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DEAT’s Section 20 Permitting in terms of the ECA:

Permitting Procedure and Progress reporting to the

Institute of Waste Management

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OBJECTIVE•To give the Institute of Waste Management “IWM” progress on permitting in terms of s.20 of the ECA as amended since the transfer of the function from DWAF to DEAT on the 3rd of January 2006• To outline the current permitting process.•To discuss the best way forward

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BACKGROUND• ECA amendment and the transfer of landfill

permitting function under s.20 of ECA from DWAF to DEAT on 3 Jan 2006

• Outline of Draft MoA between DWAF to DEAT (See slide 6)

• DEAT’s capacity for the landfill permitting function under s.20 of ECA - DEAT established a new sub-directorate for landfill

permitting in 2005- Additional capacity created in 2006 with establishment

of new directorate dedicated to waste authorisations and disposal management

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INTRODUCTION:• Permitting in the DEAT’s Structure

organigram • Directorates within DEAT giving input

to the permitting Process:• Waste Stream Management• Legal Services• Compliance and Monitoring• Air Quality Mngt• Environmental Impact Mngt Systems &

Tools

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PERMITTING PROCEDUREThe Applicant:1. Fills in Application Form

S.20 App. Form 2. Sends 3 sets of App. form and

supporting docs (EIS, EMP, Maps, studies pertaining to activity, etc ) to Director: Authorisation & Waste Disposal

3. Uses checklist to ensure completeness of documentation

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PERMITTING PROCEDUREThe DEAT:1. Checks for completeness of application

documentation within 14 days 2. Acknowledges receipt for all

applications within 14 days3. If Application is incomplete the

acknowledgement letter notifies the applicant about missing information

4. If Complete, 2 sets are sent to DWAFoutline of the Draft MoA B/t DEAT & DWAF

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PERMITTING PROCEDURETHE DWAF:• Sends App to relevant province• 2-6 months later Draft ROD from Province

received• Final RoD compiled by DWAF Pretoria• DWAF ROD sent to DEAT - DWAF informs

DEAT if Draft Permit must come back for review

THE DEAT:• DEAT compiles Draft Permit - 8 Review &

1 Approval steps - whole process takes 6 weeks

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S.20 PERMITS ISSUED DWAF

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S.20 PERMITS ISSUED (DWAF)

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70DEAT in talks with DWAF to take the

function

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S.20 PERMITS ISSUED

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transferred to DEAT

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DEAT Permitting - Status Quo

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ApplicationsReceived

InsufficientInformation

DWAF RoDRequested

DWAF RoDReceived

Drafts onEDMS

PermitsIssued

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Towards a more Speedy Permitting Process:

• Provinces already assigned functions relating to waste disposal management under s.24 of ECA

• Waste disposal permitting function will be assigned to Provinces (this is consistent with the EIA process already being undertaken by Provinces)

• DEAT will retain permitting of hazardous waste sites in line with EIA Regulations

• DEAT will provide support to Provinces for the development of provincial capacity for landfill permitting function

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Estimated Cost for the Development of Prov. Capacity for WDS Permitting Function

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011

Baseline allocation

R23,255,000 R24,243,000 R25,213,000

Additional funds required

R13,000,000 R 8,750,000 R 750,000

Total R46,255,000 R32,993,000 R25,963,000

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Thank you