FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za
FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za
FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
August 2010 14 8848For Category “B” activities: a person who wishes to <strong>co</strong>mmence, undertake or <strong>co</strong>nduct anactivity listed under this Category, must <strong>co</strong>nduct a full EIA process, as stipulated in the EIAregulations under section 24(5) of the NEMA as part of a Waste Management LicenceApplication.The applicable activity to the proposed project falls under Category “B”, which is as follows:(10) The disposal of general waste to land <strong>co</strong>vering an area in excess of 200m 2 .There<strong>for</strong>e, it is imperative that a full EIA be <strong>co</strong>nducted <strong>for</strong> the proposed project.2.4 The Environmental Conservation Act (Act 73 of 1989)The ECA, Act No 73 of 1989 was previously applicable to waste facility establishment,operation and disposal as Section 20(1) states that ‘no person shall establish, provide oroperate any disposal site without a permit issued by the Minister of Water Affairs.Section 21(1c) The Construction, or upgrading of, transportation routes and structures, andmanufacturing, storage, handling or processing facilities <strong>for</strong> any substanceswhich are <strong>co</strong>nsidered dangerous or ha<strong>za</strong>rdous, and is <strong>co</strong>ntrolled by thenational legislation.The Minister would in such a permit indicate the <strong>co</strong>ntrol and management of disposal sites ingeneral, the <strong>co</strong>ntrol and management of certain disposal sites or disposal sites handlingparticular types of waste; and the procedure to be followed be<strong>for</strong>e any disposal site <strong>co</strong>uld bewithdrawn from use or utilised <strong>for</strong> another purpose.The promulgation of the NEMA and the subsequent NEM:WA have replaced the ECA, andthere<strong>for</strong>e its regulations.2.5 Additional Legal Frameworks and Legislation2.5.1 Minimum Requirements <strong>for</strong> Waste Disposal by <strong>Landfill</strong>, Se<strong>co</strong>nd edition, 1998The project must <strong>co</strong>mply with the Minimum Requirements <strong>for</strong> Waste Disposal by <strong>Landfill</strong>,(Se<strong>co</strong>nd edition 1998) and Minimum Requirements <strong>for</strong> the handling, classification anddisposal of ha<strong>za</strong>rdous waste (Se<strong>co</strong>nd edition 1998):The objectives of the Minimum Requirements <strong>for</strong> Waste Disposal by landfill are:• To improve the standard of waste disposal in South Africa;• To improve guidelines <strong>for</strong> environmentally acceptable waste disposal <strong>for</strong> a spectrum ofsite sizes and types; andZITHOLELE CONSULTING
Change language