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DRAFT Environmental Impact Assessment Report – October 2016
Appendix C: Impact Assessment Tables Table C-1. Impacts associated with the Planning and Design Phase.
IMPACTS
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Issue: Dust Management
Unloading of 500kg bags of pelletized plastic into the automatic feeders may result in the release of dust particles into the atmosphere, creating a potentially hazardous environment for workers, and potential nuisance dust for surrounding land users. This dust and accidentally discarded plastic pellets may find their way into the stormwater system, and result in pollution of downstream drainage systems, etc.
Localised Short-term
Possible Moderately severe
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Locate the feedstock unloading area within an enclosed warehouse, with appropriate dust collection/mitigation.
Feedstock storage areas must not allow the ingress of storm water
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Fugitive plastic waste
There is potential for windblown plastic accidentally discarded by the facility to be transported into storm water infrastructure, etc.
Municipal Short-term
Possible Moderately severe
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Design sorting facilities and loading and offloading infrastructure such that no plastic losses occur.
House storage facilities indoors.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Generation of odours
It is possible that the facility may release malodorous emissions that could negatively impact on the surrounding land users.
Localised Short-term
Possible Slight LOW NEGATIVE
Incorporate emission control measures into the design of the facility.
LOW NEGATIVE
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At a capacity of 9 tons every three days, there is the potential for disposal of 180 0.5 ton empty feed bags per month. Improper management of this general waste could lead to nuisance pollution of the surrounding areas, or worse.
Localised Short-term
Possible Moderately severe
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Provide suitable enclosed and demarcated storage areas for empty feed bags.
Investigate the potential for re-use of feedbags by the supplier.
If re-use is not possible, potential for recycling the bags in other ways should be investigated.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Recycling of Plastic
Specific plastic types will be diverted from landfill to provide feedstock for the facility. This will impact the landfill positively in that non-biodegradable waste inflow will decrease, and more space will be available for other waste types.
Municipal Short-term
Definite Moderately Beneficial
SOME BENEFITS
Identify appropriate suppliers of feedstock and ensure security of supply
The pilot-scale nature of this project implies that if the concept proves to be viable, the potential benefits of reducing plastic waste to landfill will be significantly enhanced.
SOME BENEFITS
Issue: Production of valuable products
The beneficiation of plastic waste to produce valuable products will potentially drive a renewed interest in recycling plastic, as waste plastic providers will be paid for their stock, and as the market for the valuable products increase, the need for feedstock will increase. This will have a
Municipal Short-term
Probable Moderately beneficial
SOME BENEFITS
Investigate the market for valuable products. If possible enter into supply contracts that will ensure sustainability of the business concept.
The pilot-scale nature of this project implies that if the concept proves to be viable, the
SOME BENEFITS
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knock-on effect of decreasing the volumes of specific plastics sent to landfill.
potential benefits of reducing plastic waste to landfill will be significantly enhanced.
The pilot phase will also identify markets to be penetrated at full production phase.
Issue: Waste Water Quality
The quality of the process wastewater streams is influenced by the efficiency of the plastic beneficiation process. Process failures and emergency conditions may result in decreased wastewater quality. This could result in negative impacts on the ELIDZ sewerage infrastructure, and further, on the BCMM sewerage infrastructure, and at worst, on the marine environment to which the Hood Point Sea outfall discharges.
Localised Short-term
Possible Moderately negative
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Include in the design of the facility, a water sampling port on the water discharge pipeline at a point BEFORE it reaches the ELIDZ sewer.
Include in the design of the facility, a cut-off valve at a point BEFORE the pipeline reaches the EILDZ sewer.
Include in the design of the facility, an emergency waste water retention tank to collect low quality waste water to prevent it from being discharged into the sewers.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Air Quality
Priority pollutants including carbon monoxide, SOx and NOx, HCL, H2S, ammonia and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will be released as a result of the processing of plastic waste into valuable products. These pollutants have the
Study area and surroundings
Medium term
Probable Severe HIGH NEGATIVE
Suitable emission control devices such as scrubbers, condensers, quenching columns, etc. must be incorporated into the design of the facility.
Design emission data should be incorporated into a model to
LOW NEGATIVE
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potential to significantly decrease the quality of the air in the general area.
predicted the potential for release of pollutants and their possible impacts on the environment taking into account the prevailing climatic conditions at the site.
Table C-2. Impacts associated with the Construction Phase
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CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY MITIGATED BY COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXISTING ELIDZ CONSTRUCTION EMPR (APPENDIX G)
Table C-3. Impacts associated with the Operation Phase.
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Unloading of 500kg bags of pelletized plastic into the automatic feeders may result in the release of dust particles into the atmosphere, creating a potentially hazardous environment for workers, and potential nuisance dust for surrounding land users.
Localised Short-term
Possible Slight LOW NEGATIVE
All employees involved in unloading of plastic feedstock must be in possession of appropriate PPE.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Fugitive plastic waste
There is potential for windblown plastic accidentally discarded by the facility to be transported into storm water infrastructure, etc.
Municipal Short-term
Possible Moderately severe
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Design sorting facilities and loading and offloading infrastructure such that no plastic losses occur.
House storage facilities indoors.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: Generation of odours
It is possible that the facility may release malodorous emissions that could negatively impact on the surrounding land users.
Localised Short-term
Possible Slight LOW NEGATIVE
Ensure that emission control measures implemented are inspected and maintained.
Institute a complaints register where the public can document issues with malodours.
LOW NEGATIVE
Issue: General Waste Management
At a capacity of 9 tons every three days, there is the potential for disposal of 180 0.5 ton empty feed bags per month. Improper management of this general waste could
Localised Short-term
Possible Slight LOW NEGATIVE
Ensure that empty feedstock bags are securely stored and reused/recycled wherever possible
LOW NEGATIVE
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lead to nuisance pollution of the surrounding areas, or worse.
Issue: Recycling of Plastic
Specific plastic types will be diverted from landfill to provide feedstock for the facility. This will impact the landfill positively in that non-biodegradable waste inflow will decrease, and more space will be available for other waste types.
Municipal Short-term
Definite Moderately Beneficial
SOME BENEFITS
No mitigation proposed
The pilot-scale nature of this project implies that if the concept proves to be viable, the potential benefits of reducing plastic waste to landfill will be significantly enhanced.
SOME BENEFITS
Issue: Production of valuable products
The beneficiation of plastic waste to produce valuable products will potentially drive a renewed interest in recycling plastic, as waste plastic providers will be paid for their stock, and as the market for the valuable products increase, the need for feedstock will increase. This will have a knock-on effect of decreasing the volumes of specific plastics sent to landfill.
Municipal Short-term
Probable Moderately beneficial
SOME BENEFITS
No mitigation proposed
The pilot-scale nature of this project implies that if the concept proves to be viable, the potential benefits of reducing plastic waste to landfill will be significantly enhanced.
The pilot phase will also identify markets to be penetrated at full production phase.
SOME BENEFITS
Issue: Waste Water Quality
The quality of the process wastewater streams is influenced by the efficiency of the plastic beneficiation process. Process failures and emergency conditions may result in decreased wastewater quality. This could result in negative impacts on the
MODERATE NEGATIVE
Monitor and record the quality of the waste water discharging from the facility regularly.
In the event of an emergency or process failure, ensure that the valve is closed to prevent the discharge of low quality waste
LOW NEGATICE
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ELIDZ sewerage infrastructure, and further, on the BCMM sewerage infrastructure, and at worst, on the marine environment to which the Hood Point Sea outfall discharges.
water into the ELIDZ sewer system.
Ensure that any water retained in retention tanks is treated to acceptable standards before being released into the sewers.
Issue: Air Quality
Priority pollutants including carbon monoxide, SOx and NOx, HCL, H2S, ammonia and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) will be released as a result of the processing of plastic waste into valuable products. These pollutants have the potential to significantly decrease the quality of the air in the general area.
Study area and surroundings
Medium term
Definite Severe HIGH NEGATIVE
Installed emission control devices should be regularly inspected and maintained in order to ensure efficient operation.
A stack emissions monitoring regime should be initiated to ensure compliance with the conditions of the AEL, and to ensure that the emission conditions predicted during the planning and design phase by the modelling exercise closely resemble the actual emissions.
Ensure compliance with the conditions of the AEL issued by BCMM.
LOW NEGATIVE
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ISSUE: Reduction in volumes of plastic waste to landfill
Plastic feedstocks that could have been diverted away from the landfills in the area will continue to be dumped and take up valuable airspace within an already spatially constrained landfill site. The impact would be relatively minor for the current application (a pilot-scale plant), but it could have major implications if a full-scale plant could have been commissioned as a result of the success of the current facility.
Municipal – the Roundhill landfill site services the entire BCMM.
Medium term
Definite Highly severe
HIGH NEGATIVE
No mitigation provided that can be implemented by the applicant if the development DOES NOT go ahead
HIGH NEGATIVE
ISSUE: Wastewater quantity
Potential increases in the volume of wastewater discharged into the sea via the Hood Point sea outfall would not occur as a result of this development.
Localised – marine environment in the vicinity of the Hood Point sea outfall
Short term
Definite Slight Slightly BENEFICIAL
No mitigation provided that can be implemented by the applicant if the development DOES NOT go ahead. This benefit will be short-lived, as further developments approved for the ELIDZ or the West Bank area will take up that volume in the future.
Slightly BENEFICIAL
ISSUE: Cumulative Air Emissions
Potential decreases in the air quality in the general area will not be realised as a result of THIS development. The air quality specialist found that this impact would be almost negligible in any case.
Localised Short term
Definite Slight Slightly BENEFICIAL
No mitigation provided that can be implemented by the applicant if the development DOES NOT go ahead. This benefit will be short-lived, since it is possible that another type of development may come to occupy
Slightly BENEFICIAL
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Project Experience October 2009 – present Principle Environmental Consultant, Coastal & Environmental Services As a principle consultant, my role in the company is to manage and provide input into the compilation of Environmental Impact Assessments and associated documents for a wide variety of clients, and for a wide variety of developments. This includes preparing water use licenses, air emissions licenses, waste licenses, etc. To date, these projects have included: Renewable Energy Projects
Riverbank Wind Energy Facility
Umsobomvu Wind Energy Facility
Dassiesridge Wind Energy Facility
Great Kei Wind Energy Facility
Qumbu Wind Energy Facility
Ngqamakhwe Renewable Energy Facility EIA
Ncora Renewable Energy Facility EIA
Qunu Renewable Energy Facility EIA
Thomas River Renewable Energy Facility EIA
Chaba Wind Energy EIA
Lushington Park Wind Energy Facility EIA Wastewater Specialist Assessments:
Wastewater Specialist Impact Assessment for St Patricks Hospital Wastewater Treatment Works
Environmental Management Plan as part of the Alfred Nzo District Municipality Effluent Management Plan
Wastewater Specialist Impact Assessment for Jamestown Wastewater Treatment Works
Wastewater Specialist Impact Assessment for Qolora Aquaculture Zone EIA
All Saints Wastewater Treatment Works, Wastewater Specialist Impact Assessment
Project Manager and Waste Specialist: Scoping and Environmental Impact assessment for Sunningdale Dairy Processing Facility
Water Quality Specialist Assessments:
Surface and Groundwater Assessment Report. EcoFarm Sugar Plantation Project, Mozambique
Water Quality Specialist Impact Assessment for the proposed abstraction works in the Lower Fish River. Ndlambe Local Municipality
Surface Water and Groundwater Quality Annual Report, for Kenmare Mining, Mozambique
Project Manager and Surface Water Quality Specialist: Surface and groundwater quality monitoring program for the East London Industrial Development Zone
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Completed the SASS5 aquatic macro-invertebrate monitoring course (2012) conducted by Groundtruth (Dr Mark Graham)
Professional Registrations The Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA)
International Association for Impact Assessment (South Africa)
Years’ Experience November 2009 – Present: Principle Environmental Consultant (Coastal & Environmental Services) October 2008 – July 2009: Water Scientist (Golder Associates Africa) January 2008 – June 2008: Postdoctoral Research student (Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University)