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eThekwini Municipality
Solid Waste Department (DSW)
Proposed Electron Road Waste
Transfer Station
Public Participation Meeting
8 June 2005
Pravin Amar
Development
Planners
ENVIRONMENTAL
Agenda
 6.30pm - Registration
 Welcome, Introduction, and Purpose of the meeting
 Framework for the EIA Process
 Responsibilities of the various role-players
 Public Participation in the Scoping Phase
 Project Proposal
 Background
 Site Overview
 Technical Overview
 Details of the Environmental Scoping Study
 I&AP Input
 Way Forward
Purpose of Today’s Meeting
 To provide an overview of the EIA process to be
carried out for this project
 To provide a brief introduction to the proposed
project
 To offer opportunity to seek clarity on the project
 To record issues and concerns of I & AP’s
Framework for the EIA Process
 SA Constitution Act No 108 of 1996
 S24: Environment
 S32: Access to Information
 S33: Just Administrative Action
 Environment Conservation Act No 73 of 1989
 EIA Regulations R1182-R1184 in terms of Sections
21, 22 & 26 of ECA
 National Environmental Management Act No 107 of
1998
 Guidelines and manuals issued by the Government
Role-players in the EIA Process
 Stakeholders:
 Each has a role to play within the EIA process and
responsibilities to undertake. This is further
stipulated in government regulation R1182 - R1184.
 Proponent:
 Appoint an independent consultant
 Responsible for all costs
 Ensure that the consultant has no vested interest in
the outcome of the project
 Ensure suitability of the consultant
 Ensure that the consultant provides adequate
information to the competent authority
Responsibilities Contd.
 Consultants:
 acts on behalf of the applicant (not for)
 be independent with no vested interest
 have the necessary qualifications and
experience
 produce all processes, info, plans and reports
 provide all relevant info to authorities
 undertake the public participation process
Responsibilities Contd.
 Interested and Affected Parties:
 To provide inputs and comments within
timeframes
 Contribute and participate openly, effectively and
honestly.
 To provide input to the process in terms of
scoping, assessing and mitigating impacts,
reviewing impact reports and in terms of
implementation and monitoring
Responsibilities Contd.
 Relevant Environmental Authority:
 Ensuring that the proponent complies with the
requirements of the EIA process
 Maintaining co-operation between the different
sectoral agencies
 Maintaining a close relationship with the
proponent and provide guidance on the process
 Evaluating and take decisions on the documents
that arise from the EIA process
 Ensuring that input is kept to a minimum.
Public Participation in the Scoping
Process
 Inform I&AP’s/stakeholders through public meetings
and focus group meetings.
 I&AP’s issues and concerns are recorded and
evaluated in ESS report
 Ensure that the decision making process is
transparent enough in order to minimize conflict
 Authorities to consider whether issues/ concerns
are significant and require further assessment
 Review and appeal process by I&APs and/or the
applicant and/or another authority
The Project Proposal
 Establishment of a
Waste Transfer Station
(WTS)
 Collection point for
waste within feasible
distance from the
waste generation area
 Consolidation
(compacted &
containerised) prior to
bulk transport to
Buffelsdraai Landfill
Site
Site Overview
Bisasar Road
Landfill
MAKRO
Electron
Road
Site Overview
2.94 Ha, owned by eThekwini
Municipality, approximately 1km
east of Bisasar Road Landfill Site
Current site usage stockpiling, administration and
parking for eThekwini water and
electricity
Existing
Bisasar
Road Site
Proposed
WTS
Project Description
Mr. Chris McKay
SKC Engineers
Project Background
 January 2000 - Durban Unicity Waste Master Plan
for Solid Waste Management Updated
 Alternative to Bisasar Road Landfill Site
 Limited airspace / complaints from adjacent
community
 Decentralised landfill option - Buffelsdraai Landfill
Site
 Minimum 90 Year lifespan / Expected commissioning
January 2006
 WTS Option
 2000 – DSW / consultants tour of Hong Kong –
Waste Transfer Stations visited
 Scheme design report / traffic survey (Nov 2000)
 Conceptual Design report will be submitted to
DWAF or permitting Authority prior to detailed
planning stage
Technical Overview
 Components of the WTS will include:
 Enclosed transfer facility and associated tipping hall
process equipment, and associated administrative
areas
 Roads and car park, associated hardstandings,
gatehouse, weighbridges, and vehicle washing
facility
 Outdoor garden refuse disposal area, container
yard, and bulky items storage area
 Enclosed composting facility and future recycling
yard.
Technical Overview
 Project Commissioning
 Coincides with anticipated closure of Bisasar Road
Landfill Site
 Operational Capacity
 1920 tons per day
 Inbound – Similar to current number of vehicles
entering Bisasar Landfill
 Outbound – as inbound and approx. 50 long-haul
vehicles per day (approx 4 to 5 per hour)
 Operating hours –10 hours per day
Technical Overview
 Facility Layout
Future Recycling
Composting
Facility
Weighbridges
Container Yard
/ bulky items
Vehicle
Wash bay
Plant /
Compaction
/ loading
Tipping
Hall
Site Access /
Security
Technical Overview
Entry to site via Electron Road
/ manned gatehouse – random
screening of inbound loads
“Stacking area” to internally
accommodate queuing vehicles
Incoming vehicles are weighed
(2 weighbridges)
Oversize objects to bulky items
yard / Garden waste to allocated
Bay
Site Entry /
Exit
Technical Overview
 Tipping Hall and Compaction
Ventilation system
Tipping Hall
Compaction Plant
Conceptual process flow
Containerisation
and loading
Technical Overview
Tipping Hall
 Enclosed facility, negative
pressure ventilation /
odour scrubbing system
 Vehicles directed to
tipping bay via traffic
signalization system
 70m tipping face – 20
RCV’s simultaneously
 Loads discharged to pit,
waste conveyed by impact
conveyor / live floor
Technical Overview
Conveyance and Compaction
 Operator controlled
conveyance to compactor
charge chamber
 Pre-compaction by hydraulic
ram to container size (approx.
30m3) or pre-determined limit
 Compacted waste (bullet)
loaded into ISO 6m container,
sealed, loaded on to
interlink/flat bed for long haul
transportation
Conceptual process flow
 Due to nature and operation
and safety aspects, recovery
and/or recycling in tipping hall
cannot be accommodated
Technical Overview
 Composting Facility
 Rationale:
 Reduce haulage cost of garden refuse to landfill
 Limit the use of valuable airspace
 Involves conversion of garden refuse / organic waste
to compost
 Enclosed facility – ventilated and fitted with odour
control system
 Automated mechanical system (windrows)
 Conceptual design only at this stage - Scoping
process to inform the detailed design phase
Technical Overview
 Future Re-cycling area
 Space provisions in layout plan
 Re-cycling facilities constructed at future date
Example of what the
Waste Transfer Station will
look like
Overview of the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Process
Mr. Nigel Seed
WSP Environmental
Background to the EIA Process
 Prior 1970
 Project appraisals based on Technical and Cost Benefit
 1970s
 America introduces the first EIA procedure and requirement
 1980s
 Sustainable development notion introduced
 Interdependence between economic development,
environment and people
 Sustainable development becomes the fundamental basis
for EIA procedure
 1980s - Current
 Currently undertaken in more than 100 countries
 South African EIA Regulations promulgated in 1997
Background to the EIA Process
 Definition of the EIA process:
Assessment of the environmental consequences of
a planned development, together with input of
people and interest groups. The information
gathered is passed on to planners and decisionmakers
Basic EIA Principles
 Fundamental EIA principles are recognised
internationally
Screening /
Scoping
Impact
Assessment
• Identifies environmental issues that need to be
investigated further
• Identifies how the development will impact on
specific components of the environment
• Assesses impact significance
Legal Context of the EIA Process
 Environmental Conservation Act – Regulation 1182
 Change of land use from agricultural or undetermined
use to any other landuse
 Current landuse on the site is undetermined
 Establishment, expansion, upgrading, or closure of
facilities for all waste types
 The proposed project is a waste facility
Environmental Scoping Process
 Scoping is the current phase of the EIA process
 Aims and Objectives:
 Investigate the receiving environment (baseline
assessment)
 Understand technical aspects of the proposed project
 Identify environmental issues / which components of
the environment could be affected
 Assess potential impacts (positive and negative)
 Identify possible alternatives (e.g. no project option,
site, technology)
 Determine the need for / scope of the Impact
Assessment phase
Environmental Scoping Process
 Scoping Procedure
 Application Form
 Submitted to the DAEA September 2004
 DAEA - Project may not proceed until such time as the
Environmental Authorisation has been issued
 Plan of Study – Detailing the process to be followed
 Submitted to the DAEA November 2004
 DAEA accepted the POS accepted and advised that
scoping may proceed
Environmental Scoping Process
 Scoping Procedure
 Public Participation
 Advertising (newspaper, leaflets, known stakeholders)
 Background Information Document (English and Zulu)
 Environmental Assessment
 Desktop review / site assessment
 Biotic, physical, and socio-economic aspects
 Determine the environmental baseline / receiving
environment
Environmental Scoping Process
 Scoping Procedure
 Technical Review
 Technical documents, plans etc, discussions with
project engineers
 Review of existing facilities (local and international)
 Identify possible emissions / operational issues
Potential Environmental Issues

Typical Environmental Issues
 Air quality / odour
 Traffic
 Groundwater / Surface water
Potential Environmental Issues

Air quality / odour

Risk assessment conducted by international specialists,
objectives are to:
 Identify the types of compounds (incl odourous) that
could be emitted from the facility
 Review possibility and probability of the release of
compounds into the ambient air
 Explore Best Available Technology (BAT) options
 Determine the need / scope for an air quality impact
assessment (i.e. during the impact assessment
phase)
Potential Environmental Issues

Traffic
 Preliminary traffic impact assessment undertaken
November 2000
 Negligible traffic impact as traffic volumes will be
similar to those generated by Bisasar Road Landfill
 Recommendations - Minor widening of Electron
Road / Verulam intersections to facilitate movement
of log haul vehicles
 Verification traffic study will only be undertaken prior
to the detailed planning stage
Potential Environmental Issues
 Groundwater
 Effluent will be generated during handling (from the
liquid component of the waste)
 Not a major issue - no clear interfaces for
groundwater contamination to occur (concrete base
/ effluent system)
 DWAF has requested a borehole hydro-census to
determine baseline groundwater conditions on the
site / facilitates future groundwater monitoring
Scoping Report
 Draft Scoping Report will be prepared on completion of the
scoping process
 Record of issues (identified through public participation an
professional evaluation)
 Record of the scoping process followed
 Description of the project and the receiving environment
 Description of environmental issues
 Evaluation of potential environmental impacts
 Mitigation suggestions or recommendations for further
studies
 Draft Scoping Report made available in public places for
comment
I&AP Input
The Way Forward
 Comments from interested and affected Parties to
be received by 29 June
 Scoping Report to be compiled and made available
in public places for review
 Feedback public meeting will be convened following
the release of the draft scoping report.
 Three week comment period will be given after the
feedback meeting
 Final Scoping Report to be compiled and submitted
to the DAEA