FEIR for Boitshepi Landfill Site .pdf - Zitholele.co.za

67August 2010 88488 WASTE LICENSE APPLICATION8.1 IntroductionA new era of an integrated waste management system in South Africa through the NationalEnvironmental Management Waste Act (Act No. 59 of 2008) (NEM:WA) has beenestablished. The NEM:WA came into effect on 01 July 2009. Provisions have been made inthe form of legislative and regulatory tools to facilitate and ensure implementation of the Actby all spheres of government. To this end, the Minister of the DWEA has published a WasteManagement Activity List on 03 July 2009 which has clear thresholds on waste activities thatneed authorisation before they are undertaken. The published Waste Management ActivityList effectively replaces Schedule 1 of the Waste Act and all waste related activities listed inEIA Regulations promulgated in terms of Chapter 5 of the NEMA.All waste-related activities listed in terms of section 24(2) of the NEMA have been repealedat the same time that the Minister published the new list of waste management activities inorder to align the NEM:WA and the EIA regulations to avoid the necessity to submit twoapplications for the same activity. An application for a waste licence in terms of Section 45 ofthe NEM:WA for general waste activities must be submitted by lodging an application withthe relevant provincial department. Therefore, in this regard, GDARD is the licensingauthority for a waste licence.The main aim of this project is to obtain a Waste License and Environmental Authorisationfor the extension with view of closure of the Waste Disposal Site in a sustainable manner. Tolicense a Waste Disposal Site, an EIA must be conducted under the EIA Regulations underSection 24 (5) of the NEMA. Some details on the waste license are provided in this Section.8.2 Site ClassificationThe Classification of the Boitshepi Waste Disposal Site in terms of the DWA MinimumRequirements is necessary to determine the technical and operational standards with whichthe waste disposal site has to comply. The waste disposal classification system defines thedisposal situation and classifies the type of site according to:• Waste types involved (G=General; H=Hazardous);• Size of the waste stream or site operation (C=Communal; S=Small; M=Medium;L=Large); and• Potential for significant leachate generation and the need for leachate management(B + =positive climate balance; B - =negative climate balance).Each of these is described in more detail in the sections below.ZITHOLELE CONSULTING