Abstract
Problem statement: An untoward environmental impact of urban growth in Malaysia has been deterioration in a number of watercourses due to severe siltation and other pollutants from the construction site. Water quality monitoring is a plan for decision makers to take into account the adverse impacts of construction activities on the receiving water bodies. It is also a process for collecting the construction water quality monitoring, baseline data and standard level. Approach: In recent years, expert systems have been used extensively in different applications areas including environmental studies. In this study, expert system software -CWQM- developed by using Microsoft Visual Basic was introduced. CWQM to be used for water quality monitoring during construction activities was designed based on the legal process in Malaysia. Results: According to the water quality monitoring regulation enacted in Malaysia, construction activities require mandatory water quality monitoring plans duly approved by Department of Environment before staring activities. CWQM primarily aims to provide educational and support system for water quality monitoring engineers and decision-makers during construction activities. It displays water quality monitoring plan in report form, water sampling location in GIS format and water quality monitoring data in graph. Conclusion: When the use of CWQM in construction water quality monitoring becomes widespread, it is highly possible that it will be benefited in terms of having more accurate and objective decisions on construction projects which are mainly focused on reducing the stormwater pollution.
Highlights
Expansion of urban areas is the main causes of land use change in the developing countries (Solaimani et al, 2009)
CWQM is designed in such a way that a series of general and specific questions can be answered by a proposed conceptual structure of the relational database such as: Fig. 1: The result report
In development phase of the CWQM, few meeting were organized to consult with five experts whom three experts were from university, while the others, from Department Of Environment (DOE) and consultant
Summary
Expansion of urban areas is the main causes of land use change in the developing countries (Solaimani et al, 2009). Construction sector plays major role in every country. Rapid development and expansion of construction activities without carrying-out proper application of technology might impose adverse impacts on the quality of the water body (Safaian et al, 2004). In the immediate future, construction activity will continue to produce the most adverse impact on the receiving water quality through the discharge of its pollutants. Construction activities can disturb soil and travels down from a construction site that eventually ends up in rivers. Sediment, which results from the excessive erosion of disturbed soils, is the primary pollutant of concern
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