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Addendum Environmental Impact Report (Eir) for the Proposed Regional General and Hazardous Waste Management Facility in the Eastern Cape ADDENDUM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) FOR THE PROPOSED REGIONAL GENERAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN THE EASTERN CAPE DEA REFERENCE NO: 14/12/16/3/3/3/106 Prepared by EOH Coastal & Environmental Services The Point, Suite 408 - 4th Floor 76 Regent Road, Sea Point Cape Town South Africa Prepared for Coega Development Corporation Coega Business Centre Corner Alcyon Road & Zibuko Street Zone 1, Coega IDZ Port Elizabeth, 6100 DRAFT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2016 Addendum Environmental Impact Report, September 2016 EOH Coastal and Environmental Services Report Title: Addendum Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Proposed Regional General And Hazardous Waste Management Facility in the Eastern Cape Report Version: Draft Version 2 Project Number: 292 Name Responsibility Signature Date M. Hardy EAP/Project Manager June 2015 K. Whittington-Jones Review September 2016 WS Rowlston Revision 1 May 2016 WS Rowlston Final August 2016 EOH Coastal & Environmental Services i Coega Development Corporation Addendum Environmental Impact Report, September 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this Addendum Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Proposed Regional General and Hazardous Waste Management Facility in the Eastern Cape is to respond to issues raised by the Department of Environmental Affairs in its March 2014 letter rejecting the July 2010 EIR, and in interactions with the Coega Development Corporation prior to and subsequent to the rejection. The following conclusions have been drawn in response to the department’s enquiries. Upgrading the Motherwell to Addo road (R335) The section of the R335 between its junction with the N2 highway on the south-eastern side of Motherwell and its intersection with the R342 near Coerney Railway Station, north of Addo, was declared as National Road R335, Section 1, by Government Notice No 733, published in the Government Gazette No 40085 on 22nd June 2016. Communication with staff at SANRAL’s Port Elizabeth office indicates that the procurement of consulting engineering services for the design review of this road is currently being investigated, with a view to commencing the upgrade in two to three years. In the meantime SANRAL will be maintaining the road through a maintenance contract. Land issues Negotiations are in progress between PPC Ltd and CDC to acquire the land for the proposed waste facility. The CDC will undertake the required rezoning process once the necessary authorisations (environmental authorisation and waste management licence) have been secured from DEA. PPC has provided information that shows that the site for the proposed waste management facility is included inside the boundary of the mining right for its quarrying activities. This being the case it will be necessary to obtain approval from the Minister of Mineral Resources, in terms of s53 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, to use the surface of the land in a way that may be contrary to any object of the act. Thermal processing of waste The current design of the facility does not include a thermal treatment facility of any kind, including incineration. Validity and completeness of impact ratings There is no good reason to dispute or alter any of the significance ratings attached to the impacts identified by the specialists, or to question the measures they proposed to mitigate the effects of the impacts. Examination of the impacts identified by the specialists in the July 2010 EIR indicates that they cover all the requirements of the most recent environmental and waste management listed activities. In response to an enquiry by the Eastern Cape Provincial Air Quality Officer, clarification has been added about the way in which the impacts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were determined, and an estimate has been made of the maximum annual rates of greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill. EOH Coastal & Environmental Services i Coega Development Corporation Addendum Environmental Impact Report, September 2016 Submission of an integrated application for environmental authorisation and waste management licence An integrated application has been prepared, based on the listed activities in the 2014 NEMA EIA Regulations, and the 2013 NEM: Waste Act Regulations. The Permit Application Report prepared by Jones & Wagener in 2008 will be submitted with the integrated application, but by agreement with DEA the report will be updated as a condition of the authorisation, before any further work is undertaken on the facility. Period of validity of the environmental authorisation It is recommended that: (i) The CDC and Enviroserv maintain regular contact to ensure that the status of the Aloes II waste facility in respect of its remaining life is known to each party. (ii) The Environmental Authorisation for the proposed new waste management facility is granted for the longest allowable period (10 years in the December 2014 EIA Regulations), and that no unnecessary barriers are put in the way if extending the validity of the authorisation, should 10 years prove to be too short a period. (iii) The department allows the greatest possible flexibility in specifying the period for which the Waste Management Licence is issued, the conditions attached to any amendments to the licence that may prove to be necessary, and the period within which renewal of the licence must be applied for. Public review This Addendum report and the integrated application will be made available for public review for a 30-day period before it is submitted to the department. No changes have been made to the 2010 Environmental Impact Report or the 2008 Permit Application report, but links will be provided to electronic copies of these reports for ease of reference. Comments from the public will be collated and responses prepared, and any necessary changes made to the Addendum before it is submitted to the department for a decision. EOH Coastal & Environmental Services ii Coega Development Corporation Addendum Environmental Impact Report, September 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Activities to Date ................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Submission and Rejection of the Environmental Impact Report ....................................................... 3 1.4 DEA Guidance on the Way Forward ................................................................................................. 4 1.4.1 Before the rejection of the FEIR ................................................................................................ 4 1.4.2 After the rejection of the FEIR ................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Terms of Reference ........................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 The Project Team .............................................................................................................................. 5 2. RESPONSES TO THE REJECTION OF FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ....................... 7 2.1 Motherwell to Addo Road .................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.1 Anticipated traffic volumes ......................................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 Responsibility for upgrading the road ........................................................................................ 7 2.2 Land Issues........................................................................................................................................ 8 2.2.1 Expropriation of land from PPC Limited .................................................................................... 8 2.2.2 Consent from the landowner ...................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 Rezoning of the land for waste disposal .................................................................................... 8 2.3 Thermal Processing of Waste............................................................................................................ 8 2.4 Specialist Studies .............................................................................................................................. 8 2.4.1 Validity of impact ratings ............................................................................................................ 8 2.5 Integrated Environmental Authorisation / Waste Management Licence application ......................... 9 2.6 Motivation for the period of validity of the EA .................................................................................... 9 3. REVIEW OF APPLICABLE LISTED ACTIVITIES ................................................................................. 11 3.1 Regulatory requirements ................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 Completeness of impact assessment .............................................................................................. 14 4. REVIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS ASSESSED PREVIOUSLY
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