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Service: Environmental Management and Compliance Smartly fulfilling our clients’ environmental obligations Most infrastructure and development projects require some form of screening, permit, license or environmental authorisation prior to implementation. Environmental monitoring and compliance checks are also needed after projects have received the go-ahead. At Royal HaskoningDHV we have more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and expertise to provide our clients with the best environmental service and digital reporting solutions. Let us be your trusted advisor Environmental Screening and Risk Our flagship EIA projects were the Gautrain Rapid Our services in this regard include NEMA Section Rail Link, Medupi Power Station, Transnet New 30 emergency incident applications, Environmental Assessment Multi Products Pipeline, Bokpoort CSP, Cornubia clean-up and rehabilitation plans as well as Climate This process provides a high-level desktop scan of Mixed Use Development, Southern Waste Water change adaption plans. environmental sensitivities or fatal flaws, reducing Treatment Works, Sanral P116, and the Matimba project risk by facilitating informed decision-making Ash Disposal Facility to name but a few. Mining during feasibility, preliminary design and detailed engineering design. Water Resource Management A mine – whether in the process of opening, expanding, in full production, suspending The Transnet Waterberg Heavy Haul Coal Line, We have established ourselves as leaders in the operations or closing a facility – is faced with Majuba Combined Cycle Gas Turbine, Mountain field of Integrated Water Use Licence Applications numerous environmental regulatory requirements. View Dam, the Zimbabwe Harare-Chirundu Ring (iWULAs) and General Authorisations (GAs); Our teams have the skill and professionalism to Road and the Sasol Concentrating Solar Power Plant Integrated Water and Waste Management Plans ensure mining permits and rights are obtained Screening assessments are some prime examples of and Amendment Applications. cost-effectively and timeously. Our services services undertaken by Royal HaskoningDHV in this include Prospecting right applications, regard. To date we have successfully conducted a Mining right applications, Mining number of challenging iWULAs in South Africa permit applications, Social and (e.g. the iWULA for the proposed Underground labour plans, Performance Environmental Authorisations Coal Gasification Project near Amersfoort in the assessments (audits) as Policy and legislation mandate that public and Mpumalanga Province for Eskom, the Cornubia well as Rehabilitation private sector developers assess the potential Mixed-Use Phased Development for Tongaat Hulett and mine closure impacts of their activities. As a global company, we Developments and the eThekwini Municipality plans. ensure international best practice while being fully and the Swaziland-Mozambique-RSA Border Patrol up to date with local statutory requirements. Infrastructure for the National Department of Public Works). Our services include Basic assessments (BAs), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Disaster Management Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Section 24G Rectification applications, Being prepared for any natural disasters or Waste Management License Applications, unexpected events such as spills, heatwaves, floods, Authorisation Amendment applications, droughts or earthquakes before they occur results Environmental Management Programmes (EMPRs), in avoiding, reducing or eliminating the associated Integrated Coastal Management processes and risks. We assist our clients to have the most Independent peer reviews. effective mitigation and response plans in place. Environmental Monitoring Social Risk Management (Construction Supervision) Inherent in every project is the need for people engagement, interaction, and assessment of social risks related to projects. Royal HaskoningDHV has established a proven track record in Understanding the adaptability and vulnerability of people to assisting both Developers and Contractors to deal effectively with development change is intrinsic to future planning. Our social impact the various challenges associated with the implementation of services, delivered at pre-feasibility and feasibility stages of projects, environmental requirements on construction projects. This includes and woven into the permitting phase of projects, assist project not only assisting Clients to meet their compliance requirements, planners and implementers to plan and maintain sustainable options. but also assisting Clients to achieve improved environmental performance. Our offering includes Environmental Officer Our services span the global compass and are offered across a range Services (Internal Site Supervision), Independent Environmental of industry disciplines including mining, oil and gas, the agri-industry, Control Officer (ECO) Services and Independent External textile and infrastructure including water, power, roads and health. Compliance Auditing Services which may be required in some instances as per legal requirements. Services include Social Impact Assessments, Social Baseline Assessments, Socio-Economic Impact Assessments, Social Auditing Compliance Auditing and Due Diligence assessments, Social and Labour plans, Resettlement planning and International finance corporation (IFC) related ESIA’s Royal HaskoningDHV offers a full suite of compliance auditing services related to Client’s operations. Our many satisfied Clients can attest to the fact that we do not just aim to report on environmental compliance, we also strive to assist them to improve environmental performance. We offer experienced and qualified Environmental Auditors who is also professionally registered. Our Partnering for Innovation services include Environmental Compliance Auditing as per legal requirements, Legal Compliance Audits, Funder or Lender Audits, including compliance and performance audits and OEMPr implementation audits. Stakeholder Management & Community Specialist, Multi-Disciplinary Services Participation The cornerstone of all environmental assessments is specialist input provided by trained and experienced specialists from Stakeholder and community consultation is not only focussed varying disciplines. The key value our specialists provide is to on meeting legislative requirements but is also about engaging highlight significant areas where impacts and degradation can people on diverse issues and creating value for projects. We be expected due to the implementation of an activity or process. pride ourselves on building relationships which lead to working Our in-house specialist services include Geographic information systems together in partnership with the public and creating innovative (GIS) / sensitivity mapping, 3D mapping, GIS-based EMPRs, Avifaunal ways of finding solutions. impact assessments, Visual impact assessments, Wetland assessments & delineations and Traffic Impact Assessment. The largest risk for any environmental process to be discredited pertains to inadequate public and stakeholder participation. The Royal HaskoningDHV Environmental team pride themselves on In this regard, we have always complied with the legislative providing accurate environmental advice, striving towards fast turnaround requirements and has an excellent track record on all times and to always be available for our clients. We see our clients as environmental assessments undertaken to date. partners in the environmental journey while providing them with efficient and reliable services. Our experience includes providing support on significant You can contact us on the following should you require any assistance linear infrastructure development EIAs to date as well as undertaking community participation consultation (CPC) www.royalhaskoningdhv.com for the Reya Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which Tel 087 352 1500 entailed the construction of pedestrian bridges, an E-mail: [email protected] underground bus station and non-motorised transport systems. We have also undertaken stakeholder engagement processes in environmental strategic fields which included various Provincial Environmental Outlook Reports as well as updating of strategic reports for Municipalities. Transnet New Multi Products Pipeline Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Eskom Medupi Power Station Showcase projects Continuous Ash Disposal Facility for the Matimba Power Station Cornubia Mixed Use Phased Development Southern Waste Water Treatment Works SANRAL P166 Planning and design of patrol Roads and fencing between RSA, Swaziland and Mozambique Reya Vaya BRT Showcase projects Bokpoort CSP Malcolm Roods D: +27 87 352 1528 M: +27 (0) 71 674 7091 E: [email protected] Eskom Underground Coal Gasification Contact Us Social Media Tel: +27 87 352 1500 www.linkedin.com/company/ royal-haskoningdhv Head Office Johannesburg-Woodmead @RHDHV_SA [email protected] www.facebook.com/ Cape Town royalhaskoningdhvsa [email protected] Umhlanga [email protected] royalhaskoningdhv.com/za.