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EMA ANNUAL REPORT 2016 I 3.6.2 Wetland Ecological Assessments Contents LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv LIST OF PLATES ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ..........................................................................................................................................................................................vii LETTER OF PRESENTATION ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................viii BOARD MEMBERS ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ix 2016 MANAGEMENT TEAM ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................x ORGANOGRAM ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................XI CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................xii DIRECTOR GENERAL’S REPORT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................xiii 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 2.0 POLLUTION CONTROL ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................2 2.1 Water Pollution Control ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 2.1.1 Inter-Ministerial Cabinet Committee on Water Pollution .........................................................................................................................................2 2.1.2 Mining and Industrial Inspections .............................................................................................................................................................................................3 2.1.3 Bio-monitoring ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2.2 Air Pollution Control ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 2.2.1 Incinerators ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.2.2. Air pollution monitoring in Kwekwe .....................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.2.3 Vehicle Emissions Inspections .....................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.3 Land Pollution .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.3.1 Solid Waste Management ............................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.3.2 Hazardous Substances monitoring and control ...........................................................................................................................................................11 3.0 PREVENTION OF LAND DEGRADATION ...................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1 Mining .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.1 Alluvial Mining ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.2 Gache Kache Project ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 3.1.3 Artisanal Mining ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 3.1.4 Improved Environmental Management after EMA intervention ........................................................................................................................14 3.2 Deforestation .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 3.3 Veld fires ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15 3.5 Control of Spread of Invasive Alien Species ......................................................................................................................................................................16 3.5.1 Lantana Camara Eradication ...................................................................................................................................................................................................16 3.6 Wetlands .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 3.6.1 Wetland Protection ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................17 EMA ANNUAL REPORT 2016 i 3.6.2 Wetland Ecological Assessments ...........................................................................................................................................................................................17 4.0 LABORATORY AND ANALYTICAL SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................................18 4.1 Training .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.2 Drinking Water Surveillance........................................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.3 Umguza Pollution Investigations ................................................................................................................................................................................................18 4.4 City Council Sewage and Water Treatment Plants ........................................................................................................................................................18 4.5 Projects ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
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