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EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, 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 Batang Kali town and approximately 27km from Kuala Lumpur 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: EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. i EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. NORTHEAST NORTHWEST Batu Tiga 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 EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. ii EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. Figure A: General Location of the Project Site EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. iii EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. Figure B: Current Situation of the Project Site EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. iv EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. 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: Bukit Beruntung – 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 EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. v EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. 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 Petaling Jaya, 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 PERUNDING LNL SDN. BHD. Unit G-08-03, Level 3, Block G, Setiawalk, Persiaran Wawasan, Pusat Bandar Puchong, 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, Kota Damansara, 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 EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. vi EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. vi. Traffic Consultant RUNDING TRAFIK MZK SDN BHD (774116-A) Traffic and Transportation Planning Consultants No.1-3, Jalan Kenari 12B, Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Tel: 603-8076 1464 Fax: 603-8076 2464 Attn: En. Mohd Zahid Abdul Kadir 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 Shah Alam, 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. EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. vii EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn. Bhd. • 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. Selangor river 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]. EUROPASIA ENGINEERING SERVICES SDN. BHD. viii EIA for the Proposed Residential Development on Lot PT 1392, Mukim Serendah, District of Hulu Selangor, Selangor for Vibrant Corridor Sdn.