Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Project Brief 1. This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report is for the project entitled Westports Phase II Development - Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor, hereinafter referred to as the “Project”. 2. Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter referred to as “WMSB”) as the Project Proponent, intends to expand the existing port facilities and to increase the current port capacity to 28 million TEUs by providing eight (8) additional container terminals at Westports in Pulau Indah, Selangor. 3. An approximate area of 550ha will be developed for the Project which involves the construction of additional berths, container yards, terminal facilities, and containment area for the free trade zone. Westports Phase II will be integrated with the existing CT1-CT9 terminals at Westports upon the completion of the construction works. Figure ES 1 Location of Project L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-1 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary Project Proponent & EIA Study Team 4. Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. is the Project Proponent for the proposed Project. The contact details of the Project Proponent are as follows: Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (192725-V) Address P.O. Box 266, Pulau Indah 42009 Port Klang Selangor Darul Ehsan MALAYSIA Tel 03 – 3169 4000 Fax 03 – 3169 4100 Contact Person Ahmad Damanhury bin Ibrahim Designation Head of Port Projects E-mail Address [email protected] 5. SMHB Sdn. Bhd. is the environmental consulting firm engaged by the Project Proponent to undertake the EIA Study. Details of the firm are as follows: SMHB Sdn. Bhd. (63281-X) Address 38, Jalan 1/76D Desa Pandan 55100 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel 03 – 9281 1122 Fax 03 – 9281 1199 Contact Person Ir. Loo Ai Choo Designation Project Director / EIA Study Team Leader E-mail Address [email protected] This EIA study has been carried out by a team that includes a number of subject specialists and technical consultants in the areas of expertise relevant to the Project. The EIA Study team is listed in Table ES 1. Other technical consultants who have contributed significantly in the EIA Study are listed in Table ES 2 below. L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-2 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary Table ES 1 List of registered consultants for the EIA Study DOE Registration No Name Academic Background / Qualification EIA Contribution Signature Category Validity Master of Engineering Science EIA Team Leader (Chemical) Water Quality EIA Consultant 31 May 1 Loo Ai Choo Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) Assessment C0457 2021 Registered Professional Engineer General Environmental (C112439) Management Ecological Studies Ph.D (Marine and Coastal Ecology) Subject Consultant 31 May (Marine and Coastal 2 Dr. Harinder Rai Singh Master of Science (Marine Biology and SS0276 2022 Biology) Ecology) Aquatic Ecology Degree in Electrical Engineering (Communications) Azimbazri bin Abd Subject Consultant 31 January Marine Traffic and 3 Registered Marine Risk Assessment Shukor SS0559 2021 Navigational Safety (MRA) Consultant with Jabatan Laut Malaysia Master of Water Engineering Subject Consultant 31 May Coastal Hydraulics and 4 Cheng Chi Wei Bachelor of Applied Science SS5026 2021 Hydrodynamics (Mathematical Modelling) L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-3 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary DOE Registration No Name Academic Background / Qualification EIA Contribution Signature Category Validity Master of Arts (Geography) Master of Science (Planning) Registered Professional Town Planner, Board of Town Planners, Malaysia Subject Consultant 31 January Social Impact 5 Tan Yee Noon (Registration No. A269) SS0181 2021 Assessment Registered Professional Town Planner, Institute of Town Planners, Malaysia (Registration No. 261/91) Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons.) (Environmental Biology) Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC 7209) EIA Consultant 31 May Soil Erosion and 6 Cheong Hon Loong Certified Erosion, Sediment and Storm C0666 2022 Sedimentation Analysis Water Inspector (CESSWI 3538) Certified Inspector of Sediment and Erosion Control (CISEC MY-0027) Assistant Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons.) Coastal Hydraulic 7 Chin Chien Hoong Consultant NA Mathematical Modelling Impacts AC5019 Master of Science (Environmental Assistant Shazwani Che Noor 8 Assessment and Monitoring) Consultant NA Water and Air Quality Azeman Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) AC1264 Assistant Bachelor of Science (Analytical and General Environmental 9 Tang Yy-San Consultant NA Environmental Chemistry) Impact Assessment AC5165 L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-4 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary Table ES 2 List of other technical consultants for the EIA Study No Organization Person-in-Charge EIA Contribution DHI Water & Environment (M) Sdn. 1 Dr. Juan Carlos Savioli Coastal Hydraulic Impacts Bhd. Yellowstone Environmental 2 Wong Suh Chuen Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Analysis Consultancy Engineering-related works (soil investigation, port design, 3 HSSI Sdn. Bhd. Ir. Murthi Silvarajin construction methods) Port planning 4 BMT Asia Sdn. Bhd. Ir. Sridhar Krishnan & Capt. Donald D’Cruz Marine traffic risk assessment and navigational safety 5 Runding Trafik MZK Sdn. Bhd. Ir. Mohammad Razif Mat Shah Land traffic impact assessment L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-5 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary Legal Requirements 6. This Project falls under three (3) of the prescribed activities listed in the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2015, under the First and Second Schedule as described below. First Schedule of the Order Item 10 (a): Expansion of ports involving an increase of 50 Activity No. 10 Ports percent or more in handling capacity per annum. Item 15 (a): Capital dredging. Activity No. 15 Dredging Item 15 (b): Disposal of waste dredged materials. Second Schedule of the Order Item 7 (a): Coastal reclamation or land reclamation along Activity No. 7 Land Reclamation river banks involving an area of 50 hectares or more. 7. Since this Project involves more than one prescribed activity and one of which falls under the Second Schedule of the Order, this Project is therefore deemed to be regulated under the Second Schedule of the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order 2015. 8. There are several Government agencies linked to the development of the Project. Westports has engaged with these agencies from the initial stages of project planning. The related Government agencies have also been communicated and engaged with as part of this EIA study. Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Study 9. Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (WMSB) carried out a masterplan study which included various technical studies and assessments by specialist consultants to affirm the need for the Project, assess the suitability of the project location, establish the optimum port layout and the technical feasibility of constructing the port extension. 10. The studies included port planning, marine traffic risk assessment and navigational safety, coastal hydraulics and land traffic assessment. 11. Concurrently, WMSB also commissioned a Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study as part of the masterplan study to ensure that environmental and social issues are taken into consideration in the overall planning for the port expansion. The study was carried out resembling the environmental screening and scoping exercise of the EIA process. 12. The Preliminary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment study identified the main environmental and social concerns anticipated from the proposed Project. The findings from the L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Executive Summary\Westports Phase II EIA-ExecutiveSummary-F0.docx Page ES-6 Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Executive Summary study provided the information for the development of the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the EIA, to focus on the main aspects of the environmental and social components in the EIA stage. TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) 13. The Terms of Reference (TOR) of the EIA