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12/9/11/L181015193/4/S24G - decommissioning of its historical waste facilities

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Silicon Technologies Pty Ltd (Siltech) has submitted an application to the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, (DFFE), under section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act, No. 107 of 1998 (NEMA) (as amended), for the following: 1) An Environmental Authorisation (EA) in terms of the NEMA, for the decommissioning of i) the Ash and Fines Dump, Gas Cleaning Plant Fines Dump and the Solid Waste Landfill, referred to as the ‘Consolidated Waste Area’; and, ii) the Historic Power Station Cooling Ponds (as a disposal site) by covering with a lime and ash protective capping. 2) A Waste Management Licence (WML) in terms of the National Environmental Waste Management Act, No. 59 of 2008 (NEMWA) (as amended) for the decommissioning of i) The Old Lime Settling Ponds; and, ii) The Ash Dump. The decommissioning description for each activity is provided in detail in the accompanying Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report (WSP Ref: 48990, 11 July 2020

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The decommissioning and rehabilitation measures proposed are justified on the basis of mitigating existing and potential long term latent (and in some cases, patent) impacts associated with the facilities.The authorisation of the decommissioning and rehabilitation activites on the waste facilities will ensure that Siltech manages all potential impacts eminating from the waste facilities, thereby minimizing environmental degradation as well as resulting detrimental social impacts.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020 - 11:39

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REF: 12/9/11L181015193/4/S24G
Department of Environmental Affairs
Tiyani Baloyi

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  1. PDF icon Siltech Waste Facilities Decommissioning EIA &EMP Report
  2. PDF icon Siltech Waste Facilities Decommisioning_EMPr_Draft for Public Review 11July 2020 updated .pdf
 
 

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