EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, , District of Hulu , Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. Introduction to the Proposed Project

This preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study is carried out for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan . The proposed Project will be developed on 167.57 acres (67.81 ha). The proposed Project is to be developed by Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd . The locality of the Project Site falls under the jurisdiction of Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (MDHS).

The Project Site is situated within the District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The proposed Project Site is surrounded by several mixed developments i.e., residential, commercial and agricultural. The proposed Project Site is located approximately 4km northeast from Serendah town, 8km northeast from Rawang town, 8km southwest from town and approximately 27km from City. The geographical location of the proposed Project Site is at a latitude of 03º22’44.52”N to 03º23’36.08”N and a longitude of 101º37’34.82”E to 101º38’10.70”E. General location of project site is shown in Figure A . The proposed development is accessible via Federal Route 1 and Persiaran Meranti Utara which provides access into the Project Site. Federal Route 1 which bounds the proposed development on the west is the main road that links Batang Kali at north and Rawang at the south.

At present, part of the Project Site is still temporarily operating as a 9-hole golf course area meanwhile the remaining area of the Project Site is an open area. The current site condition of the Project Site is as shown in Figure B . The landuse adjacent to the Project Site are as shown below:

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NORTHEAST NORTHWEST Quarry Sdn. Bhd. Ladang Sg.Gapi (Quarry located ~580m from the (Oil Palm Plantation) northern boundary)

WEST Taman Serendah Makmur North & East - Chazara Apartment - Bungalows - Persiaran Meranti Utara

WEST Federal Route 1

SOUTH - Issoria Apartment - Fabriciana Apartment SOUTHEAST - Persiaran Meranti Selatan Bungalows outside the Project Site Boundary

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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 proposed Project is a residential development involving an area of more than 50 ha which 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 Hulu Selangor 2020”, the proposed project site falls within Blok Perancangan: BP 1: – Serendah – Hulu Yam and under Blok Perancangan Kecil (BPK 1.3: Bandar Serendah dan Sg.Choh). Based on the local plan, the proposed Project Site is allocated for recreational and open space. Hence, for the proposed residential development to take place, the project Proponent had applied for the changing of landuse/zoning in Local Plan into residential development. The application for the land conversion was brought to Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Bil. 13/2014 dated 26 th March 2014 and approval has been obtained. It has been endorsed by MMKN Meeting dated 2 nd April 2014. The new local plan which is “Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Hulu Selangor (Pengubahan 1) 2020” had been gazetted on 17 th July 2014 (Gazetted number: 2914).

The parties involved in this development are:- i. Land Owner VIBRANT CORRIDOR SDN. BHD. (878163-K) Tingkat 31, Maytower, No.7, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03 – 2692 9663 Fax: 03 – 2692 8587 Attn: Mr.Chai Keng Wai

ii. Developer VIBRANT CORRIDOR SDN. BHD. (878163-K) B-1-21, Plaza Damas 3, No.63, Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Taman Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03 – 6206 3788 Fax: 03 – 6201 8166 Attn: Mr.Chai Keng Wai

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iv. Civil and Structural Engineer

PERUNDING LNL SDN. BHD. Unit G-08-03, Level 3, Block G, Setiawalk, Persiaran Wawasan, Pusat Bandar , 47160 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 03-5880 4994; Fax: 03-5879 9529 Attn: Ir.Looi Joon Seng

v. Planning & Development Consultant

SS PLANNING & CONSULT No.4-3, Jalan Pekaka 8/4, Seksyen 8, , 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel: 03-6140 1925; Fax: 03-6140 1887 Attn: En. Syed Azelan Syed Yusof

v. Surveyor STUDIOUKUR GEOMATICS SDN. BHD. 18-1, Jalan Radin Anum, Sri Petaling 57000 Kuala Lumpur Tel.: 03-9058 2318; Fax.: 03-9058 5300 Attn: Sr. Goh Leong Sen

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vii. Geotechnical Consultant MAX ENGINEERING CONSULTANT (MAXEC) (SA0065724-A) E-4-25, IOI Boulevard, Jalan Kenari 5, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: 603-8075 0319 Fax: 603-8075 0320 Attn: Ir.Lee Siew Meng

viii. Appointment of Accredited Analytical Laboratory CHEMSIL (AIR & WATER) SDN. BHD. (SAMM No.: 244) 33, Jalan Kota Raja H27/H, Taman Alam Megah, Seksyen 27, 40400 , Selangor Darul Ehsan Tel.: 03-51923500 Fax: 03-51924600 Attn: Mr. Anthony Raj

II. The Existing Environment

Physical Environment a. Topography

• From the topography survey plan, the morphology of the Project Site which is presently a golf course shows that the Project Site is generally characterised as nearly flat to undulating terrains with the average elevations ranging from RL40m to RL60m above mean sea level.

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• The highest ground (approximately RL 87.65) lies at the slope in the south-eastern boundary of the Project Site while the lowest ground (approximately RL 46.67m) at the north-western portion of the Project Site. b. Hydrology

• The Project Site lies within the Sg. catchment area. There are altogether six (6) water intake points within the Sg. Selangor water catchment. Among these water intake points, Rantau Panjang water intake point at Kg. Rantau Panjang near DOE station 1SR09, and Sg. Selangor Phase II water intake point near Kg. Sg. Darah are located approximately between 29km and 34km downstream of the Project Site respectively. • Currently, the proposed Project Site is drained by the made-man earth drain and concrete drain which originate from the two (2) unnamed tributaries of Sg. Punggor at the higher grounds in the eastern and southeastern boundaries of the Project Site while the northern portion of the Project Site drains by the existing man-made earth drains which originate from the residential area in the northeastern portion of the Project Site. • The surface runoff of the Project Site drains towards the low lying areas and series of existing retention ponds of the ex-golf course in middle portion of the Project Site prior to discharging into the monsoon drain at the southern boundary of the Project Site which flows into Sg. Punggor in the western region and eventually into Sg. Selangor near Tg. Keledek. c. Geology and Soil

• The Project Site consists essentially of granite (Main Range Granite bodies) which is light grey, coarse grained and exhibit phaneritic-phorphyritic texture and probably aged middle Jurassic to upper Triassic. • Based on the geological map, no major discontinuity is found in this area. • The area is highly weathered and covered by overburden soils with little outcrop seen at the proposed Project Site. Therefore, assessment of discontinuities could not be carried out. • Based on the soil investigation (S.I.) conducted by Geodata Engineering Sdn. Bhd. on April 2012, a total of thirty nine (39) exploratory boreholes were drilled within the Project Site and a total of ninety (90) locations of McKintosh Probe test were carried out within the vicinity of the Project Site and correlated to the boreholes. • Max Engineering Consultant has been appointed by Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. to carry out geological terrain mapping of the proposed 168.62 acres Project Site. The Geological Terrain Mapping Report has been submitted and obtained approval from JMGS/WP [Ref. No. JMG.SWP(GS)001/12/12Jld7(11) dated 25 th April 2014].

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• The percentage of the construction suitability plan classification within the Project Site is tabulated as below.

Construction Description Area Suitability Acre Hectare Percentage Class (ac) (ha) (%) I Suitable for development 144.625 58.528 85.77 II Suitable for Development 5.094 2.061 3.02 III Suitable for development with 0.000 0.000 0.00 geotechnical and geological studies IV Not suitable for development 0.000 0.000 0.00 (green area recommended) Cut Slope 12.346 4.996 7.32 Water Body 6.555 2.653 3.89 Total 168.620 68.238 100.00

• The proposed Project Site is classified into two (2) classes. It is estimated that almost 88.79% (149.719 acres) of site area is highly suitable for development (as Class I & II). These areas are expected to have low geotechnical limitations and only require normal intensity of site investigation. Generally, some cutting and filling of slopes may be essential during construction. • The study shows that no Class III and IV areas at the site. • According to the Hydrogeological Map of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory (2008) published by Jabatan Mineral and Geosains (JMG) , the Project Site is located on low potential aquifer regime of this region.

d. Landuse

• Forested land areas are the prevalent landuse, with total area of 11,946.86 acres (47.97% of the impact area).The main forest in the vicinity of the Project Site is the Serendah Forest Reserve. • Agricultural land areas are the second predominant landuse of the impact area with a total of 7,316.23 acres (29.37% of the impact area). • The main cultivated crops in the vicinity of the Project Site are rubber and oil palm. Most of the rubber and oil palm plantations are represented by Sg. Gapi Estate, Sg. Tempayan Estate, Kim Huat Estate, Lim Pak Tow Estate, Ker Soh Estate, Rizan Melayu Sg.Padang Kanan, Serendah Estate and Palaniappa Pillai Estate. • Settlements & associated non-agricultural areas are the third predominant landuse of the impact area i.e., 4,828.39 acres or 19.39%. The urban environment namely Antara Gapi Development, Taman Tasik Teratai, Taman Cempaka, Taman Desa Anggerik, Taman Desa Melor, Taman Idaman, Kg. Seri Serendah and Taman Serendah Makmur are among the nearest receptors to the Project Site.

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• Apart from the settlement and recreational areas, about 1.51% of the impact area is covered by tin mine area while 620.26acres (2.49% of the total impact area) is covered by other mining areas i.e., Batu Tiga Quarry Sdn. Bhd.’s aggregates rock quarry. • Other landuse that can be found is the newly cleared land (1.97%), water body such as river (i.e. Sg. Punggor) and lakes/ponds covers approximately 1.30% of the impact area. • The Project Site which covers approximately 0.67% of the total impact area is part of the former Serendah Golf Resort that includes a club house, golf course planted with landscape trees has drainage establishment that forms lakes for water retention at certain parts of the areas. • Immediate receptors to the Proposed Project will be:- • Immediate receptors to the Proposed Project will be Issoria and Fabriciana apartments located only 30m away from the existing building to the boundary of the Project Site at the south western portion. • The nearest bungalow located approximately 10m away from existing building to the boundary of the Project Site at the north eastern boundary. • Chazara apartments are also located at the north eastern portion approximately 80m away from the boundary. • There were few abandoned bungalows observed along the southern portion of the Project Site approximately 15 meters away from the Project boundary. • Taman Serendah Makmur is situated across Federal Road 1 at the western portion of the Project Site. The distance between the existing buildings to the Project Site boundary is approximately 110m .

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

There is a quarry located approximately 580m northeastern from the Project Site meanwhile Serendah Forest Reserve is approximately 250m from the Project Site which cover the southern and eastern region.

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

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• The baseline water sampling session was conducted on the 17 th April 2014 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., Chemsil (Air & Water) Sdn. Bhd. • The water quality is summarized in terms of Water Quality Index (WQI) as shown in Table A. The computed results showed that all sampling points fall under Class II of the National Water Quality Standards for Malaysia except W4 (morning session) and W6 (evening session). Generally, the water quality is clean and acceptable to be used as water supply and for recreation.

Table A: Results of WQI Assessment

Sampling WQI Location Description Site Morning Evening

03°22'47.17"N, Represent the upstream of unnamed 84 88 W 1 101°38'6.64"E tributary of Sg. Punggor at the (Class II) (Class II) southeastern portion of the Project Site. Represent the downstream of unnamed 87 86 03°22'43.0"N, W 2 tributary of Sg. Punggor at the southern 101°37'57.0"E (Class II) (Class II) portion of the Project Site. Represent the upstream of unnamed 84 87 03°23'05.0"N, W 3 tributary of Sg. Punggor at the eastern 101°37'37.0"E (Class II) (Class II) portion of the Project Site. Represent the upstream of man-made 75 81 03°23'23.0"N, W 4 earthdrain at the northern portion of the 101°37'45.0"E (Class III) (Class II) Project Site. Represent the downstream of unnamed 90 89 03°22'55.0"N, W 5 tributary of Sg. Punggor at the 101°37'42.0"E (Class II) (Class II) southwestern portion of the Project Site. W 6 03°23'30.0"N, Represent the upstream of Sg. Punggor 90 94 101°37'40.0"E (Class II) (Class I) W 7 03°22'39.0"N, Represent the downstream of Sg. 86 88 101°37'06.8"E Punggor (Class II) (Class II) Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., 2014. Classification according to the National Water Quality Standards (NWQS) for Malaysia.

f. Air Quality

• Air quality assessment was carried out from the 17th to 19 th of April 2014 at three (3) sampling points as depicted in Table B . • 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 B: Description of Air Monitoring Sampling Stations

Sampling Location Description Location Located within Project Site close to bungalow houses and Chazara Apartment at the north-eastern boundary of Project Site. Point A1 03 o 23.479’N, Surrounding contributors: 101 o 37.769’E • Human activities. • Batu Tiga Quarry Sdn. Bhd. - Quarry operation located 580m northeast of Project Site • Activities within golf course area Located at Taman Serendah Makmur housing area

Point A2 03 o 23.619’N, Surrounding contributors: 101 o 37.672’E • Vehicles movement within residential area. • Human activities. • Train movement along railway track towards Serendah KTM Komuter Station Located at Issoria and Fabriciana Apartment and the bungalow houses at the south eastern boundary of the Project Site Point A3 03 o 22.865’N, 101 o 37.787’E Surrounding contributors: • Human activities • Vehicle movement along Persiaran Meranti Selatan Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd, 2014

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 had exceeded the permissible limits except N1 at day-time. • High noise level is most probably attributed to the noise from the vehicles movement and human activities at bungalows and apartment (i.e., N1 & N3) and Taman Serendah Makmur (i.e. N2).

h. Vibration Level

• The vibration level monitoring study was conducted on one (1) selected site by the staff from Spectrum Laboratories Sdn. Bhd. for 4-hour period, i.e., from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the 15 th of May 2012. • The result analysis shows that existing vibration level at V1 exceeded the permissible limits. The high vibration level was observed at 12.00pm when the blasting was taking place at Batu Tiga Quarry Sdn. Bhd where the quarry is located approximately 580m away from the north eastern boundary of the Project Site.

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Biological Environment

• The predominant vegetation in this area is mainly landscape plants and ornamental trees covering the green and open area of the Project Site. Turf of the golf course is covered up by Cowgrass / Zoysiagrass. The observations made during the field survey have revealed that these species are common and only possess recreation value. • Coconut palms, Casuarinas and Blue Pines ( Juniper chinensis ) are the main landscape trees and easily seen at the ponds and road wayside in order to provide shade to the golfers for their holiday activities. • Palms such as Alexander Palm, Royal Palm, Macarthur Palm, Coconut tree and Sealing Wax Palm can found in the open area close to the clubhouse. • Due to Project Site located in the urban area, the fauna composition here seems to be very much adversely affected due to recreation (i.e., golf course and resort) activities within the site and surrounding development activities (i.e., plantation and housing) nearby which does not provide a suitable habitat for wildlife. • No mammals were found in the general vicinity of the Project Site during the day of inspection. • The avifauna composition portrays more to garden and park species and they are mainly resident species. • Common reptiles likely to be found are Zaocys sp . (Rat Snake), Varanus sp. (Monitor Lizard), Hemidactylus frenatus (Lizard), Rana baramica (Chuckling Frog), Rana macradon (Malaysian Bull Frog), Bufo parvus (Toad), Occidozyga leavis (Common Puddle Toad).

Socio-economic Environment

• Total population of as reported in the Malaysian Yearly Statistics Book 2010 was recorded at 147,996. The total number of male population is 76,074 while the female population is 71,922 people. • At present, part of the Project Site is still temporarily operating as a golf course area which consists of 9-hole meanwhile the remaining area of the Project Site is an open area. The 9-hole golf course will cease operation once the proposed physical development commences. • Landuse surrounding to the Project site are mainly consist of residential developments. • The nearest receptor to the Proposed Project shall be Fabriciana and Issoria apartments located only 30m away from the existing building to the boundary of the Project Site at the south western portion.

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III. Proposed Project Description

Based on the proposed development component, there are three (3) types of houses that are proposed to be constructed at the Project Site i.e.:- (i) Bungalow type G190 - 17 units

(ii) Bungalow type G191 - 347 units

(iii) “Rumah Selangorku” - Its covers an area of 5.40 acres (i.e: 3.22%) of the total development area. - Facilities provided such as mosque, shops and commercial plot. - Proposed to be allocated at the northern portion of the development.

• Besides the built up units, there is allocation for open areas and green areas, with total area coverage of 56.50 acres (i.e. 33.71% of the Project Site) planned for the holistic growth of the proposed development. • The retention ponds covering a total of 6.36 acres land will be upgraded to recreational area and landscaped. • For the proposed development, the main access provided to access the proposed development will be from Jalan Persekutuan 1 at the western part. • With the total population equivalent estimated to be 9,049 ; the quantitative demand in basic infrastructural facilities and the amount of waste generated is summarized in Table C .

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

Sector Estimated Description Demand/Output Maximum • One (1) TNB distribution substation (PPU) and seven (7) Demand TNB substations (PE) have been allocated to cater to the Electricity 11,243kW electricity demand for the proposed Project

• Source of water supply shall be from Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (SYABAS). 1,098,544 Water Demand • The treated water shall be stored in a water tank located at gollon/day the eastern part of the development prior to be distributed to the whole development area.

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Sector Estimated Description Demand/Output • The sewage from this area will flow into the 0.13 acre pumping station that is situated at the southwest of the project site adjacent to Federal Route 1 and Persiaran Sewerage 2,036,025 L/day Meranti Selatan. Final treatment will be done at the existing offsite STP GUS 138 which located at the north of the Project Site. • Solid waste collection and disposal services at the Project Solid Waste 9,049 kg per day site falls under the administration of Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor.

Source: Europasia Engineering Services Sdn. Bhd., 2014

The development at the proposed Project site will be divided into five (5) main development stage i.e., Strata 1A, affordable home, shop & utilities as one stage follow by Strata 1B, Strata 1C, Strata 1D and commercial plot. Based on the implementation schedule as depicted in Table 4.4 in Chapter 4, it is estimated that the proposed development will be carried out for duration of approximately 5 years and 1 months i.e., start from first quarter of year 2015 (site clearing and earthwork) until the first quarter of year 2020 (completion of building works and internal infrastructure works).

The main building works will be started third quarter of year 2015 while the main infrastructure works expected to be commence on third quarter of year 2016. The main building and infrastructure works estimated to be complete by fourth quarter of year 2019 and first quarter of year 2020 respectively.

The development schedule may vary due to sales launching stages and actual construction works are subjected to the authorities approval. The Phasing Plan is as shown in Figure 4.3 of Chapter 4.

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 D .

V. Environmental Management Plan (EMP)

Apart from the recommendation of mitigating measures, this report also emphasizes on the formulation and implementation of an environmental management plan (EMP). This plan involves the participation of the Project developer, local authorities, consultants as well as the contractors. The outline of the

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EMP relies on a collective effort from all the various group involved regardless of their level of involvement in the hierarchy. The management schemes and monitoring program proposed for the proposed Project at construction and operational levels are: • 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 Residential Development will be developed on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor Darul Ehsan. The proposed Project will be developed by Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. The Project Site is under the jurisdiction of Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (MDHS).

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.

In conclusion, success of the development in integrating with the surrounding developing areas will contribute towards the social acceptability of the proposed Project. Through strict commitment and supervision on-site, it is anticipated that the development can carry on with the context of a sustainable development.

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