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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