AGENDA 21

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ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Environmental Management
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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• VISION STATEMENT
• To improve and sustain the environment of
  Mangaung Local Municipality by
• accommodating and promoting socio-economic
  development geared to meet the
• Justifiable needs of present and future
  generations.
• MISSION STATEMENT
• To ensure sustainable utilisation of resources in
  Mangaung Local Municipality by
• promoting and implementing integrated
  environmental management procedures,
• relevant legislation and policies through good
  governance and participation of all
• stakeholders.

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• LEGAL MANDATE
• The functions of this Service Unit is/to be based
  primarily on, but not restricted to
• The Constitution of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996
• Environmental Conservation Act, Act 73 of 1989
• National Environmental Management Act, Act 107 of
  1998
• Municipal Systems Act
• Municipal Structures Act
• Environmental Implementation Plan of Free State
  Province
• Integrated Development Plan of Mangaung Local
  Municipality
• White Paper on Environmental Management
• White Paper on Integrated Pollution Waste
  Management
• National Waste Management Strategy
• Air Quality Management Act
• Waste Management Bill
• Protected Areas Act
• By-laws

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Evaluate new developments that can have a
  negative impact on the environment through the
  EIA process
• Develop strategic policies and plans to promote
  sustainable development
• Promote Local Agenda 21
• Manage Air Water Quality in Mangaung Local
  Municipality
• Manage Outdoor Advertising Control
• Promote Conservation of Natural Resources
• The above objectives are to be achieved by the
  following units
• Environmental Quality Impact Management (EQM)
• Environmental Policy Co-ordination (EPC)

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• 1. Environmental Quality Impact Management
  (EQM)
• 1.1. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Training of Staff
• Ensure that municipality is compliant to EIA
  regulations
• Lobby for devolution to municipality of
  provincial powers as well as relevant funding in
  terms of identified listed activities
• To evaluate applications for the undertaking of
  relevant listed activities according to the
  procedures set out in the relevant legislation,
  guidelines and departmental manuals, and issue
  authorizations or exemptions where applicable.
• To evaluate Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
  for relevant activities according to Integrated
  Environmental standards where such EMPs have
  been requested by and/or submitted to the
  Mangaung Local Municipality for comments and/or
  authorization, and issue comments and/or
  authorizations where applicable.

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• EIA continued
• To subscribe to the principles of co-operative
  governance by co-operating with, and involving
  other directorates, government departments and
  other environmental stakeholders, in the
  functions of the impact management
  sub-directorate.
• To evaluate all relevant SEAs, Spatial Plans
  other relevant plans prepared in the Mangaung
  Local Municipality.
• To evaluate the environmental and legal
  compliance and/or performance of activities
  authorized by the Mangaung Local Municipality.
• To investigate complaints received at the
  Mangaung Local Municipality by evaluating the
  relevant activities and to make recommendations
  on the correct course of action to be taken.
• To facilitate the rehabilitation of
  environmentally disturbed areas in the Mangaung
  Local Municipality through the implementation of
  relevant legislation and co-operation with other
  relevant role players.
• To develop EIA reports on behalf of MLM as well
  as other developers outside MLM

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• 1.2. Pollution Control
• Training of Staff
• Compilation and implementation of air quality
  management policies as part of the Integrated
  Development Plans
• Implementation of public awareness campaigns in
  air quality management issues
• Development and implementation of air quality
  management programmes to monitor ambient air
  quality
• Assessment of exercises for ambient air integrity
• Issuance of commencement authorisations and
  emission licenses for Controlled Processes
• Enforcement of compliance with all applicable
  legislation
• Development and implementation of local
  guidelines and bi-laws in line with the national
  framework of air quality management policy and
  within the provincial legalisation and policies
• Ensuring that the national information system and
  protocols are adhered to and reported accordingly
  to provincial government
• Promote local research and development programmes
  in line with the national air quality framework

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• PC cont.
• Identify and evaluate noise nuisances and
  disturbing noises in the municipal area
• Development and implementation of local
  guidelines and bi-laws in line with the
  provincial framework of noise regulations and
  policies
• Monitor levels of disturbing environmental
  noise emanating from places of entertainment
  (discos, night clubs, pubs, etc) or other sources
• Consider applications for temporary exemption
  or relaxation of the Noise Control Regulations
• Investigate environmental noise complaints and
  take steps to abate reported noise nuisances /
  disturbing noise in collaboration with the SA
  Police Service and the municipal Security
  personnel (City Police) and other role players.
• Development and implementation of water quality
  management programmes to monitor ambient water
  quality
• Assessment of exercises for ambient water
  integrity

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• 1.3. Outdoor Advertising Control (OAC)
• Training of Staff
• Issuance of permits for scheduled advertisments
• Monitoring Enforcement of compliance with all
  applicable legislation
• Development and implementation of local
  guidelines and bi-laws

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ENVIRONMENETAL MANAGEMENT

• 2. Environmental Policy Co-ordination (EPC)
• 2.1 Strategic Environmental Management (SEM)
• Training of Staff
• Develop and implement by-laws
• Issue permits Co-ordinate the review
  dissemination of Environmental Policies and
  Agreements
• Initiate the development of an Integrated
  Environmental Policy for the Mangaung Local
  Municipality
• Develop Environmental Implementation Plan (EIP)
  for the Mangaung Local Municipality
• Co-ordinate the support of the developments of
  relevant policies (Authorisations, Inspections,
  Wetlands, etc.)
• Initiate the drafting of new legislation in
  support of the policies
• Co-ordinate the development of minimum standards
  for the Mangaung Local Municipality
• Co-ordinate the development of environmental
  economic instruments for the Mangaung Local
  Municipality

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• Co-ordinate the development of air quality
  standards for the Mangaung Local Municipality
• Co-ordinate the development, promotion adoption
  of EMS such as ISO14001 in industry and SMMEs
• Promote ISO 14001 in the Mangaung Local
  Municipality
• Develop co-operative agreements between organs of
  state (MOUs)
• Co-ordinate the development of Environmental
  Management Co-operative Agreements with Industry
• Facilitate Environmental Conciliation
• To develop and implement the Strategic
  Environmental Management Plan (SEMP) for the
  Mangaung Local Municipality
• To assist on the development of the Sector Plans
  and the driving of the process
• Co-ordinate and compile State of the Environment
  Reports (SER) on a regular basis
• Co-ordinate the compilation of Strategic
  Environmental Assessments (SEA) for the Mangaung
  Local Municipality

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• 2.2. Environmental Awareness (EA)
• Training of Staff
• Co-ordinate the promotion adoption of local
  agenda 21 in the Mangaung Local Municipality
• Co-ordinate and prepare Municipal Report on
  Sustainable Development
• Establish the Environmental committee in the
  Mangaung Local Municipality
• Assist the Mangaung Local Municipality to
  incorporate environmental issues in planning
• Co-ordinate facilitate Access to Environmental
  Information
• Ensure encouragement of the use of energy saving
  devises in existing, new and upgraded
  developments
• Ensure education of the public on energy
  conservation
• Ensure encouragement of the use of water saving
  devises in existing, new and upgraded
  developments
• Ensure support of environmental interest groups
  and clubs
• Ensure development of environmental education
  resource material
• Co-ordinate relevant training capacity building
  of officials in the Mangaung Local Municipality
• Celebrate environmental commemorative days
• Develop and implement school and community
  environmental policies (SCEP)

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• 2.3. Natural Resource Conservation
• Training of Staff
• Develop implement Biodiversity policy
  strategy
• Facilitate the declaration of specially
  demarcated areas
• Promote urban greening
• Promote the eradication of alien invasive species
• Coordinate friends of organisations for
  conservancies
• Development of Management Plan for conservancies
• Promote the sustainable utilisation of
  conservation areas

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• ORGANOGRAM
• Env. Man

1 x GM 1 x Sec
EQM 1 x Man
EPC 1 x Man
EIA 1 x Dep Man 4 x EOs
PC 1 x Dep Man 3 x EOs
OAC 1 x Dep Man 1 x clerk 2 x EOs
SEM 1 x Dep Man 3 x EOs
EA 1 x Dap Man 3 x EOs