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EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development on Lot PT 1082 HS(D) 30726, , of Kuala Langat, for Sentoria Morib Bay Sdn. Bhd and Sentoria Harta Sdn. Bhd.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. Introduction to the Proposed Project

This preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study is carried out for the Proposed Mixed Development on Lot PT1082 HS(D) 30726, Mukim Morib, District of Kuala Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan . The proposed Project will be developed on 354 acres (143.26 ha ) of land and the proposed Project is to be developed by Sentoria Group. The Project Site development consists of two sub-developments which are Theme Park Precinct Development (150 acres) to be developed by Sentoria Morib Bay Sdn. Bhd. whilst Mixed Development Precinct (204 acres) to be developed by Sentoria Harta Sdn. Bhd .

Due to the success of the Bukit Gambang Resort City development in , the Sentoria Group plan to build their next themepark resort city in Mukim Morib, Selangor. Currently, the Sentoria Group has completed two (2) resorts within the Bukit Gambang Resort City, i.e., Arabian Bay Resort and Carribbean Bay Resort whilst Bukit Gambang Water Park and Bukit Gambang Safari Park are in operation. The proposed development in Morib will adopt the same concept of the Bukit Gambang Resort City which will also comprises of water park, safari park, hotel, convention center as well as residential components. It will be a family-oriented resort with multiple attractions, variety of accommodations and integrated facilities in one single location.

The locality of the Project Site falls under the jurisdiction of Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat (MDKL). A Site Suitability Assessment (Penilaian Awalan Tapak) has been submitted to the Department of Environment (DOE) Selangor and the department has requested an EIA prior to the proposed development via its letter dated 27 th August 2013 [(B)B 91/110/621/077 Jilid 152 (2)].

The Project Site is situated within the District of Kuala Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The proposed Project Site is surrounded by several residential and agricultural settings, i.e., residential & oil palm estates. The proposed Project Site is located approximately 72km from City, 12km southwest from the town, 44km south from town and approximately 41km west from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

The geographical location of the proposed Project Site is at latitude of 2°44’28.45”N to 2°45’34.88”N and a longitude of 101°27’21.89”E to 101°28’13.81”E. General location of project site is shown in Figure A . The proposed development is accessible via State Road B122 (Jalan Tali Air) within Kampung Tali Air at the west which is connected to a single-lane carriageway of Jalan Morib (i.e., Federal Road 5) at the southwestern region of the Project Site which is also the main access into the Project Site. Jalan Morib also connects to Jalan – Banting and then to Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Hubungan Tengah, which is the main highway that connects the Project Site with KLIA, Kuala Lumpur and .

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At present, the Project Site mainly consists of an oil palm plantation. The oil palm trees observed at the Project Site are mainly old planting, which are above 20 years of planting. There are earthen routes within the site which are used to facilitate the present oil palm cultivation activities. The current site condition of the Project Site is as shown in Figure B .

The proposed Project Site is mainly surrounded by oil palm estate, mixed horticultures and residential settlements. The landuse adjacent to the Project Site are as stated below:

North – Seriemas Estate (oil palm plantation) South – Seriemas Estate (Oil palm plantation) and Kg. Tali Air Southeast – Kg. Endah East – Seriemas Estate (Oil palm plantation), cow shed and Mixed horticulture West – Seriemas Estate (Oil palm plantation), mixed horticulture and Kg. Tali Air.

The proposed Project which is a mixed development falls under the ambit of item 7 under the Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order, 1987 made under Section 34A of the Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Based on ‘Rancangan Tempatan Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat 2020’, the proposed Project Site lies within Blok Perancang 4 – Morib and Blok Perancangan Kecil (BPK) 4.2 – Bandar Peranginan Seri Bayu Morib that is designated for housing development. However, commercial and services, institution, public amenities, open area & recreation, transportation and infrastructures and utilities could be established at this particular area under conditions where that development must not pose any threat to the environment and compliment the main landuse.

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Figure A: General Location of the Project Site

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Figure B: Current Situation of the Project Site

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The parties involved in this development are:- i. Land Owner: SERIEMAS DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD. No.1, Persiaran Impian Perdana, , 43000 , Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: +603-8739 9339; Fax: +603-8739 3922 Attn: En. Rozman Bin Musa (General Manager, Operations) ii. Project Developer:

SENTORIA MORIB BAY SDN. BHD. & SENTORIA HARTA SDN. BHD. 56 & 58, Jalan Dagang SB 4/2, Taman Indah, 43300 , Selangor Darul Ehsan . Tel: 03-8943 8388; Fax: 03-8843 5388 Attn.: Mr. Looi Mun Choon (General Manager) iii. EIA Consultant Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd. (239233-K) No. 63A-2 & 65-2, Petaling Utama Avenue, Jalan PJS1/50,Taman Petaling Utama, 46150 , Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel. : 03-7783 3639/40; Fax. : 03-7784 3200 Attn. : Ms. Geetha P. Kumaran (C0020) (EIA Study Team Leader) iv. Civil and Structural Engineer

HTM CONSULTANTS SDN. BHD. (78824-D) 601, Block F, Pusat Dagangan Phileo Damansara 1, Jalan 16/11, Off , Petaling Jaya, 46350, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel: 03-7665 3699 Attn.: Ir. S.K. Tan (Director)

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AR RANCANG MAJU SDN. BHD (PS/705815-A) 1st Floor, Jln Bukit Setongkol, Bukit Setongkol, 25200 , Pahang Tel: 09-513 1805 Attn.: En. Abdul Rahim Bin Salleh (Director)

V. Surveyor JURUKUR RESOURCES SDN. BHD. 42 Jalan PJU 5/9, , 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Tel.: 03-6140 7879; Attn.: En. Shah (Licensed Surveyor) vi. Appointment of Accredited Analytical Laboratory

SPECTRUM LABORATORIES SDN.BHD. (SAMM No.: 062) Lot 14 Jalan Pendamar 27/90, Seksyen 27 40000 , Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel.: 03-5192 8188 Fax: 03-5191 8188 Attn.: Mr. Casey Kan (Director)

II. The Existing Environment

Physical Environment a. Topography • From the topography survey plan, the proposed Project Site is generally characterized as nearly flat with the average elevations range from RL3.0m to RL3.8m above mean sea level. • The highest ground (approximately RL 5.58m) lies at the earth mount in the northwestern portion of the Project Site while the lowest ground (approximately RL 2.32m) is situated in the southern portion of the Project Site.

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EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development on Lot PT 1082 HS(D) 30726, Mukim Morib, District of Kuala Langat, Selangor for Sentoria Morib Bay Sdn. Bhd and Sentoria Harta Sdn. Bhd. b. Hydrology • The Project Site lies within the Sg. Kanchong Laut catchment area. There are no water intake points located within the Sg. Kanchong Laut river catchment. • The proposed Project Site is drained by numerous earth drains which flow into the man-made canal of Sg. Kanchong Laut in the eastern boundary of the Project Site where flows southwestwards into Straits of Melaka which is controlled by a tidal gate. c. Geology and Soil • The Project Site is situated on the unconsolidated and semi-consolidated Quaternary alluvial sediments namely Gula Formation which consists of mainly comprise thick marine clay (grey and dark grey), silt, locally very clayey or silty sand with subordinate amount of gravel. • Based on the Reconnaissance Soil Map ( pindaan 2002), published by the Ministry of Agriculture, , the Project Site is situated on the marine alluvium soil of Selangor-Kangkung Associations. • The Selangor Series soils occur in level to slightly depressional areas while soils of the Kangkung Series are developed from recently deposited marine alluvial clays. • According to the Hydrogeological Map of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (2008) published by Jabatan Mineral and Geosains (JMG) Malaysia, The Project Site is located on very high potential aquifer regime of this region. • The nearest tube wells are located near Kg. Endah which is approximately 500m south of the proposed Project Site, could be correlated to the groundwater volume. d. Landuse • Agricultural land areas are the prevalent landuse, with a total area of 18,070.47 acres (68.23% of the impact area). • The main cultivated crops in the vicinity of the Project Site are the oil palm and mixed horticulture. Most of the oil palm and mixed horticulture are represented by Ladang Dusun Durian, Ladang Klang, Ladang Kian Aik, Ladang Permatang, Ladang Dusun Durian Kelanang Baru, Ladang Bedford, Ladang Gadong, Kemajuan Tanah Darat Batu, Kg. Kachong Tengah, Taman Seri Desa and Rizab Melayu Kachong. • Second predominant type of land use setting within the total impact area is water body which covers 26.76% or 7,087.79 acres. The water body is represented by the Straits of . • Settlements & associated non-agricultural areas are the third predominant of the impact area i.e., 836.08 acres or 3.16%. The urban environment namely Simpang Morib, Morib town, Kg. Tg. Pechah, Kachong Laut, Kg. Kelanang, Taman Seri Desa, Kg. Endah, etc. which are among the nearest receptors to the Project Site, occupies approximately 389.3 acres or 1.47% of the total impact area. • Forested land i.e., idle grassland and swampy forest covers of approximately 1.85% or 491.56 acres of the total impact area. • Recreational areas, i.e., Pantai Morib, Hotel Impian, Morib Gold Coast and Morib Golf & Country Resort cover 0.46% of the impact area.

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• The Project Site which covers approximately 1.34% of the total impact area mainly comprises of oil palm trees and shrubs. • Immediate receptors to the Proposed Project will be:- • Immediate receptors to the Proposed Project will be Kg. Tali Air and Kg. Endah which located at the 85m – 500m from the nearest existing house to the boundary of the Project Site. Apart from that, there is a cow sheds observed at eastern region out of the Project area.

Existing nearest receptors with distances to the Project Site is shown in Figure C.

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Figure C: Distance to the Nearest Receptors of the Project Site

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EIA for the Proposed Mixed Development on Lot PT 1082 HS(D) 30726, Mukim Morib, District of Kuala Langat, Selangor for Sentoria Morib Bay Sdn. Bhd and Sentoria Harta Sdn. Bhd. e. Water Quality • The baseline water sampling session was conducted on the 12 September 2013 at seven (7) sampling points representing two monitoring sessions i.e., morning and evening. The sampling and analysis was conducted by a DSM-accredited laboratory, i.e., Spectrum Laboratories Sdn. Bhd. • The water quality is summarized in terms of Water Quality Index (WQI) as shown in Table B. The computed results showed that all sampling points fall under Class I, II and III of the National Water Quality Standards for Malaysia.

Table B: Results of WQI Assessment

Sampling WQI Location Description Site Morning Evening 2°45’14.5”N, Represents the tributary of Sg. Kanchong Laut from 90 91 W 1 101°27’56.4 E the northern portion of the Project Site. (Class II) (Class I) Represents the final discharge of the tributary of 86 89 2°44’42.5”N, W 2 Sg. Kanchong Laut from the southeastern part of (Class II) (Class II) 101°27’56.7”E the Project Site. 2°45’42.4”N, 65 67 W 3 Represents the upstream of Sg. Kanchong Laut 101°28’35.0”E (Class III) (Class III) 2°44’06.9”N, Represents the downstream of Sg. Kanchong Laut. 71 71 W 4 101°27’36.9”E (Class III) (Class III) 2° 43’ 40.6” N, Sg. Kanchong Laut 76 75 W 5 101° 27’ 21.7” E (Class II) (Class II) Represent upstream of the drainage of the Project 83 82 2°45’36.4”N , W 6 Site (Class II) (Class II) 101°27’40.0”E

Represents the downstream of the drainage of the 88 88 2°44’22.0”N, W 7 Project Site (Class II) (Class II) 101°27’01.5”E

Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., 2013. Classification according to the National Water Quality Standards (NWQS) for Malaysia.

f. Air Quality • Air quality assessment was carried out from the 12 th to 15 th of September 2013 at three (3) sampling points as depicted in Table C. • All the six (6) parameters indicated levels within the Malaysian Recommended Environmental. Therefore good air quality is indicated at the Project Site and its surrounding areas.

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Table C: Description of Air Monitoring Sampling Stations

Sampling Location Location Description Located at Seriemas Development Worker Quarter 02 o 45’37.8’N, Point A1 101 o 27’39.9’E Surrounding contributors: • Human activities • Vehicles movement within residential area.

Located at Kg. Tali Air o 02 44’50.4’N, Surrounding contributors: Point A2 o 101 27’13.5’E • Human activities • Vehicles movement within residential area. Located at Kg. Endah. 02 o 44’04.6’N, Surrounding contributors: Point A3 101 o 27’41.5’E • Human activities • Vehicles movement within residential area. Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd, 2013

g. Sound Level • Noise levels at the designated sampling sites N1, N2 and N3 (same location with the air quality assessment) were determined from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for day-time and 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. for night-time. • The result analysis shows that existing noise level at N1, N2 and N3 were within the permissible limits for daytime but slightly higher during night-time. • High noise level is most probably attributed to the noise from the human activities at the village areas and vehicular movement (i.e., N1, N2 and N3).

Biological Environment • Hence, the predominant vegetation in this area is oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) covering almost whole part of the Project Site. • The oil palm trees observed at the Project Site are all old planting and degraded. Old oil palms are having severe nutrient deficiency as some of the trees are fruitless, felled and dying. • Thick undergrowth is dominated by cover crop, grass, shrubs and ferns which are believed to be the dominant species in the particular area. • The observations made during the field survey have revealed that these species are common and possess no conservation value. • Fauna composition at the Project Site seems to be very much adversely affected due to estate activities within the site and surrounding development activities nearby (i.e., mixed development) which does not provide a suitable habitat for wildlife. • The removal of natural vegetation followed by intensive cultivation of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) has affected the fauna species in terms of its composition and population density.

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• During the day of survey, large numbers of stray buffalos grazing weeds, grass and small woody plants in the northern portion of the Project Site.

Socio-economic Environment • Based on the last census in 2010, the total population of Mukim Morib was recorded at 3,640 people. • The Project establishment may impact the demographic profiling of the area and shall bring changes to the local demographic scene, in terms of changing the size, age structure, sex ratio and household characteristic of the population. It can be anticipated an incremental surge on the number of people migrating into the area as a result of the Project development. • The surrounding of the Project Site is basically made up of residential namely Kg. Tali Air, Kg. Endah and workers quarter of the Seriemas Estate.

III. Proposed Project Description

• The proposed project development will be divided into two (2) development precincts, i.e., Theme Park Precinct and Mixed Development Precinct. • Water Park component make up 6.21% of total area coverage, i.e., approximately 22 acres out of the total 353 acres development area. • Residential component make up 46.04% of the total area coverage, i.e., 163 acres out of the total development area of 354 acres. There are three (3) types of residential provided in this development: a) Brand Village (BV1, 2, 3) – 33.17 acres (9.37%) b) Services Villas (SV1, SV2) – 78.86 acres (22.28%) c) Services Suites (SS1 – SS6) – 50.97 acres (14.39%) • The commercial sector, which takes up 32.33% (i.e. 114.46 acres) of the total development, shall consist of hotel, convention centre, safari park and services centre. • Infrastructure and utilities that are proposed in this development are detention ponds, road and drain reserve, sewage treatment plant and reservoirs. • The detention ponds covering a total of 17.70 acres land (5%) will also be upgraded to recreational area and landscaped. • The provision of buffer: i. Sewage treatment plant – 30m buffer provided • With the total population equivalent estimated to be 34,914 PE ; the quantitative demand in basic infrastructural facilities and the amount of waste generated is summarized in Table D.

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Table D: Estimated Utilities Demand and Waste Generated during the Operational Phase of the Proposed Project

Sector Estimated Description Demand/Output 30,329.71 kW (maximum) • The electricity demand is based on Tenaga Nasional Berhad Electricity (TNB) guidelines for preliminary estimation purposes only. 4,680,000 L/Day for • Source of water supply shall be from Syarikat Bekalan Air Water Theme Park Precinct and Selangor (SYABAS). Demand 6,277,000 L/Day for Mixed Development Precinct • Any sewage and sullage generated from Project Site will be channeled into proposed Sewage Treatment Plant at Sewerage 7,855,650 L/day western part of the development via sewer reticulation by gravity flow. • Solid waste collection and disposal services at the Project Solid Waste 34,914 kg per day site falls under the administration of Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat. Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., 2013

The development at the proposed Project site will be divided into four (4) main development phase i.e., Phase 1, 2, 3 and 4. Based on the implementation schedule, it is estimated that the proposed development will be carried out for duration of approximately 10 years i.e., from early of 2014 (site clearing) to mid of 2023 (completion of building works).

The earthworks activities will be separated into 2 stages i.e., Stage 1 and Stage 2. Earthworks for Stage 1 will start early 2014 and Stage 2 in early 2018. Both site clearing and earthworks shall be carried out at the same time accordingly with the proposed Erosion and Sediment Control measures to be implemented as discussed in the following subsections. Overall Earthworks and building works for the entire project site are scheduled to be completed by mid of 2023. The development schedule may vary due to sales launching stages and actual construction works are subjected to the authorities approval.

IV. Significant Environmental Impacts & The Proposed Mitigation Measures

The key environmental issues are those related to activities during the site clearing, construction phase and operational phase. All the impacts that are likely to be generated by the proposed Project together with the proposed mitigation measures are summarized in Table E.

V. Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Apart from the recommendation of mitigating measures, this report also emphasizes on the formulation and

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• Supervision, field training and maintenance program for pollution control structures; • On-site implementation of mitigation measures; • Planning of a progress of works on site; • Provision of safety measure along with an emergency response plan; • Implementation of a properly documented traffic management scheme to ensure safety within the site; • Water, air and noise quality monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures implemented on-site; • Water, air and noise quality need to be analyzed by a laboratory accredited by Jabatan Piawaian (Standard) Malaysia.

VI. Conclusion

The Proposed Mixed Development will be developed on Lot PT1082 HS(D) 30726, Mukim Morib, District of Kuala Langat, Selangor Darul Ehsan . The proposed Project will be jointly developed by Sentoria Harta Sdn. Bhd . and Sentoria Morib Bay Sdn. Bhd ., subsidiary company under Sentoria Group. The development of the Project Site is under the jurisdiction of Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat (MDKL).

In reviewing the proposed Project and its’ anticipated integration with the existing environment of the Project Site, the main concerns is the effect of soil erosion and contamination (i.e. water, air and noise pollution) on the physical environment and upon human himself during the earthworks and construction phase. Part of the biological environment will be lost during site clearing and construction activities. However, this can be mitigated via the various practical and cost effective remedial measures recommended in this report to minimize adverse environmental impacts. Success of the development in integrating with the surrounding developing areas will contribute towards the social acceptability of the proposed Project. By incorporating the concept of conservation in an environmentally led design layout plan, a sustainable development can be achieved to offset its adverse impacts.

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