Construction 300720: Excavation Impact on Oran Park Pool Project

This report assesses the environmental impact of excavating an Olympic swimming pool in Oran Park, focusing on air quality, noise pollution, water quality, waste management, and land contamination. The excavation process releases harmful gases, generates dust, and potentially contaminates water sources with silt and chemicals. Noise from the excavation can disrupt nearby schools and residential areas. Waste materials, including excavated soil, construction debris, and chemical waste, require careful management to prevent environmental and health hazards. Land contamination, resulting from vegetation removal and construction activities, reduces land productivity. The report emphasizes the need for mitigation measures such as using environmentally friendly equipment, implementing strict regulations, and ensuring proper waste disposal to minimize the adverse effects of construction on the environment. Desklib offers a range of study tools, including past papers and solved assignments, to support students in their academic endeavors.

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Introduction
The process of excavating a swimming pool has a measurable impact on an environment. There
are certain gases which are harmful to the environment and they are released during
construction of a swimming pool for example carbon dioxide and methane though they depend
on the machine used excavation. The gas released into the air gets trapped in the atmosphere
thus causing greenhouse effect which warms the earth over a long period of time. Even minor
chemical spills leach into the ground may enter waterways thus the toxify water affecting the
life of aquatic animals living in the water
There are certain issues that need to be addressed in swimming pools for example;
 The pH of water in the swimming pool need to be adjusted in order to have a pH of 7
that is neutral (Anderson, 2013, p. 123).
 Water needs to be drained slowly into the sanitary sewer system whenever possible
 The debris should be removed including algae, leaves, dirt, and sticks before draining
the water from the pool (Danny, 2016, p. 24).
 The water should be cooled for a period of ten days after heating it before discharging.
 The untreated water should be allowed to settle for at least ten days or use removal
agents to allow bromine or chlorine to dissipate. In order to detect the presence of
bromine or chlorine in the pool, pool test kit can be used since these chemicals are
harmful to swimming pool users (Walker, 2013, p. 567).
 The water from the pool should be drained slowly over vegetated are in order to avoid
erosion caused by water.

The building of Olympic swimming pool in Oran Park is bound to have a detrimental impact on
the environment. A lot of extracted raw materials are released during the construction of a
swimming pool and more so when diesel or any other chemicals are used by the diggers which
causes difficulty in breathing (Sale, 2015, p. 478).
Environmental issues related to the excavation of Olympic swimming pool in Oran Park include;
Air Quality
The generation of dust is the key potential impact from the excavation phase. In case
equipment powered by diesel is used then nitrogen dioxide and Sulphur dioxide is released into
the air together with smoke in case the normal operation is used. Proper maintenance is
unlikely to cause significant smoke or gaseous emissions and the quality of air would not be
anticipated to be exceeded (Martinez, 2009, p. 138).
The dust mostly comes from excavation and any wind erosion on the site. The working area is
comparatively large and adjacent to the harbor, therefore, there is possibility for dust irritant to
the contiguous prevailing high rise residential developments. Schools, Public roads, and
residential blocks will be at risk from potential dust impacts (Martel, 2014, p. 43).
Noise
The noise impact during the excavation of Olympic swimming pool may affect the schools
around and also the residential developments (Lewis, 2008, p. 76). Due to schools around, the
excavation should not allow to take on during examination periods since the students will not
concentrate. The noise pollution from the swimming site also causes hearing damage which

may not be realized instantly but occurs slowly thus resulting in a permanent damage. There
are some mitigating measures that can be put in place to address this issue of noise pollution,
for example, portable noise barriers, quiet equipment, proper maintenance and regular
servicing (Danny, 2016, p. 129).
Water Quality
Silt-laden runoff from the swimming pool site where excavation is taking place may contain
increased loads of earth and sediment materials, contaminants and other suspended solids
(Karanfil, 2008, p. 384). Potential sources of pollution from site drainage include;
 The discharge of filling cement materials with rain wash.
 Wash water from dust suppression sprays.
 Erosion and runoff from the exposed soil surface, earth working areas, and stockpiles.
 Fuel and lubricants from excavation equipment (Anderson, 2013, p. 123).
Silt runoff when building Olympic swimming pool if not controlled may carry pollutants leading
to increased suspended solids concentration (Juniper, 2013, p. 163). There is need of controlling
the runoff and drainage from the working area in order to prevent drainage and runoff water
with high levels of suspended materials. There is need of implementing adequate construction
site drainage and provision of silt removal amenities. The following measures need to be
executed in order to circumvent the issue of water contamination for example; there is need of
providing temporary sanitary facilities, for example, moveable chemical toilets so that all waste
materials can be diverted into the sewage (Eaton, 2008, p. 438).

Waste
Most of the construction involving Olympic swimming pool would be anticipated to generate
wastes. Activities involved during construction of a swimming pool will result in the generation
of numerous waste which can broadly be classified into different categories depending on their
nature and the option for their disposal (Dwera, 2009, p. 89). During the phase of excavating
the swimming pool, a list of waste materials expected is given below;
 Excavated materials, land-based fill materials
 C & D waste some of which may be appropriate for reclamation and fill. Here, all
vegetation that was cleared from the working site before the commencement of the
work is included (Karanfil, 2008, p. 123).
 Chemical waste
 General refuse and municipal solid waste.
 Sewage from the construction workforce.
When digging the area to put a swimming pool, the excavated materials are encountered and in
this case, they include soil and rock materials. There will also be materials from paving and
surfacing materials, utility diversion, demolition, upgrading and resurfacing though, in certain
areas, these type of materials may be reusable in other projects (Debord, 2016, p. 239).
In the case of C & D waste, in order to minimize them, then they need proper planning and
consideration at an early stage, the design stage in order to reduce the amount of earthwork
needed. During construction of swimming pool, any C&D that can be reused should be
transported and temporarily stockpiled at the designated areas (Chocckar, 2010, p. 567).

There is certain chemical waste which is harmful to the environment but they are encountered
during the construction phase. Improper disposal of chemical waste can pose environmental
and health and safety hazards. The significant impact of the chemical waste issues is not
expected in case of proper storage and disposal of chemical waste (John, 2013, p. 218).
General refuse comes across when excavating a swimming pool which is harmful to the
environment, they may include waste from the office, food waste, newspaper, and newspaper
which are generally disposed of at the landfill. Sometimes this waste is leached in water thus
harmful to the aquatic environment. Waste materials need to be collected effectively to avoid
them being blown away by wind thus causing harm to the environment and improper disposal
of waste may attract vermin and paste thus cleaning of the site should be done regularly
(Collins, 2011, p. 346).
Land Contamination
Land contamination simply involves the destruction of the earth surface and soil as a result of
human activities. The excavation of swimming pool may cause land contamination which is
harmful to the living organisms living in the land. During the construction of swimming pool,
most vegetation such as trees growing the land is cleared in order to create a space for the
construction since land contamination of land simply entails lessening the productivity or
quality as an ideal space for construction (Anderson, 2013, p. 217).
Conclusion

Reducing these effects caused by excavation of land in order to erect a swimming pool which in
turn causes the effect to the environment can be controlled by the using equipment which are
not harmful to the environment and also laying down a strict legislation to eradicate the effects
caused by various people to the environment.

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