MONITORING REPORT

7th December 2001

DREDGING AND RECLAMATION PROGRAMME IN KINGSTON HARBOUR

The first activities involved the preparation of the access road to the R1 bund and the   assembly of the pipeline between H3 and the R1 reclamation area. This began on the 18th November 2001.

Monitoring trips were carried out on the following dates:

23/11/01, 29/11/01: Visits to the causeway to review the bund construction and in response to reports of Mangrove removal.

26/11/01: Harbour tour with Jan De Nul and Mott McDonald re siting of turbidity meters.

4/12/01:  Visit to causeway re monitoring programme

Comments:

Access to R1 bund completed. Approval being sought from NEPA by PAJ for construction of R1 bund without screens.

Mangroves at R1 bund access removed without Mangrove Restoration Plan. Plan prepared at request of PAJ and submitted to NEPA on 3/12/01

Dredging and bund construction at R1 expected to begin on Tuesday, 11/12/01.