NEW PERMIT SYSTEM HOW DOES IT WORK

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NEW PERMIT SYSTEM HOW DOES IT WORK
eThekwini Water Sanitation
Developed by
Presented by
Mungo Graham
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1 Year Assessment Phase
Modular Application Questionnaire
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APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Common General Details Modules Production
Details E.R. and Contingency Plan Waste
Health Air Quality Modules Occupational Health
Safety Env. Noise Major Hazard
Installation
EWS Discharges to Sewer Modules Objectionable
Discharges to Stormwater or Groundwater Trade
Effluent / Conservancy Haulier
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1 Year Assessment Phase
Modular Application Questionnaire
Process Block Assessment
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PROCESS BLOCK ASSESSMENT
Emissions to Air List 5
Emissions to storm water or groundwater List 6
Raw Materials List 2
PROCESS BLOCK NAME
Emissions to sewer List 7
Chemicals used List 3
Waste storage and waste emissions List 8
Plant Equipment List 1
Noise List 9
Products List 4
Occupational Health risks List 10
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1 Year Assessment Phase
Modular Application Questionnaire
Process Block Assessment
Hazard Data sheets
Risk Assessment
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RISK ASSESSMENT
Terminlogy. - An aspect is a potential impact
- Use Process Block Assessment to create
Aspects Register
- Evaluate significance of each identified
aspect using RA
- Either use Env. Risk Assessment provided
or use own specialised RA.
- Significance Consequence x likelihood
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1 Year Assessment Phase
Modular Application Questionnaire
Process Block Assessment
Hazard Data sheets
Receiving Environment BAT Assessment
Risk Assessment
ID criteria pollutants set Emission Limit
Values set Monitoring programme
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SETTING EMISSION LIMIT VALUES
Initial limit makes permit holder legal at
current discharge levels
Permit spells out time frame for step changes in
ELV which correspond to improvements
in treatment technology or process
ELV based on - - Receiving Environment -
BAT - Cost - Legal standards
Continual Improvement
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1 Year Assessment Phase
Modular Application Questionnaire
Process Block Assessment
Hazard Data sheets
Receiving Environment BAT Assessment
Risk Assessment
ID criteria pollutants set Emission Limit
Values set Monitoring programme
Set media Improvement Targets
Consult set action dates Issue Permit
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5 Year Permit Period
Monitoring Programme
Risk Assessment
Deviation Incident Reports
Annual Report
Annual Performance Review Meeting
Develop EMS
Emergency Response Contingency Plan
Annual Waste Study
5 Year Environmental Improvement
Programme (capital projects)
Cleaner Production Projects
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Thank You