the Roadside Environmental Unit
of the North Carolina Department of Transportation of the United States of America for
granting permission to DOE, Malaysia for the use of the 'BMPs For Construction And
Maintenance Activities Manual' issued by the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. Similarly, thanks and credit are also due to Mr Mell Nevils from the
North Carolina Sedimentation Control Council for granting permission to the DOE for
the use of the 'Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual' issued by
the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Mainstreaming of environmental agenda
In concert with the effort of the Department of Environment (DOE) to inculcate

self-regulation culture within the regulated sectors, mainstreaming of
environmental agenda has been made an integral part and parcel of all the
procedures implemented by the DOE, including the EIA procedure. In the EIA
perspective, environmental mainstreaming shall be embraced and implemented
in all areas related to the EIA project development such as: at all levels of the
project developer organizational structure; at all levels of project development
decision making process; and at all levels of project development phases
(planning, construction, and operation). The considerations, specifications, and
details specified in this Guidance Document are in line with the mainstreaming
spirit outlined in the EIA Guideline.
1.2 Definitions
For the purpose of this Guidance Document:
a. Land disturbing activity means any project development that is subject to

Section 34A EQA 1974 that involves activities such as clearing of trees or
vegetation, excavating, raising or sloping of ground, trenching, grading and
blasting.
b. Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (P2M2) refer to Best

Management Practices (BMPs) that include activities, facilities, measures,
planning or procedures used to minimize accelerated erosion and
sedimentation as well as other pollutants resulting from land disturbing
activities and to manage runoff water to protect and maintain the quality of
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soil or inland or Malaysian waters and the existing and designated uses of
waters before, during, and after land disturbing activities.
1.3 Objective and purpose of guidance document
The overall objective of the Guidance Document is to ensure good quality LD-
P2M2s are prepared by competent professionals and the LD-P2M2s are
effectively implemented to mitigate and minimize environmental and pollution
impact of land disturbing activities.
This Guidance Document has the following purposes:
i. To assist the project proponents and EIA Consultants in the preparation of

LD-P2M2 (Land-disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures)
Document.
ii. To standardize the format of LD-P2M2 which includes maps, plans and
drawings, information required and procedures for LD-P2M2 submission.
iii. To assist the Project Proponent (PP) personnel, especially the Environment
Officer in supervising the overall implementation of the significant and site
specific ingredients of the LD-P2M2 that include the installation, inspection
and maintenance (2I’s1M)* of pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2s) as well as in preparing the required documentation and reports
(photographs, data collections and corrective actions) on 2I’s1M.
*(Note: 2I’s1M refers to Installation, Inspection and Maintenance)
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1.4 Scope of the guidance document
This Guidance Document covers the following scope:
i. It specifies the requirements and procedure for LD-P2M2s

preparation and submission for EIA projects.
ii. LD-P2M2s will be used for future site inspections either by the
regulatory agencies or designated project site inspectors and
managers for desktop tasks and ground inspections.
iii. LD-P2M2s will assist inspectors to have better understanding of the

significant information, documents, maps, drawings related to
project implementation which are included in this checklist.
1.5 What is the LD-P2M2 document?
The LD-P2M2 document (or simply LD-P2M2):
a) Is a legal pledge made by the PP to take efforts, measures, actions or due

diligence in accomplishing the overarching goal of protecting the
environment and in mitigating the environmental impact in the process of
implementation of the proposed development.
b) Is a complementary document that provides to the relevant information

required for developing and preparing the Erosion Sediment Control Plan
(ESCP).
c) Is to be used as a reference document especially for the Environment Officer

(EO) to understand and identify site constraints, areas of concern, problem
areas, designated and potential discharge points of runoffs, and to develop
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early planning on how, what, where, why, and when to effectively implement
the pollution prevention and mitigation measures at the development site.
(Note: Environment Officer here and throughout this Guidance Document refers
to the person who has been certified by the Department of Environment and
officially appointed or engaged by the project proponent to be responsible for
environmental performance of the project. The responsibilities of the
Environmental Officer are described in other documents issued by the DOE).
The LD-P2M2s prepared shall identify, cover and address the following:
i. The locations of potential discharge point(s) of pollutants
ii. The locations of designated discharge point(s) of pollutants
iii. The locations of the P2M2s to be installed
The LD-P2M2 shall incorporate the P2M2s identified to be installed at the land
disturbing development areas into the design, construction and operation stage
of the development project as stipulated in Section 34A (7) of the EQA. The
P2M2s shall be effective in preventing, reducing and controlling pollution as well
as preventing non-compliant pollution discharges from reaching any water
bodies.
2.0 LEGAL FRAMEWORK
All activities subject to EIA Order, 2015 which involve land disturbing or site preparation
activities are required to prepare a LD-P2M2 as part of the EMP submission
requirement. Non-compliance with the specifications stipulated in this Guidance
Document may be a cause for the rejection of the EMP or will cause a delay in the EMP
processing.
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3.0 REFERENCES FOR PREPARATION OF LAND-DISTURBING
POLLUTION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES (LD-P2M2s)
The LD-P2M2 prepared for EIA projects shall be prepared based on the project
concept, components and minimum mitigating measures approved in the EIA
Conditions of Approval (COA).
For the preparation of LD-P2M2, the preparer can make reference to the following
documents:
(a) Department of Irrigation and Drainage – DID. 2010. Guideline for Erosion and
Sediment Control in Malaysia
(b) Department of Irrigation and Drainage – DID. 2000. Urban Storm Water
Management Manual for Malaysia
(c) Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual issued by North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(d) Best Management Practices for Construction and Maintenance Activities issued by
North Carolina Department of Transportation
(e) Other useful references on the design of BMPs for soil erosion and sediment control:
(i) CESSWI, LLC. 2008. Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm Water Inspector
Exam Review Study Guide. Marion, NC
(ii) CPESC, Inc. 2010. Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment

Control Exam Review Course Workbook. Marion, NC
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(iii) Douglas County Department of Public Works. 2004. Grading, Erosion and
Sediment Control (GESC) Manual. Douglas County, CO
(iv) Fifield, J. S. 2004. Designing for Effective Sediment and Erosion Control on
Construction Sites. Forester Press. Santa Barbara, CA
(v) Fifield, J. S. 2004. Field Manual on ESC. Best Management Practices for
Contractors and Inspectors. Forester Press. Santa Barbara, CA
(vi) Sacramento Storm Water Quality Partnership and the City of Roseville 2007.
Storm Water Quality Design Manual for the Sacramento and South Placer
Regions. Sacramento County, CA
(vii) Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. 1992. Virginia Erosion

and Sediment Control Handbook, 3rd Ed. Richmond, VA
(viii) Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. 1995. Virginia ESC

Field Manual. Richmond, VA
4.0 WHO SHALL PREPARE LD-P2M2s?
The LD-P2M2 shall be prepared and signed by a DOE registered consultant who holds
a certification as a professional in erosion and sediment control issued by the
Department of Environment.
5.0 WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LD-P2M2

IMPLEMENTATION?
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In principle, the Project Proponent (PP) shall be responsible for the implementation of
the LD-P2M2.
6.0 MAKE THE MOST OF THE POLLUTION PREVENTION AND

MITIGATION MEASURES WHEN IMPLEMENTING THE LAND-
DISTURBING ACTIVITY
The focus of the LD-P2M2 is on the prevention, mitigation and control of the discharge
from the development area containing the major pollutant (suspended solids) resulting
from land disturbing activities. Controlling the sediment-laden runoffs means in some
way to control the discharge of other pollutants too that may contain in the sediment
strains such as nutrients, bacteria, oxygen demanding materials, heavy metals,
petroleum hydrocarbons and synthetic organics. Everyone involved with land disturbing
activity shall make the most of the following basic principles in every stage of
development when implementing the pollution prevention and mitigation measures:
a) Integrate project design with site constraints.

b) Preserve and stabilize drainage ways.
c) Minimize the extent and duration of disturbance.
d) Control runoff flows onto, through and from the site in stable drainage
structures.
e) Install perimeter controls.
f) Stabilize disturbed areas promptly in a timely manner.
g) Protect steep slopes.
h) Use sediment controls to prevent off-site damage.
i) Protect inlets, storm drain outfalls, and culverts.
j) Provide access and general construction controls.
k) Inspect and maintain best management practices and control
measures.
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l) Employ experienced and competent personnel and consistently
conduct relevant training.
7.0 MINIMUM STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS OF POLLUTION
PREVENTION AND MITIGATION MEASURES
The minimum standards requirements outlined in the following section 7.0 shall
be implemented and complied with wherever relevant by the Project Proponent.
These minimum standards requirements shall be attached or inserted in the LD-
P2M2 document and shall be the minimum P2M2s that will be adopted, applied,
and implemented in the process of carrying out land disturbing activities at the
development site.
(Note: The term “standards requirements” here refers to the physical or non-
physical measures to be taken to prevent, reduce and control the discharge of
suspended solids and other pollutants from the development site. The standards
requirements are meant to achieve a certain quality or attainment)
7.1 Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (P2M2s)
The Project Proponent shall ensure that:
(i) All relevant parties including project consultant, contractors, and

Environmental Officer (EO) understand LD-P2M2 in order to facilitate
compliance with the minimum standards requirements.
(ii) All relevant pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2s)

especially temporary BMPs at the constructional phase are installed and
maintained to mitigate the potential pollution due to land disturbing
activities.
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The following paragraphs detail out the P2M2s (which include BMPs) to be
installed:
(a) Schedule of Phasing, Staging and Sequencing
A project schedule shall be prepared in advance to ensure the jobs involved in

project implementation are properly scheduled in order to effectively address and
manage the environmental pollution. The schedule shall include the following:
i. Project construction scheduling for all major land-disturbing activities which

include work zone(s), phasing of construction within the work zone(s),
staging and sequencing within the phases of construction that coincides
with the installation of P2M2s.
ii. Critical Path Method (CPM) may be adopted in establishing work program
that shall fit in the elements of pollution prevention and mitigation measures
for each phase, stage and sequence of project development.
(b) Scheduled Site Meeting
i. Conduct site meeting prior to start of any construction activity or land-

disturbing activity to be attended by PP, project EO, project contractors
and/or sub-contractors to discuss in detail all of the relevant scopes of work
that have relevance to pollution prevention and mitigating measures.
(c) Construction Markers
i. Physically mark on site to show the limit of the following:-
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Land disturbing from any drainage way or waterway or watercourse
within project site;
Areas not to be worked or disturbed, and
Buffer area or/and existing vegetation meant for temporary or
permanent preservation and for protection.
ii. The construction markers are fences, signs, tapes, flags or other similar
marking device.
(d) Stabilized Construction Entrance
i. All entrance/exit roads to the site shall be stabilized and paved for a suitable
distance from where these access roads join the existing paved roads or
public road where Stabilized Construction Entrance P2M2 and/or Tires
Washing Facility shall be constructed from this point inward to the subjected
construction site.
ii. Any swept soil or sediment accumulated on pavement or other impervious

surfaces from within Stabilized Construction Entrance P2M2 and sediment-
laden washed water from Tires Washing Facility are not allowed to be
hosed downed and discharged respectively into any off-site drainage way,
storm drain inlet or watercourse unless connected to a sediment basin or
sediment trap.
(e) Stream/drainage way/waterway/watercourse buffers
i. Retain a 20 metres natural buffer between on-site land disturbance and any
watercourse (intermittent or permanent) unless otherwise specified by the
relevant authority; or
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ii. Provide a vegetated buffer that is less than 20 metres between on-site land
disturbance and any watercourse (intermittent or permanent) in combination
with additional erosion and sediment controls; or
iii. If not feasible to provide a natural or vegetated buffer of any size between
on-site land disturbance and any watercourse (intermittent or permanent),
install suitable erosion and sediment controls in combination with all
possible perimeter controls.
(f) Perimeter Control
i. Before land-disturbing activities are executed, perimeter control shall be first

constructed and made operational. The perimeter control shall include but is
not limited to filter or perimeter berms, silt fences, sediment traps, sediment
basins, construction entrance, temporary diversion dikes or earth bunds and
diversion drains that control discharges from the site.
(Notes: A certain amount of initial land disturbance may be required to

provide access for equipment to install the perimeter controls, but site
clearing and grading should be kept to a minimum until the perimeter
controls are in place).
(g) Sediment Basin/Trap
i. Before land-disturbing activities are executed, principal sediment basin/trap

shall be first constructed and made operational. Any constructed sediment
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basin/trap shall install vertical silt marker for the purpose of measuring the
depth of accumulated sediment to facilitate maintenance program.
(h) Runoff Management
i. Before land-disturbing activities are executed, key runoff control measures

shall be first constructed and made operational. The runoff control
measures shall include but is not limited to temporary earth drain, diversion
channel and conveyance system that control flows and discharges from and
within the site and to be combined with installation of interval check dams
along the channel to reduce the runoff velocity.
ii. Slope drains, flexible pipe slope drains or downpipe, rock lined drainage
chutes or flume, cascade drain shall be applied to convey upslope runoff
down slope without affecting the slope surface.
iii. In-slope or out-slope diversion runoff control P2M2s shall be applied in

combination with water bars to divert runoff towards stabilized area or
sediment treatment P2M2 prior to discharge.
iv. Any incomplete permanent drainage lines constructed along sloping area,
shall not be left unattended without first applying rocks dissipater at the end
points or at the toe end of the incomplete adjoining conveyance structure.
The anticipated runoff discharge from this point should be diverted using
temporary earth drain combined with check dam towards stabilized area or
into sediment treatment P2M2s. It is highly recommended that pipe slope
drains are used to convey runoff directly into sediment containment system.
(i) Temporary or permanent watercourse diversion
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i. Temporary or permanent diversion channel of any watercourse or off-site
run-on water shall be protected either by using rock lined channel bed with
protected side slope using Turf Reinforcement Mat (TRM) or plastic
sheeting or by installing plastic sheeting canvas along the channel with
extend across the side slope in combination with constructed check dams or
sump slot checks. This has to be done to minimize erosive forces flow
velocity along the channel bed and channel side slope surface to prevent it
from eroding.
(j) Temporary or permanent watercourse crossing
i. Construction of culvert or bridge for any watercourse crossing, the surface

of the filling material (if earth is used) on the inlet and outlet end of the
culvert or abutment of the both sides of the bridge shall be covered with
appropriate materials such as rocks, Rolled Erosion Control Products
(RECPs) and plastic sheeting or turf.
ii. The approach distance of 10 metres or any suitable distance from both
sides of the watercourse crossing shall be installed with sediment fence or
equivalent along the sides, together with gravels or stone pad and water bar
to prevent sediment traction onto the crossing that may potentially enter the
stream.
(k) Temporary or permanent roadways
i. Runoff conveyance system such as road ditch, temporary earth drain, catch
drains, berm drains, toe drains, slope drains and in-slope or out-slope
diversion shall be constructed and conveyed runoff to stabilized area or into
sediment treatment P2M2s prior to discharge.
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(l) Temporary Stabilization
i. Temporary soil stabilization shall be applied to exposed areas within

fourteen (14) days after final formation level is reached on any portion of the
site.
ii. Temporary soil stabilization shall be applied within seven (7) days to
exposed areas that may not be at final grade but will remain unattended for
longer than fourteen (14) days.
iii. Temporary stabilization means a condition where exposed soils or disturbed

areas are provided a temporary vegetative and/or non-vegetative protective
cover to prevent erosion and sediment loss. Temporary stabilization may
include temporary seeding, geotextiles, mulches, and other techniques to
reduce or eliminate erosion until further construction activities take place to
re-disturb this area.
(m) Stockpile Soil Management
i. Location of the stockpiles area shall be away at a minimum distance of 20

metres from any watercourse.
ii. The stockpiled soil shall be protected from contact with runoff water
(including run-on) using a temporary perimeter control such as berms,
dikes, fiber rolls, silt fences, sandbag and gravel bags.
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(n) Spoil Management Area (Disposal Area)
i. Location of any disposal area shall be away at a minimum distance of 20

metres from any watercourse
ii. All disposal area shall be protected from contact with runoff water (including
run-on) using a temporary perimeter sediment barrier such as berms, dikes,
fiber rolls, silt fences, sandbags and gravel bags.
iii. All anticipated runoff flowing from any disposal area shall be drained into a
sediment trap/basin prior to discharge.
(o) Dewatering practices
i. Accumulated runoff water from excavations, trenches, foundations, vaults,

or other similar points of accumulation shall be treated effectively using
appropriate controls such as but are not limited to sediment basins / traps,
dewatering tank treatment system, active treatment system, bag or sand
filters prior to discharge.
(p) Active Treatment System (ATS)
i. Whenever recommended by the consultant, Active Treatment System

(ATS) shall be implemented. The installation and operation of the ATS
shall be in accordance with good engineering practices, and with design
and specifications recommended by the provider of the treatment system.
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ii. The Director General of DOE reserves the right to instruct any PP to install
ATS system whenever:-
(a) The project site has been found to have violated the total
suspended solids discharge standard stipulated in the EIA
approval conditions (COAs); or
(b) Analysis of soil investigation in the project site shows that

the dispersible fine-grained clays contain more than 10% of
dispersible material.
(Note: Active Treatment System (ATS) refers to the treatment of runoffs

using a mechanical system with the application of coagulants and
flocculants to promote the settling of suspended solids out of the aqueous
phase. Only coagulants and flocculants which have been approved for use
by environmental agencies such as USEPA or similar authorities are
allowed to be used.)
(q) Discharge
i. All discharge runoff water from any land-disturbing activities shall be made
through a sediment control P2M2 such as sediment basin or trap or any
other erosion and sediment controls which is regarded as the designated
final discharge(s).
ii. All disturbed areas shall drain to sediment control measures at all times
during land-disturbing activities and during site development until stabilized,
after which, the sediment controls shall be removed. Any trapped sediment
and the disturbed soil areas resulting from the removal of temporary
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measures shall be permanently stabilized to prevent further erosion and
sedimentation.
iii. The discharge point of the treated runoff shall be released by using a
dissipater or other means of outlet protection.
iv. All discharge run off water to offsite area shall only be allowed through a
sediment basin or trap or other specified control measures.
(r) Corrective Actions
i. In a case where a required P2M2 was installed incorrectly, or is not effective

enough to produce a discharge that complies with the discharge standards,
the PP shall install a new or modified P2M2 or additional P2M2 and make it
operational by no later than 7 calendar days from the time of discovery.
ii. The PP shall within 7 calendar days of discovering the occurrence of one of
the triggering conditions above complete a report as described in the
Performance Monitoring Document (PMD) and which shall be reported in
the Performance Monitoring Report (PMR). The report details which shall
also be recorded in the logbook include the following:
1. Any follow-up actions taken to review the design, installation,

and maintenance of P2M2s , including the dates such
actions occurred; and
2. A summary of P2M2 modifications taken or to be taken,

including a schedule of activities necessary to implement
changes, and the date the modifications are completed or
expected to be completed; and
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3. The PP shall send a report with photographic evidence as
soon as practicable whenever corrective actions or
measures have been taken or scheduled to be taken, using
an online communication medium to the DOE.
iii. In all circumstances, the PP shall immediately take all reasonable steps to
minimize or prevent the discharge of pollutants until a permanent solution is
taken and an appropriate P2M2 is installed or applied and made
operational, including cleaning up any contaminated surfaces so that the
material will not be discharged in subsequent storm events.
(s) Site Inspections
i. Site inspections shall be conducted to check and to ascertain that all P2M2s
specified in the EIA Report and this document have been properly installed
and maintained as well as to determine whether any controls that is clearly
not operating as intended or any P2M2s requires replacement, or additional
P2M2s are required. The site inspections shall also assess if pollution is
effectively being controlled and off-site discharge is being prevented in
compliance with the EIA conditions of approval (COAs).
ii. All inspection activities shall be recorded in the PM logbook.
iii. At a minimum, inspections shall be conducted at the site prior to

commencement of land clearing activities and after every storm event
during construction and as specified in the established inspection schedule.
iv. At a minimum, the following areas shall be inspected:

a) All areas that have been cleared, graded, or excavated and
that have not yet completed stabilization;
b) Construction entrances/exits ;
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c) Roadways;
d) All P2M2s installed or applied at the site;
e) Material storage areas, spoil area, borrow area, or
equipment storage and maintenance areas;
f) All areas where runoff water typically flows within the site,
including drainage ways designed to divert, convey, and/or
treat runoff water;
g) All points of discharge from the site;
h) All locations where stabilization measures have been
implemented at least once every seven (7) days and within
24 hours after the end of a storm event of 12.5 mm or
greater.
v. A rain gauge shall be properly maintained at the site so as to determine if a

storm event of 12.5 mm or greater has occurred on the site. In a
circumstance that a rain gauge is faulty, the storm event information shall be
obtained from a weather station that is representative of the project site.
vi. Major observations and incidents of non-compliance shall be recorded in the

inspection report, as well as corrective actions and maintenance and shall
be recorded in the PM log book.
(t) Maintenance
The PP shall maintain the P2M2s in accordance with the following requirements:
i. Maintenance shall begin as soon as the first P2M2 is installed or applied

and shall continue through all the succeeding activities until the permanent
erosion control measures are established and functioning. Maintenance
method shall be in accordance to design specification.
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ii. Unless advised otherwise, maintenance shall occur within seven (7)
calendar days of the inspection noted/reported. All maintenance activities
shall be recorded in the PM logbook
iii. Sediment Basin/Trap shall be kept in effective operating condition and

remove accumulated sediment to maintain at least ½ of the design capacity
of the sediment basin/trap at all times.
iv. Sediment shall be removed before it accumulates to one-half of the above-
ground height of any perimeter control such as by cleaning out the silt
fences when they are 1/2 full of sediment and/or by replacing them when
they are torn or lifted, to retain their functionality.
v. Stabilized Construction Entrance or wash trough or Tires Washing Facility

shall be maintained so as not to track-out sediment or mud onto any
adjacent public roads. In any occasion where sediment has been tracked-
out from the project site onto the off-site streets, the deposited sediment
shall be removed the end of the same work day by sweeping, shoveling, or
vacuuming the surfaces, or by using other similarly effective means of
sediment removal. Hosing or sweeping tracked-out sediments into any
drainage is prohibited unless it is connected to a sediment basin, sediment
trap, or similarly effective control.
(u) Standards and Specifications for P2M2s
i. All P2M2s shall be designed, constructed, installed, and maintained in

accordance with good engineering practices and applicable design
specifications.
ii. Application of all P2M2s onsite shall be in accordance with standards and
specifications indicated, specified, stated, depicted and set forth in:
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a. Department of Irrigation and Drainage – DID. 2010.
Guideline for Erosion and Sediment Control in Malaysia
b. Department of Irrigation and Drainage – DID. 2000. Urban

Storm Water Management Manual for Malaysia
c. Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual

issued by North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources*
Note: This manual can be accessed at

https://enviro.doe.gov.my/
d. Best Management Practices for Construction and

Maintenance Activities issued by North Carolina Department
of Transportation**
Note: This manual can be accessed at

https://enviro.doe.gov.my/
[Note: For the use of the manuals mentioned in (c) and (d),
credit is hereby given to the Sedimentation Control
Commission for granting permission for its use in Malaysia-
See the acknowledgement page of this Guidance Document]
7.2 Self-Regulation
(v) Establishment of Environmental Performance Monitoring

Committee (EPMC) and Performance Monitoring
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Documentation
(i) The PP shall establish a project Environmental Performance Monitoring

Committee (EPMC) to monitor the environmental performance and
effectiveness of P2M2s, and status of regulatory compliance of the
project.
(ii) The EPMC shall be represented by all relevant parties involved in project
implementation and chaired by a senior member representing the PP.
The chairman shall be responsible for ensuring the decisions of the
meeting are responsibly executed. The EPMC shall meet at a minimum,
once in a quarter and the minutes of the meeting be maintained.
(iii) The PP through the Environment Officer (EO) shall prepare a

Performance Monitoring Document (PMD) that describes in detail how
EIA approval conditions (COAs) are going to be complied and how
performance monitoring of the P2M2s will be conducted to ensure the
optimal functionality of the P2M2s is maintained. The details in the PMD
shall include, among others: performance monitoring
equipment/instruments, sampling protocols and analysis, monitoring
parameters, sampling frequency, preventive and corrective maintenance
procedure for the P2M2s, discharge compliance, record keeping, etc.
(iv) The PP through the EO shall establish and execute an environmental

performance monitoring (PM) program to monitor and evaluate the
effectiveness of the P2M2s, inspect, maintain, take corrective actions on
the P2M2s to ensure their functionality and effectiveness throughout the
entire process of the land disturbing activities.
(v) The PP shall set up a “mini laboratory” to facilitate the implementation of

environmental performance monitoring program. This mini laboratory
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shall be adequately equipped with relevant resources including portable
analytical testing equipment such as in-situ total suspended solids
meter, turbidity meter, etc.
(vi) The PP through the EO shall establish and maintain proper records
using a log book (called the Performance Monitoring logbook) that
contains among others, Checklist of P2M2s List Sheet, Installation
Sheet, Maintenance Sheet, Site and P2M2 Inspection Sheet,
Photograph Folder Sheet, Corrective Action Sheet, Performance
Monitoring Sheet, etc. The PMD and PMR shall be maintained for five
years upon completion of project development. For a reference, see
Appendix I and Appendix II for the samples of the PMD conducted at
two different development project sites.
(vii) The PP is required to keep a current copy of the PMD and PM log book
at the site or at an easily accessible location, so that it can be made
available at the time of an onsite inspection or upon request by the
Department of Environment inspector. This log book shall be maintained
or updated by weekly/event-based inspections.
(viii) The PP through the EO shall prepare a Performance Monitoring Report

(PMR) that discusses the results of the performance monitoring
conducted as described in the PMD. Wherever relevant, PMR shall
include data interpretation and assessment of the effectiveness of the
P2M2s by making comparison of the performance monitoring
parameters with their recommended ranges (or standards). Statistical
techniques and graphical presentation of the performance monitoring
parameters shall be used wherever appropriate. PMR shall also make
some definitive conclusions on the overall performance of the P2M2s
and suggest improvement measures to be taken if necessary. PMR shall
be submitted to the EPMC as established by the PP for the EIA project.
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8.0 LD-P2M2 SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
INSTRUCTIONS
(i) All relevant items cited in Section 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4 checklist are required to
be identified, addressed, discussed, assessed, evaluated and presented in the
LD-P2M2 document according to appropriate chapters.
(ii) All relevant items cited in Section 8.3 and 8.4 checklist are required to be
illustrated or depicted in a minimum of three (3) sheets of plan or map or drawing
to be referred to as LD-P2M2 Plan which contains the following:
(a) Map of site plan with the existing site conditions (pre-development),
(b) Map of site development plan (during development) and
(c) Overlaid map of (a) and (b).
(iii) Maps shall be clear and legible where they may be provided with more than one
sheet to commensurate with the size and complexity of the drainage areas as
well as the terrain of the project site.
(iv) The LD-P2M2 document shall include a legal pledge by the Project Proponent
(PP) to comply with the Minimum Standards requirement of P2M2s as outlined in
Section 7 of this Guidance Document (PP).
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ITEM PAGE MARK REMARKS
√ - Yes
X - No
NA - Non
Applicable
8.1 PROJECT ACTIVITY AND

IMPLEMENTATION
(a) Phasing plan if relevant
(b) Project implementation schedule
(c) Description of the construction

activity
(d) Construction schedule for each

major land disturbance complete with
timeline or chart for the installations
of P2M2s
(e) Typical method statement for site

clearing, cut and fill, excavation of
foundation, drilling of borehole, in-
stream works and construction of
temporary / permanent stream / river
crossing and diversion that
incorporate the significance elements
of pollution prevention and mitigation
measures.
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(f) Estimated start date, completion
date and stabilization schedule for
each major land-disturbing activities
or construction activities phases,
stages and sequences.
ITEM PAGE MARK REMARKS
√ - Yes
X - No
NA - Not
Applicable
8.2. Information and Analysis

on Project Development
These information and analysis shall
contain the following:
(a) Weather and rainfall data.
(b) Site runoff velocity and flow rate,

both pre and during development
(c) Description of site soil

characteristics:
i. Soil types
ii. Soil test erodibility
iii. Soil hydrologic group
iv. Dispersible fine clay: Percentage

of dispersible material
v. Anticipated excavation depth for

the proposed land disturbing activity
(d) Description of adjacent areas,

such as streams, lakes, residential
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areas, and roads that might be
affected by the land disturbance.
(e) List of streams and rivers

identified on-site. (Use coding for
unnamed streams and rivers).
(f) List of receiving streams and

rivers. (Use coding for unnamed
streams and rivers).
(g) List of existing drainage identified

on-site.
(h) List of P2M2s proposed. Please

also make reference to P2M2s
Description can be accessed
through: https://enviro.doe.gov.my
(i) Identify access roads and other

outsourced components (such as
mobile batching or premix plant) that
are located outside the proximity of
the project boundary.
(j) Earthworks cut and fill volume.
(k) Availability of rocks material.
(l) Biomass management.
(m) Solid (construction waste) and

domestic waste management.
(n) Spill Prevention and Control from

fuel and chemical use or storage.
(o) Hazardous Waste Management.
(p) Soil loss prediction using the

Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE),
sediment yield calculation using
Modified Universal Soil Loss
Equation (MUSLE) and runoff
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estimation for pre, during and post
development accounted for both with
and without the implementation of
LDP2M2s. All of the data and
parameters used in the calculations
shall be measured or rationally
determined, and identified. If
secondary sources are used, they
shall be clearly identified.
(q) Calculation of proposed sediment

trap/basin based on drainage area
disturbed and projected runoff flow
direction from each disturbed land
segment that will drain into the
proposed sediment trap/basin.
PAGE MARK REMARKS
√ - Yes
X - No
NA - Non
Applicable
8.3. Map of site plan with the

existing site conditions (pre-
development).
(I) Site map which refers to:
(a) Topography survey map

showing:
i. Contours
ii. Elevation
iii. Slopes
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(b) Geological Terrain Mapping (if
relevant).
(c) Erosion risk map.
(d) Drainage pattern showing:
i. Delineation of watercourses.
ii. Delineation of natural drainage

depression.
iii. Flow path and direction for the

different drainage areas.
iv. Marks and labels of drainage

area(s) or drainage divides.
(II) Land use showing:
i. Trees.
ii. Vegetation area.
iii. Roads and infra-structures

(inclusive of drainage system).
iv. Buildings.
v. Utilities.
(III) Adjacent within 150 metres

from project site:
i. Watercourses (Flowing into or

from site).
ii. Roads and infra-structures

(inclusive of drainage system).
iii. Buildings and utilities.
iv. Vegetation area.
(IV) Use map scale and size of:
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i. 1:500 for area less than 20
hectares;
ii. 1: 1000 for area more than

20 hectares
iii. Size: A3 or A1.
ITEMS PAGE MARK REMARKS
√ - Yes
X - No
NA - Non
Applicable
8.4. Map of site development plan
(a)Depict the existing contour and

proposed level.
(b) Indicate the total site area.
(c) Indicate the total disturbance

area with line showing the area to
be disturbed.
(d) Show the cut and fill area.
(e) Show the direction of the

proposed earthwork movement.
(f) Mark the limit of disturbance of

each of the phase construction.
(g) Identify and mark the temporary

or permanent stream or river
crossing.
(h) Identify and mark the temporary

or permanent stream or river
diversion.
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(i) Identify and mark on-site
temporary access or construction or
haul road
(j) Identify and mark site office area.
(k) Identify and mark stockpile

areas.
(l) Identify and mark temporary

preservation of existing vegetation.
(m) Identify and mark permanent

preservation of existing vegetation.
(n) Identify and mark material

staging area or equipment storage
area.
(o) Identify and mark

workshop/maintenance or
engineering work area.
(p) Identify and mark generators set

and/or motorized equipment area.
(q) Identify and mark Vehicle and

Equipment Washing Facility.
(r)Identify and mark petroleum-

based material/refueling, chemicals
and skid tank area.
(s) Identify and mark schedule

waste storage area.
(t) Identify and mark workers camp

location.
(u) Identify and mark sanitary

facilities location.
(v) Identify and mark batching plant

location.
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(w) Identify and mark concrete
wash P2M2 location.
(x) Identify and mark spoil

(unsuitable material) area or
disposal area.
(y) Identify and mark borrow area.
(z) Identify and mark the location(s)

of all proposed P2M2s application.
(aa) Identify and mark all of the

designated point(s) of water
discharge and also any other
potential point(s) of water discharge
to off-site drainage ways.
(bb) Provide the GPS location

(WGS 84) of the construction
ingress/egress and all designated
point(s) of water discharge for the
site.
(cc)Use map scale and size of:
1:500 for area less than 20

hectares;
1: 1000 for area more than 20

hectares
Size: A3 or A1.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (HEADQUARTERS)
19th JULY, 2016
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Appendix 5
LIST OF GUIDELINES/ TECHNICAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
NO GUIDELINES/ GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS DATE OF

PUBLICATION
1. Technical Guidance Document On The Design and Operation Sixth Edition 2015
Of Industrial Effluent Treatment Systems (DOE-IETS-9), Sixth
Edition 2015
2. Technical Guidance Document On Performance Monitoring Of Seventh Edition

Industrial Effluent Treatment Systems (DOE-IETS-1), Seventh 2015
Edition 2015
3. Technical Guidance Document On Performance Monitoring of First Edition 2006

Air Pollution Control Systems (DOE-APCS-5), First Edition
2006
4. Self Regulation Approach - Mainstreaming of Environmental First Edition 2012

Agenda in Industrial Premises - Resource Book For The
Course On Certified Environmental Professionals in IETS
Operation (Biological Processes)
5. Self Regulation Approach - Mainstreaming of Environmental First Edition 2012

Agenda in Industrial Premises - Resource Book For The
Course On Certified Environmental Professionals in IETS
Operation (Physical Chemical Processes)
6. A Guidebook on Performance Monitoring for Industrial Effluent First Edition 2015

Treatment System Operators
7. Environmental Professional Certification Program – Self First Edition 2015

Regulation Approach , Mainstreaming of Environmental
Agenda in Industrial Premises, 2015
8. A Guidebook on Performance Monitoring of Scrubber First Edition 2015
9. A Guidebook on Performance Monitoring of Bag Filter Dust First Edition 2015

Collector
10. A Guidebook on Identification and Classification of Scheduled First Edition 2015

Wastes
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NO GUIDELINES/ GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS DATE OF
PUBLICATION
11. Panduan Pengurusan Buangan Terjadual Daripada First Edition 2015

Bengkel/Woksyop
12. Manual Panduan Pemeriksaan BMPs Untuk Kawalan Hakisan First Edition 2015
dan Sedimen
13. Industrial Processes & the Environment (Handbook No.1) ; First Edition 2000
Metal Finishing – Electroplating
Raw Natural Rubber Industry
Crude Palm Oil Industry
Textile & Apparel Industry
Food Industry – Rice Noodle Processing
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Appendix 6
WARTA KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
28 Ogos 2015
GAZETTE
28 August 2015
P.U. (A) 195
PERINTAH KUALITI ALAM SEKELILING

(AKTIVITI YANG DITETAPKAN)
(PENILAIAN KESAN KEPADA ALAM SEKELILING) 2015
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
(PRESCRIBED ACTIVITIES)
(ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)
ORDER 2015
DISIARKAN OLEH/
PUBLISHED BY
JABATAN PEGUAM NEGARA/
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CHAMBERS
P.U. (A) 195
AKTA KUALITI ALAM SEKELILING 1974
PERINTAH KUALITI ALAM SEKELILING (AKTIVITI YANG DITETAPKAN)

(PENILAIAN KESAN KEPADA ALAM SEKELILING) 2015
PADA menjalankan kuasa yang diberikan oleh subseksyen 34A(1) Akta Kualiti Alam
Sekeliling 1974 [Akta 127], Menteri, selepas berunding dengan Majlis, membuat
perintah yang berikut:
Nama
1. Perintah ini bolehlah dinamakan Perintah Kualiti Alam Sekeliling (Aktiviti yang
Ditetapkan) (Penilaian Kesan kepada Alam Sekeliling) 2015.
Tafsiran
2. Dalam Perintah ini—
“kawasan sensitif alam sekitar” ertinya—
(a) mana-mana kawasan yang ditetapkan sedemikian dalam rancangan

pemajuan atau rancangan fizikal negara di bawah Akta Perancangan
Bandar dan Desa 1976 [Akta 172]; atau
(b) mana-mana kawasan yang ditetapkan sebagai kawasan perlindungan

alam sekitar atau kawasan pemuliharaan alam sekitar di bawah mana-
mana Enakmen di Negeri Sabah atau mana-mana Ordinan di Negeri
Sarawak;
“laporan” ertinya laporan penilaian kesan kepada alam sekeliling.
Aktiviti yang ditetapkan

3. (1) Aktiviti yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Pertama dan Jadual Kedua ialah aktiviti
yang ditetapkan.
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(2) Aktiviti yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Pertama tidak memerlukan

pameran awam dan ulasan awam melainkan jika diarahkan selainnya, secara bertulis,
oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(3) Aktiviti yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Kedua memerlukan pameran

awam dan ulasan awam.
(4) Walau apa pun subperenggan (1), aktiviti yang berikut juga ialah aktiviti
yang ditetapkan:
(a) apa-apa aktiviti yang ditetapkan yang dibahagikan kepada saiz

atau kuantum yang lebih kecil daripada saiz atau kuantum yang
dinyatakan dalam Jadual Pertama dan Jadual Kedua; atau
(b) apa-apa aktiviti yang melibatkan pertambahan saiz atau kuantum

yang menyebabkan aktiviti itu dikategorikan sebagai aktiviti yang
ditetapkan.
(5) Pameran awam dan ulasan awam yang disebut dalam subperenggan (2)
dan (3) ialah suatu pameran laporan, di tempat dan dalam tempoh yang ditentukan oleh
Ketua Pengarah, bagi mendapatkan ulasan awam berhubung dengan laporan itu.
Pemakaian bagi Negeri Sarawak dan Sabah

4. (1) Perintah ini terpakai bagi Negeri Sarawak berkenaan dengan aktiviti yang
ditetapkan yang dinyatakan dalam butiran yang berikut:
(a) butiran 2, 6, 9 dan 10 dan subbutiran 11(a) dan (b) dan 14(a)
Jadual Pertama; dan
(b) butiran 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16 dan 17 dan subbutiran 14(a) Jadual

Kedua.
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(2) Perintah ini terpakai bagi Negeri Sabah berkenaan dengan aktiviti yang
ditetapkan yang dinyatakan dalam butiran yang berikut:
(a) butiran 2, 6, 9, dan 14 dan subbutiran 11(a) dan (b)

Jadual Pertama; dan
(b) butiran 2, 6, 9, 11, 14 dan 17 Jadual Kedua.
Pembatalan, kecualian dan peralihan

5. (1) Perintah Kualiti Alam Sekeliling (Aktiviti yang Ditetapkan) (Penilaian Kesan
kepada Alam Sekeliling) 1987 [P.U. (A) 362/1987], yang kemudian ini disebut “Perintah
yang dibatalkan” dalam perenggan ini, dibatalkan.
(2) Perintah ini tidak menjejaskan mana-mana aktiviti yang ditetapkan di bawah
Perintah yang dibatalkan jika laporan telah diluluskan oleh Ketua Pengarah sebelum
berkuat kuasanya Perintah ini.
(3) Laporan berkenaan dengan mana-mana aktiviti yang ditetapkan di bawah

Perintah yang dibatalkan yang telah diterima oleh Ketua Pengarah sebelum mula
berkuat kuasanya Perintah ini hendaklah diuruskan seolah-olah Perintah ini tidak
dibuat.
(4) Jika Ketua Pengarah tidak meluluskan laporan di bawah subperenggan

(3) dan orang yang mengemukakan laporan itu mengemukakan semula laporan itu
untuk kelulusan selepas berkuat kuasanya Perintah ini, laporan itu hendaklah
diuruskan mengikut Perintah ini.
JADUAL PERTAMA
[Subperenggan 3(1) dan (4)]
1. PERTANIAN:
(a) Skim kemajuan tanah yang meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih tetapi kurang
daripada 500 hektar untuk menjadikan hutan kepada pengeluaran pertanian.
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(b) Pembangunan estet pertanian yang meliputi kawasan seluas 500 hektar atau lebih yang
melibatkan perubahan dalam jenis kegunaan pertanian.
2. AERODROM:
Peluasan aerodrom yang melibatkan landasan terbang sepanjang 1,000 meter atau lebih.
3. SALIRAN DAN PENGAIRAN:
(a) Pembinaan tasik buatan manusia dan pembesaran tasik bukan semula jadi dengan
kawasan permukaan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih.
(b) Skim pengairan yang meliputi kawasan seluas 500 hektar atau lebih.
4. PERIKANAN:
Projek akuakultur berasaskan penggunaan tanah beserta dengan pembersihan hutan paya bakau,
hutan paya gambut atau hutan paya air tawar yang meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih
tetapi kurang daripada 50 hektar.
5. PERHUTANAN:
(a) Pengubahan hutan pada ketinggian 300 meter atau lebih di atas purata aras laut kepada
kegunaan lain tanah yang meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih tetapi kurang
daripada 100 hektar.
(b) Pembalakan, atau penebangan atau pengambilan kayu bagi maksud pengubahan hutan
kepada kegunaan tanah yang lain yang meliputi kawasan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih
tetapi kurang daripada 500 hektar.
(c) Pembalakan, atau penebangan atau pengambilan kayu daripada hutan pada ketinggian
kurang daripada 300 meter di atas purata aras laut yang meliputi kawasan seluas 100
hektar atau lebih, di luar hutan simpan kekal.
(d) Pengubahan kawasan—
(i) hutan paya bakau;
(ii) hutan paya gambut; atau
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(iii) hutan paya air tawar,
bagi kegunaan perindustrian, perumahan atau pertanian yang meliputi kawasan seluas
20 hektar atau lebih tetapi kurang daripada 50 hektar.
(e) Pembangunan ladang hutan yang meliputi kawasan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih tetapi
kurang daripada 500 hektar.
6. INDUSTRI:
(a) Kimia:
Keupayaan pengeluaran setiap keluaran atau gabungan keluaran sebanyak 100 tan atau
lebih sehari.
(b) Simen:
Loji pengisaran simen dengan keupayaan pengeluaran simen sebanyak 200 tan atau
lebih sehari.
(c) Kapur:
Pengeluaran kapur 100 tan atau lebih sehari menggunakan relau putar atau 50 tan atau
lebih sehari dengan menggunakan relau tegak.
(d) Petrokimia:
Keupayaan pengeluaran setiap keluaran atau gabungan keluaran kurang daripada 50 tan
sehari.
(e) Limbungan kapal:
Tanan berat muatan 5,000 tan atau lebih.
7. PENEBUSGUNAAN TANAH:
Penebusgunaan kawasan pantai atau penebusgunaan tanah sepanjang tebing sungai yang
melibatkan kawasan kurang daripada 50 hektar.
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8. PERLOMBONGAN:
(a) Pemprosesan bijih di luar kawasan tenemen mineral, termasuk pemekatan aluminium,
kuprum, emas, besi, tantalum atau elemen nadir bumi.
(b) Perlombongan pasir di darat atau sungai atau di kawasan pantai atau di laut wilayah
yang tidak melebihi 3 batu nautika yang diukur dari garis air surut, meliputi kawasan
seluas 20 hektar atau lebih.
(c) Perlombongan pasir di kawasan pelantar benua.
9. PETROLEUM:
(a) Pembangunan—
(i) medan minyak;
(ii) medan gas; atau
(iii) medan minyak dan gas.
(b) Pembinaan sepanjang 30 kilometer atau lebih—
(i) talian paip luar pantai;
(ii) talian paip daratan; atau
(iii) talian paip luar pantai dan talian paip daratan.
(c) Pembinaan—
(i) kemudahan pengasingan, pemprosesan, pengendalian dan penstoran minyak;
(ii) kemudahan pengasingan, pemprosesan, pengendalian dan penstoran gas; atau
(iii) kemudahan pengasingan, pemprosesan, pengendalian dan penstoran minyak

dan gas.
(d) Pembinaan depoh keluaran bagi penstoran petrol, gas atau diesel yang mempunyai
keupayaan penstoran tergabung sebanyak 60,000 tong atau lebih
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(tidak termasuk stesen servis) dalam jarak 3 kilometer dari kawasan perdagangan,
perindustrian atau kediaman.
10. PELABUHAN:
(a) Peluasan pelabuhan yang melibatkan penambahan sebanyak 50 peratus atau lebih
dalam keupayaan pengendalian setahun.
(b) Peluasan pelabuhan perikanan yang melibatkan penambahan sebanyak 50 peratus atau
lebih dalam keupayaan pendaratan ikan setahun.
11. PENJANAAN DAN PEMANCARAN KUASA:
(a) Pembinaan stesen janakuasa stim yang menggunakan bahan api fosil (selain arang batu)
dan mempunyai keupayaan 10 megawatt atau lebih, dengan atau tanpa talian pemancar.
(b) Pembinaan stesen janakuasa kitar padu, dengan atau tanpa talian pemancar.
(c) Pembinaan talian pemancar di kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
12. PEMBANGUNAN DI KAWASAN PANTAI DAN BUKIT:
(a) Pembinaan bangunan atau kemudahan yang mempunyai 80 bilik atau lebih di kawasan
pantai.
(b) Pembinaan resort atau hotel peranginan bukit pada ketinggian 300 meter atau lebih di
atas purata aras laut yang meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih.
13. PEMBANGUNAN DI KAWASAN CERUN:
Pembangunan atau pembersihan tanah yang meliputi kawasan yang kurang daripada 50 peratus
kawasan cerun yang berkecerunan melebihi atau sama dengan 250 tetapi kurang daripada 350.
14. PENGOLAHAN DAN PELUPUSAN BUANGAN:
(a) Buangan terjadual:
(i) Pembinaan loji pulih guna (luar tapak).
(ii) Pembinaan loji pengolahan air buangan (luar tapak).
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(iii) Pembinaan kemudahan penstoran (luar tapak).
(b) Sisa pepejal:
(i) Pembinaan loji pengkomposan.
(ii) Pembinaan loji pulih guna atau loji kitar semula.
(c) Kumbahan:
(i) Pembinaan loji pengolahan kumbahan dengan 20,000 kesetaraan populasi atau
lebih.
(ii) Kemudahan rawatan enap cemar.
15. PENGOREKAN:
(a) Pengorekan induk.
(b) Pelupusan bahan buangan yang dikorek.
16. PERUMAHAN:
Pembangunan perumahan yang meliputi kawasan seluas 50 hektar atau lebih.
17. PEMBANGUNAN ESTET INDUSTRI:
Pembangunan estet perindustrian yang meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih.
18. BANDAR BAHARU:
Pembinaan bandar baharu yang terdiri daripada 2,000 unit kediaman atau lebih yang meliputi
kawasan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih.
19. KUARI:
Pengkuarian bahan batuan.
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20. JALAN:
(a) Pembinaan lebuh raya ekspres.
(b) Pembinaan lebuh raya.
(c) Pembinaan jalan, terowong atau jambatan yang melintasi atau bersebelahan atau
berdekatan dengan kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
21. BEKALAN AIR:
Pemajuan air bawah tanah bagi bekalan air perindustrian, pertanian atau kawasan bandar
sebanyak 4,500 meter padu atau lebih sehari.
JADUAL KEDUA
[Subperenggan 3(1) dan (4)]
1. PERTANIAN:
(a) Skim kemajuan tanah yang meliputi kawasan seluas 500 hektar atau lebih untuk
menjadikan hutan kepada pengeluaran pertanian.
(b) Kawasan baru penternakan babi yang mempunyai sebanyak 2,000 populasi babi dirian
atau lebih.
2. AERODROM:
(a) Pembinaan aerodrom baharu yang melibatkan landasan terbang sepanjang 1,000 meter
atau lebih.
(b) Pembinaan aerodrom di dalam atau bersebelahan atau berdekatan dengan mana-mana
taman negeri, taman negara, taman laut negara, pulau sekeliling taman laut atau
kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
3. SALIRAN DAN PENGAIRAN:
(a) Pembinaan tasik buatan manusia dan pembesaran tasik bukan semula jadi dengan
kawasan permukaan seluas 50 hektar atau lebih di dalam atau bersebelahan atau
berdekatan dengan kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
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(b) Mana-mana saliran kawasan tanah bencah, habitat hidupan liar atau hutan darat yang
meliputi kawasan seluas 20 hektar atau lebih.
4. PERIKANAN:
Projek akuakultur berasaskan penggunaan tanah beserta dengan pembersihan hutan paya bakau,
hutan paya gambut atau hutan paya air tawar yang meliputi kawasan seluas 50 hektar atau lebih.
5. PERHUTANAN:
(a) Pengubahan hutan pada ketinggian 300 meter atau lebih di atas purata aras laut kepada
kegunaan lain tanah yang meliputi kawasan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih.
(b) Pembalakan atau pengubahan hutan kepada kegunaan tanah yang lain di dalam—
(i) kawasan tadahan di kolam takungan air yang digunakan bagi bekalan air
perbandaran, pengairan atau penjanaan kuasa hidro;
(ii) kawasan yang bersebelahan atau berdekatan dengan mana-mana taman negeri,
taman negara atau taman laut negara;
(iii) mana-mana taman negeri, taman negara atau taman laut negara; atau
(iv) kawasan yang diwartakan sebagai hutan tadahan air di bawah Akta Perhutanan
Negara 1984 [Akta 313].
(c) Pembalakan, atau penebangan atau pengambilan kayu dari hutan pada ketinggian 300
meter atau lebih di atas purata aras laut yang meliputi kawasan seluas 100 hektar atau
lebih, di luar kawasan hutan simpan kekal.
(d) Pembalakan, atau penebangan atau pengambilan kayu yang meliputi kawasan
500 hektar atau lebih.
(e) Pembangunan ladang hutan yang meliputi kawasan seluas 500 hektar atau lebih.
(f) Pengubahan kawasan—
(i) hutan paya bakau;
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(iii) hutan paya air tawar,
bagi kegunaan perindustrian, perumahan atau pertanian yang meliputi kawasan seluas
50 hektar atau lebih.
(g) Pembersihan kawasan hutan paya bakau, hutan paya gambut atau hutan paya air tawar
di pulau yang bersebelahan dengan mana-mana taman laut negara.
6. INDUSTRI:
(a) Bukan besi:
(i) Peleburan utama aluminium (semua saiz).
(ii) Peleburan utama kuprum (semua saiz).
(iii) Peleburan utama bukan besi yang lain (mengeluarkan 50 tan keluaran atau
lebih sehari).
(b) Simen:
Dengan keupayaan pengeluaran klinker sebanyak 30 tan atau lebih sejam.
(c) Besi dan keluli:
(i) Menggunakan bijih besi sebagai bahan mentah bagi pengeluaran 100 tan atau
lebih sehari.
(ii) Menggunakan besi sekerap sebagai bahan mentah bagi pengeluaran 200 tan
atau lebih sehari.
(d) Petrokimia:
Keupayaan pengeluaran setiap keluaran atau gabungan keluaran sebanyak 50 tan atau
lebih sehari.
(e) Pulpa, atau pulpa dan kertas:
Keupayaan pengeluaran 50 tan atau lebih sehari.
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(f) Industri kitar semula kertas:
Keupayaan pengeluaran 50 tan atau lebih sehari.
7. PENEBUSGUNAAN TANAH:
(a) Penebusgunaan kawasan pantai atau penebusgunaan tanah sepanjang tebing sungai
yang melibatkan kawasan seluas 50 hektar atau lebih.
(b) Penebusgunaan kawasan pantai atau penebusgunaan tanah sepanjang tebing sungai di
dalam atau bersebelahan atau berdekatan dengan kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
(c) Penebusgunaan bagi pulau buatan manusia.
8. PERLOMBONGAN:
(a) Perlombongan bahan galian dalam kawasan baharu yang melibatkan operasi berskala
besar.
(b) Perlombongan bahan galian di dalam atau bersebelahan atau berdekatan dengan
kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.
9. PETROLEUM:
(a) Pembinaan loji penapisan minyak.
(b) Pembinaan loji penapisan gas.
(c) Pembinaan loji penapisan minyak dan gas.
10. PELABUHAN:
(a) Pembinaan pelabuhan baharu.
(b) Pembinaan pelabuhan perikanan baharu.
11. PENJANAAN DAN PEMANCARAN KUASA:
(a) Pembinaan stesen janakuasa yang menggunakan bahan api arang batu yang mempunyai
keupayaan 10 megawatt atau lebih dengan atau tanpa talian pemancar.
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(b) Pembinaan stesen janakuasa yang menggunakan bahan api nuklear dengan atau tanpa
talian pemancar.
12. PEMBANGUNAN DI KAWASAN PANTAI, TAMAN NEGARA DAN TAMAN NEGERI:
Pembangunan kemudahan pelancongan, kemudahan rekreasi atau kemudahan lain—
(a) di dalam mana-mana taman negara atau taman negeri; atau
(b) di mana-mana pulau dalam perairan sekeliling yang telah diwartakan sebagai taman laut
atau rizab laut di bawah Akta Perikanan 1985 [Akta 317].
13. PEMBANGUNAN DI KAWASAN CERUN:
(a) Pembangunan atau pembersihan tanah yang meliputi 50 peratus atau lebih kawasan
cerun yang berkecerunan lebih daripada atau sama dengan 25 0 tetapi kurang daripada
350 .
(b) Pembinaan jalan, terowong atau jambatan yang melintasi kawasan cerun yang
berkecerunan melebihi atau sama dengan 350 .
14. PENGOLAHAN DAN PELUPUSAN BUANGAN:
(a) Buangan terjadual:
(i) Pembinaan loji rawatan terma.
(ii) Pembinaan loji pulih guna luar tapak bagi buangan bateri asid plumbum.
(iii) Pembinaan loji pulih guna luar tapak atau kemudahan rawatan yang
mengeluarkan jumlah air buangan yang ketara yang terletak di hulu
pengambilan bekalan air awam.
(iv) Pembinaan kemudahan tapak penimbusan tanah selamat.
(b) Sisa pepejal:

(i) Pembinaan loji rawatan terma.
(ii) Pembinaan kemudahan tapak penimbusan sanitari.
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(iii) Pembinaan stesen pemindahan.
15. PEMBINAAN EMPANGAN:
(a) Pembinaan empangan atau kolam takungan air bagi maksud pengairan, tebatan banjir,
kawalan pengelodakan, rekreasi, bekalan air atau apa-apa sebab lain dengan kawasan
permukaan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih.
(b) Empangan dan skim kuasa hidroelektrik dengan salah satu atau kedua-dua yang berikut:
(i) empangan yang ketinggiannya 15 meter atau lebih dan struktur sampingan
yang meliputi kawasan seluas 40 hektar atau lebih;
(ii) kolam takungan air dengan kawasan permukaan seluas 100 hektar atau lebih.
16. PENGANGKUTAN:
(a) Pembinaan laluan atau landasan cabang baharu bagi projek pengangkutan laju massa.
(b) Pembinaan landasan laluan atau landasan cabang baharu kereta api.
17. BAHAN RADIOAKTIF DAN BUANGAN RADIOAKTIF:
Mana-mana aktiviti yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual ini dan Jadual Pertama yang menggunakan
bahan radioaktif dan menghasilkan buangan radioaktif.
Dibuat 5 Ogos 2015

[as(s)91/110/919/014 S.K 02 Jld 2; PN(PU2)280/XVI]
DATO’ SRI DR. HAJI WAN JUNAIDI BIN TUANKU JAAFAR

Menteri Sumber Asli dan Alam Sekitar
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (PRESCRIBED ACTIVITIES)

(ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) ORDER 2015
IN exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 34A(1) of the Environmental Quality

Act 1974 [Act 127], the Minister, after consultation with the Council, makes the
following order:
Citation
1. This order may be cited as the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities)
(Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2015.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“environmentally sensitive area” means—
(a) any area specified as such in the development plan or national physical
plan under the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 [Act 172]; or
(b) any area specified as enviromental protection area or enviromental

conservation area under any Enactment in the State of Sabah or any
Ordinance in the State of Sarawak;
“report” means a report of an environmental impact assessment.
Prescribed activities
3. (1) The activities specified in the First Schedule and the Second Schedule are
prescribed activities.
(2) The activities specified in the First Schedule do not require public display and
public comment unless otherwise instructed, in writing, by the Director General.
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(3) The activities specified in the Second Schedule require public display and
public comment.
(4) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), the following activities are also

prescribed activities:
(a) any prescribed activity which has been divided into a size or
quantum smaller than the size or quantum specified in the First
Schedule and the Second Schedule; or
(b) any activity involving the increase in size or quantum resulting

such activity to be categorized as prescribed activities.
(5) Public display and public comment referred to in subparagraphs (2) and
(3) are a display of a report, at a place and within the time determined by the Director
General, to obtain public comment in relation to that report.
Application to the State of Sarawak and Sabah

4. (1) This Order shall apply to the State of Sarawak in respect of the prescribed
activities specified in the following items:
(a) items 2, 6, 9 and 10 and subitems 11(a) and (b) and 14(a) of the
First Schedule; and
(b) items 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16 and 17 and subitem 14(a) of the Second
Schedule.
(2) This Order shall apply to the State of Sabah in respect of the prescribed
activities specified in the following items:
(a) items 2, 6, 9 and 14 and subitems 11(a) and (b) of the First
Schedule; and
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(b) items 2, 6, 9, 11, 14 and 17 of the Second Schedule.
Revocation, saving and transitional

5. (1) The Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact
Assessment) Order 1987 [P.U. (A) 362/1987], hereinafter referred to as “the revoked
Order” in this paragraph, is revoked.
(2) This Order shall not affect any prescribed activity under the revoked
Order where a report has been approved by the Director General before the coming into
operation of this Order.
(3) A report in respect of any prescribed activity under the revoked Order
which has been received by the Director General before the coming into operation of this
Order shall be dealt with as if this Order has not been made.
(4) If the Director General does not approve the report under subparagraph
(3) and the person who submitted the report re-submits it for approval after the coming
into operation of this Order, the report shall be dealt with in accordance with this Order.
FIRST SCHEDULE
[Subparagraphs 3(1) and (4)]
1. AGRICULTURE:
(a) Land development schemes covering an area of 20 hectares or more but

less than 500 hectares to bring forest into agricultural production.
(b) Development of agricultural estates covering an area of 500 hectares or more involving
changes in types of agricultural use.
2. AERODROME:
Expansion of an aerodrome involving a runway of 1,000 metres or longer.
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3. DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION:
(a) Construction of man-made lakes and enlargement of artificial lakes with surface areas of
100 hectares or more.
(b) Irrigation schemes covering an area of 500 hectares or more.
4. FISHERIES:
Land based aquaculture projects accompanied by clearing of mangrove forest, peat swamp forest
or fresh water swamp forest covering an area of 20 hectares or more but less than 50 hectares.
5. FORESTRY:
(a) Conversion of forest at 300 meters or more above mean sea level to other land use
covering an area of 20 hectares or more but less than 100 hectares.
(b) Logging, or cutting or taking of timber for the purpose of conversion from forest to other
land use covering an area of 100 hectares or more but less than 500 hectares.
(c) Logging, or cutting or taking of timber from forest at less than 300 meters above mean
sea level covering an area of 100 hectares or more, outside permanent reserved forest.
(d) Conversion of an area of—
(i) mangrove forest;
(ii) peat swamp forest; or
(iii) fresh water swamp forest,
for industrial, housing or agricultural use covering an area of 20 hectares or more but
less than 50 hectares.
(e) Development of planted forest covering an area of 100 hectares or more but less than
500 hectares.
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6. INDUSTRY:
(a) Chemical:
Production capacity of each product or combined products of 100 tonnes or more per
day.
(b) Cement:
Cement grinding plant with cement production capacity of 200 tonnes or more per day.
(c) Lime:
Production of 100 tonnes or more per day of burnt lime using rotary kiln or 50 tonnes or
more per day of burnt lime using vertical kiln.
(d) Petrochemicals:
Production capacity of each product or combined product of less than 50 tonnes per day.
(e) Shipyards:
Dead weight tonnage of 5,000 tonnes or more.
7. LAND RECLAMATION:
Coastal reclamation or land reclamation along river banks involving an area of less than 50
hectares.
8. MINING:
(a) Ore processing outside mineral tenement area, including concentrating of aluminium,
copper, gold, iron, tantalum or rare earth element.
(b) Sand mining on land or river or in coastal area or in territorial waters

not exceeding 3 nautical miles measured from the low-water line, involving an area
of 20 hectares or more.
(c) Sand mining in continental shelf area.
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9. PETROLEUM:
(a) Development of—
(i) oil field;
(ii) gas field; or
(iii) oil and gas field.
(b) Construction of 30 kilometres or more in length of—
(i) off-shore pipelines;
(ii) on-shore pipelines; or
(iii) off-shore pipelines and on-shore pipelines.
(c) Construction of—
(i) oil separation, processing, handling and storage facilities;
(ii) gas separation, processing, handling and storage facilities; or
(iii) oil and gas separation, processing, handling and storage facilities.
(d) Construction of product depot for the storage of petrol, gas or diesel which has
the combined storage capacity of 60,000 barrels or more (excluding service station)
within 3 kilometres from any commercial, industrial or residential area.
10. PORTS:
(a) Expansion of port involving an increase of 50 percent or more in handling capacity per
annum.
(b) Expansion of fishing port involving an increase of 50 percent or more in fish landing
capacity per annum.
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11. POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION:
(a) Construction of steam generated power station using fossil fuels (other than coal) and
having the capacity of 10 megawatts or more, with or without transmission line.
(b) Construction of combined cycle power station, with or without transmission line.
(c) Construction of transmission line in environmentally sensitive area.
12. DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL AND HILL AREA:
(a) Construction of building or facilities with 80 rooms or more in coastal area.
(b) Construction of hill-station resort or hotel at 300 meters or more above mean sea level
covering an area of 20 hectares or more.
13. DEVELOPMENT IN SLOPE AREA:
Development or land clearing less than 50 per cent of an area with slope greater than or equal to
250 but less than 350.
14. WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL:
(a) Scheduled waste:
(i) Construction of recovery plant (off-site).
(ii) Construction of wastewater treatment plant (off-site).
(iii) Construction of storage facility (off-site).
(b) Solid waste:
(i) Construction of composting plant.
(ii) Construction of recovery plant or recycling plant.
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(c) Sewage:
(i) Construction of sewage treatment plant with 20,000 population equivalent or

more.
(ii) Sludge treatment facilities.
15. DREDGING:
(a) Capital dredging.
(b) Disposal of waste dredged materials.
16. HOUSING:
Housing development covering an area of 50 hectares or more.
17. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT:
Development of industrial estate covering an area of 20 hectares or more.
18. NEW TOWNSHIP:
Construction of new township consisting of 2,000 housing accommodation units or more or

19. QUARRY:
Quarrying of rock material.
20. ROAD:
(a) Construction of expressways.
(b) Construction of highways.
(c) Construction of road, tunnel or bridge traversing or adjacent or near to environmentally

sensitive areas.
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21. WATER SUPPLY:
Groundwater development for industrial, agricultural or urban water supply of 4,500 cubic
metres or more per day.
SECOND SCHEDULE
[Subparagraphs 3(1) and (4)]
1. AGRICULTURE:
(a) Land development schemes covering an area of 500 hectares or more to bring forest into
agricultural production.
(b) New pig farming area of 2,000 or more standing pig population.
2. AERODROME:
(a) Construction of a new aerodrome involving a runway of 1,000 metres or longer.
(b) Construction of aerodrome in or adjacent or near to any state park, national park,
national marine park, island surrounding marine park or environmentally sensitive area.
3. DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION:
(a) Construction of man-made lakes and artificial enlargement of lakes with surface areas of
50 hectares or more in or adjacent or near to environmentally sensitive area.
(b) Any drainage of wetland, wild-life habitat or of dry inland forest covering an area of 20
hectares or more.
4. FISHERIES:
Land based aquaculture projects accompanied by clearing of mangrove forest, peat swamp forest
or fresh water swamp forest covering an area of 50 hectares or more.
5. FORESTRY:
(a) Conversion of forest at 300 meters or more above mean sea level to other land use
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(b) Logging or conversion of forest to other land use within—
(i) a catchment area of reservoirs used for municipal water supply, irrigation or
hydro-power;
(ii) an area adjacent or near to any state park, national park or national marine
park;
(iii) any state park, national park or national marine park; or
(iv) an area gazetted as water catchment forest under the National Forestry Act
1984 [Act 313].
(c) Logging, or cutting or taking of timber from forest at 300 meters or more above mean
sea level covering an area of 100 hectares or more, outside permanent reserved forest.
(d) Logging, or cutting or taking of timber covering an area of 500 hectares or more.
(e) Development of planted forest covering an area of 500 hectares or more.
(f) Conversion of an area of—
(i) mangrove forest;
(ii) peat swamp forest; or
(iii) fresh water swamp forest,
for industrial, housing or agricultural use covering an area of 50 hectares or more.
(g) Clearing of mangrove forest, peat swamp forest or fresh water swamp forest on islands
adjacent to any national marine park.
6. INDUSTRY:
(a) Non-ferrous:
(i) Primary smelting aluminium (all sizes).
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(iii) Primary smelting other non-ferrous (producing 50 tonnes product or more per
day).
(b) Cement:
With clinker production capacity of 30 tonnes or more per hour.
(c) Iron and steel:
(i) Using iron ore as raw materials for production of 100 tonnes or more per day.
(ii) Using scrap iron as raw materials for production of 200 tonnes or more per day.
(d) Petrochemicals:
Production capacity of each product or combined product of 50 tonnes or more per day.
(e) Pulp, or pulp and paper:
Production capacity of 50 tonnes or more per day.
(f) Recycle paper industry:
Production capacity of 50 tonnes or more per day.
7. LAND RECLAMATION:
(a) Coastal reclamation or land reclamation along river banks involving an area of 50
hectares or more.
(b) Coastal reclamation or land reclamation along river banks within or adjacent or near to
environmentally sensitive areas.
(c) Reclamation for man-made island.
8. MINING:
(a) Mining of minerals in new areas involving large scale operation.
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(b) Mining of minerals within or adjacent or near to environmentally sensitive area.
9. PETROLEUM:
(a) Construction of oil refineries.
(b) Construction of gas refineries.
(c) Construction of oil and gas refineries.
10. PORTS:
(a) Construction of a new port.
(b) Construction of a new fishing port.
11. POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION:
(a) Construction of coal fired power station and having the capacity of 10 megawatts or
more with or without transmission line.
(b) Construction of nuclear-fuel power station with or without transmission line.
12. DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL AREA, NATIONAL PARK AND STATE PARK:
Development of tourist facilities, recreational facilities or other facilities—
(a) in any national park or state park; or
(b) on any island in surrounding waters which has been gazetted as a national marine park
or marine reserve under the Fisheries Act 1985 [Act 317].
13. DEVELOPMENT IN SLOPE AREA:
(a) Development or land clearing of 50 per cent or more of an area with slope greater than
or equal to 250 but lesser than 350.
(b) Construction of road, tunnel or bridge traversing an area with slope greater than or
equal to 350.
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14. WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL:
(a) Scheduled waste:
(i) Construction of thermal treatment plant.
(ii) Construction of off-site recovery plant for lead acid battery wastes.
(iii) Construction of off-site recovery plant or treatment facility that generates

significant amount of wastewater which is located at the upstream of public
water supply intake.
(iv) Construction of secure landfill facility.
(b) Solid waste:
(i) Construction of thermal treatment plant.
(ii) Construction of sanitary landfill facility.
(iii) Construction of transfer station.
15. CONSTRUCTION OF DAM:
(a) Construction of dam or impounding reservoir for the purpose of irrigation, flood
mitigation, control of siltation, recreational, water supply or any other reason with a
surface area of 100 hectares or more.
(b) Dam and hydro-electric power scheme with either or both of the following:
(i) dam of 15 metres or more in height and ancillary structures covering a total
area of 40 hectares or more;
(ii) reservoir with a surface area of 100 hectares or more.
16. TRANSPORTATION:
(a) Construction of new routes or branch line for a mass rapid transport project.
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17. RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE:
Any activity specified in this Schedule and the First Schedule using radioactive materials and
generating radioactive wastes.
Made 5 August 2015

[as(s)91/110/919/014 S.K 02 Jld 2; PN(PU2)280/XVI]
DATO’ SRI DR. HAJI WAN JUNAIDI BIN TUANKU JAAFAR

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
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Appendix 7
An Example of Environmental Assessment Matrix
Key:
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
OPERATION AND
SITE INVESTIGATION CONSTRUCTION
MAINTENANCE
Insignificant and excluded from Matrix
√ Environmental impact that is potentially but on a
temporary basis and will assue equilibrium after certain
period of time
WASTE DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY

EQUIPMENT OPERATION
×
PRODUCT STORAGE
Environmental impact that is potentially significant but
EROSION CONTROL
LAND ACQUISITION
SPILLS AND LEAKS
ABONDMENT PLAN
ACCESS ROADS
INVESTIGATION
SITE CLEARING
about which there is insutificient data to make a
ABANDOMENT
EXCAVATION
reliable prediction. Close monitoring and control is
DRAINAGE
UTILITIES
SURVEY
recommended
√
Potentially significant adverse environmental impact for
which a design solution has been identified
√
Residual and significant adverse environmental impact
× Significant environmental anhancement

Identification of Activites
Landforms
Soil Profile
Soil Composition
Slope Stability
LAND
Subsidence and Compaction

Seismicity
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS
Flood Plains/Swamps
Land Use
PHYSICOCHEMICAL
Engineering and Mineral Resources

Buffer Zones
Shore Line
Bottom Interface
SURFACE WATER
Flow Variation
Water Quality
Drainage Pattern
Water Balance
Flooding
Existing Use
GROUND
Water Table
WATER
Flow Regime
Water Quality
Recharge
Aquifer Characteristics
Existing Use
ATMOSPHERE Air Quality
Air Flow
Climatic Changes
Visibility
Intensity
NOISE
Duration
Frequency
Terrestrial Vegetation
POPULATIONS
SPECIES AND
Terrestrial Wildlife
Other Terrestrial Fauna
Aquatic/Marine Flora
BIOLOGICAL
Fish
Other Aquatic/Marine Fauna
Terrestrial Habitats
HABITATS AND
COMMUNITIES
Terrestrial Communities
Aquatic Habitats
Aquatic Communities
Estuarine Habitats
Estuarine Communities
Marine Habitats
Marine Communities
Physical Safety
HEALTH AND
SAFETY Psychological Well-Being
Parasitic Disease
Communicable Disease
Physiological Disease
Employment
SOCIAL AND
Housing
ECONOMIC
Education
Utilities
HUMAN
Amenities
Property & Settlement
Landforms
AESTHETIC AND CULTURAL
Biota
Wilderness
Water Quality
Atmospheric Quality
Climate
Tranquility
Sense of Community
Community Structure
Man-Made Objects
Historic Places or Structure
Religious Places or Structure
Landscape
Appendix 8
GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR PREPARING
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
A. INTRODUCTION
The process for preparing an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report can be a
rather complicated and long process, especially if the project itself is a mega project
involving multiple disciplines and located within a sensitive environment. In this
regard, DOE needs to streamline the initial information that is provided by the Project
Proponent at the conception stage of the project in accordance with the Section 34A
(2C) of Environmental Quality Act 1974, so as to steer the Project Proponent in
preparing a „focused‟ EIA report which would be used to address all significant
environmental issues that are predicted in the EIA during the construction and
operational stage.
B. TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
The TOR document can provide DOE with a snapshot picture of the Project
Proponent‟s overall project scheme and his plan for addressing potential
environmental issues that are predicted to arise at the early stage of the project. The
TOR is also a good indication that the Project Proponent (and his consultants) have
given adequate consideration in the potential environmental issues that may arise
during the construction and operation of the project, and that relevant mitigating
measures are well thought early enough to be incorporated into the design and
planning of the construction & operational methodologies for the project. More
importantly, however, the TOR serves as the “blueprint” for the Environmental
Impact Assessment which will be prepared by the Project Proponent, and to facilitate
the DOE during the review and vetting of the completed EIA report.
Typically, the TOR is complemented by an Environmental Scoping Information (ESI)

which provides further elaboration and shall serves as evidence on how the Project
Proponent derives the TOR for his project. In essence, the TOR can be regarded as
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the “executive summary” of the ESI, which can also be used to outline the skeletal
framework for the EIA report to be prepared in detail at the later stage.
The contents of a typical TOR are shown below, as an example. This should not be
taken as a “fix format” for a TOR because all projects are different and the Project
Proponent should prepare a specific TOR that suits his project needs. The sample
TOR shown below is for guidance only.
CONTENTS OF A TYPICAL TOR FOR EIA REPORT
No Contents Description
1 Introduction This Terms of Reference is for the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study for “Project
Title”
2 List of Details of each individuals (must be registered with DOE)
Consultants/ who will carry out the EIA study, which include:-
Study Team
DOE Registration number.
Academic background.
Experience.
Area of study.
Declaration (signatures).
The EIA consultant team is to be led by a Team/Project

leader/ manager who is responsible for the EIA report.
Include contact details (complete address, phone and fax
numbers) of the appropriate and responsible person(s) to
whom enquiries regarding EIA should be directed
3 Scope of List out those components of the Project which fall under the
Project Prescribed Activities under the EIA Order, and describe with
enough details to understand the scope of the significant
project work components, without the technical details,
including a well described engineering implementation
programme of the Project.
4 Alternatives Outline alternative solutions (project site, technologies, etc)
Consideration that will be studied or described to justify that the Project will
result in the least environmental impacts.
5 Significant List and describe those significant environmental impacts
Environmental which will potentially be affected by the project works or
Impacts to be components which will need to be covered in detail in the
studied EIA
6 Study Delineate study boundaries for each of the above significant
Boundaries environmental elements to be investigated, and identifying
the critical groups of sensitive receptors and how the impacts
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No Contents Description
on the sensitive receptors will be studied
7 Assessment List out standards, criteria, acceptable limits, etc that will be
Standards used to assess the environmental impacts to be investigated.
8 Timeline of Details of all studies/investigations to be carried out: who,
studies where, when, how, etc. with indicative dates
9 Consideration List out potential concurrent or planned project that may
of Concurrent result in cumulative impacts
Projects
10 Description of List out modelling tools, methodologies, etc for undertaking
modelling impact assessment and evaluation of significance. The
tools, extent of accuracy of these tools will also need to be
assessment provided, including, name of models, applicability of models
methodologies and tools, verifiability of results, how results are verified, grid
size (for water modelling)
11 Possible Outline possible mitigation measures or best management
Mitigation practices from similar projects that may be used to address
Measures the environmental impacts on this project.
C. ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING INFORMATION (ESI)
1. Purpose of ESI
As mentioned above, the ESI provide further elaboration to the Terms of Reference,
by demonstrating to DOE that the Project Proponent has given due consideration to
his project and the potential environmental issues that may result from the
construction and operation of the project. Scoping is a critical activity which should
take place at the early stage in the EIA process. It is designed to identify and assess
the key environmental impacts and issues of concern that are required to be
considered in detail during the EIA for a particular project. Scoping shall ensure that
matters which are of most importance are addressed in most detail and valuable
resources are not spent on nonsignificant matters.
From the DOE‟s perspective, the purpose of scoping is for the Project Proponent to
identify the matters which shall be covered in the environmental information to be
submitted to the DOE. The scoping activity will result in the preparation of an
Environmental Scoping Information (ESI).
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In general, an ESI is prepared to identify the key concerns associated with a
proposed Project and specifically will serve the following purposes:
To enable DOE to evaluate the adequacy of the Terms of Reference (TOR)

on whether all the critical issues and concerns to be assessed have been
included. (Note: On the same note, TOR shall also ensure that time,
manpower, and financial resources shall NOT be spent on unimportant
matters).
To furnish DOE with adequate information on the general concept of the

proposed Project including the initial proposed works while omitting the
unnecessary details. The information provided in the ESI is simple, direct and
concise, leaving out substantial background and technical details which
should be covered in the EIA Report.
To provide DOE with sufficient understanding into the environmental issues

resulting from the proposed Project, so as to guide the Project Proponent and
DOE in the identification of specific environmental aspects that require further
detailed assessment.
2. Extent of Environmental Scoping Information (ESI)
The Environmental Scoping Information (ESI) shall focus mainly on the

important issues and significant impacts to be addressed or covered by the
Project Proponent in the EIA. Resources shall NOT be spent on trivial matters.
3. Coverage of Environmental Scoping Information (ESI)
The following is an indicative list of information which shall be included in an

ESI:
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i. Introduction to ESI
Introduction: Provide a short introduction to the ESI

Preparer: Provide the name, designation, contact number and affiliation
company of the ESI preparer
The need for EIA: Describe the need for an EIA for the Project
ii. Basic Information of Project
Project Title: Provide name of Project

Purpose and Nature of Project: Provide brief description on the Project’s
background, previous studies, statement of need, and Project concept,
size, components and outline of process technologies, and Project
development phases including future phases.
Identification of Project Proponent: Provide Project Proponent’s name and
address. If the Proponent is a Joint Venture partnership, the Joint Venture
partners shall be identified, together with the Project Manager for the Joint
Venture.
Location and Scale of Project: Provide coordinates of Project, extent of
Project coverage, and maps at appropriate scales.
History of Site: Describe brief history of the site where Project is to be
sited.
Project justification: Describe any alternatives evaluated during early
proposal (e.g., location, siting, technology, process) and summarize the
criteria used to compare options and select the preferred Project proposal.
Number and Types of Prescribed Projects: Describe which category
Project falls under the EQA and states the criteria that made the activity
falls under the Prescribed Activity.
Previously Approved EIA Reports or Studies: List out any previous EIAs or
studies that were conducted for other projects around the proposed
Project site.
Regional Setting of Project: Describe how the Project is placed in the
regional biophysical and social context.
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Name and Telephone Number of Contact Person: Provide contacts of key
personnel of Project proponent, normally no more than 2 persons.
iii. Alternative Consideration
Outline alternative solutions (project option, project site, technologies, etc)
that will be studied or described to justify that the Project will result in the
least environmental impacts.
iv. Major Elements of the Environment in the Vicinity of Project Site and
Study Boundaries
A relatively comprehensive list of elements of the environment is mentioned in

this paragraph. Attention shall be given only to the more significant
elements associated with the proposed Project.
Air Quality: Briefly describe the prevailing air streams and wind directions
at the Project site, and identify the list of air sensitive receivers within a
study boundary of 500 m
Noise and Vibration: Briefly describe the existing noise contributors around
the project site, and identify the list of sensitive noise receptors within a
Water Quality: Briefly describe the existing waterbodies and rivers around
the project site, and identify the list of water sensitive receivers within a
Hydrology and Hydrogeology: Briefly describe the hydrology and
hydrogeology around the project site within a study boundary of 1000 m
Flood risk: Briefly describe the existing risk of flooding and flood defense
infrastructure around the project site within a study boundary of 500 m
Erosion risk: Briefly describe the existing risk of erosion and erosion
mitigation infrastructure around the project site within a study boundary of
500 m
Waste Management: Briefly describe the existing sources of solid and
hazardous waste arising around the Project site within a study boundary of
3 km.
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Ecology: Briefly describe the existing habitats (land and marine, including
bathymetric characteristics for marine projects) around the Project site
within a study boundary of 500 m.
Cultural Heritage: Briefly describe any historical evidence of cultural
importance around the Project site within a study boundary of 500 m.
Land Contamination: Briefly describe the existing and previous land uses
around the Project site that may have caused any land contamination
within a study boundary of 500 m.
Groundwater: Briefly describe the existing uses of groundwater around the
Project site and the existing and previous land uses that may have caused
any groundwater contamination within a study boundary of 1000 m.
Landuse, Landscape and Visual: Briefly describe the existing landuse and
landscape around the Project site within a study boundary of 500 m and
identify a list of visually sensitive receptors.
Traffic: Briefly describe the existing traffic conditions around the Project
site within a study boundary of 3000 m.
Hazards and Risk Assessment: Briefly describe any existing hazardous
installations around the Project site or risks associated with the project
itself within a study boundary of 500 m (including possibilities such as
seismic & geological events)
Socio-economy: Briefly describe the socio-economic conditions around the
Project site within a study boundary of 500 m.
Geology: Briefly describe the topographical and geological features around
the Project site within a study boundary of 500 m, and may include
information on mineral deposits and soil characteristic.
v. Outline of Planning and Implementation Program
Relevant Policies: Briefly describe government policies (federal, state, or

local) which are relevant to the Project.
Project Implementation: Briefly describe who will implement and construct
the Project works, and who will undertake the detailed EIA studies.
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Project Time Table: Provide indicative dates when the project will
commence and end.
Interactions with other Projects: List out all concurrent or planned projects
in the vicinity of this Project. The purpose of this list is to enable DOE to
assess the significance of cumulative impacts from all the projects.
Project Assessment Timeline: Provide a proposed target timeline for the
whole assessment process. The time table for proposed studies and
investigations shall be included, and as a minimum, shall include:- TOR
submission; TOR public review (if relevant); environmental studies;
consultation program; EIA report submission; EIA report public
display;  Project proponent’s response to public comments.
Proposed studies: Describe scope of works of
studies/investigations/surveys that will be undertaken to obtain the
baseline information on the major elements of the environment.
vi. Possible Impacts on the Environment
Note: A relatively comprehensive list of impacts is mentioned in this paragraph.

Attention shall given only to the more significant impacts associated with the
proposed Project.
Outline the methodologies used in the impact analysis/ assessment and provide a
brief qualitative description of the potential impacts during construction and
operational phases of project implementation on the following:
Air Quality
Noise and Vibration
Water Quality
Hydrology and Hydrogeology
Flood risk
Erosion risk
Waste Management
Ecology
Cultural Heritage
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Land Contamination
Groundwater
Landuse, Landscape and Visual
Traffic
Hazards / Risk Assessment
Socio-economy
Geology
vii. Mitigation Measures to be incorporated in the Design
Qualitatively describe the proposed pollution prevention and mitigation measures

(P2M2) or generally referred to as best management practices that will be
implemented to address the impacts from pre-construction (including feasibility
studies and design), construction and operational phases of the Project
implementation as described in “Possible Impacts on the Environment” section of the
ESI.
viii. Use of Previously Approved EIA Reports or Studies
Outline and describe any relevant information that is referenced from the
previous EIAs or studies that were identified in Section 3(ii) above and briefly
discuss how this information is suitable to be used for this Project.
ix. List of Drawings, Flowcharts, Diagrams, and Photographs
Provide the following:
Clear, colored and readable maps, diagrams and photographs to illustrate

the nature of the Project and its general layouts indicating the location of
the Project and all its components and Project boundaries.
Macro scale maps (1:50,000 & 1:25,000), plans, photographs or satellite

images, clearly identifying the location of the proposed project location.
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An updated satellite image to indicate the recent existing environment may
be used. The coverage of the landuse map must be at least within 5 km
radius (interval of 250m). For large scale projects such as the construction
of dams or impounding reservoirs, the coverage of the landuse map may
be beyond 5 km radius depending on the catchment area.
Other types of map that may be relevant to the key and critical issues of
the proposed Project. They may include cadastral map, topography and
geological map, bathymetry map, hydrological map, coral population map,
etc.
For industrial-based projects, clear and readable flow chart of the
production processes and explanation on the processes and the Project’s
maximum capacity
x. References
Provide a list of documents and studies used to prepare the Environmental Scoping
Information (ESI).
Note: The items listed in Section 3 are not exhaustive. Other items shall be
included whenever relevant.
Issued by:
Director General
Department of Environment
July…., 2016
Note: Please submit three (3) hardcopy and a softcopy (in PDF format) of the Term
of Reference with Environmental Scoping Information to:
Director General
Department of Environment
Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
Level 1-4, Podium 2 & 3, Wisma Sumber Asli
No. 25, Persiaran Perdana, Precinct 4
62574 PUTRAJAYA
(Attn. to: Director of Assessment Division)
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Appendix 9
FIRST / SECOND SCHEDULE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
NAME OF PROJECT PROPONENT
PROJECT TITLE
VOLUME X/Y
PROPOSED PROJECT GRAPHICS (ILLUSTRATION)
MONTH/YEAR
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Table of Content
Project Proponent’s Declaration
Consultant’s Declaration
Executive Summary in Bahasa Malaysia and English
Chapter 2: Terms of Reference of EIA Study
Chapter 3: Statement of Need
Chapter 4: Project Options
Chapter 5: Project Description
Chapter 6: Existing Environment
Chapter 7: Evaluation of Impacts
Chapter 8: Mitigation Measures
Chapter 9: Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Chapter 10: Study Findings
References
Appendices
EIA Report format
The format of the Report and its content are explained as follows:-
EIA Report Format for Preliminary Pages

At a minimum, the preliminary pages shall include the Environmental Pledge
by the Project Proponent, the Declaration by the Qualified Person (i.e. EIA
Consultant) and the Executive Summary. These are briefly described below:
(a) Project Proponent’s Environmental Pledge
The Project Proponent shall make a declaration on the EIA

Report prepared by the Qualified Person (EIA Consultant). The
declaration shall be type written on the official letterhead of the
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company of the Project Proponent as follows:-
“I hereby declare that the entire EIA Report is the product of the
Qualified Person (i.e. the EIA Consultant) engaged by my
company and all the facts stated in the Report and the
accompanying information are to the best of my knowledge and
belief true and correct, and that I have not withheld or distorted
any material facts. I agree and I undertake the responsibility to
implement all the pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2s) described in the EIA Report, in the Environmental
Management Plan (EMP), and in the LD-P2M2* as proposed by
the EIA Consultant. I have allocated sufficient funds for the
above purpose.
Name of Project Proponent: ………………………..

NRIC Number: ………………………….
Designation: ………………………….
Signature: …………………… Date: …………………….
Company’s stamp:
(Note*: LD-P2M2 stands for Land Disturbing Pollution

Prevention and Mitigation Measures)
(b) Qualified Person’s Declaration
The EIA Consultant team leader shall make a declaration on the

EIA Report which shall be type written on the official letterhead
of the company of the EIA Consultant as follows:-
“I declare that the entire EIA Report is the product of my own

work and the work of my team members (i.e. other consultants
who are also Qualified Persons) who worked under my
supervision and all the facts stated in the Report and the
accompanying information are to the best of my knowledge and
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belief true and correct and that I have not withheld or distorted
any material facts. I have briefed the Project Proponent on the
content of the Report and highlighted to him all the pollution
prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2s) described in it, and
in the Environmental Management Plan (EMP), and in the LD-
P2M2*, and the Project Proponent has agreed to implement
them (i.e. P2M2). ”
Name of EIA Consultant team leader: ………………………..

NRIC Number: ………………………….
Designation: ………………………….
Signature: …………………… Date: …………………….
Company’s stamp:
(Note*: LD-P2M2 stands for Land Disturbing Pollution

Prevention and Mitigation Measures)
(c) Executive Summary
The Executive Summary is an important part of the EIA Report.

It shall be well written not only because it will be read widely and
reviewed by the DOE, other authorities, and the public, but it is
also an essential gateway for the Report to get read. The
Executive Summary shall be written in a non-technical language
and provides a summary of the proposed project, main issues
associated with its implementation, and the pollution prevention
and mitigating measures (P2M2s) to be taken to prevent and
mitigate the potential impacts to the receptors.
The Executive Summary shall be concise and written in English

and Bahasa Malaysia. The format of both versions shall be
similar. The Executive Summary, in addition to summarizing the
main findings and issues, shall contain the following information:
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(i) Name / Title of project
(ii) A description of the project and the environment
(iii) Name and contact details of the Project Proponent
(Contact person, address, telephone number, e-mail
address)
(iv) Name of the registered EIA consulting firm and contact
details (EIA team leader, address, telephone number, e-
mail address)
(v) Location of the project (including where applicable,
coordinates, lot numbers, sub-district and district name)
(vi) Relevant maps showing project location and sensitive
receptors
(vii) Flow diagrams of main processes (for industrial and other
relevant activities)
(viii) A tabulation of potential impacts, their magnitude and
proposed pollution prevention and mitigation measures
(P2M2s) as shown below:
Table: Summary of potential impacts, their magnitude and

Significant Magnitude of P2M2* Reference
potential significant page**
impacts potential
impacts
(Notes-
*P2M2s: Pollution prevention and mitigation measures.
P2M2s shall be those which can be described as state of
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the art technologies or best available technologies, or
industry best practices.
** Reference page: page in the EIA Report)
(ix) A description of performance monitoring (PM) program
and compliance monitoring (CM) for pollution prevention
and mitigation measures (P2M2) and tabulation of
relevant PM parameters, recommended limits, monitoring
locations and frequencies.
(x) Whenever applicable, a description of impact monitoring
program (IM), monitoring locations and frequencies.
The soft copy version (portable document format - PDF) of THE

Executive Summary shall be submitted to the DOE (EIA
Secretariat) together with the soft copy of the full EIA Report.
The softcopy will be uploaded to the Enviro Knowledge
Management Centre (EKMC) and website of the DOE for public
display.
EIA Report Format for Main Text

The EIA Report format for the main text or body of the EIA Report shall
contain at least the following chapters explained as follows:
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1.1 Title of Project
The project title shall identify the type of proposed project and its
specific location. The title shall also indicate if the project is part of a
larger project proposal.
This Chapter shall contain at a minimum the following information:
(i) Name / Title of project

(ii) Name and contact details of the Project Proponent
(Contact person, address, telephone number, e-mail
address)
(iii) Name of the registered EIA Consulting firm (EIA team
leader, address, telephone number, e-mail address)
(iv) Location of the project (including where applicable,
coordinates, lot numbers, sub-district and district name)
(v) Relevant maps showing project location and sensitive
receptors
1.2 Project Proponent and Qualified Persons

This chapter shall state clearly the identity of the Project
Proponent whether it is a public or private organization. The
details of the EIA consulting firm and the consultants engaged for
the EIA study shall be provided. The EIA consultant team shall be
led by a team leader who shall be responsible for supervising the
conduct of the EIA study and for coordinating the writing of entire
EIA Report. All the members of the EIA consulting team (the team
leader and the subject matter consultants (SMCs) shall be
Qualified Persons registered with the DOE under the EIA
Consultant Registration Scheme (www.doe.gov.my.)
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1.3 Legal Aspects
1.3.1 Prescribed activity is subject to section 34A,

Environmental Quality Act, 1974
This subparagraph shall state clearly that the proposed
development project is a prescribed activity and EIA study
is carried out and EIA Report is prepared to comply with
the legal requirement under section 34A, Environmental
Quality Act, 1974.
1.3.2 Conformance of proposed project to government’s

development plans
This subparagraph shall make a definitive statement

stating that the proposed project concept and project
location is in line with any development plans, policies or
decisions of the Government of Malaysia prior to the EIA
study, namely (but not limited to the following):-
(i) National Physical Plan.

(ii) Structure Plan.
(iii) Local Plan.
(iv) Regional Plan (inter-state planning).
(v) Guidelines on Siting and Zoning of Industries and
Residential Area.
Chapter 2: Terms of Reference of EIA Study
This chapter shall provide the TOR of the EIA study which has been
endorsed by the DOE. The reference of the endorsement shall be cited
(example TOR meeting or DOE’s letter).
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Chapter 3: Statement of Need
The statement of need shall outline the background of the project and
the reasons for it being proposed. It shall establish social, economic or
other needs for the project and shall conclude with a definitive
statement of the aim of the project. The statement of need for the
proposed project shall be substantiated.
Chapter 4: Project Options
This chapter shall discuss project options including the advantages and
disadvantages from the perspective of technical, economic, social, and
environmental aspects of the following alternatives (wherever
applicable):
(i) Site Options
(ii) Project Options (including “no project option”, and
“scaled-down project option”)
(iii) Technology Options
(iv) Raw Materials Options
(v) Construction Method Options
(vi) Layout Options
(vii) Alignment Options
(viii) Operation Options
Chapter 5: Project Description
This chapter shall provide information and discuss the following

aspects:
(i) A description of the project concept with the following
details: size and capacity, land requirements, raw
materials, energy source and consumption, water source
and consumption, labor requirements, transportation,
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support facilities, investment, market, and special
infrastructural requirements
(ii) Maps and diagrams (photographs might also be useful to

describe some projects)
(iii) A summary of the technical, economic, and

environmental features that are essential to the project
(iv) Proposed project implementation schedule and project

lifespan (wherever applicable)
(v) Comparison with the existing plant/project in Malaysia or

elsewhere
(vi) Operation and maintenance activities
Chapter 6: Existing Environment
This chapter shall explain clearly the sources of information used to

describe the existing (or baseline) environment. The description of the
existing environment shall conform to the following specifications,
wherever appropriate:
(i) The zone of study is a minimum 5 kilometers radius from project

boundaries except for linear projects where the zone of study is
a minimum of 0.5 kilometers
(ii) The baseline conditions of the physico-chemical, biological,

social, and economic setting prior to the implementation of the
project is described in qualitative and quantitative terms
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(iii) Special attention is given to environmental sensitive areas, and
areas of special or unique scientific, socio- economic or cultural
values
Uncertainties of information obtained shall be discussed.
Chapter 7: Evaluation of Impacts
7.1 Identification and Prediction Assessment of Impacts
This subchapter shall present an analysis of the impacts

identified and predicted which shall be described in quantitative
and qualitative terms. An assessment matrix such as the one
shown in Appendix 7 shall be used to summarize the
characteristics of the impacts. The impacts shall be
characterized from the following aspects: their magnitude,
extent, duration, and significance.
The discussion on impact identification and prediction shall

cover following aspects and conform to the following
requirements:
(a) The zone of impact shall be identified based on size and

complexity of the project and supported by appropriate
modeling exercise;
(b) The nature of the environmental effect (e.g. air quality
changes; water quality changes);
(c) The source of the impact (e.g. oil-fired furnace chimney
emission); and
(d) The nature of the impact (e.g. human health, visual
esthetics).
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7.2 Detailed Examination of Impacts
This subchapter contains information on the potential impacts

predicted as a result of the implementation of the project and
how the impacts were assessed. The methodologies used for
predicting the impacts shall be described. For example, for air
pollution impact studies, the outputs of modeling exercise (i.e.
the highest short term and long term averages of pollutant
concentrations at specific receptors) shall be presented and
compared with the air quality standards. To indicate general
impacts of pollutant emission in the study area, contours of
pollutant concentration shall also be presented on a map using
ArcGIS as GIS platform.
Similarly for other impact studies involving the modeling of water

quality, ground water quality, noise, risk, sediment dispersion, oil
slick and liquefied natural gas (LNG) spill, hydrology and
hydrodynamics, etc., the outputs shall be presented in an easy
to understand fashion. All modeling exercises shall undergo all
the stages of modeling, namely, model verification, calibration,
and validation. The uncertainties in the models shall be
discussed thoroughly. Copies of model files in electronic format
shall be submitted to the DOE’s.
Depending on the characteristics of the project, impact studies

may also involve economic evaluation of environmental impacts
and risk assessment, which shall be performed wherever
relevant.
7.3 Project Evaluation
In this subchapter the EIA Consultant shall attempt to quantify

the environmental and development tradeoffs anticipated from
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the proposed project by using the cost-benefit evaluation
technique.
Chapter 8: Mitigation Measures
8.1 Adherence to DOE Guidelines
In the process of identifying the appropriate pollution prevention

and mitigation measures (P2M2s), the technologies and
practices which can be described as “the state of the art” or
“best available technologies” (BATs), or “industry best practices”
shall be evaluated and discussed in this subchapter. This
applies to all stages of project implementation including the
construction and operation stages.
The requirements and specifications stipulated in the following

documents issued by the DOE shall be adhered to:
(a) Guidance Document for addressing soil erosion and

sediment control aspect in EIA Report as per Appendix
3.
(b) Guidance Document for the preparation of Land
Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures
(LD-P2M2) as per Appendix 4.
(c) Other relevant guidelines and guidance documents
issued by the DOE pertaining to environmental-related
system and management as per Appendix 5.
Other documents issued by the DOE from time to time related to

EIA process which may cover other environmental aspects shall
also be adhered to.
8.2 Proposed Mitigation Measures
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This subchapter contains a discussion of all the mitigation
measures which have been adopted and incorporated into the
design and implementation of the project to effectively eliminate,
prevent, minimize predicted adverse impacts. For each
potential adverse impact, at each stage of project
implementation, the mitigation measure shall be
identified, documented and costed. Mitigation measures
include all actions and activities taken, put in place, or
executed which could be structural, non -structural,
procedural, or administrative in nature, to mitigate the
adverse impacts. The Project Proponent shall provide
evidence to show his commitment to implement all the
(P2M2s).
Chapter 9: Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
9.1 Land Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation

Measures
If the proposed development project involves any activity that

disturbs land surface, a plan to mitigate soil erosion on the
project site shall be prepared and presented in this subchapter.
The requirements and specifications stipulated in the Guidance
Document for the Preparation of the Document on Land
Disturbing Pollution Prevention and Mitigation Measures (LD-
P2M2) shall be complied with.
9.2 Proposed Monitoring Programme
Environmental monitoring comprises three types of monitoring,

namely: Performance monitoring (PM), compliance (CM), and
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impact monitoring (IM). Each type shall be detailed out in this
chapter.
9.2.1 Performance monitoring (PM)
This subchapter shall contain a description of performance

monitoring (PM) program for all pollution prevention and
mitigation measures (P2M2) proposed for the project. A
tabulation of relevant PM parameters, recommended limits,
monitoring locations and frequencies, and instrumentation and
personnel required shall also be discussed.
9.2.2 Compliance monitoring (CM)
A description of compliance monitoring (CM) program for all

pollution prevention and mitigation measures (P2M2) shall be
included in this subchapter. A tabulation of relevant CM
parameters, discharge or emission standard, monitoring
locations and frequencies, and instrumentation and personnel
required shall also be presented.
9.2.3 Impact monitoring (IM)
The requirement on impact monitoring (IM) shall be evaluated

on a case to case basis. The general consideration is that, IM is
required only in cases where pollution prevention and mitigation
measures (P2M2s) conforming to the category of best available
technologies (BATs) cannot be clearly identified or there exist
uncertainties in the long term impact to the receptors. The above
evaluation shall be presented in this chapter. If IM is required, a
description of the IM program, monitoring parameters,
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monitoring locations and frequencies shall be described. A
discussion of how long the IM program will be carried out,
instrumentation and personnel required shall also be presented.
9.2.4 Environmental auditing

Proposal for performing an environmental audit of the project,
after its completion, to assess the overall environmental
compliance, the compliance with the environmental
mainstreaming requirements and the fulfillment of the
Environmental Pledge by the Project Proponent shall be
discussed in this subchapter.
Chapter 10: Study Findings
In this Chapter the EIA Consultant shall draw appropriate conclusions

of the study findings from the perspective of the impacts of the
proposed project. The conclusions shall be summarized in a series of
brief statements which refer to the relevant sections of the Report.
References
Provide full citation of all the references used.
Appendices
The appendices may include the following:
(a) Input data and results of any modelling studies (soft and hard
copy)
(b) Supporting documents such as Site Suitability Assessment,
Environmental Scoping Information, etc.
(c) Other relevant documents such as list of attendance, meeting
minutes, and photographs of public engagements, etc.
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JADUAL 2 : PENERANGAN BMPs
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PPT PERANCANGAN DAN PENGURUSAN TAPAK
(SITE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT)
PPT-1 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULING – PHASING AND SEQUENCING

Months May June July August September October November December January February March
Activity
Wash Trough
Plot 11
Plot 20
Plot 13
Plot 14
Plot 34
Plot 38
Plot 37
Plot 36
Plot 32
Plot 31
Plot 30
Plot 18
Plot 50
Plot 17
Plot 20
Plot 16
Pond 4
Pond 2
Road 12
Road 18
Road 17
DEFINITION
A specified work schedule that coordinates the timing of land-disturbing

activities and the installation of erosion and sedimentation control measures.
PURPOSE
To reduce on-site erosion and off-site sedimentation by performing land

disturbing activities, and installing erosion and sedimentation control
practices in accordance with a planned schedule.
APPLICATION
• All land-development projects.
• Project implementation schedule should use any commercial project

software that contains construction activities, construction sequences,
duration, date of start and completion.
• Project monitoring (tracking system) shall be done according to work

progress.
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PPT-2 PRESERVATION OF EXISTING TREES AND VEGETATION
TREES VEGETATION VEGETATED FILTER

STRIP (VFS)
DEFINITION
Preservation of existing vegetation relates to the identification and protection

of desirable vegetation such as trees, shrubs and plants, native vegetation
and natural Vegetated Filter Strip (VFS).
PURPOSE
• To minimize disturbances on construction sites,

• To stabilize soil,
• To trap suspended particles from sheet flow runoff,
• To promote infiltration of storm water.
APPLICATION
• Areas within the site where no construction activity is occurring.
• Areas where existing vegetation can be utilized for erosion and

sediment control.
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PPT-3 ON-SITE SOURCES CONTROL
I TOPSOIL II ROCKS & STONES
III BIOMASS IV TREES SALVATION
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V NURSERY
DEFINITION
Explore the existing site sources that can benefit the potential material for
erosion control such as topsoil, rocks, biomass, existing vegetation and make
use of existing native vegetation to establish seedbed preparation or grass
growing and plant nursery.
PURPOSE
To make use of the existing site sources materials for erosion and sediment
control which may minimize cost and time in the materials procurement.
APPLICATION
Applicable on most of construction sites and is extremely recommended for

anticipated prolonged land disturbing activities such as those occurring in
highway and hydroelectric projects.
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KALP KAWALAN AIR LARIAN PERMUKAAN
(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP-1 EARTH BANK/ PERIMETER DIKE
RUN-ON RUNOFF
DEFINITION
A temporary berm, dike, embankment or ridge of compacted soil, located in

such a manner as to intercept, divert and channel water to a desired location.
PURPOSE
To direct runoff to a sediment trapping device or to direct run-on (clean

water) around the site and away from disturbed areas, thereby reducing the
potential for erosion and off site sedimentation.
APPLICATION
Earth dikes are often constructed across disturbed areas and around
construction sites. The dikes shall remain in place until the disturbed areas
are permanently stabilized.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP -2 DIVERSION
DEFINITION
A channel of compacted soil constructed above, across, or below a slope,

with a supporting earthen ridge on the lower side.
PURPOSE
To reduce the erosion of steep or otherwise highly erodible areas by

reducing slope lengths, intercepting storm runoff and diverting it to a stable
outlet at a non-erosive velocity, or to convey storm water through a
construction site.
APPLICATION
Diversions are applicable where:
• The slope length needs to be reduced to minimize erosion.

• Runoff from upslope areas is, or has the potential for, damaging
property, flooding, or preventing the establishment of vegetation on
lower areas.
• Clean storm water is coming onto the site and needs to be conveyed
across or around the disturbed area to prevent contamination.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP -3 LINED WATERWAY (ROCK MATERIALS)
DEFINITION
A waterway or outlet with a lining of rock, stone, or other permanent

material. The lined section extends up the side slopes to the designed
depth. The earth above the permanent lining may be vegetated or
otherwise protected.
PURPOSE
To provide for the disposal of concentrated runoff without damage from

erosion or flooding, where grassed waterways would be inadequate due to
high velocities.
APPLICATION
This practice applies where the following or similar conditions exist:
1. Concentrated runoff is such that a lining is required to control erosion.
2. Steep grades, prolonged base flow, seepage, or piping that would cause
erosion.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 4 CATCH DRAIN
DEFINITION
A drain running along the side of a road or track to collect runoff from the
road/track surface.
PURPOSE
To prevent silt from overflowing to road surfaces, the bare earth strip
between the drain and the road must be turfed to serve as a buffer strip.
APPLICATION
• At the base of cut or fill slopes to direct sediment-laden flows to sediment

traps.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 5 CASCADING DRAIN
DEFINITION
These are concrete stepped catch drains laid on the steep terraced slopes.
PURPOSE
To guide flows from the berm drains down to catch drains at the base.
APPLICATION
• Any cut and fill slopes at construction sites where there is a need to
channel concentrated flow down slopes.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP -6 RIPRAP
DEFINITION
Riprap is a layer of large stones laid onto slopes and channel beds.
PURPOSE
To protect soil from erosion in areas of concentrated runoff.
APPLICATION
Use riprap to stabilize cut-and-fill slopes with 1:2 slope; channel side
slopes and bottoms; inlets and outlets for culverts, bridges, slope drains,
grade stabilization structures, and storm drains; and streambanks and
grades.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 7 CHECK DAM
DEFINITION
A check dam is a small temporary device constructed of rock, sandbags, or

fiber rolls, placed across a natural or man-made channel or drainage ditch.
PURPOSE
• To reduce the velocity of concentrated stormwater flows,
• To trap small amounts of sediment generated in the conveyances
• To reduce scour and channel erosion.
• To encourage sediment dropout.
APPLICATION
Any stormwater conveyances having concentrated flow.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 8 TEMPORARY INTERCEPTOR DIKE
ROLLING DIP WATER BAR
Right-Of-Way Diversions (Water Bars)
DEFINITION
Water bar defines a ridge and channel constructed diagonally across a

sloping road that is subject to erosion and may be referred to as rolling dips
depending on the features constructed.
PURPOSE
To limit the flow accumulation of erosive volumes of water by draining and

dispersing road surface runoff to prevent surface erosion.
APPLICATION
Where runoff protection is needed to prevent erosion on sloping access

rights of- way or other long, narrow sloping areas generally less than 30
metres in width.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 9 SWALES
DEFINITION
Swales are temporary or permanent channel, which may be lined with natural
vegetation, synthetic materials, or rock.
PURPOSE
To slowly convey runoff to a discharge point located downstream to minimize

erosion.
APPLICATION
Where there is a need to :
• Divert flows away from a disturbed area and to a stabilized area.

• Intercept sediment laden water and divert it to a sediment trapping
device.
• Intercept runoff from paved or sloped surfaces.
• Convey surface runoff down sloping land.
• Divert clean run-on from adjacent or undisturbed slopes.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP 10 TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT PIPE SLOPE DRAIN
DEFINITION
A temporary or permanent pipe structure placed from the top of a slope to

the bottom of a slope. A heavy duty flexible pipe or conduit such as non-
perforated, corrugated plastic pipe or specially designed flexible tubing
should be used.
PURPOSE
To convey storm water runoff down the face of a cut or fill slope without
causing erosion on or below the slope.
APPLICATION
Temporary slope drains are used where sheet or concentrated storm water
flow could cause erosion as it moves down the face of a slope.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP ROCK OUTLET PROTECTION

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DEFINITION
Paved and/or riprapped channel treatment, placed below storm drain outlets
or any discharge outlets.
PURPOSE
To reduce storm water velocity and dissipate the energy of flow leaving a
storm drain or discharge outlets before it empties into receiving channels,
To prevent scour at storm water outlets and to minimize the potential for
downstream erosion through velocity dissipation.
APPLICATION
Applicable to all storm drain outlets, road culverts, paved channel outlets and
discharge outlets.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP SAND BAG BARRIER

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DEFINITION
A sandbag barrier is a temporary linear sediment barrier consisting of

stacked sandbags placed around site perimeter and active worksite.
PURPOSE
To intercept and slow the flow of sediment-laden sheet flow runoff.
APPLICATION
• Along the perimeter of a site.

• Along streams and channels with appropriate setback distance.
• Below the toe or down slope of exposed and erodible slopes.
• Around stockpiles.
• At the top of slopes to divert roadway runoff away from disturbed
slopes.
• Where flows are moderately concentrated, such as ditches, swales,
and storm drain inlets to divert and/or detain flows.
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(RUNOFF CONTROL)
KALP STORM DRAIN INLET PROTECTION

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DEFINITION
Measures such as silt fence, sandbag, and fiber roll, installed around any
storm drain inlet;
PURPOSE
To reduce stormwater velocity and detain or filter sediment-laden runoff to

allow sediment to settle prior to discharge.
APPLICATION
• Where ponding water will not encroach into highway traffic.
• Where sediment laden surface runoff may enter an inlet.
• Where disturbed drainage areas have not yet been permanently

stabilized.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH 1 MULCHING
DEFINITION
The application of plant residues or other suitable materials to the soil

surface as ground cover. When applying mulch materials with water and
glue, the application is referred to as hydromulch.
PURPOSE
• To prevent erosion by protecting the soil surface from raindrop

impacts and reducing the velocity of overland flow.
• To foster the growth of vegetation by increasing available moisture

and providing insulation against extreme heat.
APPLICATION
• Any bare and/or disturbed area subject to next intended construction

activities to proceed in more than 30 days
• Any seeded area to promote growth.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH-2 REVEGETATION
DEFINITION
The establishment of temporary vegetative cover with fast growing species

for seasonal protection on disturbed or denuded areas.
PURPOSE
• To reduce storm water runoff velocity and maintain sheet flow

• To protect the soil surface from erosion
• To promote infiltration of runoff into the soil
APPLICATION
Any completed graded area such as bare area, slope surfaces and areas
meant to be vegetated permanently.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH-3 HYDROSEEDING
DEFINITION
Hydroseeding or may also be called hydromulching ( if no seed is applied) is
a mechanical method with forced water of applying seed, fertilizer, and mulch
to land in one step in order to re-vegetate.
PURPOSE
To temporarily protect exposed soils from erosion.
APPLICATION
• On any cleared soil surface where vegetative cover is needed which

includes diversions berms and embankment, dams, temporary
sediment basins, temporary road banks, and topsoil stockpiles.
• Where areas need temporary stabilization before final stabilization is
installed.
• On disturbed areas that will be re-disturbed after a period of extended
inactivity.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH-4 RIP-RAP SLOPE PROTECTION
DEFINITION
A layer of stone placed on slopes or streambanks.
PURPOSE
To protect the soil surface from erosive forces and/or improve the stability of
soil slopes.
APPLICATION
Where cut and fill slopes are subject to seepage, erosion, or weathering,
particularly where conditions prohibit the establishment of vegetation.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH - 5 PLASTIC COVER
DEFINITION
Plastic cover material commonly made of polyethylene which is used in

conjunction with weights, stakes or rebar temporarily placed on slopes or
stockpiles..
PURPOSE
To be used for temporary soil stabilization.
To prevent infiltration of surface waters onto unstable slope.
APPLICATION
Any incomplete slope that is going to be attended to at a later time.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH-6 EROSION CONTROL BLANKET / MAT
DEFINITION
A protective blanket or soil stabilization mat used to assist in establishment of

temporary or permanent vegetation on steep slopes, channels, or stream
banks.
PURPOSE
To protect soil and hold seed and mulch in place on slopes and in channels
so that vegetation can become well established.
APPLICATION
• On steep slopes where erosion hazards are high.
• Where conventional seeding is likely to be too slow in providing

adequate protective cover.
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• Concentrated flow areas.
• All slopes steeper than 1:2, with a height of three metres or greater,
and cuts and fills within stream buffers, should be stabilized with the
appropriate erosion control matting or blanket.
Notes
• Turf reinforcement mats can be used to permanently reinforce grass

in drainage ways during high flows. It consists a permanent, non-
degradable, three-dimensional plastic structure that is filled with soil
prior to planting
• Nets are made of high tensile material woven into an open net which
overlays mulch materials.
• Blankets are made of interlocking fibers, typically held together by a

biodegradable or photodegradable netting (for example, excelsior or
straw blankets). They generally have lower tensile strength than nets,
but cover the ground more completely.
• Coir (coconut fiber) fabric comes as both nets and blankets.
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KH KAWALAN HAKISAN
(EROSION CONTROL)
KH-7 SURFACE ROUGHENING
DEFINITION
The use of mechanized equipment to roughening the soil on a bare slope

with grooves or terraces that run perpendicular to the direction of the slope.
PURPOSE
To loosen compacted soil on a slope that has been cleared and graded, cut,
or filled as well as creates small grooves or terraces which reduce runoff
velocity, trap seed, fertilizer and sediment, and provide more favourable
conditions for vegetation establishment.
APPLICATION
• On slopes steeper than 1:3,

• On excavated soil stockpiles
• In areas with highly erodible soils.
• Appropriate for soils that are frequently moved or disturbed.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS -1 SEDIMENT TRAP / BASIN
DEFINITION
A sediment trap is a temporary basin with a controlled release structure,

formed by excavating or constructing an earthen embankment across a
waterway or low drainage area.
PURPOSE
To detain sediment-laden runoff from small disturbed areas long enough to

allow most of the sediment to settle out, thus protecting drainageways,
properties, and rights of way from sedimentation.
APPLICATION
All points of discharges from any disturbed area at construction sites.
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Notes
Sediment traps can be constructed either by excavation or embankment.

Each sediment trap is named according to the type of outlet that it has. The
outlets shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so that sediment does
not leave the trap and erosion of the outlet does not occur. There are four
types of outlets for sediment traps namely :
1. An Earth Outlet Sediment Trap
The trap has a discharge point over or cut into natural ground.
2. A Pipe Outlet Sediment Trap
The outlet for the trap is though a perforated riser and a pipe through the
embankment. The outlet pipe and riser shall be made of corrugated metal.
3. A Stone Outlet Sediment Trap
The outlet for the sediment trap shall consist of a crushed stone section of
the embankment located at the low point in the basin. The outlet shall be
constructed of crushed stone.
4. A Storm Inlet Sediment Trap
The trap has a discharge point through an opening in a storm drain inlet
structure. This opening can either be the inlet opening or a temporary
opening made by omitting bricks or blocks in the inlet.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS -2 CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE STABILIZATION
RUMBLE PAD JET-SPRAY WASH TROUGH
DEFINITION
A stabilized pad located at points where vehicles enter and leave a

construction site. This control may take the form of tracking pads, boards,
rumble strips, washes or through pool of water.
PURPOSE
To reduce or eliminate the amount of sediment transported onto public

roadways by motor vehicles or runoff.
APPLICATION
• All points of construction ingress and egress.
• Wherever traffic will be leaving a construction site and moving directly

onto a public road or other paved area.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-3 CONSTRUCTION ROAD STABILIZATION (GRAVELLING)
DEFINITION
A stabilized construction roadway is a temporary access connecting existing

public roads to a remote construction area.
PURPOSE
• To provide a fixed stable route for the heavy construction traffic
• To reduce erosion and subsequent re-grading of permanent roadbeds

between the time of initial grading and final stabilization.
• To stabilize soils on which a travel way is constructed of which may

severely eroded and rutted created by vehicular tracking.
APPLICATION
• Applicable whenever travel ways are needed around poor soils area
in a construction site of which the exposed soil is continually
disturbed which eliminating the possibility of stabilization with
vegetation.
• Any anticipated extended period of exposure of roadways to surface

runoff around the construction site.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-4 FIBER ROLLS, COIRLOG OR WATTLES
DEFINITION
A fiber roll consists of straw, flax, coconut husk or other similar materials that
are rolled and bound into a tight tubular roll and placed around the worksite
perimeter and is referred to as wattles when placed on the face of slopes at
regular intervals.
PURPOSE
• To intercept runoff.
• To reduce runoff flow velocity.
• To release the runoff as sheet flow.
• To provide some removal of sediment from the runoff.
APPLICATION
• May be used along the top, face, and at grade breaks of exposed and
erodible slopes to shorten slope length and spread runoff as sheet flow.
• Install on disturbed areas that require immediate erosion protection.
• Can be used along the perimeter of a project.
• Unlined ditches as a check dam
• Around temporary stockpiles
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-5 SILT FENCE
DEFINITION
A silt fence is a temporary sediment barrier made of woven, synthetic

filtration fabric stretched across and attached to supporting wood or steel
posts and entrenched.
PURPOSE
To prevent sediment carried by sheet flow from leaving the site and entering
natural drainage ways or storm drainage systems by slowing storm water
runoff and causing the deposition of sediment at the structure. Silt fencing
encourages sheet flow and reduces the potential for development of rills and
gullies.
APPLICATION
• Whenever to intercept, divert and capture sediment from sheet flow

runoff.
• Below the toe of exposed and erodible slopes.
• Down-slope of exposed soil areas.
• Around temporary stockpiles.
• Along streams and channels.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-6 TURBIDITY CURTAIN
DEFINITION
A flexible floating permeable fabric or geotextile materials namely turbidity

curtains/ silt curtain/barriers installed in watercourses and is placed parallel
or perpendicular to the direction of flow .This curtain does not extend to the
bottom and weighted or anchored down to achieve closure while supported
at the top through a flotation system..
PURPOSE
• To provide sediment containment or sedimentation protection for a

watercourse.
• To prevent the migration of silt from a work site in a water

environment into the larger body of water.
• To reduce or eliminate debris and turbidity and minimize sediment

transport from a disturbed area adjacent to or within a body of water
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APPLICATION
Where construction activities occurs within a water body or along its

shoreline or directly adjacent to a waterway or water body and is of short
duration. The activities includes but is not limited to bridge construction, rip
rap placement, utility work, stream bank restoration and dredging. Turbidity
or silt curtains are used in calm water surfaces and in most situations,
turbidity curtains should not be installed across channel flows or
flowing watercourses.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-7 BRUSH BARRIER / MATTING
DEFINITION
A temporary sediment barrier constructed at the perimeter of a disturbed

area or on slope surface from the residue materials available from clearing
and grubbing the site.
PURPOSE
By properly packed and stacked, the branches layer placed on the berm or
terrace step and covering the slope as mat may function to intercept and
retain sediment from disturbed areas of limited extent, preventing sediment
from leaving the site.
APPLICATION
• Below disturbed areas subject to sheet and rill erosion,
• Where the size of the drainage area is no greater than one-fourth of

an acre per 100 feet of barrier length; the maximum slope length
behind the barrier is 100 feet; and the maximum slope gradient
behind the barrier is 50 percent (1:2).
• On slope surfaces having gradient no steeper than 1:2.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-8 ACTIVE TREATMENT SYSTEM:
PUMP, CHEMICAL DOSING / PAM POLYMER, FLOCCULATION & GEO-

TUBE
DEFINITION
PAM is a water-soluble anionic polyacrylamide product are manufactured in

various forms such as emulsion, liquid, powder and block used as soil
stabilization and as a water treatment additive.
Active treatment system refers to the water treatment process of which, the
sediment-laden runoff collected in pond are pump into a container (geo-tube
bag). In the process of pumping the turbid waters, online injection of site-
specific polymers/PAM are introduce to the turbid waters in such a manner to
facilitate mixing and reaction between the polymer and the suspended
particles. Upon reaching into the geo-tube bag, the turbid waters will start to
coagulate and subsequently flocculate or agglomerate stage proceeds in the
pipe line and bag. A pulsing pump used to pressure the geo-tube bag leading
to permeation of clear water through the geo-tube bag container wall or also
known as dewatering bag leaving the sediment behind.
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PURPOSE
• To bind and stabilize soil particles.
• To treat turbid water prior to discharge into receiving watercourse.
APPLICATION
• Any bare areas that need to be immediately stabilized.
• Along the runoff conveyances that lead to sediment trapping device.
• Recommended for use when treatment of sediment-laden runoff
especially dealing with fine clay soil type using sediment basin BMPs
are not effective enough to reduce the turbidity and suspended solids
in the water prior to be discharge into the watercourse.
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KS KAWALAN SEDIMEN
(SEDIMENT CONTROL)
KS-9 TEMPORARY ACCESS WATERWAY:
BRIDGE AND CULVERT
DEFINITION
A temporary stream crossing is a structure placed across a waterway, which
allows vehicles to cross the waterway during construction without entering
the water, eliminating erosion and downstream sedimentation caused by the
vehicles.
PURPOSE
• To provide safe, environmentally sound access across a waterway for
construction equipment.
• To prevent construction equipment from damaging the waterway,

blocking fish migration, and tracking sediment and other pollutants
into the waterway.
APPLICATION
Where heavy construction must be moved from one side of a stream channel
to the other and equipment and construction vehicles will cross the stream
repeatedly during construction.
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KLL KAWALAN LAIN-LAIN
(OTHERS- GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTROL)
KLL -1 CONSTRUCTION FENCE
DEFINITION
Any approved fencing materials for construction sites.
PURPOSE
• To control access to the construction site pertaining to safety factors.

• To delineate limits of construction and land disturbing activities.
• To reflect site boundary.
APPLICATION
Applicable to all construction sites.
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KLL -2 LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION
DEFINITION
Identification marker or flagged area of all limits of construction as such along

the perimeters of site, along all stream corridors or reserve to be preserved
and around any other areas planned for preservation zones.
PURPOSE
• The planned disturbance and non-disturbance areas will be physically

visible and known by all parties involves in the working area.
• This will physically delineates areas and clearly limits the construction
activities that can take place while limiting the disturbed area to the
minimum deem necessary.
APPLICATION
• Any limits of working area at construction sites.

• Non-disturbance areas around the construction sites.
• Existing vegetation areas to be preserved.
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KLL -3 CONCRETE WASHOUT AREA
DEFINITION
A designated area for concrete washout area.
PURPOSE
To minimize or eliminate the discharge of concrete waste materials that

normally contain high pH (alkaline base slurry) to the storm drain system or
to watercourses.
APPLICATION
On construction projects where concrete is used as a construction material

where the most common, the ready-mix concrete mixer truck and other
concrete-coated equipment are washed on site.
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KLL-4 VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FUELING AND MAINTENANCE
DEFINITION
Vehicle and equipment fueling and maintenance involves repair work,

maintenance, fueling, and cleaning to be conducted in designated location.
PURPOSE
To trap and prevent any fluids used/collected/spills in these processes from

being introduced to storm water flow.
APPLICATION
These procedures are applied on all construction sites where vehicle and
equipment fueling and maintenance take place.
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KLL-5 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AREA
DEFINITION
These are procedures and practices to collect and dispose all construction
sites waste at a designated location and containers/trash bin.
PURPOSE
To prevent the littering and mosquitoes breeding at site.
To minimize or eliminate the discharge of pollutants such as leachates into

the drainage system or to watercourses.
APPLICATION
Solid waste management practices are implemented on all construction

projects that generate solid wastes.
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KLL-6 SPOIL MANAGEMENT AREA
DEFINITION
Spoil management area is an area designated for landfill or disposal of

earthen material that is surplus to requirements or unsuitable for reuse in fill
and embankments (such as unsuitable rock and soil material) or material that
is contaminated from construction site or dredged materials of a sediment
basin that located onsite or relocated elsewhere as compacted fill.
PURPOSE
To establish a document and describe the systems and procedures
developed to mitigate environmental impacts during handling, transportation,
stockpiling and disposal of spoil materials such as develops or prepares a
separate ESCP.
APPLICATION
Implemented in all projects that generates surplus of earthen materials,
unsuitable materials and biomass. Spoil management area should be located
on relatively flat land, in areas away from watercourse, away from
threatened plant species and fauna habitat areas, away from steep slopes
and gullies, upstream of sediment basins; and so that material is easily
accessible and may be retrieved at any time.
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(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
Item
BMPs
Coding PRACTICES
KLL-7 STABILIZED STAGING AREA
DEFINITION
A stabilized staging area consists of stripping topsoil and spreading a layer of

gravel or crusher run or recycled concrete in the area to be used for a trailer,
parking, storage, unloading/loading and temporary site office area.
PURPOSE
To stabilize staging area and reduces the likelihood that the vehicles most
frequently entering a site are going to come in contact with mud.
APPLICATION
Implemented in all projects.
45
(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
Item
BMPs
Coding PRACTICES
KLL-8 SCHEDULE WASTE MANAGEMENT AREA
DEFINITION
A designated area for storage of hazardous waste.
The procedures and practices and handling must conforms to
PURPOSE
To minimize or eliminate the discharge of pollutants from construction site

generating hazardous waste to the storm drain system or to watercourses.
To conform and comply the requirements stipulated in Environmental Quality

Regulation (Scheduled Waste) 1989.
APPLICATION
Implemented in all projects that generates scheduled wastes.
46
(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
KLL-9
MATERIAL STORAGE CONTROL AND STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT
DEFINITION
A designated area for storage of materials and stockpiles such as soil,

paving materials, Pesticides and herbicides, Fertilizers, Detergents, Plaster,
Petroleum products such as fuel, oil, and grease, Asphalt and concrete
components, Hazardous chemicals such as acids, lime, glues, adhesives,
paints, solvents, and curing compounds, Concrete compounds and other
materials that may be detrimental if released to the environment.
PURPOSE
To reduce or eliminate pollution potential of storm water and dusting from

stockpiles.
To promote a good housekeeping practice.
To protect all stockpiles from storm water run-on using a perimeter sediment
barrier such as berms, dikes, silt fences, or sandbag barriers, placing certain
materials on pallets and cover.
APPLICATION
Implemented in all projects that having storage of constructions and stockpile

materials.
47
(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
KLL-10 SANITARY WASTE MANAGEMENT
DEFINITION
The use of temporary toilet at construction site approved by the authority.

Procedures and practices
PURPOSE
To eliminate the discharge of construction site sanitary/septic waste

materials directly to the storm drain system or to watercourses without firstly
treated to a standard requirement and compliance.
APPLICATION
Sanitary/septic waste management practices are implemented on all

construction sites that use temporary or portable sanitary/septic waste
systems. Temporary sanitary facilities shall be located away from drainage
facilities, watercourses, and from traffic circulation.
48
(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
Item
BMPs
Coding PRACTICES
KLL-11 SPILL PREVENTION AND SECONDARY CONTAINMENT
DEFINITION
A second containment wall or embankment constructed with concrete or pre-

fabricated metal that fencing around any petroleum base products with the
containment capacity of 110 % the capacity of the said vessel or tank.
PURPOSE
To failsafe the primary containment (vessel or tank wall) that leaks or spills
from flowing out further into drainageway or watercourses before recovering
action to be taken.
APPLICATION
Applies to petroleum-based storage vessels, including fuel, and hydraulic

fluid and certain tanks sited at jobsite..
49
(BMPs DESCRIPTION)
KKL-12 DUST CONTROL & STREET CLEANING
DEFINITION
Practices to collect and remove tracked sediments that have escaped the
perimeter of the construction site.
PURPOSE
To prevent the sediment from entering a storm drain or watercourse as well

as to prevent dust blowing and movement on construction sites and roads.
APPLICATION
Anywhere sediment is tracked from the project site onto public or private
paved roads, typically at points of ingress and egress.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guidelines in Malaysia consists

This Guideline is also enhanced by providing guidance at pre, during and

Chapter 1: This chapter describes the purpose, concept, applicability and

Chapter 3: This chapter explains the general procedure, requirements and

Chapter 4: This chapter explains the requirements for pre-submission

Chapter 5: This chapter explains the requirements for during submission

Chapter 6: This chapter explains requirements for post-submission of EIA

Chapter 7: This chapter explains mainstreaming of environmental agenda

The Technical Committee of EIA Guideline chaired by Director General of

(DATO’ DR. AHMAD KAMARULNAJUIB BIN CHE IBRAHIM)

1.1 Purpose of the EIA Guideline in Malaysia 1

1.4 EIA Guiding Principles 5

1.5 Integration of EIA Into Project Planning Cycle 8

CHAPTER 2: POLICY AND LEGISLATION

2.3 Environmental Legislation 14

CHAPTER 3 : GENERAL EIA PROCEDURE, REQUIREMENTS, AND STUDY

3.1 EIA study to be conducted by Qualified Persons 19

3.2.7 EIA Report preparation 26

3.3 EIA Report Quality control assessment 29

4.3 Site suitability assessment 33

CHAPTER 5 : DURING SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT

5.1 Submission of EIA Report 38

CHAPTER 6 : POST SUBMISSION STAGE OF EIA REPORT

6.1 Guidance Document for preparation and submission of Environmental

(d) Method Statement

6.5 Format of Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Chapter 3: Organizational Structure

Chapter 4: Training Requirement

Chapter 5: Environmental Requirements

d. Water Pollution Control

v. Control of oil and grease, concrete wash, etc.

e. Control of Air Pollution and Noise

f. Materials and Waste Management

g. Scheduled Waste Management

CHAPTER 7: MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA AND SELF

7.1 General considerations 72

Table 3.1 Good Practical Steps and Tips in Scoping Consultations 21

Figure 1.1 General Overview of EIA Procedure in Malaysia 4

Activities – TOR Adequacy Check Stage 47

Appendix 1 List of Relevant Policies Related to Development Planning

Appendix 7 Environmental Assessment Matrix

2I’s1M Installation, Inspection and Maintenance

1.1 Purpose of the EIA Guideline in Malaysia

This Environmental Impact Assessment Guideline (to be referred to as the EIA

The primary purpose of the EIA Guideline is to provide guidance to Project

This Guideline embeds a new requirement on environmental mainstreaming to be

1.2 Applicability of the EIA Guideline

1.3 EIA in Malaysia

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can be broadly defined as a study to

In Malaysia, EIA is a statutory requirement for activities which have been

Screening by Project Proponent

First Schedule Activities Second Schedule

Submission of EIA Report Submission of EIA Report

Approved With Conditions

1.4 EIA Guiding Principles

The EIA process shall be guided by the following principles:

(a) Development Befitting to Nature

and appropriate techniques to address key areas of environmental