Regulations under the Environment Conservation Act regarding application for a waste disposal site permit (G.N. R. No. 1196 of 1994)

EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 1 GN. R. 1196 GG15832 8 July 1994 REGULATIONS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT, 1989 (ACT No. 73 OF 1989) The Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has, under sections 24 and 28 (g) of the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989), made the regulations in the Schedule. SCHEDULE 1. In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act, shall have the meaning so assigned to it and, unless the context otherwise indicates, "the Act" means the Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989). APPLICATION FOR A DISPOSAL SITE PERMIT 2. Any person who intends to establish, provide or operate a disposal site, shall apply for a permit by submitting a completed form in accordance with Schedule A of these regulations, to the Regional Director of the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry in whose area the disposal site is situated. APPEAL 3.(1) Appeal in terms of section 35 (1) of the Act shall be submitted in writing to the Director General: Water Affairs and Forestry within 60 days from the date on which the appellant was notified of the decision, and shall be accompanied by an amount of R500. (2) The grounds for appeal shall be fully set out by the appellant. (3) The Minister may in writing request the appellant to supply within 28 days from the date of the request such further particulars as the Minister may deem necessary to enable him to consider the appeal. NOTES FOR A DISPOSAL SITE APPLICATION FORM 1. If the Department requires further information to come to a decision with regard to an application for a permit, such information may be demanded from the applicant. 2. It is emphasised that all sections and questions in the application form must be fully answered. If an application form is incomplete, it will be returned and the consideration and possible issue of the permit may consequently be delayed. EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 2 SCHEDULE A APPLICATION FOR DISPOSAL SITE PERMIT UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT, 1989 (ACT 73 OF 1989) For official use only Quaternary Drainage Region (eg. C201) ............... File No ....................................................... Item No ....................... (*) Indicate with an X in the relevant space. SECTION A 1. Name of disposal site ............................................................................................................ 2.(a) Disposal site (*): Proposed � Existing � (b) Were alternative disposal sites considered? (*) Yes � No � (c) How many alternatives were considered? .............................................................................. 3. Full name of applicant ........................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. Postal address .................................................... Telephone Code and No ........................... ........................................................................... Fax Code and No ..................................... ......................................... Postal Code ............. 4. Registered owner(s) of property on which disposal site is situated: Name ................................................................................................................................... Postal address .................................................... Telephone Code and No ........................... ........................................................................... Fax Code and No ..................................... ......................................... Postal Code ............. 5. Location of property on which existing disposal site is situated: Latitude: ��O ��I ��H Longitude: ��O ��I ��H Magisterial district ................................................................................................................ Municipal area within which disposal site is located (if any): .............................................................................................................................................. Name of local authority within whose jurisdiction the disposal site is located (for example Regional Services Council or Local Government Affairs Council): .............................................................................................................................................. EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 3 6.(1) Deeds Act description of property on which disposal site is situated (use further lines if necessary): Examples: Portion 49 (portion of Portion 27) of the farm Brandbach 471 JR Remainder of the farm Klaver Valley 356 Remaining Extend of Portion 6 of the farm Klaver Valley 356 Sub 36 (sub of Sub 24) of the farm Weltevreden 101 7 Plot 10 of Hunters Hill Agricultural Holdings Portion 1 of Erf 155, Dendron Township .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. (b) Extent of total property: ..............................................hectares. (c) Extent of disposal site: .................................................hectares. 7. Local authority in whose jurisdiction the disposal site is situated (select the authority in item 5 which is more directly involved with the disposal site): Name ................................................................................................................................... Postal address .................................................... Telephone Code and No .......................... ........................................................................... Fax Code and No .................................... ......................................... Postal Code ............. 8. Name of person in direct control of the disposal site: .............................................................................................................................................. Identity number ..................................................................................................................... Telephone code and number ............................................. After hours ................................ Highest Educational qualifications: std 6 � diploma � std 8 � higher diploma � matric � degree � Other (specify and indicate major subjects): .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 4 SECTION B 9. Indicate which of the following apply to the disposal site (*) Yes No (a) Within a 3 000 m radius of the end of an airport landing strip � � (b) Within the 1 in 50 year floodline of any watercourse � � (c) Within an unstable area (fault zone, seismic zone, dolomitic area, sinkholes) � � (d) Within the drainage area or within 5 km of a water source � � (e) Within an area with a shallow and/or visible watertable � � (f) Within an area adjacent to or above an aquifer � � (g) Within an area with shallow bedrock and limited available cover material � � (h) Within 100m of a source of surface water � � (i) Within 1 km from a wetland � � (j) Indicate the distance to the boundary of the nearest residential area: ...................metres (k) Indicate the distance to the boundary of the nearest industrial area: ....................metres 10.(a) Indicate prevailing wind direction (e.g. NNW) (*) November - April ��� May - October ��� (b) Indicate the wettest six months of the year November - April ��� May - October ��� (c) For the wettest six months period indicated in 10 (b), indicate the following for the preceding 30 years: Total rainfall for 6 months Total A-pan evaporation for 6 months Official use (B) For the wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 2nd wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 3rd wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 4th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 5th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 6th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 7th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 8th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 9th wettest year ................................ ................................. For the 10th wettest year ................................ ................................. 11. Indicate the size of the population to be served by the disposal site 0 - 499 � 500 - 999 � 10 000 - 199 999 � 200 000 - upwards � Official use only Classification ................................................................... EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 5 12. Detailed location of waste disposal site. Indicate the latitude and longitude of the features as required (these points must also be indicated on the maps and orthophotos required under items 19 and 20): (a) Description of the external corner points of the disposal site: Number of corner Latitude Longitude ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ..................................................... ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H (b) Location and depth of monitoring boreholes: Number or code of borehole Depth (m) Latitude Longitude ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H ............................................ � ��O ��I ��H ��O ��I ��H (c) Source of information: Extrapolated from map � Surveyor � Other.......................... � 13.(a) Indicate the expected lifetime of the disposal site ................... years. (b) Indicate the appropriate type of waste and list the estimated quantities expected to be disposed of daily. Non-hazardous waste: Type of waste: Quantity (ton per day) Household refuse .................................. ..................................................................... Garden refuse ....................................... ..................................................................... Building rubble ..................................... ..................................................................... Industrial (non-hazardous) .................... ..................................................................... (Other: specify) (a) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (b) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (c) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (d) ........................................................ ..................................................................... TOTAL ..................................................................... EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 6 Hazardous waste: Type of waste: Quantity (ton per day) Flammable solids................................. ..................................................................... Flammable liquids................................ ..................................................................... Oxidising agents.................................. ..................................................................... Toxic wastes....................................... ..................................................................... Corrosives.......................................... ..................................................................... Hospital and infectious waste.............. ..................................................................... (Other: specify) (a) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (b) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (c) ........................................................ ..................................................................... (d) ........................................................ ..................................................................... TOTAL ..................................................................... (c) Source of information supplied in 13 (b) (*): Determined from volumes � Determined with weighbridge � Estimated � (d) Method of estimation........................................................................................................ 14.(a) Indicate the salvage method to be employed (*): At source � Recycling installation � Informal salvaging � Formal salvaging � Contractor � No salvaging planned � (b) Indicate the applicable waste types and quantities expected to be disposed and salvaged annually (*): Type Quantity (ton) Type Quantity (ton) Disposed Salvaged Disposed Salvaged � Paper/wood fibre .............. .............. � Rubber .............. .............. � Plastics .............. .............. � Textiles .............. .............. � Glass .............. .............. � Iron .............. .............. � Copper .............. .............. � Aluminium .............. .............. � Zinc .............. .............. � Lead .............. .............. � Phosphogypsum .............. .............. � Fly-ash .............. .............. � Waste for composting .............. .............. � § Food residues .............. .............. � Flammable gases .............. .............. Other................... .............. .............. Other............................ .............. .............. Other................... .............. .............. § NOTE: Food residues may not be salvaged for human consumption. EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 7 15.(a) Indicate the method of disposal of waste (*): Landbuilding � Landfilling � Both � (b) Indicate the dimensions of the disposal site in metres. At commencement After rehabilitation Height/depth ................................................... .............................................................. Length ................................................... .............................................................. Breadth ................................................... .............................................................. (c) Indicate the total volume available for the disposal of waste on the site (*): m3 Source of information: up to 99 � Determined by surveyor � 100 - 34 999 � Estimated � 35 000 - 3,5 million � > 3,5 million � (d) Indicate the total volume already used for waste disposal: ............................................................................................................................................ Yes No 16.(a) Will waste be covered daily? (*): � � (b) Is sufficient cover material available? (*) � � (c) Will waste be compacted daily? (*): � � (d) If the answers on paragraph 16 (a) and/or 16 (b) are No, what measures will be employed to prevent the problem of burning or smouldering of waste and the generation of nuisance? .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................. 17.(a) Indicate the current use of land adjacent to the disposal site and the property on which it is situated (*): Industrial � Recreation � Agricultural � Commercial � Residential � Mining and quarrying � Forestry � Wilderness areas � Wetlands � Nature areas � Open spaces � Other..................................................................................................................................... EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 8 (b) Indicate the approved zoning of the land adjacent to the disposal site and the property on which it is situated (This information must also be indicated on the topocadastral map) (*): Industrial � Recreation � Agricultural � Commercial � Residential � Mining and quarrying � Forestry � Wilderness areas � Wetlands � Nature reserves � Open spaces � Other................................................................................................................................... 18. Indicate the geological formations underlying the disposal site (*): Granite � Quartzite � Shale � Dolomite � Sandstone � Dolerite � Other................................................................................................................................... SECTION C 19. Provide a topocadastral map (1:50 000) indicating the location of the following, where present, within a 5 km radius of the site boundary §: (a) The disposal site; (b) the area served; (c) existing residential and industrial areas; (d) possible future development (indicate the type of development); (e) routes used in transport of waste; (f) other disposal sites (existing or closed) in the area; (g) zoning and land use of the disposal site and the surrounding area within a 5 km radius; and (h) the 1 in 50 year floodline of all watercourses. 20. Provide a plan (1:5 000) and orthophoto (1:10 000, if available) of the disposal site and surrounding area to a distance of one kilometre from the disposal site, indicating thereon §: (a) boundaries of the disposal site; (b) boreholes, springs, wells, dams, excavations, and water courses. Give (i) depth below ground surface to water levels in boreholes and wells; (ii) yield of boreholes, springs and wells; and (iii) uses of water derived from the above sources; EnviroLeg cc ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Reg p 9 (c) the one in fifty year flood line of all water courses; (d) sites which are listed as national monuments or archaeological, palaeontological and cultural historical sites or objects worthy of conservation; and (e) existing and possible future residential areas. § NOTE: Maps and/or orthophotos must specify the appropriate scale and map projection and must contain at least 4 fixed reference points such as latitude and longitude reference points and/or trigonometric markers/beacons. Signature of permit applicant......................................................................................................... Capacity........................................................................................................................................ 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