Environmental restoration and reforestation of the areas affected by a civil work. Brief analysis of the quality control carried out

Abstract

The report presents the results of an experience involving quality control for the environmental restoration and revegetation of the area affected by construction of a gas pipeline over 140 km long with an execution cost of 8,000 million pesetas. A brief account is given of the most relevant details of the work and the Revegetation Project. Most of the report centers on a description of the functions of the Environmental Control and Monitoring Team, discussing the main aspects of these functions, the advantages derived from them as regards the satisfactory result of the project and the economic profitability provided by the team's presence. The most important matters to be supervised in quality control are highlighted and illustrated by the experience gained on this project.