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Level 4, TATTE Building, SOGI
GOVERNMENT OF SAMOA 
MINISTRY OF WORKS, TRANSPORT 8: INFRASTRUCTURE

9th January 2020
Shanghai Construction Group
APIA
Afioga e,

RE: Development Consent (DC) subject to conditions? granted 14 November 2018, for the Development of the
Friendship Park at EleeleFou (DCA 605/18)

With respect to the above.

Please be advised that our Office had received reports with attached photos on 6 January 2020 on discharging of
sediment from work activities on site into the lake and landslip around embankment which causes soil being washed
into the lake. Subsequently, our Monitoring and Enforcement team had conducted a site iHSpection on 07?h January 2020
and con?rmed that the embankment had eroded causing rocks and mud to break into the lake. In addition, we also noted
waste materials (timbers, bricks etc.) scattered around the site anduncovered cables on the ground.

This a clear breach of the following conditions of your approved development consent:
?12. All waste materials must be disposed of at Tafaigata land?ll?

?14. The use and development shall be managed so that the amenity of the area is not compromised, by excessive noise,
excessive dust, visually o?ensive signage, poor airspace, excessive tra?ic generation, smell, fumes and waste materials.

?15. The proposed activity shall not have an undue detrimental environmental impact on:
a) Environmental quality of the site or land adjoining the site;
b) Any vegetation on site and trees; and
c) Likely future development.

?19. That all earthworks shall be in accordance with the Code of Environmental Practice for Earthworks 2007
that all erosion and sediment controls must be installed prior to the commencement of earthworks and maintained in an
e?ective capacity at all times during construction works. 

In light of the above non-compliance, we advise that immediate mitigations measures are carried out to ensure
compliance with the above conditions of your approved development consent. We also request that an earthworks plan
and report on proposed mitigation measures are submitted to our Of?ce no later than 14th Tuesday 2020.

We will continue to monitor the site and failure to comply with this letter as well as the conditions granted will result in
further enforcement actions under the PUM Act.

If you should have any queries to any of the above, please contact the undersigned or John Sitagata on phone 21611.

Sincerely,

   
 

1 r' imasi Seumanutafa
Assistant hief Executive Officer
PUMA I

Project Manager, Apia Waterfront Project
ACEO Asset Management Building, MWTI
Attached: Inspection Photos/Images

Monitoring Inspection on 07?h January 2020
Friendship Park at Eleele Fou
By CME Team

The Agency had conducted its site inspection on the said date and have noticed non-compliance of waste materials being
scattered around the area, rubbish such as plastic bags on site and uncovered cablesalong the access road.

 

Fig. 1, 2 3: Plastic bag and timbers scattered around the site.

 

Fig 1, 2, 3 4: Lake embankments and rocks dispersed around this particular area.