Sappi Saiccor Expansion: Project Vulindlela and Project Stone Draft Basic Assessment Report
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SAPPI SOUTHERN AFRICA LIMITED SAPPI SAICCOR EXPANSION: PROJECT VULINDLELA AND PROJECT STONE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT EDTEA REF: DM/0012/2018 18 JUNE 2018 PUBLIC SAPPI SAICCOR EXPANSION: PROJECT VULINDLELA AND PROJECT STONE DRAFT BASIC ASSESSMENT REPORT SAPPI SOUTHERN AFRICA LIMITED TYPE OF DOCUMENT (VERSION) PUBLIC PROJECT NO.: 41100417 DATE: JUNE 2018 WSP BLOCK A, 1 ON LANGFORD LANGFORD ROAD WESTVILLE, DURBAN, 3629 SOUTH AFRICA T: +27 31 240 8800 F: +086 606 7121 WSP.COM QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 REVISION 2 REVISION 3 Remarks Draft Report Date 18 June 2018 Prepared by H Konigkramer Signature Checked by Nigel Seed Signature Authorised by Nigel Seed Signature Project number 411000417 Report number 01 File reference G/NEW Projects/411000417 SIGNATURES PREPARED BY Hilary Konigkramer, Director – Environmental Services REVIEWED BY Nigel Seed, Director – Environmental Services WAIVER This report was prepared by WSP Environmental (Pty.) 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PRODUCTION TEAM CLIENT Saiccor Mill General Manager Krish Naidu Saiccor Mill SHEQ Manager Craig Daniel WSP Environmental Assessment Practitioner Hilary Konigkramer Technical and Review Support Nigel Seed Project Assistant Mpendulo Dlamini Air Quality Specialist Lisa Ramsay Acoustic Specialist Kirsten Collett Traffic Specialist Tobie Ueckermann TABLE OF 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................ 1 1.1 Terms of Reference .............................................. 1 CONTENTS 1.2 Project Overview ................................................... 1 1.3 Project Team ......................................................... 2 2 BASIC ASSESSMENT PROCESS ............. 4 2.1 Procedural Framework ......................................... 4 2.2 Registration of Application for EA ....................... 4 2.3 Baseline Environmental Assessment .................. 4 2.4 Impact Assessment Methodology ........................ 4 2.5 Stakeholder Engagement Process ....................... 7 2.6 Basic Assessment Report Structure.................... 8 3 LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................. 11 3.1 National Environmental Management Act ......... 11 3.2 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act ....................................................................... 12 3.3 National Water Act .............................................. 12 3.4 Major Hazard Installation Regulations ............... 13 3.5 National Heritage Resources Act ....................... 13 4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................... 15 4.1 Need and Desirability ......................................... 15 4.2 Project Context ................................................... 15 4.3 Overview of Previous Expansions ..................... 20 4.4 Non-Technical Process Description .................. 20 4.5 Detailed Description of Current Process and Proposed Expansion Activities .......................... 22 4.6 Layout ................................................................. 25 4.7 Construction Activities ....................................... 25 5 ALTERNATIVES ...................................... 29 5.1 Site Alternatives .................................................. 29 SAPPI SAICCOR EXPANSION: PROJECT VULINDLELA AND PROJECT STONE WSP Project No. 41100417 June 2018 SAPPI SOUTHERN AFRICA LIMITED Page iv 5.2 Layout Alternatives............................................. 29 5.3 Process alternatives ........................................... 29 5.4 No-Project Alternative ........................................ 30 6 ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE ................ 31 6.1 Local Meteorology .............................................. 31 6.2 Air Quality ........................................................... 32 6.3 Geology ............................................................... 37 6.4 Topography ......................................................... 37 6.5 Flora and Fauna .................................................. 37 6.6 Hydrogeology ..................................................... 40 6.7 Surface Water ..................................................... 42 6.8 Groundwater ....................................................... 42 6.9 Noise ................................................................... 42 6.10 Traffic .................................................................. 45 6.11 Water Abstraction ............................................... 46 6.12 Effluent Management .......................................... 46 6.13 Major Hazard Risk ............................................... 47 6.14 Socio-Economic Environment ........................... 47 7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ................. 50 7.1 Airborne Emissions ............................................ 50 7.2 Noise Emissions ................................................. 54 7.3 Road Traffic......................................................... 55 7.4 Solid Waste Generation ...................................... 56 7.5 Hazardous Materials ........................................... 57 7.6 Stormwater Runoff.............................................. 58 7.7 Water Consumption ............................................ 58 7.8 Generation and Management of Effluent ........... 59 7.9 Socio-Economics ................................................ 60 SAPPI SAICCOR EXPANSION: PROJECT VULINDLELA AND PROJECT STONE WSP Project No. 41100417 June 2018 SAPPI SOUTHERN AFRICA LIMITED Page v 8 IMPACT ASSESSMENT .......................... 61 8.1 Impact Summary ................................................. 61 9 CONCLUSION ......................................... 63 9.1 Summary of Impact Assessment ....................... 63 9.2 Impact Statement ................................................ 63 TABLES TABLE 1.1 OVERVIEW OF PROPOSED EXPANSION PHASES ................. 1 TABLE 1.2 DETAILS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PRACTITIONER ........................... 2 TABLE 1.3 DETAILS OF KEY EXPERTS ....... 3 TABLE 2.1: LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AS DETAILED IN APPENDIX 1 OF GNR 326 ...................................... 8 TABLE 3.1: APPLICABLE GNR 327 LISTED ACTIVITIES ................................ 11 TABLE 3.2: SECTION 21 LISTED ACTIVITIES AUTHORISED IN THE AEL ........ 12 TABLE 4.1: SAPPI SAICCOR MILL PROPERTY DETAILS ................ 15 TABLE 4.2: SURROUNDING LAND USE (AEL, 2017) .......................................... 16 TABLE 4.3: EXISTING POWER GENERATION UNITS ........................................ 25 TABLE 4.4: CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ... 25 TABLE 5.1: SUMMARY OF PROCESS ALTERNATIVES ......................... 29 TABLE 6.1: CURRENT SO2 AMBIENT MONITORING DATA (2016) ....... 32 TABLE 6.2: AQUIFER RECHARGE AND DISCHARGE (U10L AND U10M) 40 TABLE 6.3: GROUNDWATER USE IN THE U10 TERTIARY .......................... 40 TABLE 6.4: NGA BOREHOLES WITHIN IN A 5 KM RADIUS OF THE SAICCOR MILL ........................................... 41 TABLE 6.5: TYPICAL RATING LEVEL FOR NOISE IN DISTRICTS (ADAPTED FROM SANS 10103:2008) .......... 43 TABLE 6.6: NOISE MONITORING LOCATIONS (WSP EAIA, 2018) . 43 TABLE 6.7: DAY-TIME NOISE MONITORING RESULTS (BASELINE) (WSP EAIA, 2018) ................................ 44 WSP SAPPI SAICCOR EXPANSION: PROJECT VULINDLELA AND PROJECT STONE June 2018 Project No. 41100417 Page vi SAPPI SOUTHERN AFRICA LIMITED TABLE 6.8: NIGHT-TIME NOISE MONITORING RESULTS (BASELINE) (WSP EAIA, 2018) .. 45 TABLE 6.9: EFFLUENT DISCHARGE QUALITY COMPLIANCE WITH CWDP ........................................ 46 TABLE 6.10: WATER USE PER SECTOR IN TERTIARY U10 .......................... 49 TABLE 7.1: CURRENT AND PROPOSED KEY POINT SOURCE EMISSION RATES (MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS RATES) (WSP AQIA, 2018) ........ 52 TABLE 7.2: PEAK RECEPTOR AMBIENT POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS ACROSS EMISSION SCENARIOS .............................. 52 TABLE 7.3: PREDICTED DAY-TIME NOISE LEVELS AT SPECIFIED RECEPTION LOCATIONS (WSP EAIA, 2018) ................................ 54 TABLE 7.4: PREDICTED NIGHT-TIME NOISE LEVELS AT SPECIFIED RECEPTOR LOCATIONS .......... 55 TABLE 7.5: CURRENT AND PROPOSED DAILY TRIP GENERATION (WSP, 2018) .......................................... 55 TABLE 7.6: WEEKDAY AM PEAK HOUR TRIP GENERATION (WSP, 2018) ....... 56 TABLE 7.7: WEEKDAY PM PEAK HOUR TRIP GENERATION (WSP, 2018) ....... 56 TABLE 7.8: TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE ...................................... 56 TABLE 7.9: HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (CURRENT AND PROPOSED) .............................. 57 TABLE 7.10: PREDICTED EFFLUENT DISCHARGE